Index of English words, starting with "pe"

(1) - Penetrative (a.) Acute; discerning; sagacious; as, penetrative wisdom.
(2) - Penetrative (a.) Having the power to affect or impress the mind or heart; impressive; as, penetrative shame.
(3) - Penetrative (a.) Tending to penetrate; of a penetrating quality; piercing; as, the penetrative sun.

(1) - Penetrativeness (n.) The quality of being penetrative.

(1) - Penguin (n.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant (Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for hedges.
(2) - Penguin (n.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin, under Jackass.