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tiptop

[n. tip-top; adj. tip-top, -top; adv. tip-top]

tip·top

[n. tip-top; adj. tip-top, -top; adv. tip-top]
noun
1.
the extreme top or summit.
2.
Informal. the highest point or degree: the very tiptop of physical condition.
3.
Chiefly British Informal. the highest social class.
adjective
4.
situated at the very top.
5.
Informal. of the highest quality; excellent: a tiptop meal.

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Tiptop is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
adverb
6.
in a tiptop manner; very well: It's shaping up tiptop.

Origin:
1695–1705; gradational compound; see tip1, top1
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tiptop (ˌtɪpˈtɒp)
 
adj, —adv
1.  at the highest point of health, excellence, etc
2.  at the topmost point
 
n
3.  the best in quality
4.  the topmost point

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