topping
Sits atop food
Topping is something placed on top of food—cheese on pizza, whipped cream on pie, sprinkles on ice cream: What toppings do you want on your burger?
In British usage, topping is an old-fashioned adjective meaning excellent or first-rate.
To top something is to surpass it, so a topping performance outdoes others.
Spiced cured sausage
- mozzarellaMild Italian cheese
- mushroomsSpore-bearing fruiting bodies
- olivesSmall Mediterranean fruits
- sausageEncased ground meat
onions · anchovies · jalapenos · peppers · pineapple · bacon · ham · feta
Decorative dessert toppings
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- caramelCooked sugar confection
- frostingSweet cake covering
- syrupThick sugar liquid
nuts · fruit · marshmallow · fudge · honey · glaze · ganache · buttercream
Seasoned toasted bread cubes
avocado · chickpeas · olives · cucumber · tomato · onion · feta · parmesan
Going beyond limits
- outdoingSurpassing in performance
- outperformingDoing better than others
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- bestingOvercoming in competition
surpassing · eclipsing · outshining · leading · excelling · trumping · overcoming · defeating
pepperoni
Spiced cured sausage
- mozzarellaMild Italian cheese
- mushroomsSpore-bearing fruiting bodies
- olivesSmall Mediterranean fruits
sausage · onions · anchovies · jalapenos · peppers · pineapple · bacon · ham · feta · parmesan
sprinkles
Decorative dessert toppings
syrup · nuts · fruit · marshmallow · fudge · honey · glaze · ganache · buttercream · jimmies
croutons
Seasoned toasted bread cubes
seeds · avocado · chickpeas · olives · cucumber · tomato · onion · feta · parmesan · walnuts
exceeding
Going beyond limits
- outdoingSurpassing in performance
- outperformingDoing better than others
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
besting · surpassing · eclipsing · outshining · leading · excelling · trumping · overcoming · defeating · outranking
finial
Decorative top element
dome · cupola · turret · weathervane · parapet · capstone · steeple · crown · apex
parsley
Culinary herb for garnishing
dill · microgreens · scallion · sesame · paprika · mint · furikake · bonito · gremolata · dukkah
- crepescrepe, crepes, galette, galettes, crepe batter
- recipe termsingredients, instructions, portions, appetizer, main course
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- gardening termsgrowing, blooming, wilting, pruning, grafting
- outperformingsurpassing, exceeding, excelling, outperforming, outdoing
- yard workmowing, lawn mowing, weeding, pruning, raking
toppingbase
Supporting bottom structure
bottom · crust · foundation · filling · underlayer
- pizza toppingIngredient over the cheese
- topping offFinishing by adding more
- topping the chartsRanked first in popularity
- topping upAdding to restore fullness
- salad toppingAdded to dressed greens
- burger toppingsItems added to sandwiched patty