Wednesday, August 19, 2015

PEAK

WORD: PEAK

MEANING:
1. A tapering, projecting point; a pointed extremity: the peak of a cap; the peak of a roof.
2.
a. The pointed summit of a mountain.
b. The mountain itself.
3.
a. The point of a beard.
b. A widow's peak.
4. The point of greatest development, value, or intensity: a novel written at the peak of the writer's career. See Synonyms at summit.
5. Physics The highest value attained by a varying quantity: a peak in current.
6. Nautical
a. The narrow portion of a ship's hull at the bow or stern.
b. The upper aft corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
c. The outermost end of a gaff.
7. top, highest, topmost

EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. the view from the peak was magnificent
2. Land prices have peaked now-a-days.

PRONOUNCE:
peak - पीक

LINK: PEAK

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