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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

Olympian, a cut above, abacus, above, acanthus, aerial, ahead, airy, altitudinous, annulet, architrave, ascendant, ascending, aspiring, astragal, bell, better, capping, capstone, chosen, cima, colossal, console, consummating, coping, corbel, cornice, crown, crowning, culminating, cyma, dentil, distinguished, dominating, drip, drop, eclipsing, elevated, eminent, ethereal, exalted, exceeding, excellent, excelling, finer, finial, first-chop, first-class, first-rate, frieze, frontispiece, frosting, greater, haughty, head, header, heading, headpiece, high, high-pitched, high-reaching, high-set, high-up, higher, icing, in ascendancy, in the ascendant, keystone, lintel, lofty, major, marked, monumental, mounting, of choice, one up on, outstanding, outtopping, over, overlooking, overtopping, prominent, rare, rivaling, sconce, soaring, spiring, steep, sublime, super, superior, superlative, supernal, surpassing, taenia, tip-top, top-drawer, top-hole, top-notch, topflight, topless, toplofty, tops, towering, towery, transcendent, transcendental, transcending, treenail, tympanum, uplifted, upper, upreared

Dictionary Results for topping:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

topping
    adj 1: excellent; best possible [syn: top-flight, top-hole,
           topping]
    n 1: a flavorful addition on top of a dish

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Top \Top\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Topped; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Topping.]
   1. To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges
      and topping mountains. --Derham.
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   2. To predominate; as, topping passions. "Influenced by
      topping uneasiness." --Locke.
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   3. To excel; to rise above others.
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            But write thy, and top.               --Dryden.
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   4. (Golf) To strike a ball above the center.
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   5. (Naut.) To rise at one end, as a yard; -- usually with up.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Topping \Top"ping\, a.
   1. Rising above; surpassing.
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   2. Hence, assuming superiority; proud.
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            The great and flourishing condition of some of the
            topping sinners of the world.         --South.
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   3. Fine; gallant. [Slang] --Johnson.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Topping \Top"ping\, n.
   1. The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top.
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   2. (Naut.) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher
      than the other.
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   3. pl. That which comes from hemp in the process of
      hatcheling.
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   4. (Angling) The tail of an artificial fly.
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   5. something placed on top of another thing, such as a sauce
      or garnish on food; as, a three-scoop banana split with
      three different toppings; an ice-cream cone with chocolate
      fudge topping.
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   Topping lift (Naut.), a large, strong tackle employed to
      raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom.
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