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I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.
Zora Neale Hurston

Meaning of "peaky" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PEAKY

Of uncertain origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PEAKY

peaky  [ˈpiːkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEAKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peaky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PEAKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of peaky in the English dictionary

The definition of peaky in the dictionary is wan, emaciated, or sickly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEAKY


beaky
ˈbiːkɪ
cheeky
ˈtʃiːkɪ
cliquey
ˈkliːkɪ
cock-a-leekie
ˌkɒkəˈliːkɪ
creaky
ˈkriːkɪ
dashiki
dɑːˈʃiːkɪ
freaky
ˈfriːkɪ
geeky
ˈɡiːkɪ
Geikie
ˈɡiːkɪ
Leakey
ˈliːkɪ
leaky
ˈliːkɪ
ozeki
əʊˈziːkɪ
reeky
ˈriːkɪ
screaky
ˈskriːkɪ
sleeky
ˈsliːkɪ
sneaky
ˈsniːkɪ
squeaky
ˈskwiːkɪ
streaky
ˈstriːkɪ
tiki
ˈtiːkɪ
tweaky
ˈtwiːkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEAKY

peak period
peak production
peak programme meter
peak rate
peak season
peak time
peak traffic
peak viewing time
peak year
peak-hour
peak-time
Peake
peaked
peakedness
peakier
peakiest
peakish
peakless
peaklike
peal

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEAKY

braky
caky
croaky
flaky
keepsaky
laky
muzaky
oaky
quaky
shaky
snaky

Synonyms and antonyms of peaky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PEAKY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «peaky» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of peaky

Translation of «peaky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEAKY

Find out the translation of peaky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peaky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peaky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

憔悴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peaky
570 millions of speakers

English

peaky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बीमार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شاحب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

остроконечный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

peaky
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রোগগ্রস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

patraque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puncak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spitz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピーキー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뾰쪽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peaky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

peaky
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चपळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

süzülmüş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

peaky
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mizerny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гострокінцевий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tras la față
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καχεκτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pips
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

peaky
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peaky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peaky

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEAKY»

The term «peaky» is regularly used and occupies the 69.574 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEAKY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peaky

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QUOTES WITH «PEAKY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word peaky.
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Zora Neale Hurston
I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEAKY»

