topmosttop‧most /ˈtɒpməʊst $ ˈtɑːpmoʊst/ adjective [only before noun] - Above him, the topmost twigs of the trees whispered interminably.
- At first it was just a dot in the valley below, perched on the topmost branch of a lightning-blasted conifer.
- Janey went to the back steps, sat on the topmost step and wept.
- Only the topmost branches were still gilded by daylight, the illuminated areas shrinking as the sun dropped below the misty horizon.
- Rostov scanned the platform above for Alexei and saw him finally on the topmost section of the catwalk.
- The topmost edge of the sun was about to dip beyond the North Water.
- The topmost new box is the desktop, which is basically the entire screen of the computer.
- The lower props are horizontal; the topmost prop is curved to follow the line of the girder.
when something is nearest the top► top · The books are on the top shelf.· Put the papers in the top drawer of the filing cabinet.· We moved into an apartment on the top floor of the building.
► upper at the top above the lower part of something: · Several of her upper teeth were missing.· He already had a light growth of hair on his upper lip.· Most meteorites do not make it through Earth's upper atmosphere.
► topmost/uppermost formal the topmost or uppermost part of something is the highest of all its parts, right at the top: · Human bones were found in the uppermost level of rock.· Janey went to the back of the house, sat on the topmost step, and wept.
► topmost branches The topmost branches were full of birds. NOUN► branch· Only the topmost branches were still gilded by daylight, the illuminated areas shrinking as the sun dropped below the misty horizon.· At first it was just a dot in the valley below, perched on the topmost branch of a lightning-blasted conifer.· Across the street the topmost branches of the lime trees were tossing and swaying.
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