| peel2 |
a spadelike instrument with a long handle used for putting goods to be baked into an oven, or for removing them again. |
| peeler |
a kitchen tool used for removing the skin of vegetables, such as potatoes, carrots, and parsnips, or of thin-skinned fruits such as apples. |
| peeling |
a piece that has been peeled off something, such as a strip of potato skin. |
| peen |
a ball-shaped or wedge-shaped end opposite the flat striking surface on the head of a hammer. [2 definitions] |
| peep1 |
to look quickly or furtively, often through a narrow opening or from a hiding place. [5 definitions] |
| peep2 |
a weak, shrill, short sound, as of a young bird. [4 definitions] |
| peeper1 |
any of various frogs that make a peeping sound. [2 definitions] |
| peeper2 |
a person who looks in a furtive and often prying manner. [2 definitions] |
| peephole |
a small hole or opening through which one may look, as in a door or fortification. |
| Peeping Tom |
a person who gets sexual gratification from secretly watching others; voyeur. |
| peep show |
an exhibition of pictures or objects, as in a box, to be viewed through a small opening, sometimes with a magnifying lens. [2 definitions] |
| peer1 |
a person of the same rank, status, age group, ability, or the like as another person. [2 definitions] |
| peer2 |
to look closely, searchingly, or with difficulty. [2 definitions] |
| peerage |
the peers of a country, collectively. [3 definitions] |
| peeress |
the widow or wife of a peer. [2 definitions] |
| peer group |
a group of people of about the same age, social status, political affiliation, or the like, regarded as forming a sociological group sharing a common set of values. |
| peerless |
having no equal; unmatched in excellence. |
| peeve |
a cause of irritation or annoyance. [2 definitions] |
| peeved |
irritated; annoyed. |
| peevish |
irritable or easily annoyed; ill-tempered. |
| peewee |
(informal) one that is much smaller than the average. [2 definitions] |