Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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pen
pens noun
1 a tool filled with ink,
used for writing.

2 a small area with a fence
for keeping animals in.
A cattle pen.

penalty
penalties noun
a fine or a punishment for
breaking a law or rule, or
for breaking a rule during
a sports game.
The referre gave a penalty to
our team.

pencil
pencils noun
a tool with an
erasable material
inside, used
for writing
and drawing.

penguin
penguins noun
a large, fish-eating seabird
found in the cold seas of
the southern hemisphere.
Penguins cannot fly, but are
good underwater swimmers
(see bird on page 28).

penknife
penknives noun

a small knife that folds
into a case.

pentagon
pentagons noun

a flat shape with five sides of
equal length (see shape on
page 182).

people
noun
1 human beings in general.
2 members of a particular
race, culture, or nation.

pepper

peppers noun

1 the dried berries of

the pepper plant used

to flavor foods.

2 a bright green, yellow,

orange, or red vegetable (see

vegetable on page 233).

percent

noun

a fraction of a whole written as

part of 100. Fifty percent

means 50 parts of 100. Percent

is also written as percentage.

The sign for percent is “%.”

27% (percent) of 100 is 27.

perch

perches perching perched verb

to sit on a branch

or other place

like a bird.

Perching on

a branch.

perch noun

perfect

adjective

having nothing wrong,

or just right.

perfectly adverb

perfume

perfumes noun

1 a sweet-smelling

liquid that you

put on your skin.

2 any sweet or pleasant smell.

perhaps

adverb

maybe or possibly.

perimeter

perimeters noun

the outer edge or boundary

of something.

N say puh-rim-i-ter

period

periods noun

a length or portion of time.

A fortnight is a period of

two weeks.

permanent

adjective

lasting a long time

or forever.

A permanent job.

N opposite temporary

permission

noun

the act of allowing someone

to do something.

The teacher gave him

permission to leave the room.

permit verb

perpendicular

adjective

crossing at or forming

a right angle.

N say pur-pen-dik-yuh-lur

person

persons or people noun

a human being.

personal

adjective

belonging to, or meant for

one person.

Personal belongings.

personality

personalities noun

1 your character or the kind

of person you are.

My sister has

a friendly personality.

2 someone famous.

A sports personality.

persuade

persuades persuading persuaded

verb

to make someone believe

or do something by giving

good reasons.

She persuaded me to go skiing

with her.

persuasion noun

N say pur-swade

pest

pests noun

an insect or animal that

is harmful or a nuisance.

pest

peppercorns ground pepper

Colorado

beetle

perform

performs performing performed verb

to put on a show for

other people.

Performing in the street.

performance noun