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  1. noun A tapering, projecting point; a pointed extremity: the peak of a cap; the peak of a roof.
  2. noun The pointed summit of a mountain.
  3. noun The mountain itself.
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  • On the peak was the robot dog, Dog-Matic, who thought he was reciting fine poetry but only spewed doggerel. —  Roc and a Hard Place
  • You're only 23, you've achieved so much, and yet people say your peak will be at 27, —  Arseblog
  • The occurrence of such a peak is analysed as a function of the parameter space. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • They, at their peak were the forth largest manufacturing state in the US. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Digg
  • The carvings inside the peak are ancient, but the carvings on the back are quite new. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
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ridge ·  summit ·  mountain ·  height ·  crag ·  valley ·  crest ·  tower ·  wave ·  spire ·  range ·  lake

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peak:   peaks ·  peaked ·  peaking
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Etymologies (5)

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  1. Probably Middle English pike, peke; see pike5.
  2. Origin unknown.

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  1. from Middle English pec, from Irish peac, any sharp-pointed thing; akin to pike, pike, pick,peck, etc.: see pike.
  2. from peak, n.
  3. Perhaps from peak, with reference to the sharpened features of a sick person.
 

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