Meanings
tops1
- datednot comparableslangGreat; excellent.
This is tops for a musical. Popular with the audience.
1938, Motion Picture Herald, volume 132, numbers 7-13, page 613 more examples
Everyone who has ever eaten a torte loves it. It is tops in the dessert field.
1944 February 2, Katherine Kitchen, “Favorite Recipes: A Sweet Little Blitz!”, in The Sacramento Bee, volume 173, number 28,188, Sacramento, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13, column 4Joe Issenberg, Al Kahn, A. Amato and B. B. Saunders all agreed that it was tops for a meeting place.
1958 May 5, Billboard, page 139But if you feel like sitting down for an evening of *cinema* (or just wanna put something on in the background that you can make out to) sexy movies are kinda tops.
2022 November 22, Katherine J Igoe, Rachel Varina, “20 Sexiest Movies of 2022 and Where You Can Stream ’Em All Yourself”, in Cosmopolitan
- pluralplural of top
- dartsThe uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field
Scoring 38 more points leaves him with tops for the win.
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of top
Tops2
- pluralplural of Top
TOPS3
- abbreviationacronymuncountableAcronym of twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios sequence.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Dutch maximum, maximaal
- maximummaximum
- maximaalmaximum
- hooguitmaximum
Finnish enintään, korkeintaan
- enintäänmaximum
- korkeintaanmaximum
Polish góra
- góramaximum
Spanish como mucho
- como muchomaximum
Swedish max, högst
- maxmaximum
- högstmaximum
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tops
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tops. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tops
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