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   pin·na·cle

   /ˈpinək(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. the most successful point; the culmination: "he had reached the pinnacle of his career" Similar highest levelpeakheighthigh point/spotsummittopclimaxcrowning pointpeak of perfectionapexvertexzenithapogeeascendancyupper limitacmemeridianOpposite nadirtrough
   • 2. a high, pointed piece of rock. Similar peakneedlecragtorsummittopmountaintopcrestapextipvertexaiguilleseracpuyhoodootechnical:inselberg
   • ▪ a small pointed turret built as an ornament on a roof. Similar turretminaretspirebelfryobeliskneedlepyramidconefinialshikaramiradorrare:bartizan

   verb

   • 1. set on or as if on a pinnacle: "a rustic cross was pinnacled upon the makeshift altar"
   • 2. form the culminating point or example of.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pinnaculum, diminutive of pinna ‘wing, point’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pinnacled adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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