Its noun counterpart, which refers to various pointed or projecting parts, is more common: something that peaks reaches a peak. Just as every mountain has a peak, thinking of the …

Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion Peak (geometry), an (n -3)-dimensional element of a polytope Peak electricity demand or peak usage Peak-to-peak, the highest (or sometimes the …

From the lowlands of the south to the rugged peaks in the north, Derbyshire has something for everyone. Snow-covered peaks form a back-drop to beautiful mountain lakes.

1. To be formed into a peak or peaks: Beat the egg whites until they peak. 2. To achieve a maximum of development, value, or intensity: Sales tend to peak just before the holidays.

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 …

Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps from pike2, influenced by beak1; compare Spanish pico, French pic, Middle Low German pēk ˈpeaky, ˈpeakish adj 'peaks' also found in these entries …

Electricity usage peaks during the summer. The singer's popularity peaked years ago. [=he is not as popular now] The stock price peaked several months ago at 30 dollars per share.

5 days ago · peak (plural peaks) A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. quotations

any narrow and pointed shape, edge, etc. Whisk the egg whites into stiff peaks. He combed his hair into a peak. (British English)

Word Forms Origin Noun Verb Adjective Filter noun peaks A tapering part that projects; pointed end or top, as of a cap, roof, etc. Webster's New World Similar definitions