huippu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ace noun A playing card marked with a single symbol, usually ranked highest or lowest in a game.
- Acme noun The highest point of achievement or development; the peak.
- apex noun The highest point of something, especially where it comes to a point; the peak or pinnacle.
- apotheosis noun The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
- cap noun A soft, close-fitting hat, often with a brim or peak, and no full brim all the way round.
- class noun A group of people or things sharing common features; a category.
- climax noun The most intense, exciting, or important point in a story, event, or series of events.
- crescendo noun A gradual increase in intensity, loudness, or excitement, often building to a peak.
- crown noun An ornamental headpiece worn by a monarch as a symbol of royal power.
- culmination noun The final, highest point reached after a series of events or efforts.
- elite noun The smallest, most powerful or most accomplished group within a larger population.
- height noun The measurement of how tall something or someone is, from base to top.
- hotshot noun Someone considered highly skilled or successful in their field, often said with a hint of sarcasm.
- peak noun The pointed top of a mountain or hill.
- pinnacle noun The highest point of achievement or success.
- pitch noun A persuasive presentation intended to sell or promote something.
- pride noun A feeling of deep satisfaction or pleasure from one's own achievements, or those of someone close to you.
- spire noun A tall, tapering structure that rises to a point, especially on top of a church tower.
- summit noun The highest point of a mountain or hill.
- superlative noun The form of an adjective or adverb that expresses the highest degree, such as biggest, best or most carefully.
- top noun The highest point or part of something.
- ultra adj Extreme; going far beyond what is normal or moderate.
- vertex noun A point where two or more lines, edges or curves meet; a corner of a shape or angle.
- zenith noun The point in the sky directly overhead an observer.
Senses
huippu is used for these senses in English:
- Mount Everest (figurative) An endeavor that is very demanding yet rewarding; also, something which is the highest achievement, challenge, etc.; the epitome, the pinnacle, the ultimate.
- ace (UK, slang) Excellent.
- acme A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]
- acme A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point. [c. 1610]
- apex (figuratively) The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
- apotheosis The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).
- cap The summit of a mountain, etc.
- class Best of its kind.
ace — full definition
- noun A playing card marked with a single symbol, usually ranked highest or lowest in a game.
- noun A person who is extremely skilled at something.
- noun (tennis) A serve that the opponent fails to touch, winning the point outright.
- verb To do extremely well in something, such as a test.
- adj Excellent; first-rate.