PINNACLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does pinnacle mean?
• PINNACLE (noun)
The noun PINNACLE has 3 senses:
1. (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
3. a lofty peak
Familiarity information: PINNACLE used as a noun is uncommon.
• PINNACLE (verb)
The verb PINNACLE has 2 senses:
1. surmount with a pinnacle
2. raise on or as if on a pinnacle
Familiarity information: PINNACLE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PINNACLE (noun)
Meaning:
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pinnacle" is a kind of...):
spire; steeple (a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top)
Domain category:
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
Meaning:
The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
acme; tiptop; meridian; summit; superlative; pinnacle; height; elevation; peak; top
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("pinnacle" is a kind of...):
degree; level; point; stage (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process)
Meaning:
A lofty peak
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("pinnacle" is a kind of...):
crest; crown; peak; summit; tip; top (the top point of a mountain or hill)
• PINNACLE (verb)
Meaning:
Surmount with a pinnacle
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
pinnacle a pediment
Hypernyms (to "pinnacle" is one way to...):
surmount (be on top of)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Raise on or as if on a pinnacle
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
He did not want to be pinnacled
Hypernyms (to "pinnacle" is one way to...):
bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
