summit
sum.mit \'s*m-*t\ n [ME somete, fr. MF, fr. OF, dim. of sum top, fr. L
summum, ne]ut. of summus highest - more at SUM 1: TOP, APEX; esp : the
highest point : PEAK 2: the highest degree : PINNACLE 3: the highest
level of officials; esp : the level of heads of gove rnmentACME,
CULMINATION, MERIDIAN, ZENITH mean the highest point attained or
attainable. SUMMIT implies the topmost level attainable; PEAK suggests the
highest among other high points; PINNACLE suggests a dizzying and often
insecure height; CLIMAX implies the highest point in an ascending series;
APEX implies the point where all ascending lines converge; ACME implies a
level of quality representing the perfection of a thing; CULMINATION
suggests the outcome of a growth or development representing an attained
objective; MERIDIAN implies the stage at which a living and growing thing
reaches its fullest development and vigor; ZENITH adds to MERIDIAN
implications of luster and distinction SYN syn SUMMIT, PEAK, PINNACLE,
CLIMAX, APEX,