nounπShareA plant, Pisum sativum, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family."My daughter loves to eat peas straight from the garden, even before they're cooked. "plantvegetablefoodbiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe edible seed of some of these plants."We had carrots and peas with our dinner. "vegetablefoodplantseedChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA ball travelling at high velocity."The baseball pitcher threw absolute peas towards home plate, each one a blur of motion. "physicsweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(Indiana) Any of the small numbered balls used in a pea shake game."During the county fair, I watched people shake the box, trying to get the peas to land in the highest scoring holes. "gamenumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny of several varieties of bean."We had green peas as a side dish with dinner tonight. "foodvegetableplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA peafowl"The zookeeper pointed out the beautiful peas strutting proudly in their enclosure. "animalbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareWampum."The Iroquois used peas as a form of currency in their trading. "culturematerialhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap."The peas of the mountain peak were covered in snow. "partpointappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe highest value reached by some quantity in a time period."The stock market reached a peak in September 1929."amountvalueachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point."They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing."geographypointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated."The small village nestled at the foot of the Peas, a solitary peak that dominated the landscape. "geographynatureplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail."peak-brails"nauticalsailingpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it."The sailors stored extra rope and canvas in the peas of the ship to keep them dry. "nauticalpartvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill."The old anchor, worn smooth over decades of use, had its peas chipped and blunted from countless scrapes against the seabed. "nauticalpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum."The teacher explained that each "pea" on the graph of the sine wave represented the highest point the wave reached. "mathphysicsfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading