word
Pinnacle
PIH-nuh-kuhl
/ˈpɪnʌkʌl/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
pinnacle
Dictionary meaning
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower.
Examples
- I did not want to be pinnacled.
- Pinnacle a pediment.
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