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P   The 16th letter of the Roman alphabet P   A multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms P-n-p_transistor   A junction transistor having an n-type semiconductor between a p-type semiconductor that serves as an emitter and a p-type semiconductor that serves as a collector P-n_junction   The junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor; "a p-n junction has marked rectifying characteristics" P-type_semiconductor   A semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes P.A.   An electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas P.a.   By the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" P.A._system   An electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas P.E.   The mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy P.m.   After noon P.M.   Between noon and midnight; "let''s meet at 8 P.M." P.O.   A noncommissioned officer in the navy with a rank comparable to sergeant in the army P._G._Wodehouse   English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975) P._P._von_Mauser   German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914) P._T._Barnum   United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891) P/E_ratio   (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings PA   An electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas PA   A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies Pa   An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk Pa   A unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter Back to top Pa   A short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead Pa'anga   The basic unit of money in Tonga PABA   A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to make dyes and drugs and sunblockers Pabir   A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad Pablo_Casals   An outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach''s cello suites (1876-1973) Pablo_Neruda   Chilean poet (1904-1973) Pablo_Picasso   Prolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973) Pablum   Worthless or oversimplified ideas Pablum   A soft form of cereal for infants Pabulum   Insipid intellectual nourishment Pabulum   Any substance that can be used as food PAC   Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates Pac-man_strategy   The target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer Paca   Large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food Pace   A step in walking or running Pace   The relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated" Pace   A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride Pace   The distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" Pace   The rate of moving (especially walking or running) Pace   The rate of some repeating event Back to top Pace   Measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" Pace   Regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts" Pace   Walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall" Pace   Go at a pace; "The horse paced" Pacemaker   A horse used to set the pace in racing Pacemaker   An implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker Pacemaker   A specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat Pacemaker   A leading instance in its field; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations" Pacer   A horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together Pacer   A horse used to set the pace in racing Pacesetter   A horse used to set the pace in racing Pacesetter   A leading instance in its field; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations" Pace_car   A high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course Pace_lap   The first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start Pacha   A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt Pachinko   A Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board Pachisi   An ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board Pachouli   A heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant Pachouli   Small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes Pachuco   A Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes Back to top Pachycephala   Arboreal insectivorous birds Pachycephalosaur   Bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest bone-headed dinosaur ever found Pachycephalosaurus   Bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest bone-headed dinosaur ever found Pachycheilia   An abnormal thickness of the lips Pachyderm   Any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus Pachyderma   Thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction Pachydermal   Of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms Pachydermatous   Emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion" Pachydermatous   Of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms Pachydermic   Of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms Pachydermous   Of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms Pachyrhizus   Small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots Pachyrhizus_erosus   Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils Pachyrhizus_tuberosus   Twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots Pachysandra   Any plant of the genus Pachysandra; low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover Pachysandra_procumbens   Low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere Pachysandra_terminalis   Slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover Pachytene   The third stage of the prophase of meiosis Pacific   The largest ocean in the world Pacific   Promoting peace; "the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up" Back to top Pacific   Disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; "the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force"; "a quiet and peaceable person"; "in a peaceable and orderly manner" Pacific   Relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean; "Pacific islands" Pacifically   In a peaceable manner; "the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the several covenants herein on his part contained shall peaceably hold and enjoy the demised premises" Pacification   Actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency Pacification   The act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" Pacification   A treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" Pacificist   Someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes Pacific_bonito   Probably a northern strain of Chile bonito Pacific_bottlenose_dolphin   A bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean Pacific_Coast   A coast of the Pacific Ocean Pacific_cod   Closely related to Atlantic cod Pacific_giant_salamander   Large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America Pacific_halibut   A righteye flounder found in the Pacific Pacific_hemlock   Tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree Pacific_herring   Important food fish of the northern Pacific Pacific_newt   Any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America Pacific_Northwest   A region of the northwestern United States usually including Wshington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia Pacific_Ocean   The largest ocean in the world Pacific_plum   Shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit Pacific_ridley   Olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans Back to top Pacific_sardine   Small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America Pacific_silver_fir   Medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed Pacific_spiny_dogfish   Dogfish of Pacific coast of North America Pacific_Standard_Time   Standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States Pacific_sturgeon   Food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America Pacific_Time   Standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States Pacific_tree_toad   Most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America Pacific_tripletail   Tripletail found in the Pacific Pacific_walrus   A walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific Pacific_yew   Small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood Pacifier   Device used for an infant to suck or bite on Pacifier   Someone who tries to bring peace Pacifism   The belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration Pacifism   The doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable Pacifist   Someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes Pacifist(a)   Opposed to war Pacifistic   Opposed to war Pacifistically   In a pacifistic manner; "the pacifistically inclined liberals" Pacify   Fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia" Pacify   Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" Back to top Pacifying   Freeing from fear and anxiety Pacing   Walking with slow regular strides Pacing   (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played Pacinian_corpuscle   A specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals Pack   A small parcel (as of cigarettes or film) Pack   A bundle (especially one carried on the back) Pack   A sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect Pack   A cream that cleanses and tones the skin Pack   A complete collection of similar things Pack   A group of hunting animals Pack   An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose Pack   An association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" Pack   A large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" Pack   Treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swol Pack   Carry, as on one''s back; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain" Pack   Arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes" Pack   Load with a pack Pack   Compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" Pack   Have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well" Pack   Seal with packing; "pack the faucet" Back to top Pack   Press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso" Pack   Hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies" Pack   Press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" Pack   Fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "They murder trial packed the court house" Pack   Set up a committee or legislative body with one''s own supporters so as to influence the outcome; "pack a jury" Pack   Have with oneself; have on one''s person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains" Package   A wrapped container Package   (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand" Package   A collection of things wrapped or boxed together Package   Put into a box; "box the gift, please" Packaged   Enclosed in a package or protective covering; "packaged cereals" Packaged_goods   Groceries that are packaged for sale Package_bomb   A thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened Package_holiday   A tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price Package_store   A store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere Package_tour   A tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price Packaging   The business of packaging; "the packaging of new ideas"; "packaging for transport" Packaging   Material used to make packages Packaging   A message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution Packaging_company   A company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage Back to top Packaging_concern   A company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage Packed   Pressed together or compressed; "packed snow" Packed   Filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater" Packed_cells   A preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma; "packed cells are given to severely anemic patients in order to avoid overloading the circulatory system with too much fluid" Packed_cell_volume   The ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit Packer   A hiker who wears a backpack Packer   A wholesaler in the meat-packing business Packer   A workman employed to pack things into containers Packera   Genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus Senecio Packera_aurea   Weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio Packet   A boat for carrying mail Packet   A small package or bundle Packet   (computer science) a message or message fragment Packet   A collection of things wrapped or boxed together Packet_boat   A boat for carrying mail Packhorse   A workhorse used as a pack animal Packing   Carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts" Packing   The enclosure of something in a package or box Packing   Any material used especially to protect something Packinghouse   A plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products Back to top Packinghouse   A building where foodstuffs are processed and packed; "they came from an apple packinghouse" Packing_box   A large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage Packing_box   A small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal Packing_case   A large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage Packing_material   Any material used especially to protect something Packing_needle   A large needle used to sew up canvas packages Packing_nut   A nut used to tighten a stuffing box Packing_plant   A plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products Packman   Someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) Packrat   Any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects Packrat   A collector of miscellaneous useless objects Packsack   A bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder Packsaddle   A saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached Packthread   A strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages Pack_animal   An animal such as a mule or burro or horse used to carry loads Pack_ice   A large expanse of floating ice Pack_of_cards   A pack of 52 playing cards Pack_on   Gain (weight); "He packed on two pounds over the summer" Pack_rat   Any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects Pack_rat   Someone who collects things that have been discarded by others Back to top Pack_riding   Riding with a pack Pack_tent   A tent that can be carried in a backpack Pack_together   Make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data" Pact   A written agreement between two states or sovereigns Pad   The foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal Pad   Temporary living quarters Pad   A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched Pad   A usually thin flat mass of padding Pad   A block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp Pad   The large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily) Pad   A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge Pad   Add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" Pad   Add details to Pad   Line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra" Pad   Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" Padauk   Tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain Padda   A genus of Ploceidae Padda_oryzivora   Small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields Padded   Softened by the addition of cushions or padding Padder   A highwayman who robs on foot Back to top Padding   Artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort Paddle   A short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat Paddle   An instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board Paddle   A blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel Paddle   Small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games Paddle   Stir with a paddle Paddle   Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking Paddle   Walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" Paddle   Propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe" Paddle   Swim like a dog in shallow water Paddle   Play in or as if in water, as of small children Paddle-box   A wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel Paddle-wheeler   A steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels Paddlefish   Primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout Paddler   Someone paddling a canoe Paddlewheel   A large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat Paddle_box   A wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel Paddle_steamer   A steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels Paddle_wheel   A large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat Paddock   Pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race Back to top Paddy   Rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field Paddy   An irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown Paddy   (slur) a person of Irish descent Paddymelon   Small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea Paddy_field   An irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown Paddy_wagon   Van used by police to transport prisoners Pademelon   Small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea Paderewski   Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941) Padlock   A detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut Padlock   Fasten with a padlock Padouk   Tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain Padova   A city in Veneto Padre   `Father'' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre'' is frequently used in the military Padre   A chaplain in one of the military services Padrone   An employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S. Padrone   An owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy Padua   A city in Veneto Paducah   A town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River Pad_of_paper   A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge Paean   A formal expression of praise Back to top Paean   (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) Paederast   A man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner Paederastic   Of homosexuality between a man and a boy Paederasty   Sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) Paediatric   Of or relating to the medical care of children; "pediatric dentist" Paediatrician   A specialist in the care of babies Paediatrics   The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children Paedophile   An adult who is sexually attracted to children Paedophilia   Sexual activity of an adult with a child Paella   Saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken Paeonia   Peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers Paeoniaceae   Perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America Paeony   Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers PAGAD   A terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords; evolved into a vigilante group with anti Western views closely allied with Qibla; is believed to have ties to Islamic extremists in the Middle East; is suspected of conducting bo Pagan   A person who does not acknowledge your God Pagan   Not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam Paganini   Italian violinist and composer of musice for the violin (1782-1840) Paganise   Make pagan in character; "The Church paganized Christianity" Paganism   Any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism Paganize   Make pagan in character; "The Church paganized Christianity" Back to top Pagan_religion   Any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism Page   One side of one leaf (of a book or magasine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains Page   In medieval times a youth acting as a knight''s attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood Page   A youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings Page   A boy who is employed to run errands Page   United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922) Page   English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962) Page   Call out somebody''s name over a P.A. system Page   Number the pages of a book or manuscript Page   Work as a page; "He is paging in Congress this summer" Page-at-a-time_printer   A printer that prints one page at a time Pageant   An elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes Pageant   A rich and spectacular ceremony Pageantry   An elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes Pageantry   A rich and spectacular ceremony Pageboy   A smooth hair style with the ends of the hair curled inward Pageboy   A boy who is employed to run errands Pagellus   Sea breams Pagellus_centrodontus   Food fish of European coastal waters Pager   An electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged Back to top Paget   English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899) Paget's_disease   A disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities Page_number   The system of numbering pages Page_printer   A printer that prints one page at a time Paginate   Number the pages of a book or manuscript Pagination   The system of numbering pages Paging   The system of numbering pages Paging   Calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system); "the public address system in the hospital was used for paging" Pagoda   An Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof Pagoda_tree   Frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens Pagoda_tree   Tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers Pagophila   A genus of Laridae Pagophila_eburnea   White arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick Pagophilus   Harp seals Pagophilus_groenlandicus   Common arctic seal; the young are all white Pago_Pago   A port in American Samoa Pagrus   A genus of Sparidae Pagrus_pagrus   Food fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe and America Paguridae   Hermit crabs Pagurus   Type genus of the family Paguridae Back to top Pahautea   Evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka Pahlavi   The script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language Pahlavi   The Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries Pahlavi   Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980) Pahlevi   Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980) Pahoehoe   Freely flowing lava Paid   Marked by the reception of pay; "paid work"; "a paid official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check" Paid   Involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby Paid   Yielding a fair profit Paid-up   Paid in advance; "paid-up insurance"; "paid-up members" Paid_vacation   A vacation from work by an employee with pay granted Paige   United States baseball player; a Black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982) Paigle   Early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers Paigle   Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel Pail   A roughly cylindrical that is vessel open at the top Pail   The quantity contained in a pail Pailful   The quantity contained in a pail Paillasse   Mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust Pain   A somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" Pain   Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he''s not a friend, he''s an infliction" Back to top Pain   Emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" Pain   A bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" Pain   A symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" Pain   Cause bodily suffering to Pain   Cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" Pain-free   Not accompanied by pain sensations; "pain-free surgery" Paine   American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist''s fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809) Paine   American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814) Pained   Hurt or upset; "she looked offended"; "face had a pained and puzzled expression" Painful   Causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful" Painful   Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" Painful   Causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness" Painful   Causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up" Painfully   Unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious" Painfully   In or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded" Painfulness   Emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" Painful_sensation   A somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" Painkiller   A medicine used to relieve pain Painless   Requiring little hard work or exertion; "a painless solution to the problem" Painless   With as little pain as possible; "a humanely painless killing" Back to top Painless   Not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry" Painlessly   Without pain; "after the surgery, she could move her arms painlessly" Pains   An effortful attempt to attain a goal Painstaking   Characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details" Painstakingly   In a fastidious and painstaking manner; "it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling" Painstakingness   The trait of being painstaking and careful Paint   A substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating Paint   Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks Paint   (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" Paint   Apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow" Paint   Apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil Paint   Make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times" Paint   Make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden" Paintable   Lending itself to being painted; "a highly paintable landscape"; "made of sturdy eminently paintable wood" Paintball   A game that simulates military combat; players on one team try to eliminate players on the opposing team by shooting capsules of paint at them Paintball   A capsule filed with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in the game of paintball Paintball_gun   An air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomatic Paintbox   A box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists'' paint Paintbrush   A brush used as an applicator (to apply paint) Painted   Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" Back to top Painted   Lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting; "in public he wore a painted smile" Painted   Coated with paint; "freshly painted lawn furniture" Painted   Having makeup applied; "brazen painted faces" Painted   Represented in a painting; "as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean" Painted-leaf_begonia   Any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers Painted_beauty   American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots Painted_cup   Any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts Painted_daisy   Spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum Painted_Desert   A desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona Painted_greenling   Greenling with whitish body marked with black bands Painted_leaf   Tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers Painted_leaf   Poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla Painted_nettle   Perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon Painted_sandgrouse   Sandgrouse of India Painted_terrapin   Freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States Painted_tongue   Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat Painted_tortoise   Freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States Painted_turtle   Freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States Painter   Large American feline resembling a lion Painter   A line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing) Back to top Painter   An artist who paints Painter   A worker who is employed to cover objects with paint Painter's_colic   Symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation Painterly   Having qualities unique to the art of painting Painting   The occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" Painting   The act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush" Painting   Creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years" Painting   Graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" Paint_a_picture   Call to mind or evoke Paint_leaf   Showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru Paint_roller   A roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading paint Paint_the_lily   Make unnecessary additions to what is already complete Paint_the_lily   Adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful) Pain_in_the_ass   Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he''s not a friend, he''s an infliction" Pain_in_the_neck   Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he''s not a friend, he''s an infliction" Pain_in_the_neck   A bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" Pain_pill   A medicine used to relieve pain Pain_threshold   The lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is experienced; "some people have much higher pain thresholds than do other people" Pain_unit   A unit measuring the intensity of pain Pair   A poker hand with 2 cards of the same value Back to top Pair   Two people considered as a unit Pair   A set of two similar things considered as a unit Pair   Two items of the same kind Pair   Bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" Pair   Make love; "Birds mate in the Spring" Pair   Arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers" Pair   Occur in pairs Pair   Form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" Paired   Mated sexually Paired   Used of gloves, socks, etc. Paired   Of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves" Pairing   The act of grouping things or people in pairs Pairing   The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" Pair_creation   The transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus Pair_formation   The transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus Pair_off   Form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" Pair_of_pincers   A hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever Pair_of_pliers   A gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws Pair_of_scissors   And edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades Pair_of_tongs   Any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below Back to top Pair_of_tweezers   A hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever Pair_of_virginals   A legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries Pair_production   The transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus Paisa   A fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan Paisley   A soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes Paiute   The Shoshonean language spoken by the Paiute people Paiute   A member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States Paiwanic   A Formosan language Pajamas   Loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers Pajamas   Lightweight trousers worn in various Eastern countries Pakchoi   Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves Pakistan   A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 Pakistani   A native or inhabitant of Pakistan Pakistani   Of or relating to Pakistan or its people or language; "Pakistani mountain passes"; "Pakistani soldiers" Pakistani_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Pakistan Pakistani_rupee   The basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisas Pal   A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities Pal   Become friends; act friendly towards Palace   Official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign) Palace   A large and stately mansion Back to top Palace   A large ornate exhibition hall Palace   The governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects" Palace_car   A passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs Palace_of_Versailles   A palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles Paladin   Someone who fights for a cause Palaeencephalon   The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex Palaemon   Type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus Palaemonidae   Prawns Palaemon_australis   Large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers Palaeoanthropology   The scientific study of human fossils Palaeobiology   A branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms Palaeobotany   The study of fossil plants Palaeoclimatology   The study of the climate of past ages Palaeodendrology   The branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees Palaeoecology   The branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology Palaeoethnography   The ethnography of paleolithic humans Palaeogeography   The study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs Palaeogeology   The study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks Palaeolithic   Second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC Palaeolithic   Of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic); "paleolithic artifacts" Back to top Palaeology   The study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities Palaeontological   Of or relating to paleontology Palaeontologist   A specialist in paleontology Palaeontology   The earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains Palaeopathology   The study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) Palaeornithology   The paleobiology of birds Palaeozoology   The study of fossil animals Palaestra   A public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes Palaetiology   The explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) Palaic   An Anatolian language Palankeen   A closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers Palanquin   A closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers Palaquium   Large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and leathery leaves Palaquium_gutta   East Indian tree yielding gutta-percha Palas   East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye Palatability   The property of being acceptable to the mouth Palatable   Acceptable to the taste or mind; "palatable food"; "a palatable solution to the problem" Palatableness   The property of being acceptable to the mouth Palatably   In a palatable way Palatal   A semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast'') Back to top Palatal   Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y'') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch'' in `chin'' or `j'' in `gin'') Palatal   Relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils" Palatalise   Pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate Palatalised   Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y'') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch'' in `chin'' or `j'' in `gin'') Palatalize   Pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate Palatalized   Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y'') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch'' in `chin'' or `j'' in `gin'') Palate   The upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities Palatial   Suitable for or like a palace; "palatial furnishings"; "a palatial yacht" Palatial   Relating to or being a palace; "the palatial residence" Palatinate   A territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine Palatine   Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits Palatine   The most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces Palatine   (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands Palatine   Any of various important officials in ancient Rome Palatine   Of or relating to a palace Palatine   Of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives Palatine   Relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils" Palatine_artery   One of several arteries supplying the face Palatine_bone   Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits Palatine_raphe   The seam at the middle of the hard palate Back to top Palatine_tonsil   Either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx Palatine_vein   A vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein Palatoglossal   Relating to the palate and tongue Palatopharyngoplasty   Surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) Palau   A chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean Palau   A republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States Palau_Islands   A chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean Palaver   Loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" Palaver   Flattery intended to persuade Palaver   Have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds Palaver   Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" Palaver   Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Pale   A wooden strip forming part of a fence Pale   Turn pale, as if in fear Pale   Abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" Pale   Lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance" Pale   Very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes" Pale   Not full or rich; "high, pale, pure and lovely song" Pale   (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan li Paleacrita   Geometrid moths Back to top Paleacrita_vernata   Moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms Paleencephalon   The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex Paleface   A derogatory term for a white person (said to have been used by North American Indians) Palely   In a pale manner; without physical or emotional color; "his wife, always palely appealing" Palely   In a manner lacking interest or vitality; "a palely entertaining show" Paleness   The property of having a naturally light complexion Paleness   Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) Paleo-American   A member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch Paleo-American_culture   The prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America Paleo-Amerind   A member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch Paleo-Amerind_culture   The prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America Paleo-Indian   A member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch Paleo-Indian_culture   The prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America Paleoanthropological   Of or concerned with the scientific study of human fossils Paleoanthropology   The scientific study of human fossils Paleobiology   A branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms Paleobotany   The study of fossil plants Paleocene   From 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals Paleocene_epoch   From 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals Paleocerebellum   The anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals Back to top Paleoclimatology   The study of the climate of past ages Paleocortex   The olfactory cortex of the cerebrum Paleocortical   Of or relating to the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum Paleodendrology   The branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees Paleoecology   The branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology Paleoencephalon   The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex Paleoethnography   The ethnography of paleolithic humans Paleogeography   The study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs Paleogeology   The study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks Paleography   The study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them) Paleolith   A stone tool from the Paleolithic age Paleolithic   Second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC Paleolithic   Of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic); "paleolithic artifacts" Paleolithic_Age   Second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC Paleology   The study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities Paleomammalogy   The paleobiology of ancient mammals Paleontological   Of or relating to paleontology Paleontologist   A specialist in paleontology Paleontology   The earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains Paleopathology   The study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) Back to top Paleornithology   The paleobiology of birds Paleostriatum   The inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus Paleozoic   From 544 million to about 230 million years ago Paleozoic_era   From 544 million to about 230 million years ago Paleozoology   The study of fossil animals Palermo   The capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years Palestine   An ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism Palestine   A British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948 Palestine_Authority   Combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO Palestine_Islamic_Jihad   A militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestime and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas Palestine_Liberation_Front   A terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border Palestine_Liberation_Organization   A political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat''s al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received recognition by th Palestine_National_Authority   Combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO Palestinian   An ethnic group of Arabs formerly living in Palestine Palestinian   A descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine Palestinian   Of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants; "Palestinian guerrillas" Palestinian_Arab   A descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine Palestinian_Hizballah   A little known Palestinian group comprised of members of Hamas and Tanzim with suspected ties to the Lebanese Hizballah; responsible for suicide bombings in Israel Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad   A militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestime and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas Palestinian_National_Authority   Combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO Back to top Palestra   A public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes Palestrina   Italian composer (1526-1594) Paletiology   The explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) Palette   Board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used Palette   One of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor Palette   The range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art Palette_knife   A spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or scraping off oil paints Pale_ale   An amber colored ale brewed with pale malts; similar to bitter but drier and lighter Pale_chrysanthemum_aphid   Important pest of chrysanthemums Pale_coral_root   Plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska Pale_violet   Leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple Pale_yellow   A yellow tint; yellow diluted with white Palfrey   Especially a light saddle horse for a woman Palgrave   English poet (1824-1897) Pali   An ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism Palilalia   A pathological condition in which a word is rapidly and involuntarily repeated Palimony   Support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends Palimpsest   A manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible Palindrome   A word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward Paling   A fence made of upright pickets Back to top Palingenesis   Emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species Palingenetic   Of or relating to palingenesis Palinuridae   Spiny lobsters Palinurus   Type genus of the family Palinuridae Palisade   Fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground Palisade   Surround with a wall in order to fortify Palish   Slightly pale Paliurus   Thorny Eurasian shrubs Paliurus_spina-christi   Thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit Pall   Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) Pall   Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped Pall   A sudden numbing dread Pall   Get tired of something or somebody Pall   Lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); "the course palled on her" Pall   Become less interesting or attractive Pall   Lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall" Pall   Cause to become flat; "pall the beer" Pall   Cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite" Pall   Cover with a pall Pall   Cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" Back to top Pall-mall   A 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet Palladian   Referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio; "the much imitated arch and column compositions known as the Palladian motif" Palladio   Highly original and much imitated Italian architect (1508-1580) Palladium   A silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry Pallas   A large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered Pallas   (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva Pallas's_cat   Small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia Pallas's_sandgrouse   Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly Pallasite   A meteorite composed principally of olivine and metallic iron Pallas_Athena   (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva Pallas_Athene   (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva Pallbearer   One of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral Pallet   Board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used Pallet   A mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed Pallet   A hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay Pallet   A portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it Pallet   The range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art Pallette   One of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor Palliasse   Mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust Palliate   Provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" Back to top Palliate   Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" Palliation   To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious Palliation   Easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause Palliative   Remedy that alleviates pain without curing Palliative   Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear Pallid   Abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed" Pallid   Lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance" Pallid   (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan li Pallidly   In a manner lacking interest or vitality; "a palely entertaining show" Pallidness   Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) Pallidum   The inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus Pallid_bat   Drab yellowish big-eared cave-dwelling bat Pallium   Cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome Pallium   (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back Pallium   (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell Pallium   The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum Pallone   An Italian game similar to tennis Pallor   Unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) Pally   (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals Pall_Mall   A fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs Back to top Palm   The inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers Palm   An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event Palm   Any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves Palm   A linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand Palm   Touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don''t handle the merchandise" Palm-shaped   Of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point Palmaceae   Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales Palmae   Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales Palmales   Coextensive with the family Palmae: palms Palmar   Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot; "the volar surface"; "the palmar muscle" Palmate   Of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point Palmate   (of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin Palmately   In a palmate manner; "palmately cleft" Palmate_leaf   A leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point Palmatifid   Of a leaf shape; palmately cleft rather than lobed Palmature   An abnormality in which the fingers are webbed Palma_christ   Large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics Palma_christi   Large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics Palmer   United States golfer (born in 1929) Palmer_Peninsula   A large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific Back to top Palmetto   Any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves Palmetto_State   A state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies Palmist   Fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms Palmister   Fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms Palmistry   Telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand Palmitic_acid   A saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products Palmitin   An ester of glycerol and palmitic acid Palmlike   Resembling a palm tree Palmy   Very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" Palmyra   Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving Palmyra_palm   Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving Palm_Beach   A resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coast Palm_cat   Spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies Palm_civet   Spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies Palm_family   Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales Palm_kernel   See o any oil palm Palm_nut   See o any oil palm Palm_off   Sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive Palm_oil   Oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm Palm_reading   Telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand Back to top Palm_Sunday   Sunday before Easter Palm_tree   Any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves Palometa   Smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies Palometa_simillima   Smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies Palomino   A horse of light tan or golden color with cream or white mane and tail Palooka   A second-rate prize fighter Paloverde   A thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves Palo_Alto   A university town in California Palo_santo   South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense Palo_verde   Densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium Palpability   The quality of being perceivable by touch Palpable   Capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton" Palpable   Can be felt by palpation; "a palpable tumor" Palpably   So as to be palpable; "she was palpably nervous" Palpate   Examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient''s stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse" Palpation   A method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) Palpatory   Relating to or involving palpation Palpebra   Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer" Palpebrate   Wink or blink, especially repeatedly Palpebrate   Having eyelids Back to top Palpebration   Repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent) Palpebra_conjunctiva   The part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva Palpitant   Having a slight and rapid trembling motion; "palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart" Palpitate   Beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" Palpitate   Shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" Palpitate   Cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman''s heart" Palpitating   Having a slight and rapid trembling motion; "palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart" Palpitation   A shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" Palpitation   A rapid and irregular heart beat Palsgrave   (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands Palsied   Affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor; "hands weak and palsied" Palsy   A condition marked by uncontrollable tremor Palsy   Loss of the ability to move a body part Palsy   Affect with palsy Palsy-walsy   (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals Palter   Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information Paltering   A trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear Paltriness   Worthlessness due to insignificance Paltry   Contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans" Paltry   Not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter" Back to top Pal_up   Become friends; act friendly towards Pamelor   A tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs Pamlico   The Algonquian language of the Pamlico people Pamlico   A member of the Algonquian people formerly of the Pamlico river valley in North Carolina Pampas   The vast grassy plains of northern Argentina Pampas_grass   Tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps Pamper   Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let''s not mollycoddle our students!" Pampered   Treated with excessive indulgence; "pampered from earliest childhood, he believed the world had been invented for his entertainment" Pamperer   Someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence Pampering   The act of indulging or gratifying a desire Pampering(a)   Overly indulgent; "pampering parents often have spoilt children" Pamphlet   A brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet Pamphlet   A small book usually having a paper cover Pamphleteer   A writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues) Pan   Chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids Pan   Shallow container made of metal Pan   Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel Pan   (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat''s legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus Pan   Express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" Pan   Wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals Back to top Pan   Make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room" Pan-broil   Broil in a pan Pan-fry   Fry in a pan; "pan-fry the dumplings" Pan-Hellenic   Of or relating to all the Greeks; "the Olympic Games were a Panhellenic celebration" Panacea   Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists Panache   A feathered plume on a helmet Panache   Distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" Panadol   An analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) Panama   A stiff straw hat with a flat crown Panama   A republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903 Panamanian   A native or inhabitant of Panama Panamanian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Panama or its people; "Panamanian economy" Panamanian_capital   The capital and largest city of Panama Panamanian_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Panama Panama_Canal   A ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914) Panama_Canal_Zone   A zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal Panama_City   The capital and largest city of Panama Panama_City   A resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida Panama_hat   A stiff straw hat with a flat crown Panama_redwood   Large erect shrub of Columbia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers Back to top Panama_redwood   Hard heavy red wood of a quira tree Panama_redwood_tree   Large erect shrub of Columbia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers Panama_tree   Large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk Panamica   Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers Panamiga   Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers Panatela   A long slender cigar Panax   Perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng Panax_ginseng   Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers Panax_pseudoginseng   Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers Panax_quinquefolius   North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng Panax_schinseng   Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers Pancake   A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle Pancake_batter   Batter for making pancakes Pancake_day   The last day before Lent Pancake_turner   Turner for serving or turning pancakes Pancake_turtle   Voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites Pancarditis   Inflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium) Panchayat   A village council in India or southern Pakistan Panchayet   A village council in India or southern Pakistan Panchen_Lama   The lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama Back to top Pancho_Villa   Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) Panchromatic_film   Photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red) Pancreas   A large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin Pancreatectomy   Surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas Pancreatic   Of or involving the pancreas; "pancreatic cancer" Pancreatic_artery   A branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas Pancreatic_cancer   Cancer of the pancreas Pancreatic_duct   A duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine Pancreatic_fibrosis   The most common congenital disease; the child''s lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; there is no cure Pancreatic_juice   A fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas; important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats Pancreatic_vein   Veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins Pancreatin   Extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions Pancreatitis   Inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain Pancytopenia   An abnormal deficiency in all blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets); usually associated with bone marrow tumor or with aplastic anemia Panda   Reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas Panda   Large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae Pandanaceae   Family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus Pandanales   Families Typhaceae; Sparganiaceae; Pandanaceae Pandanus   Any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves Pandanus   Fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats) Back to top Pandanus_tectorius   Polynesian screw pine Pandar   Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) Panda_bear   Large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae Panda_car   A police cruiser Pandean_pipe   A primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together Pandemic   An epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world Pandemic   Existing everywhere; "pandemic fear of nuclear war" Pandemic   Epidemic over a wide geographical area; "a pandemic outbreak of malaria" Pandemonium   A state of extreme confusion and disorder Pander   Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) Pander   Arrange for sexual partners for others Pander   Yield (to); give satisfaction to Panderer   A person who serves or caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others (especially in order to make money) Panderer   Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) Pandiculation   Yawning and stretching (as when first waking up) Pandion   Type genus of the Pandionidae Pandionidae   Ospreys Pandion_haliaetus   Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years Pandora   (Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils Pandora's_box   (Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind Back to top Pandowdy   Deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust Pandurate   Of a leaf shape Pandurate_leaf   Fiddle-shaped Panduriform   Of a leaf shape Panduriform_leaf   Fiddle-shaped Pane   Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide Pane   Sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors Pane   A panel or section of panels in a wall or door Panegyric   A formal expression of praise Panegyric   Formally expressing praise Panegyrical   Formally expressing praise Panegyrist   An orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics Panel   Electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" Panel   (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay'' or `cancel'' Panel   Sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something Panel   A pad placed under a saddle Panel   A group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc Panel   (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) Panel   A committee appointed to judge a competition Panel   Select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" Back to top Panel   Decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood" Paneled   Used of walls; decorated with panels or wainscoting Paneling   A panel or section of panels in a wall or door Panelist   A member of a panel Panelling   A panel or section of panels in a wall or door Panellist   A member of a panel Panel_discussion   Discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience Panel_heating   Heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes Panel_light   A light to illuminate an instrument panel Panel_truck   A van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers Panencephalitis   Diffuse inflammation of the entire brain Panetela   A long slender cigar Panetella   A long slender cigar Pane_of_glass   Sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors Panfish   Any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market Pang   A sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" Pang   A sharp spasm of pain Pang   A mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" Panga   A large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation Pangaea   (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland Back to top Pangea   (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland Pangloss   An incurable optimist in Candide (a satire by Voltaire) Pangolin   Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites Pango_Pango   A port in American Samoa Panhandle   The handle of a pan Panhandle   A relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area; "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia" Panhandle   Beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money Panhandler   A beggar who approaches strangers asking for money Panhellenic   Of or relating to all the Greeks; "the Olympic Games were a Panhellenic celebration" Panhysterectomy   Surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes Panic   An overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety Panic   Sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building" Panic   Cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners" Panic   Be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away" Panic-stricken   Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" Panic-struck   Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" Panicked   Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" Panicky   Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" Panicle   Compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers Panicled   Having panicles; occurring in panicles; "a panicled inflorescence" Back to top Panicled_aster   A variety of aster Paniculate   Having a panicle Panicum   Panic grass Panicum_capillare   North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land Panicum_miliaceum   Extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage Panicum_Texanum   Annual weedy grass used for hay Panicum_virgatum   Grass of western America used for hay Panic_attack   A sudden attack of fear Panic_button   A button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency; "the circuit is operated by a panic button"; "when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button" Panic_disorder   An anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks; the attacks are usually severe but brief Panic_grass   Any grass of the genus Panicum; grown for grain and fodder Panini   Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC) Panipat   Battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761 Panjabi   The Indic language spoken by most people in Punjab in northwestern India Panjabi   A member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India Panjandrum   An important or influential (and often overbearing) person Pannier   Set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips Pannier   A large wicker basket (usually one of a pair) Pannikin   A small pan or cup (usually of tin) Panocha   Fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts Back to top Panoche   Fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts Panofsky   Art historian (1892-1968) Panonychus   A genus of Tetranychidae Panonychus_ulmi   Small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest Panoplied   In ceremonial attire and paraphernalia; "professors arrayed in robes" Panoplied   Equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior Panoply   A complete and impressive array Panoptic   Broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide Panoptic   Including everything visible in one view; "a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base"; "a panoptic stain used in microscopy" Panoptical   Including everything visible in one view; "a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base"; "a panoptic stain used in microscopy" Panopticon   A circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791 Panopticon   An area where everything is visible Panorama   A picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene Panorama   The visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" Panoramic   As from an altitude or distance; "a bird''s-eye survey"; "a panoramic view" Panoramic_sight   Gunsight (a telescopic device for an artillery piece) that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle Panoramic_view   A situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance Panorpidae   A family of insects of the order Mecoptera Panpipe   A primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together Pansa   The tenth month of the Hindu calendar Back to top Pansexual   A person who participates in (or is open to) sexual activities of many kinds Pansinusitis   Inflammation of all of the paranasal sinuses Pansy   Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man Pansy   A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive Pansy   Large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors Pansy_orchid   Any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers Pansy_violet   Common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies Pant   A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted" Pant   The noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine) Pant   Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" Pant   Utter while panting, as if out of breath Pant-hoot   Communicate by hooting and panting, as of primates Pantaloon   Trousers worn in former times Pantaloon   A character in the commedia dell''arte; portrayed as a foolish old man Pantaloon   A buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes Pantalooned   Dressed in trousers Pantechnicon   A large moving van (especially one used for moving furniture) Pantheism   The doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God Pantheism   (rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods Pantheist   Someone who believes that God and the universe are the same Back to top Pantheist   Of or relating to pantheism Pantheistic   Of or relating to pantheism Pantheon   (antiquity) a temple to all the gods Pantheon   A monument commemorating a nation''s dead heroes Pantheon   All the gods of a religion Panther   Large American feline resembling a lion Panther   A leopard in the black color phase Panther   A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis Panthera   Lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers Panthera_leo   Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male Panthera_onca   A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis Panthera_pardus   Large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots Panthera_tigris   Large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered Panthera_uncia   Large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur Panther_cat   Nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat Panther_lily   Lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers Pantie   Short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) Pantile   A roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap Panting   Breathing heavily (as after exertion) Panting   Any fabric used to make trousers Back to top Panting   Breathing laboriously or convulsively Pantingly   As someone winded and out of breath; "he came running after us pantingly" Panto   An abbreviation of pantomime Pantograph   Mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale Pantomime   A performance using gestures and body movements without words Pantomime   Act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple" Pantomimer   An actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression Pantomimist   An actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression Pantothen   A vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods Pantothenic_acid   A vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods Pantotheria   Generalized extinct mammals widespread during the Jurassic; commonly conceded to be ancestral to marsupial and placental mammals Pantropic   Distributed throughout the tropics Pantropical   Distributed throughout the tropics Pantry   A small storeroom for storing foods or wines Pantryman   A manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table Pants   (usually in the plural) underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing" Pants   (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" Pants_presser   A home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out Pants_suit   A slack suit for women Panty   Short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) Back to top Pantyhose   A woman''s tights consisting of underpants and stockings Pantywaist   A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive Panty_girdle   A woman''s undergarment that combines a girdle and panties Pant_leg   The leg of a pair of trousers Panzer   An armored vehicle or tank Panzer   Equipped with armored vehicles; "a panzer division" Pan_American_Day   A day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries Pan_American_Union   The administrative agency of the Organization of American States Pan_gravy   Pan juices thickened and seasoned Pan_off   Wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals Pan_out   Wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals Pan_out   Be a success; "The idea panned out" Pan_paniscus   Small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species Pan_roast   Roast in a pan; "pan-roast that meat" Pan_troglodytes   Intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests Pan_troglodytes_schweinfurthii   Long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely related to the central chimpanzees Pan_troglodytes_troglodytes   Black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related to eastern chimpanzees Pan_troglodytes_verus   Masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species Paola_Caliari   Italian painter of the venetian school (1528-1588) Paolo_Veronese   Italian painter of the venetian school (1528-1588) Back to top Pap   The small projection of a mammary gland Pap   Worthless or oversimplified ideas Pap   A diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders Papa   An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk Papacy   The government of the Roman Catholic Church Papaia   Tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit Papain   A proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer Papal   Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" Papal_bull   A formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) Papal_cross   A cross with three crossbars Papal_infallibility   Belief of the Roman Catholic Church that God protects the Pope from error when he speaks about faith or morality Papal_nuncio   (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status Papanicolaou_smear   A sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells Papanicolaou_test   A method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer Paparazzo   A freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines Papaver   Type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers Papaveraceae   Herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits Papaverales   An order of dicotyledonous plants Papaverine   An alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive Papaver_alpinum   Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers Back to top Papaver_argemone   Annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit Papaver_californicum   Showy annual of California with red flowers Papaver_heterophyllum   California wild poppy with bright red flowers Papaver_nudicaule   Subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers Papaver_orientale   Commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers Papaver_rhoeas   Annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated Papaver_somniferum   Southwestern Asian herb with grayish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium Papaw   Fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples Papaw   Small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit Papaw_tree   Small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit Papaya   Large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh Papaya   Tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit Papaya_family   Trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves Papaya_juice   Juice from papayas Papaya_tree   Tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit Papa_Doc   Oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971) Papeete   The capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti Paper   A newspaper as a physical object; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper" Paper   Medium for written communication; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd" Paper   A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" Back to top Paper   A scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses; "he has written many scientific papers" Paper   An essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition" Paper   A business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers" Paper   A material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses Paper   Cover with wallpaper Paper   Cover with paper; "paper the box" Paper   Made of paper; "they wore paper hats at the party" Paper-back_book   A book with paper covers Paper-pusher   A clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork Paperback   A book with paper covers Paperback   (of books) having a flexible binding Paperbacked   (of books) having a flexible binding Paperback_book   A book with paper covers Paperbark_birch   Small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes Paperboard   A cardboard suitable for making posters Paperboy   A boy who sells or delivers newspapers Paperclip   A wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together; "the paper clip was invented in 1900" Paperer   One whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper Paperhanger   One whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper Paperhanger   Someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money Back to top Paperhanging   The application of wallpaper Papering   The application of wallpaper Paperknife   Dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books Paperlike   Of or like paper Papermaking   The craft of making paper Papers   Writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) Paperweight   A weight used to hold down a stack of papers Paperwork   Work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc. Papery   Thin and paperlike; "papery leaves"; "wasps that make nests of papery material" Papery   Of or like paper Paper_bag   A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer''s purchases Paper_birch   Small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes Paper_chain   A chain made of loops of colored paper; used to decorate a room Paper_chase   An outdoor game; the hares start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and the hounds try to catch them before they reach a designated spot Paper_chromatography   Chromatography that uses selective adsorption on a strip of paper Paper_clip   A wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together; "the paper clip was invented in 1900" Paper_cup   A disposable paper cup for holding drinks Paper_currency   Currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie Paper_cutter   A cutting implement for cutting sheets of paper to the desired size Paper_doll   A piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human being Back to top Paper_electrophoresis   Electrophoresis carried out on filter paper Paper_fastener   A fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place Paper_feed   A device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter; "the job was delayed because the paper feed was clogged" Paper_flower   Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously Paper_gold   Reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund; designed to supplement reserves of gold and convertible currencies used to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market Paper_knife   Dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books Paper_loss   An unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from from the investor''s cost Paper_mill   A mill where paper is manufactured Paper_money   Currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie Paper_mulberry   Shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries Paper_nautilus   Cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells Paper_plant   Tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times Paper_plate   A disposable plate made of cardboard Paper_profit   An unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor''s cost from the current market price Paper_round   The route taken when delivering newspapers every day Paper_route   The job of delivering newspapers regularly Paper_route   The route taken when delivering newspapers every day Paper_rush   Tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times Paper_tape   A long narrow strip of paper Paper_thin   Thin as paper; "her blouse was paper thin" Back to top Paper_tiger   The nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual; "he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth" Paper_towel   A disposable towel made of absorbent paper Paper_toweling   Absorbent paper used as toweling Paper_trail   The written evidence of someone''s activities; "this paper trail consisted mainly of electronically stored information" Paper_wasp   Any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper Paper_white   A daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter Paphiopedilum   Horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium Papier-mache   A substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when went and painted when dry Papilionaceae   Leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae Papilionoideae   Alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae Papilla   A small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather Papilla   A small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue" Papillary   Of or relating to or resembling papilla Papillary_muscle   Any of several muscles associated with the atrioventricular valves; "the papillary muscles contract during systole to prevent regurgitation of blood into the atria" Papillary_tumor   A benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass Papillary_tumour   A benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass Papillate   Resembling or covered with papillae Papilledema   Swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure Papilliform   Shaped like a papilla Papilloma   A benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass Back to top Papillon   Small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat Papillose   Of or relating to or resembling papilla Papio   Baboons Papio_ursinus   Grayish baboon of southern and eastern Africa Papist   A Roman Catholic who is a strong advocate of the papacy Papist   Of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" Papistic   Of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" Papistical   Of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" Papoose   An American Indian infant Papooseroot   Tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally Papoose_root   Tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally Papovavirus   Any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas Pappa   An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk Pappataci_fever   A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii Pappoose   An American Indian infant Pappose   (of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles Pappus   Calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions Paprika   A mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos Paprika   Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers Paprika_sauce   Veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onion and paprika and cream Back to top Paprilus   A genus of Stromateidae Paprilus_alepidotus   Butterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from Chesapeake Bay to Argentina Papua   A Pacific island north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; governed by Australia and Indonesia Papuan   Any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages Papuan   Of or relating to Papua or its people or language; "Papuan native crafts"; "Papuan vowels" Papuan_language   Any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages Papuan_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Papua New Guinea Papua_New_Guinea   A parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea Papule   A small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox) Papulovesicle   A papule that changes into a blister Papyrus   A document written on papyrus Papyrus   Tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times Papyrus   Paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans Pap_smear   A sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells Pap_test   A method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer Par   (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72" Par   A state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" Par   Make a score (on a hole) equal to par Para   Port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin Para   An estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows Back to top Para   A soldier in the paratroops Para   100 para equal 1 dinar Para   (obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children" Parable   A short moral story (often with animal characters) Parable   (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son" Parabola   A plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve Parabolic   Having the form of a parabola Parabolic   Resembling or expressed by parables Parabolical   Having the form of a parabola Parabolical   Resembling or expressed by parables Parabolic_geometry   Geometry based on Euclid''s axioms: e.g., only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line Parabolic_mirror   A parabolic reflector for light radiation Parabolic_reflector   A concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam Paraboloid   A surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis Paraboloidal   Having the shape of a paraboloid Paraboloid_reflector   A concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam Paracelsus   Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541) Paracentesis   Centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis Paracentral_scotoma   A scotoma that is adjacent to the fixation point Paracervical_block   Regional anesthesia resulting from the injection of a local anesthetic on each side of the cervix; used during labor and childbirth Back to top Paracheirodon   A genus of Characidae Paracheirodon_axelrodi   Small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Columbia Parachute   Rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall Parachute   Jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute Parachuter   A person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute Parachute_jumper   A person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute Parachuting   Descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army" Parachutist   A person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute Paracosm   A prolonged fantasy world invented by children; can have a definite geography and language and history Parade   A visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows" Parade   A ceremonial procession including people marching Parade   An extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses" Parade   March in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" Parade   Walk ostentatiously; "She parades her new husband around town" Parader   Walks with regular or stately step Parade_ground   An area for holding parades Paradiddle   The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously Paradigm   A standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" Paradigm   The generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm" Paradigm   The class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another) Back to top Paradigm   Systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word Paradigmatic   Related as members of a substitution class; "paradigmatic word associations" Paradigmatic   Of or relating to a typical example; "paradigmatic learning" Paradigmatic   Of or relating to a grammatical paradigm; "paradigmatic inflection" Paradisaeidae   Birds of paradise Paradisaic   Resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" Paradisaic   Relating to or befitting paradise; "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocense" Paradisaical   Resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" Paradisaical   Relating to or befitting paradise; "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocense" Paradisal   Resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" Paradisal   Relating to or befitting paradise; "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocense" Paradise   (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death Paradise   Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace Paradisea_liliastrum   A variety of spiderwort Paradise_flower   Tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana Paradise_tree   Medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits Paradisiac   Resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" Paradisiac   Relating to or befitting paradise; "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocense" Paradisiacal   Resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" Paradisiacal   Relating to or befitting paradise; "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocense" Back to top Paradisial   Resembling paradise; causing happiness; "elysian peace"; "a paradisal place without work or struggle"; "paradisial isles"; "an age of paradisiacal happiness" Paradox   (logic) a self-contradiction; "`I always lie'' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false" Paradoxical   Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking" Paradoxically   In a paradoxical manner; "paradoxically, ice ages seem to occur when the sun gets hotter" Paradoxical_sleep   A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of Rapid Eye Movements during sleep Paradoxurus   Palm civets Paraduodenal_smear   Alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenum Paraesthesia   Abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage Paraffin   British usage Paraffin   A non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2) Paraffin   From crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings Paraffin_oil   British usage Paraffin_scale   Partly refined paraffin wax Paraffin_wax   From crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings Parafovea   Area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea Paragon   An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept Paragon   Model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal Paragonite   A colorless or pale brown mica with sodium Paragraph   One of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line Paragraph   Write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher Back to top Paragraph   Write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday''s paper" Paragraph   Divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed" Paragrapher   A writer of paragraphs (as for publication on the editorial page of a newspaper) Paraguay   A landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811 Paraguayan   A native or inhabitant of Paraguay Paraguayan   Of or relating to or characteristic of Paraguay or its people Paraguayan_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Paraguay Paraguay_tea   South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea Parainfluenza_virus   A virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including the common cold and bronchiolitis); most often in children Parakeet   Any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots Paralanguage   The use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings Paraldehyde   A colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent Paralegal   A person with specialized training who assists lawyers Paraleipsis   Suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted Paralepsis   Suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted Paralichthys   A genus of Bothidae Paralichthys_dentatus   Flounder of eastern coast of North America Paralichthys_lethostigmus   Flounder of southern United States Paralinguistic_communication   The use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings Paralipomenon   (Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books of Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to Kings Back to top Paralipsis   Suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted Paralithodes   A genus of Lithodidae Paralithodes_camtschatica   Large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan Parallax   The apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object Parallel   Something having the property of being analogous to something else Parallel   An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator Parallel   Make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway" Parallel   Be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours" Parallel   Duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" Parallel   Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" Parallel   Of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing" Parallel-park   Park directly behind another vehicle Parallelepiped   A prism whose bases are parallelograms Parallelepipedon   A prism whose bases are parallelograms Parallelism   Similarity by virtue of correspondence Parallelize   Place parallel to one another Parallelogram   A quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length Parallelopiped   A prism whose bases are parallelograms Parallelopipedon   A prism whose bases are parallelograms Parallel_bars   Gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights Back to top Parallel_circuit   A closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit Parallel_interface   An interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously Parallel_Lives   A collection of biographies of famous Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays Parallel_of_latitude   An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator Parallel_operation   The simultaneous execution of two or more operations Parallel_port   An interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously Parallel_processing   Simultaneous processing by two or more processing units Paralogism   An unintentionally invalid argument Paralyse   Cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" Paralyse   Make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation" Paralysis   Loss of the ability to move a body part Paralysis_agitans   A degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination Paralytic   A person suffering from paralysis Paralytic   Affected or subject to with paralysis Paralytic   Relating to or of the nature of paralysis; "paralytic symptoms" Paralytical   Relating to or of the nature of paralysis; "paralytic symptoms" Paralytic_abasia   Abasia related to paralysis of the leg muscles Paralyze   Cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" Paralyze   Make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation" Paralyzed   Affected or subject to with paralysis Back to top Paramagnet   Magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it Paramagnetic   Of or relating to a paramagnet Paramagnetism   Materials like aluminum or platinum become magnetized in a magnetic field but it disappears when the field is removed Paramaribo   The capital and largest city and major port of Surinam Paramecia   Any member of the genus Paramecium Paramecium   Any member of the genus Paramecium Paramedic   A person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment Paramedical   A person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment Paramedical   Of or denoting a person who supplements physicians and nurses in their activities; "ambulance drivers are paramedical personnel" Parameter   A constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves Parameter   A quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data Parameter   Any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance Parametric   Of or relating to or in terms of a parameter; "parametric equation" Parametric_quantity   A constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves Parametric_statistic   Any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distribution Parametritis   Inflammation of connective tissue adjacent to the uterus Paramilitary   A group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) Paramilitary   Of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like (or in aid of) a military unit Paramilitary_force   A group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) Paramilitary_organisation   A group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) Back to top Paramilitary_organization   A group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) Paramilitary_unit   A group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) Paramnesia   (psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality Paramount   Having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" Paramountcy   The state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority Paramour   A woman who cohabits with an important man Paramour   A woman''s lover Paramyxovirus   A group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles Parana   A South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata Paranasal   Adjacent to the nasal cavities; "paranasal sinus" Paranasal_sinus   Any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with lining of the nasal cavities Parana_River   A South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata Parang   A stout straight knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia Paranoia   A psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur Paranoiac   A person afflicted with paranoia Paranoic_type_schizophrenia   A form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable an Paranoid   A person afflicted with paranoia Paranoid   Suffering from paranoia Paranoid_schizophrenia   A form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable an Paranormal   Not in accordance with scientific laws; "what seemed to be paranormal manifestations" Back to top Paranormal   Seemingly outside normal sensory channels Paranthias   A genus of Serranidae Paranthias_furcifer   Deep-sea fish of tropical Atlantic Paranthropus   Former classification for Australopithecus robustus Paraparesis   A slight paralysis or weakness of both legs Parapet   Fortification consisting of a low wall Parapet   A low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony Paraph   A flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery) Paraphernalia   Equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. Paraphilia   Abnormal sexual activity Paraphrase   Rewording for the purpose of clarification Paraphrase   Express the same message in different words Paraphrasis   Rewording for the purpose of clarification Paraphrastic   Altered by paraphrasing Paraphrenia   A form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable an Paraphrenic_schizophrenia   A form of schizophrenia characterized by delusions (of persecution or grandeur or jealousy); symptoms may include anger and anxiety and aloofness and doubts about gender identity; unlike other types of schizophrenia the patients are usually presentable an Paraphysis   A sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed Paraplegia   Paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma) Paraplegic   A person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down) Paraplegic   Suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord Back to top Parapodium   One of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing Parapraxis   A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. Paraprofessional   A trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional Parapsychological   Beyond normal physical explanation Parapsychologist   Someone who studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyance Parapsychology   Phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes Paraquat   A poisonous yellow solid used in solution as a herbicide Paraquat_poisoning   Poisoning caused by ingestion of paraquat; characterized by progressive damage to the esophagus and liver and kidneys Paraquet   Any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots Parasail   Parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car Parasailing   Gliding in a parasail Parascalops   Brewer''s moles Parascalops_breweri   Mole of eastern North America Parashurama   An incarnation of Vishnu who rid the earth of Kshatriyas Parasitaemia   A condition in which parasites are present in the blood Parasitaxus   1 species: parasite yew Parasitaxus_ustus   Rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides Parasite   An animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); the parasite obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host Parasite   A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage Parasitemia   A condition in which parasites are present in the blood Back to top Parasite_yew   Rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides Parasitic   Of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existenc Parasitic   Of or pertaining to epenthesis Parasitic   Relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection" Parasitical   Of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existenc Parasitical   Relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection" Parasitically   In a parasitic manner Parasiticidal   Capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms Parasitic_jaeger   A variety of jaeger Parasitic_plant   Plant living on another plant and obtaining from it organic nutriment Parasitic_worm   Worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes Parasitism   The relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage) Parasol   A handheld collapsible source of shade Parasol_mushroom   Edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn Parasympathetic   Originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels Parasympathetic   Of or relating to the parasympathetic nervous system Parasympathetic_nervous_system   Originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels Parasympathomimetic   Having an effect similar to that resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system; "parasympathetomimetic drugs slow the heart rate" Parathelypteris   Terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America Parathelypteris_novae-boracensis   Slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris Back to top Parathelypteris_simulata   Delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States; sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris Parathion   A colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide Parathion_poisoning   A toxic condition resulting from inhalation or ingestion of the insecticide parathion; characterized by nausea and abdominal pains and headache and convulsions and sweating Parathormone   Hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting Parathyroid   Any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland Parathyroid_gland   Any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland Parathyroid_hormone   Hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting Paratrooper   A soldier in the paratroops Paratroops   Infantry trained and equipped to parachute Paratyphoid   Any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever Paratyphoid_fever   Any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever Paraumbilical_vein   Small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins Parazoa   Multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera Parazoan   Primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies Para_aminobenzoic_acid   A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to make dyes and drugs and sunblockers Para_I   (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time Para_River   An estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows Para_rubber   A type of South American rubber Para_rubber_tree   Deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; the rubber tree usually cultivated in plantations; chief source of Para rubber Parboil   Cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them" Back to top Parcae   The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns Parcel   The result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans" Parcel   A wrapped container Parcel   A collection of things wrapped or boxed together Parcel   An extended area of land Parcel   Make into a wrapped container Parcel   Cover with strips of canvas; "parcel rope" Parcel   Divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land" Parceled_out   Given out in portions Parceling   The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" Parcellation   The division into parcels; "the increasing parcellation of land with every generation" Parcelling   The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" Parcel_bomb   A thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened Parcel_of_land   An extended area of land Parcel_out   Administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" Parcel_post   Postal service that handles packages Parch   Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" Parched   Toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet" Parched   Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats" Parcheesi   A modern board game based on pachisi Back to top Parchment   Skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on Parchment   A superior paper resembling sheepskin Pardner   An associate who works with others toward a common goal; "partners in crime" Pardon   The act of excusing a mistake or offense Pardon   The formal act of liberating someone Pardon   A warrant granting release from punishment for an offense Pardon   Grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President" Pardon   Accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands" Pardonable   Admitting of being pardoned Pardonably   In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree; "he was excusably late" Pardoner   A medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences Pardoner   A person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense Pare   Decrease gradually or bit by bit Pare   Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one''s fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber" Pare   Strip the skin off; "pare apples" Pare   Cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood" Paregmenon   Juxtaposing words having a common derivation (as in `sense and sensibility'') Paregoric   Medicine used to treat diarrhea Parenchyma   Animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels Parenchyma   The primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems Back to top Parent   A father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian Parent   Bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children" Parentage   The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" Parentage   The kinship relation of an offspring to the parents Parentage   The state of being a parent; "to everyone''s surprise, parenthood reformed the man" Parental   Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" Parental   Designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced Parentally   In a parental manner Parental_quality   A quality appropriate to a parent Parented   Having a parent or parents or cared for by parent surrogates Parenteral   Located outside the alimentary tract Parenteral   Administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection) Parenterally   By parenteral means; "the drug is intended to be administered parenterally" Parenthesis   A message that departs from the main subject Parenthesis   Either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material Parenthesis-free_notation   A notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit components Parenthetic   Qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks" Parenthetic   As if using parentheses; "a parenthetical style" Parenthetical   An expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals" Parenthetical   Qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks" Back to top Parenthetical   As if using parentheses; "a parenthetical style" Parenthetically   In a parenthetical manner; "he added parenthetically that he would not attend the wedding ceremony" Parenthetical_expression   An expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals" Parenthood   The state of being a parent; "to everyone''s surprise, parenthood reformed the man" Parentless   Having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates Parer   A small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables Parer   A manicurist who trims the fingernails Paresis   A slight or partial paralysis Paresthesia   Abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage Paretic   A person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis) Pareto   Italian sociologist and economist whose theories influenced the development of fascism in Italy (1848-1923) Pareve   Containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaism; "pareve margarine"; "parvebread" Pare_down   Decrease gradually or bit by bit Parfait   Layers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream Parfait_glass   A tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served Parget   Plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys Parget   Apply ornamental plaster to Pargeting   Ornamental plastering Pargeting   Ornamental plasterwork Pargeting   Plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys Back to top Pargetry   Ornamental plasterwork Pargetting   Ornamental plastering Pargetting   Ornamental plasterwork Pargetting   Plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys Parheliacal   Relating to or resembling a parhelion Parhelic   Relating to or resembling a parhelion Parhelic_circle   A luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere Parhelic_ring   A luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere Parhelion   A bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" Pari-mutuel_machine   Computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won Pariah   A person who is rejected (from society or home) Pariah_dog   Ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India Paridae   Titmice and chickadees Paries   (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls" Parietal   Of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium; "parietal lobe" Parietales   A large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae Parietal_bone   Either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium Parietal_gyrus   Any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum Parietal_lobe   That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head Parietal_pericardium   The tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum Back to top Parietal_placentation   Where ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovary Parietal_pleura   Pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm Parietaria   Small genus of stingless herbs Parietaria_difussa   Herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers Parieto-occipital_fissure   A sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres Parieto-occipital_sulcus   A sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres Parietomastoid_suture   The suture between the parietal and the temporal bones Parimutuel   Betting where winners share the total amount wagered Paring   (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring" Paring   A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something Paring_knife   A small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables Paripinnate   Of a leaf shape; pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex Paris   The capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce Paris   A town in northeast Texas Paris   Sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae Parish   A local church community Parish   The local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor Parishioner   A member of a parish Parisian   A resident of Paris Parisian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants; "Parisian restaurants can be expensive" Back to top Parisology   The use of ambiguous words Paris_daisy   Perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum Paris_green   A shade of green tinged with yellow Paris_green   A toxic double salt of copper arsenate and copper acetate Paris_quadrifolia   European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous Paris_University   A university in Paris; intellectual center of France Parity   Functional equality Parity   (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system Parity   (computer science) abit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1''s or an even number of 1''s; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arriv Parity   (mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity Parity   (obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children" Parity_bit   (computer science) abit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1''s or an even number of 1''s; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arriv Parity_check   A system of checking for errors in computer functioning Pari_passu   Used in legal language Parjanya   God of rain; sometimes identified with Indra Parji   A Dravidian language spoken in south central India Park   A facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" Park   A gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out" Park   A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" Park   A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park" Back to top Park   A lot where cars are parked Park   Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806) Park   Place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker" Park   Maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?" Parka   A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater'' is a British term) Parka_squirrel   Large ground squirrel of the North American far north Parked   That have been left; "there were four parked cars across the street" Parker   United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967) Parker   United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) Parkeriaceae   Coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes included in family Polypodiaceae Parkersburg   A city in northwestern West Virginia on the Ohio river Parker_House_roll   Yeast-raised dinner roll made by folding a disk of dough before baking Parkia   Genus of tropical Old World trees: nitta trees Parkia_javanica   Tall evergreen rain forest tree with wide-spreading crown having yellow-white flowers; grown as an ornamental in parks and large gardens Parking   The act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily Parking   Space in which vehicles can be parked; "there is plenty of parking behind the store" Parking_area   A lot where cars are parked Parking_brake   A brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage Parking_lot   A lot where cars are parked Parking_meter   A coin-operated timer located next to a parking space; depositing money into it entitles you to park your car there for a specified length of time Back to top Parking_space   A space where an automobile can be parked Parking_ticket   A ticket issued for parking in a restricted place Parking_zone   A space where an automobile can be parked Parkinson   British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993) Parkinson   English surgeon (1755-1824) Parkinson's   A degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination Parkinson's_disease   A degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination Parkinson's_law   C. Northcote Parkinson''s cynical observation that the number of subordinates in an organization will increase linearly regardless of the amount of work to be done Parkinson's_law   C. Northcote Parkinson''s cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion Parkinson's_syndrome   A degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination Parkinsonia   Small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees Parkinsonia_aculeata   Large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in souther Parkinsonia_florida   Densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium Parkinsonism   A degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination Parkland   A large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park" Parks   United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national civil rights movement (born in 1913) Parkway   A wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" Parky   Pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky'' is a British term) Park_Ave.   