English to English Dictionary

payday advance

A small, short-term unsecured loan intended to cover a borrower's living expenses until their next payday.

penance

Punishment inflicted on oneself as an outward expression of repentance for sin.

pencil

An instrument for writing or drawing, consisting of a thin cylinder of graphite enclosed in wood or metal.

penile

Relating to the penis.

penniless

Having no money; extremely poor.

perennial

Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.

persecution

Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.

persistent

Continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

persistent homology

A method for computing topological features of spaces at different spatial resolutions, tracking which features appear and disappear across a range of scales.

perspicacious

Having a ready insight into and understanding of things.

phantom

A ghost or a figment of the imagination.

philosophical

Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.