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| cap1 |
a soft hat with a peak or visor but no brim. [1/5 definitions] |
| classical |
When people talk about "classical music," they are usually talking about music that was being composed in Europe starting around the 1600s and reaching its peak in the 1800s. This music was complex and was written according to formal rules of music. Many people are still composing and playing music similar to this in Europe and around the world. This newer music is also called classical music. A lot of classical music is written for a full orchestra or for solo instruments such as piano or violin. [1/3 definitions] |
| crest |
the peak of a large hill, mountain, or wave. [1/4 definitions] |
| height |
the peak or highest point. [1/5 definitions] |
| meridian |
the highest point or peak; zenith. [1/2 definitions] |
| Negro leagues |
former U.S. baseball leagues in which all players were Black. The Negro leagues were at their peak from the 1920s to the early 1950s. In the late 1940s, Black players began to be asked to join the U.S. major leagues and eventually the Negro leagues disappeared. |
| peak |
A peak is the top part of a pointed mountain, or a mountain that comes to a point. [3 definitions] |
| spine |
a stiff, hard back or ridge, such as the back part of a book or the narrow peak of a mountain. [1/3 definitions] |
| summit |
the highest part; peak. [1/3 definitions] |
| tip1 |
the top; peak; summit. [1/2 definitions] |
| zenith |
the highest point; peak. [1/2 definitions] |
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