PINNACLE

• (noun) (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

  The old church had a large pinnacle jutting out of it. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a lofty peak

  They managed to reach the mountain's pinnacle. -added by naila_inlas

• (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"

  synonyms : acme , elevation , height , meridian , peak , summit , superlative , tiptop , top

  Bob's behaviour reached the pinnacle of stupidity. -added by BagomboSnuffbox

  Kajol was at the acme of her acting career when she got married to actor ajay devgan -added by priyavanjeri

• (verb) raise on or as if on a pinnacle

  "He did not want to be pinnacled"

• (verb) surmount with a pinnacle

  "pinnacle a pediment"

  The building was pinnacled with a five meter long spire. -added by naila_inlas

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