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Pinnacle

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Noun

1. pinnacle

(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

2. acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

Example Sentences:
'his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty'
'the artist's gifts are at their acme'
'at the height of her career'
'the peak of perfection'
'summer was at its peak'
'...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame'
'the summit of his ambition'
'so many highest superlatives achieved by man'
'at the top of his profession'

3. pinnacle

a lofty peak

Verb

4. pinnacle

surmount with a pinnacle

Example Sentences:
'pinnacle a pediment'

5. pinnacle

raise on or as if on a pinnacle

Example Sentences:
'He did not want to be pinnacled'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Pinnacle

see synonyms of pinnacle
noun
1. 
the highest point or level, esp of fame, success, etc
2. 
a towering peak, as of a mountain
3. 
a slender upright structure in the form of a cone, pyramid, or spire on the top of a buttress, gable, or tower
verb (transitive)
4. 
to set on or as if on a pinnacle
5. 
to furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles
6. 
to crown with a pinnacle

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Pinnacle

see synonyms of pinnacle
noun
1. 
a small turret or spire on a buttress or a supporting pier
2. 
a pointed formation, as at the top of a mountain; peak
3. 
the highest point; culmination; acme
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpinnacled or ˈpinnacling
4. 
to set on a pinnacle
5. 
to furnish or adorn with pinnacles
6. 
to form the pinnacle of

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Pinnacle

see synonyms of pinnacle
n.
1. Architecture A small turret or spire on a roof or buttress.
2. A tall pointed formation, such as a mountain peak.
3. The highest point; the culmination. See Synonyms at summit.
tr.v. pin·na·cled, pin·na·cling, pin·na·cles
1. To furnish with a pinnacle.
2. To place on or as if on a pinnacle.

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