topmost

[ top-mohst or, especially British, -muhst ]

/ ˈtɒpˌmoʊst or, especially British, -məst /

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adjective

highest; uppermost.

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Origin of topmost

First recorded in 1690–1700; top¹ + -most

Words nearby topmost

topman, top management, topmast, topmaul, topminnow, topmost, topneck, topnotch, topo-, topochemistry, top-off

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How to use topmost in a sentence

This assertion has been belied in recent years by the persistence of sharp racial and gender imbalances, particularly in the field’s topmost ranks.
Where computing might go next|Margaret O’Mara|October 27, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The tower collapsed whenever the center of mass of the topmost k blocks did not lie above the block directly beneath them.
How Many Ways Can You Build A Staircase?|Zach Wissner-Gross|February 26, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
If you wanted exactly two rings on the stack, the first ring you placed couldn’t have been the topmost ring, because you couldn’t place a second ring above it.
Can The Hare Beat The Tortoise?|Zach Wissner-Gross|July 17, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
It couldn’t have been the ring you just placed, nor could it have been the topmost ring, which again left you with three rings to choose from.
Can The Hare Beat The Tortoise?|Zach Wissner-Gross|July 17, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

Otherwise, it rested on what was previously the topmost ring.
Can The Hare Beat The Tortoise?|Zach Wissner-Gross|July 17, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
It becomes clearer by the day how cleverly Obama checkmated both Clintons by putting Hillary in the topmost Cabinet job.
Hillary, Take Off Your Burqa|Tina Brown|July 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It becomes clearer by the day how brilliantly Obama checkmated both Clintons by putting Hillary in the topmost Cabinet job.
Hillary, Take Off Your Burqa|Tina Brown|July 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
On the 20th the gates of the palace were battered in and the British flag was hoisted from its topmost turret.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
He passes the cell-row on the opposite side, ascends the topmost tier, and finally reaches the ground floor containing my cell.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman
As the topmost branch of the pine points always to the east, so Luck-in-all-moons shall guide us to the sun rising.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers
A broad terrace ran around the amphitheater at the height of the topmost row of seats.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
The topmost ladder was flattened against the rock, yet it swung ominously with Rudy's weight.
Rudy and Babette|Hans Christian Andersen

British Dictionary definitions for topmost

topmost

/ (ˈtɒpˌməʊst) /

adjective

highest; at or nearest the top

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