take a part of.
~Partaker~, _n._ Participator, sharer, communicant.
~Parterre~, _n._ [Fr.] Pit, parquet.
~Partial~, _a._ ~1.~ Incomplete, imperfect, limited, not entire, not
total, not general, not universal.
~2.~ Biassed, prejudiced, prepossessed, warped, interested, unfair,
unjust, one-sided, not indifferent.
~Partial to~, Fond of.
~Partiality~, _n._ ~1.~ Unfairness, injustice, favoritism.
~2.~ Fondness, predilection, liking, fancy, inclination, leaning, bent.
~Partially~, _ad._ Partly, imperfectly, in part, not totally.
~Particeps criminis~, [L.] Accomplice, confederate, abettor, SOCIUS
CRIMINIS.
~Participant~, _n._ Participator, sharer.
~Participate in~, Partake, share, have a part in, take a part in.
~Participation~, _n._ Partaking.
~Participator~, _n._ Partaker, sharer.
~Particle~, _n._ Bit, ATOM, MOLECULE, corpuscle, mote, jot, iota,
tittle, whit, grain, scrap, mite, scintilla, ace.
~Particular~, _a._ ~1.~ Especial, special, specific, not general.
~2.~ Individual, single, separate, distinct, distinction.
~3.~ Minute, exact, precise, nice, scrupulous, fastidious.
~4.~ Peculiar, odd, singular, strange, notable.
~Particular~, _n._ Instance, circumstance, detail, item,
particularity, special point.
~Particularity~, _n._ ~1.~ Exactness, preciseness, precision.
~2.~ Detail, item, particular, special point.
~3.~ Peculiarity, singularity, characteristic.
~Particularize~, _v. a._ Specify, mention in detail, set forth minutely.
~Particularize~, _v. n._ Be particular, descend to particulars,
mention particulars.
~Particularly~, _ad._ ~1.~ Especially, specially, specifically,
circumstantially.
~2.~ Separately, singly, distinctly, individually.
~Parting~, _n._ ~1.~ Breaking, rupture, disruption, severing, tearing
asunder.
~2.~ Separation, detachment.
~3.~ Leave-taking.
~Partisan~, _n._ ~1.~ Adherent, follower, supporter, disciple,
champion, votary, party man.
~2.~ Truncheon, staff.
~Partisanship~, _n._ Championship.
~Partition~, _n._ ~1.~ Division, separation, distinction.
~2.~ Dividing wall, BULKHEAD.
~Partition~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Apportion, share, divide into shares, parcel
out.
~2.~ Divide by partitions.
~Partitive~, _a._ (_Gram._) Distributive.
~Partitive~, _n._ (_Gram._) Distributive.
~Partly~, _ad._ In part, in some measure, in some degree, not wholly,
not entirely.
~Partner~, _n._ ~1.~ Associate, colleague, partaker, sharer,
participator, participant.
~2.~ Member of a partnership, member of a firm, one of a firm or house.
~Partnership~, _n._ ~1.~ Union, connection, interest, participation.
~2.~ Copartnership, company, association, society, firm, house.
~Partridge-berry~, _n._ ~1.~ Wintergreen, teaberry, deerberry,
boxberry, mountain-tea (_Gaultheria procumbens_).
~2.~ Checkerberry, squaw-vine, winter-clover (_Mitchella repens_).
~Parts~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Talents, faculties, powers, abilities,
endowments, gifts, genius, calibre.
~2.~ Quarters, regions, districts.
~Parturition~, _n._ Delivery, labor, travail, child-birth, bringing
forth.
~Party~, _n._ ~1.~ Faction, CABAL, CLIQUE, set, junto, COTERIE,
circle, combination, league, confederacy, alliance.
~2.~ Company, assembly, body, gathering, social assemblage.
~3.~ Participator, participant, partaker, sharer.
~4.~ Litigant, plaintiff or defendant.
~5.~ Person, individual, man, one, somebody, some one.
~Party-colored~, _a._ Variegated, piebald, many-colored, many-hued,
divers-colored, of all manner of colors.
~Party-man~, _n._ PARTISAN.
