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  • English Word Paynim Definition See Painim.
  • English Word Paynize Definition To treat or preserve, as wood, by a process resembling kyanizing.
  • English Word Payor Definition See Payer.
  • English Word Payse Definition To poise.
  • English Word Paytine Definition An alkaloid obtained from a white bark resembling that of the cinchona, first brought from Payta, in Peru.
  • English Word Pea Definition The sliding weight on a steelyard.
  • English Word Pea Definition See Peak, n., 3.
  • English Word Pea Definition A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod.
  • English Word Pea Definition A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos, Cicer, Abrus, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed.
  • English Word Pea-jacket Definition A thick loose woolen jacket, or coat, much worn by sailors in cold weather.
  • English Word Peabird Definition The wryneck; -- so called from its note.
  • English Word Peabody bird Definition An American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) having a conspicuous white throat. The name is imitative of its note. Called also White-throated sparrow.
  • English Word Peace Definition A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; calm; repose
  • English Word Peace Definition Exemption from, or cessation of, war with public enemies.
  • English Word Peace Definition Public quiet, order, and contentment in obedience to law.
  • English Word Peace Definition Exemption from, or subjection of, agitating passions; tranquillity of mind or conscience.
  • English Word Peace Definition Reconciliation; agreement after variance; harmony; concord.
  • English Word Peace Definition To make or become quiet; to be silent; to stop.
  • English Word Peaceable Definition Begin in or at peace; tranquil; quiet; free from, or not disposed to, war, disorder, or excitement; not quarrelsome.
  • English Word Peacebreaker Definition One who disturbs the public peace.
  • English Word Peaceful Definition Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war, tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil; as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.
  • English Word Peaceful Definition Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation; pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words.
  • English Word Peaceless Definition Without peace; disturbed.
  • English Word Peacemaker Definition One who makes peace by reconciling parties that are at variance.
  • English Word Peach Definition To accuse of crime; to inform against.
  • English Word Peach Definition To turn informer; to betray one's accomplice.
  • English Word Peach Definition A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing one or two seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone; also, the tree which bears it (Prunus, / Amygdalus Persica). In the wild stock the fruit is hard and inedible.
  • English Word Peach-colored Definition Of the color of a peach blossom.
  • English Word Peacher Definition One who peaches.
  • English Word Peachick Definition The chicken of the peacock.