Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

top-to-bottom

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: top--to-bot-tom
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Entire; thorough.

noun

A piece of graffiti covering the whole height of a railway carriage.

Example Sentences

"What this house needs is a top-to-bottom cleaning."
"Instead, “Margo” balances warmth, offbeat comedy and porno-populism, abetted by a top-to-bottom outstanding cast."
"Many writers felt constricted painting below the windows of cars and began to expand their pieces upward into top-to-bottoms and lengthwise into end-to-ends."

Inflected Forms

more top-to-bottom (comparative) most top-to-bottom (superlative) top-to-bottoms (plural) top to bottom (alternative)

Phrases

window-down

Frequently Paired Words

end-to-end window-down

Synonyms

soup-to-nuts

Questions

What does top-to-bottom mean?: Entire; thorough.

How to pronounce top-to-bottom

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