SPINNING TOP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin

Example:

he got a bright red top and string for his birthday

Synonyms:

spinning top; teetotum; top; whirligig

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)