topes
plural of tope
topes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tope
• ETOPS, Poets, Potes, T pose, T-pose, e-stop, estop, pesto, poets, poset, potes, septo-, stoep, stope
Topes
plural of Tope
• ETOPS, Poets, Potes, T pose, T-pose, e-stop, estop, pesto, poets, poset, potes, septo-, stoep, stope
Source: Wiktionary
Tope, n. Etym: [Probably from Skr. stpa a tope, astupa, through Prakrin tppo.]
Definition: A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument. often erected over a Buddhish relic.
Tope, n. Etym: [Tamil tppu.]
Definition: A grove or clumb of trees; as, a toddy tope. [India] Whitworth.
Tope, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus, or Galeus, galeus), native of Europe, but found also on the coasts of California and Tasmania; -- called also toper, oil shark, miller's dog, and penny dog.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The wren. [Prov. Eng.]
Tope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toped; p. pr. & vb. n. Toping.] Etym: [F. tĂ´per to cover a stake in playing at dice, to accept an offer, tĂ´pe agreed !; -- perhaps imitative of the sound of striking hands on concluding a bargain. From being used in English as a drinking term, probably at first in accepting a toast.]
Definition: To drink hard or frequently; to drink strong or spiritous liquors to excess. If you tope in form, and treat. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
