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Pinnacle

Pinnacle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pinnacle? [n] (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower [n] a lofty peak [n] 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" [v] raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled" [v] set on or as if on a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pinnacle: acme \| elevation \| height \| peak \| summit \| superlative \| top Related Terms \| Find terms related to 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 \| zenith See Also \| bring up \| crest \| crown \| degree \| elevate \| get up \| level \| lift \| peak \| point \| raise \| spire \| stage \| steeple \| summit \| surmount \| tip \| top Pinnacle In Webster's Dictionary \Pin"nacle\, n. [OE. pinacle, F. pinacle, L. pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle, feather. See {Pin} a peg.] 1. (Arch.) 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. Some renowned metropolis With glistering spires and pinnacles around. --Milton. 2. Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit. Three silent pinnacles of aged snow. --Tennyson. The slippery tops of human state, The gilded pinnacles of fate. --Cowley. \Pin"nacle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinnacled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinnacling}.] To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles. --T. Warton.

Pinnacle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pinnacle?

[n] (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
[n] a lofty peak
[n] 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"
[v] raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled"
[v] set on or as if on a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"

Pinnacle In Webster's Dictionary

\Pin"na*cle\, n. [OE. pinacle, F. pinacle, L.
pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle, feather. See {Pin} a peg.]
1. (Arch.) 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.

         Some renowned metropolis With glistering spires and
         pinnacles around.                     --Milton.

2. Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed
   summit.

         Three silent pinnacles of aged snow.  --Tennyson.

         The slippery tops of human state, The gilded
         pinnacles of fate.                    --Cowley.


\Pin"na*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinnacled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Pinnacling}.]
To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles. --T.
Warton.

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