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top seed

top seed noun: the player or team given the highest ranking in a seeded tournament, who has the most favourable draw.

Noun

top seed (plural top seeds)

  1. The player or team given the highest ranking in a seeded tournament, who has the most favourable draw.

Forms of top seed

pluraltop seeds

Questions about top seed

What does top seed mean?
Top seed means the player or team given the highest ranking in a seeded tournament, who has the most favourable draw.
What part of speech is top seed?
Top seed is a noun.
What is the plural of top seed?
The plural of top seed is top seeds.

Words near top seed in the dictionary

  1. top scars
  2. top scorer
  3. top scorers
  4. top secret
  5. top secrets
  6. top seed
  7. top seeds
  8. top selling
  9. top sheet
  10. top sheets
  11. top shelf

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