peter

Speech parts

1. peter - Noun

2. peter - Adjective

3. peter - Verb

4. Peter - Proper noun

Meaning

A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles,

To become exhausted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally with out; as, that mine has petered out.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Saint Peter Simon Peter Saint Peter the Apostle fletcher johnson mickey willy dick Saint Petersburg member tool pecker break decline shaft

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Antonyms

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Related terms

pierce Peirce Percy peat Parkinson parrot

Phrases with the word

Peter's rob Peter to pay Paul Willie Peter Ayot St Peter St. Peter's fish sankt peter

Derivatives

petered petering peter

Anagrams

peert petre Peret Prete

Examples

A government with the policy to rob Peter to pay Paul can be assured of the support of Paul. George Bernard Shaw

Peter was dull he was at first Dull,oh so dull, so very dull Whether he talked, wrote, or rehearsed, Still with this dulness was he cursed Dull,beyond all conception, dull. Percy Bysshe Shelley

To me, if you are in the same building with Peter Sellers or John Cleese, or any of those guys and holding your own making other people laugh, that's a compliment. Alice Cooper

Rob Peter to Pay Paul. Scottish Proverb

Peter in, and Paul out. Scottish Proverb

Now I have got a ewe and a lamb, Every one cries, "Welcome, Peter." Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

petechioid petedunnite peteman Peter Abelard Peter Alexander Ustinov peter bar-jonah