Definitions of pinnacle:

  • noun:   (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
  • noun:   a lofty peak
  • noun:   the highest level or degree attainable
    Example: "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"
  • verb:   surmount with a pinnacle
    Example: "Pinnacle a pediment"
  • verb:   raise on or as if on a pinnacle
    Example: "He did not want to be pinnacled"