Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tops

/tɑps/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: tops
IPA: /tɑps/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

At the very most; as a maximum.

Informal

adj

Great; excellent.

Dated; Slang

noun

noun

The uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of top

name

noun

Acronym of twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios sequence.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Your essay should be two pages, tops."
"This is tops for a musical. Popular with the audience."
"Everyone who has ever eaten a torte loves it. It is tops in the dessert field."
"Joe Issenberg, Al Kahn, A. Amato and B. B. Saunders all agreed that it was tops for a meeting place."
"But if you feel like sitting down for an evening of *cinema* (or just wanna put something on in the background that you can make out to) sexy movies are kinda tops."
"Scoring 38 more points leaves him with tops for the win."

Etymology

Likely top + -s (diminutive).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: top
Suffix: -s

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɑps/
British English: /tɒps/

Usage

Synonyms

ace a-one crack first-rate super tiptop topnotch top-notch

Rhymes With

cops stops shops drops crops pops ops props chops hops flops swaps

Questions

How do you pronounce tops?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɑps/.
What does tops mean?: At the very most; as a maximum.
Where does tops come from?: Likely top + -s (diminutive).

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