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keratin

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vi' role='text'>//a riot climaxing in the destruction of several houses //The movie climaxes with a fantastic chase scene.
Other Words
Noun
  • cli​max​less adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
climacteric corner landmark milepost milestone turning point watershed
Synonyms: Verb
cap (off) crown culminate
Examples
Noun
  • //The movie's climax is a fantastic chase scene.
  • //At the novel's climax, the main character finds herself face to face with the thief.
  • //the climax of her career
  • //The protest in May was the climax of a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital.
Verb
  • //The movie climaxes with a fantastic chase scene.
  • //The May protest climaxed a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital.
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
History and Etymology
Noun and Verb
Late Latin, from Greek klimax, literally, ladder, from klinein to lean
climax
noun

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

  • vi' role='text'>//a riot climaxing in the destruction of several houses //The movie climaxes with a fantastic chase scene.
Other Words
Noun
  • cli​max​less adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
climacteric corner landmark milepost milestone turning point watershed
Synonyms: Verb
cap (off) crown culminate
Examples
Noun
  • //The movie's climax is a fantastic chase scene.
  • //At the novel's climax, the main character finds herself face to face with the thief.
  • //the climax of her career
  • //The protest in May was the climax of a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital.
Verb
  • //The movie climaxes with a fantastic chase scene.
  • //The May protest climaxed a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital.
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
History and Etymology
Noun and Verb
Late Latin, from Greek klimax, literally, ladder, from klinein to lean
climax
noun

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

  • vi' role='text'>//a riot climaxing in the destruction of several houses //The movie climaxes with a fantastic chase scene.
Other Words
Noun
  • cli​max​less adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Noun
climacteric corner landmark milepost milestone turning point watershed
Synonyms: Verb
cap (off) crown culminate
Examples
Noun
  • //The movie's climax is a fantastic chase scene.
  • //At the novel's climax, the main character finds herself face to face with the thief.
  • //the climax of her career
  • //The protest in May was the climax of a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital.
Verb
  • //The movie climaxes with a fantastic chase scene.
  • //The May protest climaxed a series of demonstrations in the nation's capital.
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1807, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
History and Etymology
Noun and Verb
Late Latin, from Greek klimax, literally, ladder, from klinein to lean
climax
noun

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

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