Peer vs. Pier

Peerverb

(intransitive) To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.

Peerverb

To come in sight; to appear.

Peerverb

To make equal in rank.

Peerverb

(Internet) 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.

Peernoun

A look; a glance.

Peernoun

Somebody who is, or something that is, at a level equal (to that of something else).

Peernoun

Someone who is approximately the same age (as someone else).

Peernoun

A noble with a hereditary title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.

Peernoun

A comrade; a companion; an associate.

Peernoun

(informal) Someone who pees, someone who urinates.

Peerverb

To come in sight; to appear.

Peerverb

To look narrowly or curiously or intently; to peep; as, the peering day.

Peerverb

To make equal in rank.

Peerverb

To be, or to assume to be, equal.

Peernoun

One of the same rank, quality, endowments, character, etc.; an equal; a match; a mate.

Peernoun

A comrade; a companion; a fellow; an associate.

Peernoun

A nobleman; a member of one of the five degrees of the British nobility, namely, duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron; as, a peer of the realm.

Peernoun

a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

Peernoun

a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage

Peerverb

look searchingly;

Piernoun

A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.

Piernoun

A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.

Piernoun

A structure that projects tangentially from the shoreline to accommodate ships; often double-sided.

Piernoun

A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.

Piernoun

(architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof.

Piernoun

Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.

Piernoun

A projecting wharf or landing place.

Piernoun

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

Piernoun

(architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)

Piernoun

a support for two adjacent bridge spans

Pier

A pier is a raised structure that rises above a body of water and usually juts out from its shore, typically supported by piles or pillars, and provides above-water access to offshore areas. Frequent pier uses include fishing, boat docking and access for both passengers and cargo, and oceanside recreation.