pinnacle

Noun
  1. (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower (synset 103949542)
    referred to in: architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
    is a type of: spire, steeple - a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
  2. The highest level or degree attainable;
    The highest stage of development (synset 113963489)
    "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"
    is a type of: degree, level, point, stage - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
    same as: acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
  3. A lofty peak (synset 108637032)
    is a type of: crest, crown, peak, summit, tip, top - the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
Verb
  1. Surmount with a pinnacle (synset 202700644)
    "pinnacle a pediment"
    is a type of: surmount - be on top of
  2. Raise on or as if on a pinnacle (synset 201979251)
    "He did not want to be pinnacled"
    is a type of: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise - raise from a lower to a higher position

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