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| 1. | [ noun ] the most extreme possible amount or value | |
| Synonyms: | extremum | |
| Examples: | "voltage peak" |
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| Related terms: | limit maximum minimum | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the highest level or degree attainable | |
| Synonyms: | height top elevation summit pinnacle superlative acme | |
| Examples: | : "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty" "at the height of her career" "the peak of perfection" "summer was at its peak" the pinnacle of fame" "the summit of his ambition" |
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| Related terms: | degree lead promote lift | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the top point of a mountain or hill | |
| Synonyms: | top crest tip summit crown | |
| Examples: | "the view from the peak was magnificent" "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" |
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| Related terms: | topographic_point hilltop mountain_peak pinnacle | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the period of greatest prosperity or productivity | |
| Synonyms: | heyday flush bloom blossom prime efflorescence flower | |
| Related terms: | time_period golden_age blossom | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (mathematics) the top point of a mountain or hill | |
| Synonyms: | top crest tip summit crown | |
| Examples: | "the view from the peak was magnificent" "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" |
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| Related terms: | topographic_point upper_bound hilltop mountain_peak pinnacle cap summit | |
| 6. | [ verb ] to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity | |
| Synonyms: | reach_a_peak | |
| Examples: | : "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929." |
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| Related terms: | reach crest rise | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] consisting of or causing a climax | |
| Synonyms: | climactical climactic | |
| Examples: | "a peak experience" |
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| Related terms: | anticlimactic high | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a V shape | |
| Synonyms: | point tip | |
| Examples: | "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" |
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| Related terms: | convex_shape fovea head cusp widow's_peak sword pencil knife cone arrowhead alpenstock | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] of a period of maximal use or demand or activity | |
| Examples: | "at peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable" |
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| Related terms: | off-peak off-peak high-season high | |
| 10. | [ adjective ] approaching or constituting a maximum | |
| Synonyms: | highest | |
| Examples: | "maximal temperature" "maximum speed" "working at peak efficiency" |
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| Related terms: | maximal | |
| 11. | [ noun ] the highest point (of something) | |
| Synonyms: | apex acme vertex | |
| Examples: | "at the peak of the pyramid" |
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| Related terms: | extreme_point crown roof_peak | |
| 12. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3004 | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (clothing) a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes | |
| Synonyms: | eyeshade visor vizor bill | |
| Examples: | "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" |
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| Related terms: | brim kepi baseball_cap | |
| Similar spelling: |
peaky Peaks Peake Peke peek Peck pesky Pesah pekoe pes Peg pesewa peso Pegg pecs Peco Pech peag |
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