plural of top
"After hitting five perfect bullseyes, she landed three consecutive tops to clinch the championship."
The uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field
In plain English: Tops are items of clothing worn on the upper body, such as shirts or jackets.
"The tops of the trees were visible through the clouds."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of top
"She tops the leaderboard every single season."
In plain English: To tops something means to beat it or do better than it.
"The company tops its annual report with a summary of key achievements."
Great; excellent.
"The food at that new restaurant is absolutely tops."
In plain English: Tops means being the best or most excellent at something.
"The new shoes look really tops compared to my old ones."
At the very most; as a maximum.
"You don't need to bring more than five dollars, so ten cents will be tops for your parking fee."
In plain English: To do something very well or with great success.
The word tops is likely formed by adding the diminutive suffix "-s" to the base word top. This construction suggests a sense of smallness or affection attached to the original meaning of "top.