peak /pik/
1. the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak"
2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
synset: flower, prime, peak, 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 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"
synset: acme, height, elevation, peak, 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"
synset: peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit
5. a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
6. the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid"
synset: vertex, peak, 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"
synset: bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor
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"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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