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1. [**peeling**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peeling.md) verb form (present participle of «peel»: peel, peels, peeled, peeling); adjective (peeling); noun (peelings, usually plural) Peeling is the -ing form of «peel»: taking the skin off fruit or vegetables, or a covering coming off.
2. [**peen**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peen.md) noun (a peen, peens); verb (peen, peens, peened, peening) The rounded or wedge-shaped end of a hammer head, opposite the flat striking face (as in ball-peen hammer).
3. [**peep**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peep.md) verb (peep, peeps, peeped, peeping); noun (a peep, peeps) To peep is to look quickly and secretly, often through a small hole or gap.
4. [**peer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peer.md) noun (a peer, peers); verb (peer, peers, peered, peering) To peer means to look very carefully or with difficulty at something, often narrowing your eyes or leaning forward.
5. [**peg**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peg.md) noun (a peg, pegs); verb (peg, pegs, pegged, pegging) A peg is a small hook or stick on a wall for hanging things, like coats.
6. [**pelage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pelage.md) noun (pelage, uncountable) 1) (science, formal) The fur, hair or wool covering a mammal's body.
7. [**pelican**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pelican.md) noun (a pelican, pelicans) A 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.
8. [**pellet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pellet.md) noun (a pellet, pellets) A small hard ball or piece of something, such as food for animals, ice or metal.
9. [**pelt**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pelt.md) noun (a pelt, pelts); verb (pelt, pelts, pelted, pelting) noun: The skin of an animal with the fur or hair still on it.
10. [**pelvic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pelvic.md) adjective (pelvic) Of or near the pelvis, the bowl-shaped group of bones at the bottom of your body that joins your spine to your legs.
11. [**pelvis**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pelvis.md) noun (a pelvis, pelvises or pelves) 1) The 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.
12. [**pen**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pen.md) noun (pen, pens); verb (pen, pens, penned, penning) A pen is a tool for writing or drawing with ink.
13. [**penalise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/penalise.md) verb (penalise, penalises, penalised, penalising) To penalise someone is to punish them for breaking a rule or law, for example with a penalty, a fine or lost points.
14. [**penalty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/penalty.md) noun (a penalty, penalties) A penalty is a punishment for breaking a rule or a law, such as paying money (a fine).
15. [**penance**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/penance.md) noun (penance, a penance, penances) 1) (church) Penance is something a person does to show they are sorry for a sin, such as saying prayers or doing a good deed, especially…
16. [**pencil**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pencil.md) noun (pencil, pencils); verb (pencil — to write in pencil) A pencil is a thin stick of wood with grey graphite (called «lead») or colour inside, for writing and drawing.
17. [**pending**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pending.md) adjective (pending); preposition (pending — formal) Pending means waiting to be decided, done or finished.
18. [**pendulum**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pendulum.md) noun (a pendulum, pendulums) A pendulum is a weight hanging from a fixed point on a string or rod, which swings backwards and forwards.
19. [**penetrate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/penetrate.md) verb (penetrate, penetrates, penetrated, penetrating) To penetrate something is to go into it or through it, often with effort: the nail penetrated the wood.
20. [**penguin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/penguin.md) noun (a penguin, penguins) 1) A black-and-white sea bird that cannot fly, swims very well using its wings as flippers, and lives mostly in the cold far south.
21. [**penicillin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/penicillin.md) noun (penicillin, uncountable) 1) A medicine made from a mould that kills many bacteria; it is an antibiotic used to treat infections.
22. [**peninsula**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peninsula.md) noun (a peninsula, peninsulas) A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but joined to a larger piece of land on one side.
23. [**penitence**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/penitence.md) noun (penitence, uncountable) Feeling truly sorry for something wrong you did, and wanting to put it right.
24. [**penitent**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/penitent.md) adjective (penitent); noun (a penitent, penitents) Penitent means feeling and showing that you are sorry for doing wrong.
25. [**pennant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pennant.md) noun (a pennant, pennants) A pennant is a long, narrow flag shaped like a triangle, used on ships, at sports grounds or as decoration.
