PEAKS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

the most extreme possible amount or value

Example: voltage peak

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

a V shape

Example: the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

the highest level or degree attainable

Example: 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

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

Example: he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

Example: the view from the peak was magnificent; they clambered to the tip of Monadnock; the region is a few molecules wide at the summit

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Noun

the highest point (of something)

Example: at the peak of the pyramid

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

to reach the highest point

Example: attain maximum intensity, activity; That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929; Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million