top of a tree

top of a tree
1. n. exp.
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  • top of the tree — Brit informal : the most powerful or most successful position in a profession, organization, etc. She is still (at/on the) top of the tree in her field. [=she s still at the top in her field] • • • Main Entry: ↑top top of the tree see ↑top, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • top of the tree — highest part of a tree, upper branches of a tree …   English contemporary dictionary

  • at the top of the tree — In the highest position in eg a profession • • • Main Entry: ↑tree * * * at the top of the tree informal phrase with the most important status or rank Thesaurus: powerfulsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • (the) top of the tree — British & Australian if someone is at the top of the tree, they are at the highest position in their job or in an organization. Who would have guessed that she would get to the top of the tree before her clever and talented brother? …   New idioms dictionary

  • tree — W1S1 [tri:] n ↑branch, ↑leaves, ↑trunk [: Old English; Origin: treow] 1.) a very tall plant that has branches and leaves, and lives for many years ▪ As a kid, I loved to climb trees. a cherry/peach/apple etc tree ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Tree topping — is the practice of removing large branches and/or trunks from the top of a tree s canopy. Topping is often harmful for the tree. Large pruning wounds often fail to heal and become entry points for disease and pests, undermining the long term… …   Wikipedia

  • Top — Top, n. [AS. top; akin to OFries. top a tuft, D. top top, OHG. zopf end, tip, tuft of hair, G. zopf tuft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree, Icel. toppr a tuft of hair, crest, top, Dan. top, Sw. topp pinnacle, top; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Tuft}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Top and but — Top Top, n. [AS. top; akin to OFries. top a tuft, D. top top, OHG. zopf end, tip, tuft of hair, G. zopf tuft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree, Icel. toppr a tuft of hair, crest, top, Dan. top, Sw. topp pinnacle, top; of uncertain origin. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Top minnow — Top Top, n. [AS. top; akin to OFries. top a tuft, D. top top, OHG. zopf end, tip, tuft of hair, G. zopf tuft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree, Icel. toppr a tuft of hair, crest, top, Dan. top, Sw. topp pinnacle, top; of uncertain origin. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • the top of the tree — the highest level of a profession. → top …   English new terms dictionary

  • Tree automaton — A tree automaton is a type of state machine. Tree automata deal with tree structures, rather than the strings of more conventional state machines. The following article deals with branching tree automata, which correspond to regular languages of… …   Wikipedia

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