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peakPeag Peag, n. [Written also peage, peak, peeke.] [Prob.
of North Amer. Indian origin.]
A kind of aboriginal shell money, or wampum, of the Atlantic
coast of the United States; -- originally applied only to
polished white cylindrical beads. PeakPeak Peak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Peaked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Peaking.]
1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear
as, a peak.
There peaketh up a mighty high mount. --Holand.
2. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look
thin or sicky. ``Dwindle, peak, and pine.' --Shak.
3. [Cf. Peek.] To pry; to peep slyly. --Shak.
Peak arch (Arch.), a pointed or Gothic arch. Peak
Peak Peak, v. t. (Naut.)
To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as,
to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard,
to set it nearer the perpendicular.
Meaning of Peak from wikipedia
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Peak farmland Peak gas
Peak minerals Peak water Peak wheat Peak wood Visor, a part of a hat,
known as a "
peak" in
British English Peaked cap
Peak District...
- its name to
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. and
ticker symbol from "HCP" to "
PEAK"
effective November 5, 2019. In
November 2020, the
company announced they...
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mountain peak in
North America, with a
summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m)
above sea level. It is the
tallest mountain in the
world from base-to-
peak on...
- component), the
peak amplitude is the
maximum absolute value of the
difference from that reference. Semi-amplitude
means half of the
peak-to-
peak amplitude...
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terms acme, apex,
peak (mountain
peak), and
zenith are synonymous. The term top (mountain top) is
generally used only for a
mountain peak that is located...
- summit. The key col ("saddle")
around the
peak is a
unique point on this
contour line and the
parent peak is some
higher mountain,
selected according...
- A widow's
peak is a V-shaped
point in the
hairline in the
center of the forehead. Hair
growth on the
forehead is
suppressed in a
bilateral pair of periorbital...
- ****istants, had
begun designating peaks based on
Roman numerals, with
Kangchenjunga named Peak IX.
Peak "b" now
became known as
Peak XV. In 1852,
stationed at...
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Crimson Peak is a 2015
gothic romance film
directed by
Guillermo del Toro and
written by del Toro and
Matthew Robbins. The film
stars Mia Wasikowska, Tom...
- Twin
Peaks is an
American surrealist mystery-horror
drama television series created by Mark
Frost and
David Lynch. It
premiered on ABC on
April 8, 1990...
