adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of top form-of, plural
2. 2
   The uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field

   "Scoring 38 more points leaves him with tops for the win."

3. 3
   Acronym of twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios sequence. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of top form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Adjective

1. 1
   Great; excellent. dated, not-comparable, slang

   "This is tops for a musical. Popular with the audience."

Adjective

1. 1
   of the highest quality wordnet

Adverb

1. 1
   At the very most; as a maximum. informal, not-comparable

   "Your essay should be two pages, tops."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   plural of Top form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

More examples

"I am thankful for standing on the tops of mountains."

Etymology

Likely top + -s (diminutive).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.