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How to pronounce peak in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms acme, apex, vertex
Type of extremum, extreme, extreme point
Has types roof peak, crown


at the peak of the pyramid.
Type Words
Synonyms point, tip
Type of convexity, convex shape
Has types widow's peak, head, cusp
Type Words
Synonyms extremum
Type of limitation, limit
Has types lower limit, maximum, upper limit, minimum
Derivation peaky


voltage peak.
Type Words
Synonyms top out
Type of arrive at, reach, make, hit, attain, gain
Has types crest


That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929.
Type Words
Synonyms crest, crown, summit, tip, top
Type of place, spot, topographic point
Has types brow, mountain peak, hilltop, pinnacle


the view from the peak was magnificent.
Type Words
Synonyms bill, eyeshade, visor, vizor
Type of brim
Type Words
Synonyms acme, elevation, height, meridian, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
Type of level, point, degree, stage


the peak of perfection.
summer was at its peak.
Type Words
Synonyms bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, prime
Type of period of time, period, time period
Has types golden age

Examples of peak

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Both the settlement and the intraday peak were the highest since September 2008.
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He works as a personal trainer while trying to keep his own condition at a peak.
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He recalled homeowners reciting in detail the peak of their home's market value.
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During peak hours when electricity is higher priced, it will use its own system.
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You can still make money when a product is slightly on the downtrend, post-peak.
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The Nikkei index trades around 14,000, far below its 1989 peak of almost 39,000.
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From a low of 11.19 in early 2003, its shares rose to peak above 26 by mid-2005.
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Meantime, its stock is trading at about $18, down from a peak of $29 a year ago.
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Already, college enrollments have slumped by nearly 2% since their peak in 1998.
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  • Extremum: the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak"
  • Top out: 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"
  • Flower: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
  • Acme: 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"; "... ...
  • 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"
  • Point: a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
  • In geometry, a peak is an (n-3)-face of an n-dimensional polytope.
  • In phonetics and phonology, the nucleus (sometimes called peak) is the central part of the syllable, most commonly a vowel. In addition to a nucleus, a syllable may begin with an onset and end with a coda, but in most languages the only part of a syllable that is mandatory is the nucleus. ...
  • Peak is a young adults novel, written by Roland Smith. Genre- Realistic Fiction