Peking |
the capital city of China, known as Beijing. |
Pekingese |
a small breed of dog with short legs and long, silky, light brown hair. Pekingese were first bred in China. |
pelican |
a large water bird that lives in warm areas. It has a pouch in the lower half of its long bill for catching and holding fish. |
pellet |
a small bullet or small piece of shot. [2 definitions] |
pell-mell |
in a quick, confused, jumbled manner. |
pelt1 |
to attack by throwing things or by repeated blows. [2 definitions] |
pelt2 |
the skin or hide of an animal. |
pen1 |
a long, thin tool used for writing or drawing in ink. |
pen2 |
a small, fenced area for animals. [3 definitions] |
penalize |
to give penalty or punishment to. |
penalty |
a punishment given for breaking a law, rule, or agreement. [2 definitions] |
pence |
plural form of penny, used in the United Kingdom. |
pencil |
a long, thin tool used for writing or drawing. Pencils are made of a narrow stick of graphite held within a case of wood. [3 definitions] |
pencil sharpener |
a small device used for making pencils sharp. A pencil sharpener has a hole in one side where a pencil goes in and comes into contact with a blade. |
pendant |
something hanging as an ornament on a chain around the neck or on an earring. |
pendulum |
a weight hung on a long cord, wire, or lever so that it swings back and forth. Pendulums are used to control the movements of some clocks. |
penetrate |
to pierce or go into or through. [2 definitions] |
penguin |
a large water bird with webbed feet that lives in colder regions of the Southern Hemisphere. Penguins do not fly, but use their wings like flippers for swimming. |
penicillin |
a kind of mold that is used to make medicines. Penicillin kills some kinds of bacteria that cause diseases. |
peninsula |
a piece of land surrounded on nearly all sides by water. It is connected to a larger body of land by a usually narrow strip of land. |
penis |
the male sex organ through which sperm is transferred to a female. The penis is also used to dispose of urine. |