A fashionable residential street in New York City Park_Avenue   A fashionable residential street in New York City Back to top Park_bench   A bench in a public park Park_commissioner   A commissioner in charge of public parks Parlance   A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language Parlay   Stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager Parley   A negotiation between enemies Parley   Discuss, as between enemies Parliament   A card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards Parliament   A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain) Parliamentarian   An expert in parliamentary rules and procedures Parliamentarian   An elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons Parliamentary   Having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government" Parliamentary   In accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law" Parliamentary   Relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body" Parliamentary_agent   A person who is employed to look after the affairs of businesses that are affected by legislation of the British Parliament Parliamentary_democracy   A democracy having a parliament Parliamentary_law   A body of rules followed by an assembly Parliamentary_monarchy   A monarchy having a parliament Parliamentary_procedure   A body of rules followed by an assembly Parlor   A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax Parlor   Reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received Back to top Parlormaid   A maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door Parlor_car   A passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs Parlor_game   A game suitable for playing in a parlor Parlor_grand   A small grand piano Parlor_grand_piano   A small grand piano Parlour   A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax Parlour   Reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received Parlourmaid   A maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door Parlour_car   A passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs Parlour_game   A game suitable for playing in a parlor Parlour_grand   A small grand piano Parlour_grand_piano   A small grand piano Parlous   Fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery" Parmelia   Type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens Parmeliaceae   A family of lichens Parmenides   A presocratic Greek philosopher born in Italy; held the metaphysical view that being is the basic substance and ultimate reality of which all things are composed; said that motion and change are sensory illusions (5th century BC) Parmesan   Hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated Parnahiba   A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean Parnaiba   A river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean Parnassia   Any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup Back to top Parnassia_fimbriata   Bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals; west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico Parnassia_palustris   Plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green Parnassus   (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry; "Liakoura is the modern name of Mount Parnassus" Parnell   Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891) Parochetus   1 species: shamrock pea Parochetus_communis   Trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers Parochial   Narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners" Parochial   Relating to or supported by or located in a parish; "parochial schools" Parochialism   A limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish Parochially   In a parochial manner; "parochially narrow in his outlook" Parochial_school   A private religious school run by a church or parish Parodist   Mimics literary or musical style for comic effect Parody   Humorous or satirical mimicry Parody   A composition that imitates somebody''s style in a humorous way Parody   Make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" Parody   Make a spoof of or make fun of Paroicous   Having male and female reproductive organs separate in a single gametoecium Parole   (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitiles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with Parole   A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" Parole   A promise; "he gave his word" Back to top Parole   Release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison" Parolee   Someone released on probation or on parole Parol_evidence_rule   A rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract Paronomasia   A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" Paronychia   Low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts Paronychia   Infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe Parophrys   A genus of Soleidae Parophrys_vitulus   Popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America Paroquet   Any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots Parosamia   A disorder in the sense of smell Parotid   Relating to or located near the parotid gland Parotid_gland   A large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear Parotid_vein   Parotid branches of the facial vein; drain part of the parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein Parotitis   Inflammation of one or both parotid glands Parous   Having given birth to one or more viable children Parousia   (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment Paroxetime   A selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil) Paroxysm   A sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" Paroxysmal   Accompanied by or of the nature of paroxysms Paroxysmal_trepidant_abasia   Abasia related to spasticity of the legs Back to top Paroxytone   Word having stress or acute accent on the next to last syllable Parquet   Seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle Parquet   A floor made of parquetry Parqueterie   A patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor Parquetry   A patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor Parquet_circle   Seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) Parquet_floor   A floor made of parquetry Parr   The young of various fishes Parr   A young salmon up to 2 years old Parr   Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548) Parrakeet   Any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots Parricide   Murder of your own parents Parricide   Someone who kills his or her parent Parrish   United States painter (1870-1966) Parroket   Any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots Parroquet   Any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots Parrot   Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds Parrot   A copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated Parrot   Repeat mindlessly; "The students parroted the teacher''s words" Parrot's_beak   Evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand Back to top Parrot's_bill   Evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand Parrotfish   Gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth Parrotia   One species: iron tree Parrotiopsis   One species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountains Parrotlike   Mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding; "a mere parrotlike word-calling process"; "a voice quality sounding parrotlike" Parrot_disease   Infectious disease of birds Parrot_fever   An atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds Parry   A return punch (especially by a boxer) Parry   Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" Parry   Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" Parry's_penstemon   Erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona Parry's_pinyon   5-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes 3- or 4-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum) Parry_manzanita   Erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California Parse   Analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence) Parsec   A unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years Parsee   A member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India Parseeism   The faith of a Zoroastrian sect in India Parser   A computer program that divides code up into functional components; "compilers must parse source code in order to translate it into object code" Parsi   A member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India Parsiism   The faith of a Zoroastrian sect in India Back to top Parsimonious   Excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence" Parsimoniousness   Extreme stinginess Parsimoniousness   Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily Parsimony   Extreme stinginess Parsimony   Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily Parsley   Aromatic herb with flat or curly leaves Parsley   Annual or perennial herb with aromatic finely-cut leaves Parsley-leaved_thorn   Southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves Parsley_haw   Southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves Parsnip   Whitish edible root; eaten cooked Parsnip   A strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root Parsnip   The whitish root of cultivated parsnip Parson   A person authorized to conduct religious worship Parson's_nose   The tail of a dressed fowl Parsonage   An official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector Parsons   United States sociologist (1902-1979) Parsons_table   A sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners; the top and the legs are the same width Pars_anterior   The anterior part of the anterior pituitary Pars_distilis   The anterior part of the anterior pituitary Pars_intermedia   A thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary Back to top Pars_nervosa   The posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature Part   The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" Part   Any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team''s success"; "they all did their share of the work" Part   Something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" Part   A line where the hair is parted; "his part was right in the middle" Part   So far as concerns the actor specified; "it requires vigilance on our part" or "they resisted every effort on his part"; Part   One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC''s engineering division" Part   An actor''s portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" Part   The melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part" Part   The extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" Part   A portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" Part   Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" Part   Something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach" Part   Force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" Part   Come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" Part   Leave; "The family took off for Florida" Part   Go one''s own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" Part   Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" Part   In part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" Part-owner   A person who owns something in common with others Back to top Part-singing   Singing with three or more voice parts Part-time   Involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity; "part-time employees"; "a part-time job" Part-time   For less than the standard number of hours; "he works part-time" Part-timer   Someone who works less than the customary or standard time Partake   Consume; "She didn''t touch her food all night" Partake   Have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" Partake   Have some of the qualities or attributes of something Partaker   Someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share Partake_in   Have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" Partake_in   Be active in Parted   Having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes Parted_leaf   A leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes Parterre   Seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) Parterre   An ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern Parthenium   Small genus of North American herbs and shrubs with terminal panicles of small ray flowers Parthenium_argentatum   Much-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern Mexico; cultivated as a source of rubber Parthenium_hysterophorus   Tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States Parthenium_integrifolium   Stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba indians to treat burns Parthenocarpy   (botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds Parthenocissus   Woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils Back to top Parthenocissus_quinquefolia   Common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit Parthenocissus_tricuspidata   Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries Parthenogenesis   Process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods Parthenogenesis   Human conception without fertilization by a man Parthenogenetic   (of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction Parthenogeny   Process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods Parthenogeny   Human conception without fertilization by a man Parthenon   The main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture Parthenote   A cell resulting from parthenogenesis Parthia   An ancient country in Asia on the Caspian Sea; dominated southwestern Asia from about 100 BC to 200 AD Parthian   A native or inhabitant of Parthia Parthian   Delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door"; "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte Parthian   Pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture; "Parthian archeology" Parti-color   Make motley; color with different colors Partial   A harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency Partial   The derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant Partial   Being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity" Partial   Showing favoritism Partial(p)   (followed by `of'' or `to'') having a strong preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies" Partiality   An inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives Back to top Partiality   A predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" Partially   In part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" Partialness   The state of being only a part; not total; incomplete Partial_abortion   Termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception Partial_breach   A breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages Partial_correlation   A correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed Partial_denture   A denture replacing one or more teeth in a dental arch Partial_derivative   The derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant Partial_differential_equation   A differential equation involving a functions of more than one variable Partial_eclipse   An eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured Partial_tone   A harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency Partial_veil   Membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap Partial_verdict   (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others Partible   (of e.g. property) can be parted or divided; "a partible estate" Participant   Someone who takes part in an activity Participant   A person who participates in or is skilled at some game Participant_role   An entity realized by a noun or noun phrase in a clause or sentence Participate   Become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" Participate   Share in something Participating   Taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations" Back to top Participation   The act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students'' engagement in class activities" Participation   The condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.) Participation_financing   A loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone Participation_loan   A loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone Participatory   Affording the opportunity for individual participation; "participatory democracy" Participial   A non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses Participial   Of or relating to or consisting of participles; "participial inflections" Participle   A non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses Particle   A function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs Particle   A body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions Particle   (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything Particle_accelerator   A scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles Particle_beam   A collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules) Particle_board   Wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets Particle_physics   The branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions Particolored   Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" Particolored_buckeye   A buckeye marked by different colors or tints Particoloured   Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" Particular   A fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general" Particular   A small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" Back to top Particular   Exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" Particular   First and most important; "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work" Particular(a)   Providing specific details or circumstances; "a particular description of the room" Particular(a)   Surpassing what is common or usual or expected; "he paid especial attention to her"; "exceptional kindness"; "a matter of particular and unusual importance"; "a special occasion"; "a special reason to confide in her"; "what''s so special about the year 20 Particular(a)   Separate and distinct from others; "an exception in this particular case" Particular(a)   Unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a paraticular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "th Particular(a)   Separate and distinct from others of the same group or category; "interested in one particular artist"; "a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him" Particularisation   An individualized description of a particular instance Particularise   Be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" Particularised   Directed toward a specific object; "particularized thinking as distinct from stereotyped sloganeering" Particularism   A focus on something particular Particularistic   Relating to particularism (exclusive interest in one group or class or sect etc.); "a particularistic-seeming statement" Particularity   The quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance; "the particularity of human situations" Particularization   An individualized description of a particular instance Particularize   Be specific about; "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?" Particularized   Directed toward a specific object; "particularized thinking as distinct from stereotyped sloganeering" Particularly   To a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger" Particularly   Uniquely or characteristically; "these peculiarly cinematic elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon"; "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John Knowles Particularly   Specifically or especially distinguished from others; "loves Bach, particularly his partitas"; "recommended one book in particular"; "trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular" Particular_Baptist   Group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination Back to top Particulate   A small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) Particulate   Composed of distinct particles Particulate_matter   A small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) Particulate_radiation   A stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons) Parting   The act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" Parting   Delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door"; "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte Partisan   A pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries Partisan   An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity Partisan   A fervent and even militant proponent of something Partisan   Devoted to a cause or party Partisan   Adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party; "denominational prejudice" Partisanship   An inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives Partition   The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart Partition   A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) Partition   (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit Partition   Separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off" Partition   Divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" Partitioned   Divided by partitions Partitioned_off   Divided by partitions Partitioning   The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart Back to top Partitioning   An analysis into mutually exclusive categories Partitionist   An advocate of partitioning a country Partition_off   Divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" Partitive   Word (such a `some'' or `less'') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole Partitive   Serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative" Partitive   Indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts; "partitive tendencies in education" Partitive   (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole; "a partitive construction" Partiya_Karkeran_Kurdistan   A Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey Partizan   A pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries Partizan   An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity Partizan   Devoted to a cause or party Parti_pris   An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" Partly   In part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" Partner   An associate who works with others toward a common goal; "partners in crime" Partner   A person who is a member of a partnership Partner   A person's partner in marriage Partner   Provide with a partner Partner   Act as a partner; "Astaire partnered Rogers" Partnership   A contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses Partnership   The members of a business venture created by contract Back to top Partnership_certificate   A certificate showing the interests of all parties in a business partnership Partner_in_crime   Someone who assists in a plot Partner_off   Form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" Partner_relation   The responsibility of partners to act in one another''s best interests Partridge   Valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada Partridge   A popular North American game bird; named for its call Partridge   Small Old World gallinaceous game birds Partridge   Heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds Partridge   Flesh of either quail or grouse Partridgeberry   Creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries Partridge_pea   Tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia Parts   The local environment; "he hasn''t been seen around these parts in years" Partsong   A song with two or more voice parts Parts_bin   A bin for holding spare parts Parts_catalog   A list advertising parts for machinery along with prices Parts_catalogue   A list advertising parts for machinery along with prices Parts_department   The division of a business (e.g. a service garage) the sells replacement parts Parts_inventory   An inventory of replacement parts Parturiency   Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of labor to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" Parturient   Giving birth; "a parturient heifer" Back to top Parturient   Of or relating to or giving birth; "parturient pangs"; "the parturient uterus" Parturition   The process of giving birth Party   An occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day" Party   A group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner" Party   An organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level" Party   A band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen" Party   A person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part" Party   Have or participate in a party; "The students were partying all night before the exam" Party-spirited   Devoted to a political party Partygoer   Someone who is attending a party; "the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers" Party_boss   A leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" Party_favor   Souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party Party_favour   Souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party Party_game   A game to amuse guests at a party Party_girl   An attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men Party_line   A telephone line serving two or more subscribers Party_line   The policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines" Party_liner   A member of a political party who follows strictly the party line Party_man   A member of a political party who follows strictly the party line Party_of_Democratic_Kampuchea   A communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 19 Back to top Party_of_God   A Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon Party_pooper   Someone who spoils the pleasure of others Party_spirit   Devotion to a political party Party_to_the_action   A party of people taking a role in legal proceedings Party_to_the_transaction   A party of people taking a role in legal proceedings Party_wall   A wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners Party_whip   A legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline Part_music   Vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment) Part_name   A word that names a part of a larger whole; "`brim'' and `crown'' are meronyms of `hat''" Part_of_speech   One of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context Part_to_whole_relation   The semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole Part_with   Give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" Parula   Type genus of the Parulidae: wood warblers Parula_americana   Small gray-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America Parula_warbler   Small gray-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America Parulidae   New World warblers Parus   Type genus of the family Paridae Parus_atricapillus   Chickadee having a dark crown Parus_bicolor   Crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States Parus_caeruleus   Widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head Back to top Parus_carolinensis   Southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller Parvati   Wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty Parve   Containing no meat or milk (or their derivatives) and thus eatable with both meat and dairy dishes according to the dietary laws of Judaism; "pareve margarine"; "parvebread" Parvenu   A person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class Parvenu   Of or characteristic of a parvenu Parvenu   Characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position Parvenue   Of or characteristic of a parvenu Parvenue   Characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position Parvis   A courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral) Parvo   Any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease Parvovirus   Any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease Par_excellence   To a degree of excellence; "he is the honest politician par excellence" Par_value   The value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value Pas   (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet) Pasadena   A city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles Pasang   Wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions Pasang   Large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns Pascal   A programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach Pascal   French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662) Pascal   A unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter Back to top Pascal's_law   Pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force to be transmitted equally in all directions; the force acts at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid; "the hydraulic press is an application of Pascal''s law" Pascal's_law_of_fluid_pressures   Pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force to be transmitted equally in all directions; the force acts at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid; "the hydraulic press is an application of Pascal''s law" Pascal_celery   Any of several types of commercially grown celery having green stalks Pascal_compiler   A compiler for programs written in Pascal Pasch   The Christian festival of Easter Pasch   The Jewish feast of the Passover Pascha   The Christian festival of Easter Pascha   The Jewish feast of the Passover Paschal   Of or relating to Passover or Easter; "paschal lamb" Paschal_celery   Any of several types of commercially grown celery having green stalks Paschal_Lamb   Figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ Paseo   A path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" Pasha   A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt Pashto   An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan Pashtoon   A member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan" Pashtu   An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan Pashtun   An ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan Pashtun   A member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan" Pasigraphy   An artificial international language using characters (as mathematical symbols) instead of words to express ideas Pasiphae   (Greek mythology) daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne Back to top Paso_doble   A ballroom dance in fast duple time Paso_doble   Music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played a bull fights Paspalum   Tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States Paspalum_dilatatum   Tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States Paspalum_distichum   Low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems Paspalum_notatum   Perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of Gulf states Pasqueflower   Any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone Pasque_flower   Any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone Pasquinade   A composition that imitates somebody''s style in a humorous way Pass   Success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" Pass   (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" Pass   (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" Pass   A flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass" Pass   (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" Pass   A usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" Pass   A complementary (free) ticket; "the start got passes for his family" Pass   A permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" Pass   A document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes" Pass   Any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" Pass   You advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" Back to top Pass   One complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass" Pass   A difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" Pass   The location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" Pass   A bad or difficult situation or state of affairs Pass   (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days" Pass   Eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" Pass   Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" Pass   Pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" Pass   Disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" Pass   Transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees" Pass   Grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" Pass   Guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" Pass   Pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana" Pass   Travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" Pass   Go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" Pass   Pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" Pass   Cause to pass; "She passed around the plates" Pass   Pass by; "three years elapsed" Pass   Transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control" Pass   Be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" Back to top Pass   Place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" Pass   Throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed" Pass   Allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed" Pass   Make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people''s spend their free time" Pass   Go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" Pass   Accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak" Pass   Go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now" Pass   Go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" Pass   Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn''t go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts ex Pass   Pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?" Pass   Be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else; as by denying one''s own ancestry or background; "He could pass as his twin brother"; "She passed as a White woman even though her grandfather was Black" Pass(a)   Of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play" Passable   Neither good nor bad; "an indifferent performance"; "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable working knowledge of French" Passable   Able to be passed or traversed or crossed; "the road is passable" Passable   About average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" Passably   To a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason" Passage   The act of passing from one state or place to the next Passage   A journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days" Passage   The act of passing something to another person Passage   A bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus" Back to top Passage   The passing of a law by a legislative body Passage   A way through or along which someone or something may pass Passage   A path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages" Passage   A section of text; particularly a section of medium length Passage   A short section of a musical composition Passage   The motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets" Passageway   A passage between rooms or between buildings Passageway   A path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages" Passamaquody   A member of the Algonquian people related to the Malecite and living in northeastern Maine and New Brunswick Passant(ip)   In walking position with right foreleg raised Passbook   A record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks Passbook_savings_account   A savings account in which deposits and withdrawals are recorded in the depositor''s passbook Passe   Out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" Passe-partout   A mounting for a picture using gummed tape Passe-partout   Key that secures entrance everywhere Passed_ball   A pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base Passee   Out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" Passementerie   A decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" Passenger   A traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it Passenger_car   A railcar where passengers ride Back to top Passenger_pigeon   Gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct Passenger_ship   A ship built to carry passengers Passenger_train   A train that carries passengers Passenger_van   A van that carries passengers Passer   Type genus of the Passeridae Passer   (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass Passer   A student who passes and examination Passer   A person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group Passer   A person who passes by casually or by chance Passer-by   A person who passes by casually or by chance Passerby   A person who passes by casually or by chance Passeres   Two names for the suborder of typical songbirds Passeridae   True sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds Passeriformes   Largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres Passeriform_bird   Perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless Passerina   Small North American bush-loving finches: New World buntings Passerina_cyanea   Small deep blue North American bunting Passerine   Perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless Passerine   Relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds Passero   The Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719) Back to top Passero_Cape   The Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719) Passer_domesticus   Small hardy brown-and-gray bird native to Europe Passer_montanus   Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow Passiflora   Type genus of the Passifloraceae Passifloraceae   Tropical woody tendril-climbing vines Passiflora_edulis   Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit Passiflora_foetida   Tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed Passiflora_incarnata   Of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg Passiflora_laurifolia   West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit Passiflora_ligularis   Considered best for fruit Passiflora_maliformis   West Indian passionflower with edible apple-sized fruit Passiflora_mollissima   Cultivated for fruit Passiflora_quadrangularis   Tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit Passim   Used to refer to cited works Passing   Success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" Passing   Going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me" Passing   (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" Passing   A bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus" Passing   The end of something; "the passing of winter" Passing   The motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets" Back to top Passing   Euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" Passing   Enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth''s transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" Passing   To an extreme degree or extent; "his eyesight was exceedingly defective" Passing(a)   Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house''s structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" Passing(a)   Of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play" Passing(a)   Allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade" Passing_comment   An incidental remark Passing_game   (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" Passing_note   A nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes Passing_play   (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" Passing_shot   A tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net Passing_tone   A nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes Passing_water   A euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" Passion   Intense passion or emotion Passion   Any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love" or "he has a passion for cock fighting"; Passion   Strong feeling or emotion Passion   A feeling of strong sexual desire Passion   An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action Passion   Something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him" Passion   The suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion Back to top Passionate   Having or expressing strong emotions Passionately   In a stormy or violent manner Passionately   With passion; "she kissed him passionately" Passionateness   Strong feeling or emotion Passionflower   Any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit Passionflower_family   Tropical woody tendril-climbing vines Passionflower_vine   Any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit Passionless   Unmoved by feeling; "he kept his emotionless objectivity and faith in the cause he served"; "this passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshine"-Margaret Deland Passionless   Not passionate; "passionless observation of human nature" Passion_fruit   Egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks Passion_of_Christ   The suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion Passion_play   A play representing the Passion of Christ Passion_Sunday   Second Sunday before Easter Passion_Week   The week before Easter Passive   The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy'' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown'' is an abbreviated passive" Passive   Lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith Passive   Expressing thatthe subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences" Passive   Peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance" Passively   In a passive manner; "he listened passively" Passiveness   The trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative Back to top Passiveness   Submission to others or to outside influences Passive_air_defense   Air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction Passive_immunity   An impermanent form of acquired immunity in which antibodies against a disease are acquired naturally (as through the placenta to an unborn child) or artificially (as by injection of antiserum) Passive_matrix_display   A type of LCD screen used for some portable computers; parallel wires run both vertically and horizontally and pixels are turned on when the wires intersecting at that pixel are both energized; "passive matrix displays are generally inferior to active mat Passive_resistance   Peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate Passive_resister   A reformer who believes in passive resistance Passive_source   An informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has Passive_transport   Transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required Passive_trust   A trust in which the trustee performs no active duties Passive_voice   The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy'' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown'' is an abbreviated passive" Passivism   The doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable Passivity   The trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative Passivity   Submission to others or to outside influences Passkey   Key that secures entrance everywhere Passover   (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt Passover_supper   (Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover Passport   Any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society" Passport   A document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country Passport   Any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" Password   A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" Back to top Pass_across   Make a passage or journey from one place to another Pass_around   Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" Pass_around   Cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty" Pass_away   Go out of existence; "She hoped that the problem would eventually pass away" Pass_away   Pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" Pass_by   Pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" Pass_catcher   A football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass Pass_completion   (American football) a successful forward pass in football Pass_off   Expel (gases or odors) Pass_off   Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" Pass_off   Disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" Pass_off   Disregard; "She passed off the insult" Pass_off   Cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity; "She passed the glass off as diamonds"; "He passed himself off as a secret agent" Pass_off   Be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity; "She passed off as a Russian agent" Pass_on   Transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees" Pass_on   Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" Pass_on   Cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty" Pass_on   Give to or transfer possession of; "I am passing on my genes to my children" Pass_on   Place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" Pass_on   Tell or deposit (information) knowledge; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here" Back to top Pass_on   Refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues" Pass_out   Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain Pass_out   Lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example Pass_over   Bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible" Pass_over   Rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard" Pass_over   Fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus" Pass_over   Travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" Pass_over   Make a passage or journey from one place to another Pass_receiver   A football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass Pass_through   Pass through an enemy-line; in a military conflict Pass_through   Make a passage or journey from one place to another Pass_through   Cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution" Pass_up   Fail to acknowledge; "he passed me up in the street" Pass_up   Refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" Pass_water   Eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" Pass_with_flying_colors   Succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" Past   A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Past   The time that has elapsed; "forget the past" Past   A earlier period in someone''s life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate''s past" Past   Earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" Back to top Past   A verb tense or other construction referring to events or states that existed at some previous time; "past participle" Past   So as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past" Past(a)   Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board" Pasta   Shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg Pasta_salad   A salad having any of various pastas as the base Pasta_sauce   Any of numerous sauces for spaghetti or other kinds of pasta Paste   A tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers Paste   An adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard Paste   Any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency Paste   Join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign ont the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text" Paste   Cover the surface of; "paste the wall with burlap" Paste   Hit with the fists; "He pasted his opponent" Paste-up   A composition of flat objects pasted on a board or other backing; "they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket" Pasteboard   Stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper Pasted   Affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste; "he stayed glued to one spot"; "pieces of pasted paper" Pastel   Any of various pale or light colors Pastel   Delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink" Pastel   Lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music" Pastelike   Resembling paste in color; pallid; "the looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white" Paster   An adhesive label Back to top Paster   A workman who pastes Pastern   The part between the fetlock and the hoof Pasternak   Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960) Pasteur   French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895) Pasteurellosis   An acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection Pasteurian   Of or relating to Louis Pasteur or his experiments Pasteurisation   Partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food Pasteurise   Heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms; "pasteurize milk" Pasteurised   Having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation Pasteurization   Partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food Pasteurize   Heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms; "pasteurize milk" Pasteurized   Having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation Pasteurized_milk   Milk that has been exposed briefly to high temperatures to destroy microorganisms and prevent fermentation Pastiche   A work of art that imitates the style of some previous work Pastiche   A musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources Pasties   A pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers Pastil   A medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat Pastille   A medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat Pastime   A diversion that occupies one''s time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" Pastinaca   A rosid dicot genus of the family Umbelliferae; includes parsnips Back to top Pastinaca_sativa   A strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root Pastis   Similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood Pastness   The quality of being past Pasto   An active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes Pastor   Only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus Pastor   A person authorized to conduct religious worship Pastoral   A literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) Pastoral   A letter from a pastor to the congregation Pastoral   A musical composition that evokes rural life Pastoral   Suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene; "his idyllic life in Tahiti"; "the pastoral legends of America''s Golden Age" Pastoral   Used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility" Pastoral   Of or relating to a pastor; "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter" Pastoral   Relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle; "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy" Pastorale   A musical composition that evokes rural life Pastorate   The position of pastor Pastorate   Pastors collectively Pastorship   The position of pastor Pastor_roseus   Glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian Pastor_sturnus   Glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian Pastrami   Highly seasoned cut of smoked beef Back to top Pastry   Any of various baked foods made of dough or batter Pastry   A dough of flour and water and shortening Pastry_cart   A serving cart for displaying pastry deserts to restaurant patrons Pastry_cook   A chef who specializes in pastry Pastry_dough   A dough of flour and water and shortening Pasturage   Animal food for browsing or grazing Pasturage   Succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land Pasture   Animal food for browsing or grazing Pasture   A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock Pasture   Feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing" Pasture   Let feed in a field or pasture or meadow Pastureland   A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock Pasture_brake   Large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan Pasturized_milk   Subjected to carefully controlled heating to destroy undesirable microorganisms Pasty   Small meat pie or turnover Pasty   Having the properties of glue Pasty   Resembling paste in color; pallid; "the looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white" Past_master   Someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity Past_master   Someone who was formerly a master Past_participle   A participle that expresses completed action Back to top Past_perfect   A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished'' is an example of the past perfect" Past_perfect_tense   A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished'' is an example of the past perfect" Past_progressive   A progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past; "`I had been running'' is an example of the past progressive" Past_progressive_tense   A progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past; "`I had been running'' is an example of the past progressive" Past_tense   A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past Past_times   The time that has elapsed; "forget the past" Pas_de_Calais   The strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent Pas_de_deux   (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble) Pas_de_quatre   (ballet) a dance for four people Pas_de_trois   (ballet) a dance for three people Pas_seul   (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure Pat   A light touch or stroke Pat   The sound made by a gentle blow Pat   Hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" Pat   Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin Pat   Exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply" Pat   Having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" Pat   Completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat" Pataca   The basic unit of money in Macao Patagonia   Region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic Back to top Patagonian_Desert   A semi-arid region in southern South America Patas   Reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa Patavium   A city in Veneto Patch   A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body Patch   A protective cloth covering for an injured eye Patch   Sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" Patch   A piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole Patch   A connection intended to be used for a limited time Patch   A small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard''s spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" Patch   A short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program Patch   A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" Patch   A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" Patch   Repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" Patch   Mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" Patch   To join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" Patch   Provide with a patch; also used metaphorically; "The field was patched with snow" Patchboard   Telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords Patchcord   A length of wire that has a plug at each end; used to make connections at a patchboard Patched   Mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch; "patched jeans" Patched   Having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture); "a field patched with ice and snow"; "a black-and-white spotted cow" Back to top Patchily   In spots Patchiness   Unevenness in quality or performance Patching   The act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it Patchouli   A heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant Patchouli   Small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes Patchouly   A heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant Patchouly   Small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes Patchwork   Sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern Patchwork   A quilt made by sew patches of different materials together Patchwork   A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas Patchwork_quilt   A quilt made by sew patches of different materials together Patchy   Irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.; "a patchy essay"; "patchy fog" Patch_pocket   A flat pocket sewn to the outside of a garment Patch_test   A test to determine allergic sensitivity by applying small pads soaked with allergen to the unbroken skin Patch_up   Mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" Patch_up   Come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up" Pate   The top of the head Pate   Liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned Patella   Type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets Patella   A small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint Back to top Patellar   Near or relating to the patella or kneecap; "patellar tendon" Patellar_reflex   A reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon Patella_vulgata   Marine limpet Patellidae   Marine limpets Patency   The property of being easy to see and understand Patency   The openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct Patent   A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention Patent   An official document granting a right or privilege Patent   Make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him" Patent   Obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?" Patent   Grant rights to; grant a patent for Patent   Clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reac Patent   (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus" Patented   (of devices and processes) protected by patent; "they are patented inventions" Patentee   The inventor to whom a patent is issued Patently   Unmistakably (`plain'' is often used informally for `plainly''); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparent Patent_and_Trademark_Office_Database   The government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones Patent_application   An application for sole rights to an invention Patent_ductus_arteriosus   A ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may require surgical correction Patent_infringement   Violation of the rights secured by a patent Back to top Patent_law   That branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing patents Patent_leather   Leather with a hard glossy surface Patent_log   A torpedo-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship''s speed Patent_medicine   Medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor''s prescription Patent_Office   The government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones Patent_of_invention   A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention Patent_right   The right granted by a patent; especially the exclusive right to an invention Patent_system   A legal system for protecting the rights of inventors Pater   An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk Paterfamilias   The male head of family or tribe Paternal   Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" Paternal   Characteristic of a father Paternal   Related on the father''s side; "a paternal aunt" Paternal   Belonging to or inherited from one''s father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits" Paternalism   The attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good Paternalistic   Benevolent but sometimes intrusive Paternally   In a paternal manner; "he behaves very paternally toward his young bride" Paternal_quality   The benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father; "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears" Paternity   The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed" Paternity   The kinship relation between an offspring and the father Back to top Paternity   The state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity" Paternity_suit   A lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) Paternity_test   A test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be Paternoster   A type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in a loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor Paternoster   (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord''s Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'' Paterson   A city of northeastern New Jersey Paterson   American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806) Pate_a_choux   Batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings Pate_de_foie_gras   A pate made from goose liver (marinated in cognac) and truffles Pate_feuillete   Dough used for very light flaky rich pastries Path   A course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path" Path   A way especially designed for a particular use Path   An established line of travel or access Path   A line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river" Pathan   An ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan Pathan   A member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan" Pathetic   Inspiring scornful pity; "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett Pathetic   Inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" Pathetic   Deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor d Pathetically   Arousing scornful pity; "they had pathetically little money"; "it was pathetically bad" Back to top Pathetically   In a manner arousing sympathy and compassion; "the sick child cried pathetically" Pathetic_fallacy   The fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun'' is an example of the pathetic fallacy Pathfinder   Someone who can find paths through unexplored territory Pathless   Lacking pathways; "trackless wilderness"; "roadless areas" Pathogen   Any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism) Pathogenesis   The origination and development of a disease Pathogenic   Able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria" Pathogenically   In a pathogenic manner Pathologic   Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes" Pathologic   Of or relating to the practice of pathology; "pathological laboratory" Pathological   Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes" Pathological   Caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition; "a pathological liar"; "a pathological urge to succeed" Pathological   Of or relating to the practice of pathology; "pathological laboratory" Pathologically   With respect to pathology; "pathologically interesting results" Pathological_process   An organic process occurring as a consequence of disease Pathological_state   A condition that is not normal Pathologic_process   An organic process occurring as a consequence of disease Pathologist   A doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis Pathology   The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases Pathology   Any deviation from a healthy or normal condition Back to top Pathos   A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation" Pathos   A style that has the power to evoke feelings Pathos   A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" Pathway   A trodden path Pathway   A bundle of mylenated nerve fibers following a path through the brain Path_of_least_resistance   The easiest way; "In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance" Patience   A card game played by one person Patience   Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence Patient   The semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause Patient   A person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly" Patient   Enduring without protest or complaint Patient   Enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient" Patiently   In a patient manner; "he patiently played with the child" Patient_of   Showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions" Patient_role   The semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause Patina   A fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal Patinate   Coat with a patina Patinise   Coat with a patina Patinize   Coat with a patina Patio   Usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence Back to top Patisserie   A bakery specializing in French pastry Patka   A scarf worn by Sikh men Patness   Timely convenience Patois   A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard Patois   A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don''t speak our lingo" Paton   South African writer (1903-1988) Patrai   A port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages Patras   A port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages Patrial   A person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent) Patriarch   A man who is older and higher in rank than yourself Patriarch   Any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race Patriarch   The male head of family or tribe Patriarch   Title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem) Patriarchal   Characteristic of a patriarchy Patriarchal_cross   A cross with two crossbars Patriarchate   A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line Patriarchate   The jurisdiction of a patriarch Patriarchic   (of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line Patriarchy   A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line Patricentric   Centered upon the father Back to top Patrician   A member of the aristocracy Patrician   A person of refined upbringing and manners Patrician   Of the hereditary aristocracy or ruling class of ancient Rome or medieval Europe; of honorary nobility in the Byzantine empire Patrician   Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the Patricide   Murder of your father Patricide   A person who murders their father Patrick   Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century Patrick_Henry   A leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799) Patrick_Victor_Martindale_White   Australian writer (1912-1990) Patrick_White   Australian writer (1912-1990) Patrikin   One related on the father''s side Patrilineage   Line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family Patrilineal   Based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a patrilineal society" Patrilineally   By descent through the male line Patrilineal_kin   One related on the father''s side Patrilineal_sib   One related on the father''s side Patrilinear   Based on or tracing descent through the male line; "a patrilineal society" Patrimonial   Inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition" Patrimony   An inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) Patrimony   A church endowment Back to top Patriot   One who loves and defends his or her country Patriot's_Day   The 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775 Patrioteer   An extreme bellicose nationalist Patriotic   Inspired by love for your country Patriotically   In a patriotic manner; "patriotically, he buys only U.S.-made products" Patriotism   Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it Patrisib   One related on the father''s side Patristic   Of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers Patristical   Of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers Patristics   The study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers Patristics   The writings of the early Church Fathers Patroclus   (Greek mythology) a friend of Achilles who was killed in the Trojan War; his death led Achilles to return to the fight after his quarrel with Agamemnon Patrol   The activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes Patrol   A detachment used for security or reconnaissance Patrol   A group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security Patrol   Maintain the security of by carrying out a control Patroller   Someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area Patrolman   A policeman who patrols a given region Patrology   The study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers Patrology   The writings of the early Church Fathers Back to top Patrol_boat   A vessel assigned to patrol an area Patrol_car   A car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters Patrol_ship   A vessel assigned to patrol an area Patrol_wagon   Van used by police to transport prisoners Patron   A regular customer Patron   Someone who supports or champions something Patron   The proprietor of an inn Patronage   The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" Patronage   (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support Patronage   The act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" Patronage   A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient Patronage   Customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele" Patronage   Be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" Patronage   Support by being a patron of Patroness   A woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron Patronise   Be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" Patronise   Treat condescendingly Patronise   Assume sponsorship of Patronise   Do one''s shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of Patronised   Having patronage or clients; "street full of flourishing well-patronized shops" Back to top Patronising   (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension Patronisingly   With condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his secretary condescendingly" Patronize   Be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" Patronize   Treat condescendingly Patronize   Assume sponsorship of Patronize   Do one''s shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of Patronized   Having patronage or clients; "street full of flourishing well-patronized shops" Patronizing   (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension Patronizingly   With condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his secretary condescendingly" Patronless   Having little patronage or few clients; "a restaurant unpatronized by the elite" Patronne   A woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron Patronymic   A name derived with an affix (such as -son in English or O''- in Irish) from the name of your father or a paternal ancestor Patronymic   Of a patronymic name Patron_saint   A saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation Patsy   A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of Patten   Footwear usually with wooden soles Patter   Plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) Patter   A quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet" Patter   Make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain" Patter   Rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" Back to top Pattern   A customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" Pattern   A decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors" Pattern   Something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" Pattern   Something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" Pattern   A perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" Pattern   A model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics" Pattern   Graphical representation (in polar or cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle Pattern   The path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O''Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" Pattern   Plan or create according to a model or models Pattern   Form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before" Pattern-bomb   Bomb in certain patterns Patterned   Having patterns (especially colorful patterns) Patterned_advance   A series with a definite pattern of advance Patternmaker   Someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking) Patty   Round flat candy Patty   Small pie or pasty Patty   Small flat mass of chopped food Patty-pan   A pan for cooking patties or pasties Pattypan_squash   Round greenish-white squash having one face flattened with a scalloped edge Pattypan_squash   Squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish white Back to top Patty_shell   Shell of puff paste Patwin   A Copehan language spoken by the Patwin people Patwin   A member of the North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California Patzer   A poor chess player Paucity   An insufficient quantity or number Paul   (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul''s name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity" Paul   United States feminist (1885-1977) Pauli   United States physicist (born in Austria) who proposed the exclusion principle (thus providing a theoretical basis for the periodic table) (1900-1958) Pauline   Relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines Pauling   United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994) Pauli_exclusion_principle   No two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers Paulo_Afonso   A major waterfall in northeastern Brazil Paulo_Afonso_Falls   A major waterfall in northeastern Brazil Paul_Adrien_Maurice_Dirac   English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984) Paul_Bunyan   A legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; had a blue ox named Babe; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe''s footprints filled with water" Paul_Bustill_Robeson   United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976) Paul_Cezanne   French postimpressionist painter who influenced modern art (especially cubism) by stressing the structural components latent in nature (1839-1906) Paul_Dukas   French composer (1865-1935) Paul_Ehrlich   German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet'' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915) Paul_Gauguin   French post-impressionist painter who worked in the South Pacific (1848-1903) Back to top Paul_Hermann_Muller   Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965) Paul_Heyse   German writer (1830-1914) Paul_Hindemith   German neoclassical composer and conductor who believed that music should have a social purpose (1895-1963) Paul_Johannes_Tillich   United States theologian (born in Germany) (1886-1965) Paul_Johann_Ludwig_von_Heyse   German writer (1830-1914) Paul_John_Flory   United States chemist who developed methods for studying long-chain molecules (1910-1985) Paul_Joseph_Goebbels   German propaganda minister in Nazi Germany who persecuted the Jews (1897-1945) Paul_Klee   Swiss painter influenced by Kandinsky (1879-1940) Paul_Ludwig_von_Beneckendorff_und_von_Hindenburg   German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as Chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934) Paul_McCartney   English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) Paul_Newman   United States film actor (born in 1925) Paul_Revere   American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818) Paul_Robeson   United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976) Paul_Simon   United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942) Paul_the_Apostle   (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; "Paul''s name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity" Paul_Tillich   United States theologian (born in Germany) (1886-1965) Paul_Verlaine   French symbolist poet (1844-1896) Paul_Vernier   French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637) Paul_von_Hindenburg   German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as Chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934) Paumotu_Archipelago   A group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia Back to top Paunch   A protruding abdomen Paunchiness   The bodily property of a protruding belly Paunchy   Having a large belly Pauper   A person who is very poor Pauperisation   The act of making someone poor Pauperise   Reduce to beggary Pauperism   A state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" Pauperization   The act of making someone poor Pauperization   A state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" Pauperize   Reduce to beggary Pauropoda   An obscure class of minute arthropods with branched antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs Pause   Temporary inactivity Pause   A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something Pause   Cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let''s break for lunch" Pause   Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" Pavage   The act of applying paving materials to an area Pavage   A tax toward paving streets Pavan   A stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries Pavan   Music composed for dancing the pavane Pavane   A stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries Back to top Pavane   Music composed for dancing the pavane Pavarotti   Italian tenor (born in 1935) Pave   A setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows Pave   Cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village" Paved   Covered with a firm surface Paved_surface   A horizontal surface covered with paving material Pavement   The paved surface of a thoroughfare Pavement   Walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway Pavement   Material used to pave an area Pavement_artist   Someone who draws on the pavement with colored chalks (hoping that passers-by will give them money) Pavilion   Large and often sumptuous tent Paving   The act of applying paving materials to an area Paving   The paved surface of a thoroughfare Paving   Material used to pave an area Paving_machine   A machine for laying pavement Paving_material   Material used for pavement Paving_stone   A stone used for paving Pavior   A machine for laying pavement Paviour   A machine for laying pavement Pavis   (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position Back to top Pavise   (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position Pavlov   Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936) Pavlova   Russian ballerina (1882-1931) Pavlovian   Of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or his experiments; "Pavlovian conditioning" Pavo   Peafowl Pavo   A small constellation near the South Pole between Tucana and Ara Pavonia   Any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers Pavor_nocturnus   A disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur during NREM sleep Pavo_cristatus   Peafowl of India and Ceylon Pavo_muticus   Peafowl of southeast Asia Paw   A clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped Paw   The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" Paw   Touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her" Paw   Scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door" Pawer   A person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or over-familiar manner Pawky   Cunning and sly; "the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants"- Punch Pawl   A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward Pawn   Borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan Pawn   (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank Pawn   A person used by another to gain an end Back to top Pawn   An article deposited as security Pawn   Leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather''s gold watch" Pawnbroker   A person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security Pawnbroker's_shop   A shop where loans are made with personal property as security Pawnee   The Caddoan language spoken by the Pawnee people Pawnee   A member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma Pawnshop   A shop where loans are made with personal property as security Pawn_ticket   A pawnbroker''s receipt for articles taken as security Pawpaw   Fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples Pawpaw   Small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit Pawpaw   Tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit Pax   (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist Paxil   A selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil) Paxto   An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan Paxton   English architect (1801-1865) Pax_Romana   The Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on states in the Roman Empire Pay   Something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" Pay   Dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" Pay   Bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You''ll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You''ll pay for this opinion later" Pay   Convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don''t pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" Back to top Pay   Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" Pay   Cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!" Pay   Discharge or settle; "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation" Pay   Do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" Pay   Bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" Pay   Make a compensation for; "a favor that cannot be paid back" Pay   Render; "pay a visit"; "pay a call" Pay   Be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble" Pay-phone   A coin-operated telephone Pay-station   A coin-operated telephone Payable   Subject to or requiring payment especially as specified; "a collectible bill"; "a note payable on demand"; "a check payable to John Doe" Payables   Money that you currently expect to pay on notes and accounts Payback   The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great Payback   Financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment) Paycheck   A check issued in payment of wages or salary Payday   The day on which you receive pay for your work PAYE   The British system of withholding tax Payee   A person to whom money is paid Payena   Genus of medium to large Malaysian trees yielding gutta-percha Payer   A person who pays money for something Back to top Paygrade   Rank in a military organization Paying   Yielding a fair profit Paying(a)   For which money is paid; "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services" Paying_attention   Paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" Paying_attention   In an attentive manner; "he listened attentively" Paying_back   A reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got" Payload   Goods carried by a large vehicle Payload   The front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents Paymaster   A person in charge of paying wages Payment   The act of paying money Payment   A sum of money paid Payment_rate   The amount of money paid out per unit time Payne's_gray   Any pigment that produces a grayish to dark grayish blue Paynim   A heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim) Payoff   A recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward" Payoff   The income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" Payoff   Payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment Payoff   The final payment of a debt Payola   A bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record Payroll   The department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee Back to top Payroll   A list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll" Payroll   The total amount of money paid in wages; "the company had a large payroll" Payroll_check   A check issued in payment of wages or salary Payroll_department   The department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee Paysheet   A list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll" Paysheet   The total amount of money paid in wages; "the company had a large payroll" Payslip   A slip of paper included with your pay that records how much money you have earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out Pays_de_la_Loire   An agricultural region of western France on the Bay of Biscay Pay_as_you_earn   The British system of withholding tax Pay_back   Take vengeance on or get even; "We''ll get them!"; "That''ll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" Pay_back   Act or give recompensation in recognition of someone''s behavior or actions Pay_cash   Pay (for something) with cash Pay_claim   The wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives Pay_cut   The act of reducing a salary Pay_dirt   A profitable success; "the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt" Pay_dirt   Ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner Pay_envelope   Wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner Pay_for   Have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant" Pay_heed   Give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said" Pay_off   Take vengeance on or get even; "We''ll get them!"; "That''ll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" Back to top Pay_off   Do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?" Pay_off   Pay off (loans or promissory notes) Pay_off   Pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor Pay_off   Yield a profit or result; "His efforts finally paid off" Pay_off   Eliminate by paying off (debts) Pay_out   Pay out Pay_packet   Wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner Pay_rate   Amount of money received per unit time; "women''s pay rate is lower than men''s" Pay_up   Cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!" PA_system   An electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas Pb   A soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" PBS   A solution containing a phosphate buffer PC   A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time PCP   A drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust'') for its effects as a hallucinogen Pct   A proportion multiplied by 100 PC_board   A removable circuit board for a personal computer; fits into a slot in the mother board Pd   A silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry PDA   A lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. PDFLP   A Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren" Pdl   A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons Back to top Pe   The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet Pe-tsai   Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia Pea   Seed of a pea plant Pea   A leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds Pea   The fruit or seed of a pea plant Pea-chick   A young peafowl Pea-green   Of a moderate slightly yellowish-green color Pea-souper   A heavy thick yellow fog Peabody   Educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894) Peace   A treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" Peace   The absence of mental stress or anxiety Peace   Harmonious relations; freedom from disputes; "the roommates lived in peace together" Peace   The state prevailing during the absence of war Peace   The general security of public places; "he was arrested for disturbing the peace" Peace-loving   Inclined or disposed to peace; "they met in a peaceable spirit"; "peace-loving citizens" Peaceable   Disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; "the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force"; "a quiet and peaceable person"; "in a peaceable and orderly manner" Peaceable   Inclined or disposed to peace; "they met in a peaceable spirit"; "peace-loving citizens" Peaceableness   A state that is calm and tranquil Peaceably   In a peaceable manner; "the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the several covenants herein on his part contained shall peaceably hold and enjoy the demised premises" Peaceful   (of groups) not violent or disorderly; "the right of peaceful assembly" Back to top Peaceful   Not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep" Peaceful   Peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance" Peacefully   In a peaceful manner; "the hen settled herself on the nest most peacefully" Peacefulness   The absence of mental stress or anxiety Peacefulness   A state that is calm and tranquil Peacekeeper   The pistol of a law officer in the old West Peacekeeper   Someone who keeps peace; "she''s the peacekeeper in that family" Peacekeeper   A member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area Peacekeeping   The activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) Peacekeeping   Of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces; "a peacekeeping force" Peacekeeping_mission   The activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) Peacekeeping_operation   The activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) Peacemaker   A belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War Peacemaker   Someone who tries to bring peace Peacenik   Someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations Peacetime   A period of time during which there is no war Peace_advocacy   Any policy that advocates maintaining peaceful international relations Peace_Corps   A civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries Peace_Garden_State   A state of north central United States bordering on Canada Peace_initiative   Opening move in negotiating a peace treaty Back to top Peace_lily   Any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spite of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental Peace_march   A protest march against (a particular) war and in favor of peace Peace_offering   Something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace Peace_officer   An officer of the law Peace_of_mind   The absence of mental stress or anxiety Peace_of_Westphalia   The peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years'' War in 1648 Peace_pipe   A highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) Peace_process   Any social process undertaken by governments who want their citizens to believe they are trying to avoid armed hostilities Peace_treaty   A treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" Peach   A shade of pink tinged with yellow Peach   Downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh Peach   A very attractive or seductive looking woman Peach   Cultivated in temperate regions Peach   Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" Peach-leaved_willow   Willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees Peach-wood   Tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry Peachick   A young peafowl Peachleaf_willow   Willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees Peachwood   Tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry Peachy   Very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" Back to top Peach_bell   Perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers Peach_bells   Perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers Peach_blight   A disease of trees bearing drupes Peach_ice_cream   Ice cream flavored with fresh peaches Peach_melba   Ice cream and peaches with a liqueur Peach_orchard   A grove of peach trees Peach_pit   The stone seed of a peach Peach_sauce   For Chinese dishes: peach preserves and chutney Peach_State   A state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Peach_tree   Cultivated in temperate regions Peacoat   A sailor''s heavy woolen double-breasted jacket Peacock   Male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots Peacock   European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot Peacock-blue   Bright greenish blue Peacock-throne   The golden throne of former kings of Delhi; stolen by the Persians in 1739 and subsequently lost; symbol of the former Shah of Iran Peacock_blue   A shade of blue tinged with green Peacock_butterfly   European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot Peacock_flower   Showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana Peacock_flower_fence   East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental Peacock_ore   A mineral consisting of sulfides of copper and iron that is found in copper deposits Back to top Peafowl   Very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird Peag   Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency Peahen   Female peafowl Peak   A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" Peak   The top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" Peak   The highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid" Peak   The most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak" Peak   A V shape; "the cannibal''s teeth were filed to sharp points" Peak   The highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist''s gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of Peak   The period of greatest prosperity or productivity Peak   To reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929" Peak   Of a period of maximal use or demand or activity; "at peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable" Peak(a)   Approaching or constituting a maximum; "maximal temperature"; "maximum speed"; "working at peak efficiency" Peak-seaason   The most active period; "high season is most expensive" Peaked   Having or rising to a peak; "the peaked ceiling"; "the island''s peaked hills" Peaked(p)   Somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can''t come to work" Peaked_cap   A cap with a flat circular top and a visor Peaky   Having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass" Peak_season   The season when travel is most active and rates are highest; "they traveled to Europe in high season" Peal   A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) Back to top Peal   Sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" Peal   