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topdress

topdress is the alternative spelling of top-dress.

Meaning of top-dress

Verb

top-dress (third-person singular simple present top-dresses, present participle top-dressing, simple past and past participle top-dressed)

  1. To cover a surface with loose material; especially to cover newly-sown seeds with a light dressing of soil or fertilizer

Forms of topdress

third-person singular presenttopdresses
present participletopdressing
past participletopdressed
pasttopdressed

Questions about topdress

What is topdress the alternative spelling of?
Topdress is the alternative spelling of top-dress.

Words near topdress in the dictionary

  1. topdeck
  2. topdecked
  3. topdecking
  4. topdecks
  5. topdown
  6. topdress
  7. topdressed
  8. topdresses
  9. topdressing
  10. topdressings
  11. tope

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