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1 climax
The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding:
— The climax of the artist's career.
synoniem: flood tide.
2 climax
The decisive moment in a novel or play:
— The deathbed scene is the climax of the play.
synoniem: culmination.
Roget 210:
summit,
summity†;
top,
peak,
vertex,
apex,
zenith,
pinnacle,
acme,
culmination,
meridian,
utmost height,
ne plus utra,
height,
pitch,
maximum,
climax,
culminating point,
crowning point,
turning point;
turn of the tide,
fountain head;
water shed,
water parting;
sky,
pole.
tip,
tip top;
crest,
crow's nest,
cap,
truck,
nib;
end
etc.
67;
crown,
brow;
head,
nob†,
noddle†,
pate;
capsheaf†.
high places,
heights.
topgallant mast,
sky scraper;
quarter deck,
hurricane deck.
architrave,
frieze,
cornice,
coping stone,
zoophorus†,
capital,
epistyle†,
sconce,
pediment,
entablature†;
tympanum;
ceiling
etc.
(covering)
223.
attic,
loft,
garret,
house top,
upper story.
[metaphorical use]
summit conference,
summit;
peak of achievement,
peak of performance;
peaks and troughs,
peaks and valleys
(in graphs).
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Roget 33:
superiority,
majority;
greatness
etc.
31;
advantage;
pull;
preponderance,
preponderation;
vantage ground,
prevalence,
partiality;
personal superiority;
nobility
etc.
(rank)
875;
Triton among the minnows,
primus inter pares [Lat.],
nulli secundus [Lat.],
captain;
crackajack [U.S.].
supremacy,
preeminence;
lead;
maximum;
record;
trikumia [Gr.],
climax;
culmination
etc.
(summit)
210;
transcendence;
ne plus ultra [Lat.];
lion's share,
Benjamin's mess;
excess,
surplus
etc.
(remainder)
40;
(redundancy)
641.
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Nederlands: climax, culminatiepunt, hoogtepunt, moment suprème, zenit
3 climax
The moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse.
synoniemen: coming, orgasm, sexual climax.
Roget 374a:
sex,
sexuality,
gender;
male,
masculinity,
maleness
etc.
373;
female,
femininity
etc.
374.
sexual intercourse,
copulation,
mating,
coitus,
sex;
lovemaking,
marital relations,
sexual union;
sleeping together,
carnal knowledge.
sex instinct,
sex drive,
libido,
lust,
concupiscence;
hots,
horns [Coll.];
arousal,
heat,
rut,
estrus,
oestrus;
tumescence;
erection,
hard-on,
boner.
masturbation,
self-gratification,
autoeroticism,
onanism,
self-abuse.
orgasm,
climax,
ejaculation.
sexiness,
attractiveness;
sensuality,
voluptuousness.
[sexual intercourse outside of marriage]
fornication,
adultery.
[person who is sexy]
sex symbol,
sex goddess;
stud,
hunk.
one-night stand.
pornography,
porn,
porno;
hardcore pornography,
softcore pornography;
pin-up,
cheesecake;
beefcake;
[magazines with sexual photos],
Playboy,
Esquire,
Hustler.
[unorthodox sexual activity]
perversion,
deviation,
sexual abnormality;
fetish,
fetishism;
homosexuality,
lesbianism,
bisexuality;
sodomy,
buggery;
pederasty;
sadism.
masochism,
sado-masochism;
incest.
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Roget 173:
violence,
inclemency,
vehemence,
might,
impetuosity;
boisterousness
etc.
adj.;
effervescence,
ebullition;
turbulence,
bluster;
uproar,
callithump [U.S.],
riot,
row,
rumpus,
le diable a quatre [Fr.],
devil to pay,
all the fat in the fire.
severity
etc.
739;
ferocity,
rage,
fury;
exacerbation,
exasperation,
malignity;
fit,
paroxysm;
orgasm,
climax,
aphrodisia†;
force,
brute force;
outrage;
coup de main;
strain,
shock,
shog†;
spasm,
convulsion,
throe;
hysterics,
passion
etc.
(state of excitability)
825.
outbreak,
outburst;
debacle;
burst,
bounce,
dissilience†,
discharge,
volley,
explosion,
blow up,
blast,
detonation,
rush,
eruption,
displosion†,
torrent.
turmoil
etc.
(disorder)
59;
ferment
etc.
(agitation)
315;
storm,
tempest,
rough weather;
squall
etc.
(wind)
349;
earthquake,
volcano,
thunderstorm.
berserk,
berserker;
fury,
dragon,
demon,
tiger,
beldame,
Tisiphone†,
Megaera,
Alecto†,
madcap,
wild beast;
fire eater
etc.
(blusterer)
887.
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Nederlands: klaarkomen, climax, orgasme
Pools: orgazm
4 climax
The most severe stage of a disease.
5 climax
Arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness.
Pools: gradacja, klimaks
werkwoord
1 climax
End, especially to reach a final or climactic stage.
synoniem: culminate.
Roget 374a:
mate,
copulate;
make love,
have intercourse,
fornicate,
have sex,
do it,
sleep together,
fuck [Vulg.];
sleep around,
play the field.
masturbate,
jerk off [Coll.],
jack off [Coll.],
play with oneself.
have the hots [Coll.];
become aroused,
get hot;
have an erection,
get it up.
come,
climax,
ejaculate.
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