See Also: peak 1, noun(dictionary)
Peak(medicine)
peak(2)(dictionary)
Off-peak(money)
peak(1)(dictionary)
Peak(money)
PEAK(finance)
Off-peak(tourism)
Peak day(health)
Off Peak(money)

peak 1, noun (oh)



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1 ?time?
2 ?mountain?
3 ?point?
4 ?hat?
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[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from pike 'mountain, hill' (13-21 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language]
?TIME?
[usually singular] the time when something or someone is best, greatest, highest, most successful etc
at sth's peak
::The British Empire was at its peak in the mid 19th century.
::Sales this month have reached a new peak .
::Most athletes reach their peak in their mid 20s.
::He's past his peak as a tennis player.
::Oil production is down from its peak of two years ago.
at the peak of sth
::Hotel rooms are difficult to find at the peak of the holiday season.
::the peaks and troughs of the US economy (=high and low points)
?MOUNTAIN?
a) the sharply pointed top of a mountain
::snow-capped mountain peaks
::jagged peaks
b) a mountain
-see also summit summit
::Mount McKinley is Alaska's highest peak.
?POINT?
a part that forms a point above a surface or at the top of something
::Whisk the egg whites until they form stiff peaks.
?HAT?
especially BrE the flat curved part of a cap that sticks out in front above your eyes
American Equivalent: visor