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Passenger miles collectively; the total number of miles traveled by passengers on a railroad during a given period.

In common usage, the species in general or collectively; a peafowl. Peacock butterfly (Zoöl.), a handsome European butterfly (Hamadryas Io) having ocelli like those of peacock. -- Peacock fish (Zoöl.), the European blue-striped wrasse (Labrus variegatus); -- so called on account of its brilliant colors. Called also co…

Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics. "A bold peasantry." Goldsmith.

A pebble; also, pebbles collectively. "Chains of pebblestone." Marlowe.

The body of peers; the nobility, collectively. When Charlemain with all his peerage fell. Milton.

a or from the tips of lava jets or from bits of liquid lava thrown into the air. It often collects in thick masses resembling tow.

Pelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them; furs.

An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.

The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; -- called also the Law of Moses, Book of the Law of Moses, etc.

Collectively, in a broader sense, all the products resulting from the solution of albuminous matter in either gastric or pancreatic juice. In this case, however, intermediate products (albumose bodies), such as antialbumose, hemialbumose, etc., are mixed with the true peptones. Also termed albuminose.…

To be affected of influented by. [R.] The upper regions of the air perceive the collection of the matter of tempests before the air here below. Bacon.

One versed in philately; one who collects postage stamps.

The collection of postage stamps of various issues.

A collector or coiner of phrases.

A collection of phrases; a phrase book. [R.]

To take up; esp., to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together; as, to pick rags; -- often with up; as, to pick up a ball or stones; to pick up information.

To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate; to amass; -- often with up; as, to pile up wood. "Hills piled on hills." Dryden. "Life piled on life." Tennyson. The labor of an age in piled stones. Milton.

A series of piles; piles considered collectively; as, the piling of a bridge. Pug piling, sheet piles connected together at the edges by dovetailed tongues and grooves. -- Sheet piling, a series of piles made of planks or half logs driven edge to edge, -- used to form the walls of cofferdams, etc.

A plantation of pine trees; esp., a collection of living pine trees made for ornamental or scientific purposes.

Pipes, collectively; as, the piping of a house.