All English words - page 4097

Meanings of Perirectal:

adjective

Situated or occurring around the rectum.

Meanings of Perirenal:

adjective

Situated or occurring around the kidney.

Meanings of Perirhinal:

adjective

Situated or occurring around the nose.

Meanings of Peris:

noun

(in persian mythology) a mythical superhuman being, originally represented as evil but subsequently as a good or graceful genie or fairy.

Usage examples:

Her androgynous form traverses his art as desdemona and jason, leda and apollo, st sebastian and de…

Meanings of Perisalpingitis:

noun

Inflammation of the part of the peritoneum surrounding the fallopian tube.

Meanings of Perisarc:

noun

An enclosing horny or chitinous layer secreted by many colonial hydroids.

Meanings of Perisarcal:

adjective

Relating to or consisting of a perisarc.

Meanings of Perisarcs:

noun

An enclosing horny or chitinous layer secreted by many colonial hydroids.

Meanings of Perisaturnium:

noun

The point in the path of a celestial object or spacecraft orbiting (or passing) saturn at which it is nearest to the planet.

Meanings of Periscope:

noun

An apparatus consisting of a tube attached to a set of mirrors or prisms, by which an observer (typically in a submerged submarine or behind a high obstacle) can see things that are otherwise out of sight.

Usage examples:

The commander has seven optical periscopes which provide 360° observation and a dedicated sight for…

Meanings of Periscopes:

noun

An apparatus consisting of a tube attached to a set of mirrors or prisms, by which an observer (typically in a submerged submarine or behind a high obstacle) can see things that are otherwise out of sight.

Usage examples:

The commander has seven optical periscopes which provide 360° observation and a dedicated sight for…

Meanings of Periscopic:

adjective

Relating to a periscope.

Usage examples:

The test pilots found the double-slot flaps and quick-release engine cowlings most admirable but, o…

Meanings of Periscopical:

adjective

Periscopic.

Meanings of Periscopism:

noun

The capacity of seeing all round, or over a wide field of vision, without moving the eye; the faculty of periscopic vision.

Meanings of Perish:

verb

Die, especially in a violent or sudden way.

Usage examples:

A great part of his army perished of hunger and disease

Meanings of Perishable:

adjective

(especially of food) likely to decay or go bad quickly.

Usage examples:

The storage of perishable foods

noun

Things, especially foodstuffs, likely to decay or go bad quickly.

Usage examples:

The shipment was delivered eventually though some of the perishables had gone off

Meanings of Perishables:

noun

Things, especially foodstuffs, likely to decay or go bad quickly.

Usage examples:

The shipment was delivered eventually though some of the perishables had gone off

adjective

(especially of food) likely to decay or go bad quickly.

Usage examples:

The storage of perishable foods

Meanings of Perishably:

adverb

In a perishable manner, by being perishable, so as to be liable to perish.

Meanings of Perished:

verb

Die, especially in a violent or sudden way.

Usage examples:

A great part of his army perished of hunger and disease

adjective

Extremely cold

Usage examples:

Her hands were perished., i'm perished with cold.

Meanings of Perisher:

noun

A mischievous or awkward person, especially a child.

Usage examples:

Some pushy little perisher

Meanings of Perishers:

noun

A mischievous or awkward person, especially a child.

Usage examples:

Some pushy little perisher

Meanings of Perishes:

verb

Die, especially in a violent or sudden way.

Usage examples:

A great part of his army perished of hunger and disease

Meanings of Perishing:

adjective

Used for emphasis or to express annoyance.

Usage examples:

I could murder that perishing kid!

verb

Die, especially in a violent or sudden way.

Usage examples:

A great part of his army perished of hunger and disease

Meanings of Perishment:

noun

Destruction, damage, loss; downfall.

Meanings of Perisomal:

adjective

= perisomatic .