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--n. 2 chirp, tweet, cheep, squeak, twitter, pipe, chirrup,
chirr or chirre or churr: The night was filled with the peep of
the frogs at the pond. 3 sound, complaint, outcry, protest,
protestation, grumble, murmur: The students didn't let out a
peep when ordered to remain after class.
peer° n. 1 noble, nobleman or noblewoman, lord or lady, aristocrat;
duke or duchess, marquess or marchioness, earl or countess,
viscount or viscountess, baron or baroness: As a peer of the
realm, she had certain rights. 2 equal, coequal, compeer, like,
match, confrŠre, associate, colleague: Under law, he is
entitled to trial by a jury of his peers.
peerý v. 1 peep, peek, squint (at), squinny (at), look, examine; spy:
Scrooge peered closely at the accounts ledger. 2 appear, peep
through or out, break through, show, become visible, emerge:
Now and then, the moon peered through the clouds.
peerless adj. without equal, unequalled, matchless, unmatched,
unrivalled, unique, incomparable, beyond compare, unparalleled,
nonpareil, inimitable, unexcelled, unsurpassed, superior,
superb, excellent, supreme, superlative, finest, best, ne plus
ultra, sovereign, consummate, pre-eminent, paramount: James's
mother was a peerless beauty and the toast of her generation.
peevish adj. irritable, testy, touchy, fretful, ill-humoured, waspish,
petulant, crabbed, churlish, querulous, short-tempered,
ill-natured, tetchy, cross, bad-tempered, ill-tempered,
fault-finding, captious, carping, cavilling, crusty,
curmudgeonly, crotchety, cantankerous, grumpy or grumpish,
pettish, acrimonious, splenetic, Colloq bilious, US and Canadian
and Irish cranky: He's very peevish today, so don't get on his
wrong side.
peg v. 1 pin, dowel, rod, stick, bolt; thole or thole-pin;
clothes-peg, hook: Pegs and glue are often used for fastening
good furniture together. Hang your coat on the peg. 2 off the
peg. ready-made, ready-to-wear, stock: As bespoke clothing is
so dear, I buy mine off the peg. 3 take down a peg (or two).
humble, diminish, lower, subdue, suppress, downgrade, dishonour,
mortify, humiliate, put down, abase, debase, devalue or
devaluate: He was acting a bit high and mighty, so she took him
down a peg or two.