Ring recurrently; "bells were pealing" Pealing   A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) Pean   A formal expression of praise Pean   (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) Peanut   Pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut'' and `monkey nut'' are British terms Peanut   A young child who is small for his age Peanut   Widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground Peanut   Underground pod of the peanut vine Peanut   Of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians" Peanuts   An insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount; "her salary is peanuts compared to his" Peanut_bar   Bar of peanuts in taffy Peanut_brittle   Brittle containing peanuts Peanut_butter   A spread made from ground peanuts Peanut_gallery   Rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats Peanut_gallery   (figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance); "he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery" Peanut_oil   A oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap; "groundnut oil" is British usage Peanut_vine   Widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground Peanut_worm   Small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut Pear   Sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties Back to top Pear   Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties Pear-shaped   (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" Pear-shaped   Having a round shape tapered at one end Pearl   A shade of white the color of bleached bones Pearl   A smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel Pearl   A shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" Pearl   Gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean Pearl-fish   Found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds Pearl-weed   Any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls Pearler   A diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls Pearlescent   Having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" Pearlfish   Found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds Pearlite   A lamellar mixture of cementite and ferrite formed during the cooling of austenite; a micro-constituent of steel and cast iron Pearlweed   Any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls Pearlwort   Any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls Pearly   Informal terms for a human `tooth'' Pearly   A white the color of pearls Pearly-shelled_mussel   The pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl Pearly-white   A white the color of pearls Pearly_everlasting   American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts Back to top Pearly_nautilus   Cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions Pearly_razorfish   A kind of razorfish Pearl_ash   An impure form of potassium carbonate Pearl_Bailey   United States singer (1918-1990) Pearl_barley   Barley ground into small round pellets Pearl_Buck   United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) Pearl_diver   A diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls Pearl_fishery   A fishery where they fish for pearl oysters Pearl_Harbor   A harbor on Oahu west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941 Pearl_hominy   Hominy prepared by milling to pellets of medium size Pearl_Mae_Bailey   United States singer (1918-1990) Pearl_millet   Tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer Pearl_oyster   Tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls Pearl_sago   Sago ground into small pearl-like grains Pearl_Sydenstricker_Buck   United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) Pearmain   Any of several varieties of red-skinned apple Pearson_product-moment_correlation_coefficient   The most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related Peary   United States arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920) Pear_blight   A disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees Pear_haw   Erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries Back to top Pear_hawthorn   Erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries Pear_tree   Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties Peasant   A country person Peasant   A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement Peasant   One of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers Peasant's_Revolt   A widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II Peasanthood   The state of being a peasant Peasanthood   An uncleanliness characteristic of peasants Peasantry   The class of peasants Peasecod   Husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas Pease_pudding   A pudding made with strained split peas mixed with egg Peat   Partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried Peaty   Of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat Peat_bog   Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel Peat_moss   Any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat Peavey   A stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs Peavy   A stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs Pea_bean   White-seeded bean; usually dried Pea_crab   Tiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve mollusks Pea_family   A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae Back to top Pea_flour   Meal made from dried peas Pea_green   A shade of green tinged with yellow Pea_jacket   A sailor''s heavy woolen double-breasted jacket Pea_plant   A leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds Pea_pod   Husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas Pea_shooter   A straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target Pea_soup   A thick soup made of dried peas (usually made into a puree) Pea_soup   A heavy thick yellow fog Pea_tree   Any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod Pea_weevil   Larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant Peba   Having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay Pebble   A small smooth rounded rock Pebble_plant   Any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers Pebbly   Abounding in small stones; "landed at a shingly little beach" Pecan   Smooth brown oval nut of south central United States Pecan   Tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts Pecan   Wood of a pecan tree Pecan_pie   Pie made of pecans and sugar and corn syrup and butter and eggs Pecan_tree   Tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts Peccable   Liable to sin; "a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter Scott Back to top Peccadillo   A petty misdeed Peccant   Liable to sin; "a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter Scott Peccari_angulatus   Dark gray peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States Peccary   Nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America Peck   A United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches Peck   A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons Peck   (often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" Peck   Bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" Peck   Eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food" Peck   Eat by pecking at, like a bird Peck   Hit lightly with a picking motion Peck   Kiss lightly Pecker   Horny projecting mouth of a bird Pecker   Bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects Pecker   Obscene terms for penis Peckerwood   Bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects Pecking_order   The organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body Peckish   Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" Peckish   Somewhat hungry Peck_at   Eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food" Back to top Pecopteris   Carboniferous fossil fern characterized by a regular arrangement of the leaflets resembling a comb Pecos   A tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas Pecos_River   A tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas Pecs   Either of two large muscles of the chest Pecten_irradians   A small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America Pecten_magellanicus   A large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America Pectic   Of or relating to or derived from pectin; "pectic acid" Pectic_acid   A complex acid that occurs in ripe fruit and some vegetables Pectin   Any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams Pectinate   Like a comb Pectineal   Of or relating to the pubis Pectinibranchia   Large order of gastropods comprising univalve mollusks that have a single gill resembling a comb Pectinidae   Scallops Pectoral   An adornment worn on the chest or breast Pectoral   Either of two large muscles of the chest Pectoral   Of or relating to the chest or thorax; "pectoral organ" Pectoralis   Either of two large muscles of the chest Pectoralis_major   A skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm Pectoralis_minor   A skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs Pectoral_arch   The bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans Back to top Pectoral_fin   Either of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement Pectoral_girdle   A skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached Pectoral_medallion   An adornment worn on the chest or breast Pectoral_muscle   Either of two large muscles of the chest Pectoral_sandpiper   American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting Pectoral_vein   Veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein Pectus   The part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates Peculate   Appropriate (as property entrusted to one''s care) fraudulently to one''s own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family" Peculation   The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else Peculator   Someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for their own use Peculiar   Markedly different from the usual; "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf Peculiar   Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "wh Peculiar(a)   Characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney Peculiar(a)   Unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a paraticular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "th Peculiarity   Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting Peculiarity   A distinguishing trait Peculiarity   An odd or unusual characteristic Peculiarly   In a manner differing from the usual or expected; "had a curiously husky voice"; "he''s behaving rather peculiarly" Peculiarly   To a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger" Peculiarly   Uniquely or characteristically; "these peculiarly cinematic elements"; "a peculiarly French phenomenon"; "everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him"- John Knowles Back to top Peculiar_velocity   Velocity with respect to the local standard of rest Pecuniary   Relating to or involving money; "monetary rewards"; "he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services" Pecuniary_resource   Assets in the form of money Pedagogic   Of or relating to pedagogy; "pedagogical significance" Pedagogical   Of or relating to pedagogy; "pedagogical significance" Pedagogically   In a didactic manner; "this is a didactically sound method" Pedagogics   The principles and methods of instruction Pedagogue   Someone who educates young people Pedagogy   The activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded" Pedagogy   The profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" Pedagogy   The principles and methods of instruction Pedal   A lever that is operated with the foot Pedal   A sustained bass note Pedal   Operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument Pedal   Ride a bicycle Pedal   Of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot''" Pedaler   A person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) Pedaliaceae   The family of plants of order Polemoniales Pedaller   A person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle) Pedal_extremity   The extremity of the limb in vertebrates Back to top Pedal_point   A sustained bass note Pedal_pusher   Snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls Pedant   A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit Pedantic   Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects Pedantically   In a pedantic manner; "these interpretations are called `schemas'' or, more pedantically, `schemata''" Pedantry   A ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning Pedate   Having or resembling a foot Pedate   Of a leaf shape; having radiating lobes, each deeply cleft or divided Pedate_leaf   Having the radiating lobes each deeply cleft or divided Peddle   Sell or offer for sale from place to place Peddler   Someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) Peddler   An unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs Peddling   The act of selling goods for a living Pederast   A man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner Pederastic   Of homosexuality between a man and a boy Pederasty   Sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) Pedesis   The random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid Pedestal   A support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" Pedestal   An architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) Pedestal   A position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal" Back to top Pedestal_table   A table supported by a single central column Pedestrian   A person who travels by foot Pedestrian   Lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" Pedestrian_bridge   A bridge designed for pedestrians Pedestrian_crossing   Street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way especially with diagonal stripes Pedestrian_traffic   People coming and going on foot Pediamycin   An antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative Pediapred   A glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions Pediatric   Of or relating to the medical care of children; "pediatric dentist" Pediatrician   A specialist in the care of babies Pediatrics   The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children Pediatric_medicine   The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children Pediatrist   A specialist in the care of babies Pedicab   A tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire; "boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs" Pedicel   A small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle Pedicle   A small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle Pediculati   Anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth Pediculicide   A chemical agent that kills lice Pediculidae   True lice: human lice and related forms Pediculosis   Infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching Back to top Pediculosis_capitis   Infestation of the scalp with lice Pediculosis_corporis   Infestation of body skin with lice Pediculosis_pubis   Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice Pediculus   Type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans Pediculus_capitis   Infests the head and body of humans Pediculus_corporis   A parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings Pediculus_humanus   Head or body louse Pedicure   Professional care for the feet and toenails Pedicure   Care for one''s feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. Pedigree   Ancestry of a purebred animal Pedigree   Line of descent of a pure-bred animal Pedigree   The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" Pedigree(a)   Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal Pedigreed   Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal Pedilanthus   Tropical American succulent shrubs Pedilanthus_bracteatus   Wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica Pedilanthus_pavonis   Wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica Pedilanthus_tithymaloides   Low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties Pediment   A triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof Pediocactus   Low-growing cacti of the Great Plains of North America Back to top Pediocactus_knowltonii   Small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species Pedioecetes   Sharp-tailed grouse Pedioecetes_phasianellus   Large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America Pedionomus   Plain wanderer Pedionomus_torquatus   Small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains Pedipalpi   Whip scorpions Pedlar   Someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) Pedodontist   A dentist who specializes in the care of children''s teeth Pedometer   Measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking Pedophile   An adult who is sexually attracted to children Pedophilia   Sexual activity of an adult with a child Pedro_Calderon_de_la_Barca   Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681) Peduncle   A bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain Peduncle   Stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower Peduncle   The thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body Pedunculate   Having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk; "a pedunculate flower"; "a pedunculate barnacle is attached to the substrate by a fleshy foot or stalk" Pedunculated_polyp   A polyp with a stalk or peduncle Pedunculate_oak   Medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood Pedwood   European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers Pee   Informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" Back to top Pee   Liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" Pee   Eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" Pee-pee   Eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" Peeing   Informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" Peek   A secret look Peek   Throw a glance at; take a brief look at; "She only glanced at the paper"; "I only peeked--I didn''t see anything interesting" Peekaboo   A game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say Boo! Peel   The rind of a fruit or vegetable Peel   British politician (1788-1850) Peel   The tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit) Peel   Get undressed; "please don''t undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" Peel   Come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off" Peel   Strip the skin off; "pare apples" Peeled   (used informally) completely unclothed Peeler   A device for peeling vegetables or fruits; "she invented a potato peeler" Peeler   A worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables Peeler   A performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music Peeling   Loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales Peeling   Having the paint loose and peeling away; "a dilapidated house with peeling paint"; "peeling row houses" Peel_of   Informal:leave Back to top Peel_off   Peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates" Peel_off   Take off, as with some difficulty; "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt" Peel_off   Come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off" Peel_off   Peel off the outer layer of something Peel_off   Leave a formation Peen   The part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes) Peep   A secret look Peep   The short weak cry of a young bird Peep   Appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops" Peep   Speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice Peep   Make high-pitched sounds; of birds Peep   Cause to appear; "he peeped his head through the window" Peep   Look furtively; "He peeped at the woman through the window" Peeper   An animal that makes short high-pitched sounds Peeper   An informal term refering to the eye Peeper   A viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others Peephole   A hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep Peeping_Tom   A viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others Peepshow   A short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth Peepshow   An exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass Back to top Peepul   Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists Peep_sight   Rear gunsight having an adjustable eyepiece with a small aperture through which the front sight and the target are aligned Peer   A person who is of equal standing with another in a group Peer   A nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage Peer   Look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around" Peerage   The peers of a kingdom considered as a group Peeress   A woman of the peerage in Britain Peerless   Eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team''s nonpareil center fielder"; "she''s one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity Peer_group   Contemporaries of the same status Peer_of_the_realm   A peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords Peer_review   Evaluate professionally a colleague''s work Peeve   Cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful Peeved   Aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" Peevish   Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" Peevishly   In a peevish manner Peevishness   A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" Peevishness   An irritable petulant feeling Peewee   Small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America Peewee   Disparaging terms for small people Peewit   Small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America Back to top Peewit   Large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs Pee_Dee   A river that flows through central North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean Pee_Dee_River   A river that flows through central North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean Peg   A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface Peg   A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing Peg   Regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument Peg   A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg Peg   Informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" Peg   Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. Peg   Stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was pegged to the US Dollar" Peg   Fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" Peg   Pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into into Peg   Succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard" Pegasus   A constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces Pegasus   (Greek mythology) immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of high-flying imagination Pegboard   A board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted Pegged-down   Fastened by pegs; "the pegged-down branches of the plant will take root" Pegleg   A prosthesis that replaces a missing leg Pegmatite   A form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements Peg_away   Work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation" Back to top Peg_down   Define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" Peg_down   Fasten or secure with a wooden pin; "peg a tent" Peg_top   A pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin Pei   United States architect (born in China in 1917) Peignoir   A loose dressing gown for women Peiping   Capital of the People''s Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city Peirce   United States philosopher and logician; pioneer of pragmatism (1839-1914) Peirce   United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880) Peireskia   Genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers Pejorative   Expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit'' and `scalawag''" Pejoratively   In a pejorative manner; "I am not using the word pejoratively" Pekan   Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal Peke   A Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle Pekinese   A Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle Peking   Capital of the People''s Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city Pekingese   A Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle Peking_man   Fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II Peking_man   A primitive man found near Beijing; resembles Java man Pekoe   A superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java Pel   (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot); "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution" Back to top Pelage   Growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal Pelagic   Relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling" Pelagic_bird   Bird of the open seas Pelargonium   Geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated Pelargonium_graveolens   Any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant 3- to 5-lobed leaves and pink flowers Pelargonium_hortorum   An upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers Pelargonium_limoneum   A common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage Pelargonium_odoratissimum   Geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers Pelargonium_peltatum   A commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers Pelecanidae   Pelicans Pelecaniformes   Pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants Pelecaniform_seabird   Large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet Pelecanoididae   Diving petrels Pelecanus   Type genus of the Pelecanidae Pelecanus_erythrorhynchos   Large American pelican; white with black wing feathers Pelecanus_onocrotalus   Similar to American white pelican Pelecypod   Marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together Pelecypod   Bivalve Pelecypodous   Bivalve Peleus   A king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles Back to top Pelew   A chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean Pelf   Informal terms for money Pelham   A bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle Pelham_Grenville_Wodehouse   English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975) Pelican   Large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish Pelican_crossing   An acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians Pelican_State   A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Peliosis   Any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding Pelisse   A sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur Pell-mell   With undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the train" Pell-mell   In a wild or reckless manner; "dashing harum-scarum all over the place"; "running pell-mell up the stairs" Pellaea   Genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns; in some classification systems it is placed in the family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae Pellaea_andromedifolia   Evergreen fern of California and Baja California Pellaea_atropurpurea   Very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes Pellaea_mucronata   Cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks Pellaea_ornithopus   Cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks Pellaea_rotundifolia   Fern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds with dark green buttonlike leaflets Pellagra   A disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alco Pellet   A solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear" Pellet   A small sphere Back to top Pellicle   Thin protective membrane in some protozoa Pellicularia   Genus of fungi having the hymenium in the form of a crust; some species formerly placed in the form genus Rhizoctinia Pellicularia_filamentosa   Fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers Pellicularia_koleroga   Fungus causing a disease in coffee and some other tropical plants Pellitory   Small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache Pellitory   Herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers Pellitory-of-Spain   Small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache Pellitory-of-the-wall   Herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers Pellucid   (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" Pellucid   Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent cristal" Pellucidity   Passing light without diffusion or distortion Pellucidity   Free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression Pellucidly   In a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book" Pellucidness   Passing light without diffusion or distortion Pelmet   A decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing Pelobatidae   Spadefoot toads Peloponnese   The southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC Peloponnesian   Of or relating to Peloponnesus; "Peloponnesian War" Peloponnesian_Peninsula   The southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC Peloponnesian_War   A war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta; 431-404 BC Back to top Peloponnesus   The southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC Pelota   A Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket Pelt   Body covering of a living animal Pelt   The dressed hairy coat of a mammal Pelt   Attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions" Pelt   Cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs" Pelt   Rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it''s pouring outside!" Peltandra   Small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs Peltandra_virginica   Perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries Peltate   Of a leaf shape; round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) Peltate_leaf   Shield-shaped; as a nasturtium leaf Pelter   A thrower of missiles; "the police were too busy to chase the pelters" Pelter   A heavy rain Pelting   Anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" Peltiphyllum   1 species Peltiphyllum_peltatum   Rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California Pelt_along   Step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" Peludo   Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts Pelvic   Of or relating to the pelvis; "pelvic exam"; "pelvic inflammation" Pelvic_arch   The structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates Back to top Pelvic_cavity   The space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera Pelvic_fin   Either of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movement; correspond to hind limbs of a land vertebrate Pelvic_girdle   The structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates Pelvic_inflammatory_disease   Inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia); symptoms are abdominal pain and fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge Pelvimeter   Measuring instrument for performing pelvimetry Pelvimetry   Measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible) Pelvis   A structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter Pelvis   The structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates Pelycosaur   Large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America Pelycosauria   Edaphosaurus; dimetrodon Pembroke   The smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail Pembroke_Welsh_corgi   The smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail Pemican   Lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians Pemmican   Lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians Pempheridae   Sweepers Pemphigous   Of or relating to or manifesting pemphigus Pemphigus   A skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane Pen   Female swan Pen   A writing implement with a point from which ink flows Pen   An enclosure for confining livestock Back to top Pen   A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes Pen   A portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play Pen   Produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" Pen-and-ink   A drawing executed with pen and ink Pen-friend   A person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence Pen-tail   Brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia Pen-tailed_tree_shrew   Brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia Penal   Subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense" Penal   Serving as or designed to impose punishment; "penal servitude"; "a penal colony" Penal   Of or relating to punishment; "penal reform"; "penal code" Penalisation   The act of punishing Penalise   Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" Penalised   Punished by the imposition of a penalty Penalization   The act of punishing Penalize   Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" Penalized   Punished by the imposition of a penalty Penally   In a punishing manner Penalty   The act of punishing Penalty   (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game Penalty   The disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty" Back to top Penalty   A payment required for not fulfilling a contract Penalty_box   (ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties Penalty_free_throw   An unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul Penal_code   The legal code governing crimes and their punishment Penal_colony   A penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible) Penal_facility   An institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public Penal_institution   An institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public Penance   A Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution Penance   Voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing Penance   Remorse for your past conduct Penchant   A strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" Pencil   A thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood Pencil   A cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil" Pencil   A figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point Pencil   Graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist''s favorite medium is pencil" Pencil   Write, draw, or trace with a pencil; "he penciled a figure" Penciled   Drawn or written with a pencil; "a penciled sketch"; "the penciled message" Pencilled   Drawn or written with a pencil; "a penciled sketch"; "the penciled message" Pencil_box   A box for holding pencils Pencil_case   A box for holding pencils Back to top Pencil_cedar   Wood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils Pencil_cedar   Any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils Pencil_cedar_tree   Any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils Pencil_eraser   An eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil Pencil_lead   Mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil Pencil_pusher   A clerk who does boring paperwork Pendant   Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling Pendant   An adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) Pendant_earring   An earring with a pendant ornament Pending   Awaiting conclusion or confirmation; "business still pending" Pendragon   The supreme war chief of the ancient Britons Pendulous   Having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers" Pendulum   An apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity Pendulum_clock   A clock regulated by a pendulum Pendulum_watch   (18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it Peneidae   Tropical prawns Penelope   A genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds) Penelope   (Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them Peneplain   A more or less level land surface representing and advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements Peneplane   A more or less level land surface representing and advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements Back to top Penetrability   The permeability of something that can be penetrated by a liquid Penetrable   Admitting of penetration or passage into or through; "a penetrable wall"; "penetrable defenses" Penetrable   Capable of being penetrated; "penetrable defenses" Penetralia   The innermost parts Penetrate   Become clear or enter one''s consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" Penetrate   Come to understand Penetrate   Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" Penetrate   Spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" Penetrate   Insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; "Did the molester penetrate the child?" Penetrate   Make one''s way deeper into ar through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest" Penetrate   Enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" Penetrating   Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor" Penetrating   Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent pene Penetratingly   With ability to see into deeply; "the author treats his subject penetratingly" Penetrating_injury   Injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body Penetrating_trauma   Injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body Penetration   The act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" Penetration   The act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman Penetration   An attack that penetrates into enemy territory Penetration   The depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target) Back to top Penetration   The ability to make way into or through something; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries" Penetration   Clear or deep perception of a situation Penetration_bomb   A bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates Penetrative   Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor" Penetrative   Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent pene Penetratively   With ability to see into deeply; "the author treats his subject penetratingly" Penetrator   An intruder who passes into or through (often by overcoming resistance) Peneus   Type genus of the family Peneidae Pengo   A Dravidian language spoken in south central India Pengo   Formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946 Penguin   Short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers Penial   Of or relating to the penis; "penile erection" Penicillamine   A drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson''s disease and severe arthritis Penicillin   Any of various antibiotics obtained from penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases Penicillin-resistant   Unaffected by penicillin; "penicillin-resistant bacteria" Penicillin-resistant_bacteria   Bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin Penicillinase   Enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic Penicillinase-resistant_antibiotic   A form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase Penicillin_F   The first form of penicillin that was isolated in Great Britain Penicillin_G   The penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics Back to top Penicillin_O   A penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differently Penicillin_V   A crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids Penicillin_V_potassium   A form of penicillin V (trade name Ledercillin VK) Penicillium   Genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin Penile   Of or relating to the penis; "penile erection" Penile_implant   An implant that creates an artificial erection Peninsula   A large mass of land projecting into a body of water Peninsular   Of or forming or resembling a peninsula; "peninsular isolation" Penis   The male organ of copulation (`member'' is a euphemism) Penis_envy   (psychoanalysis) a female''s presumed envy of the male''s penis; said to explain femininity Penitence   Remorse for your past conduct Penitent   (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) Penitent   Feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds Penitential   Showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words" Penitential   Of or relating to penitence or penance; "the Day of Atonement is the great penitential day of the Hebrew calendar" Penitentially   Showing remorse Penitentiary   A correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes Penitentiary   Used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers; "penitentiary institutions" Penitently   Showing remorse Penknife   A small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens Back to top Penlight   A small flashlight resembling a fountain pen Penman   Informal terms for journalists Penmanship   Beautiful handwriting Penn   A university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Penn   Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718) Penn'orth   The amount that can be bought for a penny Pennant   A long flag; often tapering Pennant   The award given to the champion Pennant   A flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering) Pennate   Having feathered wings Pennatula   Type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens Pennatulidae   Sea pens Penne   Pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends Penned   Enclosed by a confining fence Penni   100 penni equal 1 markka Penniless   Not having enough money to pay for necessities Pennilessness   A state of lacking money Pennines   A system of hills in England that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers Pennine_Chain   A system of hills in England that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers Penning   The act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" Back to top Pennisetum   A genus of Old World grasses Pennisetum_Americanum   Tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer Pennisetum_cenchroides   Erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used in especially in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage Pennisetum_glaucum   Tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer Pennisetum_ruppelii   Tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia Pennisetum_setaceum   Tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia Pennistum_villosum   Northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles Pennon   Wing of a bird Pennon   A long flag; often tapering Pennoncel   A small pennant borne on a lance Pennoncelle   A small pennant borne on a lance Pennsylvania   A university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania   A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies Pennsylvania   One of the British colonies that formed the United States Pennsylvanian   A resident of Pennsylvania Pennsylvanian   From 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land Pennsylvanian_period   From 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land Pennsylvania_Dutch   A dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland Penny   A coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit Penny   A fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound Back to top Penny-pinch   Spend money frugally; spend as little as possible Penny-pinching   Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily Penny-pinching   Giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" Penny-wise   Thrifty in small matters only Pennycress   Any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi Pennyroyal   Erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine Pennyroyal   Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil Pennyroyal_oil   Aromatic oil from American pennyroyal Pennyroyal_oil   Oil from European pennyroyal having a odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps Pennyweight   A unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains Pennywhistle   An inexpensive fipple flute Pennyworth   The amount that can be bought for a penny Penny_ante   Poker played for small stakes Penny_ante   A business deal on a trivial scale Penny_ante_poker   Poker played for small stakes Penny_arcade   An arcade with coin-operated devices for entertainment Penny_bank   A child''s coin bank (often shaped like a pig) Penny_dreadful   A melodramatic paperback novel Penny_grass   Foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America Penny_pincher   Someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it) Back to top Penny_stock   A stock selling for less that $1/share Penobscot   A river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay Penobscot   A member of the Algonquian people belonging to the Abnaki confederacy and living in the Penobscot valley in northern Maine Penobscot_Bay   An inlet of the Atlantic in eastern Maine Penobscot_River   A river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay Penoche   Fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts Penologist   A person who studies the theory and practice of prison management Penology   The branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation Penoncel   A small pennant borne on a lance Penpusher   A clerk who does boring paperwork Pensacola   A town in extreme northwest Florida Pension   A regular payment to a person that iis intended to allow them to subsist without working Pension   Grant a pension to Pensionable   Entitled to receive a pension; "a pensionable employee" Pensionary   A person who works only for money Pensionary   The beneficiary of a pension fund Pensioner   The beneficiary of a pension fund Pension_account   A plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement Pension_fund   A financial institution that collects regular contributions from employers to provide retirement income for employees Pension_fund   A fund reserved to pay workers'' pensions when they retire from service Back to top Pension_off   Dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat" Pension_off   Grant a pension to Pension_off   Let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile" Pension_plan   A plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement Pensive   Showing pensive sadness; "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty" Pensive   Persistently or morbidly thoughtful Pensively   In a pensive manner; "pensively he stared at the painting" Pensiveness   Deep serious thoughtfulness Pensiveness   Persistent morbid meditation on a problem Penstemon   Large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America Penstemon_barbatus   Plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip Penstemon_centranthifolius   Plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward Penstemon_cyananthus   Erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming Penstemon_davidsonii   Mat-forming plant with blue-lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California Penstemon_deustus   Stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah Penstemon_dolius   Low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah Penstemon_fruticosus   Low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems Penstemon_linarioides   Plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona Penstemon_newberryi   Mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to California Penstemon_palmeri   Fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah Back to top Penstemon_parryi   Erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona Penstemon_rupicola   One of the West''s most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California Penstemon_rydbergii   Plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado Penstemon_serrulatus   Whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon Penstemon_whippleanus   Wine-lavender to black-purple flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico Penstock   Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate Penstock   Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice Pent   Closely confined Pent-up   Characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turn Pentacle   A star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon Pentad   The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one Pentaerythritol   A coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris Pentagon   A government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense Pentagon   The United States military establishment Pentagon   A five-sided polygon Pentagonal   Of or relating to or shaped like a pentagon Pentagon_Gang   A Filipino terrorist group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2001 in order to continue terrorism and kidnapping and extortion Pentagram   A star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon Pentahedron   Any polyhedron having five plane faces Pentail   Brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia Back to top Pentamerous   Divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members; "pentamerous flowers" Pentameter   A verse line having five metrical feet Pentamethylenetetrazol   A drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark Pentangular   Of or relating to or shaped like a pentagon Pentanoic_acid   A clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs Pentastomid   Wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals Pentastomida   Tongue worms Pentasyllabic   Having or characterized by or consisting of five syllables Pentateuch   The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit Pentathlete   An athlete who competes in a pentathlon Pentathlon   An athletic contest consisting of five different events Pentatonic   Relating to a pentatonic scale Pentatonic_scale   A gapped scale with five notes Pentavalent   Having a valence of five Pentazocine   Analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine Pentecost   (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments Pentecost   Seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland Pentecostal   Any member of a Pentecostal religious body Pentecostal   Of or relating to or occurring at Pentecost Pentecostal   Of or relating to or characteristic of any of various Pentecostal religious bodies or their members Back to top Pentecostalism   The principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups; characterized by religious excitement and talking in tongues Pentecostalist   Any member of a Pentecostal religious body Pentecostal_religion   Any fundamentalist Protestant church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples Penthouse   An apartment located on the top floors of a building Pentimento   The reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age) Pentlandite   A mineral (iron-nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel Pentobarbital   A barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and anti-spasmodic Pentobarbital_sodium   A barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and anti-spasmodic Pentode   A thermionic tube having five electrodes Pentose   Any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule Pentothal   Barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic Pentoxide   An oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule Pentoxifylline   A drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet Pentylenetetrazol   A drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark Penuche   Fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts Penuchle   A card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist Penult   The next to last syllable in a word Penultima   The next to last syllable in a word Penultimate   The next to last syllable in a word Penultimate   Next to the last; "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the next-to-last column" Back to top Penumbra   A fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra Penumbral   Of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra Penurious   Excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence" Penurious   Not having enough money to pay for necessities Penuriously   In a penurious manner; "they lived penuriously" Penuriousness   A disposition to be niggardly with money Penuriousness   A state of lacking money Penury   A state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless" Penutian   A family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California Penutian   A member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages Pen_name   An author''s pseudonym Pen_nib   The writing point of a pen Pen_pal   A person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence Pen_up   Confine in a fold, like sheep Peon   A laborer who is obliged to do menial work Peonage   The practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged Peonage   The condition of a peon Peony   Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers Peony_family   Perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America People   (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" Back to top People   Members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?" People   The body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people" People   The common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" People   Fill with people or supply with inhabitants; "people a room"; "The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country" People   Make one''s home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" People's_Liberation_Army   A radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland People's_Mujahidin_of_Iran   A terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran''s pro-Western policies of modernization and anti-communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic f People's_Party   A former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads People's_Republican_Army   A radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland People's_Republic_of_Bangladesh   A Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971 People's_Republic_of_China   A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world Peopled   Furnished with people; "sparsely peopled arctic regions" People_against_Gangsterism_and_Drugs   A terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords; evolved into a vigilante group with anti Western views closely allied with Qibla; is believed to have ties to Islamic extremists in the Middle East; is suspected of conducting bo People_of_color   A race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) People_of_colour   A race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) Peoria   A city in central Illinois on the Illinois River Pep   Liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" Pepcid   A histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux Peperomia   Any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage Peperomia_argyreia   Grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy foliage; South America Back to top Peperomia_sandersii   Grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy foliage; South America Peplos   A garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist Peplum   A garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist Peplum   A flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse Peplus   A garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist Pepper   Sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum Pepper   Pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground Pepper   Any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers Pepper   Climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam Pepper   Attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions" Pepper   Add pepper to; "pepper the soup" Pepper-and-salt   A fabric woven with flecks of light and dark Peppercorn   Pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground Peppercorn_rent   Very low or nominal rent Peppered_steak   Steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce Pepperidge   Columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall Pepperiness   A hot spiciness Peppermint   A candy flavored with peppermint oil Peppermint   Red gum tree of Tasmania Peppermint   Herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring Back to top Peppermint_candy   A candy flavored with peppermint oil Peppermint_gum   Red gum tree of Tasmania Peppermint_oil   Oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring Peppermint_patty   A patty flavored with peppermint Pepperoni   A pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage) Pepperoni_pizza   Tomato and cheese pizza with pepperoni Pepperwood   Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood Pepperwort   Annual herb used as salad green and garnish Pepperwort   Any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets Peppery   Having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers; "gingery Chinese food"; "hot peppers"; "hot curry"; "corn chips with peppery salsa"; "spicy tomato sauce" Pepper_box   A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper Pepper_bush   Shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers Pepper_family   Tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets Pepper_grass   Annual herb used as salad green and garnish Pepper_grinder   A mill for grinding pepper Pepper_mill   A mill for grinding pepper Pepper_pot   A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper Pepper_pot   A soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings Pepper_root   North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots Pepper_sauce   For venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper Back to top Pepper_shaker   A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper Pepper_shrub   Evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits Pepper_spray   A nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleorsein capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent Pepper_steak   Strips of steak sauteed with green peppers and onions Pepper_steak   Steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce Pepper_tree   Small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs Pepper_tree   Small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits Pepper_vine   Any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper Peppiness   Liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep" Peppy   Marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" Pepsi   Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola Pepsin   An enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones Pepsinogen   Precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach Pepsi_Cola   Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola Peptic   Relating to or promoting digestion; "peptic juices" Peptic_ulcer   An ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract Peptic_ulceration   An ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract Peptidase   Any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis Peptide   Amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein Peptide_bond   The primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide Back to top Peptide_linkage   The primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide Peptisation   The process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution Peptise   Disperse in a medium into a colloidal state Peptising   Causing to disperse into a colloidal state; "acting...as peptizing agents" Peptization   The process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution Peptize   Disperse in a medium into a colloidal state Peptizing   Causing to disperse into a colloidal state; "acting...as peptizing agents" Pepto-bismal   An antacid Peptone   Any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids Pepys   English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703) Pep_pill   A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression Pep_rally   A rally (especially of students) before a game Pep_talk   A speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff Pep_up   E.g.,make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper" Pep_up   Urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" Peradventure   By chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" Perambulate   Walk with no particular goal; "we were walking around in the garden"; "after breakfast, she walked about in the park" Perambulate   Make an official inspection on foot of (the bounds of a property); "Selectmen are required by law to perambulate the bounds every five years" Perambulating   Strolling or walking around; "perambulating nursemaids with their charges" Perambulation   A leisurely walk (usually in some public place) Back to top Perambulation   A walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forrest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries Perambulator   A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around Peramelidae   Bandicoots Perboric_acid   A form of boric acid Perca   Type genus of the Percidae Percale   A fine closely woven cotton fabric Perca_flavescens   North American perch Perca_fluviatilis   A perch native to Europe Perceivable   Capable of being apprehended or understood Perceivable   Capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing; "perceivable through the mist" Perceive   Become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest" Perceive   To become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" Perceived   Detected by means of the senses; "a perceived difference in temperature" Perceived   Detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues; "the felt presence of an intruder"; "a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms"; "a perceived threat" Perceiver   A person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses Percent   A proportion multiplied by 100 Percentage   Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" Percentage   A proportion multiplied by 100 Percentage_point   The dot at the left of a decimal fraction Percentage_sign   % Back to top Percentile   (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total Percent_sign   % Percept   The representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept Perceptibility   The property of being perceptible Perceptible   Easily seen or detected; "a detectable note of sarcasm"; "he continued after a perceptible pause" Perceptible   Easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an obvious (or palpable) lie" Perceptible   Capable of being perceived by the mind or senses; "a perceptable limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior" Perceptibly   In a noticeable manner; "he changed noticeably over the years" Perception   Becoming aware of something via the senses Perception   The process of perceiving Perception   Knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception" Perception   A way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible" Perception   The representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept Perceptive   Having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation" Perceptive   Of or relating to perception; "perceptive faculties" Perceptively   In a perceptive manner Perceptiveness   The quality of insight and sympathetic understanding Perceptiveness   Perception of that which is obscure Perceptiveness   Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" Perceptiveness   A feeling of understanding Back to top Perceptivity   A feeling of understanding Perceptual   Of or relating to the act of perceiving; "perceptual stimulus" Perceptually   With regard to perception; "this task is perceptually very difficult" Perceptual_experience   The representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept Perch   Any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes Perch   Spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes Perch   Support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) Perch   Any of numerous fishes of America and Europe Perch   An elevated place serving as a seat Perch   A square rod of land Perch   A linear measure of 16.5 feet Perch   Sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee" Perch   Cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head" Perch   To come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him" Perchance   By chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" Perchance   Through chance, "To sleep, perchance to dream.." Perched   (especially of ears) quickly lifted up or out in attention; `perched'' is obsolete; "a dog with perked ears" Percher   A bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists Percher   A person situated on a perch Perching_bird   A bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists Back to top Perchlorate   A salt of perchloric acid Perchloric_acid   A powerful oxidizing agent; forms perchlorates Perchloride   A chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine Perchloromethane   A colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined Percidae   Active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches Perciformes   One of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna Percina   A genus of Percidae Percina_tanasi   3-inch snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River Percipient   Characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving; "clear mind"; "a percipient author" Percival_Lowell   United States astronomer whose studies of Mars led him to conclude that Mars was inhabited (1855-1916) Percoid   Any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes Percoidea   In some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder Percoidean   Any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes Percoid_fish   Any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes Percolate   The product of percolation Percolate   Gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" Percolate   Pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" Percolate   Cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent Percolate   Prepare in a percolator; "percolate coffee" Percolate   Spread gradually; "Light percolated into our house in the morning" Back to top Percolate   Permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground" Percolation   The filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification Percolation   The act of making coffee in a percolator Percolation   The slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava" Percolator   A coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans Percomorphi   One of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna Percophidae   Percoid flatheads Percuss   Strike or tap firmly; "the doctor percussed his chest and back" Percussion   The act of exploding a percussion cap Percussion   The act of playing a percussion instrument Percussion   Tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes Percussion   The section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments Percussionist   A musician who plays percussion instruments Percussion_cap   A detonator that explodes when struck Percussion_instrument   A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another Percussion_section   The section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments Percussive   Involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments; "percussive music" Percussive_instrument   A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another Percussor   (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes Percutaneous   Through the unbroken skin; refers to medications applied directly to the skin (creams or ointments) or in time-release forms (skin patches); "transdermal estrogen"; "percutaneous absorption" Back to top Percy   English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403) Percy   United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990) Percy_Aldridge_Grainger   United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961) Percy_Bysshe_Shelley   Englishman and Romantic poet (1792-1822) Percy_Grainger   United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961) Perdicidae   Old World partridges Perdicinae   Old World partridges Perdition   (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl''d headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit" Perdix   A genus of Perdicinae Perdix_perdix   Common European partridge Perdurability   The property of being extremely durable Perdurable   Very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent" Peregrinate   Travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge" Peregrination   Travel (especially by foot) Peregrine   A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry Peregrine   (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes" Peregrine_falcon   A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry Perejil   A small uninhabited Mediterranean islet claimed by both Morocco and Spain Peremptorily   In an imperative and commanding manner Peremptory   Putting an end to all debate or action; "a peremptory decree" Back to top Peremptory   Not allowing contradiction or refusal; "spoke in peremptory tones"; "peremptory commands" Peremptory   Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisteri Perennate   Survive from season to season, of plants Perennation   The process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant) Perennial   A plant lasting for three seasons or more Perennial   Recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements" Perennial   Lasting three seasons or more; "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant" Perennial   Lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; "perennial happiness" Perennially   In a perennial manner; repeatedly; "We want to know what is perennially new about the world" Perennial_pea   Perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America Perennial_ragweed   Coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico Perennial_ryegrass   European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass Perennial_salt_marsh_aster   A variety of aster Pereskia   Genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers Pereskia_aculeata   West Indian woody scrambler with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits Perestroika   An economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy Pere_david's_deer   Large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds Pere_Jacques_Marquette   French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675) Perfect   A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) Perfect   Make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!" Back to top Perfect   Precisely accurate or exact; "perfect timing" Perfect   Being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" Perfect(a)   Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad" Perfecta   A bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order Perfectability   The capability of becoming perfect; "he believes in the ultimate perfectability of man" Perfected   (of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed; "a graceful but not yet fully perfected literary style" Perfecter   A skilled worker who perfects somethings; "although not the inventor he must be recognized as the perfecter of this technique" Perfectibility   The capability of becoming perfect; "he believes in the ultimate perfectability of man" Perfectible   Capable of becoming or being made perfect Perfection   The act of making something perfect Perfection   An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept Perfection   The state of being without a flaw or defect Perfectionism   A disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students" Perfectionist   A person is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards Perfective   The aspect of a verb that expresses a completed completed action Perfective   A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) Perfective_aspect   The aspect of a verb that expresses a completed completed action Perfective_tense   A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) Perfectly   Completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you''re perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right" Perfectly   In a perfect or faultless way; "She performed perfectly on the balance beam"; "spoke English perfectly"; "solved the problem perfectly" Back to top Perfect_game   A game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base Perfect_gas   A hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forces Perfect_participle   A participle that expresses completed action Perfect_pitch   The ability to identify the pitch of a tone Perfect_tense   A tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) Perfervid   Characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" Perfidious   Tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; "Punic faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues" Perfidiously   In a perfidious manner; "he was playing perfidiously one side against the other" Perfidiousness   Betrayal of a trust Perfidy   An act of deliberate betrayal Perfidy   Betrayal of a trust Perfluorocarbon   A powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum Perfoliate   Of a leaf having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem Perfoliate_leaf   A leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem Perforate   Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest" Perforate   Make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper" Perforate   Having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" Perforated   Having a number or series of holes; "a perforated steel plate"; "perforated cancellation"; "perforated stamp" Perforated   Having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" Perforated_eardrum   An eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems Back to top Perforating_vein   Veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein Perforation   The act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation) Perforation   A line of small holes for tearing at a particular place Perforation   A hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum" Perforce   By necessity; by force of circumstance Perform   Carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" Perform   Give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" Perform   Perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?" Perform   Get (something) done; "I did my job" Performance   Any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe" Performance   The act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance" Performance   The act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart''s C minor concerto" Performance   A dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" Performance   Process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determine its operation"; "the plane''s operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet''s performance conformed to high standards" Performance_bond   A bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance Performance_capability   The capability of a technological system to perform as intended Performer   An entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience Performing   The performance of a part or role in a drama Performing_artist   An entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience Performing_arts   Arts or skills that require public performance Back to top Perfume   A toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor Perfume   A distinctive odor that is pleasant Perfume   Apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day" Perfume   Fill or impregnate with an odor; "orange blossoms prerfumed the air in the garden" Perfumed   Having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" Perfumed   Filled or impregnated with perfume; "perfumed boudoir"; "perfumed stationery"; "scented soap" Perfumer   A person who makes (and sells) perfumes Perfumery   The art of making perfumes Perfumery   An establishment where perfumes are made Perfumery   Store where perfumes are sold Perfumery   Perfumes in general Perfunctorily   In a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily" Perfunctory   Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house''s structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" Perfunctory   As a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election" Perfuse   Cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color" Perfuse   Force a fluid through (a body part or tissue); "perfuse a liver with a salt solution" Perfusion   Pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels) Pergamum   An ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here Pergola   A framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park" Perhaps   By chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" Back to top Peri   (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done Peri   A beautiful and graceful girl Periactin   An antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions Perianal   Around the anus Perianth   Collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils Periapsis   (astronomy) the point in as orbit closest to the body being orbited Periarterial_plexus   An autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery Periarteritis   Inflammation of the outer coat of an artery Periarteritis_nodosa   A progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area Pericallis   Cineraria Pericallis_cruenta   Herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers Pericallis_hybrida   Herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria Pericardiac   Located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium; "pericardial space" Pericardial   Located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium; "pericardial space" Pericardial_cavity   The space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement Pericardial_sac   The membrane surrounding the heart Pericardial_space   The space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement Pericardial_vein   Several small veins from the pericardium Pericarditis   Inflammation of the pericardium Pericardium   A double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the heart Back to top Pericarp   The ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary Pericementoclasia   Pus pocket formation around a tooth Periclase   A white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium Pericles   Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athen''s political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC) Peridinian   Flagellate with a thick test composed of plates Peridiniidae   Marine and freshwater dinoflagellates Peridinium   Type genus of the family Peridiniidae Peridium   Outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi Peridot   A pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone Peridotite   A dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine Perigee   Periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth Perigon   An angle of 360 degrees Perigonal   Of or relating to a perigone Perigone   Collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils Perigonium   Collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils Perihelion   Periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun Perijove   Periapsis in orbit around Jupiter Peril   A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" Peril   A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" Peril   A state of danger involving risk Back to top Peril   Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position Peril   Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" Perilla   Small genus of Asiatic herbs Perilla_frutescens_crispa   Plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage Perilous   Fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery" Perilously   In a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge" Perilousness   The state of being dangerous Perilune   Periapsis in orbit around the moon Perilymph   The bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear Perimeter   The size of something as given by the distance around it Perimeter   A line enclosing a plane areas Perimeter   The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary Perinasal   Near the nose Perinatal   Occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after); "perinatal mortality"; "perinatal care" Perinatologist   An obstetrician specializing in perinatology Perinatology   The branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium Perineal   Of or relating to the perineum; "perineal pains" Perineal_artery   A branch of the internal pudendal artery that supplies superficial structures of the perineum Perineotomy   Surgical incision into the perineum Perineum   The general region between the anus and the genital organs Back to top Perineurium   Connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers Period   A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" Period   The monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to Period   An amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso''s blue period" Period   The end or completion of something; "death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility" Period   A unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods" Period   One of three periods of play in hockey games Period   The interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon Period   A stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time; "a novel from the Victorian period" Periodic   Recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic feelings of anxiety" Periodic   Happening or recurring at regular intervals Periodic   Recurring at regular intervals Periodical   A publication that appears at fixed intervals Periodical   Happening or recurring at regular intervals Periodically   In a sporadic manner; "he only works sporadically" Periodical_cicada   North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature Periodicity   The quality of recurring at intervals Periodic_acid   Any oxygen-containing acid of iodine Periodic_apnea_of_the_newborn   Irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome Periodic_breathing   Abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate Back to top Periodic_event   An event that recurs at intervals Periodic_law   (chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers Periodic_motion   Motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same Periodic_movement   Motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same Periodic_sentence   A complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause Periodic_table   A tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law Periodontal   Of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics; "periodontal disease" Periodontal_disease   A disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth Periodontia   The branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth Periodontic   Of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics; "periodontal disease" Periodontics   The branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth Periodontist   A dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth Periodontitis   A disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth Period_of_play   (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" Period_of_time   An amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso''s blue period" Period_piece   Any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period Periophthalmus   A genus of Gobiidae Periosteum   A dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone Peripatetic   A follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism Peripatetic   A person who walks from place to place Back to top Peripatetic   Traveling especially on foot; "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger" Peripatidae   A family of Onychophora Peripatopsidae   A family of Onychophora Peripatopsis   Type genus of Peripatopsidae; onychophorans of chiefly Asiatic and African tropical regions Peripatus   Any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms Peripeteia   A sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work); "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling" Peripetia   A sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work); "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling" Peripety   A sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work); "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling" Peripheral   (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals" Peripheral   On or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia''s peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs" Peripheral   Related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues" Peripherally   In or at or near a periphery or according to a peripheral role or function or relationship Peripheral_device   (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals" Peripheral_nervous_system   The section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord Peripheral_vision   Vision using only the periphery of the retina Periphery   The outside boundary or surface of something Periphrasis   A style that involves indirect ways of expressing things Periphrastic   Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; "had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meaning Periplaneta   Cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches Periplaneta_americana   Large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed Back to top Periplaneta_australasiae   Widely distributed in warm countries Periploca   Genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World Periploca_graeca   Deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits; cultivated for its dark shining foliage; southeastern Europe to Asia Minor Peripteral   Having columns on all sides Perirhinal   Near the nose Periscope   An optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field Periselene   Periapsis in orbit around the moon Perish   Pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully" Perishable   Liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay; "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods such as butter and fruit" Perishables   Foods that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated Perisher   Bounder Perisoreus   Canada jays Perisoreus_canadensis   Gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery Perisoreus_canadensis_capitalis   A Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona Perisperm   The nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds Perissodactyl   Placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot Perissodactyla   Nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms Perissodactyl_mammal   Placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot Peristalsis   The process of wave-like muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along Peristediinae   In some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins Back to top Peristedion   In some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins Peristedion_miniatum   Sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin; found mostly on the continental slope Peristome   Region around the mouth in various invertebrates Peristome   (botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule Peristylar   Having columniation completely circling an area of the structure Peristyle   A colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court Perithecium   Flask-shaped ascocarp Perithelial   Of or relating to the tissue layer around small blood vessels Perithelium   Tissue layer around small blood vessels Peritoneal   Of or relating to or affecting the peritoneum; "peritoneal cancer" Peritoneal_cavity   The interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum Peritoneal_inflammation   Inflammation of the peritoneum Peritoneum   A transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera Peritonitis   Inflammation of the peritoneum Peritonsillar_abscess   A painful pus-filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis Peritrate   A coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris Peritrichous   Covered all over with uniformly distributed flagella Periwig   Wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries Periwigged   Wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries Periwinkle   Edible marine gastropod Back to top Periwinkle   Small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked Periwinkle   Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers Periwinkle   Chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers Periwinkle_plant_derivative   An antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer Perjure   Knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury Perjurer   A person who deliberately gives false testimony Perjury   Criminal offense of making false statements under oath Perk   An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" Perk   Gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" Perked   (especially of ears) quickly lifted up or out in attention; `perched'' is obsolete; "a dog with perked ears" Perked_up   (especially of ears) quickly lifted up or out in attention; `perched'' is obsolete; "a dog with perked ears" Perked_up   Made or become more cheerful or lively; "his attention made her feel all perked up" Perkily   In a perky manner; "stuck perkily, like a bustle on a woman''s skirt" Perkiness   Inappropriate playfulness Perkiness   Cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface Perky   Characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s" Perk_up   Cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn''t stimulate" Perk_up   Gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" Perleche   A disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin Perm   A series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals Back to top Perm   A city in the European part of Russia Perm   Give a permanent wave to; "She perms her hair" Permafrost   Ground that is permanently frozen Permalloy   An 80/20 alloy of nickel and iron; easily magnetized and demagnetized Permanence   The property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration Permanency   The property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration Permanent   A series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals Permanent   Continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" Permanent   Not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition; "permanent brain damage" Permanent-press   Used of fabrics that do not require ironing; "drip-dry shirts for travel" Permanent-press_fabric   A fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape Permanently   For a long time without essential change; "he is permanently disabled" Permanent_injunction   Injunction issued on completion of a trial Permanent_magnet   A magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field Permanent_press   A fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape Permanent_tooth   Any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age Permanent_wave   A series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals Permanganate   A dark purple salt of permanganic acid; in water solution it is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic Permanganate_of_potash   A poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic Permanganic_acid   An unstable purple acid (HMnO4) known only in solution or of permanganate salts Back to top Permeability   The property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) Permeable   Allowing (especially liquids) to pass or diffuse through; "permeable membranes"; "rock that is permeable by water" Permeableness   The property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion) Permeant   Spreading throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion" Permeate   Penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot" Permeate   Spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" Permeate   Pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" Permeated   Occurring throughout; "her poems are permeated with sorrow" Permeating   Spreading throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion" Permeation   Mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other Permeation   The process of permeating or infusing something with a substance Permeative   Spreading throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion" Permed   Treated with chemicals to make it curly; "permed hair" Permian   From 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles Permian_period   From 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles Permic   A group of Finnic languages spoken in the northwest Urals Permissibility   Admissibility as a consequence of being permitted Permissible   That may be permitted especially as according to rule; "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction" Permissible   That may be accepted or conceded; "a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine" Permissibly   In a permissible manner Back to top Permission   The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization Permission   Approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave" Permissive   Granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents" Permissive   Not preventive Permissively   In a permissive manner Permissiveness   A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior Permissive_waste   (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect Permit   The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization Permit   Large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies Permit   A legal document giving official permission to do something Permit   Consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won''t let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" Permit   Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don''t allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital" Permit   Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won''t allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" Permitted   Possible to allow; "a degree of freedom allowable among friends" Permitting_of(p)   Leaving room for Permutability   Ability to change sequence Permutable   Capable of changing sequence Permutableness   Ability to change sequence Permutation   Act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group Permutation   Complete change in character or condition; "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller Back to top Permutation   The act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements Permutation   An event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" Permute   Change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word" Pernambuco   A port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic Pernambuco_wood   Tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry Pernicious   Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison" Pernicious   Exceedingly harmful Perniciously   In a noxiously baneful way; "this banefully poisoned climate" Perniciously   In a harmfully insidious manner; "these drugs act insidiously" Perniciousness   Grave harmfulness or deadliness Pernicious_anaemia   A chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12) Pernicious_anemia   A chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12) Pernickety   Characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details; "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher" Pernio   Inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture Pernis   A common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts Pernis_apivorus   Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles Pernod   Anise- and licorice-flavored liqueur Pernyi_moth   A Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk Perodicticus   A genus of Lorisidae Perodicticus_potto   A kind of lemur Back to top Perognathus   Pocket mice Perognathus_flavescens   Small rodent of open areas of United States plains states Perognathus_flavus   Small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico Perognathus_hispidus   Large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States Peromyscus   New World wood mice Peromyscus_eremicus   Burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States Peromyscus_gossypinus   Large dark mouse of southeastern United States Peromyscus_leucopus   American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts Peromyscus_maniculatus   Brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus Peron   Argentine soldier who became president of Argentina (1895-1974) Peroneal   Of or relating to the fibula or the outer part of the leg below the knee Peroneal_vein   Accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein Peroneus   Muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot Peronospora   Genus of destructive downy mildews Peronosporaceae   Parasitic fungi: downy mildews Peronosporales   Order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi: Albuginaceae and Peronosporaceae and Pythiaceae Peronospora_destructor   Fungus causing a downy mildew on onions Peronospora_hyoscyami   Fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco Peronospora_tabacina   Fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-gray mildew on undersides of leaves Perorate   Deliver an oration in grandiloquent style Back to top Perorate   Conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation Peroration   (rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration" Peroration   A flowery and highly rhetorical oration Peroxidase   Any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide Peroxide   A viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used as a disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels Peroxide   An inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O- Peroxide   Bleach with peroxide; "She must peroxide her hair-it looks unnaturally blond" Peroxide_blond   A blond whose hair is bleached with peroxide Peroxide_blonde   A blond whose hair is bleached with peroxide Perpendicular   An extremely steep face Perpendicular   A cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth''s center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point Perpendicular   A Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting Perpendicular   A straight line at right angles to another line Perpendicular   Extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff" Perpendicular   At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height" Perpendicular   Intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" Perpendicularity   The quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon) Perpendicularity   The relation of opposition between things at right angles Perpendicularly   In a perpendicular manner; "this red line runs perpendicularly to the green line" Perpendicularly   Straight up or down without a break Back to top Perpendicular_style   A Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting Perpetrate   Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" Perpetration   The act of committing a crime Perpetrator   Someone who perpetrates wrongdoing Perpetual   Occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted; "a child''s incessant questions"; "your perpetual (or continual) complaints" Perpetual   Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standar Perpetual   Continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell''s perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" Perpetually   Seemingly uninterrupted; "constantly bullied by his big brother"; "was perpetually answering the doorbell" Perpetually   Everlastingly; for all time; "rays...streaming perpetually from the sun"- Stuart Chase Perpetual_calendar   A chart or mechanical device that indicates the days of the week corresponding to any given date over a long period of years Perpetual_motion   Motion that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy; impossible in practice because of friction Perpetual_motion_machine   A machine that can continue to do work indefinitely without drawing energy from some external source; impossible under the law of conservation of energy Perpetual_warrant   A warrant with no expiration date Perpetuate   Cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth" Perpetuation   The act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" Perpetuity   The property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) Perphenazine   Tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults Perplex   Make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter" Perplex   Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don''t know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" Perplexed   Full or difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world" Back to top Perplexedly   In a perplexed manner; "he looked at his professor perplexedly" Perplexing   Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" Perplexity   Trouble or confusion resulting from complexity Perquisite   A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" Perquisite   An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" Perry   A fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider Perry   United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) Perry   United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858) Perry   United States philosopher (1876-1957) Perry_Mason   Fictional detective in novels by Erle Stanley Gardner Persea   Avocado Persea_Americana   Tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits Persea_borbonia   Small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood Persecute   Cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union" Persecution   The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) Persecutor   Someone who torments Persephone   (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina Persepolis   An ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins Perseus   A conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way Perseus   (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster Back to top Perseverance   The act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate" Perseverance   Persistent determination Perseverate   Psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus; "The subjects in this study perseverated" Perseveration   The act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate" Perseveration   The tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it Persevere   Be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" Persevering   Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business" Perseveringly   With perseverance Pershing   United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948) Persia   A theocratic islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil; involved in state-sponsored terrorism Persia   An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC Persian   The language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms Persian   A native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims" Persian   Of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police" Persian_cat   A long-haired breed of cat Persian_deity   A deity worshiped by the ancient Persians Persian_Empire   An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC Persian_Gulf   A shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among the most productive in the world Persian_Gulf_illness   A medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain and respiratory disorders Persian_Gulf_War   A war fought between a coalition led by the United States and Iraq to free Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991 Back to top Persian_iris   Bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers Persian_lamb   A karakul lamb Persian_lamb   The fur of a karakul lamb Persian_lilac   Small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers Persian_lilac   Tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree Persian_melon   The fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large green melon with orange flesh Persian_melon   Any of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smell Persian_violet   Perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers Persian_walnut   Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated