Sheer Definition–adjective | 1. | transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings. | | 2. | unmixed with anything else: We drilled a hundred feet through sheer rock. | | 3. | unqualified; utter: sheer nonsense. | | 4. | extending down or up very steeply; almost completely vertical: a sheer descent of rock. | | 5. | British Obsolete. bright; shining. | –adverb | 6. | clear; completely; quite: ran sheer into the thick of battle. | | 7. | perpendicularly; vertically; down or up very steeply. | –noun | 8. | a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile. | |
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Top Definition–noun | 1. | the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. | | 2. | the uppermost or upper part, surface, etc., of anything. | | 3. | the higher end of anything on a slope. | | 4. | British. | a. | a part considered as higher: the top of the street. | | b. | high gear of an automobile. | | | 5. | tops, | a. |
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the part of a plant that grows above ground, esp. of an edible root. | | b. | one of the tender tips of the branches or shoots of plants. | | | 6. | the part of anything that is first or foremost; beginning: Let's go over it from the top again. | | 7. | <
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td>the highest or leading place, position, rank, etc.: at the top of the class. | 8. | the highest point, pitch, or degree: to talk at the top of one's voice. | | 9. | a person or thing that occupies the highest or leading position. | | 10. | the best or choicest part: the top of all creation. | | 11. | a covering or lid, as of a container or vehicle. | | 13. | any of various outer garments for the upper body, as a blouse, shirt, or sweater: a sale on cotton tops and shorts. | | 14. | Nautical. a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast on a ship, and serving as a foothold, a means of extending the upper rigging, etc. | | 15. | Chemistry. the part of a mixture under distillation that volatilizes first. | | 16. | Bridge. | a. | the best card of a suit in a player's hand. | | b. | (in duplicate bridge) the best score on a hand. | | | 17. | Sports. | a. | a stroke that hits the ball above its center. | | b. | the forward spin given to the ball by such a stroke. | | | 18. | Baseball. | a. | the first half of an inning. | | b. | the first three batters in the batting order. | | | 19. | Textiles. | a. | a cluster of textile fibers, esp. tow, put on a distaff. | | b. | a strand of the long wool fibers in sliver form, separated from noil by combing and wound into a large ball. | | c. | a similar strand of rayon. | | | 20. | Jewelry. crown (def. 27). | | 21. | the tops, Informal. the most outstanding person or thing in ability, favor, etc.: As a friend, she's the tops. | –adjective | 22. | pertaining to, situated at, or forming the top; highest; uppermost; upper: the top shelf. | | 23. | highest in degree; greatest: to pay top prices. | | 24. | foremost, chief, or principal: to win top honors in a competition. | –verb (used with object) | 25. | to furnish with a top; put a top on. | | 26. | to be at or constitute the top of. | | 28. | to rise above: The sun had topped the horizon. | | 29. | to exceed in height, amount, number, etc. | | 30. | to surpass, excel, or outdo: That tops everything. | | 31. | Theater. (in spoken dialogue) to reply in a voice of greater volume or higher pitch: King Henry must top the crowd noises in his St. Crispin's Day speech. | | 32. | to surmount with something specified: to top a sundae with whipped cream. | | 33. | to remove the top of; crop; prune: to top a tall tree. | | 34. | to get or leap over the top of (a fence, barrier, etc.). | | 35. | Chemistry. to distill off only the most volatile part of (a mixture). | | 36. | Sports. | a. | to strike (the ball) above its center, giving it a forward spin. | | b. | to make (a stroke) by hitting the ball in this manner. | | | 38. | Obsolete. to have coitus with (a woman). | –verb (used without object) —Verb phrases | 40. | top off, | a. | to climax or complete, esp. in an exceptional manner; finish: They topped off the evening with a ferryboat ride at midnight. | | b. | to fill (a partly full container) completely: to top off a gas tank. | | | 41. | top out, | a. | to finish the top of (a structure). | | b. | to reach the highest level. | | —Idioms | 42. | blow one's top, Informal. | a. | to become enraged; lose one's temper. | | b. | to go mad; become insane: He must have blown his top to make such a fool of himself. | | | 43. | off the top of one's head, Informal. head (def. 77). | | 44. | on top, successful; victorious; dominant: to stay on top. | | 45. | on top of, | b. | in addition to; over and above. | | c. | close upon; following upon: Gale winds came on top of the floods. | | d. | in complete control: on top of the problem. | | | 46. | on top of the world, | b. | elated: The success made her feel on top of the world. | | | 47. | over the top, | a. | Military. over the top of the parapet before a trench, as in issuing to charge against the enemy. | | b. | surpassing a goal, quota, or limit. | | | 48. | top oneself, Chiefly British. to kill oneself. | |
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