TOPES

Noun

topes

plural of tope

Verb

topes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tope

Anagrams

• ETOPS, Poets, Potes, T pose, T-pose, e-stop, estop, pesto, poets, poset, potes, septo-, stoep, stope

Proper noun

Topes

plural of Tope

Anagrams

• ETOPS, Poets, Potes, T pose, T-pose, e-stop, estop, pesto, poets, poset, potes, septo-, stoep, stope

Source: Wiktionary


TOPE

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



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FOCUS

(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”


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