Peak vs. Mountain
Difference Between Peak and Mountain
Peaknoun
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
Mountainnoun
A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, usually given by geographers as above 1000 feet in height (or 304.8 metres), though such masses may still be described as hills in comparison with larger mountains.
Everest is the highest mountain in the world.We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains.Peaknoun
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.Mountainnoun
A large amount.
There's still a mountain of work to do.Peaknoun
(geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point
They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.Mountainnoun
A very large person or thing.
He was a real mountain of a man, standing seven feet tall.Peaknoun
(geography) The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated
Mountainnoun
(figuratively) A difficult task or challenge.
Peaknoun
(nautical) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail
Mountainnoun
(slang) A woman's large breast.
Peaknoun
(nautical) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
Mountainnoun
(cartomancy) The twenty-first Lenormand card.
Peaknoun
(nautical) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
Mountainnoun
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
Peaknoun
(mathematics) A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
Mountainnoun
a large number or amount;
made lots of new friendsshe amassed a mountain of newspapersPeakverb
To reach a highest degree or maximum.
Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.Mountainadjective
relating to or located in mountains;
mountain peoplePeakverb
To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
Peakverb
(intransitive) To become sick or wan.
Peakverb
(intransitive) To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
Peakverb
(intransitive) To pry; to peep slyly.
Peakadjective
(MLE) Bad
Peakadjective
(MLE) Unlucky; unfortunate
Peaknoun
the most extreme possible amount or value;
voltage peakPeaknoun
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Peaknoun
the highest level or degree attainable;
his landscapes were deemed the acme of beautythe artist's gifts are at their acmeat the height of her careerthe peak of perfectionsummer was at its peak...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of famethe summit of his ambitionso many highest superlatives achieved by manat the top of his professionPeaknoun
the top point of a mountain or hill;
the view from the peak was magnificentthey clambered to the summit of MonadnockPeaknoun
a V shape;
the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp pointsPeaknoun
the highest point (of something);
at the peak of the pyramidPeaknoun
a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes;
he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged aheadPeakverb
to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity;
That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929Peakadjective
of a period of maximal use or demand or activity;
at peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievablePeakadjective
approaching or constituting a maximum;
maximal temperaturemaximum speedworking at peak efficiency
