English to English Dictionary

pattern

A repeated decorative design.

payday advance

A small, short-term unsecured loan intended to cover a borrower's living expenses until their next payday.

peel

The outer skin of a fruit or vegetable.

pegasus

A mythological winged horse.

pendulum

A weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely back and forth, especially used to regulate the movement of a clock.

peninsula

A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a large body of water.

perennial

Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.

performance

An act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment.

perpetual

Never ending or changing; occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted.

persecution

Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.

persistence

Firm continuation in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

persistent

Continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.