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noun (1)

1. the highest point, level, or part of something : summit, crown
2. aces and kings in a hand or the three highest honors in a suit
3. the part that is nearest in space or time to the source or beginning
4. the first half of an inning in baseball
5. the highest degree or pitch conceivable or attained : acme, pinnacle
6. the loudest or highest range of a sound
7. the choicest part : cream, pick
8. a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast that serves to spread the topmast rigging, strengthen the mast, and furnish a standing place for sailors aloft
9. a comparable part of the superstructure
10. such a part on a warship used as a fire-control station or antiaircraft gun platformespecially
11. a forward spin given to a ball (as in golf or billiards) by striking it on or near the top or above the center
12. the stroke so givenalso
13. a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of + 2/3 and a measured energy of approximately 175 GeV
14. the flavor characterizing this particlealso
15. a garment worn on the upper body
16. the head of a plant
17. the aboveground part of a plant having edible rootsespecially
18. the head or top of the head
19. the highest or uppermost region or part
20. the upper end, edge, or surface
21. a fitted, integral, or attached part or unit serving as an upper piece, lid, or covering
22. the highest position (as in rank or achievement)
23. a person or thing at the top