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pe·cu·ni·ary adjective : of or relating to money : MONETARY

Synonyms

financial, fiscal, monetary—more at FINANCIAL

ped·a·gogue also ped·a·gog noun : one that teaches : TEACHER

Synonyms

educator, instructor, schoolteacher, teacher—more at TEACHER

ped·a·go·gy noun : the art or profession of teaching; especially : EDUCATION 2

— ped·a·gog·ic or ped·a·gog·i·cal adjective

1pedal noun : a lever worked by the foot

2pedal adjective : of or relating to the foot

3pedal verb ped·aled also ped·alled; ped·al·ing also ped·al·ling 1 : to use or work a pedal (as of a piano or bicycle)

2 : to ride a bicycle

ped·ant noun 1 : a person who makes a show of knowledge

2 : a formal uninspired teacher

— pe·dan·tic adjective

— ped·ant·ry noun

ped·dle verb ped·dled; ped·dling : to sell or offer for sale from place to place

— ped·dler also ped·lar noun

ped·er·ast noun [ORIGIN: Gk paiderastēs, lit., lover of boys]

: one who practices anal intercourse esp. with a boy

— ped·er·as·ty noun

ped·es·tal noun 1 : the support or foot of something (as a column, statue, or vase) that is upright

2 : a position of high regard

1pedestrian adjective 1 : marked by dullness or ordinariness : ORDINARY

2 : going on foot

2pedestrian noun : WALKER

pe·di·at·rics noun : a branch of medicine dealing with the development, care, and diseases of children

— pe·di·at·ric adjective

— pe·di·a·tri·cian noun

pedi·cab noun : a pedal-driven tricycle with seats for a driver and two passengers

ped·i·cure noun : care of the feet, toes, and nails; also : a single treatment of these parts

— ped·i·cur·ist noun

ped·i·gree noun [ORIGIN: ME pedegru, fr. AF pé de grue, lit., crane's foot; fr. the shape made by the lines of a genealogical chart]

1 : a record of a line of ancestors

2 : an ancestral line

— ped·i·greed adjective

Synonyms

ancestry, birth, blood, bloodline, breeding, descent, extraction, family tree, genealogy, line, lineage, origin, parentage, stock, strain—more at ANCESTRY

ped·i·ment noun : a low triangular gablelike decoration (as over a door or window) on a building

pe·dom·e·ter noun : an instrument that measures the distance one walks

pe·do·phile noun : one affected with pedophilia

pe·do·phil·ia noun : sexual perversion in which children are the preferred sexual object

pe·dun·cle noun : a narrow supporting stalk

1peek verb 1 : to look furtively

2 : to peer from a place of concealment

3 : to take a brief look : GLANCE

2peek noun 1 : a furtive look

2 : a brief look : GLANCE

Synonyms

cast, eye, gander, glance, glimpse, look, peep, regard, sight, view—more at LOOK

1peel verb [ORIGIN: ME pelen, fr. AF peler, fr. L pilare to remove the hair from, fr. pilus hair]

1 : to strip the skin, bark, or rind from

2 a : to strip off (as a coat) — often used with off

b : to come off

3 : to lose the skin, bark, or rind

Synonyms

[1] bark, flay, hull, husk, shell, skin; also denude, scale, strip; pare

usually peel off [2a] doff, put off, remove, take off—more at REMOVE

2peel noun : a skin or rind esp. of a fruit

peel·ing noun : a peeled-off piece or strip (as of skin or rind)

peen noun : the usu. hemispherical or wedge-shaped end of the head of a hammer opposite the face

1peep verb : to utter a feeble shrill sound or the slightest sound

Synonyms

cheep, chirp, pipe, tweet, twitter—more at CHIRP

2peep noun : a feeble shrill sound

3peep verb 1 : to look slyly esp. through an aperture : PEEK

2 : to begin to emerge

3 : to look at : WATCH

— peep·er noun

4peep noun 1 : a first faint appearance

2 : a brief or furtive look

Synonyms

cast, eye, gander, glance, glimpse, look, peek, regard, sight, view—more at LOOK

peep·hole noun : a hole to peep through

1peer noun 1 : one of equal standing with another : EQUAL

2 : NOBLE

— peer·age noun

Synonyms

coordinate, counterpart, equal, equivalent,