climax

(n) 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
flood tide,
(n) the decisive moment in a novel or play
- the deathbed scene is the climax of the play
culmination,
(n) the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse orgasm, sexual climax, coming,
(n) the most severe stage of a disease
(n) arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness

(v) end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
- The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace
culminate,

flood tide culminate culmination orgasm sexual climax coming

climb clime