pinnacle
To place on a pinnacleTo place on a pinnacle.
» Australia is a pinnacle of social progress.
Australien ist ein Gipfel des gesellschaftlichen Fortschritts. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 senses(transitive)To place on a pinnacle.
raise on or as if on a pinnacle
(transitive)To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles.
surmount with a pinnacle
Examples
11 sentencesAustralia is a pinnacle of social progress.
deAustralien ist ein Gipfel des gesellschaftlichen Fortschritts. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The pinnacle of evolution is the dolphin.
It's the pinnacle of luxury.
deDas ist der Gipfel des Luxus. — Yorwba
He's unstoppable right now but the question is how long he can remain at the pinnacle of his career.
The pinnacle of stupidity is to accelerate when people want to overtake, be it on foot, on horseback or in a car.
Origin
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French pinacle, pinnacle, from Late Latin pinnāculuFrom Middle English, borrowed from Old French pinacle, pinnacle, from Late Latin pinnāculum (“a peak, pinnacle”), from Latin pinna (“a pinnacle”); see pin. Doublet of panache.
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Forms
pinnacles, pinnacling, pinnacled, pinnacledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.