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stage vs top

top vs stage

stage and top both are nouns.

stage is not an adjective while top is an adjective.

stage and top both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stage Yes No Yes No
top Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, top is a hyponym of stage; that is, top is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stage:
  • stage: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
  • top: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
stage (noun) top (noun)
a section or portion of a journey or course a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
the theater as a profession (usually `the stage') platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something the greatest possible intensity
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process the highest or uppermost side of anything
any distinct time period in a sequence of events 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
stage (adjective) top (adjective)
situated at the top or highest position
stage (verb) top (verb)
perform (a play), especially on a stage be the culminating event
plan, organize, and carry out (an 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
Difference between stage and top

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