Meaning
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From earlier peake, peek, peke, from Middle English pek (in place names), itself an alteration of pike, pyke, pyk (“a sharp point, pike”), from Old English pīc, piic (“a pike, needle, pin, peak, pinnacle”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīk, from Proto-Germanic *pīkaz (“peak”). Cognate with Dutch piek (“pike, point, summit, peak”), Danish pik (“pike, peak”), Swedish pik (“pike, lance, point, peak”), Norwegian pik (“peak, summit”). More at pike.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 6 recorded puzzles: