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Pinnacle
01
the highest point or summit of a mountain
Examples
Reaching the pinnacle of the mountain was a remarkable achievement.
02
a pointed structure made of stone used as a decoration at the top of a castle, church, etc.
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
pinnacles
03
a part of something that is considered the most prominent or successful
Examples
Winning the Nobel Prize was the pinnacle of her career.
to pinnacle
01
raise on or as if on a pinnacle
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
pinnacle
3rd person singular
pinnacles
Present participle
pinnacling
Past simple
pinnacled
Past participle
pinnacled
02
surmount with a pinnacle
