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Penelope
- noun - (Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
- a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds)
Penology
- noun - the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation
Peopling
- verb - fill with people; "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"
- furnish with people; "The plains are sparsely populated"
Periling
- verb - pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Perilous
- adjective - fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"
Perilune
- noun - periapsis in orbit around the moon
Pestling
- verb - grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic"