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humming top
noun
A toy with a point, around which it can be made to spin.
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Humming tops were made from small gourds by the Maori of New Zealand.
A supportive bra can make an otherwise ho-hum top dynamite.
Germany With a deep, versatile squad humming in top gear, and the luxury of home support for every match, Germany is favored to win its third consecutive Women's World Cup.
It hums quietly on top of a hill where it is surrounded by wind turbines that emit red flashing lights as darkness rolls in.
On its own, that would have been a ho-hum paycheck for a top American C.E.O. in recent years.
So, in returning from my deep reflection on our human relationship with animals, the bleating of the Moroccan lambs--technically sheep--the background sounds of humming saws, the roof tops with smoke-venting chimneys and the whiffs of bbq'd meat have left me saddened for their, seemingly, never-ending outcome.
I couldn't find any film of maestro Rapee himself, but here he is conducting his orchestra as they play "This Is the Mrs". in 1930: We also have a two-L LLAMA humming to her young (ostensibly Top 40) and the very clever I.T. GUY for the clue "One providing assistance after a crash".
2.17am BST Red Sox 5 - Cardinals 0, top of 3rd Ho hum.
But if Weinberg's attempt to contextualise the origins of the scientific method is a rather ho-hum affair, he certainly gets top marks for showing his workings.
Top-flight students can keep a lab humming, crank out papers, and open new lines of thought.
Adjusted for inflation, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun is believed to be among the top five highest grossing Hindi films.
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