peer / pier

peer / pier
   To peer is to squint and gaze strongly at: Melvin had to peer through fog to keep the car on the highway.
   a peer is an equal: Farnsworth didn't consider anyone his peer when it came to the game of tiddledy winks.
   A pier is a walkway that juts into a body of water for docking: to he docked his boat at the end of the pier.

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  • peer / pier —    To peer is to squint and gaze strongly at: Melvin had to peer through fog to keep the car on the highway.    a peer is an equal: Farnsworth didn t consider anyone his peer when it came to the game of tiddledy winks.    A pier is a walkway that …   Confused words

  • Peer — may refer to: *A member of the peerage, a system of honours or nobility in various countries; *A variant of the name Peter in Scandinavic languages; *Peer, Belgium *Peer Gynt, a play and character by Henrik Ibsen; *Peer group, (a member of) a… …   Wikipedia

  • peer — pier …   American English homophones

  • pier — peer …   American English homophones

  • peer pressure — pier n …   English expressions

  • peer(s) — pier(s) …   English homophone dictionary

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  • Ocean Gateway Pier II — is a floating deepwater cruise ship pier located at the Ocean Gateway International Marine Passenger Terminal in Portland, Maine. Construction of the pier began on 1 November 2010 with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Maine governor John… …   Wikipedia

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