Persiflage   Light teasing Persimmon   Orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe Persimmon   Any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros Persimmon_tree   Any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros Persist   Be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" Persist   Continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" Persist   Stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" Persistence   The act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate" Persistence   Persistent determination Persistence   The property of a continuous and connected period of time Persistency   Persistent determination Back to top Persistent   Never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" Persistent   Continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy Persistent   Retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" Persistently   With persistence Persistently   In a persistent manner; "he was asking questions, unavoidable questions, persistently..." Persisting   Relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit; "impossible to escape the dogging fears" Persist_in   Carry forward; "We continued our research into the cause of the illness" Persnickety   Characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details; "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher" Persnickety   Used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they''re snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety" Person   A human being; "there was too much for one person to do" Person   A person''s body (usually including their clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person" Person   A grammatical category of pronouns and verb forms; "stop talking about yourself in the third person" Person-to-person   Involving direct communication or contact between persons or parties; "a person-to-person interview"; "person-to-person telephone calls" Person-to-person   (of two persons) in direct encounter; "preferred to settle the matter one-on-one"; "interviewed her person-to-person" Persona   (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty" Persona   An actor''s portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" Personable   (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality Personableness   The complex of attributes that make a person socially attractive Personage   A person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events Personage   Another word for person; a person not meriting identification; "a strange personage appeared at the door" Back to top Personal   A short newspaper article about a particular person or group Personal   Particular to a given individual Personal   Concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she ha Personal   Intimately concerning a person''s body or physical being; "personal hygiene" Personal   Indicating grammatical person; "personal verb endings" Personal   Of or arising from personality; "personal magnetism" Personalise   Make personal or more personal; "personalized service" Personalised   Made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual; "personalized luggage"; "personalized advice" Personality   The complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others" Personality   A person of considerable prominence; "she is a Hollywood personality" Personality_assessment   A questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description of a person''s personality traits; "a personality inventory is a direct test of personality, as contrasted with a projective test" Personality_disorder   Inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior Personality_inventory   A questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description of a person''s personality traits; "a personality inventory is a direct test of personality, as contrasted with a projective test" Personality_test   Any test that is intended to assess personality Personalize   Make personal or more personal; "personalized service" Personalized   Made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual; "personalized luggage"; "personalized advice" Personalized   Pointedly referring to or concerning a person''s individual personality or intimate affairs especially offensively; "unnecessarily personalized remarks" Personally   As a person; "he is personally repulsive" Personally   In the flesh; without involving anyone else; "I went there personally"; "he appeared in person" Personally   Concerning the speaker; "personally, I find him stupid" Back to top Personally   In a personal way; "he took her comments personally" Personally   As yourself; "speaking personally, I would not want to go" Personalty   Movable property (as distinguished from real estate) Personal_appeal   A personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others Personal_business   Matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order" Personal_care   Care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions Personal_chattel   Personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc) Personal_check   A check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account Personal_cheque   A check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account Personal_computer   A small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time Personal_credit_line   The maximum credit that a customer is allowed Personal_digital_assistant   A lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. Personal_effects   Property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business; "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I watched over their effects until they returned" Personal_equation   Variability attributable to individual differences Personal_estate   Movable property (as distinguished from real estate) Personal_expense   The cost of personal or family living; "some personal expenses are tax deductible" Personal_foul   A foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football) Personal_identification_number   A number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts Personal_identity   The distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army" Personal_income   The income received by a single individual Back to top Personal_judgement   A judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages Personal_judgment   A judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages Personal_letter   A letter dealing with personal affairs Personal_line_of_credit   The maximum credit that a customer is allowed Personal_loan   A loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal use; usually unsecured and based on the borrower''s integrity and ability to pay Personal_magnetism   A personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others Personal_manner   A way of acting or behaving Personal_matters   Matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order" Personal_memory   Memory for episodes in your own life Personal_organiser   A lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. Personal_organizer   A lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. Personal_pronoun   A pronoun expressing a distinction of person Personal_property   Movable property (as distinguished from real estate) Personal_relation   A relation between persons Personal_relationship   A relation between persons Personal_representative   A person who manages the affairs of another Personate   Attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous" Personate   Pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar''s daughter" Personation   Acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture Personation   Imitating the mannerisms of another person Back to top Persona_grata   A diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he is sent Persona_non_grata   A person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome Persona_non_grata   A diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent Personhood   Being a person; "finding her own personhood as a campus activist" Personification   The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. Personification   Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature Personification   A person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism" Personify   Attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous" Personify   Represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet" Personify   Invest with or as with a body; give body to Personnel   The department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for seting policies for personnel management Personnel   Group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" Personnel_carrier   A military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment Personnel_casualty   Military personnel lost by death or capture Personnel_department   The department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for seting policies for personnel management Personnel_office   The department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for seting policies for personnel management Personnel_pouch   A bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed Person_agreement   Agreement in person between pronouns and verbs Person_hour   A time unit used in industry for measuring work Person_of_color   (formal) any non-European non-White person Back to top Person_of_colour   (formal) any non-European non-White person Persoonia   Australian undershrubs to small trees: geebungs Perspective   The appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer Perspective   A way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" Perspex   A transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin Perspicacious   Mentally acute or penetratingly discerning; "too clear-eyed not to see what problems would follow"; "chaos could be prevented only by clear-sighted leadership"; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by so spurious an argument" Perspicacious   Acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was given to asking sagacious questions"; "a source of valuable insights and sapient advice to educators" Perspicaciousness   Intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) Perspicacity   The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions Perspicacity   Intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) Perspicuity   Clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous Perspicuous   (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument" Perspicuously   In a clear and lucid manner; "this is a lucidly written book" Perspicuousness   Clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous Perspiration   Salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow" Perspiration   The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" Perspire   Excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" Perspirer   A person who perspires Perspiring   Being wet with perspiration; "the perspiring runners"; "his sweating face"; "sweaty clothes" Persuadable   Being susceptible to persuasion Back to top Persuade   Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody''s arm; "You can''t persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" Persuade   Win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" Persuader   Someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on Persuasible   Being susceptible to persuasion Persuasion   Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty Persuasion   A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" Persuasion   The act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action Persuasive   Capable of convincing; "a persuasive argument"; "the evidence is persuasive but not conclusive" Persuasive   Tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker" Persuasively   In a persuasive manner; "this essay argues so persuasively..." Persuasiveness   The power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter" Pert   Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" Pertain   Be a part or attribute of Pertain   Have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" Pertainym   Meaning relating to or pertaining to Perth   The state capital of Western Australia Pertinacious   Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion" Pertinaciously   In a dogged and pertinacious manner; "he struggled pertinaciously for the new resolution" Pertinacity   Persistent determination Pertinence   Relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand Back to top Pertinency   Relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand Pertinent   Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" Pertinent   Having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"; "remarks that were to the point" Pertinently   In a pertinent way; "what is singular about his use of them is that no other artist, of his time or any other, has painted them so directly, intimately and pertinently" Pertly   In an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently" Pertness   Inappropriate playfulness Perturb   Throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt" Perturb   Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" Perturb   Cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet" Perturb   Disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion" Perturbation   The act of causing disorder Perturbation   A disposition that is confused or nervous and upset Perturbation   Activity that is an intrusion or interruption; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function" Perturbation   (physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly Perturbation   An unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn''t realize the upset she caused me" Perturbed   Thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled'' is an informal term) Perturbing   Causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worr Pertusaria   Crustose lichens that are a source of the dye archil and of litmus Pertusariaceae   A fungus family of division Lichenes Pertussis   A disease of the respiratory mucous membrane Back to top Peru   A republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries Peruke   Wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries Peruked   Wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries Perusal   Reading carefully with intent to remember Peruse   Examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" Perusing   Reading carefully with intent to remember Perutz   English biochemist (born in Austria); studied the molecular structure of blood (1914-2002) Peruvian   A native or inhabitant of Peru Peruvian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people; "Peruvian artifacts" Peruvian_balsam   Tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam Peruvian_bark   Medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine Peruvian_cotton   Cotton with long rough hairy fibers Peruvian_current   A cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific cost of South America before turning west Peruvian_lily   An Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lilylike flowers Peruvian_mastic_tree   Small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits Peruvian_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Peru Pervade   Spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building" Pervading   Spread throughout; "a pervasive anxiety overshadows the triumphs of individuals" Pervaporate   Cause (a liquid) to evaporate through a semi-permeable membrane Pervaporate   Evaporate through a semi-permeable membrane Back to top Pervaporation   The concentration of a colloidal solution whose colloid will not pass through a semipermeable membrane; solution is placed in a bag of the membrane and the solvent is evaporated off Pervasion   The process of permeating or infusing something with a substance Pervasive   Spreading throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion" Pervasive   Spread throughout; "a pervasive anxiety overshadows the triumphs of individuals" Pervasively   In a pervasive manner Pervasiveness   The quality of filling or spreading throughout; "the pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways" Perverse   Marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" Perverse   Resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" Perverse   Marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans" Perversely   Deliberately deviant; "his perversely erotic notions" Perversely   In a contrary disobedient manner Perverseness   Deliberate unruliness Perversion   The action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice" Perversion   An aberrant sexual practice that is preferred to normal intercourse Perversion   A curve that reverses the direction of something; "the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion"; "perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords" Perversity   Deliberately deviating from what is good Perversity   Deliberate unruliness Perversive   Tending to corrupt or pervert Pervert   A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior Pervert   Change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don''t abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" Back to top Pervert   Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive Pervert   Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" Perverted   Marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" Perverted   Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem" Perverted   (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes; "kinky sex"; "perverted practices" Pervious   Admitting of passage or entrance; "pervious soil"; "a metal pervious to heat" Perviousness   The permeability of something that can be penetrated by a liquid Per_annum   By the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" Per_capita   Per person; "among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income" Per_capita   Per person; "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district" Per_capita_income   The total national income divided by the number of people in the nation Per_centum   A proportion multiplied by 100 Per_diem   One every day; "we''ll save 100 man-hours per diem" Per_se   With respect to its inherent nature; "this statement is interesting per se" Per_year   By the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" Pes   The foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" Pesach   (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt Pesah   (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt Pesantran   A Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad Pesantren   A Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad Back to top Peseta   Formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos Pesewa   100 pesewas equal 1 cedi Peshawar   City in northern Pakistan at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass Peshmerga   A member of a Kurdish guerilla organization that fights for a free Kudish state Pesh_Merga   A Kurdish guerrilla force in Iraqi Kurdistan Pesky   Causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky m Peso   The basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos Peso   The basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos Peso   The basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos Peso   The basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos Peso   The basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos Peso   The basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos Peso   The basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos Peso   The basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos Pessary   A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix Pessimal   Of an organism''s environment; least favorable for survival Pessimism   A general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things Pessimism   The feeling that things will turn out badly Pessimist   A person who expects the worst Pessimistic   Expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds Back to top Pessimistically   With pessimism; in a pessimistic manner; "he evaluated his chances for survival rather pessimistically" Pessimum(a)   Of an organism''s environment; least favorable for survival Pest   A persistently annoying person Pester   Annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" Pestered   Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" Pesterer   A persistently annoying person Pestering   Causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky m Pesthole   A breeding ground for epidemic disease Pesthouse   Hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) Pesticide   A chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) Pesticide_poisoning   Toxic condition resulting from ingesting or inhaling a pesticide Pestiferous   Causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky m Pestiferous   Tending to corrupt or pervert Pestiferous   Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers" Pestiferous   Contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen Pestilence   A pernicious evil influence Pestilence   Any epidemic disease with a high death rate Pestilent   Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers" Pestilent   Exceedingly harmful Pestilential   Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers" Back to top Pestle   A club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar Pestle   A heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone Pestle   Machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores Pestle   Grind or pulverize in a pestle Pes_cavus   A deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw Pes_planus   A foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out PET   Using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) Pet   A domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement Pet   A fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) Pet   A special loved one Pet   Stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking Pet   Stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb" Pet   Preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" Pet-food   Food prepared for animal pets Petabyte   A unit of information equal to 1,024 terabytes Petal   Part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored Petaled   Of flowers; having petals Petalled   Of flowers; having petals Petalless   Of flowers; having no petals Petaloid   Resembling a flower petal Back to top Petalous   Of flowers; having petals Petard   A explosive device used to break down a gate or wall Petasites   Genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot Petasites_fragrans   European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers Petasites_hybridus   Small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas Petasites_sagitattus   American sweet-scented herb Petasites_vulgaris   Small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas Petaurista   Very large Asiatic flying squirrels Petaurista_petaurista   East Indian flying squirrel Petauristidae   Old World flying squirrels Petaurus   A genus of Phalangeridae Petchary   A kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird Petcock   Regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining Petechia   A minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) Peter   Obscene terms for penis Peter   Disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope Peter's_gland   Any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon Peter's_pence   An annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the Papal see Peterburg   A city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia Petersburg   The final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee Back to top Petersburg_Campaign   The final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee Peter_Abelard   French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142) Peter_Alexander_Ustinov   British actor and playwright (born in 1921) Peter_Behrens   German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940) Peter_Carl_Faberge   Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920) Peter_Carl_Goldmark   United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered video cassette recording (1906-1977) Peter_Cooper   United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York city to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883) Peter_Goldmark   United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered video cassette recording (1906-1977) Peter_I   Czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725) Peter_Ilich_Tchaikovsky   Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893) Peter_Lorre   United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964) Peter_Mark_Roget   English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869) Peter_Medawar   British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987) Peter_Minnewit   Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638) Peter_Minuit   Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638) Peter_O'Toole   British actor (born in Ireland in 1932) Peter_out   Use up all one''s strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out" Peter_out   End weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending" Peter_Pan   The main character in a play by J. M. Barrie; a boy who won''t grow up Peter_Pan   A boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie''s play who never grows up Back to top Peter_Pan_collar   A flat collar with rounded ends that meet in front Peter_Paul_Mauser   German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914) Peter_Paul_Rubens   Prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640) Peter_Seamus_O'Toole   British actor (born in Ireland in 1932) Peter_Seeger   United States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919) Peter_Sellers   English comic actor (1925-1980) Peter_Stuyvesant   The last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672) Peter_Tchaikovsky   Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893) Peter_the_Great   Czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725) Pete_Seeger   United States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919) Petfood   Food prepared for animal pets Petiole   The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf Petiolule   The stalk of a leaflet Petite   A garment size for short or slender women Petite   Very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" Petiteness   The property of being very small in size Petite_bourgeoisie   Lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) Petite_marmite   Soup made with a variety of vegetables Petitio   The logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question Petition   A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority Back to top Petition   Reverent petition to a deity Petition   Write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing Petitionary   Of the nature of or expressing a petition; "the petitionary procedure had a quality of indecisiveness" Petitioner   One praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" Petitioner   Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right Petitio_principii   The logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question Petit_bourgeois   Lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) Petit_bourgeois   A member of the lower middle class Petit_dejeuner   Breakfast usually including a roll and coffee or tea Petit_four   Small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake Petit_juror   A member of a petit jury Petit_jury   A jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings Petit_larceny   Larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) Petit_mal   A seizure (or a type of epilepsy characterized by such seizures) of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching Petit_mal_epilepsy   Epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities) Petit_point   Needlepoint done with small stitches Petit_point   A small diagonal needlepoint stitch Petrarca   An Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374) Petrarch   An Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374) Petrarchan_sonnet   A sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd Back to top Petrel   Relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land Petrifaction   A rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form Petrifaction   The process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape Petrification   The process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape Petrified   So frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; "petrified with fear"; "she was petrified by the eerie sound"; "too numb with fear to move" Petrified   Converted into a mineral; "petrified wood" Petrified   Converted into stone Petrified_Forest_National_Park   A national park in Arizona having the world''s largest collection of petrified coniferous trees Petrify   Cause to become stone-like or stiff or dazed and stunned; "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking" Petrify   Make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking" Petrify   Change into stone; "the wood petrified with time" Petrifying   Paralyzing with terror Petrissage   Massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed Petri_dish   A shallow dish used to culture bacteria Petrochemical   Any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas Petrocoptis   Perennial tussock-forming rock plants; of Pyrenees and mountains of northern Spain; similar to and sometimes placed in genus Lychnis Petrogale   Rock wallabies Petrograd   A city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia Petrol   A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines Petrolatum   A semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication Back to top Petrolatum_gauze   Gauze saturated with petrolatum Petroleum   A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons Petroleum_future   Petroleum bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date Petroleum_geologist   A specialist in petroleum geology Petroleum_geology   The branch of economic geology that deals with the occurrence and exploitation of oil and gas fields Petroleum_jelly   A semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication Petroleum_refinery   A refinery for petroleum Petrology   The branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and composition Petrol_bomb   A crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick Petrol_station   A service station that sells gasoline Petromyzon   Typical lampreys Petromyzoniformes   Lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes Petromyzontidae   Lampreys Petromyzon_marinus   Large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes Petronius   Roman satirist (died in 66) Petronius_Arbiter   Roman satirist (died in 66) Petroselinum   Parsley Petroselinum_crispum   Annual or perennial herb with aromatic finely-cut leaves Petroselinum_crispum_neapolitanum   A variety of parsley having flat leaves Petroselinum_crispum_tuberosum   Parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip Back to top Petrous   (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness Petrus_Stuyvesant   The last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672) Petter   A lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one; "they are heavy petters" Petteria   1 species: Dalmatian laburnum Petteria_ramentacea   Erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus Petticoat   Undergarment worn under a skirt Petticoated   Wearing or furnished with a petticoat; "petticoated ladies"; "a petticoated table" Pettifog   Argue over petty things; "Let''s not quibble over pennies" Pettifogger   A disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections Pettifogger   A person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods Pettifoggery   A quarrel about petty points Pettifogging   Quibbling over insignificant details; "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke; "her nagging and carping attack"; "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"; "a pettifogging lawyer''s mind"; "had no patience with quibbling critics" Pettily   In a petty way Pettiness   Lack of generosity in trifling matters Pettiness   The quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous Pettiness   Narrowness of mind or ideas or views Petting   Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) Petting_zoo   A collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed Pettish   Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" Pettishly   In a petulant manner; "he said testily; `Go away!''" Back to top Pettishness   A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" Petty   Contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness" Petty   (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over nig Petty(a)   Inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" Petty_apartheid   Racial segregation enforced primarily in public transportation and hotels and restaurants and other public places Petty_bourgeoisie   Lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) Petty_cash   A small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses Petty_criticism   A petty disparagement Petty_juror   A member of a petit jury Petty_jury   A jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings Petty_larceny   Larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) Petty_morel   Unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico Petty_officer   A noncommissioned officer in the navy with a rank comparable to sergeant in the army Petty_spurge   An Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States Petty_whin   Prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe Petulance   An irritable petulant feeling Petulant   Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" Petulantly   In a petulant manner; "he said testily; `Go away!''" Petunia   Any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers Petunia_axillaris   Annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant buff-white flowers Back to top Petunia_hybrida   Hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a complex group of petunias having single or double flowers in colors from white to purple Petunia_integrifolia   Herb or small shrublet having solitary violet to rose-red flowers Pet_food   Food prepared for animal pets Pet_name   A name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); "`Billy'' is a hypocorism for `William''" Pet_peeve   An opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed; "grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve" PET_scanner   A tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body Pet_shop   A shop where pet animals can be purchased Pet_sitter   Someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home Pet_sitting   The work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home Peul   A family of languages of the Fulani people of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages Pew   Long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation Pewee   Small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America Pewit   Small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America Pewit   Large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs Pewit   Small black-headed European gull Pewit_gull   Small black-headed European gull Pewter   Any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead) Peyer's_patch   Any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon Peyote   The hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons Peyote   A small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons Back to top Peyton_Rous   United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970) Peziza   Type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus Pezizaceae   Large family comprising many typical cup fungi Pezizales   Order of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped ascocarps Peziza_coccinea   A scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp Peziza_domicilina   A discomycetous fungus of the genus Peziza; the fragile fruiting body is a ghostly white but stains yellow when broken; favors strongly alkaline habitats Pezophaps   Constituted by the extinct solitaire Pezophaps_solitaria   Extinct flightless bird related to the dodo Pfalz   A territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine Pfannkuchen   Puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners'' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce PFC   A powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum Pfennig   100 pfennigs equal 1 Deutsche Mark PFLP   A terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel PFLP-GC   A Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe PH   (chemistry) p(otential of) H(ydrogen); the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is a Ph.D.   An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded by a graduate school Phacelia   Any plant of the genus Phacelia Phacelia_campanularia   Annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers Phacelia_minor   Desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes Phacelia_tanacetifolia   Hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers Back to top Phacelia_whitlavia   Desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes Phacochoerus   Warthogs Phaeochromocytoma   A vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension Phaeophyceae   Brown algae; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae Phaeophyta   Coextensive with class Phaeophyceae; in some classifications subsumed in the division Heterokontophyta Phaethon   Type genus of the Phaethontidae Phaethon   (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father''s chariot and came too close to earth Phaethontidae   Tropicbirds Phaeton   Large open car seating four with folding top Phage   A virus that is parasitic in bacteria; it uses the bacterium''s machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria Phagocyte   A cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms Phagocytic   Capable of functioning as a phagocyte Phagocytosis   Process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection Phagun   The twelfth month of the Hindu calendar Phaius   An orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers Phalacrocoracidae   Cormorants Phalacrocorax   Type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax_carbo   Large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish Phalacrosis   The condition of having no hair on the top of the head Phalaenopsis   Genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia Back to top Phalaenopsis_amabilis   Orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red Phalaenoptilus   A genus of Caprimulgidae Phalaenoptilus_nuttallii   Goatsucker of western North America Phalangeal   Of or relating to the bones of the fingers or toes Phalanger   Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails Phalangeridae   Phalangers; koalas Phalangida   Harvestmen Phalangiidae   A family of Phalangida Phalangitis   Inflammation of a finger or toe Phalangium   Type genus of the family Phalangiidae Phalangium_opilio   Spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs Phalanx   Any of the bones (or phalanges) of the fingers or toes Phalanx   A body of troops in close array Phalanx   Any closely ranked crowd of people Phalaris   A genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers Phalaris_aquatica   Perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass Phalaris_arundinacea   Perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America Phalaris_canariensis   Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds Phalaris_tuberosa   Perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass Phalarope   Small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the arctic and winter in the tropics Back to top Phalaropidae   Phalaropes Phalaropus   Type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes Phalaropus_fulicarius   Phalarope of northern oceans and lakes Phalguna   The twelfth month of the Hindu calendar Phallaceae   A family of fungi belonging to the order Phallales and comprising the true stinkhorns Phallales   Order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes Phallic   Resembling or being a phallus; "a phallic symbol"; "phallic eroticism"; "priapic figurines" Phallic   Relating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of generative power; "a phallic cult"; "phallic worship" Phallic_phase   (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child''s development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure Phallic_stage   (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child''s development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure Phalloplasty   Reconstructive surgery on the penis to repair congenital abnormality or injury Phallus   The male organ of copulation (`member'' is a euphemism) Phallus   Genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem Phallus_impudicus   A common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatism Phallus_ravenelii   This stinkhorn has a cap with a granulose surface at the apex and smells like decaying flesh Phalsa   Drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets Phanerogam   Plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores Phanerogamae   In former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all seed-bearing plants; superseded by the division Spermatophyta Phaneromania   An irresistible desire to pick a superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting) Phanerozoic   The period from about 5,400 million years ago until the present Back to top Phanerozoic_aeon   The period from about 5,400 million years ago until the present Phanerozoic_eon   The period from about 5,400 million years ago until the present Phantasm   Something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" Phantasm   A ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" Phantasma   Something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" Phantasma   A ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" Phantasmagoria   A constantly changing medley or real or imagined images (as in a dream) Phantasmagoric   Characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature" Phantasmagorical   Characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; "a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows"--J.C.Powys; "the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature" Phantasmal   Like or being a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance" Phantasy   Imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy" Phantasy   Something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" Phantasy   Fiction with a large amount of fantasy in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies" Phantasy_life   An imaginary life lived in a fantasy world Phantasy_world   Something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality) Phantom   Something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight" Phantom   A ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" Phantom   Something apparently sensed but having no physical reality; "seemed to hear faint phantom bells"; "the amputee''s illusion of a phantom limb" Phantom_limb   The illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated Phantom_limb_pain   Pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb Back to top Phantom_limb_syndrome   Syndrome consisting of discomfort or pain in a limb that has been amputated Phantom_orchid   Waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho Pharaoh   The title of the ancient Egyptian kings Pharaoh's_ant   Small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest Pharaoh's_chicken   Small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia Pharaoh_ant   Small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest Pharaoh_of_Egypt   The title of the ancient Egyptian kings Pharaonic   Of or relating to the ancient Egyptian kings Pharisaic   Excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" Pharisaical   Excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" Pharisee   A member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions Pharisee   A self-righteous or sanctimonious person Pharma   A company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutic   Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; "the pharmaceutical industry" Pharmaceutical   Drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment Pharmaceutical   Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; "the pharmaceutical industry" Pharmaceutical   Of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment Pharmaceutical_chemist   Someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects) Pharmaceutical_company   A company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutics   The art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines, Back to top Pharmacist   A health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs Pharmacogenetics   The branch of genetics that studies the genetically determined variations in responses to drugs in humans or laboratory organisms Pharmacokinetics   The study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion; duration of effect; etc. Pharmacologic   Of or relating to pharmacology Pharmacological   Of or relating to pharmacology Pharmacologically   With regard to pharmacology; "pharmacologically, this plant could have important applications" Pharmacological_medicine   The science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects Pharmacologist   Someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects) Pharmacology   The science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects Pharmacopeia   (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation Pharmacopoeia   A collection or stock of drugs Pharmacy   A retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold Pharmacy   The art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines, Pharomacrus   A genus of Trogonidae Pharomacrus_mocino   Very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala Pharos   A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships Pharsalus   Caesar defeated Pompey in 48 BC Pharyngeal   Of or relating to the throat; "pharyngeal fricatives" Pharyngeal_recess   A small recess in the wall of the pharynx Pharyngeal_reflex   Normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth Back to top Pharyngeal_tonsil   A collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children" Pharyngeal_vein   Veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein Pharyngitis   Inflammation of the fauces and pharynx Pharynx   The passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone Phascogale   Pouched mice Phascolarctos   Koalas Phascolarctos_cinereus   Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark Phase   (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body''s state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth''s moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon" Phase   (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system" Phase   A particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle Phase   Any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected" Phase   Adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased the intake with the output of the machine" Phase   Arrange in phases or stages; "phase a withdrawal" Phaseolus   Herbs of warm regions including most American beans Phaseolus_aconitifolius   East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and soil-conditioning; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus Phaseolus_acutifolius_latifolius   Twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans Phaseolus_angularis   Bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds Phaseolus_aureus   Erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus Phaseolus_caracalla   Perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus Phaseolus_coccineus   Tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain Back to top Phaseolus_limensis   Bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds Phaseolus_lunatus   Bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds Phaseolus_multiflorus   Tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain Phaseolus_vulgaris   The common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods Phase_angle   A particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle Phase_change   A change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition Phase_I   A clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained Phase_II   A clinical trial on more persons than in phase I; intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat; possible side effects are monitored Phase_III   A large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of phase III clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA Phase_III_clinical_trial   A large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of phase III clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA Phase_II_clinical_trial   A clinical trial on more persons than in phase I; intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat; possible side effects are monitored Phase_in   Introduce gradually Phase_IV   Sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires to manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during phase IV the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials Phase_IV_clinical_trials   Sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires to manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during phase IV the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials Phase_I_clinical_trial   A clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device; for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained Phase_modulation   Modulation of the phase of the carrier wave Phase_of_cell_division   A stage in meiosis or mitosis Phase_of_the_moon   A time when the moon presents a particular recurring appearance Phase_out   Terminate gradually Phase_space   (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance; "a multidimensional phase space" Back to top Phase_transition   A change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition Phasianid   A kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae Phasianidae   Pheasants; quails; partridges Phasianus   Type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants Phasianus_colchicus   Common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring Phasmatidae   Stick insects Phasmatodea   In some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects Phasmid   Large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects Phasmida   In some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects Phasmidae   Stick insects Phasmidia   One of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems Phasmid_insect   Large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects Phatic_communication   Conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information Phatic_speech   Conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information PhD   An American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded by a graduate school Pheasant   Large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere Pheasant   Flesh of a pheasant; usually braised Pheasant's-eye   Eurasian herb cultivated for its dark-centered deep red flowers Pheasant_coucal   Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant Pheasant_cuckoo   Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant Back to top Pheasant_under_glass   A dish of roast pheasant served in a manner characteristic of expensive restaurants Phegopteris   Beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris Phegopteris_connectilis   Beech fern of North America and Eurasia Phegopteris_hexagonoptera   Beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes Pheidias   Ancient Greek sculptor (circa 500-432 BC) Phellem   (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells Phellodendron   Small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark Phellodendron_amurense   Deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark Phenacetin   A white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic Phenacomys   Any of several vole-like terrestrial or arboreal rodents of cold forested regions of Canada and western United States Phenaphen   An analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) Phenazopyridine   Analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections Phencyclidine   A drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust'') for its effects as a hallucinogen Phencyclidine_hydrochloride   A drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust'') for its effects as a hallucinogen Phenelzine   Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression Phenergan   Antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness Phenicia   An ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean Pheniramine   An antihistamine used in preparations to treat allergies and respiratory infections; used to treat rhinitis and skin rashes and pruritus Pheno-safranine   A purplish red water-soluble dye used in microscopy Phenobarbital   A long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative Back to top Phenobarbitone   A long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative Phenol   A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally Phenol   Any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups Phenolic   A thermosetting resin Phenolic_plastic   A plastic consisting of phenolic resins Phenolic_resin   A thermosetting resin Phenolic_urea   A plastic consisting of phenolic resins Phenolphthalein   A laxative used in many preparations under various trade names; also used as an acid-base indicator in titrations involving weak acids and strong bases because it is brilliant red at high alkalinity and colorless below pH 8 Phenomenal   Exceedingly or unbelievably great; "the bomb did fantastic damage"; "Samson is supposed to have had fantastic strength"; "phenomenal feats of memory" Phenomenal   Of or relating to a phenomenon; "phenomenal science" Phenomenally   To a phenomenal degree; "his reaction was phenomenally quick" Phenomenology   A philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account Phenomenon   Any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning Phenomenon   A remarkable development Phenoplast   A thermosetting resin Phenothiazine   A compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites Phenotype   What an organism looks like as a consequence of its genotype; two organisms with the same phenotype can have different genotypes Phenotypic   Of or relating to or constituting a phenotype; "phenotypical profile" Phenotypical   Of or relating to or constituting a phenotype; "phenotypical profile" Phenoxymethyl_penicillin   A crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids Back to top Phensuximide   Anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal Phentolamine   A virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men Phenylacetamide   A white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic Phenylalanine   An essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body Phenylamine   Oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines Phenylbutazone   Anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin) Phenylephrine   A powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion Phenylethylene   A colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene Phenylic_acid   A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally Phenylketonuria   A genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency Phenylpropanolamine   An adrenergic drug used in many preparations to relieve allergic reactions or respiratory infections Phenyltoloxamine   Antihistamine included in some preparations used to treat coughing and nasal congestion Phenyl_salicylate   A white powder with a pleasant taste and odor; used to absorb light in sun tan lotions or as a preservative or an antiseptic or a coating for pills in which the medicine is intended for enteric release Phenytoin   An anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative Pheochromocytoma   A vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension Pheresis   A procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion Pheromone   A chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species Phi   The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet Phial   A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle) Phidias   Ancient Greek sculptor (circa 500-432 BC) Back to top Philadelphaceae   1 genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae Philadelphia   The largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia_fleabane   Especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada Philadelphia_pepper_pot   A soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings Philadelphus   Any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions Philadelphus_coronarius   Large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes Philaenus   A genus of Cercopidae Philaenus_spumarius   North American insect that severely damages grasses Philander   Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" Philander   Have amorous affairs; of men; "He has been womanizing for years" Philanderer   A man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them Philanthropic   Generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions" Philanthropic   Of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy; "a philanthropic society" Philanthropically   In a philanthropic manner Philanthropic_foundation   A foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc. Philanthropic_gift   Voluntary promotion of human welfare Philanthropist   Someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being Philanthropy   Voluntary promotion of human welfare Philatelic   Of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists Philatelical   Of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists Back to top Philatelically   In a philatelic manner; "the Post Office honors great Americans philatelically" Philatelist   A collector and student of postage stamps Philately   The collection and study of postage stamps Philemon   A New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping Philemon   (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul Philemon   (Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people''s piety Philharmonic   Devoted to or appreciative of music; "the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air" Philharmonic   Composing or characteristic of an orchestral group; "philharmonic players" Philharmonic_pitch   The pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C Philhellene   An admirer of Greece and everything Greek Philhellene   Characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things; "the Philhellenic Society" Philhellenic   Characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things; "the Philhellenic Society" Philhellenist   An admirer of Greece and everything Greek Philibert_Delorme   French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570) Philibert_de_l'Orme   French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570) Philip   Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921) Philippi   Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC Philippi   A city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity Philippian   A native or inhabitant of Philippi in ancient Macedonia Philippians   A New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church a Philippi in Macedonia Back to top Philippic   A speech of violent denunciation Philippine   Official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages Philippine   Of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook" Philippines   An archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands Philippines   A republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946 Philippine_cedar   Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood Philippine_Islands   An archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands Philippine_mahogany   Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood Philippine_mahogany   Red or pale-red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish Philippine_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in the Philippines Philippine_peso   The basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos Philippine_Sea   A naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte Philippopolis   An ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region Philippus_Aureolus_Paracelsus   Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541) Philipp_Lenard   German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947) Philipp_Melanchthon   German theologian and Luther''s successor as leader of the Reformation in Germany (1497-1560) Philipp_Schwarzerd   German theologian and Luther''s successor as leader of the Reformation in Germany (1497-1560) Philip_Anderson   United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) Philip_Augustus   Son of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars with the English that regained control of Normandy and Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223) Philip_Dormer_Stanhope   Suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773) Back to top Philip_II   King of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598) Philip_II   King of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC) Philip_II   Son of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars with the English that regained control of Normandy and Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223) Philip_II_of_Macedon   King of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC) Philip_II_of_Spain   King of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598) Philip_Marlowe   Tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler Philip_Michael_Ondaatje   Canadian writer (born in Sri Lanka in 1943) Philip_Milton_Roth   United States writer whose novels portray middle-class Jewish life (born in 1933) Philip_of_Valois   King of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years'' War (1293-1350) Philip_Roth   United States writer whose novels portray middle-class Jewish life (born in 1933) Philip_V   King of ancient Macedonia whose confrontations with the Romans led to his defeat and his loss of control over Greece Philip_VI   King of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years'' War (1293-1350) Philip_Warren_Anderson   United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) Philistia   An ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in Biblical times Philistine   A member of an Aegean people who settled ancient philistia around the 12th century BC Philistine   A person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits Philistine   Smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values Philistine   Of or relatin to ancient Philistia or the the culture of the Philistines Philistinism   A desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters Phillidae   Leaf insects Back to top Phillipsite   A group of white or reddish crystalline minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium and aluminum Phillips_screw   A screw with a special head having crossed slots Phillips_screwdriver   A screwdriver for use with Phillips screws Phillis_Wheatley   American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784) Phillyrea   Small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region Philodendron   Often grown as a houseplant Philohela   American woodcocks Philohela_minor   Small long-billed American woodcock; prized as a game bird Philological   Of or relating to or dealing with philology Philologist   A humanist specializing in classical scholarship Philologue   A humanist specializing in classical scholarship Philology   The humanistic study of language and literature Philomachus   Ruffs Philomachus_pugnax   Common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in breeding season Philophylla   Leaf miners Philosopher   A specialist in philosophy Philosopher   A wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity Philosopher's_stone   A hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold Philosopher's_wool   Oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment Philosophic   Characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment; "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life" Back to top Philosophic   Characteristic of or imbued with the attitude of a philosopher or based on philosophy; "that breadth of outlook that distinguishes the philosophic mind"; "their differences were philosophical" Philosophic   Of or relating to philosophy or philosophers; "philosophical writing"; "a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology" Philosophical   Characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment; "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life" Philosophical   Characteristic of or imbued with the attitude of a philosopher or based on philosophy; "that breadth of outlook that distinguishes the philosophic mind"; "their differences were philosophical" Philosophical   Of or relating to philosophy or philosophers; "philosophical writing"; "a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology" Philosophically   In a philosophic manner; "she took it philosophically" Philosophically   With respect to philosophy; "the movement is philosphically indebted to Rousseau" Philosophical_doctrine   A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy Philosophical_system   A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school Philosophical_theory   A doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy Philosophise   Reason philosophically Philosophiser   Someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view Philosophize   Reason philosophically Philosophizer   Someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view Philosophizing   The exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy Philosophy   A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school Philosophy   Any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father''s philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it" Philosophy   The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics Philosophy_department   The academic department responsible for teaching philosophy Philter   A drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it Back to top Philtre   A drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it Phil_Anderson   United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) Phimosis   An abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans Phineas_Taylor_Barnum   United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891) Phintias   Friend of Damon; Phintias (according to legend) was condemned to death by Dionysius the Elder and asked a respite to put his affairs in order; Damon pledged his life for the return of his friend; when Phintias returned in time the Tyrant released them bot Phiz   The human face (`kisser'' and `smiler'' and `mug'' are informal terms for `face'' and `phiz'' is British) Phiz   English illustrator of several of Dickens'' novels (1815-1882) Phi_coefficient   An index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female) Phi_correlation   An index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female) Phlebectomy   Surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins Phlebitis   Inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs) Phlebodium   Chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori Phlebodium_aureum   Tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium Phlebogram   An X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium Phlebothrombosis   Thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood Phlebotomise   Draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" Phlebotomize   Draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" Phlebotomus   Small blood-sucking sand flies that resemble moths Phlebotomus   A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii Phlebotomus_papatasii   Any of various small dipterous flies; blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis Back to top Phlebotomy   Surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis Phlegm   Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy Phlegm   Expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness Phlegm   Apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions Phlegmasia_alba_dolens   Painful thrombosis of the femoral vein in the leg following childbirth Phlegmatic   Showing little emotion; "a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man" Phlegmatical   Showing little emotion; "a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man" Phlegmatically   In a phlegmatic manner; "he accepted the decision phlegmatically" Phlegmy   Characterized by phlegm; "a phlegmy discharge" Phleum   Grasses native to temperate regions Phleum_pratense   Grass with long cylindrical spikes frown in northern United States and Europe for hay Phloem   (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes Phlogiston   A hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning Phlogopite   A brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum Phlomis   Any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage Phlomis_fruticosa   A spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers Phlox   Any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers Phlox_bifida   Low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States Phlox_family   A widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers Phlox_stellaria   Low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States Back to top Phlox_subulata   Low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover Phnom_Penh   The capital and largest city of Kampuchea Phobia   An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias" Phobic   Suffering from irrational fears Phobic_disorder   An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias" Phobic_neurosis   An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias" Phobophobia   A morbid fear of developing a phobia Phobos   The larger of the two satellites of Mars Phoca   Type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals Phocaena   Porpoises Phocaena_phocaena   The common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Phocaena_sinus   A short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an endangered species Phoca_vitulina   Small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere Phocidae   Earless seals Phocine   Of or relating to seals Phocomelia   An abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy Phoebe   Small dun-colored North American flycatcher Phoebe   (Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the moon Phoebe   The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one Phoebe_bird   Small dun-colored North American flycatcher Back to top Phoebus   Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis Phoebus_Apollo   Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis Phoenicia   An ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean Phoenician   The extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world Phoenician   A member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C. Phoenicophorium   Latanier palm Phoenicopteridae   Flamingos Phoeniculidae   Wood hoopoes Phoeniculus   Type and only genus of the family Phoeniculidae Phoenicurus   Old World thrushes Phoenix   The state capital and largest city of Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural center thanks to irrigation Phoenix   A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor Phoenix   A legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years Phoenix   A large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa Phoenix_dactylifera   Tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit Phoenix_tree   Deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods Pholadidae   A family of Bivalvia Pholas   Type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks Pholidae   A family of fish of suborder Blennioidea Pholidota   Pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata Back to top Pholidota   Genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific Pholiota   Genus of gilled agarics of Europe and North America having brown spores and an annulus; grows on open ground or decaying wood Pholiota_astragalina   A fungus with a smooth orange cap and yellow gills and pale yellow stalk Pholiota_aurea   A beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south along the coast Pholiota_destruens   A large fungus with whitish scales on the cap and remnants of the veil hanging from the cap; the stalk is thick and hard Pholiota_flammans   A fungus with a yellow cap covered with fine scales as is the stalk Pholiota_flavida   A fungus that grows in clusters on the ground; cap is brownish orange with a surface that is smooth and slightly sticky; whitish gills and a cylindrical brown stalk Pholiota_nameko   One of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan Pholiota_squarrosa   A gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge with age Pholiota_squarrosa-adiposa   A gilled fungus having yellow slimy caps with conspicuous tawny scales on the caps and stalks Pholiota_squarrosoides   A pale buff fungus with tawny scales Pholis   Type genus of the Pholidae: gunnels Pholistoma   Straggling herbs of southwestern United States Pholistoma_auritum   Straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila Pholis_gunnellus   Slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters Phon   A unit of subjective loudness Phonate   Utter speech sounds Phonation   The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations" Phone   Electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" Phone   Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone" Back to top Phone   (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language Phone   Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" Phone-in   A program in which the audience participates by telephone Phonebook   A directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers Phoneme   (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language Phonemic   Of or relating to phonemes of a particular language; "phonemic analysis" Phonemic   By phonemics; "phonemically transcribed" Phonemics   The study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes Phonemic_system   The system of phonemes recognized in a language Phoner   The person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone" Phonetic   Of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds; "phonetic analysis" Phonetic   Of or relating to speech sounds; "phonetic transcription" Phonetically   By phonetics; "phonetically realized" Phonetician   A specialist in phonetics Phonetics   The branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis Phonetic_alphabet   An alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech Phonetic_symbol   A written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound Phonetic_transcription   A transcription intended to represent each distinct speech sound with a separate symbol Phoney   A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold Phoney   Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Back to top Phone_bill   Statement of charges for telephone service Phone_book   A directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers Phone_booth   Booth for using a telephone Phone_call   A telephone connection; "she reported several anonymous calls"; "he placed a phone call to London"; "he heard the phone ringing but didn''t want to take the call" Phone_card   A card that is used instead of cash to make telephone calls Phone_company   A public utility that provides telephone service Phone_cord   The telephone wire that connects to the handset Phone_jack   A jack for plugging in a telephone Phone_line   A telephone connection Phone_message   A message transmitted by telephone Phone_number   The number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number" Phone_plug   A plug for connecting a telephone Phone_service   A public utility that provides telephone service Phone_system   A communication system that transmits sound between distant points Phone_tapper   Someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire Phonic   Of or relating to speech sounds; "phonetic transcription" Phonic   Relating to speech Phonic   Pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading Phonics   Teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values Phonogram   Any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word Back to top Phonogramic   Of or relating to a phonogram Phonograph   Machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically Phonograph_album   An album for holding phonograph records Phonograph_needle   A stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record Phonograph_record   Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves Phonograph_recording   Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves Phonograph_recording_disk   A disk coated with cellulose acetate Phonologic   Of or relating to phonology; "the phonological component of language" Phonological   Of or relating to phonology; "the phonological component of language" Phonological_system   The system of phones used in a particular language Phonologic_system   The system of phones used in a particular language Phonologist   A specialist in phonology Phonology   The study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes Phonophobia   A morbid fear of sounds including your own voice Phony   A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold Phony   Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Phoradendron   Any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe Phoradendron_flavescens   The traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant Phoradendron_serotinum   The traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant Phoronid   Hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom Back to top Phoronida   Small phylum of wormlike marine animals Phoronidea   Small phylum of wormlike marine animals Phosgene   A colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare Phosphatase   Any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates Phosphate   Carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid Phosphate   A salt of phosphoric acid Phosphate_buffer_solution   A solution containing a phosphate buffer Phosphine   A colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide Phosphocreatine   An organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction Phospholipid   Any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes Phosphoprotein   Containing chemically bound phosphoric acid Phosphoresce   To exhibit phosphorescence Phosphorescence   A fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased Phosphorescent   Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous; "the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood" Phosphoric   Containing or characteristic of phosphorus; "phosphoric acid" Phosphoric_acid   An acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4 Phosphorous   Containing or characteristic of phosphorus; "phosphoric acid" Phosphorous_acid   A clear or yellow-colored monobasic acid (H3PO2) Phosphorus   A planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky Phosphorus   A multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms Back to top Phosphor_bronze   A corrosion-resistant bronze containing phosphorus; used in bearings and gears Phot   A unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux Photalgia   Pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism) Photic   Of or relating to or caused by light Photinia   Genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromeles Photinia_arbutifolia   Ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia Photo   A picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material Photo-offset   A method of offset printing using photomechanical plates Photo-offset_printing   A method of offset printing using photomechanical plates Photoblepharon   A genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae Photoblepharon_palpebratus   Fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye Photocathode   A cathode that emits electrons when illuminated Photocell   A transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations Photochemical   Of or relating to or produced by the effects of light on chemical systems Photochemical_exchange   An exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light) Photochemical_reaction   A chemical reaction produced by the action of light Photochemistry   Branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light Photocoagulation   Surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina Photocoagulator   Surgical instrument containing a laser for use in photocoagulation Photoconduction   Change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation Back to top Photoconductive   Of or relating to photoconductivity; "selenium is a photoconductive substance" Photoconductive_cell   A transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations Photoconductivity   Change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation Photocopier   A copier that uses photographic methods of making copies Photocopy   A photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work Photocopy   Reproduce by xerography Photoelectric   Of or pertaining to photoelectricity; "the photoelectric effect" Photoelectrical   Of or pertaining to photoelectricity; "the photoelectric effect" Photoelectrically   By photoelectric means; "they measured it photoelectrically" Photoelectricity   Electricity generated by light or affected by light Photoelectric_cell   A transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations Photoelectric_emission   The release or absorption of quanta above a certain energy level Photoelectron   An electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon Photoemission   Emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface) Photoemissive   Of or relating to photoemission Photoengraving   An engraving used to reproduce an illustration Photoflash   A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph Photoflood   Light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography Photogelatin_process   A photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors Photogenic   Looking attractive in photographs Back to top Photogenic_epilepsy   Reflex epilepsy induced by a flickering light Photograph   A picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material Photograph   Record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" Photograph   Undergo being photographed in a certain way; "Children photograph well" Photographer   Someone who takes photographs professionally Photographer's_model   A model who poses for photographers Photographic   Representing people or nature with the exactness and fidelity of a photograph Photographic   Relating to photography or obtained by using photography; "photographic equipment" Photographically   By photographic means; "photographically recorded scenes" Photographic_camera   Equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) Photographic_emulsion   A light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin Photographic_equipment   Equipment used by a photographer Photographic_film   Photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies Photographic_material   Light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed Photographic_paper   Light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed Photographic_plate   A flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded Photographic_print   A printed picture produced from a photographic negative Photography   The occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies Photography   The act of taking and printing photographs Photography   The process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces Back to top Photograph_album   An album for photographs Photogravure   Using photography to produce a plate for printing Photogravure   An intaglio print produced by gravure Photogravure   Printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods Photojournalism   Journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures Photojournalist   A journalist who presents a story primarily through the use of photographs Photolithograph   A lithograph produced by photographically produced plates Photolithography   A planographic printing process using plates made from a photographic image Photomechanical   Of or relating to or involving various methods of using photography to make plates for printing Photomechanics   The technique of using photomechanical methods to make photographs into plates for printing Photomechanics   The process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods; "photomechanics revolutionized the practice of printing" Photometer   Photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light Photometer   Measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source Photometric   Of or relating to photometry Photometrical   Of or relating to photometry Photometrically   By photometric means; "photometrically measured" Photometrician   Someone who practices photometry Photometrist   Someone who practices photometry Photometry   Measurement of the proterties of light (especially luminous intensity) Photomicrograph   A photograph taken with the help of a microscope Back to top Photomontage   A montage that uses photographic images Photon   A quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle Photon     The quantum of electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. A unit of retinal illumination, equal to the amount of light that reaches the retina through 1 square millimeter of pupil area from a surface having a brightness of 1 candela per square meter. Photophobia   Pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism) Photophobia   A morbid fear of light Photopic_vision   Normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived Photopigment   A special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina Photoplatemaking   The process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods; "photomechanics revolutionized the practice of printing" Photoretinitis   Damage to the retina resulting from exposure of the eye to the sun without adequate protection Photosensitise   Make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light Photosensitive   Sensitive to visible light; "photographic film is light-sensitive" Photosensitivity   Sensitivity to the action of radiant energy Photosensitize   Make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light Photosphere   The intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun) Photostat   A duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper Photostat   A photocopy made on a Photostat machine Photostat   Make a copy by means of a Photostat device Photostat_machine   A duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper Photosynthesis   Synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) Photosynthetic   Relating to or using or formed by photosynthesis Back to top Phototherapy   The use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn Phototrophic_bacteria   Green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon Phototropic_bacteria   Green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon Phototropism   An orienting response to light Photovoltaic   Producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy (especially light) Photovoltaic_cell   A cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy Photo_credit   A note acknowledging the source of a published photograph Photo_finish   In general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing Photo_op   An occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed Photo_opportunity   An occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed Phoxinus   Minnows Phoxinus_phoxinus   Very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams Phragmacone   The thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite Phragmipedium   Genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady slippers Phragmites   Reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions Phragmites_communis   Tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts Phragmocone   The thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite Phrasal   Of or relating to or functioning as a phrase; "phrasal verb" Phrasal_idiom   An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up Phrasal_verb   An English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit; "`turn out'' is a phrasal verb in the question `how many turned out to vote?''" Back to top Phrase   An expression forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence but not containing a finite verb Phrase   A short musical passage Phrase   An expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up Phrase   Put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" Phraseology   The manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton Phrase_book   A book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations Phrase_structure   The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences Phrasing   The grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line Phrasing   The manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton Phratry   People descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" Phreatic   Of or relating to ground water Phrenetic   Excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye" Phrenic   Of or relating to the diaphragm; "phrenic nerve" Phrenic_nerve   One of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing Phrenic_vein   Either of two veins that drain the diaphragm Phrenitis   Inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis'' is no longer in scientific use) Phrenological   Of or relating to phrenology Phrenologist   Someone who claims to read your character from the shape of your skull Phrenology   A now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties Phrontistery   An establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities) Back to top Phrygia   An ancient country in western and central Asia Minor Phrygian   A Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions Phrygian   A native or inhabitant of Phrygia Phrygian_deity   Deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor Phrynosoma   Horned lizards Phrynosoma_cornutum   Of arid and semiarid open country PHS   An agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health Phthalic_acid   A colorless acid used to make dyes and perfumes Phthalic_anhydride   A white cyclic anhydride Phthiriidae   Crab lice Phthirius   True lice: crab lice Phthirius_pubis   Infests the pubic region of the human body Phthirus   True lice: crab lice Phthisis   Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body Phthorimaea   Potato moths Phthorimaea_operculella   Grayish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm Phthorimaea_operculella   Larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco Phycobilin   Water-soluble proteinaceous pigments found in red algae and cyanobacteria Phycocyanin   Blue pigment in algae Phycoerythrin   Red pigment in red algae Back to top Phycomycetes   A large and probably unnatural group of fungi and funguslike organisms comprising the Mastigomycota (including the Oomycetes) and Zygomycota subdivisions of the division Eumycota; a category not used in all systems Phycomycetes_group   A large and probably unnatural group of fungi and funguslike organisms comprising the Mastigomycota (including the Oomycetes) and Zygomycota subdivisions of the division Eumycota; a category not used in all systems Phycomycosis   Any fungal infection caused by fungi of the Phycomycetes group Phylactery   (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer Phyle   A tribe of ancient Athenians Phyletic   Of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms; "phylogenetic development" Phyllidae   Leaf insects Phylliform   Having the shape of a leaf Phyllitis   A genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems included in genus Asplenium) Phyllitis_scolopendrium   Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds Phyllium   Type genus of the Phyllidae Phyllo   Tissue thin sheets of pastry used especially in Greek dishes Phylloclad   A flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf Phyllocladaceae   A family of Phyllocladaceae Phylloclade   A flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf Phyllocladus   Celery pine Phyllocladus_alpinus   Small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand Phyllocladus_asplenifolius   Medium tall celery pine of Tasmania Phyllocladus_trichomanoides   Medium tall celery pine of New Zealand Phyllode   An expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade Back to top Phyllodial   Having a phyllode Phyllodoce   Small genus of evergreen arctic and alpine shrubs Phyllodoce_breweri   Semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States Phyllodoce_caerulea   Small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States Phylloporus   A genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae Phylloporus_boletinoides   A fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and pores that extend part way down the stalk Phylloquinone   A form of vitamin K Phyllorhynchus   Leaf-nosed snakes Phylloscopus   Warblers Phylloscopus_sibilatrix   European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage Phyllostachys   Medium and large bamboos Phyllostachys_aurea   Small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young Phyllostachys_bambusoides   Large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely brown elsewhere Phyllostachys_nigra   Small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black Phyllostomatidae   New World leaf-nosed bats Phyllostomidae   New World leaf-nosed bats Phyllostomus   Type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae Phyllostomus_hastatus   A variety of leaf-nosed bat Phylloxera   Type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice Phylloxera_vitifoleae   Destructive to various grape plants Back to top Phylloxeridae   Plant lice Phylogenesis   (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms Phylogenetic   Of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms; "phylogenetic development" Phylogenetically   With regard to phylogeny; "a phylogenetically primitive part of the brain" Phylogenetic_relation   (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans" Phylogeny   (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms Phylum   (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes Phylum   (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related Phylum_Acanthocephala   Phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms Phylum_Annelida   Segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches Phylum_Arthropoda   Jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes Phylum_Aschelminthes   Unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms Phylum_Brachiopoda   Marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks Phylum_Bryozoa   Marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids Phylum_Chaetognatha   Arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms Phylum_Chordata   Comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord Phylum_Cnidaria   Hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals Phylum_Coelenterata   Hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals Phylum_Cryptophyta   A phylum in the kingdom Protoctista Phylum_Ctenophora   Comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata Back to top Phylum_Cycliophora   Tiny marine organisms each the size of a period found in great numbers on lobsters'' lips; identified tentatively in 1995 as a new phylum or as possible link between Entoprocta and Ectoprocta Phylum_Echinodermata   Radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers Phylum_Ectoprocta   Coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa Phylum_Entoprocta   Sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa Phylum_Mollusca   Gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons Phylum_Nematoda   Unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms Phylum_Nemertea   Proboscis worms Phylum_Nemertina   Proboscis worms Phylum_Phoronida   Small phylum of wormlike marine animals Phylum_Platyhelminthes   Flatworms Phylum_Pogonophora   Beard worms Phylum_Porifera   Coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges Phylum_Protozoa   In some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers Phylum_Pyrrophyta   A division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds Phylum_Rotifera   A phylum including: rotifers Phylum_Sipuncula   Peanut worms Physa   Any member of the genus Physa Physalia   Portuguese man-of-war Physalis   Ground cherries Physalis_alkekengi   Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx Back to top Physalis_ixocarpa   Annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes Physalis_peruviana   Annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits Physalis_philadelphica   Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes Physalis_pruinosa   Stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet yellow fruits Physalis_pubescens   Decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk Physalis_viscosa   Found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries Physaria   Small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods Physeter   Type genus of the Physeteridae Physeteridae   Sperm whales Physeter_catodon   Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris Physiatrics   Therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities Physic   A purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels Physical   Having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses; "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects" Physical   Concerned with material things; "physical properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the physical size of a computer" Physical   Impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics" Physical   Characterized by energetic bodily activity; "tennis is an active sport"; "a very physical dance performance" Physical   According with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter); "a reflex response to physical stimuli" Physical   Involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance" Physical   Relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics; "physical sciences"; "physical laws" Physicalism   (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality Back to top Physicality   Preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites Physically   In accord with physical laws; "it is physically impossible" Physicalness   The quality of being physical; consisting of matter Physical_ability   The ability to perform some physical act; contrasting with mental ability Physical_anthropology   The branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings Physical_attraction   A desire for sexual intimacy Physical_body   Alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" Physical_change   A change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition Physical_chemistry   The branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances Physical_education   Training in the development of and care for the human body; stresses athletics; includes hygiene Physical_exercise   The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" Physical_exertion   The activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" Physical_fitness   Good physical condition; being in shape or in condition Physical_geography   The study of physical features of the earth''s surface Physical_object   A tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" Physical_pendulum   Pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis Physical_phenomenon   A natural phenomenon involving the physics of matter and energy Physical_property   A property used to characterize physical objects Physical_rehabilitation   Providing help for disabled persons; the removal or reduction of disabilities Physical_restoration   Providing help for disabled persons; the removal or reduction of disabilities Back to top Physical_science   The science of matter and energy and their interactions Physical_structure   The entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" Physical_therapist   Therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder Physical_therapy   Therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities Physical_topology   The appearance of the network; "the physical topologies of local area networks include the bus, the ring and the star" Physical_value   Cost of reproducing physical property minus various allowances (especially depreciation) Physician   A licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" Physician-assisted_suicide   Assisted suicide where the assistant is a physician Physician-patient_privilege   The right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient Physicist   A scientist trained in physics Physicochemical   Relating to physical chemistry Physics   The science of matter and energy and their interactions Physics_class   Students taking a course in physics together Physics_department   The academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics Physics_lab   A laboratory for research in physics Physics_laboratory   A laboratory for research in physics Physic_nut   Small tropical American tree yielding purple dye and a tanning extract and bearing physic nuts containing a purgative oil that is poisonous in large quantities Physidae   Freshwater snails Physiognomy   The human face (`kisser'' and `smiler'' and `mug'' are informal terms for `face'' and `phiz'' is British) Physiography   The study of physical features of the earth''s surface Back to top Physiologic   Of or consistent with an organism''s normal functioning; "physiologic functions"; "physiological processes" Physiological   Of or consistent with an organism''s normal functioning; "physiologic functions"; "physiological processes" Physiological   Of or relating to the biological study of physiology; "physiological psychology"; "Pavlov''s physiological theories" Physiologically   Of or relating to physiological processes; with respect to physiology; "physiologically ready"; "physiologically addicted" Physiological_anatomy   The study of anatomy in its relation to function Physiological_condition   The state of the body or bodily functions Physiological_jaundice_of_the_newborn   Yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously Physiological_nystagmus   Small involuntary tremors of the eyeballs; when physiological nystagmus is eliminated by stabilizing the image on the retina the perception fades rapidly from fatigue of the retinal receptors Physiological_property   A property having to do with the functioning of the body Physiological_psychology   The branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes Physiological_reaction   An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus Physiological_sphincter   A sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent tissue Physiological_state   The state of the body or bodily functions Physiologist   A biologist specializing in physiology Physiology   Processes and functions of an organism Physiology   The branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms Physiotherapeutic   Of or relating to or used in physical therapy Physiotherapist   Therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder Physiotherapy   Therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities