All English words - page 2685

Meanings of Pettiest:

adjective

Of little importance; trivial.

Usage examples:

Both groups are known to fight over petty issues

Meanings of Pettifogged:

verb

Quibble about petty points.

Usage examples:

They pettifogged on detail and fretted about moral hazard

Meanings of Pettifogger:

noun

An inferior legal practitioner, especially one who deals with petty cases or employs dubious practices.

Usage examples:

While the law asserts otherwise, truth's activism demonstrates the capacity of disfranchised americ…

Meanings of Pettifogs:

verb

Quibble about petty points.

Usage examples:

They pettifogged on detail and fretted about moral hazard

Meanings of Petting:

verb

Stroke or pat (an animal) affectionately.

Usage examples:

The cats came to be petted

noun

A domestic or tamed animal kept for companionship or pleasure.

Usage examples:

The pony was a family pet

abbreviation

Polyethylene terephthalate.

Present participle of pet

Meanings of Pettish:

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) childishly bad-tempered and petulant.

Usage examples:

He comes across in his journal entries as spoiled and pettish

Meanings of Pettishly:

adverb

In an angry, impatient, and rude way, especially about things that are not important

Usage examples:

“the key's stuck and won’t move,” she said pettishly., he pettishly pushed away his plate, and lean…

Meanings of Pettitoes:

noun

Usually in plural. a pig's foot, especially as an article of food; a pig's trotter. formerly also: †(in plural) the edible entrails of an animal, e.g. a calf, sheep, pig, goose, etc.; offal, giblets (obsolete).

Meanings of Pettle:

noun

A tool like a small spade with a long handle, used chiefly to remove earth adhering to a plough; a plough-staff.

Meanings of Petto:

noun

The breast, considered as the repository of a person's private intentions.

Meanings of Petty:

adjective

Of little importance; trivial.

Usage examples:

Both groups are known to fight over petty issues

Meanings of Petty-cash:

noun

A small amount of money kept for buying cheap items, esp. in an office

Meanings of Petulance:

noun

The quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

Usage examples:

A slight degree of petulance had crept into his voice

Meanings of Petulant:

adjective

(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

Usage examples:

He was moody and petulant

Meanings of Petulantly:

adverb

In a way that is petulant (= easily annoyed and rude, like a child)

Usage examples:

"well, he didn't invite me to his party so i'm certainly not inviting him to mine!" she said petula…

Meanings of Petune:

verb

To add flavour or aroma to (tobacco) by spraying with a specially prepared liquid.

Meanings of Petunias:

noun

A south american plant of the nightshade family which has white, purple, or red funnel-shaped flowers, with many ornamental varieties.

Usage examples:

Tried and true varieties include gerbera daisy, pink and purple wave petunia, begonias, calla lilie…

Meanings of Petuntses:

noun

A type of fine china stone used to make chinese porcelain.

Usage examples:

Other fusible materials were added: the mineral sericite (a type of mica called petuntse) by the ch…

Meanings of Petzite:

noun

A rare mineral of the cubic crystal system consisting of a telluride of silver and gold with the approximate formula ag₃ aute₂, and occurring as metallic grey to black masses.

Meanings of Peuhl:

noun

A member of a widely scattered people of north-western sub-saharan africa; = "fula".

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating the pullo; = "fula".

Meanings of Peul:

noun

A member of a widely scattered people of north-western sub-saharan africa; = "fula".

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating the pullo; = "fula".

Meanings of Peutingerian:

adjective

Designating a famous medieval copy of a late roman itinerary map of the world. chiefly in "peutingerian table".

Meanings of Pew:

noun

A long bench with a back, placed in rows in the main part of some churches to seat the congregation.

Usage examples:

The congregation replaced stationary pews with ‘danish modern’ wooden chairs that could be position…

Meanings of Pewdom:

noun

The provision of pews in churches or chapels for the use of members of the congregation; especially the system of pew-rents.

Meanings of Pewee:

noun

A north american tyrant flycatcher with dark olive-grey plumage.