First and Top

First

First adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: there are a number of reasons we can't go, but the first is that we don't have the money

Top is a synonym for first in comparison topic. In some cases you can use "Top" instead the word "First" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like important, foremost.

Nearby Word: firstly

Top

Top adjective - Being at a point or level higher than all others.
Usage example: the top student in our graduating class

First is a synonym for top in comparison topic. You can use "First" instead the word "Top" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as best, important.

Nearby Words: topping, topmost, toping, toped

How words are described

human human first human top
female female first female top
short short first short top
single single first single top
Other adjectives: open, obvious, entire, black, new, solo, different, comic.
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