summit
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
Noun 3 meanings
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
“In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mount Shasta.”
The highest point of achievement, development, etc., that can be reached; the acme, the pinnacle.
An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely), an important or high-level gathering or meeting.
“They met for an international summit on environmental issues.”
Verb 3 meanings
To reach the summit (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1.1) of (a mountain).
To reach the summit of a mountain.
To attend a summit (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.2.2).
Etymology
PIE word *upó The noun is derived from Late Middle English somet, somete (“head, top”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman sumet and Middle French sommet (masculine), somete, sommette (“top of a thing; highest point of a mountain”) (feminine) (modern French sommet), from Old French somet, sommette, from som, sum (“highest point, summit”) + -et (suffix forming diminutive masculine nouns), -ete, -ette (suffix forming diminutive feminine nouns).
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SUMMIT at a glance
SUMMIT has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (S 1 + U 1 + M 3 + M 3 + I 1 + T 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,255 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with summit
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- SUBMIT10
- SUMMAT10
- SEMMIT10
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