peter : Idioms & Phrases

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blue peter

  • noun a blue flag with a white square in the center indicates that the vessel is ready to sail
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czar peter i

  • noun czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725)
    Peter I; Czar Peter I.
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first epistle of peter

  • noun the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle
    First Epistle of Peter.
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franz peter schubert

  • noun Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828)
    Schubert; Franz Peter Schubert; Franz Schubert.
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franz seraph peter schubert

  • noun Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828)
    Schubert; Franz Peter Schubert; Franz Schubert.
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gerard peter kuiper

  • noun United States astronomer (born in the Netherlands) who studied the solar system and suggested in 1951 that there is a belt of comet-like debris at the edge of the solar system (1905-1973)
    Gerard Kuiper; Kuiper.
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i peter

  • noun the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle
    First Epistle of Peter.
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ii peter

  • noun the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle
    II Peter.
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johannes peter muller

  • noun German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858)
    Muller.
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joseph hilaire peter belloc

  • noun English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for children (1870-1953)
    Hilaire Belloc; Belloc.
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lawrence peter berra

  • noun United States baseball player (born 1925)
    Yogi; Berra; Yogi Berra.
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peter abelard

  • noun French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142)
    Pierre Abelard; Abelard.
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peter alexander ustinov

  • noun British actor and playwright (1921-2004)
    Ustinov; Peter Alexander Ustinov.
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peter behrens

  • noun German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940)
    Behrens.
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Peter boat

  • a fishing boat, sharp at both ends, originally of the Baltic Sea, but now common in certain English rivers.
Webster 1913

peter carl faberge

  • noun Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920)
    Faberge.
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peter carl goldmark

  • noun United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered videocassette recording (1906-1977)
    Peter Carl Goldmark; Goldmark.
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peter cooper

  • noun United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
    Cooper.
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Peter Funk

  • the auctioneer in a mock auction. Cant, U.S.
Webster 1913

peter goldmark

  • noun United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered videocassette recording (1906-1977)
    Peter Carl Goldmark; Goldmark.
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peter i

  • noun czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725)
    Peter I; Czar Peter I.
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peter ilich tchaikovsky

  • noun important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893)
    Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky; Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky; Pyotr Tchaikovsky; Tchaikovsky.
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peter lorre

  • noun United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964)
    Lorre; Laszlo Lowestein.
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peter mark roget

  • noun English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869)
    Roget.
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peter medawar

  • noun British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987)
    Medawar; Peter Medawar.
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peter minnewit

  • noun Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
    Minuit; Minnewit; Peter Minnewit.
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peter minuit

  • noun Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638)
    Minuit; Minnewit; Peter Minnewit.
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peter o'toole

  • noun British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)
    O'Toole; Peter O'Toole.
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peter out

  • verb end weakly
    taper off; fizzle; fizzle out.
    • The music just petered out--there was no proper ending
  • verb use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
    run out; poop out; run down; conk out.
    • At the end of the march, I pooped out
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peter pan

  • noun a boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up
  • noun the main character in a play and novel by J. M. Barrie; a boy who won't grow up
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peter pan collar

  • noun a flat collar with rounded ends that meet in front
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peter paul mauser

  • noun German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)
    Mauser; P. P. von Mauser; von Mauser.
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peter paul rubens

  • noun prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)
    Rubens; Peter Paul Rubens.
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Peter pence, ∨ Peter's pence

  • . (a) An annual tax or tribute, formerly paid by the English people to the pope, being a penny for every house, payable on Lammas or St.Peter's day; called also Rome scot, and hearth money. (b) In modern times, a voluntary contribution made by Roman Catholics to the private purse of the pope.
Webster 1913

peter seamus o'toole

  • noun British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)
    O'Toole; Peter O'Toole.
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peter seeger

  • noun United States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919)
    Pete Seeger; Seeger.
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peter sellers

  • noun English comic actor (1925-1980)
    Sellers.
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peter stuyvesant

  • noun the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
    Stuyvesant; Petrus Stuyvesant.
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peter tchaikovsky

  • noun important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893)
    Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky; Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky; Pyotr Tchaikovsky; Tchaikovsky.
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peter the great

  • noun czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725)
    Peter I; Czar Peter I.
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Peter's fish

  • (Zoöl.), a haddock; so called because the black spots, one on each side, behind the gills, are traditionally said to have been caused by the fingers of St. Peter, when he caught the fish to pay the tribute. The name is applied, also, to other fishes having similar spots.
Webster 1913

peter's gland

  • noun any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon
    Peyer's patch.
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peter's pence

  • noun an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see
    hearth money.
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prince peter kropotkin

  • noun Russian anarchist (1842-1921)
    Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin; Kropotkin.
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saint peter

  • noun disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
    St. Peter; Saint Peter the Apostle; Saint Peter; Simon Peter; Peter.
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saint peter the apostle

  • noun disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
    St. Peter; Saint Peter the Apostle; Saint Peter; Simon Peter; Peter.
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saint peter's wreath

  • noun shrub having copious small white flowers in spring
    Spiraea prunifolia; Saint Peter's wreath; bridal-wreath; bridal wreath.
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saints peter and paul

  • noun first celebrated in the 3rd century
    June 29.
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second epistle of peter

  • noun the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle
    II Peter.
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simon peter

  • noun disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
    St. Peter; Saint Peter the Apostle; Saint Peter; Simon Peter; Peter.
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sir peter brian medawar

  • noun British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987)
    Medawar; Peter Medawar.
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sir peter paul rubens

  • noun prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)
    Rubens; Peter Paul Rubens.
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sir peter ustinov

  • noun British actor and playwright (1921-2004)
    Ustinov; Peter Alexander Ustinov.
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soren peter lauritz sorensen

  • noun Danish chemist who devised the pH scale (1868-1939)
    Sorensen.
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st peter's wort

  • noun European perennial St John's wort; Ireland and France to western Siberia
    Hypericum maculatum; Hypericum tetrapterum.
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st. peter

  • noun disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
    St. Peter; Saint Peter the Apostle; Saint Peter; Simon Peter; Peter.
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st. peter the apostle

  • noun disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
    St. Peter; Saint Peter the Apostle; Saint Peter; Simon Peter; Peter.
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st. peter's wreath

  • noun shrub having copious small white flowers in spring
    Spiraea prunifolia; Saint Peter's wreath; bridal-wreath; bridal wreath.
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