Main entry: bill, peak, visor, vizor, eyeshade
Definition: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
Usage: he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
Main entry: peak, summit, tip, top, crest, crown
Definition: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
Usage: the view from the peak was magnificent; they clambered to the tip of Monadnock; the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
Main entry: vertex, acme, apex, peak
Definition: the highest point (of something)
Usage: at the peak of the pyramid
Definition: the most extreme possible amount or value
Usage: voltage peak
Definition: a V shape
Usage: the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points
Main entry: meridian, height, tiptop, top, summit, superlative, acme, pinnacle, peak, elevation
Definition: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Usage: 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
Main entry: peak, prime, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, heyday, flower, flush
Definition: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Definition: to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
Usage: That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929; Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million