pinnacle
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(verb) raise on or as if on a pinnacle: "He did not want to be pinnacled" |
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Related Words: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise |
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(verb) set on or as if on a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment" |
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Related Words: surmount |
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(noun) (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower |
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Related Words: spire, steeple |
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(noun) a lofty peak |
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Related Words: crest, crown, peak, summit, tip, top |
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(noun) the highest level or degree attainable: "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" |
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Synonyms: acme, elevation, height, peak, summit, superlative, top |
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Related Words: degree, level, point, stage |
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