Definitions for pinnacle

Definitions for (noun) pinnacle

Main entry: pinnacle

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


Main entry: pinnacle

Definition: a lofty peak


Main entry: meridian, height, tiptop, top, summit, superlative, acme, pinnacle, peak, elevation

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

Usage: 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


Definitions for (verb) pinnacle

Main entry: pinnacle

Definition: raise on or as if on a pinnacle

Usage: He did not want to be pinnacled


Main entry: pinnacle

Definition: surmount with a pinnacle

Usage: pinnacle a pediment


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