Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that removes tops or puts tops on.
- noun A woman's short, lightweight coat.
- noun Informal A top hat.
- noun One that is exceedingly or surpassingly good of its kind.
- noun Informal Something, such as a witticism, that surpasses all that has gone before.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An exceptionally high sea or wave.
- noun One who or that which tops.
- noun One who or that which excels; anything surpassing or extraordinary.
- noun A blow on the head.
- noun Same as
float-file (which see, underfile ). - noun The stump of a smoked cigar; the tobacco which is left in the bottom of a pipe-bowl.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun colloq., Slang, colloq., Slang One that tops, in any sense of the verb
- noun colloq., Slang, Slang A cover of a top layer or part.
- noun Slang One that excels, surpasses, or is extraordinary of its kind.
- noun Any device for cutting off tops.
- noun One who tops steel ingots.
- noun A three-square float (file) used by comb makers.
- noun Slang or Colloq. A top hat.
- noun Slang Tobacco left in the bottom of a pipe bowl; -- so called from its being often taken out and placed on top of the newly filled bowl. Also, a cigar stump.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Something that is on top.
- noun A
top hat . - noun Something for removing the top of something.
- noun Something that exceeds those previous in a series, as a joke or prank.
- noun A single-handed
dinghy , 11 foot (3.6 metres) in length, with only one sail. - noun Head, chief.
- noun dated, slang A fine or remarkable person.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before
- noun a woman's short coat
- noun a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.)
- noun a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
- noun the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others
- noun a worker who makes or adds the top to something
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Examples
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"No!" shouted the other; and with a make believe of fierceness, Jack gave each what he called a topper on the head with one of the kiris he held.
Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers George Manville Fenn 1870
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Forget that's a drop in the bucket of our foreign aid, or that the Republicans would stonewall any reallocation of money to unemployment or the welfare system: The topper is that this was actually an initiative of the George W. Bush Administration as part of its anti-AIDS campaign, one of the few decent things that ol 'W did.
Brian Ross: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert To Turn the Tide on the Tea Party Tehranization of America Brian Ross 2010
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Forget that's a drop in the bucket of our foreign aid, or that the Republicans would stonewall any reallocation of money to unemployment or the welfare system: The topper is that this was actually an initiative of the George W. Bush Administration as part of its anti-AIDS campaign, one of the few decent things that ol 'W did.
Brian Ross: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert To Turn the Tide on the Tea Party Tehranization of America Brian Ross 2010
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Forget that's a drop in the bucket of our foreign aid, or that the Republicans would stonewall any reallocation of money to unemployment or the welfare system: The topper is that this was actually an initiative of the George W. Bush Administration as part of its anti-AIDS campaign, one of the few decent things that ol 'W did.
Brian Ross: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert To Turn the Tide on the Tea Party Tehranization of America Brian Ross 2010
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Forget that's a drop in the bucket of our foreign aid, or that the Republicans would stonewall any reallocation of money to unemployment or the welfare system: The topper is that this was actually an initiative of the George W. Bush Administration as part of its anti-AIDS campaign, one of the few decent things that ol 'W did.
Brian Ross: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert To Turn the Tide on the Tea Party Tehranization of America Brian Ross 2010
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Forget that's a drop in the bucket of our foreign aid, or that the Republicans would stonewall any reallocation of money to unemployment or the welfare system: The topper is that this was actually an initiative of the George W. Bush Administration as part of its anti-AIDS campaign, one of the few decent things that ol 'W did.
Brian Ross: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert To Turn the Tide on the Tea Party Tehranization of America Brian Ross 2010
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Forget that's a drop in the bucket of our foreign aid, or that the Republicans would stonewall any reallocation of money to unemployment or the welfare system: The topper is that this was actually an initiative of the George W. Bush Administration as part of its anti-AIDS campaign, one of the few decent things that ol 'W did.
Brian Ross: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert To Turn the Tide on the Tea Party Tehranization of America Brian Ross 2010
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Forget that's a drop in the bucket of our foreign aid, or that the Republicans would stonewall any reallocation of money to unemployment or the welfare system: The topper is that this was actually an initiative of the George W. Bush Administration as part of its anti-AIDS campaign, one of the few decent things that ol 'W did.
Brian Ross: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert To Turn the Tide on the Tea Party Tehranization of America Brian Ross 2010
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Forget that's a drop in the bucket of our foreign aid, or that the Republicans would stonewall any reallocation of money to unemployment or the welfare system: The topper is that this was actually an initiative of the George W. Bush Administration as part of its anti-AIDS campaign, one of the few decent things that ol 'W did.
Brian Ross: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert To Turn the Tide on the Tea Party Tehranization of America Brian Ross 2010
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And the topper is Democrats saying they'll vote for McCain if Hillary doesn't get the nod.
skipvia commented on the word topper
Hopalong Cassidy. See A Horse is a Horse
February 1, 2008
treeseed commented on the word topper
Topper was a white horse with silver points and a Tennessee Walking Horse.
February 1, 2008