5 Letter Words That Start With PE

peace

Noun : A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence.

Noun : A state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.

Noun : (figuratively, euphemistic) Death.

perch

Noun : Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.

Noun : Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially:

Noun : (South Africa) Acanthopagrus berda

pearl

Noun : 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. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.

Noun : (figuratively) Something precious.

Noun : A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing liquid for e.g. medicinal application.

petty

Adjective : (often derogatory)

Adjective : Having little or no importance.

Adjective : Of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; begrudging, selfish, small-minded; also, preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns.

penis

Noun : (anatomy) The male reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and some other mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).

peril

Noun : A situation of serious and immediate danger.

Noun : Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.

Noun : (insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.

peter

Noun : (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter P.

Noun : A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Noun : The leading Apostle in the New Testament.

pedal

Noun : A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano

Noun : (medicine) an orthopedic structure or a footlike part.

Noun : (music) An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on.

per se

Verb : Without determination by or involvement of extraneous factors; by its very nature.

Verb : (colloquial, sometimes proscribed, chiefly in the negative) In a true or literal sense; as one would expect from the name or description.

Verb : (philosophy) As the principle of its own determination and positing itself.

penny

Noun : (historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

Noun : In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.

Noun : (historical) In Ireland, a coin worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.

peach

Noun : A tree (Prunus persica), native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.

Noun : The soft juicy stone fruit of the peach tree, having yellow flesh, downy, red-tinted yellow skin, and a deeply sculptured pit or stone containing a single seed.

Noun : (color) A light moderate to strong yellowish pink to light orange color.

peeve

Noun : (colloquial) An annoyance or grievance.

Verb : (colloquial) To annoy; vex.

perdy

petal

Noun : (botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.

Noun : Term of endearment.

Noun : A lobe of a rose (geometric shape).

pesky

Adjective : (informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child).

peony

Noun : A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.

Noun : (color) A dark red colour.

pecan

Noun : A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.

Noun : A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.

Noun : A half of the edible portion of the inside of this nut.

peers

Noun : A section of the British Houses of Parliament, the House of Lords, the House of Peers.

Noun : A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Noun : A surname originating as a patronymic.

perks

Noun : (informal) Perquisite.

Noun : (video games) A bonus ability that a player character can acquire; a permanent power-up.

Verb : (transitive, informal) To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.

perse

Noun : A dark blue-gray colour.

Noun : A cloth of this colour.

Adjective : Dark greyish blue or purple.

perky

Adjective : Lively.

Adjective : Standing upright; firm.

pekoe

Noun : A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores.

pesto

Noun : A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).

pence

Noun : A surname.

Noun : (US politics) Used specifically of Mike Pence

perry

Noun : A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider.

Noun : A topographic surname from Old English derived from the Old English pyrige (“a pear tree”).

Noun : A unisex given name.

percy

Noun : An English surname from Old French.

Noun : A male given name transferred from the surname, of Middle Ages and later usage.

Noun : A place name:

penal

Adjective : Of or relating to punishment.

Adjective : Subject to punishment; punishable.

Adjective : Serving as a place of punishment.

penne

Noun : A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.

petit

Adjective : (now uncommon, of size) Petite: small, little.

Adjective : Petty, in its various senses:

Adjective : (obsolete) Few in number.

perdu

Adjective : (obsolete, military) Stationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush. Originally as sentinel perdu.

Adjective : (now rare) In a dangerous situation; lost, desperate.

Adjective : (now rare) Hidden; concealed from sight. Chiefly with lie.

pedro

Noun : An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.

Noun : The five of trumps in certain card games.

Noun : A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese, equivalent to English Peter.

peppy

Adjective : Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy

Noun : (slang, Australia) A tree of species Agonis flexuosa, commonly known as Western Australian peppermint or peppermint tree.

penta

Noun : A surname.

peart

Adjective : (UK, US, dialect) Lively; active.

Noun : A surname.

pewit

Noun : (UK) Alternative form of peewit [any of several birds]

peeps

Noun : (slang) Alternative form of people; often especially (with personal pronoun) one's friends or associates. [(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.]

petro

Noun : In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of uncertain origin, chiefly associated with fierceness or aggression.

Noun : A surname.

Noun : A Venezuelan cryptocurrency launched in 2018, supposed to be backed by the country's oil and mineral reserves. Symbol: ₽.

petra

Noun : stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.

Noun : A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Noun : An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.

pecos

Noun : A village in San Miguel County, New Mexico.

Noun : A city, the county seat of Reeves County, Texas.

pease

Verb : (obsolete) To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.

Verb : (obsolete) To bring (a war, conflict) to an end.

Verb : (obsolete) To placate, appease (someone).

peaky

Adjective : Sickly; peaked.

Adjective : Characterised by peaks.

peaks

Noun : The Peak District

perth

Noun : A city in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire.

Noun : The state capital of Western Australia.

Noun : A town, the county seat of Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

pesty

Adjective : annoying or troublesome; pesky

pella

Noun : (historical) An ancient city, capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.

Noun : A regional unit of Greece in its periphery of Central Macedonia.

Noun : A town of Greece in Central Macedonia.

petto

Noun : Only used in in petto

pepys

Noun : A rare surname.

Noun : Samuel Pepys, a 17th-century politician and diarist.

penge

Noun : A suburb in the borough of Bromley, Greater London.

