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Adjective: top-down  'tóp`dawn
  1. Of an approach to a problem that begins at the highest conceptual level and works down to the details
    "a top-down analysis might begin by looking at macro-economic trends"; "top-down programming"

Antonym: bottom-up

Encyclopedia: Top-down

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top of the line
top off
top onion
top out
top quark
top round
top side
top up
topaz
topcoat
top-down
top-drawer
topdress
tope
topee
Topeka
toper
toper's nose
top-flight
topgallant
topgallant mast