peak (n.)

  1. the most extreme possible amount or value; voltage peak

    [ Syn: extremum ]

  2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

    [ Syn: flower , prime , heyday , bloom , blossom , efflorescence , flush ]

  3. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty; the artists gifts are at their acme; at the height of her career; the peak of perfection; summer was at its peak; ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame; the summit of his ambition; so many highest superlatives achieved by man; at the top of his profession

    [ Syn: acme , height , elevation , pinnacle , summit , superlative , meridian , tiptop , top ]

  4. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); the view from the peak was magnificent; they clambered to the tip of Monadnock; the region is a few molecules wide at the summit

    [ Syn: crown , crest , top , tip , summit ]

  5. a V shape; the cannibals teeth were filed to sharp points

    [ Syn: point , tip ]

  6. the highest point (of something); at the peak of the pyramid

    [ Syn: vertex , apex , acme ]

  7. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead

    [ Syn: bill , eyeshade , visor , vizor ]

    peak (v.)

  1. to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929;Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million

    [ Syn: top out ]

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