Nouns

pegboard

noun

a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pe...

pegmatite

noun

a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granit...

pehlevi

noun

the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3r...

peignoir

noun

a loose dressing gown for women

peiping

noun

capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei provi...

pekan

noun

large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal

pelage

noun

growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal

pelargonium

noun

geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated

pelf

noun

informal terms for money

pelisse

noun

a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur

pellagra

noun

a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or b...

pellicle

noun

thin protective membrane in some protozoa

pellitory

noun

a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once u...

pellucidity

noun

free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensib...

pelota

noun

a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a...

pelter

noun

a heavy rain

pemmican

noun

lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used...

pemphigus

noun

a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (...

penang

noun

the second smallest Malaysian state; located on the northwes...

peneplain

noun

a more or less level land surface representing an advanced s...

peneus

noun

type genus of the family Peneidae

penman

noun

informal terms for journalists

penn'orth

noun

the amount that can be bought for a penny

penni

noun

100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland

pennilessness

noun

a state of lacking money

pennon

noun

wing of a bird

pennoncel

noun

a small pennant borne on a lance

pennyroyal

noun

Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ov...

penobscot

noun

a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay

pennyweight

noun

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains

pennyworth

noun

the amount that can be bought for a penny

penology

noun

the branch of criminology concerned with prison management a...

penoncel

noun

a small pennant borne on a lance

pensionary

noun

the beneficiary of a pension fund

penstemon

noun

large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purpl...

penstock

noun

conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a s...

pentad

noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

pentahedron

noun

any polyhedron having five plane faces

pentangle

noun

a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the...

pentateuch

noun

the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures compri...

pentimento

noun

the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that h...

pentlandite

noun

a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore o...

pentobarbital

noun

a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and h...

pentode

noun

a thermionic tube having five electrodes

pentose

noun

any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per...

pentylenetetrazol

noun

a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larg...

penuche

noun

fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts

penuchle

noun

a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of...

penult

noun

the next to last syllable in a word

penultima

noun

the next to last syllable in a word