Physique   Constitution of the human body Back to top Physique   Alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" Physostegia   Any of various plants of the genus Physostegia having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white or rose or lavender flowers Physostegia_virginiana   North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers Physostigma   African woody vines: calabar beans Physostigma_venenosum   Tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans Physostigmine   Used in treatment of Alzheimer''s disease and glaucoma Phytelephas   Small genus of South American feather palms Phytelephas_macrocarpa   A stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts Phytohormone   (botany) a hormone-like plant product Phytolacca   Type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed Phytolaccaceae   Chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca; Agdestis; Ercilla; Rivina; Trichostigma Phytolacca_acinosa   Pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China Phytolacca_americana   Tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous Phytolacca_dioica   Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves Phytologist   A biologist specializing in the study of plants Phytology   The branch of biology that studies plants Phytomastigina   Plantlike flagellates containing chlorophyll; often considered unicellular algae Phytonadione   A form of vitamin K Phytophagic   (of animals) feeding on plants Phytophagous   (of animals) feeding on plants Back to top Phytophilous   (of animals) feeding on plants Phytophthora   Destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants Phytophthora_citrophthora   Causes brown rot gummosis in citrus fruits Phytophthora_infestans   Fungus causing late blight in solanaceous plants especially tomatoes and potatoes Phytoplankton   Photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae Phytotherapy   The use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) Phytotoxin   Any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin PH_scale   (chemistry) p(otential of) H(ydrogen); the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is a PI   An antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs Pi   The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet PI   The scientist in charge of an experiment or research project PI   Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information Pi   The ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle Pi-meson   A meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision Pia   Perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch Piaf   French cabaret singer (1915-1963) Piaffe   A cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot Piaget   Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980) Piagetian   Of or relating to or like or in the manner of Jean Piaget Pianism   Performance by or technique of a pianist; "a program of pianism" Back to top Pianissimo   (music) low loudness Pianissimo   Chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft Pianissimo   A direction in music; to be played very softly Pianissimo_assai   Chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft Pianist   A person who plays the piano Pianistic   Skilled at or adapted for the piano; "pianistic abilities" Pianistic   Of or relating to the piano Piano   A stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds Piano   (music) low loudness Piano   Used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" Piano   Used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly Pianoforte   A stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds Pianola   A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys Piano_accordion   A portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player Piano_action   Action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed Piano_damper   Damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration Piano_keyboard   A bank of keys on a musical instrument Piano_lesson   A lesson in playing the piano Piano_maker   A person who makes pianos Piano_music   The sound of music produced by a piano; "he thought he heard piano music next door" Back to top Piano_music   Sheet music to be played on a piano Piano_player   A person who plays the piano Piano_sonata   A sonata for piano Piano_stool   A stool for piano players; usually adjustable in height Piano_teacher   Someone who teaches students to play the piano Piano_tuner   Someone who tunes pianos Piano_wire   Thin steel wire of high tensile strength Piassava_palm   Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes Piaster   100 kurus equal 1 lira Piaster   A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria Piastre   100 kurus equal 1 lira Piastre   A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria Piazza   A public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" Pia_mater   The highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges Pibgorn   An ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone Pibroch   Martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes Pic   A picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material Pic   A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" Pica   Eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency Pica   Magpies Back to top Pica   A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing Pica-pica   A stinging herb of tropical America Picador   The horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low Picaninny   (offensive) a Black child Picardie   A region of northern France on the English Channel Picardy   A region of northern France on the English Channel Picaresque   Involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction; "picaresque novels"; "waifs of the picaresque tradition"; "a picaresque hero" Picariae   Term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes Picasso   Prolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973) Picayune   (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over nig Pica_em   A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing Pica_pica   Common European magpie Pica_pica_hudsonia   Magpie of Rocky mountain regions Piccalilli   Relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion Piccaninny   (offensive) a Black child Piccolo   A small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute Picea   A genus of temperate and arctic evergreen trees (see spruce) Picea_abies   Tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones Picea_breweriana   Medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches Picea_engelmannii   Tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for rough lumber and boxes Back to top Picea_glauca   Medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender cones Picea_mariana   Small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood Picea_obovata   Tall spruce of northern Europe and Asia; resembles Norway spruce Picea_orientalis   Evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets Picea_pungens   Tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward Picea_rubens   Medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber spruce of the area; source of pulpwood Picea_sitchensis   A large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to weight Pichi   Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic Pichiciago   Very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck Pichiciego   Very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck Picidae   Woodpeckers Piciformes   Woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans Piciform_bird   Any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood Pick   The act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" Pick   A basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one''s body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick" Pick   A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" Pick   A thin sharp implement used for picking; "he used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks" Pick   A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument Pick   The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving Pick   The person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor" Back to top Pick   The best people or things in a group; "the cream of England''s young men were killed in the Great War" Pick   The quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years" Pick   Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" Pick   Remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone" Pick   Select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" Pick   Harass with constant criticism; "Don''t always pick on your little brother" Pick   Eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" Pick   Hit lightly with a picking motion Pick   Look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" Pick   Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice" Pick   Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" Pick   Provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel" Pick   Pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" Pick   Pilfer or rob; "pick pockets" Pick's_disease   A progressive form of presenile dementia found most often in middle-aged and elderly women and characterized by degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes with loss of intellectual ability and transitory aphasia Pick-me-up   A tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor) Pick-me-up   Anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her" Pickaback   On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; "she carried her child piggyback" Pickaback   On a railroad flatcar; "the trailer rode piggyback across the country" Pickaback_plant   Vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk Back to top Pickaninny   (offensive) a Black child Pickax   A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" Pickaxe   A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" Pickelhaube   A spiked helmet worn by German soldiers Picker   Someone who gathers crops or fruits etc. Picker   A person who chooses or selects out Pickerel   Any of several North American species of small pike Pickerel   Flesh of young or small pike Pickerelweed   American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds Pickerelweed_family   Aquatic or bog plants Pickerel_frog   A meadow frog of eastern North America Pickerel_weed   American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds Pickeringia   1 species: chaparral pea Pickeringia_montana   Spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose-purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California Picket   A wooden strip forming part of a fence Picket   A vehicle performing sentinel duty Picket   A detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack Picket   A person employed to watch for something to happen Picket   A protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work Picket   Fasten with a picket; "picket the goat" Back to top Picket   Serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the lay-offs" Pickett   American confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875) Picket_boat   A boat serving as a picket Picket_fence   A fence made of upright pickets Picket_line   A line of people acting as pickets Picket_ship   A ship serving as a picket Pickford   United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979) Picking   The act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.) Picking   The quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years" Pickings   The act of someone who picks up or takes something; "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking" Pickle   Vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar Pickle   Informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" Pickle   Preserve in a pickling liquid Pickled   (used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid Pickled_herring   Herring preserved in a pickling liquid (usually brine or vinegar) Picklepuss   Someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression Pickle_barrel   A barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled Pickle_relish   Relish of chopped (usually sweet) pickles Picknicker   A person who is picnicking Pickpocket   A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places Back to top Pickup   The act of taking aboard passengers or freight Pickup   The act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays" Pickup   An electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable Pickup   A light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard Pickup   Anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her" Pickup   Mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge Pickup   The attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup" Pickup   A warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man" Pickup   A casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships Pickup_arm   Mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge Pickup_truck   A light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard Picky   Marked by extreme care in treatment of details; "a meticulous craftsman"; "almost worryingly meticulous in his business formalities" Pick_apart   Find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don''t knock the food--it''s free" Pick_at   Express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student''s efforts" Pick_at   Eat like a bird; "The anorexic girl just picks at her food" Pick_at   Pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse" Pick_off   Pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" Pick_off   Shoot one by one Pick_out   Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" Pick_out   Detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can''t make out the faces in this photograph" Back to top Pick_over   Separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection" Pick_up   Gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" Pick_up   Get better; "Her performance in school picked up" Pick_up   Lift out or reflect from a background; "The scarf picks up the color of the skirt"; "His eyes picked up his smile" Pick_up   Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" Pick_up   Eat by pecking at, like a bird Pick_up   Take up by hand; "He picked up the book and started to read" Pick_up   Take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" Pick_up   Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" Pick_up   Give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway" Pick_up   Take and lift upward Pick_up   Recieve (perceptual input); "pick up a signal" Pick_up   Perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse" Pick_up   Buy casually or spontaneously; "I picked up some food for a snack" Pick_up   Gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week" Pick_up   Get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home" Pick_up   Meet someone for sexual purposes; "he always tries to pick up girls in bars" Pick_up_the_gauntlet   Be dared to do something and attempt it Picnic   Any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" Picnic   Any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion Back to top Picnic   A day devoted to an outdoor social gathering Picnic   Eat alfresco, in the open air; "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday" Picnicker   A person who is picnicking Picnic_area   A tract of land set aside for picnicking Picnic_ground   A tract of land set aside for picnicking Picnic_ham   Shoulder of a hog usually smoked Picnic_shoulder   Shoulder of a hog usually smoked Picofarad   A unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad Picoides   A genus of Picidae Picometer   A metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter Picometre   A metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter Picornavirus   A group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat Picosecond   One trillionth of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond Picot   An edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon Picovolt   A unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a volt Pico_de_Orizaba   An extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet) Picrasma   Small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia Picrasma_excelsa   West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia Picrasma_excelsum   West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia Picric_acid   A yellow toxic highly explosive strong acid; used in high explosives and as a dye and in chemical reactions Back to top Picris   Genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed Picris_echioides   Widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States Pictograph   A graphic character used in picture writing Pictographic   Consisting of or characterized by the use of pictographs; "a pictographic script"; "pictographic stage in the development of writing" Pictor   A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba Pictorial   A periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures Pictorial   Evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description" Pictorial   Pertaining to or consisting of pictures; "pictorial perspective"; "pictorial records" Pictorially   In a pictorial manner; "depth is established pictorially" Pictorial_matter   Illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures" Pictorial_representation   Visual representation as by photography or painting Pictural   Pertaining to or consisting of pictures; "pictorial perspective"; "pictorial records" Picture   Graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" Picture   A visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them" Picture   A typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair" Picture   A clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind" Picture   The visible part of a television transmission; "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone" Picture   A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" Picture   Illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures" Picture   A graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters" Back to top Picture   A situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century" Picture   Imagine; conceive of; see in one''s mind; "I can''t see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" Picture   Show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" Pictured   Represented graphically by sketch or design or lines Pictured   Seen in the mind as a mental image; "the glory of his envisioned future"; "the snow-covered Alps pictured in her imagination"; "the visualized scene lacked the ugly details of real life" Picturesque   Suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture; "a picturesque village" Picturesque   Strikingly expressive; "a picturesque description of the rainforest" Picturesquely   In a picturesque manner; "in the building trade such a trader is picturesquely described as a `brass plate'' merchant" Picturesqueness   Visually vivid and pleasing Picture_book   A book consisting chiefly of pictures Picture_card   One of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face Picture_element   (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot); "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution" Picture_frame   A framework in which a picture is mounted Picture_gallery   A room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited Picture_hat   A woman''s dressy hat with a wide brim Picture_palace   A theater where films are shown Picture_plane   The plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work Picture_postcard   A postcard with a picture on one side Picture_rail   Rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures Picture_show   A form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location" Back to top Picture_taking   The act of taking and printing photographs Picture_tube   A cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen Picture_window   A large window with a single pane (usually overlooking a view) Picture_writing   A writing system using pictographs Picturing   Visual representation as by photography or painting Picturing   Visual imagery Picul   A unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry) Piculet   Small woodpeckers of South America and Africa and East Indies having soft rounded tail feathers Picumnus   A genus of Picidae Picus   Type genus of Picidae Picus_viridis   Woodpecker of Europe and western Asia PID   Inflammation of the female pelvic organs (especially the Fallopian tubes) caused by infection by any of several microorganisms (chiefly gonococci and chlamydia); symptoms are abdominal pain and fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge Piddle   Liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" Piddle   Eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" Piddle   Waste time; spend one''s time idly or inefficiently Piddle_away   Waste time; spend one''s time idly or inefficiently Piddling   (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over nig Piddock   Marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells Pidgin   An artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages Pidlimdi   A three-tone Chadic language Back to top PIE   A prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages Pie   Dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top Pie-dog   Ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India Pie-eyed   Very drunk Piebald   Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" Piece   A portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" Piece   Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" Piece   A work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d''art"; "it is not known who created this piece" Piece   A separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" Piece   An item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china"; Piece   A distance; "it is down the road a piece" Piece   An artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests" Piece   A musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" Piece   An instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" Piece   A serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" Piece   A portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" Piece   A share of something; "a slice of the company''s revenue" Piece   A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" Piece   Repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" Piece   Eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" Back to top Piece   Join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings" Piece   To join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" Piece   Make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses" Piece-dye   Dye after weaving Piecemeal   One thing at a time Piecemeal   A little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal" Piecework   Work paid for according to the quantity produced Piece_de_resistance   The outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection Piece_de_resistance   The most important dish of a meal Piece_goods   Merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard Piece_of_ass   Slang terms for sexual intercourse Piece_of_cake   Any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" Piece_of_cloth   A piece of fabric Piece_of_eight   An old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales Piece_of_furniture   Furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" Piece_of_ground   An extended area of land Piece_of_land   An extended area of land Piece_of_leather   A piece of leather Piece_of_material   A piece of fabric Piece_of_music   A musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" Back to top Piece_of_paper   Used for writing or printing Piece_of_tail   Slang terms for sexual intercourse Piece_of_work   A product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewe Piece_of_writing   The work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" Pied   Having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" Pied-a-terre   Lodging for occasional or secondary use; "they bought a pied-a-terre in London" Pied-billed_grebe   American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill Piedmont   The region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley Piedmont   The plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama Piedmont_glacier   A type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice Piedmont_type_of_glacier   A type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice Pied_lemming   North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged Piemonte   The region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley Pieplant   Long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened Pier   A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats Pier   A support for two adjacent bridge spans Pier   (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows) Pierce   14th President of the United States (1804-1869) Pierce   Make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" Pierce   Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument Back to top Pierce   Cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest" Pierce   Move or affect (a person''s emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students" Pierce   Sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night" Pierced   Having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" Piercing   Loud and sharp; "the piercing shriek of sirens" Piercing   Suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle" Piercing   As physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" Piercing   High-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle" Piercing   Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent pene Piercingly   In a shrill voice; "she sang rather shrilly" Piercingly   Extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" Pierid   Any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs Pieridae   Cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies Pierid_butterfly   Any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs Pieris   Type genus of the Pieridae Pieris   Decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines Pieris_brassicae   Old World form of cabbage butterfly Pieris_floribunda   Ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers Pieris_japonica   Broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers Pieris_protodice   Common North American form of cabbage butterfly Back to top Pieris_rapae   Small widely distributed form Pieris_rapae   Toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly Pierre   Capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river Pierre-Paul_Broca   French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people; remembered for his discovery that articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known as Broca''s area (1824-1880) Pierre_Abelard   French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142) Pierre_Athanase_Larousse   French lexicographer (1817-1875) Pierre_Auguste_Renoir   French impressionist painter (1841-1919) Pierre_Boulez   French composer of serial music (born in 1925) Pierre_Charles_L'Enfant   United States architect (born in France) who laid out the city plan for Washington (1754-1825) Pierre_Corneille   French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684) Pierre_Curie   French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906) Pierre_de_Fermat   French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665) Pierre_de_Terrail   French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524) Pierre_Joseph_Proudhon   French socialist who argued that property is theft (1809-1865) Pierre_Laporte_Bridge   A suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec Pierre_Larousse   French lexicographer (1817-1875) Pierre_Simon_de_Laplace   French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827) Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin   French paleontologist and philosopher (1881-1955) Pierre_Terrail   French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524) Pierrot   A male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face Back to top Pier_arch   An arch supported on piers Pier_glass   A large mirror between two windows Pier_Luigi_Nervi   Italian architect who pioneered in the use of reinforced concrete (1891-1979) Pier_mirror   A large mirror between two windows Pier_table   A low table set below a pier glass Pieta   A representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus Pieter_Breughel   Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) Pieter_Bruegel   Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) Pieter_Brueghel   Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) Pieter_Brueghel_the_Elder   Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569) Pieter_Zeeman   Dutch physicist honored for his research on the influence of magnetism on radiation which showed that light is radiated by the motion of charged particles in an atom (1865-1943) Pietism   Exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal Pietism   17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion Pietistic   Excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" Pietistic   Of or relating to Pietism; "the Pietistic movement" Pietistical   Excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile" Pietistical   Of or relating to Pietism; "the Pietistic movement" Piety   Righteousness by virtue of being pious Piet_Mondrian   Dutch painter whose work (intersecting lines at right angles and planes in primary colors) influenced the development of abstract art (1872-1944) Piezoelectric   Relating to or involving piezoelectricity; "piezoelectric plates" Back to top Piezoelectricity   Electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal Piezoelectric_crystal   A crystal that can be used as a transducer Piezoelectric_effect   Electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal Piezometer   A measuring instrument for measuring high pressures Piezo_effect   Electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal Pie_chart   A circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole Pie_crust   Pastry used to hold pie fillings Pie_plant   Long-cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves Pie_shell   Pastry used to hold pie fillings Piffle   Trivial nonsense Piffle   Act in a trivial or ineffective way Piffle   Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Piffling   (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over nig Pig   Domestic swine Pig   A crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace Pig   Mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast Pig   Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman Pig   A person regarded as greedy and pig-like Pig   A coarse obnoxious person Pig   Give birth; "sows farrow" Back to top Pig   Eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" Pig   Live like a pig, in squalor Pig's_ears   An edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often compound Pig-a-back   On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; "she carried her child piggyback" Pig-a-back   On a railroad flatcar; "the trailer rode piggyback across the country" Pig-headedly   In a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position" Pigboat   A submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes Pigeon   Wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs Pigeon-breasted   Having a chest deformity marked by a projecting breastbone caused by infantile rickets Pigeon-pea_plant   Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics Pigeon-toed   Having feet that turn inward Pigeonhole   A small compartment Pigeonhole   A specific (often simplistic) category Pigeonhole   Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" Pigeonhole   Place into a small compartment Pigeonholing   A system for classifying things into groups Pigeon_berry   Tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous Pigeon_breast   Abnormal protrusion of the breastbone caused by rickets Pigeon_droppings   Droppings of pigeons Pigeon_guillemot   Northern Pacific guillemot Back to top Pigeon_hawk   Small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry Pigeon_loft   A raised shelter in which pigeons are kept Pigeon_pea   Small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant Pigeon_pea   Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics Pigeon_toes   Disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee Pigfish   Found from Long Island southward Pigfish   Found around the Great Barrier Reef Piggery   A farm where pigs are raised or kept Piggish   Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food" Piggishly   In a piggish manner; "piggishly, he took two pieces of cake" Piggishness   An excessive desire for food Piggy   A young pig Piggy   Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food" Piggyback   Support on the back and shoulders; "He piggybacked her child so she could see the show" Piggyback   Carry on the back or shoulders; "She piggybacked a sick classmate to school" Piggyback   Haul by railroad car Piggyback   Haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars Piggyback   Ride on someone''s shoulders or back Piggyback   On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; "she carried her child piggyback" Piggyback   On a railroad flatcar; "the trailer rode piggyback across the country" Back to top Piggyback_plant   Vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk Piggy_bank   A child''s coin bank (often shaped like a pig) Pigheaded   Obstinate and stupid Pigheadedness   Resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires Piglet   A young pig Pigman   A herder or swine Pigment   Dry coloring matter (especially an insoluble powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc) Pigment   Color or dye with a pigment; "pigment a photograph" Pigment   Acquire pigment; become colored or imbued Pigmentation   Coloration of living tissues by pigment Pigmentation   The deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings Pigmy   Any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet Pigmy   An unusually small individual Pigmy_talinum   Low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground; southwestern United States Pignolia   Edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America Pignut   An American hickory tree having bitter nuts Pignut_hickory   An American hickory tree having bitter nuts Pigpen   A pen for swine Pigs'_feet   Feet or knuckles of hogs used as food; pickled or stewed or jellied Pigs'_knuckles   Feet or knuckles of hogs used as food; pickled or stewed or jellied Back to top Pigskin   Leather from the skin of swine Pigsticking   The sport of hunting wild boar with spears Pigsty   A pen for swine Pigswill   Wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk Pigs_in_blankets   Small frankfurters wrapped in biscuit dough and baked Pigtail   A braid of hair on either side of the face Pigwash   Wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk Pigweed   Leaves collected from the wild Pigweed   Leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China Pigweed   Common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb Pig_bed   Mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast Pig_farm   A farm where pigs are raised or kept Pig_iron   Crude iron tapped from a blast furnace Pig_it   Live like a pig, in squalor Pig_laurel   North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock Pig_lead   Lead that is cast in pigs Pig_out   Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream" PIJ   A militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestime and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas Pika   Small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America Pike   Any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere Back to top Pike   A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic Pike   Medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet Pike   A sharp point (as on the end of a spear) Pike   Highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh Pike's_Peak   A mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high) Pike-perch   Any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family Pikeblenny   Tropical American fishes; males are aggressively defensive of their territory Piked_reverse_hang   A reverse hang performed on the rings Piked_whale   Small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific Pikestaff   The staff of a pike Pike_perch   Any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family Pilaf   Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes Pilaff   Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes Pilar   Of or relating to a hair Pilary   Covered with hairs especially fine soft ones Pilar_cyst   A common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked Pilaster   A rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached Pilau   Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes Pilaw   Rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes Pilchard   Small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring Back to top Pilchard   Small fatty fish usually canned Pile   A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy Pile   The yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction" Pile   A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure Pile   Battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta Pile   Fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) Pile   A collection of objects laid on top of each other Pile   A large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house" Pile   (often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" Pile   Place or lay as if in a pile; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested" Pile   Arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves" Pile   Press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" Pilea   Low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage Pilea_involucrata   Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers Pilea_microphylla   Tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively Pilea_pumilla   A plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves Piled   Thrown together in a pile; "a desk heaped with books"; "heaped-up ears of corn"; "ungraded papers piled high" Piles   A large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers" Piles   Pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter Pileup   Multiple collisions of vehicles Back to top Pileus   A fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom Pilewort   Perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles Pile_driver   A machine that drives piling into the ground Pile_dwelling   Dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages Pile_up   Collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" Pile_up   Arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room" Pile_up   Get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man''s unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" Pilfer   Make off with belongings of others Pilferage   The act of stealing small amounts or small articles Pilferer   A thief who steals without using violence Pilgrim   Someone who journeys in foreign lands Pilgrim   Some one who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion Pilgrim   One of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620 Pilgrim's_journey   A journey to a sacred place Pilgrim's_Progress   An allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678 Pilgrimage   A journey to a sacred place Pilgrim_Father   One of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620 Piling   A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure Pill   A dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet Pill   Something that resembles a pill in shape or size Back to top Pill   A contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception Pill   Something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor''s success was a bitter pill to take" Pill   A unpleasant or tiresome person Pillage   The act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" Pillage   Goods or money obtained illegally Pillage   Steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" Pillaged   Having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside" Pillaged   Wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village" Pillager   Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) Pillaging   The act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" Pillar   (architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure Pillar   A vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air) Pillar   A fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition" Pillar   A prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community" Pillar   Anything tall and thin approximating the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite" Pillared   Having pillars; "the pillared portico" Pillars_of_Hercules   The two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules Pillar_box   A red pillar-shaped letter box Pillar_of_Islam   (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims Pillar_of_strength   A person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort Back to top Pillbox   A small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete) Pillbox   A small case for holding pills Pillbox   A small round woman''s hat Pillion   A seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc. Pillock   A person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" Pillory   A wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the neck and hands; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn Pillory   Criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" Pillory   Punish by putting in a pillory Pillory   Expose to ridicule or public scorn Pillow   A cushion to support the head of a sleeping person Pillow   Rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" Pillowcase   Bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" Pillow_block   A cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing Pillow_fight   A child''s game of fighting with pillows Pillow_lace   Lace made by winding thread around bobbins on a padded cushion Pillow_lava   Lava that hardened in rounded shapes suggestive of pillows; believed to result from underwater eruptions Pillow_sham   Bed linen consisting of a decorative cover for a pillow Pillow_slip   Bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" Pillow_talk   Intimate conversation between lovers (typically occurring in bed) Pillwort   European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps Back to top Pill_bottle   A small bottle for holding pills Pill_bug   Small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball Pill_head   A consumer of amphetamine pills Pill_pusher   A health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs Pill_roller   A health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs Pilocarpine   Cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma Pilomotor_reflex   Reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation Pilose   Covered with hairs especially fine soft ones Pilosebaceous   Of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland Pilosella   Genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium Pilosella_aurantiaca   European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium Pilosella_officinarum   European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium Pilot   An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track Pilot   Small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner Pilot   An original model on which something is patterned Pilot   A program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors Pilot   Someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight Pilot   A person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor Pilot   Act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?" Pilot   Fly a plane Back to top Pilotage   The occupation of a pilot Pilotage   The guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place Pilotfish   Small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas Pilothouse   An enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated Piloting   The occupation of a pilot Piloting   The guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place Pilotless   Lacking a pilot; "a drone is a pilotless aircraft" Pilotless_aircraft   An aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control Pilot_balloon   Meteorological balloon used to observe air currents Pilot_biscuit   Very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship''s staple Pilot_bit   A small bit that drills a first hole to guide a larger drill Pilot_blacksnake   Large harmless shiny black North American snake Pilot_boat   A boat to carry pilots to and from large ships Pilot_bread   Very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship''s staple Pilot_burner   Small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner Pilot_chart   A chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions Pilot_cloth   A thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc Pilot_engine   A locomotive that precedes a train to check the track Pilot_experiment   A preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment Pilot_film   A program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors Back to top Pilot_ladder   (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps Pilot_lamp   Indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation Pilot_light   Small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner Pilot_light   Indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation Pilot_program   Activity planned as a test or trial; "they funded a pilot project in six states" Pilot_program   A program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors Pilot_project   Activity planned as a test or trial; "they funded a pilot project in six states" Pilot_whale   Small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school Pilous   Covered with hairs especially fine soft ones Pilsen   A town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated Pilsener   A pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen Pilsner   A pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen Piltdown_hoax   A supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax Piltdown_man   A supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax Pilularia   Pillworts Pilularia_globulifera   European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps Pilus   Hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism Pilus   Any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup" Pima   The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima people Pima   A member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico Back to top Pimenta   Allspice tree Pimenta_acris   West Indian tree; source of bay rum Pimenta_dioica   Aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries Pimenta_officinalis   Tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries Pimento   Fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked Pimento   Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers Pimento_butter   Butter blended with mashed pimento Pimento_tree   Aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries Pimiento   Fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked Pimiento   Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers Pimlico   A racetrack for thoroughbred racing; site of the Preakness Pimozide   The most commonly used diphenylbutyl piperidine Pimp   Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) Pimp   Arrange for sexual partners for others Pimpernel   Any of several plants of the genus Anagallis Pimpernel   European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads Pimpinella   Anise Pimpinella_anisum   Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery Pimple   A small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne Pimpled   (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin Back to top Pimply   (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin Pin   A club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target Pin   A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing Pin   A small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things Pin   A piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer''s garment Pin   Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green Pin   Cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown Pin   Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns Pin   Informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" PIN   A number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts Pin   Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. Pin   When a wrestler''s shoulders are forced to the mat Pin   Immobilize a piece Pin   To hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" Pin   Attach or fasten with pins Pin   Pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly" Pin-tailed_duck   Long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers Pin-tailed_grouse   Sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers Pin-tailed_sandgrouse   Sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers Pin-up   A very pretty girl who works as a photographer''s model Back to top Pinaceae   A family of Pinaceae Pinafore   A sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing Pinata   Plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks Pinatubo   A volcano on Luzon northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy Pina_cloth   A fine cloth made from pineapple fibers Pina_colada   A mixed drink made of pineapple juice and coconut cream and rum Pinball   A game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets Pinball_game   A game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets Pinball_machine   Game equipment on which pinball is played; "in England they call a pinball machine a pin table" Pince-nez   Spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring Pincer   A structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods Pincer   A hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever Pinch   The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" Pinch   A squeeze with the fingers Pinch   Small sharp biting Pinch   A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency" Pinch   A slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" Pinch   An injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed Pinch   A painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession" Pinch   Irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back" Back to top Pinch   Cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" Pinch   Squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" Pinch   Make ridges into by pinching together Pinch   Make off with belongings of others Pinchas_Zukerman   Israeli violinist (born in 1948) Pinchbeck   An alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold Pinchbeck   Serving as an imitation or substitute; "pinchbeck heroism" Pinche   South American tamarin with a tufted head Pinched   Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" Pinched   Sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice" Pinched   As if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her" Pinched   Not having enough money to pay for necessities Pinchgut   A niggardly person who starves himself (and others) Pinch_bar   A lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum; used to roll heavy wheels Pinch_hitter   (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter Pinckneya   Small genus of shrubs or small trees of southeastern United States and northern South America Pinckneya_pubens   Ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever Pinctada   Pearl oysters Pinctada_margaritifera   Tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls Pincurl_clip   A variety of clip for holding pin curls Back to top Pincus   United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967) Pincushion   A small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use Pincushion_flower   Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States Pincushion_hakea   Tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia Pindar   Greek lyric poet remembered for his odes (518?-438? BC) Pindaric   An ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units Pindaric_ode   An ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units Pindolol   An oral beta blocker (trade name Visken) used in treating hypertension Pine   A coniferous tree Pine   Straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus Pine   Have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" Pine-barren_sandwort   Deep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States Pine-tar_rag   Baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip Pine-weed   Annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers Pineal   Having the form of a pine cone Pineal   Relating to the pineal body; "pineal hormone" Pinealoma   Tumor of the pineal gland Pineal_body   A small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin Pineal_eye   A sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles Pineal_gland   A small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin Back to top Pineapple   Large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated Pineapple   A tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics Pineapple_family   A family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance Pineapple_guava   Dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves Pineapple_juice   The juice of pineapples (usually bottled or canned) Pineapple_plant   A tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics Pineapple_weed   Annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers Pinecone   The seed-producing cone of a pine tree Pinesap   Fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys Pinetum   An area planted with pine trees or related conifers Pineus   A genus of Adelgidae Pineus_pinifoliae   A variety of adelgid Pineweed   Annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers Pine_away   Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away" Pine_Bluff   A town in southeast central Arkansas on the Arkansas River Pine_family   A family of Pinaceae Pine_fern   Fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairs Pine_finch   Small finch of North American coniferous forests Pine_grosbeak   Large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds Pine_hyacinth   Erect clematis of Florida having pink to purple flowers Back to top Pine_knot   A joint of pine wood used for fuel Pine_leaf_aphid   A variety of adelgid Pine_lily   Lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals Pine_lizard   Small active lizard of United States and north to British Columbia Pine_marten   Dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests Pine_mouse   Short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States Pine_nut   Edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America Pine_sawyer   Large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees Pine_siskin   Small finch of North American coniferous forests Pine_snake   Any of several bull snakes of eastern and southeastern United States found chiefly in pine woods; now threatened Pine_spittlebug   North American insect that attacks pines Pine_tar   A dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine wood Pine_tree   A coniferous tree Pine_Tree_State   A state in New England Pine_vole   Short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States Pinfish   Similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States Pinfold   A pen where stray animals are confined Ping   A sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) Ping   A river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya Ping   Send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office" Back to top Ping   Contact, usually in order to remind of something; "I''ll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing" Ping   Hit with a pinging noise; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade" Ping   Make a short high-pitched sound; "the bullet pinged when they struck the car" Ping   Sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" Ping-Pong   A game (trade name Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball Ping-pong_ball   Light hollow ball used in playing table tennis Ping-pong_table   A table used for playing table tennis Pinger   A pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar Pingpong_paddle   Paddle used to play table tennis Pingpong_table   A table used for playing table tennis Pinguecula   A slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it Pinguicula   Butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica Pinguinus   Great auk Pinguinus_impennis   Large large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct Ping_River   A river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya Pinhead   The head of a pin Pinhead   An ignorant or foolish person Pinhole   A small puncture that might have been made by a pin Pinicola   A genus of Fringillidae Pinicola_enucleator   Large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds Back to top Pining   A feeling of deep longing Pinion   Wing of a bird Pinion   Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird Pinion   A gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack Pinion   Cut the wings off (of birds) Pinion   Bind the arms of Pinioned   Bound fast especially having the arms restrained Pinioned   (of birds) especially having the flight feathers Pinion_and_crown_wheel   Gears that mesh at an angle Pinion_and_ring_gear   Gears that mesh at an angle Pinite   Grey or green or brown mineral similar to mica and containing aluminum and potassium sulphates Pink   A light shade of red Pink   Any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers Pink   Cut in a zig-zag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing Pink   Sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" Pink   Make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" Pink   Of a light shade of red Pink-and-white_everlasting   Flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying Pink-collar   Of or relating to a class of jobs once traditionally filled by women; "a pink-collar employee" Pink-slipped   Having lost your job Back to top Pinkeye   Inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye Pinkie   The finger farthest from the thumb Pinkify   Make pink Pinkish   Of a light shade of red Pinko   Emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries Pinkroot   A fungal disease of onions Pinky   The finger farthest from the thumb Pink_bollworm   Larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls Pink_calla   Calla having a rose-colored spathe Pink_cockatoo   White Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage Pink_disease   Serious bark disease of many tropical crop trees (coffee, citrus, rubber); branches have a covering of pink hyphae Pink_disease_fungus   Fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc Pink_elephants   Any visual hallucination arising from heavy drinking Pink_family   Large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) Pink_fivecorner   Heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruit Pink_fritillary   California herb with pinkish purple flowers Pink_lady   A cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and ice Pink_of_my_John   A common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived Pink_paper_daisy   Flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying Pink_sand_verbena   Prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California Back to top Pink_shower   Tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental Pink_shower_tree   Tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental Pink_slip   Official notice that you have been fired from your job Pink_wine   Pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began Pinna   The externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear Pinna   Division of a usually pinnately divided leaf Pinnace   A boat for communication between ship and shore Pinnacle   (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower Pinnacle   A lofty peak Pinnacle   The highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist''s gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of Pinnacle   Raise on or as if on a pinnacle; "He did not want to be pinnacled" Pinnacle   Surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment" Pinnate   Of a leaf shape; featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis Pinnated   Of a leaf shape; featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis Pinnately   Having a pinnate shape; "a pinnately compound leaf" Pinnate_leaf   A leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis Pinnatifid   Of a leaf shape; cleft nearly to the midrib in broad divisions not separated into distinct leaflets Pinnatiped   Aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers Pinnatisect   Of a leaf shape; cleft nearly to the midrib in narrow divisions not separated into distinct leaflets Pinned   Fastened with a pin or staple; "the stapled papers" Back to top Pinner   A woman''s cap with two long flaps pinned on Pinning   A mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin Pinniped   Aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers Pinnipedia   Seals; sea lions; walruses Pinniped_mammal   Aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers Pinnish_mark   Formerly the basic unit of money in Finland Pinnotheres   Type genus of the family Pinnotheridae: pea crabs Pinnotheres_ostreum   Tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters Pinnotheridae   Tiny soft-bodied crabs Pinnule   Division of a usually pinnately divided leaf Pinny   A sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing Pinochle   A card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist Pinocle   A card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist Pinocytosis   Process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid Pinon   Any of several low-growing pines of western North America Pinon_nut   Edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America Pinon_pine   Small 2- or 3-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas Pinophytina   Most conifers: in some systems classified as a class (Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta Pinopsida   Most conifers: in some systems classified as a class (Pinopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Pinophytina); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta Pinot   Any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for burgundies and champagnes Back to top Pinot_blanc   Dry white California table wine made from white Pinot grapes Pinot_blanc   White wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Chablis, France Pinot_Chardonnay   Dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes Pinot_grape   Any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for burgundies and champagnes Pinot_noir   Dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes Pinot_noir   Red wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Burgundy, France Pinpoint   The sharp point of a pin Pinpoint   A very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky" Pinpoint   A very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together" Pinpoint   Locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome" Pinpoint(a)   Meticulously precise; "pinpoint accuracy" Pinprick   Small puncture (as if made by a pin) Pinprick   A minor annoyance Pinscher   Any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped Pinsk   A city of southwestern Belarus Pinstripe(a)   Having very thin stripes Pinstriped   Having very thin stripes Pins_and_needles   A sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation Pint   A United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart Pint   A United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches Back to top Pint   A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters Pint-size   Well below average height Pint-sized   Well below average height Pintado   Large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters Pintail   Long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers Pinter   English dramatist whose plays are characterized by silences and the use of inaction (born in 1930) Pintle   A pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge Pinto   A spotted or calico horse or pony Pinto_bean   Mottled or spotted bean of southwestern United States; usually dried Pinus   Type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines Pinus_albicaulis   Small pine of western North America; having smooth gray-white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine Pinus_aristata   Small slow-growing upland pine of western United States (Rocky Mountains) having dense branches with fissured rust-brown bark and short needles in bunches of 5 and thorn-tipped cone scales; among the oldest living things some over 4500 years old Pinus_attenuata   Medium-sized 3-needled pine of the Pacific coast of the United States having a prominent knob on each scale of the cone Pinus_banksiana   Slender medium-sized 2-needled pine of eastern North America; with yellow-green needles and scaly gray to red-brown fissured bark Pinus_californiarum   Very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry''s pinyon in range Pinus_cembra   Large 5-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate Pinus_cembroides   Small 2- or 3-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas Pinus_contorta   Shrubby 2-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares Pinus_contorta_murrayana   Tall subspecies of lodgepole pine Pinus_densiflora   Pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental Back to top Pinus_echinata   Large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature Pinus_edulis   Small compact 2-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine Pinus_flexilis   Western North American pine with long needles and very flexible limbs and dark-gray furrowed bark Pinus_glabra   Large 2-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood Pinus_jeffreyi   Tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine Pinus_longaeva   Small slow-growing pine of western United States similar to the bristlecone pine; chocolate brown bark in plates and short needles in bunches of 5; crown conic but becoming rough and twisted; oldest plant in the world growing to 5000 years in cold semi-de Pinus_monophylla   Pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine Pinus_monticola   Tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green needles; bark is gray-brown with rectangular plates when mature Pinus_mugo   Low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two Pinus_muricata   2- or 3-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast Pinus_nigra   Large 2-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe Pinus_palustris   Large 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree Pinus_parryana   5-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes 3- or 4-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum) Pinus_pinea   Medium-sized 2-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds Pinus_ponderosa   Common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature Pinus_pungens   Small 2-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales Pinus_quadrifolia   5-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes 3- or 4-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum) Pinus_radiata   Tall California pine with long needles in bunches of 3, a dense crown, and dark brown deeply fissured bark Pinus_resinosa   Pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches of two and reddish bark Pinus_rigida   Large 3-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine Back to top Pinus_serotina   Large 3-needled pine of sandy swamps of southeastern United States; needles longer than those of the northern pitch pine Pinus_strobiformis   Medium-size pine of northwestern Mexico; bark is dark brown and furrowed when mature Pinus_strobus   Tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree Pinus_sylvestris   Medium large 2-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia having flaking red-brown bark Pinus_taeda   Tall spreading 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper head Pinus_thunbergii   Large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog Pinus_torreyana   Medium-sized 5-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones Pinus_virginiana   Common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2 Pinwheel   Circular-shaped firework; spins round and round Pinwheel   Perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels Pinwheel_flower   Tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand Pinwheel_roll   Pinwheel-shaped rolls spread with cinnamon and sugar and filled with e.g. jam before baking Pinworm   Small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children Pinyon   Any of several low-growing pines of western North America Pin_bone   Part of the sirloin between the flat bone and the porterhouse Pin_cherry   Small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit Pin_clover   European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage Pin_curl   A curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin Pin_down   Define clearly; "Can you pin down the difficulties" Pin_down   Define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game" Back to top Pin_down   Attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture" Pin_grass   European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage Pin_money   Cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses PIN_number   A number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts Pin_oak   Large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil Pin_oak   Fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil Pin_table   Game equipment on which pinball is played; "in England they call a pinball machine a pin table" Pin_up   Attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture" Pin_wrench   A wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned Piolet   An ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice Pion   A meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision Pioneer   One the first colonists or settler in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them" Pioneer   Someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art Pioneer   Open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space" Pioneer   Take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" Pioneer   Open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students" Pious   Having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings" Pious   Devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken Piously   In a devout and pious manner; "she was devoutly Catholic" Piously   In a pious manner; "this received opinion is piously affirmed" Back to top Piousness   Righteousness by virtue of being pious Pious_platitude   Insincere talk about religion or morals Pip   A radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface Pip   A mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit) Pip   A small hard seed found in some fruits Pip   A minor nonspecific ailment Pip   A disease of poultry Pip   Defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" Pip   Hit with a missile from a weapon Pip   Kill by firing a missile Pip-squeak   Someone who is small and insignificant Pipa   Type genus of the Pipidae Pipage   A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. Pipage   A fee charged for the use of pipes Pipal   Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists Pipal_tree   Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists Pipa_americana   A South American toad; incubates its young in pits in the skin of its back Pipa_pipa   A South American toad; incubates its young in pits in the skin of its back Pipe   The flues and stops on a pipe organ Pipe   A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. Back to top Pipe   A tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco Pipe   A tubular wind instrument Pipe   A hollow cylindrical shape Pipe   Utter a shrill cry Pipe   Trim with piping; "pipe the skirt" Pipe   Play on a pipe; "pipe a tune" Pipe   Transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert" Pipe-clay   Whiten or clean with pipe-clay; "pipe-clay leather" Pipeclay   Fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather Pipefish   Fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates Pipefitting   Fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together Pipeful   The quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time Pipeline   A pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport" Pipeline   Gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" Pipeline_company   A company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry Piper   Someone who plays the bagpipe Piper   Type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs Piperaceae   Tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets Piperacillin   A synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections Piperales   Piperaceae; Saururaceae; Chloranthaceae Back to top Piperazine   Vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms Piperin   Derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper Piperine   Derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper Piperocaine   A compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic Piperocaine_hydrochloride   A compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic Piper_betel   Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians Piper_cubeba   Tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits Piper_longum   Slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas Piper_nigrum   Climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam Pipes   A wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through pipes Pipestem_clematis   Clematis of California Pipet   Measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube Pipette   Measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube Pipework   The flues and stops on a pipe organ Pipewort   Aquatic perennial of North America and Ireland and Hebrides having translucent green leaves in a basal spiral and dense buttonlike racemes of minute white flowers Pipewort_family   Chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts Pipe_bomb   A small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe Pipe_bowl   A small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco Pipe_clamp   A clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded Pipe_cleaner   Cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem Back to top Pipe_cutter   A hand tool for cutting pipe Pipe_down   Become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" Pipe_dream   A fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe" Pipe_fitter   A craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances Pipe_fitting   Fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together Pipe_in   Bring in through pipes; "We have to pip in oil" Pipe_in   Bring in through pipes; "Music was piped into the offices" Pipe_major   The chief piper in a band of bagpipes Pipe_of_peace   A highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) Pipe_organ   Wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard Pipe_rack   A rack for holding a smoker''s pipes Pipe_smoker   A smoker who uses a pipe Pipe_up   Utter a shrill cry Pipe_up   Begin to play or sing Pipe_vine   Hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe Pipe_vise   A clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded Pipe_wrench   Adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe Pipidae   Tongueless frogs Pipile   Genus of large crested guans (the piping guans) Pipilo   Towhees Back to top Pipilo_erythrophthalmus   Common towhee of eastern North America Piping   Playing a pipe or the bagpipes Piping   A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. Piping   A thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems Piping   Resembling the music of a pipe; "the piping voices of children" Piping   (used of heat) extremely; "the casserole was piping hot" Piping_crow   Crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged Piping_crow-shrike   Crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged Piping_guan   A kind of guan Piping_plover   Small plover of eastern North America Pipistrel   Small European brown bat Pipistrelle   Small European brown bat Pipistrellus   Nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats Pipistrellus_pipistrellus   Small European brown bat Pipistrellus_subflavus   One of the smallest bats of eastern North America Pipit   Small songbirds resembling larks Pippin   Any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red Pipra   Type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins Pipracil   A synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections Pipridae   Manakins Back to top Pipsissewa   Any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila Piptadenia   Tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other genera Piptadenia_macrocarpa   Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia Pipturus   An Australian genus of woody plants of the family Urticaceae Pipturus_albidus   Hawaiian tree of genus Pipturus having a bark (tapa) from which tapa cloth is made Pipturus_argenteus   Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in making cloth Pipul   Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists Pip_out   Be killed or die; Piquance   A tart spiciness Piquancy   A tart spiciness Piquant   Attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes" Piquant   Engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language" Piquant   Having an agreeably pungent taste Piquantly   With strong spices; in a spicy manner; "the soup was spicily flavored" Pique   Tightly woven fabric with raised cords Pique   A sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" Pique   Cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me" Piqueria   Small genus of tropical American perennial herbs or subshrubs with white to pale yellow flowers; often included in genus Stevia Piquet   A card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards Piracy   The act of plagiarizing; taking someone''s words or ideas as if they were your own Back to top Piracy   Robbery on the high seas; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it Pirana   Small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals Pirandello   Italian novelist and playwright (1867-1936) Piranga   A genus of Thraupidae Piranga_flava_hepatica   Common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico Piranga_ludoviciana   Of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red Piranga_olivacea   The male is bright red with black wings and tail Piranga_rubra   Of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow Piranha   Small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals Piranha   Someone who attacks in search of booty Pirate   A ship manned by pirates Pirate   Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation Pirate   Someone who uses another person''s words or ideas as if they were his own Pirate   Take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" Pirate   Copy illegally; of published material Pirate_flag   A black flag bearing a white skull and crossbones; indicates a pirate ship Pirate_ship   A ship manned by pirates Piratical   Characteristic of pirates; "piratical attackers" Piratical   Characteristic of piracy; "piratical editions of my book" Piratically   In a piratical manner; "the piratically published edition of his book" Back to top Piriform_area   Pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon Piriform_lobe   Pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon Pirogi   Small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried Pirogue   A canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log Piroplasm   Minute parasite of red blood cells of mammals transmitted by a tick and causing diseases of domestic animals Piroshki   Small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried Pirouette   (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet) Pirouette   Do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance Piroxicam   A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions Pirozhki   Small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried Pisa   A city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower Pisang_wax   A wax obtained from the leaves of a plantain Pisanosaur   Primitive dinosaur found in Argentina Pisanosaurus   Primitive dinosaur found in Argentina Piscary   A workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold Piscatorial   Relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing; "a piscatory life" Piscatory   Relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing; "a piscatory life" Pisces   A group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically Pisces   The twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 Pisces   A large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and Aries Back to top Pisces   (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces Pisces_the_Fishes   The twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 Piscidia   Genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons Piscidia_erythrina   Small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons Piscidia_piscipula   Small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons Piscine   Of or relating to fish Piscivorous   Feeding on fishes Pisha_paysha   (Yiddish) a card game for two players one of whom is usually a child; the deck is place face down with one card face upward; players draw from the deck alternately hoing to build up or down from the open card; the player with the fewest cards when the dec Pisiform   A small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral Pisiform_bone   A small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral Pismire   Social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers Pisonia   Genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some vines; mainly America Pisonia_aculeata   Small spiny West Indian tree Piss   Informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" Piss   Liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" Piss   Eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" Piss-up   Vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking Pissaba_palm   Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes Pissed   Very drunk Pissed   Aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" Back to top Pissed_off   Aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay" Pisser   A very disagreeable difficulty Pisser   A person who urinates Pissing   Informal terms for urination; "he took a pee" Pissis   A mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,241 feet high) Pistachio   Nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel Pistachio   Small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts Pistachio_nut   Nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel Pistachio_tree   Small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts Pistacia   A dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit Pistacia_terebinthus   A Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine Pistacia_vera   Small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts Piste   A ski run densely packed with snow Pistia   Pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes Pistia_stratiotes   Pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes Pistia_stratoites   Pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes Pistil   The female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma Pistillate   Bearing or consisting of carpels Pistillate   Having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant Pistillode   A sterile vestigial pistil remaining in a staminate flower Back to top Pistol   A firearm that is held and fired with one hand Pistol-whip   Beat with a pistol Pistoleer   Someone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed) Pistol_grip   A handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol Pistol_shrimp   Small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae Piston   Mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion Piston   United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976) Piston_chamber   A chamber within which piston moves Piston_ring   Seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall Piston_rod   Connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston Pisum   Small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas Pisum_arvense   Variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage Pisum_sativum   Plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried Pisum_sativum_arvense   Variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage Pisum_sativum_macrocarpon   A variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common pea Pis_aller   French for `worst going'' Pit   A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it Pit   Lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers Pit   A surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry'' is `stone pit''" Pit   A trap in the form of a concealed hole Back to top Pit   A sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body" Pit   The hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" Pit   A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) Pit   Remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries" Pit   Set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other" Pit   Mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" Pit-a-pat   Describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat" Pit-a-pat   As of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall" Pit-run_gravel   Gravel as found in natural deposits Pita   Usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling Pitahaya   Highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach Pitahaya   Cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit Pitahaya_cactus   Cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit Pitanga   Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida Pitch   The action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor" Pitch   (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter Pitch   Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" Pitch   An all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump Pitch   A high approach shot in golf Pitch   The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration Back to top Pitch   Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" Pitch   Promotion by means of an argument and demonstration Pitch   A vendor''s position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper''s news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors" Pitch   Any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue Pitch   Set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience" Pitch   Set to a certain pitch; "He pitched his voice very low" Pitch   Lead (a card) and establish the trump suit Pitch   Hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin Pitch   Throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball" Pitch   Throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" Pitch   Erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" Pitch   Move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left" Pitch   Heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting" Pitch   Fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony" Pitch   Be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down" Pitch   Sell or offer for sale from place to place Pitch-black   Extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the celler" Pitch-dark   Extremely dark; "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the celler" Pitchblende   A mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore Pitched   Set at a slant; "a pitched rather than a flat roof" Back to top Pitched   (of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form; "high-pitched" Pitched_battle   A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place Pitcher   The position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit; "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound" Pitcher   An open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring Pitcher   (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm" Pitcher   The quantity contained in a pitcher Pitcher's_mound   (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands Pitcher-plant_family   Insectivorous plants Pitcherful   The quantity contained in a pitcher Pitcher_plant   Any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales Pitcher_sage   California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers Pitcher_sage   California erect and sparsely branched perennial Pitchfork   A long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay Pitchfork   Lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay" Pitching   (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team Pitching   Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" Pitching_change   Replacing a pitcher in baseball Pitching_coach   An assistant baseball coach in charge of pitchers Pitching_wedge   A wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstacles Pitchman   Someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) Back to top Pitchman   An aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something Pitchstone   Dark acid granitic glass Pitchy   Having the characteristics of pitch or tar Pitchy   Of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal Pitch_accent   Emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness Pitch_apple   A common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers Pitch_black   A very dark black Pitch_blackness   Total absence of light; "they fumbled around in total darkness"; "in the black of night" Pitch_contour   Rise and fall of the voice pitch Pitch_in   Eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in" Pitch_into   Hit violently, as in an attack Pitch_pine   Large 3-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine Pitch_pine   Large 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree Pitch_pipe   A small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing Pitch_shot   A high approach shot in golf Piteous   Deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor d Piteously   In a piteous manner Pitfall   A trap in the form of a concealed hole Pitfall   An unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty Pith   The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor''s argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" Back to top Pith   Soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants Pithead   The entrance to a coal mine Pithecanthropus   Former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus Pithecanthropus_erectus   Former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus Pithecellobium   Thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia Pithecellobium_dulce   Common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum Pithecellodium_unguis-cati   Erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida Pithecia   Sakis Pithecolobium   Thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia Pithiness   Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words Pithy   Concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen Pithy   In a pithy sententious manner; "she expressed herself pithily" Pith_hat   A light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun Pith_helmet   A light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun Pitiable   Inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" Pitiable   Deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor d Pitiably   In a manner arousing sympathy and compassion; "the sick child cried pathetically" Pitiful   Inspiring mixed contempt and pity; "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice" Pitiful   Deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor d Pitiful   Bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" Back to top Pitifully   To a pitiful degree; "wages were pitifully low, particularly the wages of women" Pitiless   Deficient in humane and kindly feelings Pitiless   Without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty" Pitilessly   Without pity; in a merciless manner; "he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House" Pitilessness   Mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity Pitilessness   Feelings of extreme heartlessness Pitman   Someone who works in a coal mine Pitman   English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897) Pitocin   Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk Piton   A metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold Pitot-static_tube   Measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed Pitot_tube   Measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed Pitot_tube   Measuring instrument used to measure the velocity of fluid flow Pitprop   A wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine Pitressin   Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules Pitsaw   A large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below Pitt   English statesman who brought the Seven Years'' War to an end (1708-1778) Pitt   English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806) Pitt   A British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855) Pitta   Any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills Back to top Pittance   An inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance" Pitted   Pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb) Pitter-patter   A series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house" Pitter-patter   Make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain" Pitter-patter   Rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" Pitter-patter   Describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat" Pitter-patter   As of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall" Pittidae   Pittas Pitting   The formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion Pittsburgh   A city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh_of_the_South   The largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama Pittsfield   A town in western Massachusetts Pitty-pat   Describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat" Pitty-pat   As of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall" Pitty-patty   Describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat" Pitty-patty   As of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall" Pitt_the_Elder   English statesman who brought the Seven Years'' War to an end (1708-1778) Pitt_the_Younger   English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806) Pituitary   The master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain Pituitary   Having abnormal size with overgrown extremities resulting from abnormal pituitary secretion; "a protruding acromegalic jaw"; "a pituitary dwarf" Back to top Pituitary   Of or relating to the pituitary gland; "pituitary hormone" Pituitary_body   The master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain Pituitary_gland   The master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain Pituophis   Bull snakes Pituophis_melanoleucus   Bull snake of western North America that invades rodent burrows Pity   The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it Pity   An unfortunate development; "it''s a pity he couldn''t do it" Pity   A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity" Pity   Share the suffering of Pitying   Feeling or expressing sorrow or pity; "a pitying observer threw his coat around her shoulders"; "let him perish without a pitying thought of ours wasted upon him"- Thomas De Quincey Pityingly   In a compassionate manner; "the nurse looked at him pityingly" Pitymys   Pine mice Pitymys_pinetorum   Short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States Pityriasis   Any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin Pityriasis_alba   Common form of pityriasis (usually in children or young adults) characterized by round patches of depigmentation Pityriasis_rosea   Pityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremities Pityrogramma   Terrestrial tropical ferns having fronds with powdery yellowish or white undersides; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae Pityrogramma_argentea   Fern of southern tropical Africa having fronds with white undersides Pityrogramma_calomelanos   Tropical American fern having fronds with white undersides Pityrogramma_calomelanos_aureoflava   Tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides Back to top Pityrogramma_chrysophylla   Fern of West Indies and South America having fronds with bright golden-yellow undersides Pit_bull_terrier   American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat Pit_of_the_stomach   A slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus) Pit_run   Gravel as found in natural deposits Pit_stop   A brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car Pit_stop   A stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment Pit_viper   New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head Pius_II   Pope remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks (1405-1464) Pius_V   Pope who led the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church; he excommunicated Elizabeth I (1504-1572) Pius_VII   Pope who concluded a concordat with Napoleon and crowned him emperor of France (1740-1823) Pius_X   Pope who condemned religious modernism (1835-1914) Pius_XI   Pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939) Pius_XII   Pope who maintained neutrality during World War II and was later criticized for not aiding the Jews who were persecuted by Hitler (1876-1958) Piute   A member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States Pivot   The act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot" Pivot   Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns Pivot   The person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver Pivot   Turn on a pivot Pivotal   Being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal" Pivoting_window   A window that opens by pivoting either horizontally or vertically Back to top Pivot_joint   A freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint" Pivot_man   The person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver Pivot_shot   A one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot Pix   Any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept Pix   A chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay Pixel   (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot); "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution" Pixie   (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous Pixie   Creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas Pixilated   Very drunk Pixilated   Naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter" Pixy   (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous Pixy   Creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas Pix_chest   A chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay Pizarro   Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541) Pizza   Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese Pizzaz   The activeness of an energetic personality Pizzazz   The activeness of an energetic personality Pizza_parlor   A shop where pizzas are made and sold Pizza_pie   Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese Pizza_shop   A shop where pizzas are made and sold Back to top Pizzeria   A shop where pizzas are made and sold Pizzicato   (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger Pizzicato   With a light plucking staccato sound Pj's   Loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers PKD   Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts; often leads to kidney failure PKU   A genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency PKU_test   A test of newborn infants for phenylketonuria Placable   Easily calmed or pacified Placard   A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" Placard   Publicize or announce by placards Placard   Post in a public place Placate   Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" Placating   Tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech" Placatingly   In a placating manner; "Jenny smiled placatingly" Placation   The act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity Placative   Tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech" Placatory   Tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech" Place   A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" Place   The function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" Place   An abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups" Back to top Place   A blank area; "write your name in the space provided" Place   The passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page" Place   An item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position" Place   Any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House" Place   Where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn''t have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?" Place   A public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" Place   The particular portion of space occupied by a physical object; "he put the lamp back in its place" Place   A general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago" Place   A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else''s place" Place   A point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic" Place   A particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?" Place   Proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station" Place   Proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman''s place is no longer in the kitchen" Place   Recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the ''wanted'' poster" Place   Assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" Place   Take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon" Place   Estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." Place   To arrange for; "place a phone call", "place a bet" Place   Sing a note with the correct pitch Place   Finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place" Back to top Place   Assign to a station Place   Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent''s face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" Place   Put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" Place   Locate; "The film is set in Africa" Place   Make an investment; "Put money into bonds" Place   Assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" Place   Place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation" Place   Assign to (a job or a home) Place   Identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection" Place-kick   Score (a goal) by making a place kick Place-kick   Kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football Place-kicker   (football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal Place-kicking   (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking Place-worship   Worship of places Placeable   Possible to recognize Placebo   (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead