peripherally
— Adverb
– English
~ in or at or near a periphery or according to a peripheral role or function or relationship
periphery
— Noun
– English
~ the outside boundary or surface of something
periphrasis
— Noun
– English
~ a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
periphrastic
— Adjective
– English
~ roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; "had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic)
periplaneta
— Noun
– English
~ cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches
Periplaneta americana
— Noun
– English
~ large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
Periploca
— Noun
– English
~ genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World
Periploca graeca
— Noun
– English
~ deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits; cultivated for its dark shining foliage; southeastern Europe to Asia Minor
peripteral
— Adjective
– English
~ having columns on all sides
periscope
— Noun
– English
~ an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
periselene
— Noun
– English
~ periapsis in orbit around the moon
perish
— Verb
– English
~ pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
perishability
— Noun
– English
~ unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction
perishable
— Noun
– English
~ food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
perishable
— Adjective
– English
~ liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay; "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods such as butter and fruit"
perishableness
— Noun
– English
~ unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction