pinnacle
PIN-uh-kulnounMeaning the highest point of success or achievement
Memory hook a PIN and a CUP: the very top. Rosa wins the gold pin and the giant cup at the national meet, the highest honor of all: the pinnacle of her career.
Winning the state title was the pinnacle of Coach Omar’s career.
In context For a young violinist, a solo with the city orchestra is the pinnacle; there is no higher honor in the whole state.
Similar peak, summit, top
Opposite bottom, low point, rock bottom
From Late Latin pinnaculum, a little peak or gable on a building.