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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Pinnacle has 3 senses
- pinnacle(n = noun.artifact) Array - (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower; Array is a kind of spire, steeple
- pinnacle(n = noun.state) acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, summit, superlative, tiptop, top - the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "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" is a kind of degree, level, point, stage
- pinnacle(n = noun.location) Array - a lofty peak; Array is a kind of crest, crown, peak, summit, tip, top
Derived forms verb pinnacle2, verb pinnacle1
Verb Pinnacle has 2 senses
- pinnacle(v = verb.stative) Array - surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment" is one way to surmount
- pinnacle(v = verb.motion) Array - raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled" is one way to bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
Derived form noun pinnacle1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
Derived form noun pinnacle1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
Pinnacle, n. [OE. pinacle, F. pinacle, L. pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle, feather. See Pin a peg.].
- An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it is necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc. [1913 Webster]"Some renowned metropolis
With glistering spires and pinnacles around." [1913 Webster] - Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit. [1913 Webster]"Three silent pinnacles of aged snow." [1913 Webster]"The slippery tops of human state,
The gilded pinnacles of fate." [1913 Webster]
Pinnacle, v. t.
To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles. T. Warton. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Pinnacle, n. & v.
--n.
1 the culmination or climax (of endeavour, success, etc.).
2 a natural peak.
3 a small ornamental turret usu. ending in a pyramid or cone, crowning a buttress, roof, etc.
--v.tr.
1 set on or as if on a pinnacle.
2 form the pinnacle of.
3 provide with pinnacles.
--n.
1 the culmination or climax (of endeavour, success, etc.).
2 a natural peak.
3 a small ornamental turret usu. ending in a pyramid or cone, crowning a buttress, roof, etc.
--v.tr.
1 set on or as if on a pinnacle.
2 form the pinnacle of.
3 provide with pinnacles.
Etymology
ME pinacle f. OF pin(n)acle f. LL pinnaculum f. pinna wing, point (as PIN, -CULE)
THESAURUS
Pinnacle
acme, acme of perfection, all, antenna tower, apex, apogee, barbican, belfry, bell tower, brow, campanile, cap, ceiling, climax, cloud nine, colossus, column, consummation, crest, crown, culmen, culmination, cupola, derrick, dome, edge, end, extreme, extreme limit, extremity, fire tower, heaven, heavens, height, high noon, highest degree, highest pitch, highest point, hilltop, knoll, lantern, last word, lighthouse, limit, lofty peak, martello, martello tower, mast, maximum, meridian, minaret, monument, mountaintop, ne plus ultra, no place higher, noon, nth degree, obelisk, observation tower, pagoda, peak, perfection, pic, pico, pike, pilaster, pillar, pink, pink of perfection, pitch, point, pole, precipice, pylon, pyramid, ridge, seventh heaven, shaft, sky, skyscraper, spire, spur, standpipe, steeple, stupa, summit, television mast, the whole, tip, tip-top, top, tope, tor, tour, tower, turret, ultimate, upmost, upper extremity, uppermost, utmost, utmost extent, uttermost, vertex, very top, water tower, windmill tower, zenithROGET THESAURUS
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Summit
N summit, summity, top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus utra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point, turn of the tide, fountain head, water shed, water parting, sky, pole, tip, tip top, crest, crow's nest, cap, truck, nib, end, crown, brow, head, nob, noddle, pate, capsheaf, high places, heights, topgallant mast, sky scraper, quarter deck, hurricane deck, architrave, frieze, cornice, coping stone, zoophorus, capital, epistyle, sconce, pediment, entablature, tympanum, ceiling, attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story, summit conference, summit, peak of achievement, peak of performance, peaks and troughs, peaks and valleys (in graphs), highest &c (high), top, top most, upper most, tiptop, culminating, meridian, meridional, capital, head, polar, supreme, supernal, topgallant, atop, at the top of the tree, en flute, fleur deau.
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