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

peony
paeony noun any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers

people
noun (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; `old people`; `there were at least 200 people in the audience`

People`s Party
Populist Party noun a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads

peopled
adjective furnished with people; `sparsely peopled arctic regions`

peoples
noun the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group; `the indigenous peoples of Australia`

Peoria
noun a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River

pep
peppiness noun liveliness and energy; `this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep`

pep rally
noun a rally (especially of students) before a game

pep talk
noun a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff

pep up
verb urge on or encourage especially by shouts; `The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers`

peperomia
noun any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage

Pepin
Pepin III noun king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)

peplos
peplus noun a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist

peplum
noun a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse

pepper
noun pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

pepper mill
pepper grinder noun a mill for grinding pepper

pepper pot
Philadelphia pepper pot noun a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings

pepper sauce
Poivrade noun for venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper

pepper shaker
pepper box noun a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper

pepper shrub
Pseudowintera colorata noun evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits

pepper spray
noun a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent

pepper tree
noun small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs

pepper-and-salt
noun a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark

peppercorn
noun pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

peppercorn rent
noun very low or nominal rent

pepperiness
noun a hot spiciness

peppermint
Mentha piperita noun herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring

peppermint
noun a candy flavored with peppermint oil

peppermint candy
noun a candy flavored with peppermint oil

peppermint gum
Eucalyptus amygdalina noun red gum tree of Tasmania

peppermint oil
noun oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring

peppermint patty
noun a patty flavored with peppermint

pepperoni
noun a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage)

pepperoni pizza
noun tomato and cheese pizza with pepperoni

peppery
adjective having the piquant burning taste of peppers; `corn chips with peppery salsa`

Pepsi
Pepsi Cola noun Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola

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; `peptic juices`

peptic ulcer
peptic ulceration noun an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract

peptide
noun amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein

peptide bond
peptide linkage noun the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide

peptization
peptisation noun the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution

Pepto-bismal
noun an antacid

peptone
noun any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids

Pepys
Samuel Pepys noun English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703)

per annum
p.a. adverb by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); `he earned $100,000 per annum`; `we issue six volumes per annum`

per capita
adjective per person; `among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income`

per capita income
noun the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation

per diem
by the day adverb one every day; `we`ll save 100 man-hours per diem`

peradventure
noun doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case; `this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent`

perambulating
adjective strolling or walking around; `perambulating nursemaids with their charges`

Peramelidae
family Peramelidae noun bandicoots

perboric acid
noun a form of boric acid

Perca
genus Perca noun type genus of the Percidae

percale
noun a fine closely woven cotton fabric

perceivable
adjective capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing; `perceivable through the mist`

perceiver
percipient noun a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

percent sign
percentage sign noun a sign (`%`) used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100

percentage
percent noun a proportion multiplied by 100

percentile
centile 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

percept
perception 1 perceptual experience noun the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

perceptibility
noun the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses

perceptible
adjective easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; `a perceptible sense of expectation in the court`; `an obvious (or palpable) lie`

perceptibly
noticeably adverb in a noticeable manner; `he changed noticeably over the years`

perception
noun the process of perceiving

perceptive
adjective of or relating to perception; `perceptive faculties`

perceptively
adverb in a perceptive manner

perceptiveness
noun the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding

perceptiveness
noun delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); `arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success`; `to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste`

perceptual
adjective of or relating to the act of perceiving; `perceptual stimulus`

perceptually
adverb with regard to perception; `this task is perceptually very difficult`

perch
noun support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

perch-like
adjective resembling a perch

perchance
adverb through chance, `To sleep, perchance to dream..`

percher
noun a person situated on a perch

Percheron
noun one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery

perchlorate
noun a salt of perchloric acid

perchloric acid
noun a powerful oxidizing agent; forms perchlorates

perchloride
noun a chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine

Percidae
family Percidae noun active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches

Perciformes
order Perciformes noun one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna

Percina
genus Percina noun a genus of Percidae

Percival Lowell
noun United States astronomer whose studies of Mars led him to conclude that Mars was inhabited (1855-1916)

percoid fish
percoid noun any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes

Percoidea
suborder Percoidea noun in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder

percolate
noun the product of percolation

percolation
noun the act of making coffee in a percolator

percolator
noun a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans

Percophidae
family Percophidae noun percoid flatheads

percussion
noun the act of exploding a percussion cap

percussion
noun tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes

percussion cap
noun a detonator that explodes when struck

percussion instrument
percussive instrument noun a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another

percussion section
percussion noun the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments

percussionist
noun a musician who plays percussion instruments

percussive
adjective involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments; `percussive music`

Percy
Sir Henry Percy noun English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)

Percy
noun United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)

Perdicidae
subfamily Perdicidae noun Old World partridges

Perdix
genus Perdix noun a genus of Perdicinae