Definition of PEEK

peek

Plural: peeks

Noun

  • a secret look
  • A quick glance or look.
  • Misspelling of pique.

Verb

Verb Forms: peeked, peeking, peeks

  • To look quickly or furtively, often through a small opening.
  • throw a glance at; take a brief look at
    • "I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting"
  • To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
  • To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
  • To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.

Examples

  • He tried to PEEK at his opponent’s tiles, but the rules of Scrabble forbid it.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English *peken, piken, pyken (“to peep”), probably a fusion of Middle English pepen (“to peep”) and keken, kiken (“to keek, look, spy”), equivalent to a blend of peep + keek.

Synonyms

glance, glint, peep

Scrabble Score: 10

peek: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
peek: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
peek: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

peek: valid Words With Friends Word