peakiness.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a projecting usu. pointed part, esp.: a the pointed top of a mountain. b a mountain with a peak. c a stiff brim at the front of a cap. d a pointed beard. e the narrow part of a ship's hold at the bow or stern (forepeak; after-peak). f Naut. the upper outer corner of a sail extended by a gaff.
2 a the highest point in a curve (on the peak of the wave). b the time of greatest success (in a career etc.). c the highest point on a graph etc.

--v.

intr. reach the highest value, quality, etc. (output peaked in September).

peak hour the time of the most intense traffic etc. peak-load the maximum of electric power demand etc.

peaked adj. peaky adj. peakiness n. [prob. back-form. f. peaked var. of dial. picked pointed (PICK(2))]

peakiness.html - v.intr.
1 waste away.
2 (as peaked adj.) sharp-featured; pinched. [16th c.: orig. unkn.]

peakiness.html - adj.
(peakier, peakiest)
1 sickly; puny.
2 white-faced.

peakiness.html - See: HOLD ONE'S PEACE.

peakiness.html - See: CAST PEARLS BEFORE SWINE or CAST ONE'S PEARLS BEFORE SWINE.

peakiness.html - noun
(Politics) (War and Weaponry) A camp set up by peace campaigners, usually outside a military establishment , as a long-term protest against the build-up of weapons. Etymology: Formed by compounding: a camp for peace. History and Usage: The peace camp was a phenomenon of the early eighties, when the campaign against nuclear weapons in particular was at its height and peace campaigners felt that their protests had as yet found little response in the actions and policies of the superpowers. In the UK, the name peace camp is particularly associated with the women's camp outside the US airbase at Greenham Common in Berkshire (see wimmin ), where some campaigners continued to live a decade or more after the camp was set up in 1981. Soviet newspapers are full of praise for the anti-nuclear activities of the women's peace camps at Greenham Common in Britain and elsewhere . Economist 15 Mar. 1986, p. 63