tops

(tŏps)

adj. Slang

First-rate; excellent: Her new novel is tops.

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tops

(tɒps)

a person or thing of top quality

adj

(postpositive) excellent; superb

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tops

(tɒps)

adj.

1. ranked among the highest, as in ability, performance, quality, or favor; outstanding.

adv.

2. at a maximum; at most: It'll take an hour, tops. I'll give you $25 for that, tops.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

tops - of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"

ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

Translations

maximaal maximum

tops

adj (Brit sl) to be tops → cool sein (sl)

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