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SPINNING TOP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spinning top mean?
• SPINNING TOP (noun)
The noun SPINNING TOP has 1 sense:
1. a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
Familiarity information: SPINNING TOP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
spinning top; teetotum; top; whirligig
Context example:
he got a bright red top and string for his birthday
Hypernyms ("spinning top" is a kind of...):
plaything; toy (an artifact designed to be played with)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spinning top"):
humming top (a top that makes a humming noise as it spins)
peg top (a pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin)
whip top; whipping top (a top that is spun by whipping)
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