Noun : (philately) (typically penge flaw or penge error) a printing flaw on early Australian stamps where the c in pence appeared like the letter g.

peron

Noun : A surname.

pepsi

Noun : A brand of carbonated cola non-alcoholic drink produced by the company PepsiCo.

Noun : A serving of Pepsi.

Noun : (slang, ethnic slur) A person from Quebec, Canada.

perle

peize

Verb : Alternative form of peise [(obsolete) To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise.]

Noun : Alternative form of peise [(obsolete, dialectal, UK) A weight; a poise.]

pears

Noun : A surname transferred from the given name.

pewee

Noun : (countable) The common American tyrant flycatcher (of the genus Contopus).

Noun : (countable, US, dialect) A woodcock.

Noun : (uncountable) An American version of the children's game gilli-danda.

pekka

petri

Noun : (informal, microbiology) Ellipsis of petri dish.

peaty

Adjective : Of or resembling peat; peatlike.

Adjective : Of whisky, having a complex smoky flavour imparted by compounds released by peat fires used to dry the malted barley.

Adjective : Containing peat.

peggy

Noun : A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as a formal given name.

Noun : (cryptography) Placeholder name for the party that supplies a proof.

Noun : Any of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc.

pedis

Noun : A group of people inhabiting the Limpopo Province of South Africa and speaking various dialects of Northern Sotho.

Noun : The Northern Sotho language as spoken by these people.

Noun : (informal) Clipping of pedicure. [A cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails.]

penna

Noun : a contour feather

Noun : A surname.

peary

Adjective : Resembling pears, pear-like.

Adjective : Of, or pertaining to, pears.

Noun : A surname.

penni

Noun : (historical) A former Finnish currency unit, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of the markka.

peri-

pengo

Noun : Alternative spelling of pengő [The monetary unit of Hungary from January, 1927 to July, 1946, divided into 100 fillér.]

peale

Noun : A surname.

pekan

Noun : The fisher cat, the fisher (Martes pennanti), or the marten (Martes americana).

perma

perce

Noun : A surname transferred from the given name.

Verb : Obsolete form of pierce. [(transitive) To puncture; to break through.]

pekin

Noun : A city, the county seat of Tazewell County, Illinois.

Noun : A hamlet in New York.

Noun : A city and village in North Dakota.

peasy

Adjective : Resembling or characteristic of peas.

pense

Noun : A surname from German.

perak

Noun : A state in western Malaysia. Capital: Ipoh.

Noun : A large river in Perak, Malaysia.

Noun : A cape in East Java, Indonesia.

pedes

Noun : (medicine, slang) pediatrics

pedia

perez

Noun : The father of Hezron and the son of Judah; the grandson of Jacob. (biblical figure).

Noun : A Sephardic Jewish surname from Hebrew.

Noun : A surname from Spanish [in turn originating as a patronymic].

perla

peice

Noun : Misspelling of piece. [A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.]

pelle

pepin

Noun : A surname, possibly from French Pépin.

penes

Noun : (anatomy) The male reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and some other mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).

petar

Noun : Obsolete form of petard. [(historical) A small, hat-shaped explosive device, used to breach a door or wall.]

pesos

Noun : (historical) A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.

Noun : The circulating currency of various Spanish-speaking American countries (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Uruguay) and the Philippines.

pen up

Verb : To enclose (animals) in a pen.

Verb : To enclose as if in a pen.

pests

Noun : (now rare) A pestilence, i.e. a deadly epidemic, a deadly plague.

Noun : Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.

Noun : An annoying person, a nuisance.

pelts

Noun : A surname.

peres

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Alternative spelling of père [A priest of the Roman Catholic Church, especially a French one. Also used as a title preceding the name of such a priest.]

perel

peals

Noun : A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.

Noun : (collective) A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic scale.

Noun : The changes rung on a set of bells; in the strict sense a full peal of at least 5040 changes.

peele

Noun : (archaic) A kind of antelope, the rhebok, Pelea capreolus.

Noun : A surname.

pervy

Adjective : (slang) Behaving or looking like a sexual pervert.

peece

Noun : (obsolete) A fortress.

Verb : Obsolete form of piece. [(transitive, usually with together) To assemble (something real or figurative).]

perve

Noun : Alternative form of perv [(slang) A pervert.]

Verb : Alternative form of perv [(slang) To stare at others in a perverted manner, especially whilst thinking sexual thoughts about them.]

petry

Noun : A surname.

pelta

Noun : (historical) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptical form, or crescent-shaped.

Noun : (art, historical) A crescent-shaped design used in mosaics.

Noun : (botany) A flat apothecium with no rim.

perca

Noun : type genus of the percida

petre

Noun : A surname transferred from the given name.

Noun : An English barony.

Noun : (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek, mostly transferred back from the surname.

peavy

Noun : A tool used to manipulate logs, having a thick wooden handle, a steel point, and a curved hooked arm. Similar to a cant-hook, but shorter and stouter, and with a pointed end.

Noun : A surname.

pente

Noun : an abstract strategy board game for two or more players, created in 1977 by Gary Gabrel.

pelee

Noun : An island in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the western half of Lake Erie.

peris

Noun : (Persian mythology) A sprite or supernatural being.

Noun : A surname.

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