noun
the most extreme possible amount or value
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- voltage peak
noun
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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noun
the highest level or degree attainable
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- 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
noun
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
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- the view from the peak was magnificent
- they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
- the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
noun
a V shape
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- the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
noun
the highest point (of something)
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- at the peak of the pyramid
noun
a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
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- he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
verb
to reach the highest point
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top out
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- attain maximum intensity, activity
- That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929
- Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million