summit
1. 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
• Syn:
acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle,
superlative, meridian, tiptop, top
• Derivationally related forms:
top (for: top), meridian (for: meridian), superlative (for: superlative), peak (for: peak), elevate (for: elevation)
• Hypernyms:
degree, level, stage, point
2. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- the view from the peak was magnificent
- they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
- the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
• Syn:
peak, crown, crest, top, tip
• Derivationally related forms:
top (for: top), crest (for: crest)
• Hypernyms:
topographic point, place, spot
• Hyponyms:
hilltop, brow, pinnacle, mountain peak
3. a meeting of heads of governments
• Syn:
summit meeting
• Hypernyms:
meeting, group meeting
reach the summit (of a mountain)
- They breasted the mountain
- Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit
• Syn:
breast
• Hypernyms:
reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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