26. [**penniless**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/penniless.md) adjective (penniless) 1) Having no money at all; very poor.
27. [**penny**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/penny.md) noun (penny, pennies, pence) 1) A 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. 2) «Not a penny» means…
28. [**pennyworth**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pennyworth.md) noun (a pennyworth, pennyworths — UK, old-fashioned) The amount of something you could buy for one penny: «a pennyworth of sweets».
29. [**pension**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pension.md) noun (a pension, pensions); verb (pension off) A pension is money paid regularly to someone who has retired, from the government or a former employer.
30. [**pensioner**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pensioner.md) noun (a pensioner, pensioners) A person who gets a pension — regular money paid after they stop working, usually because they are old.
31. [**pensively**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pensively.md) adverb (pensively), from the adjective pensive 1) In a thoughtful way, quietly thinking hard about something, often with a serious face.
32. [**pentagon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pentagon.md) noun (pentagon, pentagons; the Pentagon — a building) A pentagon is a flat shape with 5 straight sides and 5 corners.
33. [**pentecost**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pentecost.md) noun (Pentecost — proper noun, uncountable) 1) (church) Pentecost is the Christian feast that remembers the Holy Spirit coming to Jesus' disciples, fifty days after Easter…
34. [**pentecostal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pentecostal.md) adjective (Pentecostal); noun (a Pentecostal, Pentecostals) 1) (church) Pentecostal describes Christian churches that put strong weight on the Holy Spirit's gifts — such as healing, lively praise…
35. [**peony**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peony.md) noun (peonies) 1) A large garden flower with big round pink, red or white blooms and thick, full petals.
36. [**people**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/people.md) noun (person, people; «peoples» = nations; formal: persons) People means more than one person: men, women and children.
37. [**pepper**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pepper.md) noun (pepper — uncountable spice; a pepper, peppers — vegetable); verb (pepper, peppers, peppered, peppering) A hot-tasting powder made from dried, crushed peppercorns, used to season food (salt and pepper).
38. [**peppercorn**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peppercorn.md) noun (a peppercorn, peppercorns) A peppercorn is a small dried berry of the pepper plant; it is ground up to make black or white pepper.
39. [**peppermint**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peppermint.md) noun (peppermint — uncountable; a peppermint, peppermints) Peppermint is a mint plant with a strong, fresh, cool taste and smell.
40. [**pepperoni**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pepperoni.md) noun (pepperoni, uncountable; a slice of pepperoni) 1) Pepperoni is a spicy dried sausage, usually made of pork and beef, sliced thin and often put on pizza.
41. [**peppery**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peppery.md) adjective (peppery, more peppery, most peppery) 1) Tasting hot and spicy, full of pepper. 2) Quick to get angry; bad-tempered.
42. [**peradventure**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peradventure.md) adverb (old use) 1) Perhaps, maybe; a word from old stories, used when someone is not sure.
43. [**perambulator**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perambulator.md) noun (perambulators) (old use) 1) A pram: a small carriage on wheels in which a baby is pushed along by a nurse.
44. [**perceive**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perceive.md) verb (perceive, perceives, perceived, perceiving) — formal To notice or become aware of something through the senses: perceive a sound.
45. [**perceived**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perceived.md) verb, past of perceive (perceive, perceives, perceived, perceiving); adjective (a perceived threat) Noticed or became aware of something, by seeing, hearing or understanding.
46. [**percent**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/percent.md) noun (percent — plural same); adjective and adverb (percent); also per cent (UK) 1) Out of every hundred; a part of 100. The sign is %. «50 percent» means 50 out of 100, which is a half.
47. [**percentage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/percentage.md) noun (a percentage, percentages) A percentage is a number written as a part of 100, using the sign %, as 25% means 25 out of every 100.
48. [**perceptible**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perceptible.md) adjective (more perceptible, most perceptible) 1) Able to be seen, heard, felt or noticed, even if only just.
