pinnacle

n 1: (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a

buttress of tower

2: the highest level or degree attainable: "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" [syn: {acme}, {height}, {elevation},

{peak}, {summit}, {superlative}, {top}]

3: a lofty peak

v 1: set on or as if on a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"

2: raise on or as if on a pinnacle: "He did not want to be

pinnacled"