peaks

Noun

peak (plural peaks)

1. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
   • A less risky method is to lift your whisk or beater to check the condition of the peaks of the egg whites; the foam should be just stiff enough to stand up in well-defined, unwavering peaks.2002, Joy of Cooking: All About Cookies, →ISBN, page 29
2. The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
   • The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.

   Synonyms:

   apex, pinnacle, acme, zenith, apogee, apotheosis, ascendance, capstone, climax, coronation

3. The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
   • They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.

   Synonyms:

   summit, top

4. The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.
   • To the South we observed a large plain some ten miles wide, with snowy peaks rising on the farther side. In front was a hill projecting into the plain, on which stood a mani wall; and this latter discovery made me feel quite confident that I was on the high road to Lhassa.1898, Arnold Henry Savage Landor, chapter 62, in In the Forbidden Land
5. (UK) visor (horizontal part of a cap sticking out in front and shading the wearer's eyes)
6. The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
   • peak-halyards

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