No. 1,344 in Dutch
piek
"Peak; summit; high point."
In a sentence
Tijdens het seizoen bereikte de productie een piek.
During the season, production reached a peak.
Here, 'piek' refers to the highest point or level, typically used in contexts like graphs, statistics, or temporal patterns.
Ze vond een piek in haar haar na de storm.
She found a spike in her hair after the storm.
In this sentence, 'piek' refers to a physical spike or sharp projection, often describing something pointed or upward-reaching.
Hij werkte aan het ontwerpen van een piek voor de kerktoren.
He was working on designing a spire for the church tower.
The word 'piek' here indicates a pointed architectural feature, specifically a spire, illustrating its usage in structural or artistic contexts.
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