| 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. |
| pepper grinder |
a device used generally in the home or in a restaurant for grinding peppercorns; pepper mill. |