| pe
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(noun) the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
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| pea
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(noun) seed of a pea plant used for food |
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| (noun) the fruit or seed of a pea plant |
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| (noun) a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds |
Synonyms:
pea plant |
| peace
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(noun) the state prevailing during the absence of war |
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| (noun) harmonious relations; freedom from disputes |
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| (noun) the absence of mental stress or anxiety |
Synonyms:
repose,
heartsease,
serenity,
peace of mind,
peacefulness,
ataraxis |
| (noun) the general security of public places |
Synonyms:
public security |
| (noun) a treaty to cease hostilities |
Synonyms:
pacification,
peace treaty |
| peaceableness
|
(noun) a state that is calm and tranquil |
Synonyms:
peacefulness |
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| peacefulness
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(noun) a state that is calm and tranquil |
Synonyms:
peaceableness |
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| (noun) the absence of mental stress or anxiety |
Synonyms:
repose,
heartsease,
peace,
serenity,
peace of mind,
ataraxis |
| peacekeeper
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(noun) a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area |
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| (noun) someone who keeps peace |
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| (noun) the pistol of a law officer in the old West |
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| peacekeeping
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(noun) the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) |
Synonyms:
peacekeeping mission,
peacekeeping operation |
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| peacemaker
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(noun) someone who tries to bring peace |
Synonyms:
pacifier,
reconciler,
make-peace,
conciliator |
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| peacenik
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(noun) someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations |
Synonyms:
dove |
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| peacetime
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(noun) a period of time during which there is no war |
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| peach
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(noun) cultivated in temperate regions |
Synonyms:
Prunus persica,
peach tree |
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| (noun) a very attractive or seductive looking woman |
Synonyms:
dish,
knockout,
smasher,
beauty,
mantrap,
stunner,
ravisher,
sweetheart,
looker,
lulu |
| (noun) downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh |
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| (noun) a shade of pink tinged with yellow |
Synonyms:
apricot,
salmon pink,
yellowish pink |
| peachick
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(noun) a young peafowl |
Synonyms:
pea-chick |
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| peachwood
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(noun) tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry |
Synonyms:
peach-wood,
pernambuco wood,
Caesalpinia echinata,
brazilwood |
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| peacoat
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(noun) a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket |
Synonyms:
pea jacket |
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| peacock
|
(noun) European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot |
Synonyms:
Inachis io,
peacock butterfly |
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| (noun) male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots |
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| peafowl
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(noun) very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird |
Synonyms:
bird of Juno |
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| peag
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(noun) small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency |
Synonyms:
wampum,
wampumpeag |
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| peahen
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(noun) female peafowl |
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| peak
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(noun) the most extreme possible amount or value |
Synonyms:
extremum |
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| (noun) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
Synonyms:
efflorescence,
bloom,
flush,
heyday,
prime,
blossom,
flower |
| (noun) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development |
Synonyms:
meridian,
pinnacle,
summit,
acme,
tiptop,
top,
elevation,
superlative,
height |
| (noun) the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) |
Synonyms:
summit,
crest,
crown,
tip,
top |
| (noun) a V shape |
Synonyms:
point,
tip |
| (noun) the highest point (of something) |
Synonyms:
vertex,
acme,
apex |
| (noun) a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes |
Synonyms:
bill,
eyeshade,
visor,
vizor |
| peal
|
(noun) a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
Synonyms:
roll,
rolling,
pealing |
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| pealing
|
(noun) a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
Synonyms:
roll,
rolling,
peal |
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| pean
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(noun) (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) |
Synonyms:
paean |
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| (noun) a formal expression of praise |
Synonyms:
paean,
panegyric,
encomium,
eulogy |
| peanut
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(noun) underground pod of the peanut vine |
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| (noun) widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground |
Synonyms:
peanut vine,
Arachis hypogaea |
| (noun) a young child who is small for his age |
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| (noun) pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms |
Synonyms:
monkey nut,
goober,
goober pea,
groundnut,
earthnut |
| peanuts
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(noun) an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount |
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| pear
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(noun) sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties |
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| (noun) Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties |
Synonyms:
Pyrus communis,
pear tree |
| pearl
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(noun) a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel |
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| (noun) a shade of white the color of bleached bones |
Synonyms:
ivory,
bone,
off-white |
| (noun) a shape that is spherical and small |
Synonyms:
drop,
bead |
| pearler
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(noun) a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls |
Synonyms:
pearl diver |
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| pearlfish
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(noun) found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds |
Synonyms:
pearl-fish |
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| pearlite
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(noun) a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron |
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| pearlweed
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(noun) any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls |
Synonyms:
pearl-weed,
pearlwort |
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| pearlwort
