ADJ
- extreme, very
- We didn't climb to the very top of the mountain, but close enough
- cliff (also clifftop), hill (also hilltop), mountain (also mountaintop), roof (also rooftop), table, tree (also treetop)
PREP
- at the ~, on ~
- Each cake had a cherry on top. There was a vase on top of the bookcase
- to the ~
PHRASES
- from top to bottom
- I'm going to clean the house from top to bottom this weekend
VERB + TOP
- get to, make it to, reach, rise to
- Few of the trainee footballers make it to the top. She rose to the top of her profession within ten years
PREP
- at the ~
- The company has an unusually high proportion of young people at the top
- on ~, to the ~
PHRASES
- top of the agenda
- Pay was now (at the) top of the employees' agenda
- top of the class
- She was top of the class in maths
VERB + TOP
- lever off, prise off, remove, take off, unscrew
- put on, screw on
ADJ
- hooded, long-sleeved, sleeveless
- baggy, loose
- bikini, pyjama, tracksuit