top
- adjective
- /tɑp/
- You have to be on top of your game and, and tell a great story.
- top priority
- top five
- top journals
Examples
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Look, ma'am, I just sold my painting business so I can afford a top lawyer like you.
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We're talking about going to the top wine-producing country in the world.
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So now we can do the top part of it.
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But your control from the top is extraordinary.
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Worked at all the top restaurants.
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Top tier, top of their class, and top notch.
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The average salary for a football coach at a top 120 school is $1.36 million.
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Today, Harbour ranks GM among the top third of global vehicle manufacturers.
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As a small and struggling department, we had difficulty hiring and retaining top-tier faculty members.
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The team was praised for its top performance in the championship game.
Synonyms
Highest in rank, quality, or importance
Above something else, near the top
Most important or best in a group of similar things
A person who has an important senior job in an organization
The highest shelf in a storage space or a thing of the highest quality
A product that is the best and most expensive in a range
At the highest part of something that is above all other parts
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
Delivered over the internet directly to users instead of through cable services
- Archaic
A tall leather shoe that reaches halfway to the knee and is worn for riding or historical dress
- Archaic
A folding hood on a carriage pulled by horses that protects passengers from rain and wind
- Australian
A tall evergreen tree from Tasmania with strong, fine wood that people use for boats and building
- Specialized
A tall North American plant with long white flowers that keeps insects away
- Informal
Loud exaggerated actions meant to get attention or make people laugh
- Archaic
A small table with a top that can be turned up to stand upright to save space
- Specialized
A yeast that rises to the top when beer is made and is used to brew ales
- Specialized
A thin layer of compost or fertilizer spread on top of soil to help plants grow without mixing it in
- Specialized
A way of making beer where yeast rises to the top at warm temperatures for ales
- Specialized
A plant that makes small bulbs at the top instead of flowers and gives young shoots for salads
- Specialized
A long horizontal pole high on a sailing ship that holds the topgallant sail
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Top as an adjective comes from the same root meaning 'highest', so when you say the top row you mean the highest row. The origin explains why top describes the highest place.