~Parvenu~, _n._ [Fr.] Upstart, mushroom, snob, pretentious fellow,
pretender to gentility.
~Pasigraphy~, _n._ Universal language.
~Pasilaly~, _n._ Universal language.
~Pasquinade~, _n._ Lampoon, satire.
~Pasquinade~, _v. a._ [_Rare._] Lampoon, satirize, abuse by satire.
~Pass~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Go, move, proceed, go on, make a transit.
~2.~ Elapse, be spent, pass away.
~3.~ Vanish, disappear, cease, fade, die, be lost.
~4.~ Occur, happen, take place.
~5.~ Circulate, be current, gain currency.
~6.~ Be enacted, be sanctioned by a majority of votes.
~7.~ Be deemed, be considered, be held, be regarded.
~8.~ Answer, do, do well enough.
~9.~ Go unheeded, go unregarded.
~10.~ Make a thrust, make a pass.
~Pass~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Allow to proceed, let go.
~2.~ Send, transmit, deliver, make over.
~3.~ Go over, go across.
~4.~ Undergo, experience, live through, make trial of.
~5.~ Spend (_as time_).
~6.~ Omit, neglect, disregard, take no notice of.
~7.~ Overstep, go beyond.
~8.~ Exceed, surpass, excel, transcend.
~9.~ Be enacted by, be passed by.
~10.~ Enact, ratify, sanction by a majority of votes.
~11.~ Utter, deliver, pronounce.
~12.~ Give currency to, put into circulation.
~Pass~, _n._ ~1.~ Passage, way, road, avenue.
~2.~ Defile, ravine, gorge, narrow passage.
~3.~ Passport, permission to pass.
~4.~ Conjuncture, state, condition.
~5.~ Thrust, push, allonge, lunge, tilt.
~Passable~, _a._ ~1.~ Fit for travel (_as a road_).
~2.~ Tolerable, middling, moderate, ordinary, so so, mediocre, pretty
good, not very bad.
~Passage~, _n._ ~1.~ Passing, transit.
~2.~ Road, path, way, avenue, pass, thoroughfare, channel, route.
~3.~ Act, deed, event, occurrence, feat, exploit.
~4.~ Clause, sentence, paragraph, text.
~5.~ Corridor, entry, entry way.
~6.~ Enactment, passing.
~7.~ (_Music._) Phrase, part of an air.
~Pass away~, Elapse, lapse, pass, glide, slip away.
~Pass by~, Overlook, disregard, omit, take no notice of, pass over.
~Pass current~, Be received, be admitted, GO DOWN.
~Passé~, _a._ [Fr.] Past, worn, faded, out of use, out of date.
~Passenger~, _n._ Traveller, wayfarer, voyager, itinerant, tourist.
~Passim~, _ad._ [L.] Here and there, everywhere.
~Pass in review~, Review, revise, reconsider, re-examine.
~Passion~, _n._ ~1.~ Suffering (_specifically that of Christ by
crucifixion_).
~2.~ Emotion, ardor, fervor, zeal, rapture, transport, excitement,
impulse, glow, strong feeling.
~3.~ Pathos, warmth of feeling, tender emotion.
~4.~ Anger, resentment, wrath, indignation, fury.
~5.~ Love, affection, attachment, fondness, devotion.
~Passionate~, _a._ ~1.~ Warm, ardent, earnest, vehement, excited,
animated, fiery, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, burning, zealous,
violent, furious, impetuous, impulsive.
~2.~ Irascible, excitable, choleric, hasty, touchy, hot, peppery, hot-
tempered, quick-tempered.
~Passionless~, _a._ ~1.~ Impassive, unsusceptible, unimpressible,
apathetic, cold, phlegmatic, stoical, cold-blooded, without passion or
feeling.
~2.~ Cool, calm, collected, unmoved, imperturbable, of a calm temper.
~Passion-week~, _n._ Holy Week, week before Easter.
~Passive~, _a._ ~1.~ Quiet, quiescent, inert, inactive, not active.
~2.~ Unresisting, submissive, patient, long-suffering.
