n. (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

n. platform surrounding the head of a lower mast

n. a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"

n. the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of his lungs"

n. the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"

n. covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"

n. the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"

n. a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

n. a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"

n. a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"

n. a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

n. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"

n. the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"

v. be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"

v. be spent; "All my money went for food and rent"

v. pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call"

v. be or continue to be in a certain condition; "The children went hungry that day"

v. be awarded; be allotted; "The first prize goes to Mary"; "Her money went on clothes"

v. be sounded, played, or expressed; "How does this song go again?"

v. be contained in; "How many times does 18 go into 54?"

v. be ranked or compare; "This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go"

v. be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

v. lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"

v. have a particular form; "the story or argument runs as follows"; "as the saying goes..."

v. be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?"

v. put an enamel cover on; "crown my teeth"

v. cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"

v. pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

v. to be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. begin or set in motion; "I start at eight in the morning"; "Ready, set, go!"

v. make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

v. be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"

v. blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"

adv. at or to a point across intervening space etc.: "Come over and see us some time"; "over there"

adv. "He is known the world over"

adv. "She cannot get her ideas across"

adv. "Stay over the weekend"

adj. (prefix) excessive: "over-abusive"; "overabusive"

adj. situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"

adj. functioning correctly and ready for action; "all systems are go"

adj. highest in quality

adj. ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

n. an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"

n. apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth

n. the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"

n. the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right

n. an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude"

n. apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth

n. a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"

n. the top edge of a vessel or other container

n. a loose outer garment

n. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

n. a garment that covers the head and face

n. the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air

n. a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather

n. protective covering that provides protection from the weather

n. a protective covering or structure

n. a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact

n. a shelter from danger or hardship

n. area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

n. the side that is forward or prominent

n. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"

n. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"

n. a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind"

n. device or stratagem for concealment or deceit

n. a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

n. the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"

n. the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"

n. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"

n. model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

n. the period of time during which something continues

n. an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

n. a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"

n. an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

n. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

v. come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"

v. as pertaining to marriages.

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

v. produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

v. enter upon an activity or enterprise

v. take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

v. look down on; "The villa dominates the town"

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

v. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

v. sound with a monotonous hum

v. cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

v. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. cause to be out on a fielding play

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. sound with a monotonous hum

v. speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

v. go trekking

v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

v. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"

v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

v. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"

v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

v. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

adj. selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

adj. of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"

adj. settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact"

adj. established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"

adj. precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"

adj. constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement; "stipulatory obligations"

adj. explained or answered; "mysteries solved and unsolved; problems resolved and unresolved"

v. go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"

v. go or occur together; "The word 'hot' tends to cooccur with 'cold'"

v. go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

v. move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

v. move out of one's old house or office

v. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

v. pass by; "three years elapsed"

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

v. go out of fashion; become unfashionable

v. disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"

v. go down; "The roof declines here"

v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

v. make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer"

v. travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge"

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

adj. (informal) "a bit much"

adj. represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"

adj. beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

adj. beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"

adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

adj. far exceeding the normal: "a glaring error"; "gross inefficiency"

adj. (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"

adj. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"

adj. "maximal temperature"; "maximum speed"; "working at peak efficiency"

adj. "a maximal amount"; "an outside estimate"

adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"

adj. surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore"

adj. used of clothing; "my good clothes"; "her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes"

adj. highest in quality

adj. of greatest advantage or suitability

adj. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"

adj. best of its kind on record: "in record time"

adj. surpassing any previously established record; "a record-breaking high jump"; "record-breaking crowds"

adj. next to the best; "his second-best bed"

adj. (used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality; "made of superfine Flemish cloth"

adj. not capable of being improved on

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

adj. used up; "time is up"

n. the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

v. be stationary

v. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

v. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

v. leave slowly and hesitantly

v. go away or leave

v. come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"

v. experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

v. come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway"

adj. situated at the bottom or lowest position; "the bottom drawer"

adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"

adj. not functioning properly or in suitable condition for proceeding; "the space launch was no-go"