| Main Entry: | noon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the middle of a day |
Synonyms: |
apex, high noon, meridian, midday, noonday, noontide, noontime, twelve noon, twelve o'clock |
Antonyms: |
midnight |
| Main Entry: | crest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | highest point |
Synonyms: |
acme, apex, apogee, climax, crescendo, crown, culmination, fastigium, head, height, noon, peak, pinnacle, ridge, roof, summit, top, vertex |
| Notes: | a wave's foamy top is its crest; spray blown up from wave tops is spindrift |
Antonyms: |
bottom, nadir |
| Main Entry: | culmination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion; climactic stage |
Synonyms: |
acme, all the way, apex, apogee, blow off, capper, climax, completion, consummation, critical mass, crown, crowning touch, finale, finish, height, limit, maximum, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, payoff, peak, perfection, pinnacle, punch line, summit, top, zenith |
Antonyms: |
beginning, commencement, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | midday |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | middle of the day |
Synonyms: |
12 PM, high noon, lunchtime, noon, noontide, noontime, twelve hundred, twelve noon, twelve o'clock |
Antonyms: |
12 AM, midnight |
| Main Entry: | high noon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | 12:00 o'clock |
Synonyms: |
1200 hours, eight bells, meridian, meridiem, midday, noon, noonday, nooning, noontide, noontime, peak |