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1. (noun) extremumpeak
the most extreme possible amount or value
"voltage peak"

2. (noun) flowerprimepeakheydaybloomblossomefflorescenceflush
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity


3. (noun) acmeheightelevationpeakpinnaclesummitsuperlativemeridiantiptoptop
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"

4. (noun) peakcrowncresttoptipsummit
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"

5. (noun) pointtippeak
a V shape
"the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

6. (noun) vertexpeakapexacme
the highest point (of something)
"at the peak of the pyramid"

7. (noun) billpeakeyeshadevisorvizor
a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
"he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

8. (verb) top outpeak
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"


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