apex, solar apex, apex of the sun's way
(noun) the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
vertex, peak, apex, acme
(noun) the highest point (of something); “at the peak of the pyramid”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
apices
plural of apex
• capies, spicae
Source: Wiktionary
Ap"i*ces, n. pl.
Definition: See Apex.
A"pex, n.; pl. E. Apexes; L. Apices. Etym: [L.]
1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf.
2. (Mining)
Definition: The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface. [U.S.] Apex of the earth's motion (Astron.), that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