Discover the use of peaky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peaky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Travels with Peaky and Spike: Doreen Speckmann's Quilting ...
Doreen Speckmann’s famous “Quilting Cruises” have sparked a multitude of wonderful quilt designs. Join in the fun as Doreen cruises Alaska, Hawaii, and the Caribbean, accompanied by her triangle-shaped friends, Peaky and Spike.
Doreen Speckmann, 1999
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Surf Science: An Introduction To Waves For Surfing
This 'peakiness' means that these waves will be best suited to the relatively flat bathymetry found more on beaches than reefs. A typical beach-break with fairly flat bathymetry will be best on peaky swells and worst on long- lined groundswells.
Tony Butt, Paul Russell, 2004
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Cy. The stock of the more southerly heathlands are native mountain sheep of a light frame—their faces mostly grey—some of them horned, others hornless; and bear the name of peakrils, MARSHALL er'zzu (1808) I. 523. PEAKY, (my? and sb.
Joseph Wright
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Wireless Communication Over Sparse Multipath Channels
4.4 Peaky versus Non-Peaky Signaling Several works have emphasized the necessity of signaling schemes that are peaky in time and/or frequency for achieving wideband capacity in the non-coherent regime [13, 15,30]. The motivation ...
Gautham Hariharan, 2008
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Approximation and Online Algorithms: 7th International ...
Let a be a non-negative number satisfying a ≤ f/2 and a ≤ 2f − 1; we will specify the exact value of a later. We call aninput curve α-peaky if the price starts at sa, increases till it achieves level α, then drops again to level 1 and remains there.
Evripidis Bampis, Klaus Jansen, 2010
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Power Quality in Power Systems and Electrical Machines
A “peaky” (peak-to-peak is maximum) voltage {e1(t) + e3(t)} results in “flat” (peak- to-peak is minimum) flux linkages. 2.2.3.2 Application Example 2.2: Relation between Voltages and Flux Linkages for 180o Phase Shift between Fundamental  ...
Ewald Fuchs, Mohammad A. S. Masoum, 2011
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Quilter's Academy Vol. 4 - Senior Year: A Skill Building ...
She avoided quilts with ice-cream cone and Peaky and Spike shapes in their blocks. These are the blocks that have long, thin right triangles added to two sides of an isosceles triangle (a triangle with two equal—length sides and no right ...
Harriet Hargrave, Carrie Hargrave, 2012
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Synthesis of Subsonic Airplane Design: An Introduction to ...
The technique employed in designing peaky airfoils was highly empirical. Recent advances in high-speed airfoil development have resulted in SUPERCRITICAL SECTIONS - first proposed by R.T. Whitcomb - which have a relatively flat upper ...
Egbert Torenbeek, 1982
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Single-phase Nonlinear Power Electronic Loads: Modeling and ...
The THDi of the peaky 3rd harmonic voltage is approximately two times greater than the reference case; however, the THDi of the flattened 3rd harmonic voltage is approximately half of the reference case seen in Figure 4.8. The opposite is ...
Matthew Robert Rylander, 2008
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Pattern Play: Creating Your Own Quilts
Creating Your Own Quilts Doreen Speckmann. Draw in the corner units first; then look for an appropriate center unit. Turn these shapes, too, if possible. Ice Cream Cones II can point in toward the center, or out. O0 <> O<> Peaky & Spike with ...
Doreen Speckmann, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEAKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peaky is used in the context of the following news items.
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These dramas can help fill the void left by the mediocrity of 'True …
The BBC's "Peaky Blinders" is a period drama with less emphasis on advantageous marriages and more emphasis on blood. It's a crime series ... «Boston.com, Jul 15»
2
Olympic festival Tbilisi 2015 opens today
PEAKY is the official mascot of the Tbilisi 2015. The mascot resembles Kolkheti pheasant connected with the legend on founding Tbilisi, the ... «Agenda.ge, Jul 15»
3
Life in Squares: The BBC's new drama about the Bloomsbury group …
... in cosy Austen adaptations, but rather period dramas that “take massive risks with tone”, pointing to the likes of Wolf Hall and Peaky Blinders. «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Top 5 Netflix recommendations of the week: Parks and Recreation …
Watch this if you enjoyed: Nurse Jackie, Fargo, Royal Pains, Agent Carter, Alphas, Sirens, Peaky Blinders, The Knick, Black Mirror. Available on ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
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'Life In Squares' Trailer: BBC Two Period Drama Uncovers The …
Written by BAFTA winner Amanda Coe (Room At The Top) and produced by Ecosse Films in association with Tiger Aspect (Peaky Blinders), ... «Deadline, Jul 15»
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Cult Fiction: Six reasons why everyone should watch Peaky Blinders
The Peaky Blinders, a small gang that run the streets of Birmingham in the aftermath of the Great War. The gang is led by Thomas Shelby, an exceptionally bright ... «JOE, Jul 15»
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'Humans,' 'Mr. Robot,' & 'Peaky Blinders' Are Must Watch TV
For too long, an individual who opts for the comfort of their home and the enjoyment of television on a Saturday night has been ostracized from ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
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Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy to stay on show as long as 'the …
Peaky Blinders has been one of the greatest success stories of British television in what its star Cillian Murphy has dubbed the "golden time" for ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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'Peaky Blinders' Season 3 release date news: Filming starts this fall
After the season 2 of "Peaky Blinders," fans expect Tommy Shelby, played by Cillian Murphy, to make a decision between Grace Burgess, ... «MNR Daily, Jul 15»
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Black Sabbath star Tony Iommi and Peaky Blinders creator Steven …
Knight, the man who brought Birmingham's feared Peaky Blinders to our TV screens, also wrote the screenplays for gritty movies such as Dirty ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»

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