tippy top
noun[C]
uk/ˈtɪp.i ˌtɒp/us/ˈtɪp.i ˌtɑːp/tippy topnoun[C](SPINNING TOY)
(alsotippe top)
atypeofsmallspinningtop(= atoythatspinsround)thatturnsover andspinsonitsthinverticalpartwhen it isspunfast:
The tippytophasfascinatedphysicistsforyears.
A tippetopis aspinningtopthatflipsupsidedown whenspun.
- The tippytopinvertsitself whenspinningatsufficientspeed.
- Withoutfriction, a tippytopwouldn'tflip.
- The tippetopturnsover becauseitscentreofmassdoes notcoincidewith thegeometricalcentreof thesphere.
Toys & dolls
- balloon
- building block
- catapult
- chew toy
- doll's pram
- fidget
- fidget spinner
- finger puppet
- go-kart
- marble
- mud pie
- rocking horse
- snow globe
- sock puppet
- soft toy
- squirt gun
- squishy
- stacker
- teddy
- tricycle
tippy topnoun[C](TOP OF SOMETHING)
informalorchild's word
thetopof something:
Pour theremainingeggmixtureto the tippytopof thedish.
InPariswevisitedthe Louvre, and went to the tippytopof the Eiffel Tower.
- We went up to the tippytopof thecliffto arestaurantthatservedamazingseafood.
- Sometimes I get ashootingpainthatrunsfrom the back of myheadto the tippytop.
- Thecompanyneverattractedthe tippytopof thelegalcommunity.
Edges & extremities of objects
- -rimmed
- apex
- apical
- apices
- bevel
- border
- bottom
- brow
- circumference
- edge
- foot
- front
- palm-fringed
- perimeter
- peripheral
- periphery
- rim
- rimless
- tip
- vertex