P — The school dictionary · page 41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15peelingPeeling is the -ing form of «peel»: taking the skin off fruit or vegetables, or a covering coming off.11 sentencespeenThe rounded or wedge-shaped end of a hammer head, opposite the flat striking face (as in ball-peen hammer).8 sentencespeepTo peep is to look quickly and secretly, often through a small hole or gap.11 sentencespeerTo peer means to look very carefully or with difficulty at something, often narrowing your eyes or leaning forward.12 sentencespegA peg is a small hook or stick on a wall for hanging things, like coats.13 sentencespelageThe fur, hair or wool covering a mammal's body.7 sentencespelicanA pelican is a large water bird with a very long beak and a big stretchy pouch of skin under it, which it uses to scoop up fish.11 sentencespelletA small hard ball or piece of something, such as food for animals, ice or metal.8 sentencespeltnoun.17 sentencespelvicOf or near the pelvis, the bowl-shaped group of bones at the bottom of your body that joins your spine to your legs.8 sentencespelvisThe pelvis is the large ring of bones at the bottom of your spine that joins your legs to your body; your hips are part of it.7 sentencespenA pen is a tool for writing or drawing with ink.13 sentencespenaliseTo penalise someone is to punish them for breaking a rule or law, for example with a penalty, a fine or lost points.9 sentencespenaltyA penalty is a punishment for breaking a rule or a law, such as paying money (a fine).10 sentencespenancePenance is something a person does to show they are sorry for a sin, such as saying prayers or doing a good deed, especially after confess…11 sentencespencilA pencil is a thin stick of wood with grey graphite (called «lead») or colour inside, for writing and drawing.12 sentencespendingPending means waiting to be decided, done or finished.11 sentencespendulumA pendulum is a weight hanging from a fixed point on a string or rod, which swings backwards and forwards.12 sentencespenetrateTo penetrate something is to go into it or through it, often with effort: the nail penetrated the wood.11 sentencespenguinA black-and-white sea bird that cannot fly, swims very well using its wings as flippers, and lives mostly in the cold far south.9 sentencespenicillinA medicine made from a mould that kills many bacteria; it is an antibiotic used to treat infections.7 sentencespeninsulaA peninsula is a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but joined to a larger piece of land on one side.9 sentencespenitenceFeeling truly sorry for something wrong you did, and wanting to put it right.8 sentencespenitentPenitent means feeling and showing that you are sorry for doing wrong.9 sentencespennantA pennant is a long, narrow flag shaped like a triangle, used on ships, at sports grounds or as decoration.8 sentencespennilessHaving no money at all; very poor.7 sentencespennyA penny is a coin. In the US and Canada a penny is 1 cent; in Britain a penny is 1p and 100 pence make 1 pound.13 sentencespennyworthThe amount of something you could buy for one penny: «a pennyworth of sweets».9 sentencespensionA pension is money paid regularly to someone who has retired, from the government or a former employer.11 sentencespensionerA person who gets a pensionregular money paid after they stop working, usually because they are old. — 10 sentencespensivelyIn a thoughtful way, quietly thinking hard about something, often with a serious face.3 sentencespentagonA pentagon is a flat shape with 5 straight sides and 5 corners.10 sentencespentecostPentecost is the Christian feast that remembers the Holy Spirit coming to Jesus' disciples, fifty days after Easter; Christians see it as…8 sentencespentecostalPentecostal describes Christian churches that put strong weight on the Holy Spirit's giftssuch as healing, lively praise and speaking i… — 9 sentencespeonyA large garden flower with big round pink, red or white blooms and thick, full petals.3 sentencespeoplePeople means more than one person: men, women and children.20 sentencespepperA hot-tasting powder made from dried, crushed peppercorns, used to season food (salt and pepper).12 sentencespeppercornA peppercorn is a small dried berry of the pepper plant; it is ground up to make black or white pepper.8 sentencespeppermintPeppermint is a mint plant with a strong, fresh, cool taste and smell.10 sentencespepperoniPepperoni is a spicy dried sausage, usually made of pork and beef, sliced thin and often put on pizza.7 sentencespepperyTasting hot and spicy, full of pepper.8 sentencesperadventurePerhaps, maybe; a word from old stories, used when someone is not sure.2 sentencesperambulatorA pram: a small carriage on wheels in which a baby is pushed along by a nurse.2 sentencesperceiveTo notice or become aware of something through the senses: perceive a sound.10 sentencesperceivedNoticed or became aware of something, by seeing, hearing or understanding.10 sentencespercentOut of every hundred; a part of 100. The sign is %. «50 percent» means 50 out