Going as far into the sky as you can go on foot, you'll reach the highest point, or pinnacle, of the Himalayas. A successful climb like that might also become the pinnacle, or peak, of your success.
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
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
Noun
a lofty peak
Noun
the highest level or degree attainable; "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
Verb
raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled"
Verb
surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"
n.
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.
n.
Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed
summit.
v. t.
To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.
Pinnacle
Some renowned metropolis With glistering spires and pinnacles around.2.
Three silent pinnacles of aged snow.
The slippery tops of human state, The gilded pinnacles of fate.
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.
To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.
Usage Examples
I was fired at the pinnacle of my career, on my 39th birthday. And in the year that followed, I learned that there are many psychological phases of being 'let go.'
If newspapers were a baseball team, they would be the Mets - without the hope for those folks at the very pinnacle of the financial food chain - who average nearly $24 million a year in income - 'next year.'
I've been a very lucky guy. I played on championship teams. I played for Canada. I've won some awards and I'm very proud of those accomplishments. But I don't think there's anything greater than to come home and to be recognized at home. This is the pinnacle.
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Other Usage ExamplesYou have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.
I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.
For a while I was on the cover of every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which was regarded as the pinnacle of success in America.
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