| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | winner |
| Synonyms: | beauty, humdinger, killer*, lulu, smash hit, something |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theater piece |
| Synonyms: | comedy, curtain-raiser, drama, entertainment, farce, flop, hit*, mask*, musical, one-act, opera, performance, potboiler, show, smash hit, smash*, stage show, theatrical, tragedy, turkey |
| Main Entry: | crowning achievement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | success story |
| Synonyms: | Meisterstuck, best seller, bull's-eye, chef d'oeuvre, classic, coup, crowning accomplishment, crowning stroke, feather in one's cap, grand slam, hole in one, home run, icing on the cake, masterpiece, masterwork, showpiece, smash hit, work of a master, work of a past master |
| Main Entry: | triumph |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | victory, achievement |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, ascendancy, attainment, big hit, big win, cinch, clean sweep, conquest, coup, feat, feather in cap, gain, grand slam, hit, hole in one, homer, pushover, riot, score, sell, sensation, shoo-in, smash-hit, splash, success, sure bet, sure thing, surmounting, takeover, the gold, tour de force, vanquishing, vanquishment, walkover, win |
| Antonyms: | disaster, failure, forfeit, loss |