stratosphere vs top

stratosphere

noun
  • The region of the uppermost atmosphere where temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone. The stratosphere extends from the tropopause (10–15 kilometers) to approximately 50 kilometers, where it is succeeded by the mesosphere. 

top

noun
  • The utmost degree; the acme; the summit. 

  • A garment worn to cover the torso. 

  • A stroke on the top of the ball. 

  • The highest or uppermost part of something. 

  • A top quark. 

  • A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached. 

  • A lid, cap or cover of a container. 

  • A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudinal grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting. 

  • the part of something that is usually the top. 

  • The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats. 

  • A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top; topspin 

  • (A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant. 

  • A man penetrating or with a preference for penetrating during homosexual intercourse. 

  • A child’s spinning toy; a spinning top. 

  • Highest pitch or loudest volume. 

  • The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface. 

  • Oral stimulation of the male member, a blowjob. 

  • The uppermost part of a page, picture, viewing screen, etc. 

  • The near end of somewhere 

  • A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out. 

  • A dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay. 

  • The highest rank; the most honourable position; the utmost attainable place. 

verb
  • To anally penetrate in gay sex. 

  • To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal. 

  • To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way. 

  • To commit suicide. 

  • To excel, to surpass, to beat, to exceed. 

  • To murder. 

  • To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of). 

  • To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay. 

  • To cut or remove the top (as of a tree) 

  • To cover on the top or with a top. 

  • To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds. 

  • To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade). 

  • To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other. 

  • To cover with another dye. 

  • To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus. 

adv
  • Rated first. 

adj
  • Situated on the top of something. 

  • Best; of the highest quality or rank. 

  • Very good, of high quality, power, or rank. 

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