Word Meanings - SUMMIT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated. Summit level, the highest level of a canal, a railroad, or the like, in surmounting an ascent. (more info) 1. The top; the highest point. Fixed on the summit

Additional info about word: SUMMIT

The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated. Summit level, the highest level of a canal, a railroad, or the like, in surmounting an ascent. (more info) 1. The top; the highest point. Fixed on the summit of the highest mount. Shak. 2. The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as, the summit of human fame.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of SUMMIT)

• Acme
• Summit
• zenith
• climax
• apex
• pitch
• culmination
• meridian
• Climax
• height
• consummation
• acme
• point
• head
• mered
• ian
• Crest
• Top
• summit
• bead
• crown
• Crown
• crest
• brow
• Head
• chief
• leader
• ruler
• mind
• source
• section
• division
• topic
• gathering
• crisis
• leadership
• guide
• commander

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