top floor

Building's upper limit

The top floor is the highest level of a building.

It often carries connotations of prestige or luxury—penthouses occupy the top floor, and executives work on the top floor.

She lives on the top floor of a brownstone.

Figuratively, the top floor can mean the brain or mental faculties: not much going on in the top floor.

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attic · upper level · uppermost · skyline · elevator · going up · view · height · suite · ceiling · summit · apartment · balcony · terrace · loft · highrise · panorama · luxury

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Opposites
vertical position in a building

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Lowest building level

basement · first floor · cellar · ground level · street level

Family

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Familiarity
Top 20,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G