peak
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the most extreme possible amount or value
voltage peak
Types & categories
- limitation hypernym
- lower limit hyponym
- maximum hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- bottom out antonym
- peak derivation
- summit derivation
- rise entails
Sense 3 noun
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Types & categories
- period hypernym
- golden age hyponym
Related & opposite
- blossom out derivation
- affluent derivation
Sense 4 noun
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
Types & categories
- stage hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
the view from the peak was magnificent
Types & categories
- spot hypernym
- hilltop hyponym
- pinnacle hyponym
- mountain peak hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
a V shape
the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
Types & categories
- convex shape hypernym
- widow's peak hyponym
- cusp hyponym
- head hyponym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
- taper derivation
Sense 7 noun
the highest point (of something)
at the peak of the pyramid
Types & categories
- extreme point hypernym
- crown hyponym
- roof peak hyponym
Related & opposite
- apical derivation
Sense 8 noun
a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
Types & categories
- brim hypernym
Parts & wholes
- baseball cap part holonym
- kepi part holonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | peak |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | peaky |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | limitation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lower limit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | maximum |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | bottom out |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | peak |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | summit |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | rise |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | reach |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | crest |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | blossom out |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | affluent |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | period |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | golden age |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | elevate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | peak |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | elevate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | top |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | top |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | meridian |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | superlative |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | stage |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | summit |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | top |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | top |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | crest |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | spot |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hilltop |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pinnacle |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | mountain peak |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | taper |
| 6 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | alpenstock |
| 6 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | arrowhead |
| 6 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | knife |
| 6 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | pencil |
| 6 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | sword |
| 6 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | conoid |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | convex shape |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | widow's peak |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | cusp |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | head |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | apical |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | extreme point |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | crown |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | roof peak |
| 8 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | baseball cap |
| 8 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | kepi |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | brim |