tiptop vs top

tiptop and top both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tiptop	Yes	Yes	No	No
top	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, top is a hypernym of tiptop; that is, top is a word with a broader meaning than tiptop:

Other hypernyms of tiptop include top side, upper side, upside.

As nouns, tiptop and top are synonyms defined as:

tiptop and top: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

Other synonyms of tiptop include acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative.

tiptop (noun)	top (noun)
the extreme top or summit	a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development	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

tiptop (adjective)	top (adjective)
of the highest quality	situated at the top or highest position

tiptop (verb)	top (verb)
	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