climax vs high tide

climax

noun
  • The final term of a rhetorical climax. 

  • A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order. 

  • The culmination of sexual pleasure, an orgasm. 

  • A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series 

  • The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point. 

  • The culmination of ecological development, whereby species are in equilibrium with their environment. 

verb
  • To reach or bring to a climax (in any sense). 

high tide

noun
  • climax, culminating point or phase 

  • Synonym of menstruation 

  • The natural tide at its highest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place. 

  • The time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level. 

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