Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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best | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
top | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
best (noun) | top (noun) |
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the supreme effort one can make | a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips |
the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others | covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) |
a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance | |
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin | |
platform surrounding the head of a lower mast | |
the greatest possible intensity | |
the highest or uppermost side of anything | |
the upper part of anything | |
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) | |
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | |
the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat |
best (adjective) | top (adjective) |
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(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities | situated at the top or highest position |
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable |
best (verb) | top (verb) |
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get the better of | be the culminating event |
finish up or conclude | |
cut the top off | |
strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin | |
pass by, over, or under without making contact | |
reach or ascend the top of | |
provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure) | |
be superior or better than some standard | |
be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point | |
be ahead of others; be the first |
best (adverb) | top (adverb) |
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it would be sensible | |
in a most excellent way or manner | |
from a position of superiority or authority |