~Pass muster~, Answer, do, pass, serve, be sufficient, do well enough.
~Pass off~, Palm, palm off, impose by trick, impose fraudulently.
~Pass on or upon~, ~1.~ Befall, happen to, come upon.
~2.~ Impose upon, palm upon, palm off upon, pass off upon.
~Pass over~, Overlook, disregard, omit, take no notice of, pass by.
~Passport~, _n._ Pass.
~Password~, _n._ Watchword, countersign.
~Past~, _a._ Spent, gone, ended, elapsed, gone by.
~Past~, _n._ Past time, time gone by.
~Past~, _prep._ ~1.~ Beyond, out of the reach of.
~2.~ After (_in time_).
~Past~, _ad._ By.
~Pastime~, _n._ Amusement, entertainment, diversion, sport, play,
recreation.
~Pastor~, _n._ ~1.~ Shepherd.
~2.~ Minister, clergyman, priest, parson, ecclesiastic, churchman,
divine.
~Pastoral~, _a._ ~1.~ Rural, rustic, of shepherds.
~2.~ Bucolic.
~3.~ Ministerial, of a pastor.
~Pastoral~, _n._ Bucolic, idyl, eclogue, pastoral poem.
~Pastorate~, _n._ Pastorship.
~Pastorship~, _n._ Pastorate.
~Pasturage~, _n._ Pasture, grazing land.
~Pasture~, _n._ Herbage, herbs, pasturage, grass, grazing land.
~Pasture~, _v. a._ Supply with pasturage, graze, turn out to pasture.
~Pasty~, _a._ Meat-pie.
~Pat~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Fit, apt, pertinent, suitable, appropriate.
~Pat~, _n._ Rap, dab, tap, hit, light blow.
~Pat~, _v. a._ Rap, dab, tap, strike lightly, hit.
~Patch~, _n._ ~1.~ Part, piece.
~2.~ Tract, parcel, plot.
~Pate~, _n._ Head (_in a ludicrous sense_).
~Patella~, _n._ [L.] ~1.~ Knee-pan.
~2.~ (_Conch._) Limpet.
~Patent~, _a._ Open, apparent, evident, plain, obvious, manifest,
clear, public, conspicuous, unconcealed, palpable, unmistakable,
glaring, notorious.
~Paternal~, _a._ ~1.~ Fatherly.
~2.~ Hereditary.
~Paternal estate~, Patrimony.
~Paternity~, _n._ Fathership, fatherhood.
~Pater noster~, _n._ [L.] The Lord's prayer.
~Path~, _n._ ~1.~ Track (_trodden_), foot-way, pathway.
~2.~ Road, way, course, route, passage, avenue.
~Pathetic~, _a._ Affecting, touching, moving, melting, tender,
plaintive.
~Pathless~, _a._ Untrodden, trackless.
~Pathos~, _n._ ~1.~ Passion, warmth of feeling, tender emotion.
~2.~ Pathetic quality, tender tone.
~Pathway~, _n._ Path, footway, track.
~Patience~, _n._ ~1.~ Endurance (_without complaint_), fortitude,
resignation, submission, sufferance, long-sufferance, long-suffering.
~2.~ Perseverance, persistence, indefatigableness, constancy,
diligence, assiduity.
~Patient~, _a._ ~1.~ Submissive, resigned, uncomplaining, unrepining,
passive, long-suffering.
~2.~ Persevering, persistent, diligent, assiduous, indefatigable,
constant.
~Patness~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Suitableness, appropriateness,
fitness, propriety, aptness, pertinency.
~Patois~, _n._ [Fr.] Rustic or provincial dialect.
~Patrician~, _n._ Nobleman (_of ancient Rome_).
~Patrician~, _a._ Noble, senatorial, aristocratic, high-born, not
plebeian, well-born.
~Patricidal~, _a._ Parricidal.
~Patricide~, _n._ Parricide.
~Patrimony~, _n._ Inheritance, heritage, paternal or hereditary estate.
~Patriot~, _n._ Lover of one's country.
~Patriotism~, _n._ Love of country.
