top — meaning in English

English meaning

• shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
• top noun The highest point or part of something.

Senses

top is used for these senses in English:

• shell A garment, usually worn by women, such as a shirt, blouse, or top, with short sleeves or no sleeves, that often fastens in the rear.
• top A garment worn to cover the torso.

shell — full definition

1. noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
2. noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
3. noun The outer frame or structure of something, especially when unfinished or empty inside.
4. noun A computer program that provides a command-line interface for interacting with an operating system.
5. verb To remove the outer covering from something, such as a nut or pea.

top — full definition

1. noun The highest point or part of something.
2. noun A piece of clothing worn on the upper body.
3. verb To be greater than, or to go beyond, something else.
4. verb To add something as a final layer over the top of something else.
5. adj Best, highest, or most important.

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