penuche |
a candy, cooked much like fudge, that is made of brown sugar, butter, milk, and nuts. |
penult |
the syllable that is next to the last syllable in a word. [2 definitions] |
penultima |
see penult. |
penultimate |
the next to the last. [2 definitions] |
penumbra |
the partially lighted shadow that surrounds the complete shadow of an opaque body such as the moon during an eclipse. (Cf. umbra.) [3 definitions] |
penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. [3 definitions] |
penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. [2 definitions] |
Penzance |
a seaport town in the southwest corner of England and the setting of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, The Pirates of Penzance. |
peon |
an unskilled, usu. agricultural worker in Latin America or the southwestern United States. [2 definitions] |
peonage |
the state or condition of being a peon. [2 definitions] |
peony |
any of various garden plants that bear large pink, red, or white flowers. [2 definitions] |
people |
human beings; persons. [7 definitions] |
peopleless |
combined form of people. |
people's front |
see "popular front." |
People's Republic of China |
official name for China, a large, populous East Asian country bordering the Pacific Ocean. |
pep |
(informal) lively energy or spirit; vigor. [3 definitions] |
peplum |
a flounce or flared piece sewn to the waist of a dress, blouse, or coat, that extends to and encircles the hips. |
pepper |
a spicy condiment obtained from the dried, esp. black berries of any of various tropical vines of the East Indies. [8 definitions] |
pepper-and-salt |
composed of or speckled with a mixture of black and white. |
peppercorn |
the dried black berry of the tropical East Indian pepper plant. [2 definitions] |
peppergrass |
any of several plants bearing small white flowers and pungent seeds, such as garden cress, that are used as potherbs or salad vegetables. |