peak
Other forms: peaks; peaked; peaking
Use the word peak to refer to the pointy top of something, such as the jagged peak of a tall mountain or the tapered peak that forms when you beat egg whites for a recipe.
Peak is one of those words that can play a variety of roles in a sentence. The noun peak can refer to something that is a literal highpoint, like that snow-covered peak over there in the distance, but you will also hear it used to refer to more abstract high points, such as a time of greatest success ("at the peak of your career") or top performance ("the stock price reached a peak over the summer") or highest level ("the peak of the flu season"). The word also has a verb form ("Don’t peak too soon") and an adjective form ("peak productivity") that carry similar meanings.
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a V shapetypes:widow's peaka V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the foreheadcuspsmall elevation on the grinding surface of a toothheadthe tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)type of:
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the highest point (of something)
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the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
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the period of greatest prosperity or productivitytypes:golden agea time period when some activity or skill was at its peaktype of:
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the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
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the most extreme possible amount or value
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to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
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a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
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peak / peek / pique
Vocabulary lists containing peak
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently (a type of homonym) can be stumbling blocks in comprehension or when trying to communicate something in writing. If you know that there's "peek" "peak" and "pique," which one do you use to describe what your character did at the window? If you use the wrong one, then your character has reached the heights (peak) or is having a fit if anger (pique) by the window. Is that what you mean? Is the character simply looking through that window (peek)? As you can see, all these words sound the same but suggest very different things. Here are 32 vocabulary words that are often confused.
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