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pen .ta .gon pentagon

/ 'pentsgan / noun

[ count ] ( MATH ) a shape that has five straight and equal sides

the Pentagon [ singular ] ( POLITICS ) a large government building near Washington D.C. that contains the main offices of the U.S. military forces

peO . pie Ф / 'pipl / noun [ plural ]

more than one person

How many people came to the meeting? People often arrive late at parties.

men and women who work in a particular activity sports people

the people the ordinary citizens of a country He is a man of the people.

pep • per / ' pepar / noun

[ noncount ] powder with a hot taste that you put on food

salt and pepper

[ count ] a red, green, or yellow vegetable that is almost empty inside —Look at the picture at vegetables .

pep • per • mint / ' peparmint /

[ noncount ] a plant with a strong, fresh taste and smell. It is used to make things like candies and medicines.

[ count ] a candy with the flavor of peppermint

pep • per • o • ni / pepa 'rouni /noun [noncount] a type of hard, spicy sausage (= meat made into a long, thin shape ) pepperoni pizza

per / par / preposition

for each; in each

These apples cost $1.29 per pound. I was driving at 60 miles per hour.

per • ceive AWL / par' siv / verb ( per - ceives , per - ceiv - ing , per - ceived )

( formal )

to notice or realize something Scientists failed to perceive the danger.

to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way

My comments were perceived as criticism.

per • centAWL / par' sent / noun [ count ] ( plural per - cent ) ( symbol % )

( MATH ) one part in every hundred

90 percent of the people who work here are men (= in 100 people, there are 90 men ) . You get 10% off if you pay cash.

per • cent • age awl / par' sentid3 / noun

[count ]

( MATH ) an amount of something, expressed as part of one hundred

"What percentage of students passed the exam?" "About eighty percent."

per • cep • tive / par' septiv / adjective

quick to notice or understand things She made some very perceptive comments.

perch 1 / part/ / verb ( perch - es , perch - ing , perched )

to sit on something narrow or uncomfortable The bird perched on a branch. We perched on high stools.

perch2 / part/ / noun [ count ] ( plural perch - es )

a place where a bird sits

per • cus • sion / par' L\/n / noun [ noncount ]

( MUSIC ) drums and other instruments that you play by hitting them

the percussion section of an orchestra Word building An orchestra is made up of four sections. The strings section includes violins and cellos. The woodwind section includes clarinets and flutes. The brass section includes trumpets and trombones. The percussion section includes drums and cymbals.

per .feet © / 'psrfikt / adjective

so good that it cannot be better; with nothing wrong Her French is perfect.

It's perfect weather for a picnic.

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) made from "has," "have," or "had" and the past participle of a verb

"I've finished" is in the perfect tense.

— Look at the past perfect , the present perfect .

per • fec • tion / par' fek/n / noun

[noncount]

the state of being perfect

The meat was cooked to perfection .

per • fect • ly / ' parfiktli / adverb

completely

I'm perfectly all right.

in a perfect way

She played the piece of music perfectly.

per .form © / par form / verb ( per - forms , per form - ing , per - formed )

to do something such as a piece of work or a task Doctors performed a complicated operation to save her life.