“peter's”

The following 6 entries include the term peter's.

Peter's pence

noun

: an annual tribute of a penny formerly paid by each householder in England to the papal see

See the full definition

peter's cress

noun

: samphire sense 1

See the full definition

Peter's fish

noun

: saint peter's fish

See the full definition

Saint Peter's fish

noun

: john dory

See the full definition

Saint-Peter's-wort

noun

: a plant of the genus Ascyrum (as A. stans of the southeastern U.S.)

See the full definition

Saint-Peter's-wreath

noun

: bridal wreath sense 1

See the full definition

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of symbiosis

See Definitions and Examples »

Test Your Vocabulary

Challenging Words You Should Know

  • hedgehog reading a book
  • Often used to describe “the march of time,” what does inexorable mean?
Name That Thing

You know what it looks like… but what is it called?

TAKE THE QUIZ
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.

Pick the best words!

PLAY
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
boy-thinking-light-bulb
Quiz: Are You An Idiom Expert? Figure out what these figures of speech actually ...
See All