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climax::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | coming, orgasm, sexual climax |
| Type of | consummation |
| Has types | male orgasm |
| Derivation | climactic |
climax::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flood tide |
| Type of | occasion, juncture |
| Derivation | climactic |
the climax of the artist's career.
climax::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | culmination |
| Type of | moment, minute, second, instant |
| Derivation | climactic |
the deathbed scene is the climax of the play.
climax::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | rhetorical device |
Examples of climax
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Putting his hands on a Lombardi Trophy would be a great climax to Scott's story.
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As a result the big climax at the end of Act 1 was undermined before it arrived.
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This weekend marks the climax of a two-week celebration of food in East Suffolk.
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The range of Judith is huge, with the climax being the high C at the fifth door.
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Climax has stopped being funny now, as Sergio literally begins to die of loving.
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The comic climax comes when a bear gets its buttocks fur blown off by a shotgun.
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The climax of the book, a covert operation in Iran, is flaccid and unconvincing.
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But I fear we carried that louche spirit into the stadium for the tour's climax.
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While we had issues before, I believe it has lead to the climax of our problems.
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- The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success"
- Culminate: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"
- The decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
- Orgasm: the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
- The most severe stage of a disease
- Arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
- Climax! (later known as Climax Mystery Theater) is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.
- Climax is the 7th album by The Ohio Players and the last they would record for the Detroit-based Westbound label. They were signed to Mercury by the time Climax hit stores, perhaps the reason why it features only five new songs (with the other three pulled from previous albums). ...
- Climax was a band formed in 1970 in Los Angeles, California, most noted for their 1971/72 hit song "Precious and Few," which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. This disc sold over one million copies, and received a gold disc awarded by the R.I.A.A. on 21 February 1972.