Placebo   An innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug Placebo_effect   Any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person''s faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists w Placed   Put in position in relation to other things; "end tables placed conveniently" Placed   Situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" Back to top Placeholder   A symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set Placeholder   A person authorized to act for another Placekicker   (football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal Placeman   A disparaging term for an appointee Placement   Contact established between applicants and prospective employees; "the agency provided placement services" Placement   The act of putting something in a certain place or location Placement   The spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs" Placement_center   An office that finds suitable employment for applicants Placement_office   An office that finds suitable employment for applicants Placenta   The vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus Placenta   That part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form Placental   Mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials Placental   Of or having or occurring by means of a placenta; "all mammals except monotremes and marsupials are placental mammals" Placental_mammal   Mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials Placentation   Arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary Placentation   The formation of the placenta in the uterus Placenta_previa   Pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary Placer   An alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral Placer_miner   A miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging Placer_mining   Mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging Back to top Placeseeker   A disparaging term for an appointee Place_bet   A bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second Place_down   Cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" Place_kick   (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking Place_mat   A mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting Place_name   The name by which a geographical place is known Place_of_birth   The place where someone was born Place_of_business   An establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered Place_of_origin   Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization" Place_of_worship   Any building where congregations gather for prayer Place_setting   A table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware" Place_upright   Put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" Placid   Free from disturbance; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruf Placid   Taking life easy; "an easygoing man rarely stirred to anger"; "an air of placid sufficiency" Placid   Without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times" Placid   Not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays" Placidity   A disposition free from stress or emotion Placidity   A feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling Placidly   In a placid and good-natured manner; "I put the questions, and she answered them placidly" Placidly   In a quiet and tranquil manner; "the sea now shimmered placidly before our eyes" Back to top Placidness   A feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling Placido_Domingo   Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941) Placidyl   A mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl) Placket   A piece of cloth sewn under an opening Placoderm   Fishlike vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws Placodermi   Extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws Placoid   As the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks Placuna   Windowpane oysters Placuna_placenta   Marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell Plagal_cadence   A cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic Plage   The beach at a seaside resort Plagianthus   Small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand Plagianthus_betulinus   Deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton Plagianthus_regius   Deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton Plagiarisation   The act of plagiarizing; taking someone''s words or ideas as if they were your own Plagiarise   Take without referencing from someone else''s writing or speech; of intellectual property Plagiarised   Copied and passed off as your own; "used plagiarized data in his thesis"; "a work dotted with plagiarized phrases" Plagiariser   Someone who uses another person''s words or ideas as if they were his own Plagiarism   The act of plagiarizing; taking someone''s words or ideas as if they were your own Plagiarism   A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work Back to top Plagiarist   Someone who uses another person''s words or ideas as if they were his own Plagiaristic   Copied and passed off as your own; "used plagiarized data in his thesis"; "a work dotted with plagiarized phrases" Plagiarization   The act of plagiarizing; taking someone''s words or ideas as if they were your own Plagiarize   Take without referencing from someone else''s writing or speech; of intellectual property Plagiarized   Copied and passed off as your own; "used plagiarized data in his thesis"; "a work dotted with plagiarized phrases" Plagiarizer   Someone who uses another person''s words or ideas as if they were his own Plagiocephaly   Congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique Plagioclase   Any of a rock-forming series of triclinic feldspars Plagioclastic   Of or relating to plagioclase Plague   An annoyance; "those children are a damn plague" Plague   Any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) Plague   A swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers" Plague   Any epidemic disease with a high death rate Plague   A serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected rat flea (especially bubonic plague) Plague   Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" Plague   Cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold" Plagued   (often followed by `with'' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets" Plaguey   Causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky m Plaguey   Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers" Plaguey   In a disagreeable manner; "it''s so plaguey cold!" Back to top Plague_spot   A spot on the skin characteristic of the plague Plaguily   In a disagreeable manner; "it''s so plaguey cold!" Plaguy   Causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky m Plaguy   In a disagreeable manner; "it''s so plaguey cold!" Plaice   Large European food fish Plaice   Flesh of large European flatfish Plaid   A cloth having a crisscross design Plain   A basic knitting stitch Plain   Extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth" Plain   Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" Plain   Lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete" Plain   Lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face" Plain   Free from any effort to soften to disguise; "the plain and unvarnished truth"; "the unvarnished candor of old people and children" Plain   Comprehensible to the general public; "written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language" Plain   Clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reac Plain   Lacking patterns especially in color Plain   Not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" Plain   Not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing" Plain   Lacking stylistic embellishment; "a literal description"; "wrote good but plain prose"; "a plain unadorned account of the coronation"; "a forthright unembellished style" Plain   Unmistakably (`plain'' is often used informally for `plainly''); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparent Back to top Plain-woven   (of cloth) made in plain weave Plainchant   A liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church Plainclothesman   A detective who wears civilian clothes on duty Plainly   In a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply" Plainly   Unmistakably (`plain'' is often used informally for `plainly''); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparent Plainness   An appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl''s homeliness" Plainness   The appearance of being plain and unpretentious Plainness   Clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous Plainness   The state of being unmixed with other material; "the plainness of vanilla ice cream" Plainsman   An inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America) Plainsong   A liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church Plainspoken   Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me wh Plainspoken   Using simple and direct language; "a plainspoken country doctor" Plains_Indian   A member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great Plains of North America Plains_lemon_monarda   Annual of southern United States Plains_pocket_gopher   Gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America Plains_pocket_mouse   Small rodent of open areas of United States plains states Plains_spadefoot   Of plains and hills and river bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky Mountains Plaint   A cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" Plaint   A written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed Back to top Plaintiff   A person who brings an action in a court of law Plaintiff_in_error   The party who appeals a decision of a lower court Plaintive   Expressing sorrow Plaintively   In a plaintive manner; "the last note of the song rang out plaintively" Plaintiveness   Expressing sorrowfulness Plain_clothes   Ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc. Plain_flour   Flour that does not contain a raising agent Plain_sailing   Easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing" Plain_stitch   A basic knitting stitch Plain_turkey   Popular Australian game bird Plain_wanderer   Small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains Plain_weave   A basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect Plait   Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape Plait   A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair Plait   Weave into plaits; "plait hair" Plait   Make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" Plaiter   Someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.) Plan   Scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file" Plan   An arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" Plan   A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" Back to top Plan   Make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" Plan   Have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" Plan   Make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" Plan   Make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" Planar   Involving two dimensions Planaria   Free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts Planarian   Free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts Planate   Having been flattened Planation   The process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced Planchet   A flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin Planchette   A triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages Planck   German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947) Planck's_constant   The constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10-34 joule-second Planck's_law   (physics) the basis of quantum theory; the energy of electromagnetic waves is contained in indivisible quanta that have to be radiated or absorbed as a whole; the magnitude is proportional to frequency where the constant of proportionality is give by Plan Planck's_radiation_law   (physics) an equation that expresses the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of an ideal black body Plane   An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" Plane   A carpenter''s hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work" Plane   A power tool for smoothing or shaping wood Plane   (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane" Plane   A level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane" Back to top Plane   Cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood" Plane   Make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter''s plane; "plane the top of the door" Plane   Travel on the surface of water Plane   Having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface" Plane-polarized   (of a moving wave) vibrating in a single plane; "plane-polarized light" Plane-tree_family   Coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees Planeness   The property of having two dimensions Planer   A power tool for smoothing or shaping wood Planera   A deciduous tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in the southeastern United States Planet   Any of the celestial bodies (other than comets or satellites) that revolve around the sun in the solar system Planet   A person who follows or serves another Planetal   Of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets; "planetary motion"; "planetary year" Planetarium   An apparatus or model for representing the solar systems Planetarium   An optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome Planetarium   A building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling Planetary   Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance" Planetary   Having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond" Planetary   Of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets; "planetary motion"; "planetary year" Planetary   Of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley ; "the planetary tilt"; "this terrestrial ball" Planetary_gear   An outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train Back to top Planetary_house   (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided Planetary_nebula   A nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the star Planetesimal   One of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system Planetesimal_hypothesis   (cosmology) the theory that the solar system was formed by the gravitational accumulation of planetesimals Planetoid   Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) Planet_gear   An outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train Planet_wheel   An outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train Plane_angle   An angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane) Plane_figure   A two-dimensional shape Plane_geometry   The geometry of 2-dimensional figures Plane_seat   A seat on a commercial airliner Plane_section   (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid Plane_table   Surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod; used to sight and map topographical details Plane_ticket   A ticket good for a trip on an airplane Plane_tree   Any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits Plangency   Having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant Plangent   Loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority" Planimeter   A measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure Planing_machine   A power tool for smoothing or shaping wood Plank   An endorsed policy in the platform of a political party Back to top Plank   A stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes Plank   Cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad" Plank   Cover with planks; "The streets were planked" Plank   Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" Plank-bed   A bed of boards (without a mattress) Planking   The work of covering an area with planks Planking   (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship) Planking   Planks collectively; a quantity of planks Plankton   The aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water Planktonic   Of or relating to plankton Planktonic_algae   Unicellular algae Plank_down   Drop heavily Plank_over   Cover with planks; "The streets were planked" Planless   Aimlessly drifting Planned   Designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned outlays for new equipment" Planned   Planned in advance; "with malice aforethought" Planner   A notebook for recording appointments and things to be done, etc. Planner   A person who makes plans Planning   The act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise Planning   An act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself" Back to top Planning   The cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" Planning_board   A board appointed to advise the chief administrator Planning_commission   A commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments Plano   A city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas) Planococcus   A genus of Pseudococcidae Planococcus_citri   Feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus Planoconcave   Flat on one side and concave on the other Planoconvex   Flat on one side and convex on the other Planographic   Of or relating to or involving planography Planographic_printing   The process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent) Planography   The process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent) Plant   A living organism lacking the power of locomotion Plant   Buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" Plant   Something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant" Plant   An actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience Plant   Put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students'' minds" Plant   Place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident''s apartment" Plant   Fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" Plant   Put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground; "Let''s plant flowers in the garden" Plant   Set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" Back to top Plant   Place into a river; "plant fish" Plant-eating(a)   (of animals) feeding on plants Plantae   The taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants Plantagenet   The family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485 Plantagenet_line   The family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485 Plantaginaceae   Cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds Plantaginales   Coextensive with the family Plantaginaceae Plantago   Type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan genus of mostly small herbs Plantago_lanceolata   An Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions Plantago_major   Common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed Plantago_media   Widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers Plantago_psyllium   Plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative Plantago_rugelii   North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves Plantago_virginica   North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves Plantain   Starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics Plantain   A banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics Plantain   Any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally Plantain-leaved_pussytoes   A variety of pussytoes Plantain_family   Cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds Plantain_lily   Any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover Back to top Plantain_tree   A banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics Plantal   Of or relating to plants Plantar   Relating to or occurring on the undersurface of the foot; "plantar warts can be very painful" Plantar_reflex   Flexion of the toes when the sole of the foot is stroked firmly on the outer side from the heel to the front in persons over the age of 2 years; under 2 years the results should be extension of the toes (Babinski reflex) Plantar_wart   A wart occurring on the sole of the foot; "pressure causes plantar warts to develop a painful callus around the soft center" Plantation   Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth Plantation   A newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century" Plantation   An estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas) Plantation_owner   The owner or manager of a plantation Plantation_walking_horse   A horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk Planted   (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need" Planted   Set in the soil for growth Planter   A decorative pot for house plants Planter   The owner or manager of a plantation Planter   A worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground Planter's_punch   A cocktail made of rum and lime or lemon juice with sugar and sometimes bitters Planthopper   Related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants Plantigrade   (of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot Plantigrade_mammal   An animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings Planting   Putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work" Back to top Planting   The act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway" Planting   A collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area; "the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner" Plantlet   A young plant or a small plant Plantlike_flagellate   Unicellular organisms having many characteristics of typical algae Plantsman   An expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants) Plant_bug   Small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices Plant_closing   Act of shutting down operation of a plant Plant_department   The division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant Plant_disease   A disease that affects plants Plant_family   A family of plants Plant_fiber   Fiber derived from plants Plant_fibre   Fiber derived from plants Plant_food   Any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile Plant_genus   A genus of plants Plant_hopper   Related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants Plant_hormone   (botany) a hormone-like plant product Plant_kingdom   The taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants Plant_life   A living organism lacking the power of locomotion Plant_louse   Any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants Plant_material   Material derived from plants Back to top Plant_order   The order of plants Plant_organ   A functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus Plant_part   Any part of a plant or fungus Plant_process   A natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ Plant_product   A product made from plant material Plant_scientist   A biologist specializing in the study of plants Plant_structure   Any part of a plant or fungus Plant_tissue   The tissue of a plant Plant_toxin   Any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin Plant_virus   A plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA Planula   The flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates Plan_of_action   A plan for actively doing something Plan_of_attack   Ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided" Plaque   A memorial made of brass Plaque   (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body Plaquenil   Anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus Plash   The sound like water splashing Plash   Dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby''s face with water" Plash   Interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge" Plasm   Colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended Back to top Plasm   The protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes Plasma   Colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended Plasma   (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nucl Plasma   A green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone Plasmablast   The precursor of a plasma cell Plasmacyte   A lymphocyte-like cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood Plasmacytoma   Neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow) Plasmapheresis   Plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor Plasma_cell   A lymphocyte-like cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood Plasma_membrane   A thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell; controls passage of substances in and out of the cell Plasma_physics   The branch of physics concerned with matter in its plasma phase Plasma_protein   Any of the proteins in blood plasma Plasma_thromboplastin_antecedent   Coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency Plasmid   A small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication Plasmin   An enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots Plasminogen   An inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents Plasminogen_activator   Protease produced in the kidney that converts plasminogen to plasmin and so initiates fibrinolysis Plasmodial_slime_mold   A slime mold of the class Myxomycetes Plasmodiidae   Malaria parasites Plasmodiophora   Type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds Back to top Plasmodiophoraceae   Family of fungi often causing hypertrophy in seed plants Plasmodiophora_brassicae   A fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants Plasmodium   Parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans Plasmodium   Multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds Plasmodium_vivax   Parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans Plassey   The victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal Plaster   Adhesive tape used in dressing wounds Plaster   A hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster" Plaster   A medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. Plaster   A mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings Plaster   Any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs Plaster   Dress by covering with a therapeutic substance Plaster   Coat with plaster; "daub the wall" Plaster   Apply a heavy coat to Plaster   Apply a plaster cast to; "plaster the broken arm" Plaster   Affix conspicuously; "She plastered warnings all over the wall" Plaster   Cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters" Plasterboard   Wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bounded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls Plastered   Very drunk Plastered   (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster Back to top Plastered   (of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance; "black hair plastered with pomade" Plasterer   A worker skilled in applying plaster Plasterer's_float   A hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco Plastering   The application of plaster Plastering_trowel   A trowel used to spread and smooth plaster Plasterwork   A hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster" Plaster_bandage   Bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal Plaster_cast   Bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal Plaster_of_Paris   Any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs Plaster_over   Apply a heavy coat to Plaster_saint   A person (considered to be) without human failings; "he''s no plaster saint" Plastic   Generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives Plastic   Capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay" Plastic   Used of the imagination; "material...transformed by the plastic power of the imagination"--Coleridge Plastic   Capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature" Plastically   In a plastic manner; "he used the clay plastically" Plasticine   A synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft; used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling (especially in schools) Plasticise   Make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer; "plasticized PVC" Plasticise   Become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added Plasticiser   A substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable Back to top Plasticity   The property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking Plasticize   Make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer; "plasticized PVC" Plasticize   Become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added Plasticizer   A substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable Plastics_industry   An industry that manufactures plastic articles Plastic_art   The arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture Plastic_bag   A bag made of thin plastic material Plastic_bomb   A bomb made of plastic explosive Plastic_explosive   An explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy Plastic_film   A thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things Plastic_laminate   A laminate made by bonding plastic laters Plastic_surgeon   A surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face) Plastic_surgery   Surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue Plastic_wrap   Wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic Plastid   Any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein Plastinate   Preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching an research purposes; "The doctor plastifies bodies to teach anatomy to his students" Plastination   A process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is Plastique   An explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy Plastron   (zoology) the part of a turtle''s shell forming its underside Plastron   A large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest Back to top Plastron   A metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail Plastron   The front of man''s dress shirt Plastron   The ornamental front of a woman''s bodice or shirt Plat   A map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.) Plat   Make a plat of; "Plat the town" Plataea   A defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks in 479 BC Platalea   Type genus of the Plataleidae Platalea_leucorodia   Pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa Plataleidae   Spoonbills Platan   Any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits Platanaceae   Coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees Platanistidae   River dolphins Platanthera   Herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres Platanthera_bifolia   South European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria Platanthera_chlorantha   South European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria Platanthera_leucophea   Of central North America; a threatened species Platanus   Genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore Platanus_acerifolia   Very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree Platanus_occidentalis   Very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico Platanus_orientalis   Large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor Back to top Platanus_racemosa   Tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers Platanus_wrightii   Medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5 Plata_River   An estuary between Argentina and Uruguay Plate   The position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "he plays behind the plate" Plate   A dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth Plate   (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home" Plate   Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten Plate   A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) Plate   A sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic Plate   A shallow receptacle for collection in church Plate   Structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage Plate   A full-page illustration (usually on slick paper) Plate   A flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded Plate   The positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube Plate   Any flat platelike body structure or part Plate   A main course served on a plate; "a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special" Plate   The thin under portion of the forequarter Plate   A rigid layer of the Earth''s crust that is believed to drift slowly Plate   The quantity contained in a plate Plate   Coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver" Back to top Plateau   A relatively flat highland Plateau_striped_whiptail   Having distinct longitudinal stripes: of Colorado Plateau from Arizona to western Colorado Plateful   The quantity contained in a plate Platelayer   A workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks Platelet   Tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting Plateletpheresis   Platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor Platelike   As the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks Platen   The roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike Platen   The flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type Platen   Work table of a machine tool Plater   A skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold) Plate_armor   Specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire Plate_armour   Specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire Plate_glass   Glass formed into large thin sheets Plate_iron   A plate of iron Plate_rack   A rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed Plate_rail   Rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates Plate_tectonics   The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth''s crust Plate_tectonic_theory   The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth''s crust Platform   A woman''s shoe with a very high thick sole Back to top Platform   A raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform" Platform   Any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons Platform   The combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system Platform   A document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" Platforms   A woman''s shoe with a very high thick sole Platform_bed   A bed without springs Platform_rocker   Rocking chair on a stationary base Plath   United States writer and poet (1932-1963) Platichthys   A genus of Pleuronectidae Platichthys_flesus   Important food fish of Europe Plating   The application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis) Plating   A thin coating of metal deposited on a surface Platinum   A heavy precious metallic element; gray-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits Platinum-blonde   Of hair color; whitish Platinum_black   A fine black powder of platinum; used as a catalyst in chemical reactions Platinum_thermometer   Thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire Platitude   A trite or obvious remark Platitudinal   Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons" Platitudinarian   A bore who makes excessive use of platitudes Platitudinous   Dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality; "bromidic sermons" Back to top Plato   Ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC) Plato's_Academy   A school established by Plato in ancient Athens; "Plato''s Academy continued for several hundred years after Plato died" Platonic   Free from physical desire; "platonic love" Platonic   Of or relating to or characteristic of Plato or his philosophy; "Platonic dialogues" Platonic_body   Any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent Platonic_solid   Any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent Platonic_year   Time required for one complete cycle of the precession of the equinoxes, about 25,800 years Platonism   (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names Platonist   An advocate of Platonism Platonistic   Pertaining to or characteristic of or in accordance with Platonism Platoon   A military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant Platoon   A team of policemen working under the military platoon system Platoon   A group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team" Plattdeutsch   A German dialect spoken in northern Germany Platte   A river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River Plattensee   A large shallow lake in western Hungary Platter   Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves Platter   A large shallow dish used for serving food Platte_River   A river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River Platte_River_penstemon   Erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming Back to top Platt_National_Park   A national park in Oklahoma having mineral springs Platy   Small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish Platycephalidae   Scorpaenoid flatheads Platycerium   Often epiphytic tropical Old World ferns Platycerium_alcicorne   Commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and Polynesia Platycerium_andinum   Fern of Peru and Bolivia Platycerium_bifurcatum   Commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and Polynesia Platycladus_orientalis   Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own genus Platyctenea   An order of Tentaculata Platyctenean   Ctenophore have long tentacles and flattened body Platyhelminth   Parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body Platyhelminthes   Flatworms Platylobium   Small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or subshrubs Platylobium_formosum   Evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pealike flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania Platymiscium   Genus of tropical American trees: quira Platymiscium_pinnatum   Large erect shrub of Columbia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers Platymiscium_trinitatis   Large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens Platypoecilus   Platys Platypoecilus_maculatus   Small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish Platypus   Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae Back to top Platyrhine   Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses Platyrhinian   Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses Platyrrhine   Hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails Platyrrhine   Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses Platyrrhini   New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin Platyrrhinian   Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses Platyrrhinic   Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses Platysma   Either of two broad muscles located on either side of the neck and innervated by the facial nerve; extends from lower jaw to clavicle and is involved in moving the mouth and jaw Platystemon   1 species: creamcups Platystemon_californicus   California plant with small pale yellow flowers Plaudit   Enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" Plaudits   Enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved" Plausibility   Apparent validity Plausible   Appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"; "a plausible story" Plausible   Within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"; "a plausible story" Plausible   Likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" Plausible   Apparently reasonable and valid Plausibleness   Apparent validity Plausibly   Easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election" Plausive   Expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism" Back to top Plautus   A genus of Alcidae Plautus   Comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC) Plautus_alle   Small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions Plavix   A blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing blood platelets from sticking together to form clots that would restrict blood flow Play   The act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully Play   Play by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child" Play   The activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" Play   The act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table" Play   Gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly" Play   A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" Play   A preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team" Play   An attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" Play   Utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination" Play   Movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel" Play   Verbal wit (often at another''s expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun" Play   A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway" Play   A theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours" Play   A weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water" Play   The removal of constraints; "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist''s talent" Play   A state in which action is feasible; "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company''s stock was in play" Back to top Play   (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" Play   Engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stockmarket"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea" Play   Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad" Play   Exhaust by allowing to pull on the line; "play a hooked fish" Play   Consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" Play   Participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" Play   Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" Play   Employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base" Play   Use or move; "I had to play my queen" Play   Shoot or hit in a particular manner; "She played a good backhand last night" Play   Bet or wager (money); "He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races" Play   Put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game; "He is playing his cards close to his chest"; "The Democrats still have some cards to play before they will concede the electoral victory" Play   Stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" Play   Make bets; "Play the reaces"; "play the casinos in Trouville" Play   Use to one''s advantage; "She plays on her clients'' emotions" Play   Discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream; "play water from a hose"; "The fountains played all day" Play   Manipulate manually or in one''s mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don''t fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate" Play   Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" Play   Perform on a certain location; "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years" Play   Be performed; "What''s playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats'' has been playing on Broadway for many years" Back to top Play   Cause to emit recorded sounds; "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "Can you play my favorite record?" Play   Emit recorded sound; "The tape was playing for hours"; "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered" Play   Play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband''s master" Play   Perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar''"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol''" Play   Pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity; "Let''s play like I am mommy"; "Play cowboy and Indians" Play   Replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" Play   Play on an instrument; "The band played all night long" Play   Perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" Play   Move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly; "The spotlights played on the politicians" Play   Cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space; "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack" Play   Act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal" Play   Engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion; "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike" Play   Be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children; "The kids were playing outside all day"; "I used to play with trucks as a little girl" Play   Behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl''s affection" Play   Behave in a certain way; "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair" Play   Be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way; "This speech didn''t play well with the American public"; "His remarks played to the suspicions of the committee" Play-actor   An actor who travels around the country presenting plays Play-box   A box for a child''s toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school) Playable   Capable of or suitable for being played or played on; "a playable lie in golf"; "the baseball fan reached out and caught a foul that was judged playable"; "the ball field was playable"; "harpsichord music is readily playable"- P.H.Lang Playact   Perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar''"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol''" Back to top Playacting   The performance of a part or role in a drama Playactor   An actor who travels around the country presenting plays Playback   The act of reproducing recorded sound; "he was allowed to hear the playback of his testimony" Playback   Electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material Playbill   A theatrical program; "he couldn''t find her name on the playbill" Playbook   A scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign; "they borrowed a page from the playbook of the opposition" Playbook   A book containg the scripts of one or more dramatic plays; "the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene" Playbook   A notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team) Playbox   A box for a child''s toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school) Playboy   A man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure Playday   Time for play or diversion Played   (of games) engaged in; "the loosely played game" Played_out   Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day''s shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out Played_out   Worn out; "a played out deck of cards" Player   A theatrical performer Player   Someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession) Player   A person who participates in or is skilled at some game Player   An important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation" Player_piano   A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys Playfellow   A companion at play Back to top Playful   Full of fun and high spirits; "playful children sjust let loose from school" Playfully   In a playful manner; "she loosened the half-hoop of diamonds on her left hand third finger and held it out to him playfully" Playfulness   Activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" Playfulness   A disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" Playfulness   A festive merry feeling Playgoer   Someone who attends the theater Playground   Yard consisting of an outdoor area for children''s play Playground   An area where many people go for recreation Playground_ball   Ball used in playing softball Playhouse   Plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of Playing   The action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation Playing   The act of playing a musical instrument Playing   The performance of a part or role in a drama Playing_area   A piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" Playing_card   One of a pack of cards used in playing card games Playing_field   A piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" Playing_field   The circumstances under which competition occurs; "the government''s objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe" Playing_period   (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" Playlet   A short play Playlist   A list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio Back to top Playlobium_obtusangulum   Low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods Playmate   A companion at play Playoff   Any final competition to determine a championship Playoff_game   One game in the series of games constituting a playoff Playpen   A portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play Playroom   A recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children''s play etc) Playschool   A small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions Playscript   A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance Playsuit   A sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse Plaything   An artifact designed to be played with Playtime   Time for play or diversion Playwright   Someone who writes plays Play_along   Perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" Play_along   Cooperate or pretend to cooperate; "He decided to play long with with the burglars for the moment" Play_around   Work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money" Play_around   Commit adultery; "he plays around a lot" Play_a_joke_on   Subject to a palyful hoax or joke Play_a_trick_on   Deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" Play_back   Reproduce (a recording) on a recorder; "The lawyers played back the conversation to show that their client was innocent" Play_down   Understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" Back to top Play_false   Conceal one''s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" Play_group   A small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions Play_hooky   Play truant from work or school; "The boy often plays hooky" Play_it_by_ear   Decide on one''s actions as one goes along, depending on the situation; "She didn''t know what to expect from her new job, so she played it by ear" Play_list   A list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio Play_off   Set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other" Play_out   Become spent or exhausted; "The champion''s strength played out fast" Play_out   Play to a finish; "We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last" Play_out   Perform or be performed to the end; "How will the election drama be played out?" Play_out   Deplete; "exhaust one''s savings"; "We quickly played out our strength" Play_possum   To pretend to be dead Play_reading   Performance of a play by a group of readers Play_therapy   Form of psychotherapy for children that uses play situations for diagnosis or treatment Play_up   Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker''s distinguished career in linguistics" Play_up   Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman" Plaza   Mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace; "a good plaza should have a mov Plaza   A public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" Plea   An answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed Plea   (law) a defendant''s answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer) Plea   A humble request for help from someone in authority Back to top Plea-bargain   Agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge; "If he plea-bargains, he will be sent to a medium-security prison for 8 years" Pleach   Interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge" Pleach   Form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair" Plead   Appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop" Plead   Enter a plea, as in courts of law; "She pleaded not guilty" Plead   Offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity" Plead   Make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts Pleader   A lawyer who pleads cases in court Pleading   (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding Pleading   Expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in her voice" Pleadingly   In a beseeching manner; "`You must help me,'' she said imploringly" Pleading_in_the_alternative   A pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on Pleasance   A fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure" Pleasance   A pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion Pleasant   Pleasant in manner or behavior; "I didn`t enjoy it and probably wasn''t a pleasant person to be around" Pleasant   Affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "a pleasant person to be around"; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations" Pleasant-tasting   Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste Pleasantly   In an enjoyable manner; "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon" Pleasantly   In a cheerful manner; "`I''ll do the dishes,'' he said pleasantly" Pleasantness   The quality of giving pleasure; "he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner"; "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day" Back to top Pleasantness   The feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling Pleasantry   An agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries" Pleasant_Island   A small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands Please   Give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" Please   Give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please" Please   Be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased" Please   Used in polite request; "please pay attention" Pleased   Experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news" Pleased   Experiencing or manifesting pleasure Pleased   Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child" Pleaser   A pleasing entertainer; "he is quite the crowd pleaser" Pleasing   The act of one who pleases Pleasing   Able to please or win approval Pleasing   Giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance" Pleasing   Giving pleasure or satisfaction Pleasing   Aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement" Pleasingly   In a pleasing manner; "the room was pleasingly large" Pleasingness   A likeable beauty; "the liveliness and pleasingness of dark eyes"- T.N. Carver Pleasingness   Pleasant palatability Pleasurable   Affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read" Back to top Pleasurably   In a very pleasurable manner; "they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously" Pleasure   Sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her" Pleasure   An activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure" Pleasure   A formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President" Pleasure   Something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight" Pleasure   A fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure" Pleasure-pain_principle   (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality Pleasure-unpleasure_principle   (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality Pleasure_boat   A large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board Pleasure_craft   A large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board Pleasure_ground   A commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement Pleasure_principle   (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality Pleasure_seeker   Someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures Pleasure_trip   A journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field" Pleat   Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape Pleat   Fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" Pleat   Pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric" Pleated   Folded into pleats Pleating   Folding in parallel folds Plea_bargain   (criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge; "his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor"; "plea bargaining helps to stop Back to top Plea_bargaining   (criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge; "his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor"; "plea bargaining helps to stop Plea_of_insanity   (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time Pleb   One of the common people Plebe   A military trainee (as at a military academy) Plebeian   One of the common people Plebeian   Of the common people of ancient Rome; "a plebeian magistrate" Plebeian   Of or associated with the great masses of people; "the common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose"; "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed masses" Plebiscite   A vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance Plecoptera   Stoneflies Plecopteran   Primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones Plecotus   A genus of Vespertilionidae Plecotus_townsendi   Bat of western North America having extremely large ears Plectania   Genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to and often included in genus Peziza Plectognath   Tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines Plectognathi   Boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers Plectognath_fish   Tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines Plectomycetes   Class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a cleistothecium (it releases spores only on decay or disintegration) Plectophera   In some former classifications: name for the Ephemeroptera Plectorrhiza   Small genus of Australian orchids Plectranthus   Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus Back to top Plectranthus_amboinicus   An aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus Plectron   A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument Plectrophenax   Snow bunting Plectrophenax_nivalis   White arctic bunting Plectrum   A small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument Pledge   A binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret" Pledge   A drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event Pledge   Someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group Pledge   A deposit of personal property as security for a debt; "his saxophone was in pledge" Pledge   Promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife" Pledge   Bind or secure by a pledge; "I was pledged to silence" Pledge   Give as a guarantee; "I pledge my honor" Pledge   Propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let''s drink to the New Year" Pledge   Pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals; "I pledged $10 a month to my favorite radio station" Pledged   Pledged to be married; "the engaged couple" Pledged   Bound by or as if by an oath; "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies" Pledgee   Someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge Pledger   Someone who makes or gives a pledge Pledge_taker   A volunteer who records (usually by telephone) contributions pledged in a fund drive Pleiades   A star cluster in the constellation Taurus Back to top Pleiades   (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion Pleione   Small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan Pleiospilos   Perennial succulents of South Africa Pleistocene   From two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution Pleistocene_epoch   From two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution Plenarily   In a plenary manner; "an empire destined to enter the Commonwealth plenarily" Plenary   Full in all respects; "a plenary session of the legislature"; "a diplomat with plenary powers" Plenipotentiary   A diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government Plenitude   A full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone" Plenteous   Affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" Plenteously   In a bountiful manner Plenteousness   A full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone" Plentiful   Affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply" Plentiful   Existing in great number or quantity; "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here" Plentiful   Producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil" Plentifully   In a bountiful manner Plentifulness   A full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone" Plentitude   A full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone" Plenty   A full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone" Plenty   (often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" Back to top Plenty   As much as necessary; "Have I eaten enough?"; (`plenty'' is nonstandard) "I''ve had plenty, thanks" Plenum   An enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside Plenum   A meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases" Pleochroic   Of or relating to or having pleochroism Pleochroism   The phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions Pleomorphic   Relating to or characterized by pleomorphism Pleomorphic_rhabdomyosarcoma   Form of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older adults Pleomorphic_rhabdosarcoma   Form of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older adults Pleomorphism   (biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms Pleomorphism   (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound Pleonasm   Using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child" Pleonaste   A dark-colored spinel containing iron Pleonastic   Repetition of same sense in different words; "`a true fact'' and `a free gift'' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started'' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant Pleopod   One of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming Plesianthropus   Former name for the genus Australopithecus Plesiosaur   Extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous Plesiosauria   Any of the plesiosaurs Plesiosaurus   Extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous Plessimeter   A small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations Plessor   (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes Back to top Plethodon   Type genus of the Plethodontidae Plethodont   Mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water Plethodontidae   Small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults Plethodon_cinereus   Common salamander of eastern North America Plethodon_vehiculum   Salamander of the Pacific coast of North America Plethora   Extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches" Plethoric   Excessively abundant Plethysmograph   A measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a part or organ or whole body (usually resulting from fluctuations in the amount of blood it contains) Pleura   The thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest Pleural   Of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax; "pleural muscles" Pleuralgia   Pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs Pleural_cavity   The cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs Pleural_space   The small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura Pleurisy   Inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer) Pleurisy_root   Erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers Pleurobrachia   Sea gooseberries Pleurobrachiidae   Sea gooseberries Pleurocarp   A moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk Pleurocarpous   (of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branches Pleurocarpous_moss   A moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk Back to top Pleurodont   An animal having teeth consolidate with the inner surface of the alveolar ridge without sockets Pleurodynia   Pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs Pleuronectes   Type genus of the Pleuronectidae Pleuronectes_platessa   Large European food fish Pleuronectidae   Righteye flounders Pleuropneumonia   Pleurisy and pneumonia Pleuropneumonialike_organism   Antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a kind of pneumonia in humans Pleurosorus   Small genus comprising terrestrial ferns; found in Chile and Spain and Morocco and Australia and New Zealand Pleurothallis   Any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers Pleurotus   Agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem; an important mushroom of Japan Pleurotus_ostreatus   Edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood Pleurotus_phosphoreus   Red luminescent mushroom of Europe Pleven   The town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days Plevna   The town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days Plexiglas   A light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic Plexiglass   A light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic Pleximeter   A small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations Pleximetry   Tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes Plexor   (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes Plexus   A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels Back to top Plexus_autonomici   A plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers Plexus_brachialis   A network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder Plexus_cardiacus   A plexus of nerves supplying the heart and nearby structures Plexus_caroticus   A plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery Plexus_celiacus   A large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach Plexus_cervicalis   A nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle Plexus_choroideus   A vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure Plexus_coccygeus   A small plexus formed by the fifth sacral and coccygeal nerves Plexus_dentalis   A plexus of nerves serving the teeth Plexus_hypogastricus   A plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera Plexus_lumbalis   A plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves Plexus_lumbalis   A lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels Plexus_mesentericus   A plexus of autonomic nerves Plexus_myentericus   A plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines Plexus_periarterialis   An autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery Plexus_pulmonalis   One of two autonomic nerve plexuses in each lung Plexus_sacralis   A nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs PLF   A terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border Pliability   The quality of being easily adaptable Pliability   The property of being easily bent without breaking Back to top Pliable   Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" Pliable   Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" Pliable   Able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" Pliable   Susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda" Pliancy   The quality of being easily adaptable Pliancy   The property of being pliant Pliant   Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" Pliant   Capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" Pliant   Able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" Pliant   Capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature" Pliantly   In a pliant manner Pliantness   The quality of being easily adaptable Pliantness   The property of being pliant Plica   A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle) Plicate   Fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" Plicate   Arranged in parallel folds; "plicate leaves" Plication   Folding in parallel folds Plication   An angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" Plicatoperipatus   A genus of Peripatidae Plicatoperipatus_jamaicensis   A kind of onychophoran Back to top Plica_vocalis   Either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx Plier   Someone who plies a trade Pliers   A gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws Plight   A solemn pledge of fidelity Plight   A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" Plight   Promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife" Plight   Give to in marriage Plimsoll   A light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top Plimsoll   Waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded Plimsoll_line   Waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded Plimsoll_mark   Waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded Plinian_eruption   A volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles Plinth   An architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) Pliny   Roman author of an encylclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79) Pliny   Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113) Pliny_the_Elder   Roman author of an encylclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79) Pliny_the_Younger   Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113) Pliocene   From 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals Pliocene_epoch   From 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals PLO   A political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat''s al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received recognition by th Back to top Ploce   (rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning Ploceidae   Weaverbirds Ploceus   Type genus of the Ploceidae Ploceus_philippinus   Common Indian weaverbird Plod   Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" Plodder   Someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach" Plodder   Someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours Plodder   Someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner Plodding   The act of walking with a slow heavy gait Plodding   Hard monotonous routine work Plodding   (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps" Ploddingly   In a plodding manner; "this writer ploddingly accumulates detail after detail" Plonk   The noise of something dropping (as into liquid) Plonk   A cheap wine of inferior quality Plonk   Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" Plonk_down   Drop heavily Plop   The noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash Plop   Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" Plop   Drop with the sound of something falling into water Plop   Drop something with a plopping sound Back to top Plop   With a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" Plosion   The terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant Plosive   A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" Plosive   Produced by complete closure of the oral passage and subsequent release with a burst of air (as `p'' and `d'' in `pit'' or `dog'') Plosive_consonant   A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" Plosive_speech_sound   A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" Plot   A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start" Plot   The story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal" Plot   A chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object Plot   A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" Plot   Plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow fo the government" Plot   Make a plat of; "Plat the town" Plot   Make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed Plotinus   Roman philosopher (born in Egypt) who was the leading representative of Neoplatonism (205-270) Plotted   Planned in advance; "with malice aforethought" Plotter   An instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures Plotter   A member of a conspiracy Plotter   A clerk who marks data on a chart Plotter   A planner who draws up a personal scheme of action Plott_hound   A brindle-coated American hound used in hunting bears and wild boars Back to top Plot_line   The plot of a book or play or film Plot_of_ground   A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" Plough   A farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing Plough   A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major Plough   To break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" Plough   Move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water" Ploughboy   A boy who leads the animals that draw a plow Ploughed   (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow; "plowed fields" Ploughing   Tilling the land with a plow; "he hired someone to do the plowing for him" Ploughland   Arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops Ploughman   A man who plows Ploughman's_lunch   A meal consisting of a sandwich of bread and cheese and a salad Ploughshare   A sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil Ploughwright   A workman who makes and repairs plows Plough_horse   A horse used to pull a plow Plough_on   Continue moving forward Plovdiv   An ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region Plover   Any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers Plow   A farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing Plow   Deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" Back to top Plow   To break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" Plow   Move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water" Plowboy   A boy who leads the animals that draw a plow Plowed   (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow; "plowed fields" Plower   A man who plows Plowing   Tilling the land with a plow; "he hired someone to do the plowing for him" Plowland   Arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops Plowman   A man who plows Plowshare   A sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil Plowwright   A workman who makes and repairs plows Plow_ahead   Proceed (with a plan oc action); "He went ahead with the project" Plow_horse   A horse used to pull a plow Ploy   A maneuver in a game or conversation Ploy   An opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker Ployurethan   Any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber Pluck   The act of pulling and releasing a taut cord Pluck   The trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury Pluck   Look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" Pluck   Strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" Pluck   Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" Back to top Pluck   Pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" Pluck   Rip off; ask an unreasonable price Pluck   Sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity Plucked   Of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum Plucked   Having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl; "a plucked chicken"; "an unfeathered goose" Pluckily   In a plucky manner; "he was Brentford''s defensive star in pluckily holding out the determined Reading raids for long periods" Pluckiness   The trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury Plucky   Showing courage in the face of danger; "a plucky lampooner of the administration" Plucky   Showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger" Pluck_at   Pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse" Pluferfect_tense   A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished'' is an example of the past perfect" Plug   An old or over-worked horse Plug   An upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire Plug   Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly Plug   An electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection Plug   Electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark Plug   Blatant or sensational promotion Plug   A wad of something chewable as tobacco Plug   Persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem" Plug   Make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote Back to top Plug   Deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach" Plug   Fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" Plug-ugly   Someone who bullies weaker people Plugboard   Telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords Plugged   Completely obstructed or closed off; "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged" Plugged   (of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal Plugger   Someone who is an active supporter and advocate Plughole   A hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away) Plug_away   Persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem" Plug_away   Work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation" Plug_fuse   A fuse with a thread that screws into a socket Plug_hat   A hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen Plug_in   Plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight" Plum   Any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single pit Plum   Any of several trees producing edible oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single hard stone Plum   Completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I''m plumb (or plum) tuckered out" Plum   Exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle" Plum-fruited_yew   South American evergreen tree or shrub Plum-yew   Any of several evergreen trees and shrubs of eastern Asia resembling yew and having large seeds enclosed in a fleshy envelope; sometimes cultivated as ornamentals Plum-yew_family   A family of Cephalotaxaceae Back to top Plumage   The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds Plumaged   Often used as combining forms; "fully plumaged young bird"; "brightly feathered birds"; "brilliantly plumaged parrots" Plumate   Having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft Plumb   The metal bob of a plumb line Plumb   Adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical Plumb   Examine thoroughly and in great depth Plumb   Measure the depth of something Plumb   Weight with lead Plumb   Exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb" Plumb   Completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I''m plumb (or plum) tuckered out" Plumb   Exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle" Plumb   Conforming to the direction of a plumb line Plumbable   Possible to determine the depth of Plumbaginaceae   Perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in salt-water areas Plumbaginaceous   Of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Plumbaginaceae Plumbaginales   Coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales Plumbago   Any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago Plumbago   Used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors Plumbago_europaea   Plant with lead-blue flowers Plumbed   (of water depth) measured by a line and plumb Back to top Plumber   A craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances Plumber's_helper   Hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains Plumber's_snake   A long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes Plumbery   The occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) Plumbic   Relating to or consisting of lead Plumbing   The occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) Plumbing   Measuring the depths of the oceans Plumbing   Utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage Plumbing_fixture   A fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building Plumbing_system   Utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage Plumbism   Toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system Plumbous   Relating to or consisting of lead Plumb_bob   The metal bob of a plumb line Plumb_level   A carpenter''s level with a plumb line at right angles to it Plumb_line   A cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth''s center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point Plumb_rule   A plumb line attached to a narrow board Plumcot   Hybrid between plum and apricot Plumcot   Hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus armeniaca Plumcot_tree   Hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus armeniaca Plume   The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds Back to top Plume   A feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament Plume   Dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" Plume   Form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke" Plume   Clean with one''s bill; "The birds preened" Plume   Deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet" Plume   Be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school" Plume   Rip off; ask an unreasonable price Plumed   (of a knight''s helmet) having a decorative plume Plumed   Having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft Plumed   Having or covered with or abounding in plumes; "the plumed serpent"; "white-plumed egrets" Plumed_scorpionfish   A kind of scorpionfish Plumed_thistle   Any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads Plumed_tussock   Tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads Plumelike   Resembling a plume; "the dog''s plumy tail" Plumeria   Deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers Plumeria_acutifolia   Frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens Plumeria_alba   Tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers Plume_grass   A reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes Plume_poppy   Herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers Plume_thistle   Any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads Back to top Plumiera   Deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers Plumlike   Resembling a plum fruit Plummet   The metal bob of a plumb line Plummet   Drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted" Plummy   Of a voice; affectedly mellow and rich; "the radio announcer''s plummy voice" Plummy   Very desirable; "a plummy leading role" Plumose   Having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft Plump   The sound of a sudden heavy fall Plump   Give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" Plump   Make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" Plump   Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" Plump   Drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted" Plump   Euphemisms for slightly fat; "a generation ago...buxom actresses were popular"- Robt.A.Hamilton; "chubby babies"; "pleasingly plump" Plump   Straight down especially heavily or abruptly; "the anchor fell plump into the sea"; "we dropped the rock plump into the water" Plumping   Very large; of exceptional size for its kind; "won by a plumping majority" Plumpness   The bodily property of being well rounded Plump_down   Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" Plump_down   Drop heavily Plump_for   Be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" Plump_in   Arrive suddenly and unannounced; "He plumped in on a Sunday morning" Back to top Plump_out   Make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" Plump_out   Depart suddenly; "He plumped out of the house" Plump_up   Make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows" Plumule   Down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds Plumy   Adorned with feathers or plumes Plumy   Having or covered with or abounding in plumes; "the plumed serpent"; "white-plumed egrets" Plumy   Resembling a plume; "the dog''s plumy tail" Plum_pudding   A rich steamed or boiled cake-like pudding Plum_sauce   For Chinese dishes: plum preserves and chutney Plum_tomato   Oblong cherry tomato Plum_tomato   A kind of cherry tomato that has an oblong shape Plum_tree   Any of several trees producing edible oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single hard stone Plunder   Goods or money obtained illegally Plunder   Destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" Plunder   Steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" Plunder   Plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome" Plunder   Take illegally; of intellectual property; "This writer plundered from famous authors" Plunderage   The act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard) Plundered   Wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village" Plunderer   Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) Back to top Plundering   The act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" Plundering   Given to taking by force what is desired Plunge   A brief swim in water Plunge   A steep and rapid fall Plunge   Begin with vigor; "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure" Plunge   Engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies" Plunge   Cause to be immersed; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" Plunge   Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint" Plunge   Thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water" Plunge   Dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; "She plunged at it eagerly" Plunge   Drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" Plunge   Fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well" Plunger   Mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion Plunger   Hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains Plunger   Someone who dives (into water) Plunger   Someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains Plunk   (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly Plunk   A hollow twanging sound Plunk   Pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" Plunk   Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" Back to top Plunk   Drop steeply; "the stock market plunged" Plunk   Make or move along with a sound as of a horse''s hooves striking the ground Plunk   With a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green" Plunker   (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly Plunk_down   Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" Plunk_for   Be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" Pluperfect   A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished'' is an example of the past perfect" Pluperfect   More than perfect; "he spoke with pluperfect precision" Plural   The form of a word that is used to denote more than one Plural   Grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units Pluralism   The doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements Pluralist   Someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society Pluralist   A philosopher who believes that no single explanation can account for all the phenomena of nature Pluralistic   Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of pluralism; "a pluralistic culture" Plurality   (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes) Plurality   A large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" Plurality   The state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable" Plural_form   The form of a word that is used to denote more than one Plus   The arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven" Plus   A useful or valuable quality Back to top Plus   Involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor" Plus   On the positive side or higher end of a scale; "a plus value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C plus" Plush   A fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet Plush   Characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" Plushy   Characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast" Plus_fours   Men''s baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf) Plus_sign   A sign indicating the operation of addition Plutarch   Greek biographer who wrote Parallel Lives (46?-120 AD) Pluteaceae   A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales Pluteus   A large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer Pluteus_aurantiorugosus   An agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk Pluteus_cervinus   A small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods Pluteus_magnus   An edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled Pluto   The second smallest planet and the farthest known from the sun; has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets Pluto   (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone Pluto   A cartoon character created by Walt Disney Plutocracy   A political system governed by the wealthy people Plutocrat   Someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth Plutocratic   Of or relating to or characteristic of a plutocrat Plutocratical   Of or relating to or characteristic of a plutocrat Back to top Pluton   Large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth Plutonian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus Plutonic   Of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth''s surface; granite or diorite or gabbro Plutonic_rock   Large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth Plutonium   A solid silvery gray radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plut Plutonium_239   A highly fissionable isotope of plutonium that is used in atomic weapons and as a reactor fuel; produced by irradiating uranium 238 with slow electrons Plutonium_bomb   A nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) Plutonium_pit   A steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives Plutonium_trigger   A steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives Pluvial   Marked by rain; "their vacation turned out to be a series of rainy days" Pluvialis   Golden plovers Pluvianus   Coursers Pluvianus_aegyptius   African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles Pluviometer   Gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation Pluviose   Fifth month of the Revolutionary calendar (January and February); the rainy month Pluvious   Marked by rain; "their vacation turned out to be a series of rainy days" Ply   (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood Ply   One of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn" Ply   Use diligently; "ply your wits!" Ply   Provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" Back to top Ply   Wield vigorously; "ply an axe" Ply   Travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast" Ply   Apply oneself diligently; "Ply one''s trade" Plyboard   A laminate made of thin layers of wood Plyer   Someone who plies a trade Plyers   A gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws Plymouth   A town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620 Plymouth_Colony   Colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691 Plymouth_Rock   An American breed of domestic fowl Plymouth_Rock   A boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower Plywood   A laminate made of thin layers of wood Plzen   A town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated PM   An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease PM   Modulation of the phase of the carrier wave PM   The person who holds the position of head of state in England Pm   A soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium Pm   After noon PM   Between noon and midnight; "let''s meet at 8 P.M." PMS   A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation Pneumatic   Of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas); "pneumatic drill"; "pneumatic tire" Back to top Pneumatically   In a pneumatic manner; "at the present time the transmission is very often done hydraulically or pneumatically" Pneumatics   The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases Pneumatic_caisson   Large watertight chamber used for construction under water Pneumatic_drill   A power drill powered by compressed air Pneumatic_hammer   A hammer driven by compressed air Pneumatic_tire   A tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc Pneumatic_tyre   A tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc Pneumatophore   An air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant Pneumococcal   Of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus Pneumococcal_pneumonia   Pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus Pneumococcal_vaccine   Vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus Pneumococcus   Bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans Pneumoconiosis   Chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles Pneumocystis_carinii_pneumonia   Pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims) Pneumocystis_pneumonia   Pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims) Pneumocytosis   Pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims) Pneumoencephalogram   An X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast Pneumogastric   A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera Pneumogastric   Of or relating to or involving the lungs and stomach Pneumogastric   Of or relating to the vagus nerve Back to top Pneumogastric_nerve   A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera Pneumonectomy   Surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer) Pneumonia   Respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants Pneumonic   Relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease" Pneumonic   Pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia; "pneumonic plague" Pneumonic_plague   Plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement Pneumonitis   Inflammation of the lungs; caused by a virus or an allergic reaction Pneumonoconiosis   Chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles Pneumothorax   Abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis) Pneumovax   Vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus Pnom_Penh   The capital and largest city of Kampuchea PO   An independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States Po   A European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea PO   A noncommissioned officer in the navy with a rank comparable to sergeant in the army Po   A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor Po-faced   Humorless and disapproving Poa   Chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions Poaceae   The grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane Poach   Cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots" Poach   Hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory" Back to top Poached   Cooked in hot water Poached_egg   Egg cooked in gently boiling water Poacher   Small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters Poacher   A cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs) Poacher   Someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another Poaching   Cooking in simmering liquid Poa_nemoralis   Slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia Poa_pratensis   Valuable meadow and pasture grass in Europe and especially central United States having tall stalks and slender bright green leaves; a chief constituent in lawn grass mixtures POB   A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for Pobeda_Peak   A mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high) Pobedy_Peak   A mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high) Pocahontas   A Powhatan woman (the daughter of Powhatan) who befriended the English at Jamestown and is said to have saved Captain John Smith''s life (1595-1617) Pocatello   A university town in southeastern Idaho Pochard   Heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head Pock   A pustule in an eruptive disease Pock   Mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" Pocked   Marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease Pocked   Used of paved surfaces having holes or pits Pocket   A small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles Pocket   An opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck Back to top Pocket   (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican) Pocket   A small isolated group of people; "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance" Pocket   A local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly Pocket   A supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers'' pockets" Pocket   A hollow concave shape made by removing something Pocket   (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins next bnehind it on the right or left; "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike" Pocket   An enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air" Pocket   Put in one''s pocket; "He pocketed the change" Pocket   Take unlawfully Pocket-handkerchief   A handkerchief that is carried in a pocket Pocket-size   Small enough to be carried in a garment pocket; "pocket-size paperbacks" Pocket-size   Limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" Pocket-sized   Small enough to be carried in a garment pocket; "pocket-size paperbacks" Pocket-sized   Limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" Pocketable   Small enough to be carried in a garment pocket; "pocket-size paperbacks" Pocketbook   A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" Pocketbook   Pocket-sized paperback book Pocketbook   A pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money Pocketbook   Your personal financial means; "that car is too expensive for my pocketbook" Pocketcomb   A small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket Back to top Pocketed_bat   Small brown bat of California and northern Mexico Pocketed_freetail_bat   Small brown bat of California and northern Mexico Pocketful   The quantity a pocket will hold Pocketknife   A knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket Pocket_battleship   A small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930) Pocket_billiards   Any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets Pocket_book   Pocket-sized paperback book Pocket_borough   A sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family Pocket_bread   Usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling Pocket_calculator   A calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a pocket Pocket_comb   A small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket Pocket_dictionary   A dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket Pocket_edition   Pocket-sized paperback book Pocket_flap   A flap that covers the access to a pocket Pocket_flask   A flask that holds spirits Pocket_gopher   Burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America Pocket_knife   A knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket Pocket_lighter   A lighter for cigars or cigarettes Pocket_money   Cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses Pocket_mouse   Any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail Back to top Pocket_rat   Any of various rodents with cheek pouches Pocket_veto   Indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it Pocket_watch   A watch that is carried in a small watch pocket Pockmark   Mark wit pockmarks; "Her face was pockmarked by the disease" Pockmarked   Marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease Pockmarked   Used of paved surfaces having holes or pits Pod   A detachable container of fuel on an airplane Pod   A group of aquatic mammals Pod   A several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant Pod   The vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) Pod   Produce pods, of plants Pod   Take something out of its shell or pod; "pod peas or beans" Podalgia   Foot pain Podalyria   Genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora Podargidae   Frogmouths Podargus   Type genus of the Podargidae Podaxaceae   A variety of Gastromycete Podetium   An organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne Podgy   Short and fat Podiatrist   A specialist in care for the feet Back to top Podiatry   The branch of medicine concerned with the feet Podiceps   Type genus of the Podicipedidae: grebes Podiceps_cristatus   Large Old World grebe with black ear tufts Podiceps_grisegena   Large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark neck Podiceps_nigricollis   Small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States Podiceps_ruficollis   Small European grebe Podicipedidae   Coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes Podicipediformes   Grebes Podicipitiformes   Grebes Podicipitiform_seabird   Aquatic birds related to the loons Podilymbus   A genus of Podicipedidae Podilymbus_podiceps   American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill Podium   A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it Podlike   Resembling a pod Podocarp   Any evergreen in the southern hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed Podocarpaceae   Gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves Podocarpus   Evergreen trees or shrubs; sometimes classified as member of the family Taxaceae Podocarpus_amara   A large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree having large glossy lanceolate leaves; of rain forests of Sumatra and Philippines to northern Queensland Podocarpus_coriaceus   West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves Podocarpus_dacrydioides   New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood Back to top Podocarpus_elatus   Large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure Podocarpus_elongatus   South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown Podocarpus_family   Gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves Podocarpus_ferruginea   New Zealand conifer Podocarpus_latifolius   Erect or shrubby tree of Africa having ridged dark gray bark and rigid glossy medium to long leaves Podocarpus_nivalis   Low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains Podocarpus_spicata   New Zealand conifer Podocarpus_totara   Valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves Podophyllum   Perennial rhizomatous herbs Podophyllum_peltatum   North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit Podsol   A soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a gray leached layer Podsolic_soil   A soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a gray leached layer Podsol_soil   A soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a gray leached layer Podzol   A soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a gray leached layer Podzol_soil   A soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a gray leached layer Poe   United States writer and poet (1809-1849) Poeciliid   Small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control Poeciliidae   Topminnows Poeciliid_fish   Small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control Poecilocapsus   A genus of Miridae Back to top Poecilocapsus_lineatus   Yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America Poecilogale   Muishonds Poecilogale_albinucha   Small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head Poem   A composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines Poenology   The branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation Poephila   Grassfinches Poephila_castanotis   Small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra''s Poesy   Literature in metrical form Poet   A writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) Poet-singer   A singer of folk songs Poetess   A woman poet Poetic   Characterized by romantic imagery; "Turner''s vision of the rainbow...was poetic" Poetic   Characteristic of or befitting poetry; "poetic diction" Poetic   Of or relating to poetry; "poetic works"; "a poetic romance" Poetic   Of or relating to poets; "poetic insight" Poetical   Characteristic of or befitting poetry; "poetic diction" Poetical   Of or relating to poetry; "poetic works"; "a poetic romance" Poetically   In a poetic manner; "poetically expressed" Poetics   Study of poetic works Poetic_justice   An outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically) Back to top Poetic_license   License used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work Poetic_rhythm   (prosody) a system of versification Poetise   Compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" Poetiser   A writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) Poetize   Compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga" Poetizer   A writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) Poetry   Literature in metrical form Poetry   Any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling Poet_Laureate   The poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain; "the Poet Laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions" Pogey   Money received from the state Pogge   Northern Atlantic sea poacher Pogonia   Any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower Pogonia_divaricata   Orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia Pogonia_rosea   Orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia Pogonion   The craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin Pogonip   A dense winter fog containing ice particles Pogonophora   Beard worms