peak

  • 31peak — 01. Traffic is busiest at the [peak] hours of 3:30 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. 02. We could just barely see the mountain [peak] from where we were standing. 03. Sales of ice cream normally reach their [peak] in the month of August, when the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 32peak — 1 noun (C) 1 TIME (usually singular) the time when something or someone is strongest, most successful, or best: Her career was at its peak. | Sales have reached a new peak. | be at your peak/reach your peak: Most athletes have reached their peak… …

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  • 33peak — I. /pik / (say peek) noun 1. the pointed top of a mountain. 2. a mountain with a pointed summit. 3. the pointed top of anything. 4. the highest point: the peak of her career. 5. the maximum point or degree of anything. 6. Mechanics, Electricity,… …

  • 34peak — n. 1) to reach a peak 2) to scale the peak (of a mountain) 3) at the peak (at the peak of her success) * * * [piːk] to reach a peak at the peak (at the peak of her success) to scale the peak (of a mountain) …

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  • 35peak — I [[t]pik[/t]] n. 1) a mountain with a pointed summit 2) the pointed top of anything 3) the highest or most important point or level 4) the maximum point, degree, or volume of anything 5) cvb the time of the day or year when traffic, use, or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 36Peak 38 — pd4 Peak 38 Der Peak 38 südöstlich des Mount Everest Höhe …

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  • 37peak — I. noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of pike Date: 1530 1. a pointed or projecting part of a garment; especially the visor of a cap or hat 2. promontory 3. a sharp or pointed end 4. a. (1) the top of a hill or mountain ending in a point …

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  • 38peak*/ — [piːk] noun [C] I 1) the time when something is at its highest or greatest level The traffic reaches its peak at about 8.30 in the morning.[/ex] 2) the top of a mountain snow covered peaks[/ex] 3) literary a mountain one of the hardest peaks in… …

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  • 39peak — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a projecting usu. pointed part, esp.: a the pointed top of a mountain. b a mountain with a peak. c a stiff brim at the front of a cap. d a pointed beard. e the narrow part of a ship s hold at the bow or stern (forepeak; after… …

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  • 40Peak — Der Begriff Peak kommt aus dem Englischen und bedeutet ‚Gipfel, Spitze, Scheitelwert‘. In der Messtechnik und Stochastik bezeichnet man einen signifikanten Spitzenwert als Peak. Zeichnet man Daten in einem Diagramm gegen die Zeit, gegen den Ort… …

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