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acme collapse: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"

culmination collapse: (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon

apex collapse: the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

bitter end collapse: (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt; the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be); "he was determined to fight to the bitter end"

ridge collapse: a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters; any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane; a long narrow natural elevation or striation; a long narrow range of hills; a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean; any long raised strip; form into a ridge; spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"; throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged his corn"; plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip; extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"

exigency collapse: a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"

apogee collapse: apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"

fag end collapse: the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope; the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"

hypertrophy collapse: abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ; undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids"

bleeding heart collapse: someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged; garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers

urgency collapse: pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"; an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"; the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity

terrorism collapse: the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

heel collapse: the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation; (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft; the lower end of a ship's mast; the back part of the human foot; one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread; put a new heel on; "heel shoes"; strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball"; perform with the heels; "heel that dance"; follow at the heels of a person

radicalism collapse: the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society

maximum collapse: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right; the largest possible quantity

bale collapse: a large bundle bound for storage or transport; make into a bale; "bale hay"

stalemate collapse: drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check; subject to a stalemate

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