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/tɒp/

noun · adjective

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  1. 01

    noun

    The highest part or position of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    A toy that spins on a point.

Examples

  • And on top of it all, I was fired.

  • She was standing at the top of the stairs.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The highest or uppermost part of something.

  2. The part of something that is usually highest or uppermost.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Highest in position, rank, or importance.

More examples

In context

  • The wind blew harder yet when we reached the top of the hill.

  • Further weather information can be found at the top of your television screen.

  • His kite got caught at the top of the tree.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English top, toppe, from Old English topp (“top, highest part; summit; crest; tassel, tuft; (spinning) top, ball; a tuft or ball at the highest point of anything”), from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“braid, pigtail, end”), of unknown ultimate origin. Compare typologically Latin apex (<< Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“to join, attach, fasten, fit”)). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Top (“top”), Cimbrian sòpf (“braid”), Dutch top (“top, summit, peak”), German Topp (“top of a mast”), Zopf (“braid, pigtail, plait, top”), Luxembourgish Zapp (“plait, tress”), Vilamovian cöp (“braid, plait”), Yiddish צאָפּ (tsop, “braid”), Danish top (“top”), Icelandic toppur (“...