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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɪnəkəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pinnacle.wav Forms: pinnacles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English, borrowed from Old French pinacle, pinnacle, from Late Latin pinnaculum (“a peak, pinnacle”), from Latin pinna (“a pinnacle”); see pin. Doublet of panache. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fro|pinacle}} Old French pinacle, {{der|en|LL.|pinnaculum||a peak, pinnacle}} Late Latin pinnaculum (“a peak, pinnacle”), {{der|en|la|pinna||a pinnacle}} Latin pinna (“a pinnacle”), {{doublet|en|panache}} Doublet of panache Head templates: {{en-noun}} pinnacle (plural pinnacles)
  1. The highest point. Synonyms: acme, peak, summit Translations (highest point): قِمَّة (qimma) [feminine] (Arabic), գագաթնակետ (gagatʻnaket) (Armenian), връхна точка (vrǎhna točka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 巔峰 (Chinese Mandarin), 巅峰 (diānfēng) (Chinese Mandarin), vrchol (Czech), vrcholek [masculine] (Czech), top [masculine] (Dutch), spits [masculine] (Dutch), huippu (Finnish), huippukohta (Finnish), cime (French), მწვერვალი (mc̣vervali) (Georgian), Gipfel [masculine] (German), शिखर (śikhar) [masculine] (Hindi), spuaic [feminine] (Irish), buaic [feminine] (Irish), pinnacolo [masculine] (Italian), cima [feminine] (Italian), picco [masculine] (Italian), somma [feminine] (Italian), guglia [feminine] (Italian), cuspide [feminine] (Italian), 頂上 (chōjō) (alt: ちょうじょう) (Japanese), 頂点 (chōten) (alt: ちょうてん) (Japanese), wjerch [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), puncak (Malay), karamata (Maori), karamatamata (Maori), taumata (Maori), tihi (Maori), пик (pik) [masculine] (Russian), вы́сшая то́чка (výsšaja tóčka) [feminine] (Russian), верши́на (veršína) [feminine] (Russian), शिरस् (śíras) [neuter] (Sanskrit), vrh (Serbo-Croatian), vrhunac (Serbo-Croatian), врх [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), врхунац [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), vrchol [masculine] (Slovak), cumbre [feminine] (Spanish), pináculo [masculine] (Spanish), karurukan (Tagalog), uchafbwynt [masculine] (Welsh), brig [plural] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-pinnacle-en-noun-Qm90OQaY Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 12 29 16 33 4 6 Disambiguation of 'highest point': 89 1 7 2
  2. (geology) A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain. Categories (topical): Geology Translations (tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain): špice [feminine] (Czech), špička [feminine] (Czech), spits [masculine] (Dutch), terävä huippu (Finnish), kalliopaasi (Finnish), pic (French), მწვერვალი (mc̣vervali) (Georgian), Felsnadel [feminine] (German), Felsturm [masculine] (German), spuaic [feminine] (Irish), stuaic [feminine] (Irish), cima [feminine] (Italian), picco [masculine] (Italian), остроконе́чная скала́ (ostrokonéčnaja skalá) [feminine] (Russian), šiljak (Serbo-Croatian), vrhunac (Serbo-Croatian), vrh (Serbo-Croatian), pico [masculine] (Spanish), copa [feminine, masculine] (Welsh), crib [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-pinnacle-en-noun-NBXqgV3Z Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 23 28 32 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 12 29 16 33 4 6 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain': 4 89 4 4
  3. (figuratively) An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: apex Translations (figuratively: all-time high): връх (vrǎh) [masculine] (Bulgarian), (absolutní) špička [feminine] (Czech), toppunt [neuter] (Dutch), kohokohta (Finnish), huippuhetki (Finnish), Höhepunkt [masculine] (German), apogeo [masculine] (Italian), culmine [masculine] (Italian), apice [masculine] (Italian), karamata (Maori), пик (pik) [masculine] (Russian), ápice [masculine] (Spanish), pináculo [masculine] (Spanish), uchafbwynt [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-pinnacle-en-noun-x0tCum~0 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 23 28 32 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 12 29 16 33 4 6 Disambiguation of 'figuratively: all-time high': 4 6 82 7
  4. (architecture) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire. Categories (topical): Architectural elements Translations (architecture: an upright member): κορωνίς (korōnís) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), πτερύγιον (pterúgion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), шпиц (špic) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pinacle [masculine] (Catalan), fiale [common-gender] (Danish), pinakel [neuter] (Dutch), pinacle [masculine] (French), Pinakel [neuter] (German), Fiale [feminine] (German), Spitzturm [masculine] (German), κορωνίδα (koronída) [feminine] (Greek), πτερύγιο (pterýgio) [neuter] (Greek), pinaklo (Ido), stuaic [feminine] (Irish), pinnacolo [masculine] (Italian), pinakiel [masculine] (Polish), sterczyna [feminine] (Polish), fiala [feminine] (Polish), pináculo [masculine] (Portuguese), pináculo [masculine] (Spanish), fial [common-gender] (Swedish), pinacl [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-pinnacle-en-noun-QfUA-WQd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Lower Sorbian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 20 22 48 2 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 23 28 32 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 16 22 47 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 17 22 51 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 12 29 16 33 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 8 22 20 41 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 8 19 20 42 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 19 19 39 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 19 21 41 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 9 22 20 39 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 27 23 39 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 17 17 39 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 21 23 38 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 19 17 38 8 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 7 23 19 41 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 19 20 40 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 24 15 36 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 9 19 22 41 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 6 19 21 44 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 8 24 22 37 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 19 20 41 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 19 20 41 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Lower Sorbian translations: 6 18 21 46 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 8 19 21 41 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 27 17 38 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 22 20 40 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 18 16 44 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 19 21 41 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 22 20 40 5 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 8 19 20 40 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 8 19 21 41 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 8 19 21 41 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 19 18 44 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 8 19 21 42 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 9 19 21 41 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 9 17 17 39 9 10 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'architecture: an upright member': 8 2 4 86

