Dictionary Check: climax
"climax" is a valid word!
Scrabble
17
points
Words with Friends
20
points
Definition
noun
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
Example:
"the climax of the artist's career"
noun
the decisive moment in a novel or play
Example:
"the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
noun
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
noun
the most severe stage of a disease
noun
arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
verb
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
Example:
"The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"
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