topper

English Thesaurus

1. a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	chapeau, hat, lid,
definition	:	headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	man's clothing,
definition	:	clothing that is designed for men to wear (noun.artifact)

2. a woman's short coat (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	coat,
definition	:	an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors (noun.artifact)

3. an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness,
definition	:	a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter (noun.communication)

4. the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others (noun.person)

hypernym	:	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul,
definition	:	a human being (noun.tops)

5. a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	worker, worker,
definition	:	a person who works at a specific occupation (noun.person)

6. an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before (noun.communication)

derivation	:	exceed, go past, overstep, pass, top, transcend, exceed, go past, overstep, pass, top, transcend,
definition	:	be superior or better than some standard (verb.stative)

7. the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others (noun.person)

derivation	:	lead, top,
definition	:	be ahead of others; be the first (verb.stative)

8. a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.) (noun.person)

derivation	:	pinch, top,
definition	:	cut the top off (verb.contact)

9. a worker who makes or adds the top to something (noun.person)

derivation	:	top, top out,
definition	:	provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure) (verb.possession)

10. an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before (noun.communication)

derivation	:	exceed, go past, overstep, pass, top, transcend, exceed, go past, overstep, pass, top, transcend,
definition	:	be superior or better than some standard (verb.stative)

11. the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others (noun.person)

derivation	:	lead, top,
definition	:	be ahead of others; be the first (verb.stative)

12. a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.) (noun.person)

derivation	:	pinch, top,
definition	:	cut the top off (verb.contact)

13. a worker who makes or adds the top to something (noun.person)

derivation	:	top, top out,
definition	:	provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure) (verb.possession)