peak
peek
- n the most extreme possible amount or value
voltage peak - n the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- n the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
the peak of perfection
summer was at its peak - n the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
the view from the peak was magnificent - n a V shape
- n the highest point (of something)
at the peak of the pyramid - n a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
- v to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929
- A very nice analogy from one Chris Cook: The subject of "peak oil" is usually misrepresented to mean "oil is running out" but in fact means that, "while there may be plenty of oil .
- Soldiers firing automatic rifles at the crowd of protesters was the bloody peak of a day that mixed the tragic with the surreal as ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya tried to .
- It's the End of Oil World oil production is about to reach a peak and go into its final decline.