What part of speech is the word top?

The word "top" can be several parts of speech depending on its context:

* Noun: The highest point or part of something. (Example: "The bird perched on the top of the tree.")

* Adjective: Being at the highest point or position. (Example: "The top shelf is hard to reach.")

* Verb: To reach the highest point. (Example: "The mountain topped out at 14,000 feet.")

* Adverb: At the highest point or position. (Example: "He sat top the hill.")

To figure out the part of speech, you need to look at how the word is used in a sentence.