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Peannoun(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)verified
Peanut GallerynounMWEpeople whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant, resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performanceverified
Peanut WormnounMWEsmall unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanutverified
Pear HawnounMWEerect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berriesverified
Pear HawthornnounMWEerect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berriesverified
Pearl OysternounMWEtropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central Americaverified
Pearlfishnounfound living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass bedsverified
Pearlitenouna lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austeniteverified
Pearlweednounany of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearlsverified
Pearlwortnounany of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearlsverified
Pearly EverlastingnounMWEan American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bractsverified
Pearly NautilusnounMWEcephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitionsverified
Pearly-Shelled MusselnounMWEthe pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearlverified
Peat MossnounMWEany of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peatverified
Pebble PlantnounMWEany of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowersverified
Peckernounbird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insectsverified
Peckerwoodnounbird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insectsverified
PecopterisnounCarboniferous fossil fern characterized by a regular arrangement of the leaflets resembling a combverified
Pectinnounany of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetablesverified
Pectoral FinnounMWEeither of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movementverified
Pectoral VeinnounMWEveins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian veinverified
Pectusnounthe part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebratesverified
Peculationnounthe fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone elseverified
Pedantnouna person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they meritverified
Pederastynounsexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)verified
Pediatric MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and childrenverified