Associations to the word «Pinnacle»
Noun
- Buttress
- Parapet
- Spire
- Crag
- Cornice
- Turret
- Gable
- Karst
- Courtier
- Steeple
- Precipice
- Tower
- Skyscraper
- Frieze
- Basalt
- Nave
- Niche
- Weathering
- Iceberg
- Summit
- Pagoda
- Lancet
- Limestone
- Peak
- Dome
- Vodka
- Chancel
- Climber
- Greatness
- Arch
- Obelisk
- Massif
- Reef
- Airline
- Butte
- Fissure
- Canopy
- Facade
- Erosion
- Grandeur
- Ascent
- Culmination
- Outcrop
- Crest
- Roof
- Pyramid
- Ridge
- Tabernacle
- Apex
- Aisle
- Career
- Lacy
- Cliff
- Vane
- Achievement
- Corner
- Tops
- Cupola
- Easterly
- Dazzling
- Sparkling
- Glacier
Adjective
Wiktionary
PINNACLE, noun. The highest point.
PINNACLE, noun. A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.
PINNACLE, noun. (figuratively) An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success.
PINNACLE, noun. (architecture) 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.
PINNACLE, verb. To put something on a pinnacle
PINNACLE, verb. To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles
Dictionary definition
PINNACLE, noun. (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower.
PINNACLE, noun. 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".
PINNACLE, noun. A lofty peak.
PINNACLE, verb. Surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment".
PINNACLE, verb. Raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled".
Wise words
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite
surprised to be taken at his word.