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pinnacle
noun
verb
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or tower
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ˈpɪnəkəl
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noun
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or tower
noun
a lofty peak
noun
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
“his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty”
verb
raise on or as if on a pinnacle
“He did not want to be pinnacled”
verb
surmount with a pinnacle
“pinnacle a pediment”
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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
He did not want to be pinnacled
pinnacle a pediment
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