(medicine) A small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin.

(idiomatic) To dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing.

(slang) plural of peter

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peter

Alternative form of Saint Petersburg / A federal city of Russia, formerly Petrograd and Leningrad / A city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.

plural of petechia

An independent city in Virginia, United States. / A census-designated place, the borough seat of Petersburg Borough, Alaska. / A city, the county seat of Menard County, Illinois.

(management) The theory that people in an organization tend to rise (be promoted) to the level of their incompetence.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peter out

present participle of peter out