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top-hole

[top-hohl] / ˈtɒpˈhoʊl /
ADJECTIVE
first-rate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excellent exceptional high-quality marvelous outstanding superb
WEAK
A number one A-1 accomplished ace bang-up banner best best quality blue-ribbon capital champion choice choicest exemplary exquisite fine finest first-class great highest quality incomparable magnificent meritorious of the first water of the highest type peerless premium prime quality select skillful splendid sterling striking super superior superlative supreme terrific tiptop top top-drawer top-flight top-notch top-of-the-line world-class
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bad expected inferior ordinary poor regular second-rate unexceptional unnoteworthy
ADJECTIVE
top-drawer
Synonyms
WEAK
blue-chip excellent first-class first-rate the best top-flight top-notch

Example Sentences

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The top-hole work takes time, and Shell has said the Fennica and its safety equipment might not be needed until the third week of August.

From US News

According to Shell, top-hole work accounts for about half the time it takes to drill a complete exploratory well.

From US News

Shell was permitted to drill only "top-hole" wells, to depths of about 1,400 feet below the seafloor surface.

From Scientific American

While I found all your news about kidlings deeply riveting, I have to tell you that you gave me a rather top-hole idea.

From BBC

Another drill ship, the Kulluk, was allowed to conduct similar "top-hole" drilling at Shell's Sivulluq prospect in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska's northern coast.

From Reuters

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.