Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

top piece

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables: top -piece
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of the heel on a shoe or boot that comes into contact with the ground.

noun

Something worn on the head; a hat, a wig or toupee.

American usage; Colloquial

noun

The head or brain.

Example Sentences

"Then pare the top piece to the size and form you intend it to be; but that you should always do before the heel is sewed, for now you are confined to the channel."
"On the outermost part of the heel, which is in direct contact with the ground when the shoe is worn, a top piece is applied."
"The Mayor took himself up in the lift, quite naked of course, except for his top-piece and neckpiece with his two shopping-bags […]."

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

top pieces (plural) top-piece (alternative) toppiece (alternative)

Rhymes With

nice police release increase piece peace greece decrease lease cease niece maurice

Questions

What does top piece mean?: The part of the heel on a shoe or boot that comes into contact with the ground.

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