Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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culminate | No | No | Yes | No |
top | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
culminate (noun) | top (noun) |
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a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips | |
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 |
culminate (adjective) | top (adjective) |
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situated at the top or highest position |
culminate (verb) | top (verb) |
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end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage | be the culminating event |
rise to, or form, a summit | finish up or conclude |
bring to a head or to the highest point | cut the top off |
reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body | strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin |
reach the highest or most decisive point | 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 |