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tops
/tɑps/
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What does tops mean?
adverb
- (informal) At the very most; as a maximum.
noun
- plural of top
- The uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field
More meanings (4)
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of top
noun
- Acronym of twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios sequence.
proper noun
- plural of Top
adjective
- (dated, slang) Great; excellent.
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IPA pronunciation
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The thin red clouds which hung above their pointed tops began to boil and move rapidly, weaving in and out like smoke.
Lighter and lighter, until at last the sun touched the tops of the still trees, and poured its radiance over the hill.
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He preferred to spend most of his time in the tree tops, and Peter only got glimpses of him now and then.
When the tops begin to fall over from their own weight, in August or September, leave them to mature and ripen naturally.
It is controlled with difficulty because it is carried over winter in the diseased leaves and tops that fall to the ground.