of 100, which is a half.10 sentencespercentageA percentage is a number written as a part of 100, using the sign %, as 25% means 25 out of every 100.10 sentencesperceptibleAble to be seen, heard, felt or noticed, even if only just.8 sentencesperceptiblyIn a way that can be noticed or seen, even if only a little.8 sentencesperceptionNoticing and understanding things with your sensesseeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling. — 12 sentencesperchA perch is a branch, bar or stick where a bird sits.12 sentencesperchancePerhaps; possibly, by chance.3 sentencespercussionPercussion means musical instruments that you play by hitting, shaking or scraping them, such as drums, tambourines, triangles, cymbals an…9 sentencesperditionPerdition is everlasting punishment after death, often meaning hell, in old Christian language.8 sentencesperegrineA peregrine, or peregrine falcon, is a bird of prey that dives at amazing speed to catch other birds in the air.10 sentencesperfectPerfect means with no mistakes or faults at all.13 sentencesperfectionThe state of being perfect, with no faults at all.12 sentencesperfectlyPerfectly means in a perfect way, without any mistakes.10 sentencesperfidiousNot to be trusted; breaking promises and betraying people who trusted you.3 sentencesperforationA small hole, or one of a line of small holes, made in paper so it can be torn off neatly.9 sentencesperformTo perform is to act, sing, dance or play music for an audience.11 sentencesperformanceA performance is a show of acting, music or dance in front of an audience.10 sentencesperformerA person who entertains an audience by acting, singing, dancing, playing music or doing tricks.9 sentencesperfumeA liquid with a nice strong smell that people put on their skin.12 sentencesperhapsPerhaps means maybe; it is possible but not certain.11 sentencesperilGreat danger.9 sentencesperilousFull of danger; likely to hurt or kill you.3 sentencesperimeterThe perimeter is the length all the way around a shape.10 sentencesperiodA period is a length of time.14 sentencesperiodicPeriodic means happening again and again, at regular times or now and then.10 sentencesperiodicalnoun.11 sentencesperiodicallyPeriodically means happening again and again, from time to time.9 sentencesperipheralPeripheral means at the edge or outside part of something, not in the middle.9 sentencesperiscopeA long tube with mirrors at each end that lets you see over or around something, used in submarines and in toys.7 sentencesperishTo die, especially in an accident, disaster or war.14 sentencesperishablePerishable food goes bad or rotten quickly, like milk, meat and fruit.10 sentencesperiwinkleA periwinkle is a small sea snail with a spiral shell, found on rocks at the seashore.11 sentencesperjuryPerjury is the crime of telling a lie in court after promising to tell the truth.8 sentencesperkyCheerful, lively and full of energy.8 sentencespermafrostGround that stays frozen all year round for at least two years in a row, found in very cold places like the Arctic, Siberia, Alaska and no…7 sentencespermanentLasting for ever or for a very long time; not changing: «a permanent marker».9 sentencespermanentlyFor ever, or for a very long time, without changing or ending.9 sentencespermeateTo spread through every part of something.10 sentencespermissiblePermissible means allowed by the rules or by law.8 sentencespermissionPermission is when someone in charge says yes, you are allowed to do something.12 sentencespermitTo allow someone to do something, or allow something to happen.12 sentencesperniciousVery harmful; slowly causing damage, ruin or trouble.2 sentencesperpendicularlyStraight up and down, or at a right angle (a square corner) to a line or surface.2 sentencesperpetrateTo do something wrong, harmful or illegal, such as a crime or a trick.7 sentencesperpetratorA perpetrator is a person who does something wrong or harmful, especially a crime.7 sentencesperpetualLasting forever or for a very long time, never ending.11 sentencesperpetuallyAll the time, without stopping; forever.11 sentencesperpetuateTo make something continue for a long time, often something bad like a myth, an unfair idea or a problem.10 sentencesperpetuityLasting for ever or for an endless time; mostly in the phrase «in perpetuity» (for ever).8 sentencesperplexedPuzzled and unsure, not able to understand something.3 sentencesperplexityPerplexity is a state of being puzzled and not knowing what to think or do.5 sentencespersecuteTo persecute people is to treat them cruelly and unfairly for a long time, especially because of their religion, race, beliefs or who they…9 sentencespersecutionCruel and unfair treatment of a person or group, especially because of their religion, race, beliefs or who they are.9 sentencespersecutorSomeone who treats another person cruelly and unfairly again and again, to hurt or harm them.4 sentencesperseveranceKeeping on trying to do something even when it is hard, or when you fail at first.9 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/4/