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on top of the world

on top of the world
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn top uhv, ov stressed th ee wurld]
    • /ɒn, ɔn tɒp ʌv, ɒv stressed ði wɜrld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn top uhv, ov stressed th ee wurld]
    • /ɒn, ɔn tɒp ʌv, ɒv stressed ði wɜrld/

Definitions of on top of the world words

  • noun on top of the world the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point. 1
  • noun on top of the world the uppermost or upper part, surface, etc., of anything. 1
  • noun on top of the world the higher end of anything on a slope. 1
  • noun on top of the world British. a part considered as higher: the top of the street. high gear of an automobile. 1
  • noun on top of the world tops. the part of a plant that grows above ground, especially of an edible root. one of the tender tips of the branches or shoots of plants. 1
  • noun on top of the world the part of anything that is first or foremost; beginning: Let's go over it from the top again. 1
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Origin of on top of the world

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch top, German Zopf, Old Norse toppr “top”

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Parts of speech for On top of the world

noun
adjective
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adverb
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on top of the world popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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