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TOPPING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flavorful addition on top of a dish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("topping" is a kind of...):
garnish (something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "topping"):
frosting; ice; icing (a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes)
glaze (any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods)
meringue (sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar)
whipped cream (cream that has been beaten until light and fluffy)
streusel (a crumbly topping for a pastry)
Holonyms ("topping" is a part of...):
dish (a particular item of prepared food)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excellent; best possible
Synonyms:
top-flight; top-hole; topping
Classified under:
Similar:
superior (of high or superior quality or performance)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb top
