Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z petrosquamous Relating to the petrous and squamous parts of the temporal bone. Petrossian A surname from Armenian. petrostate A state whose wealth stems from the sale of oil. Petrosyan A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Peterson. petrotectonic Relating to petrotectonics. petrothermal Pertaining to geothermal systems involving solid rock with insufficient permeability for fluids. petrotympanic Relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone and to the tympanic cavity petrous Resembling rock or stone in its hardness. Petrov A patrilineal surname from Bulgarian Petrova A female surname from the Slavic languages, masculine equivalent Petrov. Petrovic A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Petrovich Transliteration of Russian male patronymic name from Петрович petrovicite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal gray mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, mercury, and selenium. Petrovitch A surname. Petrovsk A city in Dagestan, Russia. petrovskaite A monoclinic mineral containing gold, selenium, silver, and sulfur. Petrovsko A municipality of Croatia. Petrowski A surname. petroyuan Money (in Chinese yuan) earned from the sale of oil. Petrozavodsk The capital city of the republic of Karelia, Russia. Petruccelli A surname from Italian. Petrucci A surname from Italian. Petrucelli A surname from Italian. petrukite An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing copper, indium, iron, silver, sulfur, tin, and zinc. Petruska A surname. Petruzzelli A surname from Italian. Petruzzi A surname from Italian. Petry A surname. petsai Chinese cabbage (either napa cabbage or bok choy) Petsch A surname from German. Petsche A surname. petscheckite A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral black mineral containing iron, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, and uranium. Petschek A surname. PETSCII The character set used by the Commodore PET and related computers. petship The condition of being a pet or favourite. petsit To babysit for (take care of) a pet. petsitter One who acts as babysitter for a pet in the owner's absence. petspace The state of mind (headspace) one enters when engaging in pet regression or in petplay. Pett A village in Rother district, East Sussex, England. pettable Suitable for petting. pettah A town, sometimes fortified, outside a fort. Pettaway A surname. pettedness The quality of being petted. Pettengill A surname from Middle English. petter One who pets. petterdite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, carbon, chromium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and strontium. Petteril A river in Cumbria, England, which joins the River Eden on the outskirts of Carlisle. Petterson A surname. Pettet A surname. Petteway A surname. Pettey A surname. petti A petticoat. Pettibone A surname. petticoat A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet. petticoated wearing a petticoat petticoatery A coterie of women or girls. petticoating Material for petticoats. petticoatless Without a petticoat. petticoatlike Resembling or characteristic of a petticoat. Petticrew A surname. pettie A surname. petties Petty or miscellaneous expenses. Pettifer A surname. pettifog To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick. pettifogger Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections and sophistry. pettifoggery The actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel. pettifogging pettifoggery pettifogulize To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks. Pettiford A surname. Pettigo A village straddling the border between County Donegal, Ireland, and County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Pettigrew A surname. Pettijohn A surname. pettiloon An early form of trouser for women, loose-fitting and often gathered at the ankle; the trouser portion of a bloomer costume. pettily In a petty manner. Pettinato A surname from Italian. pettiness The quality of being petty. petting The act of stroking or gently patting an animal. Pettinger A surname. Pettingill A surname. pettingly So as to pet or cajole. pettipants A kind of women's lingerie resembling long shorts, usually with ruffles down each leg. pettis A surname. pettish Bad-tempered; peevish. pettishly In a pettish manner; peevishly. pettishness The state of being pettish; peevishness, irritability. pettiskirt A kind of skirt modelled on old-fashioned petticoats. Pettit A surname. pettitoe A pig's foot used for eating. pettitoes pig's trotter, especially as food. Pettitt A surname. pettle To fondle or pet; to pamper. Pettman A surname. petto Only used in in petto Pettry A surname. Petts A surname. Pettus A surname. Pettway A surname. petty Having little or no importance. pettychaps Any of several species of small European passerine songbirds, including the willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus), the chiffchaffs (Phylloscopus spp.), and the western Orphean warbler (Sylvia hortensis). pettyfogger Someone who quibbles over trifles. pettyfogging Trivial; nitpicky. Pettyjohn A surname. of French origin pettywhin The needle furze. Petuch A surname. petuhah An open parashah (a section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh), set apart in roughly the same way as a paragraph would be in modern text. petukh A man forced into a homosexual relationship and used as a sex slave or servant by another man, especially in the Russian prison and military systems. Petula A female given name. petulance Rudeness, insolence. petulancy petulance; petulant attitude or behaviour petulant Childishly irritable. petulantly In a petulant manner. petulcity wantonness; friskiness petun Tobacco, especially in the context of its early acquisition from Native Americans by the French. petune To spray (tobacco) with a liquid intended to produce flavour or aroma. petunia Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids. petunidin An anthocyanidin responsible for the dark red or purple colour in many berries and flower petals. petunioside A particular steroid glycoside. petunse Rock rich in feldspar and/or mica, mixed with kaolin to create hard-paste pottery. Petway A surname. Petworth A small town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9721). Petz A surname. petzite A soft, steel-gray isometric telluride mineral generally deposited by hydrothermal activity and usually associated with rare tellurium and gold minerals. Petzold A surname. peucedanin A white crystalline substance extracted from the roots of the sulphurwort (Peucedanum), masterwort (Imperatoria), and related plants (tribe Selineae). peucedanoid Relating to one of two forms of Zygaena ephialtes. peucedanum Any apiaceous plant of the genus Peucedanum. Peucetian Of or relating to the Peucetii. Peucetii An ancient tribe inhabiting Apulia in southern Italy. peucil A liquid resembling camphene, obtained by treating turpentine hydrochloride with lime. Peugeot A car manufactured by the French automobile brand Peugeot. Peugh A surname. Peul A member of the Fula people. Peulla A small village at the east end of Todos los Santos Lake, Los Lagos region, Chile. peulven A menhir. Peumo A city in Chile. Peutinger A surname Peutingerian Of or relating to Konrad Peutinger, German humanist and antiquarian of the 15th and 16th century; applied to the Tabula Peutingeriana, a map of the road network in the Roman Empire, which was bequeathed to him in 1508. PeV picoelectronvolt pevatron An astrophysical particle accelerator capable of energizing cosmic rays to PeV (“peta-electron-volt”) power levels. Pevek An Arctic port town and administrative center of Chaunsky, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Pevensey A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ6404). Peveto A surname. Pevey A surname. Pevsner A surname from Yiddish. Pevzner A surname from Yiddish. pew One of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel. pewage A fee paid for the use of a church pew. pewdom The system according to which certain people or certain social classes were allocated particular pews in the local church. Pewds PewDiePie (Felix Kjellberg; born 1989), online video streamer. pewee Any of various tyrant flycatchers of the genus Contopus.