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783 Words That Start With PE

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pentobarbital (noun) a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic Synonyms: Nembutal, pentobarbital sodium, yellow jacket
pentode (noun) a thermionic tube having five electrodes
pentose (noun) any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule
pentoxide (noun) an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule
pentoxifylline (noun) a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet Synonyms: Trental
pentylenetetrazol (noun) a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark Synonyms: Metrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol
penuche (noun) fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts Synonyms: panocha, panoche, penoche
penuchle (noun) a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist Synonyms: bezique, pinochle, pinocle
penult (noun) the next to last syllable in a word Synonyms: penultima, penultimate
penultima (noun) the next to last syllable in a word Synonyms: penult, penultimate
penultimate (adjective) second last Synonyms: next-to-last
(noun) the next to last syllable in a word Synonyms: penult, penultima
penumbra (noun) a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra
penumbral (adjective) of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra
penurious (adjective) not having enough money to pay for necessities Synonyms: hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, pinched
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend Synonyms: parsimonious
penuriously (adverb) in a penurious manner
penuriousness (noun) a disposition to be niggardly with money
(noun) a state of lacking money Synonyms: impecuniousness, pennilessness
penury (noun) a state of extreme poverty or destitution Synonyms: indigence, need, pauperism, pauperization
peon (noun) a laborer who is obliged to do menial work Synonyms: drudge, galley slave, navvy
peonage (noun) the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged
(noun) the condition of a peon
peony (noun) any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers Synonyms: paeony
people (noun) (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
(noun) the body of citizens of a state or country Synonyms: citizenry
(noun) members of a family line
(noun) the common people generally Synonyms: hoi polloi, mass, masses, multitude, the great unwashed
(verb) fill with people
(verb) furnish with people
peopled (adjective) furnished with people
peoples (noun) the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
pep (noun) liveliness and energy Synonyms: ginger, peppiness
peperomia (noun) any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage
peplos (noun) a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist Synonyms: peplum, peplus
peplum (noun) a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse
(noun) a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist Synonyms: peplos, peplus
peplus (noun) a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist Synonyms: peplos, peplum
pepper (noun) pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground Synonyms: peppercorn
(noun) sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
(noun) any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers Synonyms: capsicum, capsicum pepper plant
(noun) climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam Synonyms: black pepper, common pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum, white pepper
(verb) attack and bombard with or as if with missiles Synonyms: pelt
(verb) add pepper to
peppercorn (noun) pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground Synonyms: pepper
pepperidge (noun) columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall Synonyms: black gum, Nyssa sylvatica, sour gum
pepperiness (noun) a hot spiciness Synonyms: hotness
peppermint (noun) a candy flavored with peppermint oil Synonyms: peppermint candy
(noun) herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring Synonyms: Mentha piperita
(noun) red gum tree of Tasmania Synonyms: Eucalyptus amygdalina, peppermint gum, red gum
pepperoni (noun) a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage)
pepperwood (noun) Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood Synonyms: California bay tree, California laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Oregon myrtle, sassafras laurel, spice tree, Umbellularia californica
pepperwort (noun) annual herb used as salad green and garnish Synonyms: common garden cress, garden pepper cress, Lepidium sativum, pepper grass
(noun) any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets Synonyms: clover fern
peppery (adjective) having the piquant burning taste of peppers
peppiness (noun) liveliness and energy Synonyms: ginger, pep
peppy (adjective) marked by lively action Synonyms: bouncing, bouncy, spirited, zippy
pepsin (noun) an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones
pepsinogen (noun) precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach
peptic (adjective) relating to or promoting digestion
peptidase (noun) any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis Synonyms: protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme
peptide (noun) amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein
peptisation (noun) the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution Synonyms: peptization
peptise (verb) disperse in a medium into a colloidal state Synonyms: peptize
peptization (noun) the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution Synonyms: peptisation
peptize (verb) disperse in a medium into a colloidal state Synonyms: peptise
peptone (noun) any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids
peradventure (noun) doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case
(adverb) by chance Synonyms: maybe, mayhap, perchance, perhaps, possibly
perambulate (verb) walk with no particular goal Synonyms: walk about, walk around
(verb) make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property)
perambulating (adjective) strolling or walking around
perambulation (noun) a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) Synonyms: amble, promenade, saunter, stroll
(noun) a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries
perambulator (noun) a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around Synonyms: baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, go-cart, pram, pushchair, pusher, stroller
