peak
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5.3
- noun
- /pik/
- UK
:
visera
- A wisp of blonde hair from his widow's peak fell almost into his blue eyes.
Examples
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Silver hair coiled around her head, rising into a peak that bore a small tiara of diamond-studded platinum.
Fiction book (1992) -
The new baseball cap features a stylish peak that adds a modern touch.
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"Mrs. Connors," he says, touching his fingers to the peak of his cap.
Fiction book (2001) -
Three walls soared upward, meeting in a narrow peak a hundred feet overhead.
Fiction book (1992) -
His hairline was perfect and made a widow's peak a little too low on his brow.
Fiction book (1991) -
My whole life, this widow's peak has been a problem, causing my hair to remain jaggedly parted.
Fiction book (1998) -
He adjusted the peak of his cap to shield his eyes from the bright sun.
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To protect himself from the rain, he pulled the peak of his hat down lower over his face.
Synonyms
16
2.7
The edge of a hat that sticks out and shades your face
12
2.5
A stiff front part of a cap or helmet that shades the eyes from the sun
2
3.8
The front part of a hat that sticks out to shade the eyes
1
4.4
A small front part of a hat that shades the eyes from the sun
1
8.8
The edge of a hat that can be turned up on one side and down on the other
A small shield on a hat or helmet that protects the eyes from the sun
Idioms
Compounds
A former name for Ismail Samani Peak, the highest mountain in the Pamirs in northeastern Tajikistan
A cone-shaped mountain in central Sri Lanka that people visit as a holy place with a sacred footprint
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Peak for the front of a cap comes from the idea of a small 'point' or roof that sticks out to block light. So the hat's peak is the stiff brim at the front that shades your eyes.