“summit”

Definitions

• noun

  the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

  Synonyms: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top, all, apex, apogee

  • Example:“His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty.”
  • Example:“The artist's gifts are at their acme.”

• noun

  the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

  Synonyms: peak, crown, crest, top, tip

  • Example:“The view from the peak was magnificent.”
  • Example:“They clambered to the tip of Monadnock.”

• noun

  a meeting of heads of governments

  Synonyms: summit meeting

• verb

  reach the summit (of a mountain)

  Synonyms: breast

  • Example:“They breasted the mountain.”
  • Example:“Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit.”