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpɪnəkəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pinnacle.wav Forms: pinnacles [present, singular, third-person], pinnacling [participle, present], pinnacled [participle, past], pinnacled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English, borrowed from Old French pinacle, pinnacle, from Late Latin pinnaculum (“a peak, pinnacle”), from Latin pinna (“a pinnacle”); see pin. Doublet of panache. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fro|pinacle}} Old French pinacle, {{der|en|LL.|pinnaculum||a peak, pinnacle}} Late Latin pinnaculum (“a peak, pinnacle”), {{der|en|la|pinna||a pinnacle}} Latin pinna (“a pinnacle”), {{doublet|en|panache}} Doublet of panache Head templates: {{en-verb}} pinnacle (third-person singular simple present pinnacles, present participle pinnacling, simple past and past participle pinnacled)
  1. (transitive) To place on a pinnacle. Tags: transitive Translations (put something on a pinnacle): يضع شيء على قمة عالية (Arabic), asettaa huipulle (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pinnacle-en-verb-LCgNs9l8 Disambiguation of 'put something on a pinnacle': 82 18
  2. (transitive) To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pinnacle-en-verb-IIFYg8P8

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Coordinate term: sea stack"
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      "word": "Felsturm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spuaic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stuaic"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "cima"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "picco"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "ostrokonéčnaja skalá",
      "sense": "tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "остроконе́чная скала́"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain",
      "word": "šiljak"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain",
      "word": "vrhunac"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain",
      "word": "vrh"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pico"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "copa"
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      "sense": "tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "crib"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vrǎh",
      "sense": "figuratively: all-time high",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "връх"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "figuratively: all-time high",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "(absolutní) špička"
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      "sense": "figuratively: all-time high",
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      "word": "toppunt"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "figuratively: all-time high",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "figuratively: all-time high",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "figuratively: all-time high",
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      "word": "Höhepunkt"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "figuratively: all-time high",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "apogeo"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "figuratively: all-time high",
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      "word": "culmine"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "figuratively: all-time high",
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      "word": "apice"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "figuratively: all-time high",
      "word": "karamata"
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      "word": "пик"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "ápice"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "figuratively: all-time high",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pináculo"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "figuratively: all-time high",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "uchafbwynt"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "špic",
      "sense": "architecture: an upright member",
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      "word": "шпиц"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "architecture: an upright member",
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      "word": "pinacle"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "architecture: an upright member",
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      "word": "fiale"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "architecture: an upright member",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "pinakel"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "architecture: an upright member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pinacle"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "architecture: an upright member",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "architecture: an upright member",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Fiale"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "architecture: an upright member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Spitzturm"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "koronída",
      "sense": "architecture: an upright member",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κορωνίδα"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pterýgio",
      "sense": "architecture: an upright member",
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      "code": "io",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "architecture: an upright member",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "stuaic"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "architecture: an upright member",
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      "word": "pinnacolo"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "architecture: an upright member",
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      "word": "pinakiel"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "pt",
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      "word": "pináculo"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "cy",
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          "ref": "1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:",
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        "(transitive) To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles."
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɪnəkəl/"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "put something on a pinnacle",
      "word": "يضع شيء على قمة عالية"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "put something on a pinnacle",
      "word": "asettaa huipulle"
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