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pinnacle
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noun
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
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noun
a lofty peak
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verb
surmount with a pinnacle
pinnacle a pediment
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verb
raise on or as if on a pinnacle
He did not want to be pinnacled
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noun
(= acme, height, peak, summit, superlative, top)
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
west
Noun
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The direction that the sun sets; from north, 90º to the left.
He is from the west.
west
Preposition
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One of the four compass directions: 270º clockwise from north. The sun sets in the west.
England is west of France.
capital
Noun
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A capital is the most important city of a country. The government of the country is usually located there.
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The (field) capital is the most important city in that particular field.
Hollywood is the film capital, New York the theater capital, Las Vegas the gambling capital.
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A person's capital is all his money and wealth.
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A capital forms the topmost member of a column or pilaster. It broadens the area of the column's supporting surface.
capital
Adjective
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A capital object or idea is something that is very important.
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very good.
That is a capital idea!
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Involving punishment by death.
Not all felonies are capital crimes.
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One begins a sentence with a capital letter.