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.
To reach or bring to a climax (in any sense).
The end or conclusion of something.
A punch line of a joke or comedy routine.
The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
A circular hand gesture, supposed to represent the winding on of film, used to signal to a performer to finish quickly.
A humorous attempt to fool somebody, a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.
Needing to be wound up in order to function.