peak
noun
1. the most extreme possible amount or value
- voltage peak
Similar word(s): extremum
Definition categories: quantity, limit, limitation
2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Similar word(s): bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, prime
Definition categories: time, period
3. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- the peak of perfection
- summer was at its peak
Similar word(s): acme, elevation, height, meridian, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
Definition categories: state, degree, level, point, stage
4. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- the view from the peak was magnificent
Similar word(s): crest, crown, summit, tip, top
Definition categories: location, place, spot
5. a V shape
Definition categories: shape, convexity
6. the highest point (of something)
- at the peak of the pyramid
Similar word(s): acme, apex, vertex
Definition categories: location, extreme, extremum
7. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
Similar word(s): bill, eyeshade, visor, vizor
Definition categories: man–made, brim
Sentences with peak as a noun:
- The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.