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top-heaviness — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the quality or state of being top heavy * * * top heavˈiness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑top … Useful english dictionary
top-heavy — top heavily, adv. top heaviness, n. /top hev ee/, adj. 1. having the top disproportionately heavy; liable to fall from too great weight above. 2. relatively much heavier or larger above the center or waist than below: a top heavy wrestler. 3.… … Universalium
top-heavy — [täp′hev΄ē] adj. too heavy at the top for the base below, so as to be likely to fall over or collapse: also used figuratively, as of an organization with too many executives top heavily adv. top heaviness n … English World dictionary
top-heavy — adjective 1》 disproportionately heavy at the top so as to be unstable. 2》 (of an organization) having a disproportionately large number of senior executives. Derivatives top heavily adverb top heaviness noun … English new terms dictionary
top-heavy — /ˈtɒp hɛvi/ (say top hevee) adjective 1. having the top disproportionately heavy; liable to fall from too much weight above. 2. Finance a. having a financial structure overburdened with securities which have priority in the payment of dividends.… …
top-heavy — adj. 1 disproportionately heavy at the top so as to be in danger of toppling. 2 a (of an organization, business, etc.) having a disproportionately large number of people in senior administrative positions. b overcapitalized. 3 colloq. (of a… … Useful english dictionary
topple — top•ple [[t]ˈtɒp əl[/t]] v. pled, pling 1) to fall forward, as from top heaviness or weakness; pitch 2) to lean over or totter, as if threatening to fall 3) to cause to topple 4) to overthrow, as from a position of authority: to topple a… … From formal English to slang
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largeness — n 1. bigness, greatness, enormity, enor mousness, hugeness, grandiosity, grandness, grandeur; magnitude, size, dimension, measure, muchness; mass, bulk, proportion, caliber; sizableness, substantiality, largishness, biggishness, considerableness; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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