Index of English words, starting with "pe"

(1) - Peaky (a.) Sickly; peaked.
(2) - Peaky (a.) Having a peak or peaks.

(1) - Peal (v. t.) To pour out.
(2) - Peal (v. t.) To assail with noise or loud sounds.
(3) - Peal (v. t.) To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud sounds; to noise abroad.
(4) - Peal (v. i.) To resound; to echo.
(5) - Peal (v. i.) To utter or give out loud sounds.
(6) - Peal (n.) A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells.
(7) - Peal (n.) A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc.
(8) - Peal (v. i.) To appeal.
(9) - Peal (n.) A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin.

(1) - Pear (n.) The fleshy pome, or fruit, of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus communis), cultivated in many varieties in temperate climates; also, the tree which bears this fruit. See Pear family, below.

(1) - Pearl (n.) A whitish speck or film on the eye.
(2) - Pearl (v. t. ) To fringe; to border.
(3) - Pearl (n.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.
(4) - Pearl (n.) Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious.
(5) - Pearl (n.) Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.
(6) - Pearl (n.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
(7) - Pearl (n.) A fringe or border.
(8) - Pearl (n.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.
(9) - Pearl (v. i.) To give or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling.
(10) - Pearl (n.) A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether.
(11) - Pearl (n.) A size of type, between agate and diamond.
(12) - Pearl (a.) Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl.
(13) - Pearl (v. t.) To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively.
(14) - Pearl (v. t.) To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley.
(15) - Pearl (v. i.) To resemble pearl or pearls.
(16) - Pearl (n.) A light-colored tern.