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peered

/pɪərd/ /pɪrd/

Meanings
verb
To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.

Examples :

"The child peered under the bed, searching for his lost toy. "
appearance action sensation
verb
To carry communications traffic terminating on one's own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment. Contrast with transit where one pays another network provider to carry one's traffic.

Examples :

"Since my internet service provider peered with the university's network, students could access online course materials faster and without using up their data allowance. "
internet computing technology communication business signal service economy traffic

Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration searching

searching verb

/ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/ /ˈsɝtʃɪŋ/

To look in (a place) for something.

"I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch."

Illustration communications

communications noun

/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz/

The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

"communication of a secret"

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

Illustration equivalency

equivalency noun

/ɪˈkwɪvələnsi/ /əˈkwɪvələnsi/

An equivalent thing.

"To receive credit for the advanced math class, you must demonstrate equivalency with the introductory course either by passing an exam or showing relevant work experience. "

Illustration difficulty

difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

Illustration training

training verb

/ˈtɹeɪnɪŋ/

To practice an ability.

"She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics."

Illustration duration

duration noun

/djʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/ /djəˈɹeɪʃn̩/

An amount of time or a particular time interval.

"The duration of the meeting was only thirty minutes. "

Illustration allowance

allowance noun

/əˈlaʊəns/

Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting

"The teacher gave the students allowance to finish the project early if they worked hard. "

Illustration terminating

terminating verb

/ˈtɜːrmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ˌtɜːrmɪˈneɪtɪŋ/

To end, especially in an incomplete state.

"to terminate a surface by a line"

Illustration employee

employee noun

/(ˌ)ɪm-/

An individual who provides labor to a company or another person.

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

Illustration materials

materials noun

/məˈtɪəɹɪəlz/ /məˈtɪɹi.əlz/

Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.

"Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads."