peeksverbthird-person singular simple present indicative of peek
PeekskillnameA city in Westchester County, New York, United States.
peelverbTo remove the skin or outer covering of.
peeledadjWith the outermost layer or skin removed.
peelingnounThe act of removing the outer surface in strips.
peennounThe (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
peepnounA short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
peepedverbsimple past and past participle of peep
peepholenounA small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.
peepingnounThe action of the verb to peep.
peerverbTo look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.
peeragenounPeers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.
peeringnounThe act of one who peers; a looking around.
peerlessadjWithout peer or equal; unparalleled, nonpareil. Of the highest quality, best.
peetnounA paw, especially a more humanoid looking one.
peevenounAn annoyance or grievance.
peevedverbsimple past and past participle of peeve
peeweenounA short or small person; a small object.
pegnounA cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
PegasusnameA winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera.
pegboardnounA board that has a pattern of holes into which pegs are fitted; used especially to record the score in some card games.
peggedverbsimple past and past participle of peg
peggingnounThe act of fastening with a peg.
PeggynameA diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as a formal given name.
PEGInameAcronym of Pan European Game Information (“a video-game content rating system”).
PEInameInitialism of Prince Edward Island: a province of Canada.
PeircenameA surname transferred from the given name.
pejorativeadjDisparaging, belittling or derogatory.
PekinnameObsolete form of Peking.
PekingnameDated form of Beijing: a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China.
pelagicadjLiving in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
PelagiusnameA male given name of historical usage.
PelenameThe Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanos.
PelhamnameA suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP108368).
pelicannounAny of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.
PelikannameA surname from Czech of German or Czech origin.
PellanameAn ancient city, capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.
pelletnounA small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
PellynameA surname transferred from the given name.
PeloponnesenameA peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth.
PeloponnesianadjOf or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece.
PelosinameA surname from Italian.
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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 4,417 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 89 pages, and you are currently viewing page 21. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
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