first or best; in the highest, first, position; most in extent, degree; a toy that turns and balances on a point; the highest physical position or part
best, most important; highest
Cases of word usage
1) high up in the air (especially at the top of a ship) (aloft)
2) the top or highest point (apex)
3) the area with seats for people at the top of a theatre, cinema etc (balcony)
4) posts with a piece across the top on the outer edge of a staircase (banister)
5) the top edge of a cup, bowl, glass etc (brim)
6) a line of stonework or bricks on top of a wall (coping)
7) a projecting part at the top of a column (cornice)
8) a round hole at the top of a volcano (crater)
9) the place where a pair of trousers or a person's legs meet at the top (crotch)
10) going a long way down from the top (deep)