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top
What does top mean?
top (noun): the upper part of anything.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use top in a sentence?
- The mower cuts off the tops of the grass. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce top?
/tɑp/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does top come from?
From Middle English top, toppe, from Old English topp (“top, highest part; summit; crest; tassel, tuft; (spinning) top, ball; a tuft or ball at the highest point of anything”), from Proto-West Germanic *topp.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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concentration of attention
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the upper part of anything
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what something is used for
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a spoken or written remark
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