The meaning of Peer

noun

A member of the aristocracy.

Usage examples:

A decadent old blue-blooded aristocrat

noun

A person working with another worker, esp. as a partner or one who helps

noun

A person who you work with, especially someone with a similar job or level of responsibility

Usage examples:

American workers in recent years have seen their co-workers laid off or downsized out of jobs.

adjective

Having the same age or date of origin; contemporary.

Usage examples:

These lavas were coeval with the volcanic activity

noun

A person of roughly the same age as oneself; a contemporary.

Usage examples:

Like so many of his coevals, he yearned for stability

noun

A person of equal rank, status, or ability.

Usage examples:

He was better versed in his profession than his compeers

noun

A fellow member of a profession.

Usage examples:

Pooley's police confrères

adjective

Living or occurring at the same time.

Usage examples:

The event was recorded by a contemporary historian

noun

A person or thing living or existing at the same time as another.

Usage examples:

He was a contemporary of darwin

Occurring in the same period of time

adjective

Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.

Usage examples:

Add equal amounts of water and flour

noun

A person or thing that is the same as another in status or quality.

Usage examples:

We all treat each other as equals

verb

Be the same as in number or amount.

Usage examples:

Four plus six divided by two equals five

verb

Inspect (someone or something) thoroughly in order to determine their nature or condition.

Usage examples:

A doctor examined me and said i might need a caesarean

verb

Observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

verb

To look at or consider a person or thing carefully in order to discover something about the person or thing

Usage examples:

Investigators examined the wreckage for clues about the cause of the explosion.

noun

Each of a pair of globular organs of sight in the head of humans and vertebrate animals.

Usage examples:

My cat is blind in one eye

verb

Look at closely or with interest.

Usage examples:

Rose eyed him warily

noun

One of the pair of organs of seeing in the faces of humans and animals

Usage examples:

She has green eyes., she eyed the other passengers .

noun

A man or boy.

Usage examples:

He was an extremely obliging fellow

adjective

Sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone or something.

Usage examples:

They urged the troops not to fire on their fellow citizens

noun

A man

Usage examples:

He was a big fellow with broad shoulders., dr. rodriguez is a fellow of the american college of phy…

verb

Be or become wide open.

Usage examples:

A large duffel bag gaped open by her feet

noun

A wide opening.

Usage examples:

A gape of the jaws

verb

Stare openly in a stupid or rude manner.

Usage examples:

What are you gawping at ?

verb

→  gawk informal

verb

Look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought.

Usage examples:

He could only gaze at her in astonishment

noun

A steady intent look.

Usage examples:

He turned, following her gaze

verb

To look at something or someone for a long time, esp. in surprise, admiration, or because you are thinking about something else

Usage examples:

He spends hours gazing out of the window when he should be working., i felt his gaze on me as i wal…

noun

A polite or formal way of referring to a woman.

Usage examples:

I spoke to the lady at the travel agency

noun

A woman who is polite and behaves well toward other people

Usage examples:

Try to act like a lady., this lady has a question., ladies and gentlemen, may i have your attention…

preposition

Having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to.

Usage examples:

He used to have a car like mine

conjunction

In the same way that; as.

Usage examples:

People who change countries like they change clothes

noun

Used with reference to a person or thing of the same kind as another.

Usage examples:

The quotations could be arranged to put like with like

verb

Direct one's gaze toward someone or something or in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

People were looking at him

noun

An act of directing one's gaze in order to see someone or something.

Usage examples:

Let me get a closer look

exclamation

Used to call attention to what one is going to say.

Usage examples:

‘look, this is ridiculous.’

noun

A man of noble rank or high office; a nobleman.

Usage examples:

Lords and ladies were entertained here

exclamation

Used in exclamations expressing surprise or worry, or for emphasis.

Usage examples:

Lord, i'm cold!

verb

Act in a superior and domineering manner towards (someone).

Usage examples:

When we were at school, you used to lord it over us

noun

A contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport.

Usage examples:

A boxing match

verb

Correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.

Usage examples:

I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath

noun

A short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used to light a fire, being tipped with a composition that ignites when rubbed against a rough surface.

Usage examples:

He struck a match against the wall

noun

A person of wealth or high social position.

Usage examples:

It was quite a do—all the nobs were there

noun

A person's head.

adjective

Belonging by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy.

Usage examples:

The medieval palace was once owned by a noble florentine family

noun

(especially in former times) a person of noble rank or birth.

