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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

pe
noun the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

pea
noun seed of a pea plant used for food

pea crab
noun tiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve mollusks

pea flour
noun meal made from dried peas

pea jacket
peacoat noun a sailor`s heavy woolen double-breasted jacket

pea pod
peasecod noun husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas

pea shooter
noun a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target

pea soup
noun a thick soup made of dried peas (usually made into a puree)

pea tree
caragana noun any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod

pea weevil
Bruchus pisorum noun larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant

pea-green
adjective of a moderate slightly yellowish-green color

Peabody
Elizabeth Peabody noun educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)

peace
peacefulness noun the absence of mental stress or anxiety

peace
noun the general security of public places; `he was arrested for disturbing the peace`

peace advocacy
noun any policy that advocates maintaining peaceful international relations

Peace Corps
noun a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries

peace initiative
noun opening move in negotiating a peace treaty

peace march
noun a protest march against (a particular) war and in favor of peace

Peace of Westphalia
noun the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years` War in 1648

peace offering
olive branch noun something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace

peace process
noun any social process undertaken by governments who want their citizens to believe they are trying to avoid armed hostilities

peace-loving
adjective inclined or disposed to peace; `they met in a peaceable spirit`; `peace-loving citizens`

peaceable
adjective inclined or disposed to peace; `they met in a peaceable spirit`; `peace-loving citizens`

peaceableness
noun a state that is calm and tranquil

peaceably
pacifically adverb in a peaceable manner; `the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the several covenants herein on his part contained shall peaceably hold and enjoy the demised premises`

peaceful
adjective not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; `a peaceful nation`; `peaceful times`; `a far from peaceful Christmas`; `peaceful sleep`

peacefully
adverb in a peaceful manner; `the hen settled herself on the nest most peacefully`

peacekeeper
noun the pistol of a law officer in the old West

peacekeeping
adjective of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces; `a peacekeeping force`

peacetime
noun a period of time during which there is no war

peach
noun downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh

peach bells
peach bell noun perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers

peach blight
noun a disease of trees bearing drupes

peach ice cream
noun ice cream flavored with fresh peaches

peach melba
noun ice cream and peaches with a liqueur

peach orchard
noun a grove of peach trees

peach pit
noun the stone seed of a peach

peach sauce
noun for Chinese dishes: peach preserves and chutney

peach-colored
adjective having the color of a ripe peach

peachick
pea-chick noun a young peafowl

peachleaf willow
peach-leaved willow noun willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees

peachy
peachy-colored adjective of something resembling a peach in color

peacock
Inachis io noun European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

peacock butterfly
Inachis io noun European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot

peacock-blue
adjective of bright greenish blue

peacock-throne
noun the golden throne of former kings of Delhi; stolen by the Persians in 1739 and subsequently lost; symbol of the former Shah of Iran

peafowl
bird of Juno noun very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird

peahen
noun female peafowl

peak
adjective of a period of maximal use or demand or activity; `at peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable`

peaked
adjective having or rising to a peak; `the peaked ceiling`; `the island`s peaked hills`

peaky
spiky adjective having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; `absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass`

peal
pealing noun a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

peanut
earthnut 2 goober noun pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut` and `monkey nut` are British terms

peanut bar
noun bar of peanuts in taffy

peanut brittle
noun brittle containing peanuts

peanut butter
noun a spread made from ground peanuts

peanut gallery
noun (figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance); `he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery`

peanut oil
groundnut oil noun a oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap; `groundnut oil` is British usage

peanut worm
sipunculid noun small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut

peanuts
noun an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount; `her salary is peanuts compared to his`

pear
noun sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties

pear haw
pear hawthorn noun erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries

pear-shaped
adjective having a round shape tapered at one end

pearl
noun a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

pearl ash
noun an impure form of potassium carbonate

Pearl Bailey
Pearl Mae Bailey noun United States singer (1918-1990)

pearl barley
noun barley ground into small round pellets

pearl diver
pearler noun a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls

pearl fishery
noun a fishery where they fish for pearl oysters

pearl grey
pearl gray adjective of a grey with a pearly tinge

Pearl Harbor
noun a harbor on Oahu west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941

pearl hominy
noun hominy prepared by milling to pellets of medium size

pearl millet
bulrush millet noun tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer

pearl oyster
Pinctada margaritifera noun tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls

Pearl River
noun a river in Mississippi that flows southward to the Gulf of Mexico

pearl sago
noun sago ground into small round grains

pearlfish
pearl-fish 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

pearlite
noun a lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a constituent of steel and cast iron

pearlwort
pearlweed noun any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls

pearly
pearly-white adjective of a white the color of pearls

pearly everlasting
cottonweed 3 Anaphalis margaritacea noun American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts

pearly razorfish
Hemipteronatus novacula noun a kind of razor fish

pearly-shelled mussel
noun the pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl

Pearmain
noun any of several varieties of apples with red skins

Peary
Robert Peary noun United States arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920)

peasant
provincial noun a country person

peasant
churl noun a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

Peasant`s Revolt
Great Revolt noun a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II

peasanthood
noun the state of being a peasant; `the same homely dress she wore in the days of her peasanthood`

peasantry
noun the class of peasants

pease pudding
noun a pudding made with strained split peas mixed with egg

peat
noun partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried

peaty
adjective of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat

peavey
peavy noun a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs

peba
nine-banded armadillo noun having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay

pebble
noun a small smooth rounded rock

pebble-grained
adjective (of leather) having a rough surface as the result of being treated with a patterned roller

pecan
noun smooth brown oval nut of south central United States

pecan pie
noun pie made of pecans and sugar and corn syrup and butter and eggs

peccable
peccant adjective liable to sin; `a frail and peccable mortal`- Sir Walter Scott