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Peek vs Eek - What's the difference?

peek | eek |

As an acronym peek

is polyetheretherketone.

As a proper noun eek is

a river in alaska.

peek

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l) (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) *, probably a fusion of peep and keek.

Verb

(en verb)
  • 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.
  • * 2012 , Rachel Kramer Bussel, Going Down: Oral Sex Stories (ISBN 1573447978):
    • A pale strip of white skin peeked out from under his waistband.
  • * 2012 , Michelle Monkou, If I Had You (ISBN 1459223284):
    • Her brown skin peeked through the empty gap in her clothing.
  • (computing) To retrieve (a value) from a memory address.
  • * 2006 , Gary Willoughby, PureBasic: A Beginner's Guide to Computer Programming (page 279)
    • We are peeking the value from the first index's memory location.

    Related terms

    * sneak peek

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    * * *

    eek

    English

    Interjection

  • Representing a scream or shriek (especially in comic strips and books).
  • Expressing (sometimes mock) fear or surprise.
  • The shrill vocal sound of a mouse, rat, or monkey.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To produce a high-pitched squeal, as in fear or trepidation.
  • * 2009 , Paul Gelder, Yachting Monthly's Further Confessions
    • She was dangling the mouse by its tail, but as it tried to arch upwards and bite, she started to jig about wildly The anglers had watched a beautiful young woman dance naked beneath a full moon to the feverish rhythm of unworldly eeking noises!
  • * 2011 , Isaac E. Washington, The Stars in My Dreams (page 106)
    • We saw a frog and she eeked in terror again from the sight of it hopping near her.

    Anagrams

    * eke ----