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(noun) any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls |
Synonyms:
pearl-weed,
pearlweed |
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| pearly
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(noun) informal terms for a human `tooth' |
Synonyms:
chopper |
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| peasant
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(noun) a country person |
Synonyms:
provincial,
bucolic |
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| (noun) one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers |
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| (noun) a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement |
Synonyms:
Goth,
churl,
barbarian,
boor,
tike,
tyke |
| peasanthood
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(noun) the state of being a peasant |
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| peasantry
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(noun) the class of peasants |
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| peasecod
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(noun) husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas |
Synonyms:
pea pod |
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| peat
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(noun) partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried |
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| peavey
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(noun) a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs |
Synonyms:
dog hook,
peavy,
cant dog |
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| peavy
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(noun) a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs |
Synonyms:
dog hook,
peavey,
cant dog |
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| peba
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(noun) having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay |
Synonyms:
nine-banded armadillo,
Dasypus novemcinctus,
Texas armadillo |
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| pebble
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(noun) a small smooth rounded rock |
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| pebibit
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(noun) a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibits or 2^50 bits |
Synonyms:
Pibit |
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| pebibyte
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(noun) a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes |
Synonyms:
PB,
PiB,
petabyte |
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| pecan
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(noun) wood of a pecan tree |
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| (noun) tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts |
Synonyms:
pecan tree,
Carya illinoensis,
Carya illinoinsis |
| (noun) smooth brown oval nut of south central United States |
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| peccadillo
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(noun) a petty misdeed |
Synonyms:
indiscretion |
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| peccary
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(noun) nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America |
Synonyms:
musk hog |
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| peck
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(noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent |
Synonyms:
lot,
deal,
sight,
wad,
heap,
mass,
pile,
stack,
batch,
flock,
raft,
mess,
mint,
pot,
mountain,
spate,
plenty,
hatful,
mickle,
muckle,
passel,
quite a little,
good deal,
great deal,
slew,
tidy sum |
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| (noun) a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons |
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| (noun) a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches |
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| (noun) a light kiss |
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| (noun) bite by a bird |
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| pecker
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(noun) obscene terms for penis |
Synonyms:
shaft,
prick,
tool,
cock,
dick,
putz |
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| (noun) bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects |
Synonyms:
peckerwood,
woodpecker |
| (noun) horny projecting mouth of a bird |
Synonyms:
bill,
nib,
beak,
neb |
| peckerwood
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(noun) bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects |
Synonyms:
pecker,
woodpecker |
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| pecopteris
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(noun) Carboniferous fossil fern characterized by a regular arrangement of the leaflets resembling a comb |
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| pecs
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(noun) either of two large muscles of the chest |
Synonyms:
pectoral,
musculus pectoralis,
pectoral muscle,
pectoralis |
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| pectin
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(noun) any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams |
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| pectoral
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(noun) either of two large muscles of the chest |
Synonyms:
musculus pectoralis,
pecs,
pectoral muscle,
pectoralis |
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| (noun) an adornment worn on the chest or breast |
Synonyms:
pectoral medallion |
| pectoralis
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(noun) either of two large muscles of the chest |
Synonyms:
pectoral,
musculus pectoralis,
pecs,
pectoral muscle |
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| pectus
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(noun) the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates |
Synonyms:
chest,
thorax |
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| peculation
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(noun) the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else |
Synonyms:
misapplication,
misappropriation,
defalcation,
embezzlement |
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| peculator
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(noun) someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use |
Synonyms:
defalcator,
embezzler |
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| peculiarity
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(noun) an odd or unusual characteristic |
Synonyms:
distinctive feature,
distinguishing characteristic |
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| (noun) a distinguishing trait |
Synonyms:
speciality,
specialty,
distinctiveness,
specialness |
| (noun) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting |
Synonyms:
curiosity,
rarity,
oddity,
oddment,
curio |
| pedagog
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(noun) someone who educates young people |
Synonyms:
pedagogue,
educator |
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| pedagogics
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(noun) the principles and methods of instruction |
Synonyms:
pedagogy,
teaching method |
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| pedagogue
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(noun) someone who educates young people |
Synonyms:
pedagog,
educator |
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| pedagogy
|
(noun) the principles and methods of instruction |
Synonyms:
pedagogics,
teaching method |
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| (noun) the profession of a teacher |
Synonyms:
instruction,
teaching |
| (noun) the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill |
Synonyms:
instruction,
didactics,
education,
educational activity,
teaching |
| pedal
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(noun) a sustained bass note |
Synonyms:
pedal point |
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| (noun) a lever that is operated with the foot |
Synonyms:
foot lever,
foot pedal,
treadle |
