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Meaning of 'pinnacle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pinnacle [ n.]
- 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.
- Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit.
2 . Pinnacle [ v. t.]
- To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.

Meaning of 'pinnacle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pinnacle [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Example in sentence:
  • ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame;
  • at the height of her career;
  • at the top of his profession;
  • his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty;
  • so many highest superlatives achieved by man;
  • summer was at its peak;
  • the artist's gifts are at their acme;
  • the peak of perfection;
  • the summit of his ambition
2 . pinnacle [ v]
Meaning (2):
- raise on or as if on a pinnacle
Example in sentence:
  • He did not want to be pinnacled
Meaning (3):
- surmount with a pinnacle
Example in sentence:
  • pinnacle a pediment

Nearby Words:

pin pin-eyed pin-tailed pinaces pinacoid pinacolin pinacone pinacotheca pinafore pinakothek

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