Definition of Top

Noun

• a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
  "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"
  "they had the big top up in less than an hour"
  - circus tent - big top - round top
• a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
  "he stared as she buttoned her top"
  
• covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
  "he removed the top of the carton"
  "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"
  "put the cover back on the kettle"
  cover
• a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
  "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"
  whirligig teetotum - spinning top
• platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
  
• the greatest possible intensity
  "he screamed at the top of his lungs"
  
• the highest level or degree attainable
  the highest stage of development
  "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"
  "the artist's gifts are at their acme"
  "at the height of her career"
  "the peak of perfection"
  "summer was at its peak"
  "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"
  "the summit of his ambition"
  "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"
  "at the top of his profession"
  acme height elevation peak pinnacle summit superlative meridian tiptop
• the first half of an inning
  while the visiting team is at bat
  "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"
  - top of the inning
• the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
  "the view from the peak was magnificent"
  "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"
  "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
  peak crown crest tip summit
• the highest or uppermost side of anything
  "put your books on top of the desk"
  "only the top side of the box was painted"
  - top side - upper side upside
• the upper part of anything
  "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"
  "the title should be written at the top of the first page"
  

Verb

• finish up or conclude
  "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"
  "top the evening with champagne"
  - top off
• be the culminating event
  "The speech crowned the meeting"
  crown
• cut the top off
  "top trees and bushes"
  pinch
• strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
  
• reach or ascend the top of
  "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"
  
• provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
  "the towers were topped with conical roofs"
  - top out
• be ahead of others
  be the first
  "she topped her class every year"
  lead
• be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
  "A star tops the Christmas Tree"
  
• pass by, over, or under without making contact
  "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
  clear
• be superior or better than some standard
  "She exceeded our expectations"
  "She topped her performance of last year"
  exceed transcend overstep pass - go past

Adjective

• situated at the top or highest position
  "the top shelf"
  

Word games points for the Top

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Unscramble top

6 unscramble word found using the letters top.

op, opt, po, pot, to, top,