| pedaler
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(noun) a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) |
Synonyms:
pedaller |
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| pedaller
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(noun) a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) |
Synonyms:
pedaler |
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| pedant
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(noun) a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit |
Synonyms:
scholastic,
bookworm |
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| pedantry
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(noun) an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning |
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| peddler
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(noun) someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) |
Synonyms:
hawker,
packman,
pedlar,
pitchman |
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| (noun) an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs |
Synonyms:
pusher,
drug dealer,
drug peddler,
drug trafficker |
| peddling
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(noun) the act of selling goods for a living |
Synonyms:
hawking,
vending,
vendition |
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| pedelec
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(noun) a bicycle built with a motor to aid the cyclist to turn the pedals |
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| pederast
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(noun) a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner |
Synonyms:
paederast,
child molester |
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| pederasty
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(noun) sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) |
Synonyms:
paederasty |
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| pedesis
|
(noun) the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid |
Synonyms:
Brownian motion,
Brownian movement |
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| pedestal
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(noun) a support or foundation |
Synonyms:
stand,
base |
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| (noun) a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority) |
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| (noun) an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) |
Synonyms:
plinth,
footstall |
| pedestrian
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(noun) a person who travels by foot |
Synonyms:
walker,
footer |
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| pediatrician
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(noun) a specialist in the care of babies |
Synonyms:
paediatrician,
pediatrist,
baby doctor |
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| pediatrics
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(noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children |
Synonyms:
paediatrics,
pediatric medicine,
pedology |
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| pediatrist
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(noun) a specialist in the care of babies |
Synonyms:
paediatrician,
pediatrician,
baby doctor |
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| pedicab
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(noun) a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire |
Synonyms:
cycle rickshaw |
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| pedicel
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(noun) a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle |
Synonyms:
pedicle |
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| pedicle
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(noun) a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle |
Synonyms:
pedicel |
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| pediculicide
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(noun) a chemical agent that kills lice |
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| pediculosis
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(noun) infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching |
Synonyms:
lousiness |
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| pedicure
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(noun) professional care for the feet and toenails |
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| pedigree
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(noun) the hereditary derivation of an individual |
Synonyms:
line,
origin,
descent,
parentage,
line of descent,
lineage,
stemma,
stock,
ancestry,
blood,
blood line,
bloodline |
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| (noun) line of descent of a purebred animal |
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| (noun) ancestry of a purebred animal |
Synonyms:
bloodline |
| pediment
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(noun) a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof |
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| pedlar
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(noun) someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) |
Synonyms:
hawker,
packman,
peddler,
pitchman |
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| pedodontist
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(noun) a dentist who specializes in the care of children's teeth |
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| pedology
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(noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children |
Synonyms:
paediatrics,
pediatric medicine,
pediatrics |
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| pedometer
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(noun) measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking |
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| pedophile
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(noun) an adult who is sexually attracted to children |
Synonyms:
paedophile |
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| pedophilia
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(noun) a sexual attraction to children |
Synonyms:
paedophilia |
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| peduncle
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(noun) the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body |
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| (noun) stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower |
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| (noun) a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain |
Synonyms:
cerebral peduncle |
| pedwood
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(noun) European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers |
Synonyms:
red dogwood,
Cornus sanguinea,
common European dogwood,
blood-twig |
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| pee
|
(noun) liquid excretory product |
Synonyms:
urine,
piddle,
piss,
water,
weewee |
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| (noun) informal terms for urination |
Synonyms:
piss,
peeing,
pissing |
| peeing
|
(noun) informal terms for urination |
Synonyms:
pee,
piss,
pissing |
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| peek
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(noun) a secret look |
Synonyms:
peep |
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| peekaboo
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(noun) a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo! |
Synonyms:
bopeep |
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| peel
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(noun) the rind of a fruit or vegetable |
Synonyms:
skin |
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| peeler
|
(noun) a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music |
Synonyms:
striptease,
stripper,
ecdysiast,
exotic dancer,
striptease artist,
stripteaser |
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| (noun) a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables |
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| (noun) a device for peeling vegetables or fruits |
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