climax

verbnoun /klaɪmæks/ 2 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 17 WWF 20

Definitions

verb

end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

noun

the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

noun

the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

“the climax of the artist's career”

noun

the decisive moment in a novel or play

“the deathbed scene is the climax of the play”

noun

arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness

noun

the most severe stage of a disease

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