top
Peak or plaything
As a noun or quasi-adjective, top has the connotation of being highest, uppermost, and the opposite of bottom.
The use of top with physical things (top of the building) is extended to abstract things to mean most important or prominent (top of the charts, the top earner).
Though infrequently applied in temporal contexts, top usually means first: the top of the fourth inning.
This cluster of meanings is carried over to the verb top, whose most frequent meaning is be at the top: The song topped the charts for twenty weeks.
With physical things, top can mean add or remove a lid or cover.
Utmost height attained
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
vertex · crest · tip · crown · head · height · mountaintop · ridge
Highest in quality
- finestSuperlative in quality
- premierFirst in importance
- eliteSuperior select group
- primeReadying for action
first-rate · superior · outstanding · exceptional · supreme · preeminent · foremost · leading
Removable container cover
- capCovering for top
- corkTree bark bottle seal
- stopperClosure for an opening
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
covering · closure · plug · crown · capping · overlay · surface · finish
Upper body garment
- blouseLoose-fitting upper garment
- sweaterKnitted torso covering
- cardiganFront-opening knitted garment
- hoodieTopped sweatshirt
jacket · tanktop · tunic · camisole · polo · henley · jersey · pullover
Hebrew-lettered spinning top
Ranked list of competitors
- standingsComparative position list
- first placeWinning position
- number oneFirst in rank
- leaderOne who guides others
Highest rank or power
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
- masteryComplete skill or control
authority · leadership · upper hand · advantage · predominance · primacy · hegemony · sovereignty
peak
Utmost height attained
summit · vertex · crest · tip · crown · head · height · mountaintop · ridge · brow
best
Highest in quality
prime · first-rate · superior · outstanding · exceptional · supreme · preeminent · foremost · leading · greatest
lid
Removable container cover
seal · covering · closure · plug · crown · capping · overlay · surface · finish · crust
shirt
Upper body garment
hoodie · jacket · tanktop · tunic · camisole · polo · henley · jersey · pullover · vest
dreidel
Hebrew-lettered spinning top
leaderboard
Ranked list of competitors
- standingsComparative position list
- first placeWinning position
- number oneFirst in rank
leader · frontrunner · pole position · valedictorian · medalist
supremacy
Highest rank or power
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- controlAuthority to direct
mastery · authority · leadership · upper hand · advantage · predominance · primacy · hegemony · sovereignty · overlordship