| PENETRATE | • penetrate v. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce. • penetrate v. (Figuratively) To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand. • penetrate v. To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply. |
| PERMITTEE | • permittee n. (Law) One who receives a permit. • PERMITTEE n. one to whom a permission or permit is given. |
| PETAMETER | • petameter n. (US) (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 1015 meters; alternative spelling of petametre. • PETAMETER n. ten to the power of fifteen metres, also PETAMETRE. |
| PETAMETRE | • petametre n. Britain spelling of petameter. • PETAMETRE n. ten to the power of fifteen metres, also PETAMETER. |
| PIERRETTE | • Pierrette prop.n. A female Pierrot character. • PIERRETTE n. (French) a female performer in a pierrot group. |
| PRESETTLE | • presettle v. (Transitive) To settle in advance. • PRESETTLE v. to settle in advance. |
| PRETERITE | • preterite adj. (Grammar, of a tense) showing an action at a determined moment in the past. • preterite adj. Belonging wholly to the past; passed by. • preterite n. (Grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past. |
| PRETESTED | • pretested v. Simple past tense and past participle of pretest. • PRETEST v. to give a preliminary test to. |
| PRETEXTED | • pretexted v. Simple past tense and past participle of pretext. • PRETEXT v. to allege as an excuse. |
| SUPERETTE | • superette n. (New Zealand) A convenience store. • SUPERETTE n. (New Zealand) a small local supermarket. |
| TEMPERATE | • temperate adj. Moderate; not excessive. • temperate adj. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions. • temperate adj. Proceeding from temperance. |
| THREEPEAT | • threepeat v. (US, slang) To win something three times consecutively. • threepeat n. (US, slang) A third successive win. • three-peat v. (US, slang) To win somethings three times consecutively. |