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Parry
- noun - (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
- a return punch (especially by a boxer)
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
Pearl
- noun - a shade of white the color of bleached bones
- a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
- a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
- gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
Pears
- noun - Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
- sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
Peart
- - Active; lively; brisk; smart; -- often applied to convalescents; as, she is quite peart to-day.
Peary
- noun - United States Arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920)
Pedro
- - The five of trumps in certain varieties of auction pitch. (b) A variety of auction pitch in which the five of trumps counts five.
Peers
- noun - a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
- look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around"
Peery
- - Inquisitive; suspicious; sharp.
Perry
- noun - a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider
- United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858)
- United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)
- United States philosopher (1876-1957)