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The correct spelling is peaks.
How to pronounce peaks
noun
IPA: /piːks/
Say it like: Pee-ks
The correct spelling is peaks. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. For example: "The stock market reached a peak in September 1929."
Usage Examples
“The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.”
“They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.”
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
- 2.The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
- 3.The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
- 4.The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.
- 5.The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
verb
- 1.To reach a highest degree or maximum.
- 2.To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
- 3.To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.
- 4.To become sick or wan.
- 5.To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
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