Chapter Pelt to Peril of P by Soule's Synonymes

People, v.a. Populate.

Pepper-grass, n.

1. Pill-wort (Pilularia globulifera).

2. Pepper-wort (Lepidium sativum).

Pepperidge, n. Tupelo, sour gum, sour gum-tree (Nyssa multiflora).

Pepperidge-bush, n. Barberry.

Pepper-Wort, n. Pepper-grass (Lepidium sativum).

Peppery, a.

1. Hot, Pungent, high-seasoned, hot as pepper.

2. Irritable, irascible, touchy, testy, waspish, snappish, snariling, churlish, choleric, petulant, excitable, passionate, hasty, quick, like tinder, like touch-wood.

Peptic, a. Dietetic.

Per, Prep. [L.] By, for, through, by means of.

Peradventure, ad. (Rare.) Perhaps, perchance, it may be, by chance, maybe, haply, mayhap, possibly.

Perambulate, v.a. Go around, go about, traverse.

Perambulation, n. Round, circuit, tour.

Per annum. [L.] Annually, by the year, in each year.

Per capita. [L.] By heads, by polls, according to the number of persons.

Perceivable, a. Discernible, cognizable, perceptible, appreciable, sensible, distinguishable.

Perceive, v.a.

1. See, discover, note, notice, remark, observe, descry, behold, discern, distinguish.

2. Feel, be sensible of.

3. Understand, comprehend, know, appreciate.

Per cent. Per centum. [L.] By the hundred.

Perceptible, a. Visible, discernible, apparent, perceivable.

Perceptibly, ad. Evidently, notably.