5 Letter Words That Start With PE

peril

Noun : A situation of serious and immediate danger.

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

Verb : (transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk.

petty

Adjective : (often derogatory) Having little or no importance.

Adjective : (often derogatory) 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.

Adjective : (often derogatory) (informal) Inclined to cause frustration or annoyance to others out of spite over minor grievances; extremely vindictive.

peach

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

Noun : (uncountable) A light yellow-red colour.

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 : A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird.

pesky

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

perdu

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

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

Noun : One placed on watch, or in ambush.

pearl

Noun : (literally) 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 : Nacre; mother-of-pearl.

Noun : (figuratively) Something precious.

perse

Noun : A very dark (almost black) purple or blue-gray colour.

Adjective : Very dark greyish (almost blackish) purple or blue.

Noun : A cloth of this colour.

penis

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

Noun : (zoology) A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of male amniotes.

peace

Noun : A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.

Noun : A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.

Noun : Harmony in personal relations.

peter

Noun : The leading Apostle in the New Testament: Saint Peter.

Noun : A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Noun : (biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.

perky

Adjective : Lively.

Adjective : Standing upright; firm.

Noun : Alternative spelling of percy (“Percocet pill”). [(slang) A unit of Percocet.]

per se

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

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

Verb : (law) Not leaving discretion to the judge to take into account additional factors that could rebut the judgment, deriving the qualification from the statute.

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.

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.

peers

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

Noun : A surname originating as a patronymic.

Noun : A male given name from Ancient Greek.

pensy

Adjective : (dated) pensive

penal

Adjective : Of or relating to punishment.

Adjective : Subject to punishment; punishable.

Adjective : Serving as a place of punishment.

petit

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

Adjective : Petty, in its various senses:

Adjective : (law, of scale) Small, minor.

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.

pervy

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

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.]

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 : (euphemistic, hypocoristic) The labia (majora).

peony

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

Noun : A dark red colour.

pekoe

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

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.]

peery

Noun : (Scotland) spinning top

Adjective : (rare) That tends to peer; prying, inquisitive, curious.

Adjective : (rare) Of or pertaining to peers or the peerage.

peple

Noun : Obsolete spelling of people. [(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.]

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.

Verb : (intransitive) To operate a bicycle.

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

peron

Noun : A surname.

penny

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 : In the US and (formerly) Canada, a one-cent coin, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.

Noun : In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin.

peeve

Noun : (colloquial) An annoyance or grievance.

Verb : (colloquial) To annoy; vex.

pewit

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

pedes

Noun : (medicine, slang) pediatrics

peart

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

Noun : A surname.

pests

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

Noun : An annoying person, a nuisance.

Noun : An animal regarded as a nuisance, destructive, or a parasite, vermin.

peele

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

Noun : A surname.

pengo

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

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.

peals

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

Verb : (intransitive) To sound with a peal or peals.

Verb : (transitive) To utter or sound loudly.

perce

Noun : A surname transferred from the given name.

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

peise

Verb : (obsolete) To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise.

Verb : (obsolete, figuratively) To weigh or take the measure of (an immaterial object).

Verb : (obsolete, figuratively) To weigh down, retard

peons

Noun : A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.

Noun : (figurative) A person of low rank or importance.

Noun : (India, historical) A messenger, foot soldier, or native policeman.

peevy

Noun : A surname.

Adjective : (slang) peevish; sulky or irritable

peret

Noun : (Egyptology) One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt, coming after Akhet and before Shemu; Emergence.

peasy

Adjective : Resembling or characteristic of peas.

pesty

Adjective : annoying or troublesome; pesky

pedum

Noun : A shepherd's crook.

pedha

Noun : Alternative form of peda (“Indian sweet”). [(India) A sweet made from khoa, sugar, and various flavourings.]

pegan

Noun : A person who practices peganism, a variant of the vegan diet and paleo diet, with organic, unprocessed foods.

Adjective : Pertaining to peganism, the variant of the vegan diet and paleo diet, with organic, unprocessed foods.

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.

perth

Noun : The state capital of Western Australia.

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

Noun : A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the City of Perth.

pears

Noun : A surname transferred from the given name.

pease

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

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

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

petra

Noun : stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.

Noun : An ancient city and archaeological site in Jordan.

Noun : A female given name from Ancient Greek.

penni

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

percy

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

Noun : An English surname from Old French.

Noun : A place name:

peaks

Noun : The Peak District

peary

Adjective : Of, or pertaining to, pears.

Adjective : Resembling pears, pear-like.

Noun : A surname.

petri

Noun : A surname from German

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

pemba

Noun : A city and port in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique, formerly named Porto Amélia.

Noun : A town in the Southern Province of Zambia.

pep up

Verb : (informal, of a person or other living thing) To refresh, enliven, or restore.

Verb : (informal, of content) To make stronger or more interesting.

pecks

Verb : (ambitransitive) To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).

Verb : (transitive) To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.

Verb : To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.

peert

Adjective : (in dialects) Brisk.

peine

Noun : (law) Pain or punishment.

Noun : A surname.

peake

Noun : A surname.

peleg

Noun : (biblical) One of the two sons of Eber.

Noun : A male given name from Hebrew.

pen in

Verb : To schedule; fix a date for.

Verb : To enclose (animals) in a pen.

Verb : (figurative, by extension) To cause to be stuck in a situation; to be forced into a situation by circumstances.

perle

peano

Noun : Giuseppe Peano (1858–1932), Italian mathematician.

penda

Noun : a feminine given name of Senegalese origin.

pedon

Noun : (soil science) A three-dimensional body of soil with dimensions large enough to permit the study of individual soil horizons.

perun

Noun : The highest god in the pantheon of Slavic mythology, the god of thunder and lightning.

petis

peado

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.]

pervo

Noun : (slang) pervert

peppa

persp

Noun : Abbreviation of perspective. [A view, vista or outlook.]

pepap

Noun : (phenethylphenylacetoxypiperidine) an opioid analgesic that is an analog of desmethylprodine.

peare

Noun : Obsolete form of pear. [An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.]

Noun : Obsolete form of pair. [Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.]

peg it

Verb : (slang) To run away; to leg it; to scarper.

Verb : (slang) To die.

penan

pecke

Noun : Obsolete form of peck (dry measure). [An act of striking with a beak.]

pefty

pelod

pened

peops

Noun : Alternative spelling of peeps.

perey

peuce

Noun : Alternative spelling of puce. [A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.]

pekie

Noun : (informal) A Pekinese dog.

pequi

Noun : The fruit of such trees, pequi nut.

Noun : Any of various trees of the genus Caryocar, a souari.

pecan

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

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

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

perry

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

Noun : A unisex given name.

Noun : A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

pence

Noun : (US politics) Used specifically of Mike Pence

Noun : A surname.

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).

penta

Noun : A surname.

penna

Noun : a contour feather

Noun : A suburb of Sorell council area, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Noun : A surname.

petro

Noun : A transliteration of the Carpathian Rusyn, Pannonian Rusyn, or Ukrainian male given name Петро (Petro), equivalent to Peter.

Noun : A surname.

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

peaky

Adjective : Characterised by peaks.

Adjective : Sickly; peaked.

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