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TOPPINGS

"TOPPINGS" is a plural of: topping.


Specialty Definition: TOPPINGS

DomainDefinition

Mining

Eng. The first regular layers of flints in the Brandon flint mines. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Usage: TOPPINGS

DomainUsage

Screenplays

But you get your choice of toppings! (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

The toppings contain potassium benzoate. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: TOPPINGS

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Also, contrary to popular belief, carbohydrates are not highly fattening when eaten in moderate amounts and without the rich sauces and toppings often added. (references)

Some products labeled nondairy, such as powdered coffee creamer and whipped toppings, may also include ingredients that are derived from milk and therefore contain lactose. (references)

The strength of the response is often related to the number of calories in a meal and especially the amount of fat in a meal. Fat in any form (animal or vegetable) is a strong stimulus of colonic contractions after a meal. Many foods contain fat, especially meats of all kinds, poultry skin, whole milk, cream, cheese, butter, vegetable oil, margarine, shortening, avocados, and whipped toppings. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: TOPPINGS

"TOPPINGS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "TOPPINGS" is used about 15 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)100%1590,616

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: TOPPINGS

The following table summarizes the usage of "TOPPINGS" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
ToppingsLast name17041,833
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: TOPPINGS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

ice cream toppings

39

dessert sauce toppings

4

pizza toppings

35

sundae toppings

4

dog hot toppings

15

concrete toppings

3

sauce dip gravies and toppings

15

cream ice sundae toppings

3

cheesecake toppings

11

angel cake food toppings

3

dressing toppings

10

potato toppings

3

toppings

10

dessert toppings

2

baked potato toppings

9

cream ice recipe toppings

2

cake toppings

8

steak toppings

2

popcorn toppings

7

pancake toppings

2

salad toppings

6

whipped toppings

2

toppings waffle

5

smuckers toppings

2

cake toppings wedding

5

candy toppings

2

picture pizza toppings

4

catering toppings

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: TOPPINGS

Language Translations for "TOPPINGS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

Garnierungen. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

levágott darabkák. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oppingstay

   

Portuguese

  

sobremesa (dessert). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: TOPPINGS

Misspellings

"TOPPINGS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: shoppings, tippings, Topinski, toppens, toppin, toppins, tupping. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "TOPPINGS"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "TOPPINGS" (pronounced tÄ"pingz)
5-Ä" p i ng zdroppings.
4-p i ng zclippings, groupings, helpings, scrapings, trappings.
3-i ng zbearings, beatings, beginnings, beheadings, beings, belongings, Billings, blessings, boardings, bombings, bookings, borrowings, briefings, buildings, burnings, bushings, carjackings, carvings, casings, castings, ceilings, closings, coatings, comings, couplings, coverings, cowlings, cravings, crossings, cuttings, darlings, dealings, doings, drawings, dressings, drownings, ducklings, dumplings, dwellings, earnings, earrings, earthlings, endings, engravings, etchings, evenings, everlastings, facings, failings, fastenings, feedings, feelings, fightings, filings, fillings, financings, findings, firings, fittings, fixings, flavorings, followings, forgings, frostings, furnishings, gatherings, goings, greetings, hangings, happenings, headings, hearings, herrings, hijackings, holdings, housings, hustings, innings, killings, landholdings, landings, lashings, leanings, leavings, leggings, lemmings, lightnings, linings, listings, livings, loadings, lodgings, longings, lynchings, mailings, makings, marketings, markings, meanings, meetings, misgivings, misunderstandings, moldings, moorings, mornings, mouldings, muggings, musings, nestlings, nothings, offerings, openings, outings, paintings, pickings, pilings, plantings, pleadings, poisonings, postings, posturings, printings, proceedings, publishings, puddings, railings, rankings, ratings, readings, recordings, rehearings, ridings, riggings, Rollings, rulings, rumblings, runnings, samplings, saplings, savings, sayings, schillings, screenings, seasonings, seatings, seedlings, servings, settings, shadings, shavings, shillings, shipbuildings, shootings, shortcomings, showings, siblings, sightings, skillings, slayings, soundings, spellings, stabbings, standings, stockings, sufferings, surroundings, tailings, takings, teachings, tidings, trimmings, underlings, underpinnings, understandings, undertakings, uprisings, vikings, wanderings, warnings, weddings, whitings, winnings, workings, writings, wrongdoings, yearlings, yearnings.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: TOPPINGS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: stopping.

Words within the letters "g-i-n-o-p-p-s-t"

-1 letter: posting, sopping, stoping, topping, topspin.

-2 letters: gipons, ingots, opting, pingos, pinots, pintos, piston, pitons, points, posing, postin, spigot, spinto, stingo, tigons, toping.

-3 letters: gipon, ingot, oping, opsin, pingo, pings, pinot, pinto, pints, pions, piton, point, pongs, posit, sting, tigon, tings, tongs, topis.

-4 letters: gins, gips, gist, gits, into, ions, nips, nits, nogs, opts, pigs.

 Words containing the letters "g-i-n-o-p-p-s-t"
 

+1 letter: estopping, stoppling, stropping.

 

+2 letters: postponing, stoppering, supporting, unstopping.

 

+3 letters: misstopping, prospecting.

 

+4 letters: backstopping, outcroppings, outstripping, overstepping, propagandist, propagations, showstopping, unstoppering.

 

+5 letters: bootstrapping, disappointing, mousetrapping, phosphatizing, propagandists, steppingstone.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Modern
3. Images: Slideshow
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Usage Frequency
6. Names: Frequency
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Derivations
10. Rhymes
11. Anagrams
12. Bibliography


  

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