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

Hypernym(s): steeple, spire

· 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"

Synonym(s): acme, height, elevation, peak, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top

Hypernym(s): degree, level, stage, point

· a lofty peak

Hypernym(s): peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit

· surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment"

Hypernym(s): surmount

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

Hypernym(s): raise, lift, elevate, get_up, bring_up