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top vs degree

degree vs top

top and degree both are nouns.

top is an adjective but degree is not an adjective.

top is a verb but degree is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
top Yes Yes Yes No
degree Yes No No No
As nouns, degree is a hypernym of top; that is, degree is a word with a broader meaning than top:
  • top: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
  • degree: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
Other hypernyms of top include level, point, stage.
top (noun) degree (noun)
a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance the highest power of a term or variable
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
platform surrounding the head of a lower mast a measure for arcs and angles
the greatest possible intensity a unit of temperature on a specified scale
the highest or uppermost side of anything a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
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
top (adjective) degree (adjective)
situated at the top or highest position
top (verb) degree (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
Difference between top and degree

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