Definition of peak

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Peak (n.) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc..

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Responsory :: Responsory (n.) The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service..
Mute :: Mute (n.) One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause..
Bespeak :: Bespeak (v. t.) To speak to; to address.
Hack :: Hack (n.) A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough..
Missay :: Missay (v. t.) To speak evil of; to slander.
Spokeshave :: Spoken (a.) Characterized by a certain manner or style in speaking; -- often in composition; as, a pleasant-spoken man..
Forespeaking :: Forespeaking (n.) A prediction; also, a preface..
Misspeak :: Misspeak (v. t.) To utter wrongly.
Voice :: Voice (v. t.) To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper.
Dictation :: Dictation (n.) The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his habit, even with friends, was that of dictation..
Blasphemy :: Blasphemy (n.) An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity..
Digress :: Digress (v. i.) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking..
Spake :: Spake () imp. of Speak.
Hither :: Hither (a.) Being on the side next or toward the person speaking; nearer; -- correlate of thither and farther; as, on the hither side of a hill..
Closemouthed :: Closemouthed (a.) Cautious in speaking; secret; wary; uncommunicative.
Sounding-board :: Sounding-board (n.) A board or structure placed behind or over a pulpit or rostrum to give distinctness to a speaker's voice.
Goodman :: Goodman (n.) A husband; the master of a house or family; -- often used in speaking familiarly.
Peaky :: Peaky (a.) Sickly; peaked.
Speaking :: Speaking (a.) Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube..
Peak :: Peak (n.) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
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