Synonyms: pinnacle
Definition: (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
Definition: a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
Synonyms: pinnacle
Definition: a lofty peak
Similar words: peak, summit, tip, top, crest, crown
Definition: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
Usage: the view from the peak was magnificent; they clambered to the tip of Monadnock; the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: level, stage, point, degree
Definition: a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
Usage: a remarkable degree of frankness; at what stage are the social sciences?
Synonyms: pinnacle
Definition: raise on or as if on a pinnacle
Usage: He did not want to be pinnacled
Similar words: lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate
Definition: raise from a lower to a higher position
Usage: Raise your hands; Lift a load
Synonyms: pinnacle
Definition: surmount with a pinnacle
Usage: pinnacle a pediment