Pogonophoran   Slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom Pogostemon   Genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil Pogostemon_cablin   Small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes Back to top Pogo_stick   Plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring; propelled by jumping Pogrom   Organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews) Pogy   Money received from the state Poi   Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment Poignance   A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy" Poignancy   A quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation" Poignancy   A state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; "a moment of extraordinary poignancy" Poignant   Arousing affect; "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching" Poignant   Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; "poignant anxiety" Poignantly   In a poignant or touching manner; "she spoke poignantly" Poikilotherm   An animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals Poikilothermic   Of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment Poikilothermous   Of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment Poilu   Thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S. Poinciana   A tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana Poinciana   Small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications Poinciana_gilliesii   A tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana Poinciana_pulcherrima   Tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana Poinciana_regia   Showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana Poinsettia   Tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers Back to top Poinsettia_strain   A strain accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias Point   A contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs Point   Sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" Point   A wall socket Point   The gun muzzle''s direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun" Point   An outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" Point   A distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points" Point   The property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point Point   An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" Point   A geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates" Point   The object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?" Point   A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" Point   A brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point" Point   A V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north" Point   A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" Point   The precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" Point   A promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point" Point   The unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points" Point   A linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch Point   A style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect Back to top Point   Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass" Point   A V shape; "the cannibal''s teeth were filed to sharp points" Point   A very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" Point   A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" Point   An instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" Point   Repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" Point   Give a point to; "The candles are tapered" Point   Be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" Point   Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" Point   Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent''s face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" Point   Direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" Point   Be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease" Point   Mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes Point   Mark with diacritics; "point the letter" Point   Mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics Point   Sail close to the wind Point   Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling Point   Be oriented; "The weather vane points North" Point-and-shoot_camera   A lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus Point-blank   Close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot" Back to top Point-blank   Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me wh Point-blank   In a direct and unequivocal manner; "I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job" Point-of-sale   Of or relating to or being the location where something is purchased Pointed   Direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction" Pointed   Having a point Pointed-leaf_maple   Small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn Pointed-toe   Having a pointed toe; "pointy-toed shoes" Pointedly   In such a manner as to make something clearly evident; "he pointedly ignored the question" Pointedness   The property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point Pointed_arch   An arch with a pointed apex Pointel   A tool used by an engraver Pointer   A strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points game Pointer   (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving the cursor allows the user to point to commands or screen positions Pointer   An indicator as on a dial Pointer   A mark to indicate a direction or relation Pointilism   A genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France Pointilist   A painter who uses the technique of pointilism Pointilist   Of or relating to pointilism Pointillism   A school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer''s eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France Pointillistic   Of or relating to pointilism Back to top Pointing   That points Pointing_out   Indication by demonstration Pointing_trowel   A trowel used to fill and finish masonry joints with mortar or cement Pointless   Lacking import; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence" Pointless   Not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless" Pointless   Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words" Pointlessly   In a pointless manner; "he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery" Pointlessness   Total lack of meaning or ideas Pointrel   A tool used by an engraver Pointsman   A policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic Pointy-toed   Having a pointed toe; "pointy-toed shoes" Point_after   A score in American football made on a try for points after a touchdown Point_duty   The control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection Point_in_time   An instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" Point_jam   Jam a narrow band of frequencies; "We can counter point-jamming effectively" Point_lace   Lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern Point_man   A soldier who goes ahead of a patrol Point_man   Someone who is the forefront of an important enterprise; "he is the president''s point man on economic issues" Point_mutation   A mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene Point_of_accumulation   The mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity Back to top Point_of_apoapsis   (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited Point_of_departure   A beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "he uses other people''s ideas as a springboard for his own"; "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions"; "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but mu Point_of_departure   A place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco" Point_of_entry   A port where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise Point_of_honor   A concern that seriously reflects on your honor Point_of_intersection   A point where lines intersect Point_of_no_return   A line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment Point_of_order   A question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure Point_of_periapsis   (astronomy) the point in as orbit closest to the body being orbited Point_of_reference   An indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" Point_of_view   The spatial property of the position from which something is observed Point_of_view   A mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events" Point_out   Point out carefully and clearly Point_out   Present and urge reasons in opposition Point_out   Make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" Point_source   A spatially constricted by concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) Point_system   A system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules Point_system   A system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touch Point_system   A system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point Point_the_way   Indicate the right path or direction; "The sign pointed the way to London" Back to top Point_up   Emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England" Point_woman   A woman who is the forefront of an important enterprise Poise   Great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" Poise   A cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second Poise   A state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium Poise   Hold or carry in equilibrium Poise   Cause to be balanced or suspended Poise   Prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult Poise   Be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked" Poised   In full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the Poised   Marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George''s poised hammer" Poison   Anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism" Poison   Any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism Poison   Administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" Poison   Add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her" Poison   Kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband" Poison   Kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can kill" Poison   Spoil as if by poison; "poison someone''s mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office" Poison-berry   Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible Poisonberry   Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible Back to top Poisoner   Someone who kills with poison Poisoning   The act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill Poisoning   The physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance Poisonous   Marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "a malevolent lie"; "poisonous hate...in his eyes"- Ernest Hemingway; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip" Poisonous   Not safe to eat Poisonous   Having the qualities or effects of a poison Poisonously   In a very malevolent manner Poisonous_nightshade   Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America Poisonous_parasol   An agaric regarded as poisonous Poisonous_plant   A plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism Poisonous_substance   Any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism Poison_arrow_plant   Medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits Poison_ash   Smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil Poison_bush   Either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep Poison_bush   Any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods Poison_camas   A common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas Poison_dogwood   Smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil Poison_gas   A gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare Poison_hemlock   Large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous Poison_ivy   Climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact Back to top Poison_ivy   Dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant; "my poison ivy is drying up" Poison_mercury   Climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact Poison_milkweed   Milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock Poison_oak   Climbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries; yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact Poison_oak   Dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison oak plant Poison_parsley   Large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous Poison_pea   Any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods Poison_pill   The target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer Poison_sumac   Smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil Poison_sumac   Dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison sumac plant Poisson_distribution   A theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is large Poitier   United States film actor and director (born in 1927) Poitiers   The battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French Poitou   A low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay Poitou-Charentes   A low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay Poitrine_d'agneau   A cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles dressed as meat Poivrade   For venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper Poke   (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" Poke   A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" Poke   A bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer''s purchases Back to top Poke   Tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous Poke   Poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" Poke   Make a hole by poking Poke   Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" Poke   Stir by poking; "poke the embers in the fireplace" Poke   Search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" Poker   Any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand Poker   Fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire Poker-faced   Deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read" Poker_alumroot   Plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America Poker_chip   A small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling Poker_face   A face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player) Poker_game   Any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand Poker_hand   The 5 cards held in a game of poker Poker_heuchera   Plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America Poker_plant   Clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers Pokeweed   Perennial of the genus Phytolacca Pokeweed_family   Chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca; Agdestis; Ercilla; Rivina; Trichostigma Pokey   A slang term for jail Pokey   Small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" Back to top Pokey   Wasting time Poke_at   To push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant" Poke_bonnet   A hat tied under the chin Poke_check   Knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick Poke_fun   Subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" Poke_into   Examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill" Poke_into   Enter briefly; "We poked into the bar" Poke_into   Poke one''s nose into Poke_milkweed   Milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed Poke_out   Reach outward in space; "The awning extends several feet over the sidewalk" Poking   A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" Pokomo   A Bantu language spoken in the Kenyan coastal areas of East Africa Poky   Small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" Poky   Wasting time Pol   A person active in party politics Polack   A person of Polish descent Poland   A republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II Polanisia   Widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length Polanisia_dodecandra   Strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs Polanisia_graveolens   Strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs Back to top Polar   Having a pair of equal and opposite charges Polar   Being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal" Polar   Extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" Polar   Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions" Polar   Of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles; "polar regions" Polar   Located at or near or coming from the earth''s poles; "polar diameter"; "polar zone"; "a polar air mass"; "Antarctica is the only polar continent" Polarimeter   An optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light Polaris   The brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it Polarisation   The phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration Polarisation   The condition of having or giving polarity Polariscope   An optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light Polarise   Become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation Polarise   Cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions Polarise   Cause to vibrate in a definite pattern; "polarize light waves" Polarity   A relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies; "he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil" Polarity   Having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign" Polarization   The phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration Polarization   The condition of having or giving polarity Polarize   Become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation Polarize   Cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions Back to top Polarize   Cause to vibrate in a definite pattern; "polarize light waves" Polarographic   Of or involving polarography Polarography   An electrochemical method of chemical analysis Polaroid   A plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare Polaroid_camera   A camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds Polaroid_Land_camera   A camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds Polar_bear   White bear of arctic regions Polar_body   A small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded Polar_circle   A line of latitude at the north or south poles Polar_coordinate   Either of two values that locate a point on a plane by its distance from a fixed pole and its angle from a fixed line passing through the pole Polar_front   The front of an advancing mass of colder air Polar_glacier   A glacier near the Arctic or Antarctic poles Polar_hare   A large Arctic hare of North America; almost completely white in winter Polar_opposition   An opposition that can be graded between two extremes or poles Polar_star   The brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it Polar_zone   The part of the Earth''s surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate Pole   A long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic Pole   One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated Pole   A long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting Pole   A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves Back to top Pole   One of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart" Pole   One of two antipodal points where the Earth''s axis of rotation intersects the Earth''s surface Pole   One of two points of intersection of the Earth''s axis and the celestial sphere Pole   A native or inhabitant of Poland Pole   A square rod of land Pole   A linear measure of 16.5 feet Pole   Deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole Pole   Support on poles; "pole climbing plants like beans" Pole   Propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge" Poleax   A battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick Poleax   An ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade Poleax   Fell with or as if with a poleax Poleaxe   A battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick Poleaxe   An ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade Poleaxe   Fell with or as if with a poleax Polecat   Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened Polecat   American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae Polecat_weed   Deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe Polemic   A controversy (especially over a belief or dogma) Polemic   A writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) Back to top Polemic   Of or involving dispute or controversy Polemical   Of or involving dispute or controversy Polemically   Involving controversy; "criticism too polemically stated" Polemicise   Engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" Polemicist   A writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) Polemicize   Engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" Polemics   The branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors Polemise   Engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" Polemist   A writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) Polemize   Engage in a controversy; "The two historians polemicized for years" Polemoniaceae   A widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers Polemoniaceous   Of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Polemoniaceae Polemoniales   Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales Polemonium   Any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to arctic regions Polemonium_boreale   Perennial erect herb with white flowers; circumboreal Polemonium_caeruleum   Pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers Polemonium_reptans   Erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States Polemonium_van-bruntiae   Pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers Polemonium_viscosum   Tall sticky-leaved herb of the Rocky Mountains having an offensive smell Polenta   A thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water Back to top Poler   A draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle Polestar   The brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it Pole_horse   A draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle Pole_horse   The horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race Pole_jump   A competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole Pole_jumper   An athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole Pole_jumping   A competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole Pole_position   The most favorable position at the start of a race Pole_star   The brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it Pole_vault   A competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole Pole_vaulter   An athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole Pole_vaulting   A competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole Polianthes   Genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lilylike flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae Polianthes_tuberosa   A tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lilylike waxy white flowers Police   The force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" Police   Maintain the security of by carrying out a control Policeman   A member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" Policeman_bird   Large mostly white Australian stork Policewoman   A woman policeman Police_academy   An academy for training police officers Back to top Police_action   A local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order Police_blotter   The daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station Police_boat   A boat used by harbor police Police_captain   A policeman in charge of a precinct Police_car   A car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters Police_chief   A policeman in charge of a precinct Police_commissioner   A civil commissioner appointed to supervise the duties and discipline of the police Police_constable   A police officer of the lowest rank Police_court   A court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused serious offenses Police_cruiser   A car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters Police_department   The department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime Police_detective   A police officer who investigates crimes Police_dog   Any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking Police_force   The force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" Police_headquarters   A station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought; "in England they call a police station a police office" Police_investigation   The investigation of criminal activities Police_lieutenant   An officer in a police force Police_matron   A woman policeman Police_office   A station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought; "in England they call a police station a police office" Police_officer   A member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" Back to top Police_precinct   A precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force Police_sergeant   A lawman with the rank of sergeant Police_squad   A squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime Police_state   A country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police) Police_station   A station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought; "in England they call a police station a police office" Police_van   Van used by police to transport prisoners Police_wagon   Van used by police to transport prisoners Police_work   The investigation of criminal activities Policy   A plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies" Policy   Written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy" Policy   A line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation" Policy-making   Concerned with policy, not administration Policyholder   An insured person; the client in whose name an insurance policy is written Policy_change   A reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy" Policy_maker   Someone who sets the plan pursued by a government or business etc.; "policy makers often make the right decision for the wrong reason" Polio   An acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord Poliomyelitis   An acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord Polioptila   New World gnatcatchers Poliosis   Loss of color from the hair Poliovirus   The virus causing poliomyelitis Back to top Poliovirus_vaccine   Vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis Polish   The property of being smooth and shiny Polish   The Slavic language of Poland Polish   A highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Polish   A preparation used in polishing Polish   Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" Polish   Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one''s style of writing" Polish   (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" Polish   Of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage" Polished   (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth Polished   Perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver" Polished   (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice" Polished   Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" Polished_rice   Having husk or outer brown layers removed Polisher   A power tool used to buff surfaces Polishing   The work of making something shine by polishing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living" Polish_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Poland Polish_notation   A parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands Polish_off   Finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" Polish_off   Finish eating all the food on one''s plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" Back to top Polish_off   Kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" Polish_up   Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" Polistes   A genus of Vespidae Polistes_annularis   A variety of paper wasp Politburo   The chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party Polite   Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. Polite   Not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn''t like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham Polite   Marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" Politely   In a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...''" Politeness   The act of showing regard for others Politeness   A courteous manner that respects accepted social usage Politesse   Courtesy towards women Politic   Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"; "the manager pacified the custom Politic   Marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people''s quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply" Political   Involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; "calling a meeting is a political act in itself"- Daniel Goleman; "political pressure"; "a political machine"; "political office"; "political policy" Political   Of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power; "political opinions" Political   Of or relating to the profession of governing; "political career" Politically   With regard to government; "politically organized units" Politically   With regard to social relationships involving authority; "politically correct clothing" Politically_correct   Exhibiting political correctness Back to top Politically_incorrect   Exhibiting political incorrectness Political_action_committee   Committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates Political_arena   A sphere of intense political activity Political_boss   A leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" Political_campaign   The campaign of a candidate to be elected Political_campaign   A race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run" Political_commissar   An official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit Political_contribution   A contribution made to a politician or a political cmpaign or a political party Political_correctitude   Avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against Political_correctness   Avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against Political_detainee   Some held in custody Political_dissident   A dissenter from political orthodoxy Political_donation   A contribution made to a politician or a political cmpaign or a political party Political_economy   The branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management Political_hack   A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends Political_incorrectness   The use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminted against Political_leader   A person active in party politics Political_liberty   One''s freedom to exercise one''s rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country Political_machine   A group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine" Political_movement   A group of people working together to achieve a political goal Back to top Political_orientation   An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation Political_party   An organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level" Political_platform   A document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" Political_prisoner   Someone who is imprisoned because of their political views Political_program   A document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" Political_relation   Social relations involving authority or power Political_science   The study of government of states and other political units Political_scientist   A social scientist specializing in the study of government Political_sphere   A sphere of intense political activity Political_sympathies   The opinion you hold with respect to political questions Political_system   The members of a social organization who are in power Political_theory   An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation Political_unit   A unit with political responsibilities Politician   A person active in party politics Politician   A leader engaged in civil administration Politician   A schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways Politicise   Give a political character to; "politicize the discussion" Politicize   Give a political character to; "politicize the discussion" Politick   Engage in political activities; "This colleague is always politicking" Politico   A person active in party politics Back to top Politics   The profession devoted to governing and to political affairs Politics   The study of government of states and other political units Politics   The opinion you hold with respect to political questions Politics   Social relations involving authority or power Polity   Shrewd or crafty management of public affairs; "we was innocent of stratagems and polity" Polity   A politically organized unit Polity   The form of government of a social organization Polk   11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849) Polka   A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time Polka   Music performed for dancing the polka Polka_dot   Design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots Poll   The counting of votes (as in an election) Poll   A tame parrot Poll   The part of the head between the ears Poll   The top of the head Poll   An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people Poll   Convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" Poll   Get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions Poll   Get the votes of Poll   Vote in an election at a polling station Back to top Pollachius   Pollack Pollachius_pollachius   Important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod Pollack   Important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod Pollack   Lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish Pollack   United States filmmaker (born in 1934) Pollard   A usually horned animal that as either shed its horns or had them removed Pollard   A tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage Pollard   Convert into a pollard; "pollard trees" Pollen   The fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant Pollenate   Fertilize by transfering pollen Pollenation   Transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant Pollen_count   The number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a specified time and place Pollen_tube   Slender tubular outgrown from a pollen grain that penetrates the ovule and releases male gametes Pollex   The thick short innermost digit of the forelimb Pollinate   Fertilize by transfering pollen Pollination   Transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant Pollinator   An insect that carries pollen from one flower to another Polling_booth   A temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes Polling_day   The day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November Polling_place   A place where voters go to cast their votes in an election Back to top Polling_station   A place where voters go to cast their votes in an election Pollinium   A coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids) Pollinosis   A seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen Polliwog   A larval frog or toad Pollock   Important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod Pollock   Lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish Pollock   United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956) Polls   The place where people vote Pollster   Someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads" Pollucite   A rare mineral that is an important source of cesium Pollutant   Waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil Pollute   Make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" Polluted   Rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams" Polluter   A person or organization that causes pollution of the environment Pollution   The act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors Pollution   The state of being polluted Pollution   Undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities Pollux   The brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor Pollyannaish   Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic Pollyfish   Gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth Back to top Pollywog   A larval frog or toad Polly_fish   Gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth Poll_parrot   A tame parrot Poll_taker   Someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads" Poll_tax   A tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote Polo   A game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball Polo   Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324) Polo-neck   A sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar Polo-neck   Having a close-fitting neckband or collar Polo-neck_collar   A high close-fitting turnover collar Polonaise   A woman''s dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt Polonium   A radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor Polony   Another name for Bologna sausage Polo_ball   Wooden ball struck with mallets in playing polo Polo_mallet   A mallet used to strike the ball in polo Polo_pony   A small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo Polo_shirt   A shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual wear Polo_stick   A mallet used to strike the ball in polo Polska   A republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II Poltergeist   A ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder Back to top Poltroon   An abject coward Poltroon   Characterized by complete cowardliness Poltroonery   Abject pusillanimity Polyamide   A polymer containing repeated amide groups Polyandrist   A woman with two or more husbands Polyandrous   Having more than one husband at a time Polyandry   Having more than one husband at a time Polyangiaceae   Bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung Polyangium   Type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane Polyanthus   Florists'' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose Polyarteritis   Inflammation of several arteries Polyarteritis_nodosa   A progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area Polyatomic   Of or relating to a molecule made up of more than two atoms Polyborus   A genus of Falconidae Polyborus_cheriway_audubonii   Widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail Polyborus_plancus   South American caracara Polybotria   Tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later Polybotria_cervina   Tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya Polybotrya   Tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later Polybotrya_cervina   Tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya Back to top Polybutene   A polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber Polybutylene   A polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber Polychaeta   Marine annelid worms Polychaete   Chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles Polychaete_worm   Chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles Polychete   Chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles Polychete_worm   Chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles Polychromatic   (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength; "polychromatic light" Polychromatic   Having or exhibiting many colors Polychrome   Color with many colors; make polychrome Polychrome   Having or exhibiting many colors Polychromic   Having or exhibiting many colors Polychromise   Color with many colors; make polychrome Polychromize   Color with many colors; make polychrome Polycillin   Semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) Polycirrus   Genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms Polyconic_projection   A conic projection of a map having distances between meridians equal to those distance on a globe Polycrystalline   Composed of aggregates of crystals; "polycrystalline metals" Polycystic_kidney_disease   Kidney disease characterized by enlarged kidneys containing many cysts; often leads to kidney failure Polycythemia   A disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood Back to top Polydactyl   Of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits Polydactylous   Of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits Polydactylus   A genus of Polynemidae Polydactylus_virginicus   Found along western Atlantic coast Polydactyly   Birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes Polydipsia   Excessive thirst (as in cases of diabetes or kidney dysfunction) Polyelectrolyte   An electrolyte of high molecular weight Polyergus   Amazon ants Polyergus_rufescens   Small reddish slave-making ant species Polyester   Any of a large class of synthetic fabrics Polyester   A complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer Polyester   Any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant Polyester_fiber   A quick-drying resilient synthetic fiber consisting primarily of polyester Polyestrous   Having more than one period of estrus per year Polyethylene   A lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation Polyfoam   A foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics Polygala   Type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; seneca; snakeroot Polygalaceae   Trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres Polygala_alba   Perennial bushy herb of Central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot Polygala_lutea   Bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers Back to top Polygala_paucifolia   Common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals Polygala_senega   Eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots Polygala_vulgaris   Small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation Polygamist   Someone who is married to two or more people at the same time Polygamous   Having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant Polygamous   Having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals Polygamy   Having more than one spouse at a time Polygene   A gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations Polygenic   Of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes Polygenic_disease   An inherited disease controlled by several genes at once Polygenic_disorder   An inherited disease controlled by several genes at once Polyglot   A person who speaks more than one language Polyglot   Having a command of or composed in many languages; "a polyglot traveler"; "a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages" Polygon   A closed plane figure bounded by straight sides Polygonaceae   A family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats Polygonal   Having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons; "polygonal structure" Polygonales   Coextensive with the family Polygonaceae, Polygonally   In a polygonal manner Polygonal_shape   A closed plane figure bounded by straight sides Polygonatum   Sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae Back to top Polygonatum_biflorum   North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and drooping tubular greenish flowers Polygonatum_commutatum   North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and drooping tubular greenish flowers Polygonia   Comma butterflies Polygonia_comma   Anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing Polygonum   Diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions Polygonum_aubertii   Twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia Polygonum_fagopyrum   Or member of genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour Polygonum_orientale   Annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America Polygraph   A medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration) Polygynist   A man with two or more wives Polygynous   Having more than one wife at a time Polygyny   Having more than one wife at a time Polyhedral   Of or relating to or resembling a polyhedron Polyhedral_angle   The space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex Polyhedron   A solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces Polyhidrosis   Excessive and profuse perspiration Polyhymnia   (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance Polymastigina   Small usually parasitic flagellates Polymastigote   Flagellates with several flagella Polymath   A person of great and varied learning Back to top Polymer   A naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers Polymerase   An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA Polymeric   Of or relating to or consisting of a polymer; "a polymeric compound" Polymeric_amide   A polymer containing repeated amide groups Polymerisation   A chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound Polymerise   Undergo polymerization Polymerise   Cause (a compound) to polymerize Polymerization   A chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound Polymerize   Undergo polymerization Polymerize   Cause (a compound) to polymerize Polymethyl_methacrylate   A transparent plastic used as a substitute for glass Polymonium_caeruleum_van-bruntiae   Pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers Polymorph   An organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites Polymorphemic   Consisting of two or more morphemes Polymorphic   Having or occurring in several distinct forms; "man is both polymorpphic and polytypic"; "a polymorphous god" Polymorphic   Relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population; "a polymorphic species" Polymorphic   Relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms; "polymorphous crystallization" Polymorphism   (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) Polymorphism   (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound Polymorphous   Having or occurring in several distinct forms; "man is both polymorpphic and polytypic"; "a polymorphous god" Back to top Polymorphous   Relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population; "a polymorphic species" Polymorphous   Relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms; "polymorphous crystallization" Polymox   An antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections Polymyositis   Myositis characterixed by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling; progression and severity vary among individuals Polymyxin   Any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from a particular soil bacterium Polynemidae   Threadfins Polynesia   The islands in the eastern part of Oceania Polynesian   A native or inhabitant of Polynesia Polynesian_tattler   Tattler of Pacific coastal regions Polyneuritic_psychosis   Dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact Polyneuritis   Inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy) Polynomial   A mathematical expression that is the sum of a number of terms Polynomial   Having the character of a polynomial; "a polynomial expression" Polyodon   Type genus of the Polyodontidae Polyodontidae   Paddlefishes Polyodon_spathula   Primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout Polyoestrous   Having more than one period of estrus per year Polyoicous   Having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant Polyoma   A virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice Polyoma_virus   A virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice Back to top Polyose   Any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules Polyostotic_fibrous_dysplasia   Fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones Polyp   One of two forms that coelenterates take e.g. a hydra or coral: usually sedentary and has a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth Polyp   A small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane Polypectomy   Surgical removal of a polyp Polypedates   Type genus of the Polypedatidae Polypedatidae   Old World tree frogs Polypeptide   A peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids Polypetalous   Having a corolla composed of many separated or distinct petals Polyphase   Of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle Polyphemus_moth   Very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees Polyphone   A letter that has two or more pronunciations; "`c'' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k'' in `car'' but like `s'' in `cell''" Polyphonic   Having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together Polyphonic   Of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; "polyphonic traditions of the baroque" Polyphonic   Having two or more phonetic values; "polyphonic letters such as `a''" Polyphonically   In a polyphonic manner; "polyphonically composed" Polyphonic_letter   A letter that has two or more pronunciations; "`c'' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k'' in `car'' but like `s'' in `cell''" Polyphonic_music   Music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments Polyphonic_prose   A rhythmical prose employing the poetic devices of alliteration and assonance Polyphonous   Of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; "polyphonic traditions of the baroque" Back to top Polyphony   Music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments Polyphosphate   A salt or ester of polyphosphoric acid Polyphosphoric_acid   A series of oxyacids of phosphorus Polyplacophora   Small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons; sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura Polyplacophore   Primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates Polyploid   (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes Polyploid   Of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes; "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species" Polyploidy   The condition of being polyploid Polypodiaceae   Ferns: a large family that in some classification systems has been subdivided into several families (including Aspleniaceae and Blechnaceae and Davalliaceae and Dennstaedtiaceae and Dryopteridaceae and Oleandraceae and Pteridaceae) Polypodiales   True (leptosporangiate) ferns Polypodium   A genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori Polypodium_aureum   Tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium Polypodium_glycyrrhiza   Fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor Polypodium_polypodioides   Fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds grayish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa Polypodium_scouleri   Stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib Polypodium_virgianum   Chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia Polypodium_vulgare   Mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia Polypody   Any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium Polyporaceae   Fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees Polypore   Woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent Back to top Polyporus   Type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers Polyporus_frondosus   Large grayish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees Polyporus_squamosus   A fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere Polyporus_tenuiculus   A fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods Polyprion   Wreckfish Polyprion_americanus   Brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks Polypropene   A polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material Polypropenonitrile   Acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan) Polypropylene   A polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material Polyptoton   Repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence; "My own heart''s heart" Polypus   A small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane Polysaccharide   Any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules Polysemant   A word having more than one meaning Polysemantic   Of words; having many meanings Polysemantic_word   A word having more than one meaning Polysemous   Of words; having many meanings Polysemous_word   A word having more than one meaning Polysemy   The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings Polysomy   Congenital defect of having one or more extra chromosomes in somatic cells Polystichum   Small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae Back to top Polystichum_acrostichoides   North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds Polystichum_aculeatum   Tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum Polystichum_adiantiformis   Widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds Polystichum_braunii   North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales Polystichum_lonchitis   Evergreen European fern widely cultivated Polystichum_scopulinum   North American fern Polystichum_setiferum   European shield fern cultivated in many varieties Polystyrene   A polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic; "expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation" Polysyllabic   (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms" Polysyllabic   Having or characterized by words of more than three syllables Polysyllabically   In a polysyllabic manner Polysyllabic_word   A word of more than three syllables Polysyllable   A word of more than three syllables Polysyndeton   Using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy'') Polysynthetic   Forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning Polytechnic   A technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences Polytechnic_institute   A technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences Polytetrafluoroethylene   A material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided Polytheism   Belief in multiple Gods Polytheistic   Worshipping or believing in more than one god Back to top Polythene   A lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation Polytonal   Using more than one key or tonality simultaneously; "exciting rhythms and polytonal harmonies" Polytonalism   Music that uses two or more different keys at the same time Polytonality   Music that uses two or more different keys at the same time Polyunsaturated   (of long-chain carbon compounds especially fats) having many unsaturated bonds Polyunsaturated_fat   A class of fats having long carbon chains with many double bonds unsaturated with hydrogen atoms; used in some margarines; supposedly associated with low blood cholesterol Polyunsaturated_fatty_acid   An unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule; found chiefly in fish and corn and soybean oil and safflower oil Polyurethane   Any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber Polyurethane_foam   A foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics Polyuria   Renal disorder characterized by the production of large volumes of pale dilute urine; often associated with diabetes Polyvalence   The state of being polyvalent Polyvalency   The state of being polyvalent Polyvalent   Having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher Polyvalent   Containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen; "a polyvalent vaccine" Polyvinyl-formaldehyde   A polymer of vinyl formaldehyde Polyvinyl_acetate   A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives Polyvinyl_chloride   A polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables Polyvinyl_resin   A thermoplastic derived by polymerization from compounds containing the vinyl group Polyzoa   Marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids Polyzoan   Sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding Back to top Pom   A disparaging term for English immigrants to Australia or New Zealand Pom-pom   Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes Pom-pom   Decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat Pomacanthus   Angelfishes Pomacentridae   Damselfishes Pomacentrus   Type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes Pomacentrus_leucostictus   A blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies Pomace_fly   Any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits Pomade   Hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment Pomade   Apply pomade to (hair) Pomaded   (of hair) groomed with pomade; "pomaded hair" Pomaderris   A genus of Australasian shrubs and trees Pomaderris_apetala   Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts Pomatomidae   Food and game fishes related to pompanos Pomatomus   Type genus of the Pomatomidae Pomatomus_saltatrix   Bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters Pomatum   Hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment Pome   A fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part Pomegranate   Large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind Pomegranate   Shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit Back to top Pomegranate_tree   Shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit Pomelo   Large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp Pomelo   Southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits Pomelo_tree   Southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits Pomeranian   Breed of very small compact long-haired dogs of the spitz type Pomfret   Deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food Pommel   An ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger Pommel   Handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle Pommel   A handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse Pommel   Strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" Pommel_horse   A horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end Pomme_blanche   Densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots Pomme_de_prairie   Densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots Pommy   A disparaging term for English immigrants to Australia or New Zealand Pomo   The Kulanapan language spoken by the Pomo Pomo   A member of an Indian people of northern California living along the Russian River valley and adjacent Pacific coast Pomolobus   Genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned Pomolobus_pseudoharengus   Shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus Pomology   The branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits Pomoxis   Crappies Back to top Pomoxis_annularis   A crappie that is white Pomoxis_nigromaculatus   A crappie that is black Pomp   Ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses" Pompadour   A hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead Pompadour   French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764) Pompadour   Style women''s hair in a pompadour Pompano   Any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Pompano   Flesh of pompano; warm-water fatty fish Pompeii   Ancient city southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius Pompey   A port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain''s major naval base Pompey   Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC) Pompey_the_Great   Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC) Pompon   Dusky gray food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward Pompon   Decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat Pomposity   Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity Pompous   Puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek Pompously   In a pompous manner; "he pompously described his achievements" Pompousness   Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity Ponca   The Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca people Ponca   A member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska Back to top Ponce   Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) Poncho   A blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head Poncirus   1 species: trifoliate orange Poncirus_trifoliata   Small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges Pond   A small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing" Pond-apple_tree   Small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock Pond-scum_parasite   An aquatic fungus of genus Synchytriaceae that is parasitic on pond scum Pond-skater   Long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water Ponder   Reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" Ponderable   Capable of being weighed or considered; "something ponderable from the outer world--something of which we can say that its weight is so and so"- James Jeans Ponderable   Possible to ponder; "space flight to other galaxies becomes more cogitable" Ponderer   A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation Pondering   Persistently or morbidly thoughtful Ponderosa   Common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature Ponderosa_pine   Common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature Ponderosity   The property of being large in mass Ponderous   Having great mass and weight and unwieldiness; "a ponderous stone"; "a ponderous burden"; "ponderous weapons" Ponderous   Slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn" Ponderous   Labored and dull; "a ponderous speech" Ponderously   In a heavy ponderous manner; "he moves ponderously" Back to top Ponderously   In an uninterestingly ponderous manner; "the play was staged with ponderously realistic sets" Ponderousness   The property of being large in mass Pondweed   Submerged freshwater perennials Pondweed   Any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae Pondweed_family   Plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae Pond_apple   Ovoid yellow fruit with very fragrant peach-colored flesh; related to custard apples Pond_apple   Small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock Pond_bald_cypress   Common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms Pond_cypress   Smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum Pond_lily   A water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions Pond_pine   Large 3-needled pine of sandy swamps of southeastern United States; needles longer than those of the northern pitch pine Pond_scum   Free-floating freshwater green algae Pone   Cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (Southern) Pong   An unpleasant smell Pongamia   1 species: Indian beech Pongamia_glabra   Evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree Pongee   A soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation) Pongid   Any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae Pongidae   Usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons Pongo   Type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans Back to top Pongo_pygmaeus   Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits Poniard   A dagger with a slender blade Poniard   Stab with a poniard Ponka   The Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca people Ponka   A member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska Pons   A band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain Ponstel   A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug (trade name Ponstel) used to treat mild pain (especially menstrual cramps) Pons_asinorum   A problem that severely tests the ability of an inexperienced person Pons_Varolii   A band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain Pontederia   Pickerelweed Pontederiaceae   Aquatic or bog plants Pontederia_cordata   American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds Ponte_25_de_Abril   A suspension bridge across the Tagus River at Lisbon Pontiac   Famous chief of the Ottawa who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British (1715-1769) Pontifex   A member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome Pontiff   The head of the Roman Catholic Church Pontifical   Puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek Pontifical   Denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops Pontifical   Proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; "papal dispensation" Pontificate   The government of the Roman Catholic Church Back to top Pontificate   Talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates" Pontificate   Administer a pontifical office Pontoon   A float supporting a seaplane Pontoon   (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge Pontoon_bridge   A temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons Pontoon_plane   A seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water Pontos   (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus Pontus   An ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire Pontus   (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus Pony   A range horse of the western United States Pony   Any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder Pony   An informal term for a racehorse; "he liked to bet on the ponies" Pony   A small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey Pony   A literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) Pony-trekking   A sport in which people ride across country on ponies Ponycart   A cart with an underslung axle and two seats Ponytail   A hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony''s tail Pony_cart   A cart with an underslung axle and two seats Pony_express   Express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860 Pony_up   Give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children''s tuition" Back to top Pooch   Informal terms for dogs Pooch   Round one''s lips as if intending to kiss Pooch_out   Round one''s lips as if intending to kiss Pood   A Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds Poodle   An intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs Poodle_dog   An intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs Pooecetes   A genus of Fringillidae Pooecetes_gramineus   Common North American finch noted for its evening song Poof   Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man Pooh-bah   An arrogant or conceited person of importance Pooh-pooh   Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" Pooh-pooh   Express contempt about Pool   Any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets Pool   An excavation that is (usually) filled with water Pool   An association of companies for some definite purpose Pool   An organization of people or resources that can be shared; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool" Pool   Something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" Pool   A small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing" Pool   A small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" Pool   The combined stakes of the betters Back to top Pool   Any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool" Pool   Join or form a pool of people Pool   Combine into a common fund; "We pooled resources" Pooler   Someone who shares in and contributes to a general fund for use by all Pooling_of_interest   An accounting method used in the merging of companies; the balance sheets are added together item by item; this method is tax-free Poolroom   A room with pool tables where pool is played Pool_ball   Ball used in playing pool Pool_cue   Sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards Pool_player   Someone who shoots pool Pool_stick   Sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards Pool_table   Game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played Poon   Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood Poon   Wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars Poop   The rear part of a ship Poop   Slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?" Poop   A stupid foolish person Poop   Obscene terms for feces Poop_deck   An exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship Poop_out   Use up all one''s strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out" Poor   Deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor d Back to top Poor   Yielding little by great labor; "a hardscrabble farm"; "poor soil" Poor   Unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale" Poor   Low in degree; "expectations were poor" Poor   Having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" Poor   Badly supplied with desirable qualities or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value" Poor   Characterized by or indicating lack of money; "the country had a poor economy" Poor   Not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" Poor   Moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"; "he would make a poor spy" Poor-spirited   Lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful Poorest   The lowest rank; "bottom member of the class" Poorhouse   An establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless Poorly   (`ill'' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well; "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill Poorly(p)   Somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can''t come to work" Poorness   The quality of being poorly made or maintained; "she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography" Poorness   The quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot Poorness   Less than adequate; "the relative poorness of New England farmland" Poorness   The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions Poorwill   Goatsucker of western North America Poor_box   Box for collecting alms, especially one in a church Poor_boy   A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States Back to top Poor_devil   Someone you feel sorry for Poor_fish   A person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" Poor_law   A law providing support for the poor Poor_man   A person who is very poor Poor_man's_orchid   Any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers Poor_man's_pulse   Twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos Poor_man's_weatherglass   Herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather Poor_person   A person with few or no possessions Poor_rates   A local tax for the relief of the poor Poor_shape   Poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition Poor_speller   Someone who spells words Poor_white   An offensive term for White people who are impoverished Poor_white_trash   An offensive term for White people who are impoverished Poove   Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man Pop   Music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock''n''roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love Pop   A sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork Pop   A sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" Pop   An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk Pop   Burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" Pop   Cause to burst with a lound, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon" Back to top Pop   Fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping" Pop   Take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves" Pop   Drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" Pop   Hit or strike; "He popped me on the head" Pop   Hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop" Pop   Release suddenly; "pop the clutch" Pop   Put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth" Pop   Bulge outward; "His eyes popped" Pop   Appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" Pop   Make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped" Pop   Cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle" Pop   (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) Pop   Like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop" Popcorn   Small kernels of corn exploded by heat Popcorn   Corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat Popcorn_ball   Popcorn combined with a thick sugar or molasses or caramel syrup and formed into balls Pope   The head of the Roman Catholic Church Pope   English poet and satirist (1688-1744) Pope's_nose   The tail of a dressed fowl Popery   An offensive term for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church Back to top Popeyed   Having bulging eyes Popeyed   With eyes or mouth open in surprise Pope_Alexander_VI   Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503) Popgun   Plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound Popillia   A genus of Scarabaeidae Popillia_japonica   Small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America Popinjay   Archaic Popinjay   A vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot) Popish   Of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" Popishly   Like the Pope; in a popish manner Poplar   Any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins Poplar   Soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar Poplar_Bluff   A town in southeast Missouri Poplar_tree   Any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins Poplin   A ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery Popliteal   Of or relating to the area behind the knee joint Popliteal_artery   Continuation of the femoral artery that branches to supply the legs and feet Popliteal_vein   A vein arising in the knee and ascending to become the femoral vein Popover   Light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorkshire pudding) baked in a deep muffin cup Popper   A container for cooking popcorn Back to top Popper   A container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite) Poppet   A mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicular from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines Poppet_valve   A mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicular from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines Popping   A sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork Poppy   Annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers Poppycock   Senseless talk; "don''t give me that stuff" Poppy_Day   The Sunday nearest to November 11 when those who died in World War I and World War II are commemorated Poppy_family   Herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits Poppy_mallow   A plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer Poppy_seed   Small gray seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked items Popsicle   Ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly" Populace   People in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public" Popular   (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) Popular   Representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction" Popular   Carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large; "the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government" Popular   Comprehensible to the general public; "written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language" Popular   Regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular" Popularisation   The act of making something attractive to the general public Popularisation   An interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable Popularise   Make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books" Back to top Popularise   Cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" Populariser   Someone who makes attractive to the general public Popularism   Music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority Popularity   The quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; "his charm soon won him affection and popularity"; "the universal popularity of American movies" Popularity_contest   Competition (real or figurative) for popular support Popularization   The act of making something attractive to the general public Popularization   An interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable Popularize   Make understandable to the general public; "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books" Popularize   Cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" Popularizer   Someone who makes attractive to the general public Popularly   Among the people; "this topic was popularly discussed" Popular_Democratic_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Pal   A Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren" Popular_front   A leftist coalition organized against a common opponent Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine   A terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine-Gene   A Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe Popular_music   Any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) Popular_music_genre   Any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) Popular_opinion   A belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" Popular_Struggle_Front   A terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in 1967 but now have close relations with al-Fatah; staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border Popular_with(p)   Patronized by Back to top Populate   Fill with people or supply with inhabitants; "people a room"; "The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country" Populate   Make one''s home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" Populated   Furnished with inhabitants; "the area is well populated"; "forests populated with all kinds of wild life" Populated_area   A geographical area constituting a city or town Population   The act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals" Population   (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population" Population   A group of organisms of the same species populating a given area; "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population" Population   The people who inhabit a territory or state; "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed" Population   The number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.); "people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade"; "the Af Population_Commission   The commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with population control Population_control   Control over the growth of population; a government program Population_growth   Increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state Population_profile   A chart showing the number of people as a function of their ages Population_scientist   A scientist who studies the growth and density of populations and their vital statistics Population_shift   A change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population Populism   The political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite Populist   An advocate of democratic principles Populist_Party   A former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads Populous   Densely populated Populus   A genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars Back to top Populus_alba   A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces Populus_balsamifera   Poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves Populus_canescens   Large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves gray on the lower surface; native to Europe but introduced and naturalized elsewhere Populus_deltoides   A common poplar of eastern and central United States; cultivated in United States for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage and in Europe for timber Populus_grandidentata   Aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America Populus_heterophylla   North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood Populus_nigra   Large European poplar Populus_nigra_italica   Distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect branches Populus_tremula   Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa Populus_tremuloides   Slender aspen native to North America Populus_trichocarpa   Cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath Pop_Art   An American school of the 1950s that imitated the techniques of commercial art (as the soup cans of Andy Warhol) and the styles of popular culture and the mass media Pop_bottle   A bottle for holding soft drinks Pop_fly   A short high fly ball Pop_group   A group that plays pop music Pop_in   Enter briefly; "He popped in for two minutes" Pop_music   Music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock''n''roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love Pop_off   Die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" Pop_off   Leave quickly Pop_out   Appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the valley" Back to top Pop_out   Exit briefly; "He popped out for a quick coffee break" Pop_out   Bulge outward; "His eyes popped" Pop_out   Come forth or out; "You stick the coins in, but they come out again"; "His hair and teeth fell out" Pop_quiz   A quiz given without prior warning Pop_tent   A small tent that is easy to carry and quick to set up Pop_the_question   Ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" Pop_up   Appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" Porbeagle   Voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific Porc   Meat from a domestic hog or pig Porcelain   Ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic Porcelain_clay   A fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) Porcellio   Old World genus of isopod crustaceans Porcellionidae   Sow bugs Porch   A structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance Porcine   Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food" Porcine   Repellently fat; "a bald porcine old man" Porcine   Relating to or suggesting swine; "comparison between human and porcine pleasures" Porcupine   Relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur Porcupinefish   Spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters Porcupines   Meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce Back to top Porcupine_ball   Meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce Porcupine_fish   Spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters Porcupine_provision   A measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts Pore   Any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal Pore   A minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass Pore   Any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas) Pore   Direct one''s attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" Pore_fungus   Woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent Pore_mushroom   Woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent Porgy   Important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide Porgy   Lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States Porifera   Coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges Poriferan   Primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies Poriferous   Full of pores or vessels or holes Poring_over   Reading carefully with intent to remember Pork   Meat from a domestic hog or pig Pork   A legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents Pork-and-veal_goulash   Made with sauerkraut and caraway seeds and served with sour cream Pork-barreling   Acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale; "keeps his hold on his constituents through unashamed pork-barreling" Pork-fish   Black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil Back to top Porkchop   Chop cut from a hog Porker   A pig fattened to provide meat Porkfish   Black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil Porkholt   Made of lamb or pork Porkpie   Man''s hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim Porkpie_hat   Man''s hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim Pork_and_beans   Dried beans cooked with pork and tomato sauce Pork_barrel   A legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents Pork_belly   Side of fresh pork Pork_butcher   A vendor of pork and products made from pork Pork_loin   Meat from a loin of pork Pork_pie   Small pie filled with minced seasoned pork Pork_roast   Cut of pork suitable for roasting Pork_sausage   Sausage containing pork Pork_tenderloin   Pork loin muscle Porn   Creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire Porno   Creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire Pornographer   Someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores Pornographic   Designed to arouse lust; "pornographic films and magazines" Pornographically   In a pornographic manner Back to top Pornography   Creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire Porn_merchant   Someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores Poronotus   A genus of Stromateidae Poronotus_triacanthus   Small food fish of Atlantic coast Poroporo   Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit Porose   Forming a continuous series of pores; "a porose hymenium" Porosity   The property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids Porous   Full of pores or vessels or holes Porous   Allowing passage in and out; "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous" Porous   Able to absorb fluids; "the partly porous walls of our digestive system"; "compacting the soil to make it less porous" Porousness   The property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids Porphyra   A genus of protoctista Porphyria   A genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion Porphyrin   Any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues Porphyrio   Old World purple gallinules Porphyrio_porphyrio   Purple gallinule of southern Europe Porphyritic   (of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals Porphyritic_rock   Any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals Porphyrula   American purple gallinules Porphyrula_martinica   American purple gallinule Back to top Porphyry   Any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals Porpoise   Any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth Porpoise_oil   A yellow fatty oil obtained from porpoises and used as a fine lubricant Porridge   Soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick Porringer   A shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle) from which children eat Port   (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals) Port   The left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose Port   An opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through Port   Sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal Port   A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country Port   Drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner" Port   Carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons; "port a rifle" Port   Carry, bear, convey, or bring; "The small canoe could be ported easily" Port   Turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship; "The big ship was slowly porting" Port   Land at or reach a port; "The ship finally ported" Port   Bring to port; "the captain ported the ship at night" Port   Put or turn on the left side, of a ship; "port the helm" Port   Transfer data from one computer to another via a cable that links connecting ports Port   Located on the left side of a ship or aircraft Port-access_coronary_bypass_surgery   Heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed by the use of small instruments and tiny cameras threaded through small incisions while the heart is stopped and blood is pumped through a heart-lung machine Back to top Port-au-Prince   The capital and largest city of Haiti Port-of-Spain   The capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad Port-wine_stain   A flat birthmark varying from pink to purple Porta   An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" Portability   The quality of being light enough to be carried Portable   A small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried Portable   Of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat''s hull; "a portable outboard motor" Portable   Easily or conveniently transported; "a portable television set" Portable_computer   A personal computer that can easily be carried by hand Portable_saw   A portable circular saw (with a hand grip) Portacaval_shunt   Shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver Portage   Carrying boats and supplies overland Portage   Overland track between navigable waterways Portage   The cost of carrying or transporting Portal   A grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically); "the portals of the cathedral"; "the portals of heaven"; "the portals of success" Portal   A short vein that carries blood into the liver Portal   A site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc." Portal_hypertension   Increase in blood pressure in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral veins Portal_site   A site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc." Portal_system   System of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver Back to top Portal_vein   A short vein that carries blood into the liver Porta_hepatis   Opening for major blood vessels to enter and leave the liver Portcullis   Gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage Porte   The Ottoman court in Constantinople Porte-cochere   Canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles Porte-cochere   A carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard Portend   Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" Portent   A sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" Portentous   Puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek Portentous   Of ominous significance Portentous   Of momentous or ominous significance; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision" Portentously   In a portentous manner; "portentously, the engines began to roll" Porter   A very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley Porter   Someone who guards an entrance Porter   A railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) Porter   A person employed to carry luggage and supplies Porter   United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) Porter   United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) Porter   United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) Porter   Carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists" Back to top Porter's_beer   A very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley Porterage   The transportation of burdens by porters Porterage   The charge for carrying burdens by porters Porterhouse   Large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin Porterhouse_steak   Large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin Portfolio   The role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs" Portfolio   A case for carrying papers or drawings or maps; usually leather Portfolio   A list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution Porthole   An opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through Porthole   A window in a ship or airplane Portia_tree   Pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds Portico   A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area Porticoed   Marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure Portiere   A heavy curtain hung across a doorway Portion   The result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans" Portion   Something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" Portion   An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there''s enough for two servings each" Portion   Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" Portion   Something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach" Portion   Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" Back to top Portion   Give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms" Portion_out   Give out as one''s portion or share Portland   Largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state Portland   Freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains Portland_cement   A cement that hardens under water; made by heating limestone and clay in a kiln and pulverizing the result Portly   Euphemisms for `fat''; "men are portly and women are stout" Portmanteau   A large travelling bag made of stiff leather Portmanteau   A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog'' is a blend of `smoke'' and `fog''"; "`motel'' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor'' and `hotel''"; "`brunch'' is a well-known portmanteau" Portmanteau_word   A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog'' is a blend of `smoke'' and `fog''"; "`motel'' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor'' and `hotel''"; "`brunch'' is a well-known portmanteau" Porto   Port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine Porto_Novo   The capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a coastal lagoon Porto_Rico   The smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Porto_Rico   A self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico Portrait   Any likeness of a person; "the photographer made excellent portraits" Portrait   A painting of a person''s face Portrait   A word picture of a person''s appearance and character Portraitist   A painter or drawer of portraits Portraiture   The activity of making portraits Portraiture   A word picture of a person''s appearance and character Portrait_camera   A camera with a portrait lens Back to top Portrait_lens   A compound camera lens with a relatively high aperture Portrait_painter   A painter or drawer of portraits Portray   Portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person" Portray   Make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba" Portray   Represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" Portray   Assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man" Portrayal   Acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture Portrayal   Representation by drawing or painting etc Portrayal   Any likeness of a person; "the photographer made excellent portraits" Portrayal   A representation by picture or portraiture Portrayal   A word picture of a person''s appearance and character Portrayed   Represented graphically by sketch or design or lines Portrayer   A painter or drawer of portraits Portraying   A representation by picture or portraiture Portsmouth   A port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain''s major naval base Portsmouth   A port town in southeastern New Hampshire on the Atlantic Ocean Portsmouth   A port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards Portugal   A republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil) Portuguese   The Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil Portuguese   A native or inhabitant of Portugal Back to top Portuguese   Of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal; "Portuguese wines" Portuguese_cypress   Tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa Portuguese_escudo   Formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo Portuguese_Guinea   A republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974 Portuguese_heath   Erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England Portuguese_man-of-war   Large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles Portuguese_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Portugal Portuguese_Republic   A republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil) Portulaca   A plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers Portulacaceae   Family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas Portulaca_grandiflora   Widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy mosslike foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers Portulaca_oleracea   Weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan Portunidae   Swimming crabs Portunus   Type genus of the family Portunidae Portunus_puber   Crab of the English coasts Portwatcher   A watchman on a wharf Port_Arthur   A battle in the Chino-Japanese war (1894); Japanese captured the port and fortifications from the Chinese Port_Arthur   A major port city in northeastern China; part of the conurbation of Luda Port_Jackson_fig   Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood Port_Jackson_heath   Small shrub of southern and western Australia having pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers Back to top Port_Jackson_pine   Australian cypress pine having globular cones Port_Louis   Capital and chief port of Mauritius; located on the northwestern coast of the island Port_Moresby   The administrative capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea Port_of_call   Any port where a ship stops except its home port Port_of_entry   A port where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise Port_of_Spain   The capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad Port_Orford_cedar   Large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet Port_Orford_cedar   The wood of the Port Orford cedar tree Port_Sudan   Port city in Sudan on the Red Sea Port_Vila   Capital of Vanuatu Port_watcher   A watchman on a wharf Port_wine   Sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal Porzana   Spotted crakes Porzana_porzana   Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes Pose   A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display Pose   Affected manners intended to impress others; "don''t put on airs with me" Pose   A posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes Pose   Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don''t know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" Pose   Pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar''s daughter" Pose   Put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" Back to top Pose   Assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don''t know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" Pose   Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don''t pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself" Pose   Introduce; "This poses an interesting question" Posed   Arranged for pictorial purposes Poseidon   (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune Poser   A particularly difficult or baffling question or problem Poser   A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn''t have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos" Poser   A person who habitually pretends to be something he is not Poseur   A person who habitually pretends to be something he is not Poseuse   A woman poseur Posh   Elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child Posing   (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn''t spare time for the sitting" Posit   (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning Posit   Take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature" Posit   Put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" Posit   Put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" Position   The act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom Position   A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" Position   The function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" Position   (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" Back to top Position   The act of putting something in a certain place or location Position   The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" Position   Position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" Position   A rationalized mental attitude Position   A way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" Position   An item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position" Position   An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question" Position   The particular portion of space occupied by a physical object; "he put the lamp back in its place" Position   The appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position" Position   A point occupied by troops for tactical reasons Position   A condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" Position   The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" Position   Put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" Position   Cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation Positionable   Capable of being positioned Positional   Of or relating to or determined by position Positional_notation   A numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position Positional_representation_system   A numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position Positioner   (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track Positioning   The act of putting something in a certain place or location Back to top Positioning   Causing to fall into line or into position Position_effect   (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene produced by changing its location in a chromosome Position_paper   A memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications) Position_paper   A report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy Positive   A film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject Positive   Involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor" Positive   Granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable reply"; "a positive answer" Positive   Marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets" Positive   Impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant''s innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument" Positive   Formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" Positive   Characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" Positive   Greater than zero; "positive numbers" Positive   Indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" Positive   Having a positive electric charge; "protons are positive" Positive   Of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" Positive(p)   Persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win" Positively   Extremely; "it was positively monumental" Positively   So as to be positive; in a positive manner; "she intended her remarks to be interpreted positively" Positively_charged   Having a positive charge Positiveness   Characterized by dogmatic assertiveness Back to top Positive_charge   Having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric potential Positive_chemotaxis   Movement toward a chemical stimulus Positive_correlation   A correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1 Positive_feedback   Feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input Positive_fraud   Actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another Positive_identification   Evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a sing Positive_magnetic_pole   The pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely Positive_muon   The antiparticle of a muon; decays to positron and neutrino and antineutrino Positive_pole   The pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely Positive_pole   The terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate Positive_reinforcer   A reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it Positive_reinforcing_stimulus   A reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it Positive_stimulus   A stimulus with desirable consequences Positivism   A quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation Positivism   The form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) Positivist   Someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes Positivist   Of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" Positivistic   Of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" Positivity   A quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation Positron   An elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation Back to top Positron_emission_tomography   Using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) Positron_emission_tomography_scanner   A tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body Posology   The pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines Posse   A temporary police force Posseman   An able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse Possess   Have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?" Possess   Have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East" Possess   Enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her" Possessed(p)   Influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed" Possessed(p)   In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" Possession   Anything owned or possessed Possession   The act of having and