| penthouse |
an apartment or house built on the top floor or roof of a tall building. |
| peony |
A peony is a plant that grows large flowers with many soft petals. The flowers of peonies are white, pink, or red. People often plant peonies in their gardens. |
| people |
People are human beings. You, your family, your friends, and your neighbors are all people. [5 definitions] |
| pep |
(informal) lively energy or spirit. [2 definitions] |
| pepper |
Pepper is a spice that comes from the dried berries or seeds of certain plants. Pepper is used to give more flavor to foods. There are many different kinds of pepper. Some kinds of pepper have a hot taste. [4 definitions] |
| pepper grinder |
A pepper grinder is something we use to grind the dried seeds of pepper plants into very small bits. |
| peppermint |
Peppermint is a kind of plant that has small pink or white flowers and is grown for its oil, which has a special flavor. Peppermint is often used in candies, chewing gum, and toothpaste. [3 definitions] |
| per |
When you pay fifty cents per apple, it means that you pay fifty cents for each apple. If your mom works 40 hours per week, it means that she works 40 hours each week. |
| per- |
a prefix that means "through." |
| perceive |
When you perceive something, you notice it by means of one or more of your senses. You might perceive smoke through your sense of smell or through your sense of sight. You perceive sound through your sense of hearing. You perceive something as soft or rough through your sense of touch. [2 definitions] |
| percent |
When we talk about "percent," we are talking about a certain part, or fraction, of something, just like when we talk about 1/2 or 2/3 or 3/4 of something. But when we talk about "percent," the bottom number of the fraction is always 100. For example, if we talk about fifty percent of something, we are talking about the fraction 50/100. If we talk about twenty percent of something, we are talking about the fraction 20/100. Let's say that fifty percent (50/100) of the people in your apartment building have pets and 200 people live in your building. This means that 100 of these two hundred people have pets. That's half of them. |
| percentage |
some part of a whole based on a total of one hundred parts. [2 definitions] |
| perception |
the ability to become aware of or know through the senses. [2 definitions] |
| perch1 |
A perch is a branch or other thing that a bird sits on. [3 definitions] |
| perch2 |
A perch is a kind of fish that lives in fresh water. |
| percussion |
Percussion is the hitting of one hard object against another hard object, especially when this makes a sound. Drums are instruments that use percussion to create their particular sounds. [2 definitions] |
| percussion instrument |
a musical instrument that is sounded when some part of it is struck. Pianos, drums, cymbals, and xylophones are percussion instruments. |
| perennial |
lasting throughout the year or for many years. [4 definitions] |
| perfect |
When something is perfect, there are no mistakes. There is nothing wrong with it. [3 definitions] |
| perfection |
the state or condition of being without a fault or mistake. |
| perfectly |
If you do something perfectly, you do it without any mistakes or bad things. [2 definitions] |