pinnacle

  • 21pinnacle — pin|na|cle [ pınəkl ] noun count LITERARY 1. ) usually singular the most successful or exciting part of someone s life: pinnacle of: This movie marked the pinnacle of her acting career. 2. ) the top of a very high mountain 3. ) a tall thin… …

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  • 22pinnacle — pin•na•cle [[t]ˈpɪn ə kəl[/t]] n. v. cled, cling 1) a lofty peak 2) the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc 3) any pointed, towering part or formation, as of rock 4) archit. a relatively small upright structure, commonly …

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  • 23pinnacle — n. & v. n. 1 the culmination or climax (of endeavour, success, etc.). 2 a natural peak. 3 a small ornamental turret usu. ending in a pyramid or cone, crowning a buttress, roof, etc. v.tr. 1 set on or as if on a pinnacle. 2 form the pinnacle of. 3 …

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  • 24pinnacle — 1. noun a) The highest point. b) A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain. Ant: nadir 2. verb to put something on a pinnacle …

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  • 25Pinnacle —    A little wing, (Matt. 4:5; Luke 4:9). On the southern side of the temple court was a range of porches or cloisters forming three arcades. At the south eastern corner the roof of this cloister was some 300 feet above the Kidron valley. The… …

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  • 26pinnacle — noun 1》 a high pointed piece of rock. 2》 a small pointed turret built as an ornament on a roof. 3》 the most successful point: the pinnacle of his career. Derivatives pinnacled adjective Origin ME: from OFr., from late L. pinnaculum, dimin. of… …

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  • 27pinnacle — noun 1 (singular) the most successful, powerful, exciting etc part of something (+ of): By the age of 40, she had reached the pinnacle of her political career. 2 (C) a pointed stone decoration, like a small tower, on a building such as a church… …

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  • 28pinnacle — noun 1) pinnacles of rock Syn: peak, needle, crag, tor, aiguille, hoodoo; summit, crest, apex, tip 2) the pinnacles of the clock tower Syn: turret, minaret …

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  • 29pinnacle — noun 1) the pinnacle of his career Syn: height, peak, high point, top, apex, zenith, acme 2) pinnacles of rock Syn: peak, needle, crag, tor • …

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  • 30pinnacle — [ˈpɪnək(ə)l] noun [C] literary 1) the most successful or exciting part of someone s life the pinnacle of her acting career[/ex] 2) the top of a very high mountain …

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