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2peaked adjective : being pale and wan or emaciated; also : somewhat unwell

Synonyms

ashen, cadaverous, livid, lurid, pale, pasty—more at PALE

bad, down, ill, indisposed, punk, sick, unhealthy, unsound, unwell—more at SICK

1peal noun 1 : the loud ringing of bells

2 : a set of tuned bells

3 : a loud sound or succession of sounds

2peal verb : to give out peals : RESOUND

Synonyms

chime, knell, ring, toll—more at RING

pea·nut noun 1 : an annual herb related to the pea but having pods that ripen underground; also : this pod or one of the edible seeds it bears

2 plural : a very small amount

Synonyms

mite, pittance, shoestring, song—more at MITE

pear noun : the fleshy fruit of a tree related to the apple; also : this tree

pearl noun 1 : a small hard often lustrous body formed within the shell of some mollusks and used as a gem

2 : one that is choice or precious <~s of wisdom>

3 : a slightly bluish medium gray color

— pearly adjective

Synonyms

catch, gem, jewel, plum, prize, treasure—more at PRIZE

peas·ant noun 1 : any of a class of small landowners or laborers tilling the soil

2 : a usu. uneducated person of low social status

— peas·ant·ry noun

pea·shoot·er noun : a toy blowgun for shooting peas

peat noun : a dark substance formed by partial decay of plants (as mosses) in water

— peaty adjective

peat moss noun : SPHAGNUM

1pebble noun : a small usu. round stone

2pebble verb peb·bled; peb·bling : to produce a rough surface texture in <~ leather>

peb·bly adjective : containing or resembling pebbles

Synonyms

broken, bumpy, coarse, irregular, jagged, lumpy, ragged, rough, rugged, uneven—more at UNEVEN

pec noun : PECTORAL MUSCLE

pe·can noun : the smooth thin-shelled edible nut of a large American hickory; also : this tree

pec·ca·dil·lo noun, plural -loes or -los : a slight offense

pec·ca·ry noun, plural -ries : any of several American chiefly tropical mammals resembling but smaller than the related pigs

pec·ca·vi noun [ORIGIN: L, I have sinned, fr. peccare to sin]

: an acknowledgment of sin

1peck noun 1 : a unit of dry capacity equal to 1/4 bushel

2 : a large amount

2peck verb 1 : to strike or pierce with or as if with the bill

2 : to make (as a hole) by pecking

3 : to pick up with or as if with the bill

3peck noun 1 : an impression made by pecking

2 : a quick sharp stroke

pecking order also peck order noun : a basic pattern of social organization within a flock of poultry in which each bird pecks another lower in the scale without being pecked in return and submits to pecking by one of higher rank; also : a social hierarchy

pec·tin noun : any of various water-soluble plant substances that cause fruit jellies to set

— pec·tic adjective

pec·to·ral adjective : of or relating to the breast or chest

pectoral muscle noun : either of two muscles on each side of the body which connect the front walls of the chest with the bones of the upper arm and shoulder

pe·cu·liar adjective [ORIGIN: ME peculier, fr. L peculiaris of private property, special, fr. peculium private property, fr. pecus cattle]

1 : belonging exclusively to one person or group

2 : characteristic of only one person, group, or thing : DISTINCTIVE

3 : differing markedly from the usual or ordinary or accepted : ODD

— pe·cu·liar·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] individual, particular, personal, private, separate, singular, unique—more at INDIVIDUAL

[2] characteristic, classic, distinct, distinctive, individual, proper, symptomatic, typical—more at CHARACTERISTIC

[3] curious, extraordinary, funny, odd, offbeat, queer, rare, singular, strange, unaccustomed, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted, weird—more at UNUSUAL

pe·cu·liar·i·ty noun 1 : the quality or state of being peculiar

2 : a distinguishing characteristic

3 : an odd person, thing, event, or trait

Synonyms

[2] attribute, character, characteristic, feature, mark, point, property, quality, trait—more at CHARACTERISTIC