~Patron~, _n._ Defender, advocate, protector, supporter, favorer,
guardian, good genius, tutelary saint.
~Patronage~, _n._ ~1.~ Favor, countenance, support, assistance,
influence, friendship, aid.
~2.~ Custom, good-will (_of an established place of business_).
~Patronize~, _v. a._ Favor, countenance, support, aid, assist, help,
befriend, make interest for.
~Pattern~, _n._ ~1.~ Exemplar, model, archetype, prototype, original,
precedent.
~2.~ Specimen, sample, example, instance.
~3.~ Figure, style, shape.
~Pattern after~, Imitate, copy, follow.
~Paucity~, _n._ Fewness, small number.
~Pauhaugen~, _n._ [_Indian name._] Menhaden, hardhead, moss-bunker.
~Paunch~, _n._ ~1.~ Abdomen, belly.
~2.~ First stomach (_of a ruminating animal_).
~Pauper~, _n._ Mendicant, beggar, starveling, poor person (_depending
on charity_).
~Pauperism~, _n._ Mendicancy, indigence, destitution, beggary, penury,
extreme poverty.
~Pause~, _n._ ~1.~ Stop, cessation, suspension, interruption, rest,
halt, intermission, remission, stoppage, stopping, break, CÆSURA.
~2.~ Point, punctuation mark.
~Pause~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Stop, cease, desist, wait, delay, rest, breathe,
stay, break off.
2.~ Hesitate, demur, deliberate, waver.~~Pave the way~, Prepare, make
ready, get ready, make preparation, smooth the way.
~Pavilion~, _n._ ~1.~ Tent.
~2.~ (_Anat._) Auricle, external ear.
~Pavonine~, _a._ Iridescent, irisated, nacreous.
~Paw~, _n._ 1~.~ Foot (_of beasts with claws_).
~2.~ Hand (_in contempt_).
~Pawl~, _n._ Click, detent, catch, ratchet.
~Pawn~, _n._ Pledge (_of a chattel to secure a debt_), gage, security.
~Pawn~, _v. a._ Pledge, offer or give as security.
~Pawnee~, _n._ (_Law._) Pledgee.
~Pay~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Discharge, settle, liquidate, cash.
~2.~ Compensate, recompense, requite, remunerate, reward, make payment
to.
~3.~ Punish, take revenge upon, retort upon.
~4.~ (_Naut._) Smear (_with tar or pitch_).
~Pay~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Make compensation.
~2.~ Be profitable, be remunerative, make a good return, be a good
investment, give a good interest.
~Pay~, _n._ Compensation, recompense, remuneration, reward, requital,
wages, salary, stipend, hire, allowance.
~Pay down~, Pay on the spot, pay on delivery.
~Pay for~, ~1.~ Give an equivalent for, bear the expense of.
~2.~ Atone for, make amends for.
~Paying~, _a._ Remunerative, profitable, gainful, that pays.
~Pay off~, ~1.~ Pay and discharge (_as hired men_).
~2.~ Punish, pay, take revenge upon, retort upon.
~3.~ (_Naut._) Fall off, fall to leeward.
~Pay one's addresses to~, Woo, court, solicit in love, make love to.
~Pay up~, [_Colloquial._] Settle, pay arrears, settle an account,
square accounts, quit scores, strike a balance, pony up, shell out,
fork over, pay the bill, pay the piper, pay the fiddler, come down
with the cash.
~Peace~, _n._ ~1.~ Calm, repose, quiet, tranquillity, stillness,
silence.
~2.~ Amity, concord, harmony, truce, ARMISTICE.
~Peaceable~, _a._ ~1.~ Peaceful, pacific, free from war.
~2.~ Gentle, mild, amicable, friendly, disposed to peace, not
quarrelsome.
~3.~ Quiet, tranquil, placid, unmoved, undisturbed, serene.
~Peaceful~, _a._ ~1.~ Quiet, calm, still, undisturbed, placid,
tranquil, serene.
~2.~ Mild, gentle, kindly, friendly.
~Peace-maker~, _n._ Mediator, intercessor.
~Peace-making~, _a._ Conciliatory, mild, appeasing.
