peak

Noun
  1. The most extreme possible amount or value (synset 113675520)
    "voltage peak"
    is a type of: limit, limitation - the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
    subtypes:
    same as: extremum
  2. The period of greatest prosperity or productivity (synset 115320288)
    is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    subtypes: golden age - a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak
    same as: bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, prime
  3. The highest level or degree attainable;
    The highest stage of development (synset 113963489)
    "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"
    is a type of: degree, level, point, stage - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
    same as: acme, elevation, height, meridian, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
  4. The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) (synset 108635538)
    "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
    is a type of: place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region
    subtypes:
    same as: crest, crown, summit, tip, top
  5. A V shape (synset 113925175)
    "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
    is a type of: convex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outward
    subtypes:
    • widow's peak - a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead
    • cusp - small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
    • head - the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
    is a part of:
    • alpenstock - a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers
    • arrowhead - the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow
    • knife - a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
    • pencil - a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
    • blade, brand, steel, sword - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
    • cone, cone shape, conoid - a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
    same as: point, tip
  6. The highest point (of something) (synset 108695539)
    "at the peak of the pyramid"
    is a type of: extreme, extreme point, extremum - the point located farthest from the middle of something
    subtypes:
    • crown - the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
    • roof peak - the highest point of a roof
    same as: acme, apex, vertex
  7. A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes (synset 102841963)
    "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
    is a type of: brim - a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
    is a part of:
    same as: bill, eyeshade, visor, vizor
Verb
  1. To reach the highest point;
    Attain maximum intensity, activity (synset 202012080)
    "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929"; "Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"
    entail: arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise - move upward
    is a type of: arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach - reach a destination, either real or abstract
    subtypes: crest - reach a high point
    same as: top out

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