| pesthole |
a place that is infested or likely to become infested with epidemic disease. |
| pesticide |
a chemical substance used to kill pests, esp. insects that harm crops. |
| pesticide resistance |
the evolved resistance of a pest to one or more pesticides. |
| pesticide-resistent |
of or pertaining to a pest population that has evolved tolerance to one or more pesticides. |
| pestiferous |
bringing, bearing, or breeding infectious disease; pestilential. [2 definitions] |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usu. deadly, disease; plague. [2 definitions] |
| pestilent |
causing or tending to cause epidemic disease or death; pestilential or fatal. [3 definitions] |
| pestilential |
of, causing, or resembling a pestilence; pestilent. [2 definitions] |
| pestle |
a hand-held implement for grinding or pounding substances into powder, usu. in a mortar. [3 definitions] |
| pesto |
a sauce of ground fresh basil, pine nuts, garlic, and grated Parmesan cheese mixed with olive oil and served over pasta. |
| pest-resistant |
of or pertaining to a plant variety that has higher than normal tolerance to one or more pests, used esp. in reference to plants that have been genetically modified for the purpose of increasing tolerance to pests. |
| pet1 |
an animal, usu. domesticated or tamed, kept in one's home for companionship rather than practical use. [7 definitions] |
| pet2 |
a sulky mood or fit of temper; peeve; petulance. |
| petal |
one of the separate, modified leaves, usu. of a different color from the plant's other leaves, that form the outer part of a flower head. |
| petard |
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to breach a defensive fortification. |
| petcock |
a small valve or faucet used to drain from or lower the pressure in a pipe, boiler, steam engine, or the like. |
| Peter |
one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and a leader in the establishment of the Christian church, often considered the first pope. [2 definitions] |
| peter |
(informal) to dwindle gradually to the point of stopping or disappearing altogether (usu. fol. by "out"). |
| peter out |
to decrease very, very gradually until nothing remains; dwindle to nothing. |
| Peter Pan |
the title character of J.M. Barrie's early twentieth-century play, a young boy who never grows up. |
| Peter Paul Rubens |
a Flemish painter (b.1577--d.1640). |