pease

/piːz/

noun

  1. 1

    A plant, Pisum sativum, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family.

  2. 2

    The edible seed of some of these plants.

  3. 3

    A ball travelling at high velocity.

  4. 4

    (Indiana) Any of the small numbered balls used in a pea shake game.

  5. 5

    Any of several varieties of bean.

noun

  1. 1

    A peafowl

noun

  1. 1

    Wampum.

noun

  1. 1

    A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

  2. 2

    The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.

    The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.
  3. 3

    The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.

    They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.
  4. 4

    The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.

  5. 5

    The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

    peak-brails
  6. 6

    The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.

  7. 7

    The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.

  8. 8

    A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.

verb

  1. 1

    To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.

  2. 2

    To bring (a war, conflict) to an end.

  3. 3

    To placate, appease (someone).

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