| performing arts |
arts such as drama, dance, and music that are performed before an audience. |
| perfume |
a substance, esp. a liquid, made from flowers or synthetically, that is worn on the body to give it a pleasant smell. [4 definitions] |
| perfumer |
a person who makes or sells perfumes. [2 definitions] |
| perfumery |
perfumes as a group. [3 definitions] |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. [2 definitions] |
| pergola |
an arbor or covered walkway with a roof of vines or other climbing plants trained over trelliswork. |
| perhaps |
maybe; possibly. |
| peri |
a fairy or elf of Persian mythology that is descended from evil angels and must do penance before being admitted to paradise. |
| peri- |
around; about; surrounding. |
| perianth |
the outer covering of a flower, including the calyx and corolla. |
| pericarditis |
inflammation of the pericardium. |
| pericardium |
in vertebrates, the membranous sac enclosing the heart. |
| pericarp |
the wall of a ripened ovary or fruit. |
| Pericles |
an Athenian statesman and general (495?-429 B.C.). |
| pericranium |
the external periosteum covering the outer surface of the skull. |
| perigee |
in astronomy, the point in the orbit of a moon or other satellite at which it is closest to the earth. (Cf. apogee.) |
| perigynous |
of sepals, petals, and stamens, attached to the edges of a cuplike structure that surrounds the ovary but is not connected to it. (Cf. epigynous, hypogynous.) |
| perihelion |
the point in the orbit of a planet or other body at which it comes closest to the sun. (Cf. aphelion.) |
| peril |
the condition of being in danger; jeopardy; risk. [3 definitions] |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| perilymph |
the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear. |