Definitions for pinnacle

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pinnacle pin·na·cle

Spelling: [pin-uh-kuh l]

IPA: /ˈpɪn ə kəl/

Pinnacle is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 264 anagrams from letters in pinnacle (aceilnnp).

Definitions for pinnacle

noun

1. a lofty peak.
2. the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame, etc.:
3. any pointed, towering part or formation, as of rock.
4. Architecture. a relatively small, upright structure, commonly terminating in a gable, a pyramid, or a cone, rising above the roof or coping of a building, or capping a tower, buttress, or other projecting architectural member.

verb (used with object)

1. to place on or as on a pinnacle.
2. to form a pinnacle on; crown.

Origin of pinnacle

1300-50; Middle English pinacle Middle French Late Latin pinnāculum gable, equivalent to Latin pinn(a) raised part of a parapet, literally, wing, feather (see pinna)

Examples for pinnacle

The arrival of Woodford Reserve in 1996 was arguably the pinnacle of the small batch movement.

Next, he sermonized on the moral failures that caused other “pinnacle nations” throughout history to fall.

On his right sat Harriet, having reached the first pinnacle of her new career.

They were two artists at the pinnacle of their careers combining their respective star powers into one nearly blinding supernova.

The dome was probably surmounted by a pinnacle, as shown in Fig. 39.

From an athletic point of view, James is the pinnacle of human athleticism and fitness.

For you know that this affair has set Amadieu on a pinnacle.

For those who are obsessed with the popular reality show, the wedding was a pinnacle moment.

It takes courage to step down from the pinnacle you stood on.

The height of the pinnacle is determined by the breadth of the base.