atop
/əˈtɒp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.63 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep
On the top of.
Example Sentences
- "He sat atop the mountain, waiting for the end of the world."
- "For example, when trailers containing new automobiles were first piggybacked two areas of potential damage became evident: (1) diesel locomotive exhaust left a film of oil on the new autos; and (2) auto windshields could be scarred or cracked by the metal-tipped "tell-tales" which warn men atop trains of oncoming bridges or tunnels."
- ""And other things," she echoed, nodding slowly and resting her body a little more atop him again."
- "2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text “Monotheism was born here,” Goren tells me atop a cliff overlooking the sheet of iron-colored water."
- "He sat atop of the mountain, waiting for the end of the world."
- "He has a handsome face, still bearded in the midst of a mostly clean-shaving nation, and with the white hairs prevalent on the cheeks and temples; his head is bald atop, though hardly from the uneasiness of wearing a crown."
Etymology
From a- (“on”) + top.