PEAK

bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor

(noun) a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; “he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead”

peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit

(noun) 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”

vertex, peak, apex, acme

(noun) the highest point (of something); “at the peak of the pyramid”

extremum, peak

(noun) the most extreme possible amount or value; “voltage peak”

point, tip, peak

(noun) a V shape; “the cannibal’s teeth were filed to sharp points”

acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top

(noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; “his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty”; “the artist’s 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”

flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush

(noun) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

peak (plural peaks)

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.

Synonyms: apex, pinnacle, Thesaurus:apex

(geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.

Synonyms: summit, top

(geography) The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.

(nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

(nautical) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.

(nautical) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

(mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.

Verb

peak (third-person singular simple present peaks, present participle peaking, simple past and past participle peaked)

To reach a highest degree or maximum.

To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.

(nautical, transitive) To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.

Synonyms

• culminate

Adjective

peak (comparative more peak, superlative most peak)

maximal, maximally quintessential or representative; constituting the culmination of

(Multicultural London English) Bad

(Multicultural London English) Unlucky; unfortunate

Synonyms

• (bad): hench; See also bad

• (unlucky): See also unlucky

Etymology 2

Verb

peak (third-person singular simple present peaks, present participle peaking, simple past and past participle peaked)

(intransitive) To become sick or wan.

(intransitive) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.

(intransitive) To pry; to peep slyly.

Etymology 3

Noun

peak (uncountable)

Alternative form of peag (“wampum”)

Etymology 4

Verb

peak

Misspelling of pique.

Anagrams

• Paek, kape

Proper noun

Peak (plural Peaks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peak is the 4076^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8713 individuals. Peak is most common among White (77.38%) and Black/African American (14.54%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Paek, kape

Source: Wiktionary

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Peak, n. Etym: [OE. pek, AS. peac, perh of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. peac a sharp-pointed thing. Cf. Pike.]

1. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. "Run your beard into a peak." Beau. & Fl.

2. The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, esp. when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe. Silent upon a peak in Darien. Keats.

3. (Naut.) (a) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc. (b) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it. (c) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill. [In the last sense written also pea and pee.] Fore peak. (Naut.) See under Fore.

Peak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Peaking.]

1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak. There peaketh up a mighty high mount. Holand.

2. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sicky. "Dwindle, peak, and pine." Shak.

3. Etym: [Cf. Peek.]

Definition: To pry; to peep slyly. Shak. Peak arch (Arch.), a pointed or Gothic arch.

Peak, v. t. (Naut.)

Definition: To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard, to set it nearer the perpendicular.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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