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Top [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The highest part of any thing; the upper end, edge or extremity; as the top of a tree; the top of a spire; the top of a house; the top of a mountain.

2. Surface; upper side; as the top of the ground.

3. The highest place; as the top of preferment.

4. The highest person; the chief.

5. The utmost degree.

6. The top of my ambition is to contribute to that work.

7. If you attain the top of your desires in fame--

8. The highest rank. Each boy strives to be at the top of his class, or at the top of the school.

9. The crown or upper surface of the head.

10. The hair on the crown of the head; the forelock.

11. The head of a plant.

12. An inverted conoid which children play with by whirling it on its point, continuing the motion with a whip.

13. In ship-building, a sort of platform, surrounding the head of the lower mast and projecting on all sides. It serves to extend the shrouds, by which means they more effectually support the mast; and in ships of war, the top furnishes a convenient stand for swivels and small arms to annoy the enemy.

14. In ships, a railing on the top supported by stanchions and equipped with netting.

15. In ships, a block hung to an eye-bolt in the cap, used in swaying and lowering the top-mast.

Top [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem, the motion being sometimes continued by means of a whip.

2. A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.

3. The highest part of anything; the upper end, edge, or extremity; the upper side or surface; summit; apex; vertex; cover; lid; as, the top of a spire; the top of a house; the top of a mountain; the top of the ground.

4. The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.

5. The highest rank; the most honorable position; the utmost attainable place; as, to be at the top of one's class, or at the top of the school.

6. The chief person; the most prominent one.

7. The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head.

8. The head, or upper part, of a plant.

9. A platform surrounding the head of the lower mast and projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the topmast rigging, thus strengheningthe mast, and also furnishes a convenient standing place for the men aloft.

10. A bundle or ball of slivers of comkbed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.

11. Eve; verge; point.

12. The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.

13. Top-boots.

Top [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains.

2. To predominate; as, topping passions.

3. To excel; to rise above others.

Top [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; -- chiefly used in the past participle.

2. To rise above; to excel; to outgo; to surpass.

3. To rise to the top of; to go over the top of.

4. To take off the or upper part of; to crop.

5. To perform eminently, or better than before.

6. To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other.

Top-armor [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A top railing supported by stanchions and equipped with netting.

Top-block [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, -- used in swaying and lowering the topmast.

Top-boots [Noun plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

High boots, having generally a band of some kind of light-colored leather around the upper part of the leg; riding boots.

Top-chain [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In ships, a chain to sling the lower yards in time of action, to prevent their falling when the ropes by which they are hung, are shot away.

2. In ships, a piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in action.

3. The act or practice of draining the surface of land.

Top-chain [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away.

Top-cloth [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in action to protect the topmen.

Top-drain [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or farm.

Top-draining [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The act or practice of drining the surface of land.

Top-dress [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as land.

Top-dressed [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Top-dressing [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A dressing of manure laid on the surface of land.

Top-dressing [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The act of applying a dressing of manure to the surface of land; also, manure so applied.

Top-dressing [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Top-gallant [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Highest; elevated; splendid; as a top-gallant spark.

Top-hamper [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship.

Top-heavy [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

top'-hevy. [top and heavy.] Having the top or upper part too heavy for the lower.

Top-heavy [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A knot worn by females on the top of the head.

Top-heavy [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Having the top or upper part too heavy for the lower part.

Top-light [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A lantern or light on the top of a vessel.

Top-mast [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In ships, the second mast, or that which is next above the lower mast. Above that is the top-gallant-mast.

Top-most [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Highest; uppermost; as the topmost cliff; the top-most branch of a tree.

2. Proud to the highest degree.

Top-proud [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Proud to the highest degree.

Top-rope [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A rope to sway up a top-mast, etc.

Top-rope [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes.

Top-sail [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In botany, turbinate.

Top-sail [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A sail extended across the top-mast, above which is the top-gallant-sail.

2. The act or art of taking off the top-soil of land, before a canal is begun.

3. A stone that is placed on the top, or which forms the top.

4. A large tackle hooked to the lower end of the top-mast top-rope and to the deck.

Top-sail [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To rise aloft; to be eminent; as lofty ridges and topping mountains.

2. To predominate; as topping passions; topping uneasiness.

3. To excel; to rise above others.

4. But write thy best and top--

Top-sail [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To cover on the top; to tip; to cap.

2. --A mount

3. Of alabaster, topp'd with golden spires.

4. Mountains topp'd with snow.

5. To rise above.

6. A gourd--climbing by the boughs twined about them, till it topped and covered the tree.

7. Topping all others in boasting.

8. To outgo; to surpass.

9. To crop; to take off the top or upper part.

10. Top your rose trees a little with your knife near a leaf-bud.

11. So, in America we say, to top corn, that is maiz, by cutting off the stalk just above the ear.

12. To rise to the top of; as, he topped the hill.

13. To perform eminently. [Not in use.]

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Genesis 6:16

A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

You are to make a roof for the ark, finish its walls a cubit from the top, place a door in the side of the ark, and build lower, middle, and upper decks.

Genesis 8:5

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

And the waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.

Genesis 11:4

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

“Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”

Genesis 28:12

And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.

Genesis 28:13

And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.

Genesis 28:18

And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it,

Genesis 40:17

And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”

Exodus 12:7

And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.

They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.

Exodus 12:22

And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.

Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.

Exodus 12:23

For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.

Exodus 17:9

And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”

Exodus 17:10

So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

Exodus 19:20

And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.

The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,

Exodus 24:17

And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.

Exodus 26:24

And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.

Exodus 28:17

And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.

And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

Exodus 28:32

And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.

with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.

Exodus 30:3

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.

Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.

Exodus 34:2

And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.

Be ready in the morning, and come up on Mount Sinai to present yourself before Me on the mountaintop.

Exodus 36:29

And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners.

coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. He made both corners in this way.