| pectoral fin |
in fishes, either of a pair of fins situated on the sides behind the head, corresponding to the forelimbs in other vertebrate animals. |
| peculate |
to steal for one's own use (money or property with which one has been entrusted); embezzle. |
| peculiar |
odd, strange, or unusual. [3 definitions] |
| peculiarity |
the state or fact of being odd or strange. [3 definitions] |
| pecuniary |
of, concerning, or consisting of money; financial. |
| -ped |
foot |
| pedagogic |
of or concerning teaching or teachers. [2 definitions] |
| pedagogue |
a person who teaches, instructs, or talks in a manner that shows off his or her learnedness or that overemphasizes minor details. [2 definitions] |
| pedagogy |
the art or technique of teaching. [2 definitions] |
| pedal |
a lever operated by the foot to provide driving power or to control or adjust the action of a machine. [7 definitions] |
| pedal point |
a single continuous musical tone, usu. in the bass, that is sustained while the other parts progress through harmonic changes. |
| pedal pushers |
calf-length pants worn by women or girls. |
| pedal steel |
an electrified steel guitar mounted on legs and equipped with pedals that provide added modulations of pitch. |
| pedant |
one who makes an excessive or offensive display of learnedness. [2 definitions] |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| pedate |
having or resembling a foot or feet. |
| peddle |
to offer (goods) for sale on the street or from door to door. [3 definitions] |
| peddler |
one who sells goods in the street or from door to door. |
| -pede |
variant of -ped. |
| pederast |
a man who has sexual relations, esp. anal intercourse, with another male, esp. a boy. |