Definition of Pinnacle
Pinnacle
pin·na·cle


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
The highest or most superior point or level of something.

e.g. The hikers reached the pinnacle of the mountain after hours of climbing.

(noun)
a pointed structure or formation suggesting the peak or pinnacle, as of a rock;

e.g. The squirrel somehow managed to crawl up to the pinnacle overlooking the vast canyon.

(verb)
to set on top as if on a pinnacle;

e.g. The nest was pinnacled at the top of the tall tree in the forest.

(verb)
to form the culminating point;

e.g. Their research has pinnacled the study of the decoy effect in psychology and consumerism.



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