Pinnacle - Definition
pinnacle
n 1: (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a
buttress of tower
2: 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" [syn: acme, height,
elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative,
meridian, tiptop, top]
3: a lofty peak
v 1: surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"
2: raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be
pinnacled"