n. (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

n. a lofty peak

n. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"

v. raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled"

v. surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"

n. a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

n. the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected

n. the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"

n. the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"

n. a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

n. the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"

n. the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected