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I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available.
Alan Patricof

Meaning of "top floor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOP FLOOR

top floor  [tɒp flɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOP FLOOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Top floor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOP FLOOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of top floor in the English dictionary

The definition of top floor in the dictionary is the highest floor in a building.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOP FLOOR


Bangalore
ˌbæŋɡəˈlɔː
claw
klɔː
counselor-at-law
ˌkaʊns ələrətˈlɔː
explore
ɪkˈsplɔː
first-floor
ˌfɜːstˈflɔː
flaw
flɔː
floor
flɔː
folklore
ˈfəʊkˌlɔː
galore
ɡəˈlɔː
ground-floor
ˌɡraʊndˈflɔː
law
lɔː
lor
lɔː
lore
lɔː
Mangalore
ˌmæŋɡəˈlɔː
mothers-in-law
ˈmʌðəzɪnˌlɔː
outlaw
ˈaʊtˌlɔː
scofflaw
ˈskɒflɔː
subfloor
ˈsʌbˌflɔː
underfloor
ˈʌndəˌflɔː
windflaw
ˈwɪndˌflɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOP FLOOR

top boots
top brass
top cat
top copy
top dead-centre
top dog
top dollar
top drawer
top dressing
top end
top gear
top hand
top hat
top kill
top management
top off
top out
top round
top secret
top security

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOP FLOOR

dance floor
dirt floor
factory floor
first floor
forest floor
get in on the ground floor
ground floor
mezzanine floor
parquet floor
pelvic floor
quarry-tiled floor
sea floor
second floor
shop floor
slatted floor
take the floor
third floor
to end up on the cutting room floor
trading floor

Synonyms and antonyms of top floor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «top floor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOP FLOOR

Find out the translation of top floor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of top floor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «top floor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

顶楼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

piso
570 millions of speakers

English

top floor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शीर्ष मंजिल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطابق العلوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

верхний этаж
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piso superior
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপরের তলায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dernier étage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tingkat atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dachgeschoss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最上階
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최상층
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ndhuwur lantai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tầng trên cùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல் மாடியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वरचा मजला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üst kat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piętrze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

верхній поверх
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

etaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τελευταίο όροφο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boonste verdieping
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

översta våningen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

toppetasjen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of top floor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOP FLOOR»

The term «top floor» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOP FLOOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about top floor

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QUOTES WITH «TOP FLOOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word top floor.
1
Alan Patricof
I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOP FLOOR»

Discover the use of top floor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to top floor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
From the Shop Floor to the Top Floor: Releasing the Ceo Within
During his forty-sixyear career with Lanier, the author rose from an entry-level repairman to the Chairman and CEO of the company. During his tenure, the revenues grew from $2 million to $1.4 billion. In From the Shop Floor to the Top Floor: ...
Wes Cantrell, 2009
2
The Children on the Top Floor
Abandoned as babies on the doorstep of television star, Malcolm Masters, Thomas, Lucy, Margery, and William also become TV performers, but problems arise when Malcolm goes off on an extended cruise, leaving the children behind.
Noel Streatfeild, 1985
3
Life on the Top Floor
LIFE ON THE TOP FLOOR You have had a great time on the mountains, but remember the mountain is not a place to live on. The Mount of Transfiguration is an episode, coming to a man from time to time ; but it is not in the ordinary course of ...
Henry Drummond, 1900
4
The Ohio Architect and Builder
As a general thing where really fine work is to be done there is a sub-floor of common material and a top floor of hardwood made with maple or oak strips of parquetry. Where only one thickness of flooring is laid, if it is a residence or business ...
‎1912
5
Supreme Court
They stopped the car very close to the top floor, I think it was a little above. In all of those mechanical controls to get your load up goo to the top floor, you must necessarily set your limit above the top floor. If you don't, you can't get up to the top ...
‎1911
6
A Top-Floor Idyl
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George Van Schaick, 2010
7
The Pacific Reporter
The evidence we think, shows without substantial conflict that the employe who moved the elevator just before the accident, one Brigham, was on the top floor of the building, which he called the third floor, and that he was moving it up to that ...
‎1918
8
The Illustrated Glossary of Practical Architecture and Civil ...
External walls, 21% inches thick, from top of footings to underside of floor next but two below top floor, and 17% inches from underside of the floor next but two below top floor up to top of wall. Party walls, 21% inches thick to next but three ...
‎1852
9
Engineering and Contracting
For buildings high. stories Live load in boor next below top floor. J5% of allowable live load: on next lower floor, 90%; on each succeeding lower floor, correspondingly decreasing pcrcentagea. but in no car*? less than 50*?!. Full live load on ...
Halbert Powers Gillette, 1920
10
Morris Frohmann Against The MAnhattan Railway Company and ...
One flight up, $40; second floor, $35; next floor, vacant, and top floor, $30. The floor next to the top floor is on our list $35, but we would take less for it. The rent of the other houses there is about the same as that of 136; we get a little bit more for ...
‎1895

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOP FLOOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term top floor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fire destroys top floor of vacant residential building in Brooklyn …
A three-alarm fire destroyed the top floor of a vacant residential building in Brooklyn early Tuesday, fire officials said. The blaze at three-floor building on 1140 ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
2
Watch terrifying moment 'stupid' Scots window cleaner balances on …
THESE shocking pictures show a window cleaner balancing on a top floor ledge -- without ANY safety equipment. The man appears to use only his left hand to ... «Scottish Daily Record, May 15»
3
Woman dies after jumping off hotel top floor
JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng police say a woman has died after she jumped off the top floor of a hotel near Hyde Park Corner Mall this afternoon. Police say ... «Eyewitness News, May 15»
4
Manila shoe factory Fire kills 72 people where iron grills prevented …
He said the metal bars and wires on the top floor windows, which are common in the Philippines to prevent thieves from breaking in, were so secure they 'could ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
5
Kitchen fire destroys top floor of Fraser condo complex
Flames destroyed units on the top level of the two-story building. ... on my door, telling me to get out because there was a fire on the second floor,” Bahorski said, ... «The Macomb Daily, Mar 15»
6
Top floor of Titusville landmark destroyed by fire
The cause of a fire that heavily damaged the Towne Square complex in downtown Titusville on March 18 was undetermined on March 19, as city firefighters ... «GoErie.com, Mar 15»
7
Dome above the dome: the Nebraska Capitol's real top floor
Capitol administrator Bob Ripley grips the ladder that leads through the roof of the Nebraska State Capitol tower. The tower's top floor, rarely seen by the public, ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Feb 15»
8
Migos Announces New Mixtape, Treats Fans w/ "Top Floor" Visual
But in the event that there's any doubt, the trio debut a visual for “Top Floor,” featuring Johnny Cinco. Migos' rhymes typically refer to their trap affiliations, but the ... «Hip-Hop Wired, Oct 14»
9
LA's tallest skyscraper to get observation deck
The top floor of U.S. Bank Tower is to remain offices for rent, but the 71st floor below it will become home to a restaurant. The space once occupied by executives ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 14»
10
London West Hollywood hotel adding posh suites to unoccupied top
Workers are constructing swanky suites that will rent for as much as $1,299 a night on the top floor, which was off-limits until recently because original developer ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 14»

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