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pinnacle

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pinnacle in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. 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"
    acme  height  elevation  peak  pinnacle  summit  superlative  meridian  tiptop  top 
  2. (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
    pinnacle 
  3. a lofty peak
    pinnacle 
verb
  1. raise on or as if on a pinnacle
    "He did not want to be pinnacled"
    pinnacle 
  2. surmount with a pinnacle
    "pinnacle a pediment"
    pinnacle 
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