49. [**perceptibly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perceptibly.md) adverb (perceptibly) 1) In a way that can be noticed or seen, even if only a little: "It grew perceptibly colder."
50. [**perception**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perception.md) noun (perception, perceptions) Noticing and understanding things with your senses — seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling.
51. [**perch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perch.md) noun (a perch, perches; fish plural perch or perches); verb (perch, perches, perched, perching) A perch is a branch, bar or stick where a bird sits.
52. [**perchance**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perchance.md) adverb (old use) 1) Perhaps; possibly, by chance.
53. [**percussion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/percussion.md) noun (percussion; uncountable); adjective (percussion instruments) 1) Percussion means musical instruments that you play by hitting, shaking or scraping them, such as drums, tambourines, triangles, cymbals…
54. [**perdition**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perdition.md) noun (perdition, uncountable) Perdition is everlasting punishment after death, often meaning hell, in old Christian language.
55. [**peregrine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peregrine.md) noun (a peregrine, peregrines); adjective (peregrine, formal, old = wandering) A peregrine, or peregrine falcon, is a bird of prey that dives at amazing speed to catch other birds in the air.
56. [**perfect**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perfect.md) adjective; verb (perfect, perfects, perfected, perfecting) Perfect means with no mistakes or faults at all.
57. [**perfection**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perfection.md) noun (perfection, uncountable) The state of being perfect, with no faults at all.
58. [**perfectly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perfectly.md) adverb (perfectly) 1) Perfectly means in a perfect way, without any mistakes. 2) Perfectly means completely or very: «perfectly safe», «perfectly fine».
59. [**perfidious**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perfidious.md) adjective 1) Not to be trusted; breaking promises and betraying people who trusted you.
60. [**perforation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perforation.md) noun (a perforation, perforations) A small hole, or one of a line of small holes, made in paper so it can be torn off neatly.
61. [**perform**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perform.md) verb (perform, performs, performed, performing) To perform is to act, sing, dance or play music for an audience.
62. [**performance**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/performance.md) noun (a performance, performances; performance, uncountable) A performance is a show of acting, music or dance in front of an audience.
63. [**performer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/performer.md) noun (a performer, performers) A person who entertains an audience by acting, singing, dancing, playing music or doing tricks.
64. [**perfume**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perfume.md) noun (perfume, perfumes); verb (perfume, perfumes, perfumed — less common) A liquid with a nice strong smell that people put on their skin.
65. [**perhaps**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perhaps.md) adverb 1) Perhaps means maybe; it is possible but not certain. 2) Used to make a request or idea sound polite.
66. [**peril**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peril.md) noun (a peril, perils; also uncountable) 1) Great danger. 2) Something that is dangerous, a risk.
67. [**perilous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perilous.md) adjective 1) Full of danger; likely to hurt or kill you.
68. [**perimeter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perimeter.md) noun (perimeter, perimeters) The perimeter is the length all the way around a shape.
69. [**period**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/period.md) noun (a period, periods); adjective (period — of a past age, e.g. period costume) 1) A period is a length of time. 2) At school, a period is one lesson in the timetable. 3) In American English, a period is the dot (.) at…
70. [**periodic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/periodic.md) adjective (periodic; periodically — adverb) Periodic means happening again and again, at regular times or now and then.
71. [**periodical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/periodical.md) noun (a periodical, periodicals); adjective (periodical) noun: A magazine or journal that comes out regularly, such as every week, month or three months.
72. [**periodically**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/periodically.md) adverb (periodically) Periodically means happening again and again, from time to time.
73. [**peripheral**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peripheral.md) adjective (peripheral); noun (a peripheral, peripherals) Peripheral means at the edge or outside part of something, not in the middle.
74. [**periscope**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/periscope.md) noun (a periscope, periscopes) 1) A long tube with mirrors at each end that lets you see over or around something, used in submarines and in toys.
75. [**perish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perish.md) verb (perish, perishes, perished, perishing) To die, especially in an accident, disaster or war.