~Peace-offering~, _n._ ~1.~ Atonement, satisfaction, amends,
reparation, atoning sacrifice.
~2.~ Mediation, olive-branch, intercession.
~Peak~, _n._ Top (_of a mountain_), summit, crest, crown, pinnacle.
~Peak~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Grow thin or lean, become emaciated.
~2.~ Sneak, make a mean figure.
~Peaked~, _a._ Pointed.
~Peal~, _n._ Blast, burst, blare, clang.
~Peal~, _v. n._ Resound, echo, re-echo, boom, thunder, roar.
~Pea-nut~, _n._ Ground-nut, earth-nut (_Arachis hypogæa_).
~Pearlash~, _n._ Sub-carbonate of potassa (_impure_), calcined potash.
~Pearl-powder~, _n._ PEARL-WHITE.
~Pearl-white~, _n._ Pearl-powder, sub-muriate of bismuth.
~Pearly~, _a._ ~1.~ Abounding in pearls.
~2.~ Clear, pure, transparent, nacreous.
~Peasant~, _n._ Rustic, countryman, hind, swain.
~Pebble~, _n._ Stone (_of small size_), pebble-stone.
~Pebble-stone~, _n._ Pebble.
~Peccability~, _n._ Frailty, infirmity, weakness, liability to sin.
~Peccable~, _a._ Frail, weak, imperfect, erring, sinning, liable to sin.
~Peccadillo~, _n._ Petty fault, slight offence.
~Peccant~, _a._ ~1.~ Sinning, erring, guilty, criminal.
~2.~ Morbid, malignant, corrupting, corroding.
~Peculation~, _n._ Embezzlement.
~Peculiar~, _a._ ~1.~ That specially pertains, that belongs exclusively.
~2.~ Singular, particular, characteristic, special, exceptional, rare,
not common, not general.
~Peculiarity~, _n._ Individuality, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy,
characteristic, speciality, singularity.
~Pecuniary~, _a._ Monetary, financial.
~Pedagogue~, _n._ [_A contemptuous term._] Schoolmaster, teacher.
~Pedant~, _n._ Pretender to learning.
~Pedantic~, _a._ Conceited, pragmatical, vain of knowledge,
ostentations of learning.
~Pedantical~, _a._ Conceited, pragmatical, vain of knowledge,
ostentations of learning.
~Pedantry~, _n._ Ostentation of learning, boastful display of knowledge.
~Pedestrian~, _n._ Foot-traveller, traveller afoot.
~Pedigree~ _n._ Lineage, descent, ancestry, genealogy, stock, breed,
family, race, house, line of ancestors.
~Peel~, _v. a._ Pare (_by stripping or pulling_), hull, shell.
~Peel~, _v. n._ Exfoliate, come off (_as skin or rind_), peel off,
shell off.
~Peel~, _n._ Rind, skin.
~Peep~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Chirp (_as a chicken_), pule, pip.
~2.~ Peer, look slyly.
~Peep of day~, Dawn, morning, aurora, sunrise, prime, prime of day,
break of day, early morning, first flush of the morning.
~Peer~, _n._ ~1.~ Equal, mate, match, compeer.
~2.~ Companion, associate, fellow, comrade.
~3.~ Nobleman, lord.
~Peer~, _v. n._ Peep, pry, look closely or narrowly.
~Peerless~, _a._ Unequalled, unmatched, unsurpassed, matchless,
without an equal, without a peer.
~Peevish~, _a._ Fretful, petulant, querulous, irritable, waspish,
snappish, pettish, captious, cross, crusty, snarling, testy, churlish,
crabbed, acrimonious, irritable.
~Pelf~, _n._ Money, riches, lucre, mammon, gain, wealth.
~Pellicle~, _n._ Film, thin skin, thin coating.
~Pell-mell~, _ad._ Confusedly, irregularly, disorderly, in confusion,
in disorder, helter-skelter, at sixes and sevens.
~Pellucid~, _a._ Clear, transparent, transpicuous, limpid, diaphanous,
crystalline, bright, lucid, translucent.
