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2 : a pipe for carrying water

Synonyms

channel, conduit, duct, leader, line, pipe, tube—more at PIPE

pent adjective : shut up : CONFINED

pen·ta·gon noun : a polygon of five angles and five sides

— pen·tag·o·nal adjective

pen·tam·e·ter noun : a line of verse containing five metrical feet

pen·tath·lon noun : a composite athletic contest consisting of five events

Pen·te·cost noun : the 7th Sunday after Easter observed as a church festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles

— Pen·te·cos·tal adjective

Pentecostal noun : a member of a Christian religious body that stresses expressive worship, evangelism, and spiritual gifts

— Pen·te·cos·tal·ism noun

pent·house noun [ORIGIN: alter. of ME pentis, fr. AF apentiz, fr. apent, pp. of apendre to attach, hang against]

1 : a shed or sloping roof attached to a wall or building

2 : an apartment built on the roof of a building

3 : a smaller structure joined to a building

Synonyms

addition, annex, extension—more at ANNEX

pen·ul·ti·mate adjective : next to the last <~ syllable>

pen·um·bra noun, plural -brae or -bras : the partial shadow surrounding a complete shadow (as in an eclipse)

pe·nu·ri·ous adjective 1 : marked by or suffering from penury

2 : given to or marked by extreme stinting frugality

Synonyms

[1] broke, destitute, impecunious, indigent, needy, penniless, poor, poverty-stricken—more at POOR

[2] cheap, close, mean, niggardly, parsimonious, spare, sparing, stingy, tight, tightfisted, uncharitable—more at STINGY

pen·u·ry noun 1 : extreme poverty

2 : extreme frugality

Synonyms

beggary, destitution, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, need, pauperism, poverty, want—more at POVERTY

pe·on noun, plural peons or pe·o·nes 1 : a member of the landless laboring class in Spanish America

2 : one bound to service for payment of a debt

3 : one who does menial or tedious labor

— pe·on·age noun

Synonyms

drudge, fag, slave, toiler, worker—more at SLAVE

pe·o·ny noun, plural -nies : any of a genus of chiefly Eurasian plants with large often double red, pink, or white flowers; also : the flower

1people noun, plural people [ORIGIN: ME peple, fr. AF peple, peuple, fr. L populus]

1 plural : human beings making up a group or linked by a common characteristic or interest

2 plural : human beings — often used in compounds instead of persons

3 plural : the mass of persons in a community : POPULACE; also : ELECTORATE

4 plural peoples : a body of persons (as a tribe, nation, or race) united by a common culture, sense of kinship, or political organization

Synonyms

[2] folks, humanity, humankind, persons, public, society, world; also crowd, masses, snob, populace, proletariat, rabble, riffraff

[3] commoners, herd, masses, mob, masses, plebeians, populace, rank and file

[4] blood, clan, family, folk, house, kin, kindred, kinfolk, line, lineage, race, stock, tribe—more at FAMILY

2people verb peo·pled; peo·pling : to supply or fill with or as if with people

1pep noun : brisk energy or initiative

Synonyms

dash, drive, energy, ginger, go, hardihood, life, sap, snap, vigor, vim, vitality, zing, zip—more at VIGOR

2pep verb pepped; pep·ping : to put pep into : STIMULATE

Synonyms

usually pep up animate, brace, energize, enliven, fire, invigorate, jazz, liven, quicken, stimulate, vitalize, vivify—more at ANIMATE

1pepper noun 1 : either of two pungent condiments from the berry (pep*per*corn) of an Indian climbing plant; also : this plant

2 : a plant related to the tomato and widely grown for its hot or mild sweet fruit; also : this fruit

2pepper verb pep·pered; pep·per·ing 1 : to sprinkle or season with or as if with pepper

2 : to shower with missiles or rapid blows

Synonyms

dot, scatter, sow, spray, sprinkle, strew—more at SCATTER

pep·per·mint noun : a pungent aromatic mint; also : candy flavored with its oil

pep·per·o·ni noun : a highly seasoned beef and pork sausage

pepper spray noun : a temporarily