climax, n.
(climaxes)
freq. cnt. 5
(climaxes)
freq. cnt. 5
the decisive moment in a novel or play
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
climax culmination
sample sentences
"the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
climax flood tide
sample sentences
"the climax of the artist's career""in the flood tide of his success"
semantic pointers
hypernym
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
climax coming orgasm sexual climax
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
<noun.communication>
climax
semantic pointers
hypernym
the most severe stage of a disease
<noun.state>
climax
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derivationally related form
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