~Pelt~, _n._ Skin (_of a beast with the hair on it_), hide.
~Pelts~, _n. pl._ Skins (_as above_), peltry, hides.
~Pelt~, _v. a._ Strike (_with something thrown_), beat, batter, assail
with missiles.
~Peltate~, _a._ (_Bot._) Shield-shaped.
~Peltated~, _a._ (_Bot._) Shield-shaped.
~Pelting~, _n._ Beating, battering.
~Peltry~, _n._ Pelts, hides.
~Pen~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Write, compose, indite.
~2.~ Incage, coop, confine, enclose, impound, imprison, incarcerate,
shut up, shut in, hem in, wall in, rail in.
~Pen~, _n._ Enclosure, COOP, PENFOLD, pinfold, pound.
~Penal~, _a._ Punitive.
~Penalty~, _n._ ~1.~ Punishment, penal retribution.
~2.~ Forfeiture, fine.
~Penance~, _n._ Punishment (_self-inflicted or imposed by
ecclesiastical authority_), mortification, maceration, humiliation,
penalty.
~Penchant~, _n._ [Fr.] Inclination, bent, propensity, proneness,
proclivity, disposition, tendency, turn, leaning, predisposition,
liking, fondness, predilection.
~Pencil~, _n._ ~1.~ Brush (_made of hair or fine bristles_).
~2.~ Crayon.
~Pencil~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Paint, depict, delineate, portray, sketch.
~2.~ Mark or draw with a pencil.
~Pencilling~, _n._ Sketch, outline.
~Pendant~, _n._ ~1.~ Hanging appendage, bob.
~2.~ Ear-ring, ear-drop.
~3.~ (_Naut._) Pennant, PENNON.
~Pendent~, _a._ Hanging, pendulous, suspended, pensile.
~Pendente lite~, [L.] While the suit is pending, pending the suit or
action, during litigation.
~Pending~, _a._ Depending, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, in
suspense.
~Pending~, _prep._ During.
~Pendulous~, _a._ Hanging, PENDENT.
~Penetrable~, _a._ Permeable, pervious.
~Penetrate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Pierce, perforate, bore, enter, transfix.
~2.~ Discern, understand, comprehend.
~Penetrating~, _a._ Discerning, intelligent, sagacious, sharp-witted,
clear-sighted, acute, keen, quick, shrewd, keen-sighted.
~Penetration~, _n._ ~1.~ Penetrating.
~2.~ Acuteness, discernment, sagacity, shrewdness, astuteness,
sharpness, perspicacity, insight, mother-wit, quick parts.
~Penfold~, _n._ Pen (_for confining strayed beasts_), pinfold, pound.
~Penitence~, _n._ Repentance, contrition, compunction, regret, remorse.
~Penitent~, _a._ Repentant, contrite.
~Penitent~, _n._ Repentant.
~Penitentiary~, _n._ Prison, jail, bridewell, work-house, house of
correction.
~Penman~, _n._ Writer, scribe, chirographer, chirographist, quill-
driver.
~Penmanship~, _n._ Chirography.
~Pennant~, _n._ (_Naut._) Pendant.
~Penniless~, _a._ Moneyless, destitute, poor, necessitous, needy,
indigent, distressed, pinched, reduced, short of money, out of money,
out of cash, out of pocket, in need, in want.
~Pennon~, _n._ ~1.~ Banner, streamer, standard, flag, colors, ensign.
~2.~ Wing, pinion.
~Pensile~, _a._ Hanging, suspended, pendent, pendulous.
~Pension~, _n._ Allowance (_from a government for past services_),
annuity.
~Pensive~, _a._ ~1.~ Thoughtful, meditative, reflective, dreamy, sober.
~2.~ Expressive of sadness.
~Pentagonal~, _a._ Five-angled, five-cornered.
~Pentecost~, _n._ Whitsuntide, Whit-Sunday.
~Pent-house~, _n._ Lean-to.
~Pent-roof~, _n._ Shed-roof.
~Penult~, _n._ Penultima, penultimate, last syllable but one,
penultimate syllable.
~Penultima~, _n._ PENULT.
