Pinnacle

Word PINNACLE
Character 8
Hyphenation pin na cle
Pronunciations /ˈpɪnəkəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Pinnacle"

What do we mean by pinnacle?

A small turret or spire on a roof or buttress. noun

A tall pointed formation, such as a mountain peak. noun

The highest point; the culmination. synonym: summit. noun

To furnish with a pinnacle. transitive verb

To place on or as if on a pinnacle. transitive verb

A sharp point or peak; the very topmost point, as of a mountain. noun

In architecture, any relatively small structure (of whatever form, but commonly terminating in a cone or a pyramid) that rises above the roof or coping of a building, or caps a projecting architectural member, such as a buttress. noun

To put a pinnacle or pinnacles on; furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.

To place on or as on a pinnacle.

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. noun

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

To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles. transitive verb

The highest point. noun

A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain. noun

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

To put something on a pinnacle verb

To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles verb

The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development noun

(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower noun

A lofty peak noun

The highest point.

A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.

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

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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Pinnacle

The word "pinnacle" in example sentences

In the new theology this celestial pinnacle is occupied by The Market, which I capitalize to signify both the mystery that enshrouds it and the reverence it inspires in business folk. ❋ Unknown (1999)

The word pinnacle does not quite express the force of the original. ❋ Unknown (1949)

Formula 1 is often referred to as the pinnacle of motorsport, and this year's championship is 19 races long, starting with Australia back in March and finishing in Brazil at the end of November. ❋ Jonathan M. Gitlin (2011)

Looking back on the night he described as the pinnacle of his splendid mixed martial arts career so far, Georges St. Pierre said he could pinpoint the moment he knew for certain he had victory within his fearsome grasp. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At sometime, probably when he was a child or a young man, he had read the word pinnacle, figured out its pronunciation for himself, and forever after -- although probably never using the word out loud -- thought of it as pinochle. ❋ Unknown (1992)

This Portable Native Client project - aka PNaCl, pronounced 'pinnacle' - uses the Low-level Virtual Machine (LLVM) bitcode format. ❋ Team Register (2010)

JIMMY BRADLEY, OWNER, THE RED CAT: The zenith, the pinnacle is the "New York Times" restaurant critic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The pinnacle is the ever-so-brief reference to The Invasion of the Body Snatchers that follows in the best traditions of the TV show. ❋ The Brillig Blogger (2008)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The pinnacle is a pagan religious icon. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Pedrito elevated his hand jerkily to help the idea of pinnacle, of fame. ❋ Unknown (1904)

A pinnacle is a poor substitute for a hearthstone, from the feminine point of view; and laurel wreaths do not make half so satisfactory a journey's end as lovers 'meetings. ❋ Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler (1894)

The parapets, whether embattled or straight-sided, are pierced with open work; and at each angle of the tower, at which buttresses are disposed rectangular-wise, is finished with a crocketed pinnacle, which is also often to be met with rising from the middle of the parapet. ❋ Matthew Holbeche Bloxam (1846)

It was the attic floor of the highest house in the Wahngasse; and might truly be called the pinnacle of Weissnichtwo, for it rose sheer up above the contiguous roofs, themselves rising from elevated ground. ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)

One buyer has purchased what some might call the pinnacle of Harry Potter-inspired memorabilia: JK Rowling's childhood home. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

If the L.H.C. finds the Higgs boson with a mass below 150 GeV, he wins 10 Nobel chocolate coins the pinnacle of ❋ By ROBERT GARISTO (2011)

The entire streak was filled with higlights, but the pinnacle was the epic triumph in penalties at Suncorp Stadium. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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