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topes

topes is the plural of tope.

topes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tope.

Meaning of tope

Noun (1)

tope (plural topes)

  1. A small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout.

Noun (2)

tope (plural topes)

  1. (India) A grove of trees.
    • 1868?, James Grant, First Love and Last Love
      Concealed among the long rank grass of the mango tope the three lurkers watched the gate of the camp; but though many passcd out and in, the rider on the bay mare was not one of the number.

Noun (3)

tope (plural topes)

  1. A mound-like Buddhist sepulchre, or memorial monument, often erected over a relic; a stupa.

Noun (4)

tope (plural topes)

  1. (India, obsolete) A cannon (weapon).
    • They found him strongly posted near the fortress of Deeg, in the midst of bogs, tanks, and topes, and formidably defended by artillery.1857, Cassell's Illustrated History of England, page 269

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Proper noun capitalized: Topes

Topes

  1. (plural) plural of Tope

Questions about topes

What is topes the plural of?
Topes is the plural of tope.
What part of speech is topes?
Topes is a proper noun.

Words near topes in the dictionary

  1. topepoes
  2. toper
  3. Topercer
  4. toperdom
  5. topers
  6. topes
  7. Topete
  8. Topetes
  9. topflight
  10. topfree
  11. topfreedom

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Adapted from Wiktionary: topes (page history and authors); Topes (page history and authors); tope (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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