| pedal point |
a single continuous musical tone, usu. in the bass, that is sustained while the other parts progress through harmonic changes. |
| pedal pushers |
calf-length pants worn by women or girls. |
| pedal steel |
an electrified steel guitar mounted on legs and equipped with pedals that provide added modulations of pitch. |
| pedant |
one who makes an excessive or offensive display of learnedness. [2 definitions] |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| 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. |