76. [**perishable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perishable.md) adjective (perishable, more perishable); noun (perishables — plural) Perishable food goes bad or rotten quickly, like milk, meat and fruit.
77. [**periwinkle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/periwinkle.md) noun (a periwinkle, periwinkles; periwinkle — colour) A periwinkle is a small sea snail with a spiral shell, found on rocks at the seashore.
78. [**perjury**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perjury.md) noun (perjury — uncountable) 1) (law) Perjury is the crime of telling a lie in court after promising to tell the truth. 2) It can also mean breaking a solemn promise.
79. [**perky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perky.md) adjective (perky, perkier, perkiest) 1) Cheerful, lively and full of energy. 2) Standing up straight and bright: «perky ears».
80. [**permafrost**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/permafrost.md) noun (permafrost — uncountable) 1) Ground 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…
81. [**permanent**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/permanent.md) adjective (permanent); noun (a permanent — old: a perm) Lasting for ever or for a very long time; not changing: «a permanent marker».
82. [**permanently**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/permanently.md) adverb (from «permanent») 1) For ever, or for a very long time, without changing or ending. 2) All the time; always (permanently tired — informal exaggeration).
83. [**permeate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/permeate.md) verb (permeate, permeates, permeated, permeating) To spread through every part of something: "The smell of bread permeated the house.".
84. [**permissible**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/permissible.md) adjective (permissible) 1) (formal) Permissible means allowed by the rules or by law. 2) (formal) Permissible means acceptable.
85. [**permission**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/permission.md) noun (permission — usually uncountable; permissions in computing) Permission is when someone in charge says yes, you are allowed to do something.
86. [**permit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/permit.md) verb (permit, permits, permitted, permitting); noun (a permit, permits) To allow someone to do something, or allow something to happen.
87. [**pernicious**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pernicious.md) adjective 1) Very harmful; slowly causing damage, ruin or trouble.
88. [**perpendicularly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perpendicularly.md) adverb (from the adjective perpendicular) 1) Straight up and down, or at a right angle (a square corner) to a line or surface.
89. [**perpetrate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perpetrate.md) verb (perpetrate, perpetrates, perpetrated, perpetrating) 1) (formal) To do something wrong, harmful or illegal, such as a crime or a trick.
90. [**perpetrator**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perpetrator.md) noun (a perpetrator, perpetrators) 1) (formal, law) A perpetrator is a person who does something wrong or harmful, especially a crime.
91. [**perpetual**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perpetual.md) adjective (perpetual) Lasting forever or for a very long time, never ending.
92. [**perpetually**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perpetually.md) adverb (perpetually) 1) All the time, without stopping; forever. 2) Again and again, so often it seems constant: he is perpetually late.
93. [**perpetuate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perpetuate.md) verb (perpetuate, perpetuates, perpetuated, perpetuating) To make something continue for a long time, often something bad like a myth, an unfair idea or a problem.
94. [**perpetuity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perpetuity.md) noun (perpetuity, uncountable) Lasting for ever or for an endless time; mostly in the phrase «in perpetuity» (for ever).
95. [**perplexed**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perplexed.md) adjective (more perplexed, most perplexed) 1) Puzzled and unsure, not able to understand something.
96. [**perplexity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perplexity.md) noun (plural perplexities) 1) Perplexity is a state of being puzzled and not knowing what to think or do. 2) (formal) A puzzling thing or problem.
97. [**persecute**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/persecute.md) verb (persecute, persecutes, persecuted, persecuting) 1) To persecute people is to treat them cruelly and unfairly for a long time, especially because of their religion, race, beliefs or who…
98. [**persecution**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/persecution.md) noun (persecution, uncountable; persecutions) Cruel and unfair treatment of a person or group, especially because of their religion, race, beliefs or who they are.
99. [**persecutor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/persecutor.md) noun (plural persecutors) Someone who treats another person cruelly and unfairly again and again, to hurt or harm them.
100. [**perseverance**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/perseverance.md) noun (perseverance, uncountable) Keeping on trying to do something even when it is hard, or when you fail at first.

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