tiptop
- noun
- /ˈtɪpˌtɑp/
- Ten thousand feet up, up the side of Mount Crumpit he rode with his load to the tiptop to dump it.
- in tiptop shape
Examples
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After months of hard work, her performance reached a tiptop level, impressing all the judges.
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You're tiptop, Ivan.
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We'll have this place in tiptop shape in no time.
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The hotel is in tiptop condition.
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The guy was in tiptop shape.
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Could be a lot of television cameras out there, so we just gotta be tiptop.
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Physically, you're in tiptop shape.
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Wretchard, thanks for building this splendid house on the hill and for keeping the plumbing in tiptop shape.
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After they declared the jolly old elf in tiptop shape...
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General wants everybody tiptop.
Synonyms
The highest position in a job or field
The highest point something reaches, like a mountain or an achievement
The time when something is at its strongest or most successful
The highest point of a mountain
The highest point of success or achievement
The top point of something, like a mountain or pyramid
The highest level of achievement in a career or field
The top level that something reaches
The highest point of success or power
The highest point something reaches, like water level or success
The highest point of achievement or success
The highest point in the development of something
The highest point of development or success
The top part of a long narrow hill or mountain
A person or thing at the highest level of quality
At the highest point of success or popularity for someone
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Etymology
Tiptop comes from the simple join of tip ('point') and top ('highest part'), like the very peak of a hill or career. So, reaching the tiptop of your profession means reaching the highest point of achievement.