| 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. |
| pedestal |
a support or base for a column, statue, lamp, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| pedestrian |
a person who is walking, esp. on or near a street. [4 definitions] |
| pedestrian crossing |
a marked path across a road in which pedestrians have the right of way. |
| pedi- |
foot. |
| pediatrician |
a doctor specializing in the medical care of children. |
| pediatrics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of medicine concerned with the diseases and medical care of children. |
| pedicab |
a type of transportation originating in Asia, having three wheels and two passenger seats, and powered by a person pedaling; cycle rickshaw; bicycle rickshaw. |
| pedicel |
a small stalk that bears a single flower or fruit. [2 definitions] |
| pediculosis |
the condition of being infested with lice. |
| pedicure |
cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails, or a single such treatment. |
| pedigree |
a list or table of ancestors; genealogical record, as of an animal or person. [3 definitions] |
| pedigreed |
of pure blood or breeding; having a pedigree. |
| pediment |
a low pointed or curved gable atop a wall, entrance, window, cabinet, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| pedipalp |
one of the second leglike pair of appendages of spiders and other arachnids, developed for a variety of functions such as fertilizing, grasping, or sensing. |
| pedlar |
variant of peddler. |