summit

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sum=mit
• COUNT in NET: 9 in 9 verses (in OT : 9 in 9 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

summit, n. [F. sommet, dim. of OF. som, sum, top, from L. summum, from summus highest. See Sum, n.].

•  The top; the highest point.  [1913 Webster]

  "Fixed on the summit of the highest mount."  [1913 Webster]
•  The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as, the summit of human fame.  [1913 Webster]
•  The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the part in which the hinge is situated.  [1913 Webster]

Summit level, the highest level of a canal, a railroad, or the like, in surmounting an ascent.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

summit, n.
1 the highest point, esp. of a mountain; the apex.
2 the highest degree of power, ambition, etc.
3 (in full summit meeting, talks , etc.) a discussion, esp. on disarmament etc., between heads of government.

Derivative

summitless adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF somet, som(m)ete f. som top f. L summum neut. of summus

THESAURUS

summit

acme, acme of perfection, all, apex, apogee, audience, bargaining, bargaining session, brow, cap, capstone, ceiling, climax, cloud nine, conclave, confab, confabulation, conference, confrontation, congress, consultation, consummation, convention, council, council fire, council of war, crest, crown, culmen, culmination, discussion, edge, end, exchange of views, extreme, extreme limit, extremity, eyeball-to-eyeball encounter, heaven, heavens, height, high noon, high-level talk, highest degree, highest pitch, highest point, hilltop, huddle, interchange of views, interview, knoll, last word, limit, lofty peak, maximum, meeting, meridian, mountaintop, ne plus ultra, negotiations, news conference, no place higher, noon, nth degree, palaver, parley, peak, perfection, pic, pico, pike, pink, pink of perfection, pinnacle, pitch, point, pole, pourparler, powwow, precipice, press conference, ridge, roof, seance, session, seventh heaven, sitting, sky, spire, spur, summit conference, summitry, the whole, tip, tip-top, top, tor, ultimate, upmost, upper extremity, uppermost, utmost, utmost extent, uttermost, vertex, very top, zenith

ROGET THESAURUS

summit

Perfection

N perfection, perfectness, indefectibility, impeccancy, impeccability, pink, beau ideal, phenix, paragon, pink of perfection, acme of perfection, ne plus ultra, summit, cygne noir, philosopher's stone, chrysolite, Koh-i-noor, model, standard, pattern, mirror, admirable Crichton, trump, very prince of, masterpiece, superexcellence, transcendence, perfect, faultless, indefective, indeficient, indefectible, immaculate, spotless, impeccable, free from imperfection, unblemished, uninjured, sound, sound as a roach, in perfect condition, scathless, intact, harmless, seaworthy, right as a trivet, in seipso totus teres atque rotundus, consummate, finished, best, model, standard, inimitable, unparagoned, unparalleled, superhuman, divine, beyond all praise, sans peur et sans reproche, to perfection, perfectly, ad unguem, clean, clean as a whistle, let us go on unto perfection, the perfection of art is to conceal art.

Summit

N 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, 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, attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story, summit conference, summit, peak of achievement, peak of performance, peaks and troughs, peaks and valleys (in graphs), highest &c (high), top, top most, upper most, tiptop, culminating, meridian, meridional, capital, head, polar, supreme, supernal, topgallant, atop, at the top of the tree, en flute, fleur deau, 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, 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, attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story, summit conference, summit, peak of achievement, peak of performance, peaks and troughs, peaks and valleys (in graphs), highest &c (high), top, top most, upper most, tiptop, culminating, meridian, meridional, capital, head, polar, supreme, supernal, topgallant, atop, at the top of the tree, en flute, fleur deau.