summit

Roget category 210

2. Words relating to space
› 2.2. Dimensions
›› 2.2.2. Linear dimensions

#210. Summit

noun

summit, summity^† — top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus utra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point — turn of the tide, fountain head — water shed, water parting — sky, pole.
tip, tip top — crest, crow's nest, cap, truck, nib — end etc. 67 — crown, brow — head, nob^†, noddle^†, pate — capsheaf^†.
high places, heights.
topgallant mast, sky scraper — quarter deck, hurricane deck.
architrave, frieze, cornice, coping stone, zoophorus^†, capital, epistyle^†, sconce, pediment, entablature^† — tympanum — ceiling etc. (covering) 223.
attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story.
[metaphorical use] summit conference, summit — peak of achievement, peak of performance — peaks and troughs, peaks and valleys (in graphs).

verb

culminate, crown, top — overtop etc. (be superior to) 33.

adjective

highest etc. (high) etc. 206 — top — top most, upper most — tiptop — culminating etc. v. — meridian, meridional^† — capital, head, polar, supreme, supernal, topgallant.

adverb

atop, at the top of the tree.

phrase

en flute — fleur deau [Fr.].

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