green adj. & n. (as adj. Often hyphenated) bright green.

- n. - a hardy climbing plant with edible seeds growing in pods. B its seed.

- similar plant (sweet pea; chick-pea). [from *pease taken as a plural]

colloq. —v. (pees, peed) urinate. —n. - act of urinating.

- urine. [from *piss]

—n. - pin or bolt of wood, metal, etc., for holding things together, hanging garments on, holding up a tent, etc.

- each of the pins used to tighten or loosen the strings of a violin etc.

- pin for marking position, e.g. On a cribbage-board.

- = *clothes-peg.

- occasion or pretext (peg to hang an argument on).

- drink, esp. Of spirits. —v. (-gg-) 1 (usu. Foll. By down, in, out, etc.) Fix (a thing) with a peg.

- stabilize (prices, wages, etc.).

- mark (the score) with pegs on a cribbage-board. off the peg (of clothes) ready-made. Peg away (often foll. By at) work consistently. Peg out 1 slang die.

- mark the boundaries of. Square peg in a round hole misfit. Take a person down a peg or two humble a person. [probably low german or dutch]

—n. - instrument for writing etc. With ink.

- (the pen) occupation of writing. —v. (-nn-) write. [latin penna feather]

- —n. Small enclosure for cows, sheep, poultry, etc. —v. (-nn-) (often foll. By in, up) enclose or shut up, esp. In a pen. [old english]

- n. Female swan. [origin unknown]

abbr. Personal equity plan.

- colloq. —n. Vigour; spirit. —v. (-pp-) (usu. Foll. By up) fill with vigour. [abbreviation of *pepper]

- pill n. Pill containing a stimulant drug.

- talk n. (usu. Short) talk intended to enthuse, encourage, etc.

annum adv. For each year. [latin]

- capita adv. & adj. (also per caput) for each person. [latin, = by heads]

- cent (us percent) —adv. In every hundred. —n. - percentage.

- one part in every hundred (half a per cent).

- prefix 1 through; all over (pervade).

- completely; very (perturb).

- to destruction; to the bad (perdition; pervert). [latin per-: related to *per]

- prep. - for each (two sweets per child; five miles per hour).

- by means of; by; through (per post).

- (in full as per) in accordance with (as per instructions). as per usual colloq. As usual. [latin]

- pro. Abbr. Through the agency of (used in signatures). [latin per procurationem]

- se adv. By or in itself; intrinsically. [latin]

shop n. Shop selling animals to be kept as pets.

- —n. - domestic or tamed animal kept for pleasure or companionship.

- darling, favourite. —attrib. Adj. - kept as a pet (pet lamb).

- of or for pet animals (pet food).

- often joc. Favourite or particular (pet hate).

- expressing fondness or familiarity (pet name). —v. (-tt-) 1 fondle erotically.

- treat as a pet; stroke, pat. [origin unknown]

- n. Fit of ill-humour. [origin unknown]

n. - (in a church) long bench with a back; enclosed compartment.

- colloq. Seat (esp. Take a pew). [latin *podium]

Abbr. Doctor of philosophy. [latin philosophiae doctor]

n. Twenty-first letter of the greek alphabet (f, f). [greek]