Culmination - English meaning

noun

The top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point.

Usage examples:

The apex of the roof

verb

Reach a high point or climax.

Usage examples:

Melodic lines build up to the chorus and it apexes at the solo

noun

A system of reduced fares for scheduled airline flights and railway journeys which must be booked and paid for before a certain period in advance of departure.

Usage examples:

Apex fares

noun

The highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination.

Usage examples:

A film which was the apogee of german expressionist cinema

noun

The most successful, popular, or powerful point

Usage examples:

At their apogee, the novels of spillane claimed worldwide sales of over $180 million.

noun

The highest point in the development of something; a culmination or climax.

Usage examples:

His appearance as hamlet was the apotheosis of his career

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The best or most extreme example of something

Usage examples:

Most people agree that her acting career achieved its apotheosis in this movie., bad taste in cloth…

noun

The act of making someone into a god

Usage examples:

The apotheosis of the emperor trajan

noun

The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination.

Usage examples:

She was nearing the climax of her speech

verb

Culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax.

Usage examples:

The day climaxed with a gala concert

noun

The most important or exciting part in the development of a story or situation, which usually happens near the end

Usage examples:

The novel built to a shattering climax, leaving me breathless., a late season hurricane on october …

noun

The action or process of completing or finishing something.

Usage examples:

Funds for the completion of the new building

noun

The final stage of arranging a loan, or of buying or selling a house, building, or piece of land

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The balance will be due on completion., on completion day, the legal ends are tied up, you collect …

noun

The act of finishing something that you are doing or making

Usage examples:

On completion you'll be paid on completion of the project., near completion the road repair work is…

verb

Persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.

Usage examples:

I conned him into giving me your home number

noun

An instance of deceiving or tricking someone.

Usage examples:

The charter is a glossy public relations con

noun

A disadvantage of or argument against something.

Usage examples:

Borrowers have to weigh up the pros and cons of each mortgage offer

noun

The action of making a marriage or relationship complete by having sexual intercourse.

Usage examples:

The eager consummation that follows a long and passionate seduction

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The act of making a marriage or romantic relationship complete by having sex

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The act of making something complete or perfect

noun

A comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal.

Usage examples:

A large game bird with a conspicuous erect red crest

verb

Reach the top of (a hill or wave).

Usage examples:

She crested a hill and saw the valley spread out before her

noun

The top or highest part of something such as a wave or a hill

Usage examples:

We climbed to the crest of the hill., the flood waters crested thursday (= reached their highest le…

noun

The final part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

Usage examples:

The film's denouement was unsatisfying and ambiguous

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The final part of a work of literature, after the climax (= the most important or exciting part)

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The end of a story, in which everything is explained, or the end result of a situation

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The last part of a piece of music, an entertainment, or a public event, especially when particularly dramatic or exciting.

Usage examples:

The finale of beethoven's ninth symphony

noun

The last part of something, esp. a musical or theater performance

Usage examples:

A grand finale

noun

The last part of a musical or theatre performance or a film, especially when this is very exciting or emotional

Usage examples:

Grand finale all the dancers come on stage during the grand finale., in summer, outdoor concerts, f…

verb

Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.

Usage examples:

They were straining to finish the job

noun

An end or final part or stage of something.

Usage examples:

A bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal

verb

To come to an end

Usage examples:

[ i ] the meeting should finish at four o’clock., [ t ] if you’ll let me finish my sentence, i’ll e…

noun

The measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top.

Usage examples:

Columns rising to 65 feet in height

noun

The distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall

Usage examples:

The sheer height of new york's skyscrapers is so impressive., she's about average height (= neither…

noun

The particular distance that something is above a surface

Usage examples:

The bullet entered the body at chest height.

noun

A mark that shows the highest level that the sea or river reaches at a particular place

Usage examples:

High water mark of his 1991 election victory was probably the high water mark of his popularity.

noun

The pointed top of a mountain.

Usage examples:

Tatters of fog clung to the peak of the mountain

verb

Reach a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time.

Usage examples:

The disease peaked in summer

adjective

At the highest level; maximum.

Usage examples:

The canal was restored to peak condition

noun

The most successful point; the culmination.

Usage examples:

He had reached the pinnacle of his career

verb

Form the culminating point or example of.

Usage examples:

Anybody who knows jake's career knows that he pinnacled the liberal-media ladder a decade ago and t…

noun

The most successful point

Usage examples:

The olympics represent the pinnacle of athletic achievement., the volcanic range is extremely rugge…

noun

The highest point of a hill or mountain.

Usage examples:

She climbed back up the path towards the summit

verb

Reach the summit of (a mountain or hill).

Usage examples:

In 2013, 658 climbers summited everest

noun

The top or highest point, esp. of a mountain

Usage examples:

We climbed to the summit of mount rainier., the economic summit did not accomplish all that the pre…

noun

The highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something.

Usage examples:

Doreen stood at the top of the stairs

adjective

Highest in position, rank, or degree.

Usage examples:

The top button of his shirt

verb

Exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than.

Usage examples:

Losses are expected to top £100 m this year

noun

The highest point; the top or apex.

Usage examples:

But what vertices of anxiety lie behind the gentle opposition of town and country, youth and age wh…

noun

The point where two lines meet to form an angle, or the point that is opposite the base of a shape

noun

(in mathematics) the point where two lines meet to form an angle, or the point that is opposite the base of a shape

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The vertex of a triangle/cone/pyramid

noun

The time at which something is most powerful or successful.

Usage examples:

In 1977, punk was at its zenith

noun

The best, highest, or most successful point or time

Usage examples:

Their popularity reached its zenith in the mid-1990s.