PINNACLE


Meaning of PINNACLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpɪnəkl ]

n. & v. --n. 1 the culmination or climax (of endeavour, success, etc.). 2 a natural peak. 3 a small ornamental turret usu. ending in a pyramid or cone, crowning a buttress, roof, etc. --v.tr. 1 set on or as if on a pinnacle. 2 form the pinnacle of. 3 provide with pinnacles. [ME pinacle f. OF pin(n)acle f. LL pinnaculum f. pinna wing, point (as PIN, -CULE)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.