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  • 101top — English apparently has two distinct words top. The one meaning ‘uppermost part’ [OE] came from a prehistoric Germanic *toppaz, whose original meaning seems to have been ‘tuft of hair on top of the head, topknot’: this sense survived into English …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 102top — n 1. apex, vertex, summit, apogee, Latin, ne plus ultra; pinnacle, peak, crest, heights; tiptop, tip, point, spire. 2. crown, Anat. corona, headpiece, cap; steeple, belfry, cupola, loft, aerie; roof, ceiling, overlay, screen, lid; All Archit.… …

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  • 103top — English apparently has two distinct words top. The one meaning ‘uppermost part’ [OE] came from a prehistoric Germanic *toppaz, whose original meaning seems to have been ‘tuft of hair on top of the head, topknot’: this sense survived into English …

    Word origins

  • 104Tip Snooke — Infobox Historic Cricketer nationality = South African country = South Africa country abbrev = RSA name = Tip Snooke picture = Cricket no pic.png batting style = Right hand bat bowling style = Right arm fast medium tests = 26 test runs = 1008… …

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  • 105Tip O'Neill (baseball) — Infobox MLB retired name=Tip O Neill position=Outfielder bgcolor1=#663300 bgcolor2=#663300 textcolor1=white textcolor2=white birthdate=May 25, 1858 city state|Springfield|Ontario deathdate=death date and age|1915|12|31|1858|5|25 city… …

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  • 106Tip of My Tongue — Single infobox Name = Tip of My Tongue Artist = Tommy Quickly Writer = Lennon McCartney B side = Heaven Only Knows Released = August 1963 (UK) Format = 7 Recorded = 1963 Genre = Beat Length = Label = Pye Piccadilly 7N 35137 (UK) Producer = Chart… …

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  • 107tip — I noun the swords we use in the play have blunt tips the tip of the iceberg Syn: point, end, extremity, head, sharp end, spike, prong, tine, nib; top, summit, apex, cusp, crown, crest, pinnacle, vertex …

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  • 108top — 1. noun 1) the top of the cliff Syn: summit, peak, pinnacle, crest, crown, brow, head, tip, apex, vertex Ant: bottom, base 2) the top of the table …

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  • 109top — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zopf tip, tuft of hair Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the highest point, level, or part of something ; summit, crown (2) the head or top of the head used especially …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 110top — {{11}}top (n.1) highest point, O.E. top summit, crest, tuft, from P.Gmc. *tuppaz (Cf. O.N. toppr tuft of hair, O.Fris. top tuft, O.Du. topp, Du. top, O.H.G. zopf end, tip, tuft of hair, Ger. Zopf …

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