All English words - page 2648

Meanings of Peelers:

noun

A knife or device for removing the skin from fruit and vegetables.

Usage examples:

A potato peeler

Meanings of Peeling:

verb

Remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit or vegetable).

Usage examples:

She watched him peel an apple with deliberate care

noun

The outer covering or rind of a fruit or vegetable.

Usage examples:

Pieces of potato peel

Meanings of Peelism:

noun

The political and economic policies of sir robert peel, especially with reference to his repeal in 1846 of the corn laws which had restricted imports into britain.

Meanings of Peelite:

noun

A conservative supporting sir robert peel, especially with reference to his repeal of the corn laws (1846).

Usage examples:

This was the same issue that split gladstone and the peelites from the conservatives.

Meanings of Peels:

noun

Remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit or vegetable).

Usage examples:

She watched him peel an apple with deliberate care

verb

Send (another player's ball) through a hoop.

Usage examples:

The better players are capable of peeling a ball through two or three hoops

plural noun

Strips of the outer skin of a vegetable or fruit.

Usage examples:

Potato peelings

Meanings of Peen:

noun

The end of a hammer head opposite the face, typically wedge-shaped, curved, or spherical.

Usage examples:

A ball-peen hammer

verb

Strike with a hammer or the peen of a hammer.

Usage examples:

Each run of weld is peened before the next run is applied

Meanings of Peens:

noun

The end of a hammer head opposite the face, typically wedge-shaped, curved, or spherical.

Usage examples:

A ball-peen hammer

verb

Strike with a hammer or the peen of a hammer.

Usage examples:

Each run of weld is peened before the next run is applied

Meanings of Peeoy:

noun

A kind of home-made firework consisting of a small cone of damp gunpowder which is lighted at the top.

Meanings of Peeped:

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

Meanings of Peepers:

noun

A person who peeps at someone or something, especially in a voyeuristic way.

Usage examples:

Say i've written this news lead out of a city council meeting: ‘should the seattle police be able t…

Meanings of Peephole:

noun

A small hole that may be looked through, especially one in a door through which callers may be identified before the door is opened.

Usage examples:

She peered through the security peephole in the solid oak door

Meanings of Peepholes:

noun

A small hole that may be looked through, especially one in a door through which callers may be identified before the door is opened.

Usage examples:

She peered through the security peephole in the solid oak door

Meanings of Peeping:

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

Meanings of Peepy:

adjective

Of a person's eyes: characterized by peeping or peering; narrow.

Meanings of Peer-group:

noun

A group of people who are similar in age, education, position, etc.

Usage examples:

Brands are a way of identifying with a social or economic peer group., total returns on the company…

Meanings of Peered:

verb

Look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something.

Usage examples:

Faye peered at her with suspicion

noun

A member of the nobility in britain or ireland, comprising the ranks of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.

Usage examples:

Hereditary peers could still dominate the proceedings of the house of lords

Meanings of Peeress:

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…

Meanings of Peerie:

adjective

Tiny; insubstantial.

Usage examples:

‘they can come here and recognise the place names, even if it's just a single, peerie sign,’ he said.

Meanings of Peeries:

noun

A child's spinning top.

Meanings of Peering:

noun

The exchange of data directly between internet service providers, rather than via the internet.

Usage examples:

Public peering is a means for internet service providers to send and receive traffic destined for o…

verb

Look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something.

Usage examples:

Faye peered at her with suspicion

Meanings of Peership:

noun

The rank or status of peer; = "peerage". in quot. 1805 with possessive adjective as a title of mock respect for a peer.

Meanings of Peery:

noun

A child's spinning top.

Meanings of Pees:

verb

Urinate.

Usage examples:

The puppy was peeing on the carpet

noun

Urine.

Usage examples:

I've had to steam clean the walls because they were brown with smoke and the place absolutely stank…

Meanings of Peesweeps:

noun

The lapwing, vanellus vanellus; = "peewit".

Meanings of Peetweets:

noun

The spotted sandpiper of north and south america, actitis macularia. also (occasionally): the solitary sandpiper, tringa solitaria.