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"
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noun

the decisive moment in a novel or play

Example: "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
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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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