Thesaurus: pinnacle

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1. n. 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.
2. n. Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed summit.
3. v. t. To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.
4. n. (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or tower
5. n. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
6. n. a lofty peak
7. v. surmount with a pinnacle
8. v. raise on or as if on a pinnacle
9. 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. To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles. T. Warton.
10. An architectural member, upright, and generally ending in asmall spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in aproportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire, and the like.Pinnacles may be considered primarily as added weight, where it isnecessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc.Some renowned metropolis With glistering spires and pinnacles around.Milton.
11. n:100 n. (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower n. a lofty peak v. surmount with a pinnacle v. raise on or as if on a pinnacle