Pinnacle \Pin"na*cle\, n. [OE. pinacle, F. pinacle, L.
pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle, feather. See Pin a peg.]
1. (Arch.) An architectural member, upright, and generally
ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to
constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles
flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be
considered primarily as added weight, where it is
necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc.
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Some renowned metropolis
With glistering spires and pinnacles around.
--Milton.
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2. Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed
summit.
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Three silent pinnacles of aged snow. --Tennyson.
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The slippery tops of human state,
The gilded pinnacles of fate. --Cowley.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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108 Moby Thesaurus words for "pinnacle":
acme, acme of perfection, all, antenna tower, apex, apogee,
barbican, belfry, bell tower, brow, campanile, cap, ceiling,
climax, cloud nine, colossus, column, consummation, crest, crown,
culmen, culmination, cupola, derrick, dome, edge, end, extreme,
extreme limit, extremity, fire tower, heaven, heavens, height,
high noon, highest degree, highest pitch, highest point, hilltop,
knoll, lantern, last word, lighthouse, limit, lofty peak, martello,
martello tower, mast, maximum, meridian, minaret, monument,
mountaintop, ne plus ultra, no place higher, noon, nth degree,
obelisk, observation tower, pagoda, peak, perfection, pic, pico,
pike, pilaster, pillar, pink, pink of perfection, pitch, point,
pole, precipice, pylon, pyramid, ridge, seventh heaven, shaft, sky,
skyscraper, spire, spur, standpipe, steeple, stupa, summit,
television mast, the whole, tip, tip-top, top, tope, tor, tour,
tower, turret, ultimate, upmost, upper extremity, uppermost,
utmost, utmost extent, uttermost, vertex, very top, water tower,
windmill tower, zenith
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Pinnacle \Pin"na*cle\, n. [OE. pinacle, F. pinacle, L.
pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle, feather. See Pin a peg.]
1. (Arch.) An architectural member, upright, and generally
ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to
constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles
flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be
considered primarily as added weight, where it is
necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc.
Some renowned metropolis With glistering spires and
pinnacles around. --Milton.
2. Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed
summit.
Three silent pinnacles of aged snow. --Tennyson.
The slippery tops of human state, The gilded
pinnacles of fate. --Cowley.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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