top-hole
top-hole adjective: of very high quality, tip-top.
Adjective
top-hole (comparative more top-hole, superlative most top-hole)
- Of very high quality, tip-top.
- "I say, this is a top-hole omelette," said Ronnie.1914, H. H. Munro, chapter 5, in When William Came
- "But Carol's different—she's square, she is; she's just top-hole—if you know what I mean—she's the finest ever," finished Miss Sartoris.1916, Kathleen Norris, chapter 1, in The Heart of Rachael
- Synonyms:
- first rate, superb, top drawer, top-notch, topping
Examples of top-hole in a sentence
- "My word, old chap, that is top-hole tennis," said the Englishman, warmly congratulating him.1921, Ralph Connor, chapter 1, in To Him That Hath:
- He was top-hole in his line, he would soon put it right.1927, chapter 6, in Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter, transl., The Magic Mountain, translation of Der Zauberberg by Thomas Mann, page 528:
- ‘Out at Randolph Park, near the outstanding El Con Marriott,’ C.T. inserts, ‘a venue the whole contingent’s been vocal about finding absolutely top-hole thus far, which —’1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 4:
Synonyms of top-hole
Forms of top-hole
| comparative | more top-hole |
|---|---|
| superlative | most top-hole |
| alternative form | top hole |
Questions about top-hole
- What does top-hole mean?
- Top-hole means of very high quality, tip-top.
- How do you use top-hole in a sentence?
- "My word, old chap, that is top-hole tennis," said the Englishman, warmly congratulating him.
- What part of speech is top-hole?
- Top-hole is an adjective.
Words near top-hole in the dictionary
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