top
- noun
- /tɑp/
- Let's move on to our big top stories with a interlude.
- big top
So here we have sage, big top, sage, small top, Willow, big top, Willow, small top.
- So here we have sage, big top, sage, small top, Willow, big top, Willow, small top.
Examples
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It's shaped like one of the Monopoly "men," like the top of a circus tent.
Fiction book (1991) -
The clown performed funny tricks under the top of the circus tent.
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Josephine stepped inside, half expecting to choke, but a large hole in the tent top took the fumes away.
Fiction book (1993) -
Families gathered to watch the acrobats perform high above the audience in the top of the big tent.
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Children were excited to sit in the shade of the top as the circus show began.
Synonyms
A large tent used for parties and events
A large tent used for circus shows
A large tent where circus performers put on shows and people watch
A big shelter made of cloth for people at outdoor events
A large tent that holds people for a circus show
A large camping shelter with four straight cloth walls that gives more room inside than a normal tent
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
Delivered over the internet directly to users instead of through cable services
- Archaic
A tall leather shoe that reaches halfway to the knee and is worn for riding or historical dress
- Archaic
A folding hood on a carriage pulled by horses that protects passengers from rain and wind
- Australian
A tall evergreen tree from Tasmania with strong, fine wood that people use for boats and building
- Specialized
A tall North American plant with long white flowers that keeps insects away
- Informal
Loud exaggerated actions meant to get attention or make people laugh
- Archaic
A small table with a top that can be turned up to stand upright to save space
- Specialized
A yeast that rises to the top when beer is made and is used to brew ales
- Specialized
A thin layer of compost or fertilizer spread on top of soil to help plants grow without mixing it in
- Specialized
A way of making beer where yeast rises to the top at warm temperatures for ales
- Specialized
A plant that makes small bulbs at the top instead of flowers and gives young shoots for salads
- Specialized
A long horizontal pole high on a sailing ship that holds the topgallant sail
Surface Forms
Etymology
Top in the phrase 'big top' for a circus tent uses top to mean the roof or cover of a place. So the top is the large tent roof under which the show happens.