percale (noun) a fine closely woven cotton fabric
perceivable (adjective) capable of being apprehended or understood Synonyms: apprehensible, graspable, intelligible, understandable
(adjective) capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing
perceive (verb) become conscious of
(verb) to become aware of through the senses Synonyms: comprehend
perceived (adjective) detected by means of the senses
(adjective) detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues Synonyms: sensed
perceiver (noun) a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses Synonyms: beholder, observer, percipient
percent (noun) a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent Synonyms: pct, per centum, percentage
percentage (noun) assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group Synonyms: part, portion, share
(noun) a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent Synonyms: pct, per centum, percent
percentile (noun) (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total Synonyms: centile
percept (noun) the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept Synonyms: perception, perceptual experience
perceptibility (noun) the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses
perceptible (adjective) capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
(adjective) easily seen or detected Synonyms: detectable
perceptibly (adverb) in a noticeable manner Synonyms: noticeably, observably
perception (noun) becoming aware of something via the senses Synonyms: sensing
(noun) the process of perceiving
(noun) the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept Synonyms: percept, perceptual experience
(noun) a way of conceiving something
(noun) knowledge gained by perceiving
perceptive (adjective) having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
(adjective) of or relating to perception
perceptively (adverb) in a perceptive manner
perceptiveness (noun) the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding
(noun) delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) Synonyms: appreciation, discernment, taste
(noun) perception of that which is obscure Synonyms: discernment
(noun) a feeling of understanding Synonyms: insight, perceptivity
perceptivity (noun) a feeling of understanding Synonyms: insight, perceptiveness
perceptual (adjective) of or relating to the act of perceiving
perceptuality (noun) The quality of being related to the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information.
perceptually (adverb) with regard to perception
perch (noun) spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
(noun) any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
(noun) support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
(noun) any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
(noun) an elevated place serving as a seat
(noun) a linear measure of 16.5 feet Synonyms: pole, rod
(noun) a square rod of land Synonyms: pole, rod
(verb) sit, as on a branch Synonyms: rest, roost
(verb) cause to perch or sit
(verb) to come to rest, settle Synonyms: alight, light
perchance (adverb) through chance Synonyms: by chance
(adverb) by chance Synonyms: maybe, mayhap, peradventure, perhaps, possibly
percher (noun) a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists Synonyms: Insessores, order Insessores, perching bird
(noun) a person situated on a perch
perchlorate (noun) a salt of perchloric acid
perchloride (noun) a chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine
perchloromethane (noun) a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined Synonyms: carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, tetrachloromethane
percipient (adjective) characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving Synonyms: clear
(noun) a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses Synonyms: beholder, observer, perceiver
percoid (noun) any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes Synonyms: percoid fish, percoidean
percoidean (noun) any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes Synonyms: percoid, percoid fish
percolate (noun) the product of percolation
(verb) gain or regain energy Synonyms: gain vigor, perk, perk up, pick up
(verb) pass through Synonyms: filter, permeate, sink in
(verb) cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent
(verb) prepare in a percolator
(verb) permeate or penetrate gradually Synonyms: leach
(verb) spread gradually
percolation (noun) the act of making coffee in a percolator
(noun) the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification
(noun) the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium Synonyms: infiltration
percolator (noun) a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans
percuss (verb) strike or tap firmly
percussion (noun) the act of exploding a percussion cap
(noun) the act of playing a percussion instrument
(noun) tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes Synonyms: pleximetry
(noun) the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments Synonyms: percussion section, rhythm section
percussionist (noun) a musician who plays percussion instruments
percussive (adjective) involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments
percussor (noun) (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes Synonyms: plessor, plexor
percutaneous (adjective) through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches) Synonyms: transcutaneous, transdermal, transdermic
perdition (noun) (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment Synonyms: Hell, infernal region, Inferno, nether region, pit
perdurability (noun) the property of being extremely durable
perdurable (adjective) very long lasting Synonyms: durable, indestructible, undestroyable
peregrinate (verb) travel around, through, or over, especially on foot
peregrination (noun) traveling or wandering around
peregrine (adjective) migratory Synonyms: mobile, nomadic, roving, wandering
(noun) a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry Synonyms: Falco peregrinus, peregrine falcon
peremptorily (adverb) in an imperative and commanding manner Synonyms: imperatively
peremptory (adjective) putting an end to all debate or action
(adjective) offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power Synonyms: autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial
(adjective) not allowing contradiction or refusal

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