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peak

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the most extreme possible amount or value(noun.quantity)

Example:
Voltage peak.

Synonym:
extremum

source: wordnet30
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity(noun.time)

Synonym:
bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, prime

source: wordnet30
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development(noun.state)

Example:
The peak of perfection.
Summer was at its peak.

Synonym:
acme, elevation, height, meridian, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top

source: wordnet30
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)(noun.location)

Example:
The view from the peak was magnificent.

Synonym:
crest, crown, summit, tip, top

source: wordnet30
a V shape(noun.shape)

Synonym:
point, tip

source: wordnet30
the highest point (of something)(noun.location)

Example:
At the peak of the pyramid.

Synonym:
acme, apex, vertex

source: wordnet30
a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
bill, eyeshade, visor, vizor

source: wordnet30
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.(noun)

source: webster1913

to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity(verb.motion)

Example:
That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929.

Synonym:
top out
Antonym:
bottom out

source: wordnet30
To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.(verb)

source: webster1913
To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard, to set it nearer the perpendicular.(verb)

source: webster1913

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