- 2. Foot-racer, professional walker.
Pedigree, n. Lineage, descent, ancestry, genealogy, stock, breed, family, race, house, line of ancestors, strain, line, extraction.
Pedlar, Pedler, n. See Peddler.
Peel, v. a.
- 1. Pare (by cutting), bark, flay, decorticate.
- 2. Strip off, remove by stripping.
Peel, v. n. Exfoliate, come off(as skin or rind), peel off.
Peel, n. Rind, skin.
Peeler, n. Policeman.
Peep, v. n.
- 1. Chirp (as a chicken), pule, cheep, cry, pip.
- 2. Begin to appear, issue, come forth.
- 3. Peer, look slyly.
Peep of day. Dawn, morning, aurora, sunrise, prime, prime of day, cock-crow, break of day, early morning, first flush of the morning, point du jour.
Peer, n.
- 1. Equal, mate, match, compeer.
- 2. Companion, associate, fellow, comrade, contemporary.
- 3. Nobleman, lord.
Peer, v. n.
- 1. (Poetical.) Appear, peep, come in sight.
- 2. Peep, pry, look closely or narrowly.
Peerless, a. Unequalled, unmatched, unsurpassed, matchless, superlative, unique, without an equal, without a peer.