(n.) A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often erected over a Buddhist relic.
(n.) A grove or clump of trees; as, a toddy tope.
(n.) A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus, / Galeus, galeus), native of Europe, but found also on the coasts of California and Tasmania; -- called also toper, oil shark, miller's dog, and penny dog.
(n.) The wren.
(v. i.) To drink hard or frequently; to drink strong or spiritous liquors to excess.
Example Sentences:
(1) Chair of the judges Gus Casely-Hayford praised the story, saying: "Tope Folarin's 'Miracle' is another superb Caine prize winner – a delightful and beautifully-paced narrative, that is exquisitely observed and utterly compelling."
(2) Previous winners include Nigeria’s Tope Folarin in 2013 and Zimbabwe’s NoViolet Bulawayo in 2011.
(3) In 1987 the tope 1 percent of spenders accounted for 30 percent of health spending, up from 26 percent in 1970 and 29 percent in 1980.
(4) "Our doctors are worried about the danger it poses to their lives and the need to be reassured," said Tope Ojo, Lagos chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association.
(5) Nigerian writer Tope Folarin has scooped the Caine Prize for African Writing for his "utterly compelling" short story Miracle [PDF], set among Nigerian expatriates living in the US.
Tose
Definition:
(v. t.) To tease, or comb, as wool.
Example Sentences:
(1) "For Afghans, this is a strong attack and very sad for us," said Malek Tose.
(2) The phagocytic and bactericidal effects from five of each of the two groups of patients; results substantiated tose obtained by the NBT screening test.
(3) The translational activities of cytoplasmic poly A(+)RNA of normal rat liver and Novikoff hepatoma cells in the wheat germ cell free system were found to be approximately 15-20 times greater than tose of the corresponding nuclear poly A(+) RNA.
(4) Maximal increments of nonspecific MUA and maximal increments and maximal decrements of sciatic MUA after pentylenetetrazol from each group of lesioned animals were statistically compared with tose observed in intact animals.
(5) Three groups of children are being followed: those who have a schizophrenic parent, those who have a depressive parent, and tose whose parents have no psychiatric history.