peak

Noun

• a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
  • he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
    

• the highest point (of something)
  • at the peak of the pyramid
    

• a V shape
  • the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
    

• the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
  • the view from the peak was magnificent
    
  • they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
    
  • the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
    

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
  • his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
    
  • the artist's gifts are at their acme
    
  • at the height of her career
    
  • the peak of perfection
    
  • summer was at its peak
    
  • ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
    
  • the summit of his ambition
    
  • so many highest superlatives achieved by man
    
  • at the top of his profession
    

• the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

• the most extreme possible amount or value
  • voltage peak
    

Verb

• to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
  • That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929
    
  • Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bill , eyeshade , visor , vizor , vertex , apex , acme , point , tip , crown , crest , top , summit , flower , prime , heyday , bloom , blossom , efflorescence , flush , extremum , top out