topping
/'tɔpiɳ/
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Definition
Noun:
- A flavorful addition placed on top of a dish: A food item added to the surface of another food to enhance its flavor, appearance, or texture.
- The act of removing the top part of something (e.g., a plant): This meaning is less common in modern culinary contexts but can refer to pruning.
Adjective:
- Excellent; best possible; of superior quality: Used to describe something outstanding or first-rate. This usage is informal and somewhat dated.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- My favorite ice cream topping is hot fudge.
- The pizza came with extra cheese and pepperoni toppings.
- The gardener did the topping of the hedges to keep them neat.
Adjective:
- That was a topping performance by the orchestra!
- We had a topping time at the seaside.
Advanced Usage
- "To be the topping on the cake": A variation of the idiom "the icing on the cake," meaning something that makes a good situation even better.
- Winning the award was great, and the celebratory party was the topping on the cake.
Variants and Related Words
- Top (verb): To place something on the surface of something else.
- Top the cupcakes with sprinkles.
- Topped (adjective): Having a topping.
- A pizza topped with mushrooms.
Synonyms
- Noun (Culinary): Garnish, covering, decoration.
- Adjective: Superb, splendid, excellent, first-rate.
Related Phrases
- Whipped topping: A non-dairy, whipped cream substitute used as a dessert topping.
- Topping up: The act of adding more to something to fill it (Note: This is a phrasal verb related to the verb 'top,' not directly to the noun 'topping').
- She is topping up her drink.
Related Idioms
- The icing/frosting on the cake: An additional benefit to something already good. (This is the more common idiom; "topping on the cake" is a less frequent variant).
- The bonus was the icing on the cake after a successful year.
Adjective
- excellent; best possible
Noun
- a flavorful addition on top of a dish