| peak | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. extremum, peak | the most extreme possible amount or value.; "voltage peak" |
| ~ limitation, limit | the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed.; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight" |
| ~ lower limit, minimum | the smallest possible quantity. |
| ~ maximum, upper limit | the largest possible quantity. |
| n. (time) | 2. bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flower, flush, heyday, peak, prime | the period of greatest prosperity or productivity. |
| ~ period, period of time, time period | an amount of time.; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| ~ golden age | a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak.; "it was the golden age of cinema" |
| n. (state) | 3. acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top | 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"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" |
| ~ degree, stage, level, point | a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process.; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" |
| n. (location) | 4. crest, crown, peak, summit, tip, top | 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" |
| ~ hilltop, brow | the peak of a hill.; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills" |
| ~ pinnacle | a lofty peak. |
| ~ place, spot, topographic point | a point located with respect to surface features of some region.; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" |
| ~ mountain peak | the summit of a mountain. |
| n. (shape) | 5. peak, point, tip | a V shape.; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" |
| ~ alpenstock | a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers. |
| ~ arrowhead | the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow. |
| ~ knife | a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point. |
| ~ pencil | a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood. |
| ~ sword, steel, blade, brand | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard. |
| ~ widow's peak | a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead. |
| ~ cusp | small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth. |
| ~ convex shape, convexity | a shape that curves or bulges outward. |
| ~ cone shape, conoid, cone | a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point. |
| ~ head | the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates). |
| n. (location) | 6. acme, apex, peak, vertex | the highest point (of something).; "at the peak of the pyramid" |
| ~ crown | the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head. |
| ~ roof peak | the highest point of a roof. |
| ~ extreme point, extremum, extreme | the point located farthest from the middle of something. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. bill, eyeshade, peak, visor, vizor | a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes.; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" |
| ~ baseball cap, golf cap, jockey cap | a cap with a bill. |
| ~ brim | a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat. |
| ~ kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap | a cap with a flat circular top and a visor. |
| v. (motion) | 8. 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" |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| ~ crest | reach a high point.; "The river crested last night" |
| ~ arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make | reach a destination, either real or abstract.; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
| vertical | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. vertical | something that is oriented vertically. |
| ~ orientation | position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. upright, vertical | a vertical structural member as a post or stake.; "the ball sailed between the uprights" |
| ~ pillar, column | (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure. |
| ~ goalpost | one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field. |
| ~ jamb | upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame. |
| ~ post | an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position.; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" |
| ~ scantling, stud | an upright in house framing. |
| ~ scape, shaft | (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column. |
| ~ stile | an upright that is a member in a door or window frame. |
| ~ structural member | support that is a constituent part of any structure or building. |
| adj. | 3. perpendicular, vertical | at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line.; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height" |
| ~ steep | having a sharp inclination.; "the steep attic stairs"; "steep cliffs" |
| ~ plumb | exactly vertical.; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb" |
| ~ upended | turned up on end. |
| ~ unsloped, upright | in a vertical position; not sloping.; "an upright post" |
| ~ straight | having no deviations.; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders" |
| adj. (pertain) | 4. vertical | relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution. |
| adj. | 5. erect, upright, vertical | upright in position or posture.; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" |
| ~ erectile | capable of being raised to an upright position.; "erectile feathers" |
| ~ fastigiate | having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column). |
| ~ orthostatic | pertaining to an upright standing posture.; "orthostatic hypotension" |
| ~ passant | in walking position with right foreleg raised. |
| ~ rearing, rampant | rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile.; "a lion rampant" |
| ~ semi-climbing | of plants that are semi-climbers. |
| ~ semi-erect | of plants that are partly erect. |
| ~ semi-upright | of animals that are partly erect. |
| ~ standing | having a supporting base.; "a standing lamp" |
| ~ stand-up | requiring a standing position.; "a stand-up bar"; "a stand-up comic" |
| ~ statant | standing on four feet. |
| ~ unbowed, unbent, straight | erect in posture.; "sit straight"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back" |
| adj. | 6. vertical | of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group).; "vertical social mobility" |
| ~ hierarchal, hierarchic, hierarchical | classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers.; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first" |
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