pease

/piːz/ · noun

Meaning

A plant, Pisum sativum, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family.
The edible seed of some of these plants.
A ball travelling at high velocity.
(Indiana) Any of the small numbered balls used in a pea shake game.
Any of several varieties of bean.
A peafowl
Wampum.
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.
The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it.
To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.
To bring (a war, conflict) to an end.
To placate, appease (someone).

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