[pees] 
noun, interjection, verb, peaced, peac⋅ing.| 1. | the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world. |
| 2. | (often initial capital letter ) an agreement or treaty between warring or antagonistic nations, groups, etc., to end hostilities and abstain from further fighting or antagonism: the Peace of Ryswick. |
| 3. | a state of mutual harmony between people or groups, esp. in personal relations: Try to live in peace with your neighbors. |
| 4. | the normal freedom from civil commotion and violence of a community; public order and security: He was arrested for being drunk and disturbing the peace. |
| 5. | cessation of or freedom from any strife or dissension. |
| 6. | freedom of the mind from annoyance, distraction, anxiety, an obsession, etc.; tranquillity; serenity. |
| 7. | a state of tranquillity or serenity: May he rest in peace. |
| 8. | a state or condition conducive to, proceeding from, or characterized by tranquillity: the peace of a mountain resort. |
| 9. | silence; stillness: The cawing of a crow broke the afternoon's peace. |
| 10. | (initial capital letter, italics) a comedy (421 b.c.) by Aristophanes. |
| 11. | (used to express greeting or farewell or to request quietness or silence). |
| 12. | Obsolete. to be or become silent. |
| 13. | at peace,
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| 14. | hold or keep one's peace, to refrain from or cease speaking; keep silent: He told her to hold her peace until he had finished. |
| 15. | keep the peace, to maintain order; cause to refrain from creating a disturbance: Several officers of the law were on hand to keep the peace. |
| 16. | make one's peace with, to become reconciled with: He repaired the fence he had broken and made his peace with the neighbor on whose property it stood. |
| 17. | make peace, to ask for or arrange a cessation of hostilities or antagonism. |
| a river in W Canada, flowing NE from the Rocky Mountains in E British Columbia through Alberta to the Slave River. 1050 mi. (1690 km) long. |
| peace (pēs) n.
[Middle English pes, from Old French pais, pes, from Latin pāx, pāc-; see pax.] |
peace
In addition to the idiom beginning with peace, also see at peace; hold one's tongue (peace); keep the peace; leave someone in peace; make one's peace with; make peace.