~Penultimate~, _n._ PENULT.
~Penurious~, _a._ Parsimonious, covetous, avaricious, illiberal,
miserly, niggardly, sordid, mercenary, close, stingy, mean, close-
fisted, hard-fisted.
~Penury~, _n._ Indigence, destitution, beggary, mendicancy, pauperism,
extreme poverty.
~People~, _n._ ~1.~ Tribe, nation, race, clan, family.
~2.~ Population, folks, persons, the public, the community, the bulk
of mankind.
~3.~ Commonalty, populace, CANAILLE, rabble, mob, the vulgar, vulgar
herd, lower classes, humbler classes, the multitude, the million, the
peasantry, the masses.
~People~, _v. a._ Populate.
~Pepper-grass~, _n._ 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.
~2.~ Irritable, irascible, touchy, testy, waspish, snappish, snarling,
churlish, choleric, petulant, excitable, passionate, hasty, quick,
like tinder, like touch-wood.
~Peradventure~, _ad._ [_Rare._] Perhaps, PERCHANCE, possibly.
~Perambulate~, _v. a._ Go around, go about.
~Perambulation~, _n._ Round, circuit, tour.
~Per annum~, [L.] Annually, by the year.
~Per capita~, [L.] By heads, by polls, according to the number of
persons.
~Perceive~, _v. a._ ~1.~ See, discover, note, notice, remark, observe,
descry, behold, discern.
~2.~ Feel, be sensible of.
~3.~ Understand, comprehend, know.
~Per cent.~, [L.] By the hundred.
~Per centum~, [L.] By the hundred.
~Perceptible~, _a._ Visible, discernible, apparent, in sight, to be
seen.
~Perception~, _n._ ~1.~ Seeing, discernment, sense, taste, sensation.
~2.~ Understanding, notion, idea, apprehension.
~Perch~, _n._ ~1.~ Roost.
~2.~ Pole, rod.
~Perch~, _v. n._ Roost, sit on a perch.
~Perchance~, _ad._ Perhaps, possibly, by chance, haply, PERADVENTURE,
maybe, it may be, as luck may have it.
~Perchers~, _n. pl._ INSESSORES, perching birds.
~Percolate~, _v. n._ Filter, transude, ooze, exude, strain.
~Percolation~, _n._ Filtration, straining.
~Percussion~, _n._ Collision, clash, shock, concussion.
~Percussion-cap~, _n._ Capsule.
~Per diem~, [L.] By the day.
~Perdition~, _n._ ~1.~ Ruin, destruction, overthrow, wreck, downfall,
utter loss.
~2.~ Eternal death, future misery.
~Peregrination~, _n._ Travelling, travel, wandering.
~Peremptory~, _a._ ~1.~ Decisive, express, authoritative, categorical,
imperative, positive, absolute.
~2.~ Dogmatical, arbitrary, despotic.
~Perennial~, _a._ Lasting, enduring, permanent, constant, continual,
undying, unceasing, perpetual, uninterrupted, imperishable, deathless,
never-failing, immortal.
~Perfect~, _a._ ~1.~ Complete, consummate, finished, excellent,
capital, exquisite, without blemish, not defective, not deficient.
~2.~ Pure, holy, blameless, faultless, without sin.
~Perfect~, _v. a._ Finish, complete, consummate, elaborate, make
perfect, bring to perfection.
~Perfection~, _n._ ~1.~ Perfectness, maturity, completion,
consummation, wholeness, excellence.
~2.~ Excellent quality.
~Perfectly~, _ad._ Fully, entirely, totally, completely, exactly,
accurately.
~Perfectness~, _n._ PERFECTION.
~Perfidious~, _a._ Faithless, unfaithful, treacherous, false,
dishonest, disloyal, traitorous, false-hearted.
~Perfidiousness~, _n._ PERFIDY.
~Perfidy~, _n._ Perfidiousness, treachery, treason, defection,
disloyalty, breach of faith, foul play, Punic faith.
~Perforate~, _v. a._ Pierce, penetrate, bore, transfix, drill, bore
through.
~Perforation~, _n._ Hole, aperture, opening.