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profile
Noun
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A profile is a short biographical description of a person.
Because it was known that the serial killer was a European adult male, the police used that profile to exclude all women, children, and racial minorities from their list of suspects.
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A profile is a picture of a person.
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A profile is the most visible parts of an object.
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A profile is a person's head, being viewed from the side.
profile
Verb
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If somebody like the police or government profiles a person, they make judgements about them based on identifiable characteristics.
Unfortunately, racial profiling causes problems for for Middle Eastern men when they fly.
peak
Noun
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A peak is a point at the top of an object.
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A peak is the highest amount reached.
The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.
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A peak is the top of a mountain.
peak
Verb
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To peak is to reach the highest degree or maximum of something.