tops
English
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /tɒps/
- (US) enPR: täps, IPA(key): /tɑps/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒps
Adverb
edittops (not comparable)
Translations
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Adjective
edittops (not comparable)
- (slang, dated) Great; excellent.
- 1938, Motion Picture Herald, volume 132, numbers 7-13, page 61:
- This is tops for a musical. Popular with the audience.
- 1958 May 5, Billboard, page 139:
- Joe Issenberg, Al Kahn, A. Amato and B. B. Saunders all agreed that it was tops for a meeting place.
Noun
edittops
Noun
edittops
- (darts) The uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field
- Scoring 38 more points leaves him with tops for the win.
Verb
edittops
- third-person singular simple present indicative of top
Anagrams
editFrench
editNoun
edittops m
Adjective
edittops
Anagrams
editSpanish
editAdjective
edittops m pl or f pl
Noun
edittops
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