pinnaclenoun
uk/ˈpɪn.ə.kəl/us/ˈpɪn.ə.kəl/pinnacle noun (SUCCESS)
[ C usually singular ] the most successful or admired part of a system or achievement:
By the age of 32 she had reached the pinnacle of her career.
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Higher and lower points of achievement
- apex
- apogee
- capstone
- climax
- consummation
- glory days
- height
- heyday
- high point
- high water mark
- Indian summer
- nadir
- peak
- plumb
- rock bottom
- the acme
- trough
- vertex
- zenith
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pinnacle noun (TOP)
[ C ] a small pointed tower on top of a building, or the top part of a mountain:
literary The pinnacles of the Himalayas were visible above the clouds.
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Geography: hills & mountains
- alpine
- arête
- Ben
- butte
- cirque
- cliff
- clifftop
- col
- drumlin
- hilltop
- hilly
- hummock
- incline
- knoll
- mountainous
- Mountains
- mountainside
- orographic
- ridge
- shelf
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Parts of buildings: roofs & parts of roofs