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A horizon |
the uppermost layer of soil in a geological soil profile; topsoil. |
anklebone |
the uppermost bone in the ankle; talus. |
apex |
the uppermost point; tip; summit; vertex. [1/2 definitions] |
capital2 |
in architecture, the uppermost part of a column or pillar. |
ceiling |
the uppermost limit. [1/3 definitions] |
cornice |
in architecture, the uppermost, triangular part of a classical entablature. [1/4 definitions] |
height |
the peak or uppermost point. [1/5 definitions] |
ilium |
the broad, flat, uppermost section of the three parts of the pelvic bone. |
loft |
the uppermost floor of a warehouse, factory, or the like, usu. a large unpartitioned space. [1/7 definitions] |
on top |
at the highest point (of something), or on the uppermost surface (esp. of something that is tall). [1/3 definitions] |
panpipe |
a primitive musical instrument made of a series of reeds or pipes of graduated lengths bound together, that is played by blowing across the open uppermost ends. |
sky |
the uppermost level or degree. [1/4 definitions] |
skysail |
the uppermost sail on the mainmast of a square-rigged ship. |
soil1 |
the uppermost layer of the earth's surface. [1/4 definitions] |
sprit |
a pole that extends diagonally from the base of a mast to the uppermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail. |
top1 |
the uppermost area, point, or surface. [1/15 definitions] |
topsail |
the uppermost sail, or either of a pair of upper sails, on a ship mast. |
upmost |
(informal) uppermost. |
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