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Meaning of pinnacle

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pinnacle

Pronunciation:/ˈpɪnəkəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. The highest point.

    Antonyms:nadir
  2. A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.

  3. An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success.

  4. An upright member, 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.

verb

Definitions

  1. To put something on a pinnacle.

  2. To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.