Usage examples:

The greater a noble's military power, the more land he could control

noun

A man who belongs by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy; a peer.

Usage examples:

His voluminous surviving correspondence is full of letters from noblemen of all ranks eager to gain…

noun

A member of the nobility (= the highest social rank in a society)

noun

A woman who belongs by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy; a peeress.

Usage examples:

The book belonged variously to an english lady, a scottish noblewoman and thereafter to members of …

noun

A female member of the nobility (= the highest social rank in a society)

preposition

Short for of, used to represent a pronunciation.

Usage examples:

A cup o' coffee

abbreviation

Ortho-.

Usage examples:

O -xylene

suffix

Forming chiefly informal or slang variants or derivatives such as beano, wino.

noun

An aristocrat or nobleman.

Usage examples:

Ideology justifies the rule of each ruling class, whether as chieftains, patricians, landowners, or…

adjective

Belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy.

Usage examples:

A proud, patrician face

noun

A person of high social class

Usage examples:

She is descended from a long line of patricians

verb

Look quickly or furtively.

Usage examples:

Faces peeked from behind twitched curtains

noun

A quick or furtive look.

Usage examples:

She sneaked a peek at the map

verb

To look, especially for a short time or while trying to avoid being seen

Usage examples:

Close your eyes. don't peek. i've got a surprise for you., i peeked out the window to see who was t…

verb

Look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening.

Usage examples:

His door was ajar and she couldn't resist peeping in

noun

A quick or furtive look.

Usage examples:

Jonathan took a little peep at his watch

verb

Make a brief, high-pitched sound.

Usage examples:

Don peeped on his whistle

noun

A woman holding the rank of a peer in her own right.

Usage examples:

Thus equipped, she was crowned, with all the trumpets sounding; and, though our account does not me…

verb

Inquire too closely into a person's private affairs.

Usage examples:

Sorry, i didn't mean to pry

verb

Another term for prise.

Usage examples:

He pried his left leg free

verb

Be nosey

exclamation

A cheer of encouragement or approval.

Usage examples:

‘yea! rah! team!’

noun

An upper-class person.

exclamation

An expression of support, used especially by cheerleaders (=a group of people who shout encouragement at a sports game)

Usage examples:

"goal!" "rah, rah, rah!", i don't know how can you just stand there and say "rah! we're gonna win!"

noun

A person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.

Usage examples:

He has no serious rival for the job

verb

Be or seem to be equal or comparable to.

Usage examples:

He was a photographer whose fame rivalled that of his subjects

noun

A person, group, or organization competing with others for the same thing or in the same area

Usage examples:

Business/political rivals, no computer can rival a human brain.

verb

Look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature.

Usage examples:

He raised his binoculars to scan the coast

noun

An act of scanning someone or something.

Usage examples:

A quick scan of the sports page

Examine minutely or intensely

verb

Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

Usage examples:

Customers were warned to scrutinize the small print

verb

To examine someone or something very carefully

Usage examples:

All new products are scrutinized by the laboratory.

verb

To examine something very carefully in order to discover information

Usage examples:

The data raises questions about how closely wall street banks scrutinized the loans.

noun

A person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor.

Usage examples:

They served as clerks and couriers, telephone and telegraph operators, code and cipher analysts, an…

verb

Work for a government or other organization by secretly obtaining information about enemies or competitors.

Usage examples:

He agreed to spy for the west

verb

(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

verb

Look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light.

Usage examples:

The bright sun made them squint

noun

A permanent deviation in the direction of the gaze of one eye.

Usage examples:

I had a bad squint

adjective

Not straight or level.

Usage examples:

The squint bottom edge of the puzzle

verb

Look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open.

Usage examples:

He stared at her in amazement

noun

A long fixed or vacant look.

Usage examples:

She gave him a cold stare

verb

To look directly at someone or something for a long time

Usage examples:

[ i ] don’t stare at people., [ m ] the fighters tried to stare each other down (= cause the other …

verb

Look closely at or examine (someone or something).

Usage examples:

Her green eyes surveyed him coolly

noun

A general view, examination, or description of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The author provides a survey of the relevant literature

verb

Determining opinions by interviewing people

noun

The ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place.

Usage examples:

The end of the tunnel came into view

verb

Look at or inspect.

Usage examples:

The public can view the famous hall with its unique staircase

noun

What you can see from a particular place, or the ability to see from a particular place

Usage examples:

[ u ] she turned a corner and disappeared from view., [ c ] our room had spectacular views of the m…