pinnacle

pin·na·cle

 (pĭn′ə-kəl)

n.

1. Architecture A small turret or spire on a roof or buttress.

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

3. The highest point; the culmination. See Synonyms at summit.

tr.v. pin·na·cled, pin·na·cling, pin·na·cles

1. To furnish with a pinnacle.

2. To place on or as if on a pinnacle.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin pinnāculum, diminutive of Latin pinna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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pinnacle

(ˈpɪnəkəl)

n

1. the highest point or level, esp of fame, success, etc

2. (Physical Geography) a towering peak, as of a mountain

3. (Architecture) a slender upright structure in the form of a cone, pyramid, or spire on the top of a buttress, gable, or tower

vb (tr)

4. to set on or as if on a pinnacle

5. to furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles

6. to crown with a pinnacle

[C14: via Old French from Late Latin pinnāculum a peak, from Latin pinna wing]

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pin•na•cle

(ˈpɪn ə kəl)

n., v. -cled, -cling. n.

1. a lofty peak.

2. the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc.

3. any pointed, towering part or formation, as of rock.

4. a relatively small upright structure, commonly terminating in a pyramid or cone, rising above a roof or coping or capping a tower or buttress.

v.t.

5. to place on or as if on a pinnacle.

6. to form a pinnacle on; crown.

[1300–50; Middle English pinacle < Middle French < Late Latin pinnāculum gable = Latin pinn(a) raised part of a parapet, literally, wing, feather + -āculum; see tabernacle]

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pinnacle


Past participle: pinnacled
Gerund: pinnacling
Imperative
pinnacle
pinnacle
Present
I pinnacle
you pinnacle
he/she/it pinnacles
we pinnacle
you pinnacle
they pinnacle
Preterite
I pinnacled
you pinnacled
he/she/it pinnacled
we pinnacled
you pinnacled
they pinnacled
Present Continuous
I am pinnacling
you are pinnacling
he/she/it is pinnacling
we are pinnacling
you are pinnacling
they are pinnacling
Present Perfect
I have pinnacled
you have pinnacled
he/she/it has pinnacled
we have pinnacled
you have pinnacled
they have pinnacled
Past Continuous
I was pinnacling
you were pinnacling
he/she/it was pinnacling
we were pinnacling
you were pinnacling
they were pinnacling
Past Perfect
I had pinnacled
you had pinnacled
he/she/it had pinnacled
we had pinnacled
you had pinnacled
they had pinnacled
Future
I will pinnacle
you will pinnacle
he/she/it will pinnacle
we will pinnacle
you will pinnacle
they will pinnacle
Future Perfect
I will have pinnacled
you will have pinnacled
he/she/it will have pinnacled
we will have pinnacled
you will have pinnacled
they will have pinnacled
Future Continuous
I will be pinnacling
you will be pinnacling
he/she/it will be pinnacling
we will be pinnacling
you will be pinnacling
they will be pinnacling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pinnacling
you have been pinnacling
he/she/it has been pinnacling
we have been pinnacling
you have been pinnacling
they have been pinnacling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pinnacling
you will have been pinnacling
he/she/it will have been pinnacling
we will have been pinnacling
you will have been pinnacling
they will have been pinnacling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pinnacling
you had been pinnacling
he/she/it had been pinnacling
we had been pinnacling
you had been pinnacling
they had been pinnacling
Conditional
I would pinnacle
you would pinnacle
he/she/it would pinnacle
we would pinnacle
you would pinnacle
they would pinnacle
Past Conditional
I would have pinnacled
you would have pinnacled
he/she/it would have pinnacled
we would have pinnacled
you would have pinnacled
they would have pinnacled

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun1.pinnacle - (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of towerpinnacle - (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

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

architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"

2.pinnacle - the highest level or degree attainablepinnacle - the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "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"

degree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

3.pinnacle - a lofty peak

crest, summit, top, peak, tip, crown - the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

Verb1.pinnacle - surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"

surmount - be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"

2.pinnacle - raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled"

lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

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pinnacle

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pinnacle

noun

The highest point or state:

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Translations

ذُرْوَةصَخْرَه او جَبَلهَرَم في أعْلى الكَنيسَه

jehlaštítvěžičkavrchol

højdepunktspidstindetop

dísztornyocskaorom

fjallstindurhátindurturnspíra

bokštelis

kalngalsklintssmailevirsotne

doruksivri kayasivri süsleme kulesi

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pinnacle

[ˈpɪnɪkəl] n

(= highest point) [fame, career, success] → apogée m
to reach the pinnacle of sth → atteindre l'apogée de qch

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pinnacle

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pinnacle

(ˈpinəkl) noun

1. a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc.

2. a high pointed rock or mountain. It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.

3. a high point (of achievement, success etc). He has reached the pinnacle of his career.

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