seamounts

noun

plural of seamount
as in inselbergs

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  1. knobs
  2. summits
  3. pinnacles
Noun
  • This dresser accommodates all your clothing, linens, and more, while the antique brass knobs add a pretty design detail.
    — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Tushy Fresh Dual-Nozzle Bidet Offering easy installation, this bidet with a no-frills interface has some relaxing perks (including a heated water option) without too many extra knobs and levers.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of knobs
Noun
  • One thing that the company promotes are summits on different teams, so you can get exposed to different areas of the business, which is a great opportunity to upskill yourself and then share your learnings and knowledge with other people.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • China appeared to move towards improving ties with the US ahead of two summits between the superpowers’ leaders due to be held by year end.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of summits
Noun
  • Set the scene The resort sprawls across 10,000 square meters of AlUla’s Ashar Valley, a broad swath of pale desert surrounded by otherworldly rock pinnacles.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of pinnacles
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