pinnacle

Definition

  • noun: a high mountain top
  • noun: an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
  • verb: to surmount with a pinnacle
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: turret, peak, height

Examples

  • His career reached its 'pinnacle' when he won the championship.

  • Winning the championship was the 'pinnacle of' his career.

  • She stands at the 'pinnacle of' the fashion industry.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ...for thousands of years. We sacked Rome. Loaded trade ships with plague rats. Burned London to the ground. Every time a civilization reaches the pinnacle of its decadence... ...we return to restore the balance. Gotham isn't beyond saving. Give me more time. There are good people here. (..)
    2005 Batman Begins