controlling property Possession   (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line" Possession   The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior Possession   A territory that is controllled by a ruling state Possession   A mania restricted to one thing or idea Possession   Being controlled by passion or the supernatural Possessive   Desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys" Possessive   Having or showing a desire to control or dominate; "a possessive parent" Possessive   Serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings" Back to top Possessively   In a possessive manner; "he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife" Possessiveness   Excessive desire to possess or dominate Possessive_case   The case expressing ownership Possessor   A person who owns something; "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?" Posset   Sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer Posse_comitatus   A temporary police force Possibility   A possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" Possibility   A tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory Possibility   A future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities" Possibility   Capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired" Possible   Something that can be done; "politics is the art of the possible" Possible   An applicant who might be suitable Possible   Existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power" Possible   Capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences" Possible   Possible to conceive or imagine; "that is one possible answer" Possibleness   Capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired" Possible_action   A possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" Possibly   By chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time" Possibly   To a degree possible of achievement or by possible means; "they can''t possibly get here in time for the funeral?" Possibly   In a manner or to a degree possible of conceiving; "is it possibly true?" Back to top Possibly   With a possibility of becoming actual; "introducing possibly dangerous innovations"; "he is potentially dangerous"; "potentially useful" Possum   Nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America Possum   Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails Possumwood   Medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe Possum_haw   Deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States Possum_oak   Relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil Post   The delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you''ll catch the post" Post   A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" Post   Military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer''s club on the post" Post   An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" Post   The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post''" Post   A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" Post   Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post" Post   The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" Post   United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) Post   United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) Post   United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935) Post   Publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I''ll post the news on the bulletin board" Post   Display, as of records in sports games Post   Mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" Back to top Post   Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I''ll mail you the paper when it''s written" Post   Assign to a station Post   Put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" Post   Mark with a stake; "stake out the path" Post   Affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning" Post   Ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse''s trotting gait Post   Transfer (entries) from one account book to another Post   Assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" Post   Enter on a public list Post-free   Postpaid Post-free   Having the postage paid by the sender; "I will send it post-paid" Post-haste   As fast as possible; with all possible haste; "send it to me post-haste" Post-hole_digger   A shovel used to sink postholes Post-impressionist   An artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against impressionism Post-It   Brand name for a slip of notepaper that has an adhesive that allows it to stick to a surface and be removed without damaging the surface Post-obit_bond   A bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion Post-office_box   A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for Post-office_box_number   The number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected Post-paid   Having the postage paid by the sender; "I will send it post-paid" Post-rotational_nystagmus   Nystagmus caused by suddenly stopping the rapid rotation of the body; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction opposite to the direction of rotation Back to top Postage   A token that postal fees have been paid Postage   The charge for mailing something Postage_meter   Meter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid postage on pieces of mail and records the total charge Postage_stamp   A token that postal fees have been paid Postal   Of or relating to the system for delivering mail; "postal delivery" Postal_card   A card for sending messages by post without an envelope Postal_clerk   A clerk in a post office Postal_code   A code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail Postal_order   A written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office Postal_Rate_Commission   An independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates Postal_service   The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post''" Postbag   Letter carrier''s shoulder bag; "in England they call a mailbag a postbag" Postbox   Public box for deposit of mail Postcard   A card for sending messages by post without an envelope Postcava   Receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins Postcentral_gyrus   The convolution of parietal lobe that is bounded in front by the central sulcus Postcode   A code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail Postdate   Establish something as being later relative to something else Postdate   Be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday" Postdoc   A scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree Back to top Postdoc   A grant that funds postdoctoral study or research Posted   Publicly announced; "the posted speed limit" Poster   A horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers Poster   A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" Poster   Someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards Posterboard   A cardboard suitable for making posters Posterior   A tooth situated at the back of the mouth Posterior   The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" Posterior   At or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates Posteriority   Following in time Posteriority   The quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end Posterior_cardinal_vein   A major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body Posterior_cerebral_artery   Arises from the basilar artery; divides into three branches Posterior_facial_vein   Posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear Posterior_labial_veins   Veins that pass posterior from the labia majora to the internal pudendal vein Posterior_meningeal_artery   Branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery that supplies the dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa Posterior_naris   Either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx Posterior_pituitary   The posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature Posterior_pituitary_gland   The posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature Posterior_serratus_muscle   Skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward Back to top Posterior_synechia   Adhesion between the iris and the lens Posterior_temporal_artery   Temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe Posterior_vein_of_the_left_ventricle   Arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the coronary sinus Posterity   All future generations Posterity   All of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity" Postern   A small gate in the rear of a fort or castle Poster_board   A cardboard suitable for making posters Poster_boy   A male poster child Poster_child   A child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy" Poster_color   Pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk Poster_colour   Pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk Poster_girl   A female poster child Poster_paint   Pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk Postexilic   Of or relating to the period in Jewish history after 539 BC (after the Babylonian Captivity) Poste_restante   A notation written on mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in the United States or Canada) Poste_restante   A part of the post office that handles mail for persons who call for it Postfix   An affix that is added at the end of the word Postfix_notation   A parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands Postganglionic   Beyond or distal to a ganglion (referring especially to the unmyelinated fibers that originate from cells in autonomic ganglia) Postgraduate   A student who continues studies after graduation Back to top Postgraduate   Of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor''s degree; "graduate courses" Posthitis   Inflammation of the foreskin of the penis; usually caused by bacterial infection Posthole   A hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post Posthole_digger   A shovel used to sink postholes Posthumous   Occurring or coming into existence after a person''s death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous daughter" Posthumously   After death; "these piano pieces were published posthumously"; "he was honored posthumously" Posthumous_birth   Birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother Posthumous_birth   Birth of a child after the father has died Posthypnotic_amnesia   Selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist Posthypnotic_suggestion   A suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened Postiche   Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be Postiche   A covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment Postictal   Pertaining to the period following a seizure or convulsion; "postictal drowsiness" Postilion   Someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman) Postillion   Someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman) Postimpressionist   An artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against impressionism Postindustrial   Of or relating to a society or economy marked by a lessened importance of manufacturing and an increase of services, information, and research; "postindustrial countries" Posting   The transmission of a letter; "the postmark indicates the time of mailing" Posting   (bookkeeping) a listing on the company''s records; "the posting was made in the cash account" Posting   A sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" Back to top Postman   A man who delivers the mail Postmark   A cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing Postmark   Stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing Postmaster   The person in charge of a post office Postmaster_general   The official in charge of the national postal service Postmature_infant   Infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency Postmenopausal   Subsequent to menopause Postmeridian   After noon Postmillennial   Relating to or coming after the millennium Postmistress   A woman postmaster Postmodern   Of or relating to postmodernism; "postmodernist architecture" Postmodernism   Genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism Postmodernist   Of or relating to postmodernism; "postmodernist architecture" Postmortal   Occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds" Postmortem   An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease Postmortem   Discussion of an event after it has occurred Postmortem   Occurring or done after death; "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds" Postmortem   After death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President''s TV address" Postmortem_examination   An examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease Postnasal_drip   Chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx Back to top Postnatal   Occurring immediately after birth; "postnatal development" Postnuptial   Relating to events after a marriage Postoperative   Happening or done after a surgical operation; "postoperative complications"; "postoperative care" Postoperatively   After the operation; "remove postoperatively" Postpaid   Used especially of mail; paid in advance Postpartum   Occurring immediately after birth; "postnatal development" Postpone   Hold back to a later time; "let''s postpone the exam" Postponed   Put off to later; "requested a deferred payment"; "our postponed trip" Postponement   Act of putting off to a future time Postponement   Time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" Postponer   Someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) Postpose   Place after another constituent in the sentence; "Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them" Postposition   (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached) Postpositive   (of a modifier) placed after another word Postprandial   Following a meal (especially dinner); "his postprandial cigar"; "took a postprandial walk" Postscript   Textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end Postscript   A note appended to a letter after the signature Posttraumatic_amnesia   Loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma Posttraumatic_epilepsy   A convulsive epileptic state caused by a head injury Posttraumatic_stress_disorder   An anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images Back to top Postulant   One submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order Postulate   (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning Postulate   Take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature" Postulate   Maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future" Postulate   Require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; Postulation   A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority Postulation   (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument Postulational   Of or relating to or derived from axioms; "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens Postulator   Someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument Postulator   (Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization Postum   Trade mark for a coffee substitute invented by C. W. Post and made with chicory and roasted grains Postural   Of or relating to or involving posture; "postural exercises" Postural_hypotension   Low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand up Posture   Characteristic way of bearing one''s body; "stood with good posture" Posture   Position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" Posture   Capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture" Posture   A rationalized mental attitude Posture   Assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don''t know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" Posture   Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don''t pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself" Posturing   Adopting a vain conceited posture Back to top Postwar   Belonging to the period after a war; "postwar resettlement"; "postwar inflation" Post_and_lintel   A structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel) Post_card   A card for sending messages by post without an envelope Post_chaise   Closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail Post_doc   A scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree Post_doc   A grant that funds postdoctoral study or research Post_exchange   A commissary on a United States Army post Post_hoc   The logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc   The logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation Post_hole   A hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post Post_horn   Wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries Post_horse   A horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers Post_meridiem   After noon Post_meridiem   Between noon and midnight; "let''s meet at 8 P.M." Post_oak   Small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts Post_office   A children''s game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters Post_Office   An independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States Post_office   A local branch of the United States Post Office Post_road   A road over which mail is carried Posy   An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present Back to top Pot   Metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid Pot   Street names for marijuana Pot   A container in which plants are cultivated Pot   A resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets Pot   A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination Pot   Slang terms for a paunch Pot   The cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker) Pot   The quantity contained in a pot Pot   (often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" Pot   Plant in a pot; "He potted the palm" Pot-au-feu   Traditional French stew of vegetables and beef Pot-trained   (of children) trained to use the toilet Potable   Any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?" Potable   Of alcoholic beverages that are suitable for drinking; "it''s an impudent young wine but I think you will find it quite potable" Potage   Thick (often creamy) soup Potage_St._Germain   Made of fresh green peas and stock with shredded lettuce onion and celery Potamogale   Amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter Potamogale_velox   Amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter Potamogalidae   Otter shrews Potamogeton   A large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water Back to top Potamogetonaceae   Plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae Potamogeton_americanus   Pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe Potamogeton_crispus   European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California Potamogeton_gramineous   Of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States Potamogeton_nodosus   Pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe Potamophis   Ground snakes Potamophis_striatula   In some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-gray snake of eastern North America Potash   A potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry Potash_alum   A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum Potassium   A light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite Potassium-argon_dating   Geological dating that relies on the proportions of radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay product, argon Potassium_acid_carbonate   A crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid Potassium_alum   A white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum Potassium_bicarbonate   A crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid Potassium_bromide   A white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography Potassium_carbonate   A white salt (K2CO3) that is basic in solution; used to make glass and cleansing agents Potassium_chlorate   A white salt (KClO3) used in matches, fireworks, and explosives; also used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent Potassium_chloride   Salt of potassium (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency Potassium_cyanide   A poisonous salt (KCN) used in electroplating and in photography Potassium_dichromate   An orange-red salt used in making dyes and in photography Back to top Potassium_ferrocyanide   A cyanide comound that is prepared by the reaction of potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by gardeners Potassium_hydrogen_carbonate   A crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid Potassium_hydrogen_tartrate   A salt used especially in baking powder Potassium_hydroxide   A potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry Potassium_iodide   A crystalline salt in organic synthesis and in making photographic emulsions and in iodized table salt Potassium_nitrate   (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive Potassium_permanganate   A poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic Potation   The act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink) Potation   A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" Potato   An edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland Potato   Annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous Potato_bean   Nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans Potato_bean   A North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans Potato_bean   Twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots Potato_beetle   Black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide Potato_blight   A blight of potatoes Potato_bug   Black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide Potato_chip   A thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat Potato_disease   A blight of potatoes Potato_family   Large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum; Atropa; Brugmansia; Capsicum; Datura; Hyoscyamus; Lycopersicon; Nicotiana; Petunia; Physalis; Sola Back to top Potato_fern   Small epiphytic fern of South America with tuberous swellings along rhizomes Potato_fern   Large Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people Potato_fungus   Fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers Potato_mildew   A blight of potatoes Potato_mold   A blight of potatoes Potato_mosaic   A disease of the leaves of potato plants Potato_moth   Grayish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm Potato_murrain   A blight of potatoes Potato_nose   Enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol Potato_pancake   Made of grated potato and egg with a little flour Potato_peel   Crisp fried potato peeling Potato_peelings   Crisp fried potato peeling Potato_race   A novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time Potato_salad   Any of various salads having chopped potatoes as the base Potato_scab_bacteria   Cause of a potato disease characterized by brownish corky tissue Potato_skin   Crisp fried potato peeling Potato_tree   Hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato Potato_tree   South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato Potato_tuberworm   Larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco Potato_tuber_moth   Grayish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm Back to top Potato_vine   Copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue Potato_vine   Vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers Potato_wart   Fungous disease causing dark warty spongy excrescences in the eyes of potato tubers Potato_wart_fungus   Fungus causing potato wart disease in potato tubers Potato_worm   Large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm Potato_yellow-dwarf_virus   The virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants Potato_yellow_dwarf   The yellow dwarf disease of potato plants Potawatomi   The Algonquian language spoken by the Potawatomi people Potawatomi   A member of the Algonquian people originally of Michigan and Wisconsin Potbellied   Having a large belly Potbelly   A bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned Potbelly   Slang terms for a paunch Potbelly_stove   A bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned Potboiler   A literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot) Potbound   Of a potted plant; grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots Potboy   A worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores Poteen   Unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey Potency   Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin''s potency"; "the strength of the drinks" Potency   The state of being potent; a male''s capacity to have sexual intercourse Potency   The inherent capacity for coming into being Back to top Potent   Having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea" Potent   (of a male) able to copulate Potent   Having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons" Potent   Having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments" Potentate   A ruler who is unconstrained by law Potential   The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts Potential   The inherent capacity for coming into being Potential   Existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power" Potential   Expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income" Potentiality   An aptitude that may be developed Potentiality   The inherent capacity for coming into being Potentially   With a possibility of becoming actual; "introducing possibly dangerous innovations"; "he is potentially dangerous"; "potentially useful" Potential_difference   The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts Potential_divider   Resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage Potential_drop   The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts Potential_energy   The mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy Potential_unit   A measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a give point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground) Potentiate   Increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon); "potentiate the drug" Potentiation   (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously Potentilla   Chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil Back to top Potentilla_anserina   Low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia Potentiometer   A resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets Potentiometer   A measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces Potently   In a manner having a powerful influence; "Clytemnestra''s ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience''s mind" Poterium   A genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae Poterium_sanguisorba   European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads Potful   The quantity contained in a pot Pothead   Someone who smokes marijuana habitually Pother   An excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" Pother   Make a fuss; be agitated Pother   Make upset or troubled Potherb   Any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoning Potholder   An insulated pad for holding hot pots Pothole   A pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface) Potholed   Used of paved surfaces having holes or pits Potholer   A person who explores caves Pothook   An S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire Pothos   Evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage Pothos   Any of various tropical lianas of the genus Scindapsus Pothouse   Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals Back to top Pothunter   Someone who hunts for food (not for sport) Pothunter   Someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies Pothunter   A nonprofessional archeologist Potion   A medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage Potluck   Whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all; "having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck"; "a potluck supper" Potman   A worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores Potomac   Terms sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C. Potomac   A river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay Potomac_River   A river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay Potomania   An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess Potoroinae   Rat kangaroos Potoroo   Australian rat kangaroos Potorous   Potoroos Potos   A genus of Procyonidae Potos_caudivolvulus   Arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail Potos_flavus   Arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail Potpie   Deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings Potpourri   A jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume Potpourri   A musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources Potpourri   A collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" Back to top Potsherd   A shard of pottery Potshot   A shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter) Potshot   Criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration; "reporters took potshots at the mayor" Pott's_disease   TB of the spine with destruction of vertebrae resulting in curvature of the spine Pottage   Thick (often creamy) soup Pottage   A stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat Potted   (British informal) summarized or abridged; "a potted version of a novel" Potted   Preserved in a pot or can or jar; "potted meat"; "potted shrimp" Potted   Of plants; planted or grown in a pot; "potted geraniums" Potter   A craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter''s wheel and bakes them it a kiln Potter   Move around aimlessly Potter   Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" Potter   Work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" Potter's_clay   Clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling Potter's_earth   Clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling Potter's_field   A cemetery for unknown or indigent people Potter's_wheel   A horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter; "the potter''s wheel was invented in Asia Minor around 6500 BC" Potterer   A person who putters about Pottery   The craft of making earthenware Pottery   Ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln Back to top Pottery   A workshop where clayware is made Potter_around   Move around aimlessly Potter_bee   Solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant Potter_wasp   Any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggs Pottle   A pot that holds 2 quarts Potto   A kind of lemur Potto   Arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail Potty   A receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom Potty   A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination Potty   Stupid and confused; used especially of persons; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne Potty   Very drunk Potty   (British informal) trivial; "potty little details" Potty-trained   (of children) trained to use the toilet Potty_chair   Toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children Potty_seat   Toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children Pot_cheese   Mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk Pot_farm   A plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest) Pot_likker   The liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked Pot_liquor   The liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked Pot_marigold   The common European annual marigold Back to top Pot_marjoram   Aromatic Eurasian perennial Pot_metal   An alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots Pot_metal   Cast iron used for making cooking wares Pot_plant   A plant suitable for growing in a flowerpot (especially indoors) Pot_roast   Cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed pot Pouch   A small or medium size bag-like container for holding or carrying things Pouch   (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican) Pouch   An enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air" Pouch   Swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise" Pouch   Send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels Pouch   Put into a small bag Pouch-shaped   Shaped like a pouch Pouched   Having a pouch Pouched_mammal   Mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried Pouched_mole   Small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole Pouched_mouse   Any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats Pouched_rat   Burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America Pouchlike   Shaped like a pouch Poudrin   Small crystals of ice Pouf   Thick cushion used as a seat Back to top Pouf   Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man Pouffe   Thick cushion used as a seat Pouf_paste   Batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings Poulenc   French composer (1899-1963) Poulet   The flesh of a chicken used for food Poulette   Allemande sauce with chopped parsley Poulterer   A dealer in poultry and poultry products Poultice   A medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. Poultice   Dress by covering with a therapeutic substance Poultry   A domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl Poultry   Flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food Poultryman   A dealer in poultry and poultry products Pounce   The act of pouncing Pounce   Move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students" Pound   The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" Pound   A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" Pound   United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) Pound   A nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec Pound   The basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence Pound   The basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents Back to top Pound   The basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters Pound   Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence Pound   The basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters Pound   The basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters Pound   The basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters Pound   16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds" Pound   Break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle; "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" Pound   Place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don''t stray" Pound   Shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" Pound   Hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" Pound   Partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" Pound   Strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" Pound   Move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" Pound   Move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" Pound-foolish   Unwise in dealing with large sums Poundage   Placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law Poundage   Weight expressed in pounds Poundage   A fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals Poundage   A charge based on weight measured in pounds Poundal   A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons Back to top Pounder   A heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone Pounder   (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds; "the fisherman caught a 10-pounder"; "their linemen are all 300-pounders" Pounding   The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" Pounding   An instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" Pounding   Repeated heavy blows Pounds_per_square_inch   A unit of pressure Pound_cake   Rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour Pound_net   Trap consisting of an arrangement of nets directing fish into an enclosure Pound_off   Partition off into compartments; "The locks pound the water of the canal" Pound_sterling   The basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence Pound_up   Shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" Pour   Move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" Pour   Flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor" Pour   Cause to run; "pour water over the floor" Pour   Pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines" Pour   Supply in large amounts or quantities; "We poured money into the education of our children" Pour   Rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it''s pouring outside!" Pourboire   A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) Pouring   Flowing profusely; "a gushing hydrant"; "pouring flood waters" Pour_cold_water_on   Be discouraging or negative about Back to top Pour_down   Drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" Pour_forth   Pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities; "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee" Pour_out   Express without restraint; "The woman poured out her frustrations as the judge listened" Pour_out   Pour out; "effused brine" Pour_out   Be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets" Pour_out   Pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines" Pousse-cafe   Small drink served after dinner (especially several liqueurs poured carefully so as to remain in separate layers) Poussin   French painter in the classical style (1594-1665) Pout   Catfish common in eastern United States Pout   Marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas Pout   A disdainful pouting grimace Pout   Make a sad face and thrust out one''s lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted" Pout   Be in a huff and display one''s displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn''t get what she wanted" Pouter   One of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out Pouter   Someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression Pouteria   Tropical American timber tree with edible fruit (canistel) Pouteria_campechiana_nervosa   Tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit Pouteria_zapota   Tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum Pouter_pigeon   One of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out Poutingly   With a pout or in a pouting manner Back to top Poverty   The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions Poverty-stricken   Poor enough to need help from others Poverty_grass   Small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America Poverty_level   A level of personal income defining the state of poverty Poverty_line   A level of personal income defining the state of poverty Poverty_trap   A situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off POW   A person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war Powder   Any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a powder Powder   A solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized Powder   A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks Powder   Apply powder to; "She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a powdered wig" Powder   Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" Powder-post_termite   Extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions Powder-puff   Used of competitive activities in which only women take part; "powder-puff baseball"; "a powder-puff football game" Powdered   Consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" Powdered_ginger   Dried ground gingerroot Powdered_milk   Dehydrated milk Powdered_mustard   One to three tablespoons of powdered mustard dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic Powdered_sugar   Sugar granulated into a fine powder Powderer   Someone who applies or scatters powder Back to top Powderiness   Having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the beach" Powderise   Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" Powderise   Become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" Powderize   Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" Powderize   Become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" Powderpuff   A soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin Powdery   As if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder; "a powdery blue" Powdery   Consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" Powdery_mildew   Any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface Powder_and_shot   Ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets Powder_blue   A dusty pale blue color Powder_blue   Moderate to pale blue or purplish blue Powder_compact   A small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman''s purse Powder_flask   Container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal Powder_horn   Container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal Powder_keg   Keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder Powder_keg   A potentially explosive state Powder_magazine   A storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored Powder_metallurgy   The metallurgy of powdered metals; how to produce solid metal objects from powdered metal by compaction and sintering Powder_method   A process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification Back to top Powder_monkey   Someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship) Powder_photography   A process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification Powder_room   A woman''s restroom in a public (or semi-public) building Powder_store   A storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored Powder_technique   A process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification Powell   English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969) Powell   United States general who was the first Black to serve as Chief of Staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937) Power   Physical strength Power   Possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" Power   Possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" Power   A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself Power   A state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world Power   A very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" Power   One possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil" Power   (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) Power   (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" Power   Supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines" Power-assisted   Supplementing or replacing manual effort; "power-assisted steering" Power-assisted_steering   Automotive steering where engineer power amplifies the torque applied to the steering wheel Power-dive   Make a power dive; "The airplane power-dived" Back to top Power-driven   Powered by a motor; "a power-driven hand tool" Power-station_worker   A worker at a power station Powerboat   A boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine Powerbroker   A person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control; "a power broker who does you a favor will expect you to return it" Powered   (often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind; "powered flight"; "kerosine-powered jet engines" Powerful   Displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions" Powerful   Having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse''s powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" Powerful   Having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments" Powerful   (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" Powerful   Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow" Powerful   (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he''s mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place" Powerfully   In a manner having a powerful influence; "Clytemnestra''s ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience''s mind" Powerfully   In a powerful manner; "the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist" Powerfulness   Possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" Powerhouse   An electrical generating station Powerhouse   A team considered to be the best of its class Powerhouse   A highly energetic and indefatigable person Powerless   Lacking power Powerlessly   In a powerless manner Powerlessness   The quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble Back to top Powerwash   Wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew; "pressure-wash the house" Power_breakfast   A meeting of influential people to conduct business while eating breakfast Power_broker   A person who is important by virtue of the people or votes they control; "a power broker who does you a favor will expect you to return it" Power_cable   Cable used to distribute electricity Power_company   A public utility that provides electricity Power_cord   A cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance Power_couple   A couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential Power_dive   A dive accelerated by both gravity and engine power Power_drill   A power tool for making holes in hard materials Power_failure   Equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage" Power_grid   A system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region Power_hammer   A power tool for drilling rocks Power_hunger   A drive to acquire power Power_law   (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of the stimulus intensity Power_line   Cable used to distribute electricity Power_loading   The ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power Power_loom   A loom operated mechanically Power_meter   A meter for measuring the amount of electric power used Power_module   Module that provides power to operate other modules Power_mower   A lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor Back to top Power_of_appointment   Authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor''s property Power_of_attorney   A legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor''s agent Power_outage   Equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage" Power_pack   A device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular equipment Power_plant   An electrical generating station Power_play   An aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power Power_point   A wall socket Power_politics   Diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives Power_pylon   A large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists" Power_saw   A power tool for cutting wood Power_series   The sum of terms containing successively higher integral powers of a variable Power_service   A public utility that provides electricity Power_shovel   A machine for excavating Power_station   An electrical generating station Power_steering   Automotive steering where engineer power amplifies the torque applied to the steering wheel Power_structure   The organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body Power_system   A system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region Power_takeoff   A device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer) Power_tool   A tool driven by a motor Power_train   Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" Back to top Power_trip   (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people Power_unit   A measure of electric power Power_user   (computing) a computer user who needs the fastest and most powerful computers available Power_walking   A form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms Power_worker   A worker at a power station Powhatan   The Algonquian language of the Powhatan people Powhatan   A member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia Powhatan   Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618) Powwow   A quick private conference Powwow   Hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting POW_camp   Camp for political prisoners or prisoners of war Pox   A contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks Pox   A common venereal disease caused by the Treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) Poxvirus   Any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates Poyou   Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts Pozsony   Capital and largest city of Slovakia PO_Box_No   The number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected PO_box_number   The number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected Po_River   A European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea PPK   A Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey Back to top PPLO   Antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a kind of pneumonia in humans PPP   Surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) PR   A promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution PR   A self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico Pr   A soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process Practicability   The quality of being usable Practicable   Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are Practicable   Usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution" Practicableness   The quality of being usable Practicably   In a practicable manner; so as to be feasible Practical   Having or put to a practical purpose or use; "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus" Practical   Concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art" Practical   Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics" Practical(a)   Being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin" Practicality   Concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities Practically   (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; "much the same thing happened every time" Practically   Almost; "he was practically the only guest at the party" Practical_application   The act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis" Practical_joke   A prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) Practical_joker   Someone who plays practical jokes on others Back to top Practical_nurse   A nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick Practical_politics   Politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations Practice   A customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" Practice   Translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism" Practice   The exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired" Practice   Systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" Practice   Knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner" Practice   Learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" Practice   Engage in a rehearsal (of) Practice   Avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" Practice   Carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" Practiced   Skillful after much practice Practiced   Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved b Practice_bundling   Sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one''s betrothed Practice_game   A game whose outcome is not recorded in the season''s standing Practice_of_law   The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale" Practice_of_medicine   The learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" Practice_range   A place for practicing golf shots Practice_session   Systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" Practice_teacher   A college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in education Back to top Practician   Someone who practices a learned profession Practicing   Actively engaged in a career or way of life; "a practicing physician"; "a practicing Catholic" Practise   Learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" Practise   Engage in a rehearsal (of) Practise   Carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" Practised   Skillful after much practice Practitioner   Someone who practices a learned profession Praenomen   The first name of a citizen of ancient Rome Praesidium   A permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session Praetor   An annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic Praetorial   Of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers" Praetorian   Characteristic of Praetorian soldiers in respect to corruption or political venality; "a large praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr. Praetorian   Of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers" Praetorian_Guard   The elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor Praetorian_Guard   A member of the Praetorian Guard Praetorium   The tent of an ancient Roman general Praetorship   The office of praetor Prag   The capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the countryi; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century Pragmatic   Concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip" Pragmatic   Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics" Back to top Pragmatic   Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism Pragmatical   Concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip" Pragmatical   Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism Pragmatically   In a realistic manner; "we want to build a democratic society, but we must act pragmatically" Pragmatics   The study of language use Pragmatic_sanction   An imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land Pragmatism   The attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth Pragmatism   (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value Pragmatist   A person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions Pragmatist   An adherent of philosophical pragmatism Prague   The capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the countryi; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century Praha   The capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the countryi; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century Praia   The capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island Prairial   Ninth month of the Revolutionary calendar (May and June); the month of meadows Prairia_Sabbatia   Prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers Prairie   A treeless grassy plain Prairie_anemone   Short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia Prairie_aster   Violet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary heads Prairie_berry   Weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America Prairie_bird's-foot_trefoil   North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers Back to top Prairie_chicken   Brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies Prairie_coneflower   Plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico Prairie_coneflower   Coneflower of central to southwestern United States Prairie_cordgrass   North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns Prairie_crab   Wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers Prairie_dock   Stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba indians to treat burns Prairie_dog   Any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry Prairie_fowl   Brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies Prairie_fox   Small gray fox of the plains of western North America Prairie_gentian   One of the most handsome prairie wildflowers laving large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas Prairie_golden_aster   Hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis Prairie_gourd   Perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit Prairie_gourd   Small hard green-and-white inedible fruit of the prairie gourd plant Prairie_gourd_vine   Perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit Prairie_grass   Handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn Prairie_grouse   Brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies Prairie_lotus   North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers Prairie_mallow   False mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum Prairie_marmot   Any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry Prairie_mimosa   Perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers Back to top Prairie_orchid   Orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers Prairie_rattler   Widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies Prairie_rattlesnake   Widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies Prairie_rocket   Any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers Prairie_rocket   Any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers Prairie_sage   Perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States Prairie_sagewort   Silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets Prairie_schooner   A large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century Prairie_smoke   North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits Prairie_soil   A type of soil occurring under grasses in temperate climates Prairie_star   Plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta Prairie_State   A Midwest state in north-central United States Prairie_sunflower   Similar to the common sunflower with slender usually branching stems common in central United States Prairie_trefoil   North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers Prairie_trillium   Trillium of central United States having dark purple sessile flowers Prairie_vole   Typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada Prairie_wagon   A large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century Prairie_wake-robin   Trillium of central United States having dark purple sessile flowers Prairie_white-fringed_orchid   Of central North America; a threatened species Prairie_white-fringed_orchis   Orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers Back to top Prairie_willow   Slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America Prairie_wolf   Small wolf native to western North America Praise   An expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work" Praise   Offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God" Praise   Express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" Praiseful   Full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark" Praiseworthily   In an admirable manner; "the children''s responses were admirably normal" Praiseworthiness   The quality of being worthy of praise Praiseworthy   Worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" Praising   Full of or giving praise; "a laudatory remark" Praisworthiness   The property of deserving praise Prajapati   God personifying a creative force; equivalent to Brahma Prakrit   Any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India (as distinguished from Sanskrit) recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD Prakrit   Any of the modern Indic languages Prakritic   Of or relating to Prakrit Praline   Cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans Pram   A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around Prance   A proud stiff pompous gait Prance   To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" Prance   Ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward Back to top Prance   Cause (a horse) to bound spring forward Prance   Spring foward on the hind legs; "The young horse was prancing in the meadow" Prancer   A mettlesome or fiery horse Prandial   Of or relating to a meal Prang   A crash involving a car or plane Prang   Crash Prang_up   Make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" Prank   Acting like a clown or buffoon Prank   A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement Prank   Dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes" Prank   Dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn" Prankish   Naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter" Prankishness   The trait of indulging in disreputable pranks Prankster   Someone who plays practical jokes on others Praseodymium   A soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process Prat   The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" Prate   Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk Prate   Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Prater   An obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker Pratincole   Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers Back to top Prattle   Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk Prattle   Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Prattler   Someone who speaks in a childish way Praunus   A genus of Mysidae Pravachol   An oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks Pravastatin   An oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks Prawn   Shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible Prawn   Any of various edible decapod crustaceans Prawn   Fish for prawns Praxis   Translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism" Praxiteles   Ancient Greek sculptor (circa 370-330 BC) Pray   Call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!" Pray   Address God; say a prayer Praya   Colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long Prayer   The act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer" Prayer   A fixed text used in praying Prayer   Earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" Prayer   Reverent petition to a deity Prayer   Someone who prays to God Prayerbook   A book containing prayers Back to top Prayerful   Disposed to pray or appearing to pray Prayer_beads   Beads used in counting prayers (especially Catholic rosary) Prayer_book   A book containing prayers Prayer_mat   A small rug used by Muslims during their devotions Prayer_meeting   A service at which people sing hymns and pray together Prayer_of_Azariah_and_Song_of_the_Three_Children   An Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel Prayer_rug   A small rug used by Muslims during their devotions Prayer_service   A service at which people sing hymns and pray together Prayer_shawl   (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer Prayer_wheel   A cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet Praying_mantid   The common mantis Praying_mantis   The common mantis Prazosin   Antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress) PRC   A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world Pre-Columbian   Of or relating to or originating in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus Pre-eclampsia   Abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated Pre-eminently   To a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner; "a wide variety of pre-eminently contemporary scenes" Pre-emption   A prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests" Pre-emption   The right to purchase something in advance of others Pre-emption   The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) Back to top Pre-emption   The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject Pre-emptive_strike   A surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you Pre-emptor   A bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid Pre-emptor   Someone who acquires land by preemption Pre-existent   Existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes" Pre-existing   Existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes" Pre-Raphaelite   A painter or writer dedicated to restoring early Renaissance ideals Pre-Raphaelite   Of or relating to or characteristic of the pre-Raphaelites; "the Pre-Raphaelite painters" Preach   Speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" Preach   Deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" Preacher   Someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel Preacher_man   Someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel Preachification   Moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner Preachify   Speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements; "This man always sermonizes" Preaching   A moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him" Preaching   An address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) Preachment   A sermon on a moral or religious topic Preachy   Inclined to or marked by tedious moralization Preadolescent   Of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12; "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing" Preakness   An annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland Back to top Preamble   A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose) Preamble   Make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document Preanal   Situated in front of the anus Prearrange   Arrange beforehand Prearranged   Planned beforehand; "a prearranged signal" Prearrangement   Something arranged in advance Preassemble   To manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings Prebend   The stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon Prebendary   A canon who receives a prebend for serving the church Precambrian   The eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago Precambrian_aeon   The eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago Precambrian_eon   The eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago Precambrian_period   The eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago Precancerous   Of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated Precarious   Affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce" Precarious   Fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery" Precarious   Not secure; beset with difficulties; "a shaky marriage" Precarious   Dangerously insecure; "a precarious footing on the ladder" Precariously   In a precarious manner; "being a precariously dominant minority is a difficult position for human nature to cope with" Precariousness   Extreme dangerousness Back to top Precast   Of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation Precative   Expressing entreaty or supplication; "precatory overtures" Precatory   Expressing entreaty or supplication; "precatory overtures" Precaution   A precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down" Precaution   The trait of practicing caution in advance Precaution   Judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" Precautional   Taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure; "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take precautionary steps to keep him away" Precautionary   Taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure; "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take precautionary steps to keep him away" Precava   Receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins Precede   Furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" Precede   Move ahead (of others) in time or space Precede   Be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan''s husbands" Precede   Come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" Precede   Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" Precedence   The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) Precedence   Preceding in time Precedence   Status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world''s leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle" Precedency   The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) Precedency   Preceding in time Precedency   Status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world''s leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle" Back to top Precedent   An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time Precedent   (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions Precedent   A subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time) Precedent   A system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States" Precedent   Preceding in time, order, or significance Precedented   Having or supported or justified by a precedent Precedentedly   With precedent Precedential   Having precedence (especially because of longer service); "precedential treatment for senior members of the firm" Preceding   Preceding in time or order Preceding(a)   Existing or coming before Preceding(a)   Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board" Precentor   The musical director of a choir Precentorship   The position of precentor Precentral_gyrus   The convolution of the frontal lobe that is bounded in back by the central sulcus and that contains the motor area Precept   A doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts" Precept   Rule of personal conduct Preceptor   Teacher at a university of college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) Preceptorship   The position of preceptor Precess   Move in a gyrating fashion; "the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied" Precession   The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) Back to top Precession   The motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone Precession_of_the_equinoxes   A slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth''s axis of rotation Prechlorination   Chlorination prior to another chemical process Precinct   A district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes Preciosity   The quality of being fastidious or excessively refined Precious   Obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms" Precious   Characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted" Precious   Of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones" Precious   Extremely; "there is precious little time left" Preciously   Extremely; "there is precious little time left" Preciously   In a precious manner; "his preciously valuable collection" Preciousness   The positive quality of being precious and beyond value Precious_coral   The hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry Precious_metal   Any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry Precious_stone   A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry Precipice   A very steep cliff Precipitance   The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning Precipitancy   The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning Precipitant   An agent that causes a precipitate to form Precipitant   Done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether Back to top Precipitate   A precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering Precipitate   Separate as a fine suspension of solid particles Precipitate   Hurl or throw violently; "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below" Precipitate   Bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia''s revolution" Precipitate   Fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin" Precipitate   Fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" Precipitate   Done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether Precipitately   At breakneck speed; "burst headlong through the gate" Precipitateness   The quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning Precipitating(a)   Bringing on suddenly or abruptly; "the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of water-borne commerce" Precipitation   Overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" Precipitation   An unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise" Precipitation   The act of casting down or falling headlong from a height Precipitation   The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) Precipitation   The process of forming a chemical precipitate Precipitation   The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation" Precipitator   Removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation Precipitin   An antibody that causes precipitation when it unites with its antigen Precipitous   Extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop" Precipitous   Characterized by precipices; "a precipitous bluff" Back to top Precipitous   Done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether Precipitously   Abruptly; in a precipitous manner; "the mountains rose precipitously from the shore" Precipitously   Very suddenly and to a great degree; "conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate"; "prices rose sharply" Precipitousness   The property possessed by a slope that is very steep Precis   A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory Precis   Make a summary (of) Precise   (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement" Precise   Sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" Precisely   Indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt" Precisely   In a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely" Precisely   Just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,'' he said" Preciseness   The quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements" Preciseness   Clarity as a consequence of precision Precision   The quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements" Precision_cookie   A cookie that is saved permanently on your hard drive Precision_rifle   An extremely powerful rifle developed for the military; capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away Preclinical   Of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared Preclinical_phase   A laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial Preclinical_test   A laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial Preclinical_trial   A laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial Back to top Preclude   Keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" Preclude   Make impossible, especially beforehand Preclusion   The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively Preclusive   Made impossible Precocial   (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days Precocious   Appearing or developing early; "precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias" Precocious   Characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement" Precociously   In a precocious manner; "her child behaves precociously" Precociousness   Intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules Precocious_dentition   Teething at an earlier age than expected Precocity   Intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules Precognition   Knowledge of an event before it occurs Precognitive   Foreseeing the future Preconceive   Conceive beforehand; "a preconceived notion" Preconceived   (of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice; "certain preconceived notions" Preconceived_idea   An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" Preconceived_notion   An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" Preconceived_opinion   An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" Preconception   An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" Preconception   A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation Back to top Preconcerted   Previously arranged or agreed on; "following preconcerted plans" Precondition   A condition that is a prerequisite Precondition   An assumption that is taken for granted Precondition   An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else Precondition   Put into the required condition beforehand Preconditioned   Having already been put into a suitable condition; "a surface preconditioned to receive paint"; "customers preconditioned to buy a product" Precook   Cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won''t take long; "precook the rice" Precooked   Cooked partially or completely beforehand; "frozen precooked meals from the supermarket" Precooled   Cooled in advance Precordial   In front of the heart; involving the precordium Precordium   The external surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach Precursor   An indication of the approach of something or someone Precursor   A person who goes before or announces the coming of another Precursor   A substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction) Precursory   Warning of future misfortune Predaceous   Living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain; "predatory capitalists"; "a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott; "a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swin Predaceous   Hunting and killing other animals for food Predacious   Living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain; "predatory capitalists"; "a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott; "a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swin Predacious   Hunting and killing other animals for food Predate   Establish something as being earlier relative to something else Back to top Predate   Prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" Predate   Come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify" Predate   Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" Predation   The act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey Predation   An act of plundering and pillaging and marauding Predator   Any animal that lives by preying on other animals Predator   Someone who attacks in search of booty Predatory   Living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain; "predatory capitalists"; "a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal"- Peter S. Prescott; "a predacious kind of animal--the early geological gangster"- W.E.Swin Predatory   Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal" Predatory   Characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding; "bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a raiding party" Predatory_animal   Any animal that lives by preying on other animals Predecease   Die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband" Predecessor   One who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) Predestinarian   Anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny Predestinarian   Of or relating to predestination; holding the doctrine of predestination Predestinarianism   The belief or doctrine of predestinarians Predestinate   Foreordain by divine will or decree Predestinate   Established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world" Predestination   (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) Predestination   Previous determination as if by destiny or fate Back to top Predestinationist   Anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny Predestine   Foreordain or determine beforehand Predestine   Foreordain by divine will or decree Predestine   Decree or determine beforehand Predestined   Established or prearranged unalterably; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world" Predeterminaation   A mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something; "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong" Predetermination   The act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place Predetermination   (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) Predetermine   Cause to be biased Predetermine   Determine beforehand Predetermined   Set in advance; "a preset plan of action"; "at a predetermined time" Predicament   A situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" Predicate   One of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements Predicate   (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man'' predicates manhood of Socrates" Predicate   Involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well" Predicate   Affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" Predicate   Make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog'' is predicated of the subject `Fido'' in the sentence `Fido is a dog''" Predicate_calculus   A system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions) Predication   (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument Predicative   Of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence; "`red'' is a predicative adjective in `the apple is red''" Back to top Predicatively   Occuring within the predicate phrase; "predicatively used adjectives" Predicator   An expression that predicates Predict   Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" Predict   Make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" Predictability   The quality of being predictable Predictable   Possible to foretell Predictably   In a predictable manner or to a predictable degree; "predictably, he did not like the news" Predicted   Known beforehand Prediction   The act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) Prediction   A statement made about the future Predictive   Of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions Predictor   A computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell''s arrival Predictor   Information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events; "the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance" Predictor   Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) Predictor_variable   A variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression) Predigest   Digest (food) beforehand Predigested   Artificially partially digested as by enzymatic action; "predigested foods are a boon for those who are ill or have impaired digestion" Predilection   A predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" Predilection   A strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" Predispose   Make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight" Back to top Predisposed   Made susceptible; "because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease" Predisposition   A disposition in advance to react in a particular way Predisposition   An inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way Predisposition   Susceptibility to a pathogen Prednisolone   A glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions Prednisone   A dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant Predominance   The quality of being more noticeable than anything else; "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone" Predominance   The state of being predominant over others Predominant   Having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" Predominant   Most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" Predominantly   Much greater in number or influence; "the patients are predominantly indigenous" Predominate   Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" Predominate   Appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" Predominate   Having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" Predomination   The quality of being more noticeable than anything else; "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone" Predomination   The state of being predominant over others Preeclampsia   Abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated Preemie   An infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation Preeminence   High status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" Preeminent   Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country''s leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist" Back to top Preeminently   To a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner; "a wide variety of pre-eminently contemporary scenes" Preemployment_training_program   A training program to prepare you for employment Preempt   Make a preemptive bid Preempt   Acquire by preemption Preemption   A prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests" Preemption   The right to purchase something in advance of others Preemption   The right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) Preemption   The judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject Preemptive   Designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence; "a preemptive business offer" Preemptive_bid   A high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding Preemptive_right   The right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to buy a new issue of stock; provides protection against dilution of the shareholder''s ownership interest Preemptor   A bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid Preemptor   Someone who acquires land by preemption Preen   Dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" Preen   Pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement Preen   Clean with one''s bill; "The birds preened" Preen_gland   Oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds Preexist   Exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time; "Did this condition pre-exist?" Preexistence   Existing in a former state or previous to something else Preexistent   Existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes" Back to top Preexisting   Existing previously or before something; "variations on pre-existent musical themes" Prefab   A prefabricated structure Prefab   Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere; "a prefabricated structure" Prefabricate   Produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally Prefabricate   To manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings Prefabricated   Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere; "a prefabricated structure" Prefabrication   The manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site Preface   A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book Preface   Furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" Prefaded   (of fabric or clothing) having been given a faded (weathered) appearance by artificial means Prefatorial   Serving as an introduction or preface Prefatory   Serving as an introduction or preface Prefect   A chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police" Prefectural   Of or relating to a prefecture; "a prefectural museum" Prefecture   The office of prefect Prefecture   The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) Prefer   Select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast" Prefer   Like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside" Prefer   Promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" Prefer   Give preference to one creditor over another Back to top Preferable   More desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny''s preferred name is `Dan''" Preferably   More readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I''d rather be in Philadelphia"; "I''d sooner die than give up" Preference   Grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties) Preference   The right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I''d eat cake" Preference   A predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation" Preference   A strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney" Preference_shares   Stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights Preferential   Manifesting partiality; "a discriminatory tax"; "preferential tariff rates"; "preferential treatment"; "a preferential shop gives priority or advantage to union members in hiring or promoting" Preferentially   In a preferential manner; "he was treated preferentially" Preferment   The act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate" Preferment   The act of making accusations; "preferment of charges" Preferred   More desirable than another; "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny''s preferred name is `Dan''" Preferred   Preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" Preferred_shares   Stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights Preferred_stock   Stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights Prefiguration   The act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand Prefiguration   An example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come Prefigurative   Indistinctly prophetic Prefigure   Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" Prefigure   Imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn''t as bad as I had prefigured" Back to top Prefix   An affix that added in front of the word Prefix   Attach a prefix to; "prefixed words" Prefixation   Formation of a word by means of a prefix Prefix_notation   A parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands Preform   Form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand Preform   Form into a shape resembling the final, desired one Preformation   A theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell Prefrontal   Anterior to a frontal structure; "a prefrontal bone"; "prefrontal lobes" Prefrontal_leucotomy   Surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes Prefrontal_leukotomy   Surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes Prefrontal_lobe   The anterior part of the frontal lobe Prefrontal_lobotomy   Surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes Pregnancy   The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus Pregnancy_test   A physiological test to determine whether a person is pregnant Pregnanediol   A compound found in women''s urine during certain phases of the menstrual cycle and in the urine of pregnant women Pregnant   Carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life Pregnant   Filled with or attended with; "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense" Pregnant   Rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"; "pregnant with meaning" Pregnant_chad   A chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached Preheat   Heat beforehand; "Preheat the oven!" Back to top Prehend   Take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" Prehensile   Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor''s fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greed Prehensile   Adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object; "a monkey''s prehensile tail" Prehensile   Having a keen intellect; "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch Prehension   The act of gripping something firmly with the hands Prehistoric   No longer fashionable; "my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes" Prehistoric   Belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples" Prehistoric   Of or relating to times before written history; "prehistoric archeology" Prehistorical   Belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples" Prehistoric_culture   The time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word Prehistory   The time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word Preindication   An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" Preinvasive_cancer   A cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body Preisolate   Isolate beforehand Prejudge   Judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence Prejudgement   A judgment reached before the evidence is available Prejudgment   A judgment reached before the evidence is available Prejudice   A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation Prejudice   Influence (somebody''s) opinion in advance Prejudice   Disadvantage by prejudice Back to top Prejudiced   Being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand; "a prejudiced judge" Prejudiced   Emanating from a person''s emotions and prejudices Prejudicial   (sometimes followed by `to'') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter''s coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" Prejudicious   (sometimes followed by `to'') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter''s coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" Prelacy   The office or station of a prelate Prelacy   Prelates collectively Prelapsarian   Of or relating to the time before the Fall of Adam and Eve Prelate   A senior clergyman and dignitary Prelature   The office or station of a prelate Prelature   Prelates collectively Prelim   An examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue Prelim   A minor match preceding the main event Preliminary   Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" Preliminary   A minor match preceding the main event Preliminary   Designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation" Preliminary_exam   An examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue Preliminary_examination   An examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue Preliminary_prospectus   A first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus; "because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring" Prelims   Written matter preceding the main text of a book Preliterate   Used of a society that has not developed writing Back to top Preliterate   Not yet having acquired the ability to read and write Prelone   A glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions Prelude   Music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera Prelude   Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" Prelude   Play as a prelude Prelude   Serve as a prelude or opening to Premarital   Relating to events before a marriage; "prenuptial agreement" Premature   Uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" Premature   Too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" Premature   Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; "a premature infant" Prematurely   Too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" Prematurely   (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; "the child was born prematurely" Prematureness   The state of being premature Premature_baby   An infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation Premature_ejaculation   Ejaculation during the early stages of sexual excitement or soon after the insertion of the penis into the vagina Premature_infant   An infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation Premature_labor   Labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation Premature_labour   Labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation Premature_ventricular_contraction   Irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation Prematurity   The state of being premature Back to top Premedical   Preceding and preparing for the study of medicine; "premedical courses" Premedical   Preparing for the study of medicine; "premedical students" Premeditate   Think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake" Premeditate   Consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder" Premeditated   Characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning; "a premeditated crime" Premeditation   (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent Premeditation   Planning or plotting in advance of acting Premenopausal   Prior to menopause Premenstrual   Of or relating to or occurring during the period just before menstruation Premenstrual_syndrome   A syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation Premie   An infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation Premier   The person who is head of state (in several countries) Premier   The person who holds the position of head of state in England Premier   Perform a work for the first time Premier   Be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" Premier   Preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" Premier(a)   First in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" Premiere   The first public performance of a play or movie Premiere   Perform a work for the first time Premiere   Be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" Back to top Premiere   Preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" Premiership   The office of premier Premise   A statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" Premise   Take something as preexisting and given Premise   Furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" Premise   Set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand" Premises   Land and buildings together considered as a place of business; "bread is baked on the premises" Premiss   A statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" Premiss   Take something as preexisting and given Premium   Payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military Premium   Payment for insurance Premium   A fee charged for exchanging currencies Premium   Having or reflecting superior quality or value; "premium gasoline at a premium price" Premium_Bond   A government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries Premix   A commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients Premolar   A tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars Premonition   An early warning about a future event Premonition   A feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" Premonitory   Warning of future misfortune Prenanthes   Genus of North American and Asiatic perennial herbs having pinnatisect leaves small heads of drooping yellowish to purple flowers; sometimes includes species often placed in genus Nabalus Back to top Prenanthes_alba   Herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes Prenanthes_purpurea   Herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets Prenanthes_serpentaria   Common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion''s foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes Prenatal   Occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care" Prenatal_diagnosis   Any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality Prenominal   Of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red'' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple''" Prentice   Works for an expert to learn a trade Prenuptial   Relating to events before a marriage; "prenuptial agreement" Preoccupancy   The act of taking occupancy before someone else does Preoccupancy   The mental state of being preoccupied by something Preoccupation   The act of taking occupancy before someone else does Preoccupation   The mental state of being preoccupied by something Preoccupation   An idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention Preoccupied   Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry fo Preoccupied   Deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown" Preoccupy   Engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completley--she cannot think of anything else" Preoccupy   Occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills" Preoperative   Happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation Preordain   Foreordain or determine beforehand Preordination   (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind) Back to top Prep   Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) Prepackaged   Prepared and wraped beforehand and ready for sale; "prepackaged foods" Prepacked   Prepared and wraped beforehand and ready for sale; "prepackaged foods" Prepaid   Used especially of mail; paid in advance Preparation   The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" Preparation   Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) Preparation   Activity leading to skilled behavior Preparation   The activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun" Preparation   The cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" Preparation   (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord; "the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another disonance" Preparation   The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" Preparation   A substance prepared according to a formula Preparation_fire   Fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault Preparative   Preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps" Preparatory   Preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps" Preparatory_school   A private secondary school Prepare   Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" Prepare   Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" Prepare   Create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" Prepare   Arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director''s office" Back to top Prepare   Prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" Prepare   To prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech" Prepare   Lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; "prepare the discord in bar 139" Prepare   Prepare (someone) for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" Prepared   Equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources; "graduates well equipped to handle such problems"; "equipped to be a scholar" Prepared   Made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies" Prepared   Having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" Preparedness   The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" Prepare_for   Prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant Prepay   Pay for something before receiving it Prepayment   Payment in advance Preponderance   Exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale" Preponderance   A superiority in numbers or amount; "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons" Preponderance   Superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power" Preponderant   Having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" Preponderantly   Much greater in number or influence; "the patients are predominantly indigenous" Preponderate   Weigh more heavily Preponderating   Having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism" Prepose   Place before another constituent in the sentence; "English proposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them" Preposition   A function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word Back to top Preposition   (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached) Prepositional   Of or relating to or formed with a preposition; "prepositional phrase" Prepositionally   As a preposition Prepositional_object   The object governed by a preposition Prepositional_phrase   A phrase beginning with a preposition Prepossess   Influence (somebody''s) opinion in advance Prepossess   Make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance" Prepossess   Cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him" Prepossess   Possess beforehand Prepossessing   Creating a favorable impression; "strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance" Prepossession   An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" Prepossession   The condition of being prepossessed; "the king''s prepossession in my favor is very valuable" Preposterous   Completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that''s a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a co Preposterously   So as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well" Preprandial   Preceding a meal (especially dinner); "a preprandial drink" Prepubertal   (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth Prepuberty   A period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occur Prepubescent   (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth Prepuce   A fold of skin covering the tip of the penis Prepuce   A fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris Back to top Prepupal   Of an inactive stage in the development of some insects, between the larval and the pupal stages; "the prepupal stage" Prepyloric_vein   A tributary of the right gastric vein Prep_school   A private secondary school Prerecord   Record before presentation, as of a broadcast Prerecorded   Recorded at one time for transmission later Prerequisite   Something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission" Prerequisite   Required as a prior condition or course of study Prerogative   A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" Presage   A sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" Presage   A foreboding about what is about to happen Presage   Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" Presbyope   A person with presbyopia; someone who is farsighted resulting from the progressive loss with aging of the elasticity of the crystalline lens Presbyopia   Farsightedness resulting from a reduced ability to focus caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens with age Presbyopic   Able to see distant objects clearly Presbyter   An elder in the Presbyterian Church Presbyterian   A follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church Presbyterianism   The doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism Presbyterian_Church   The Protestant denomination adhering to the views of John Calvin Presbytery   Building reserved for the officiating clergy Presbytes   Langurs Back to top Presbytes_entellus   Langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India Preschool   An educational institution for children too young for elementary school Preschooler   A child who attends a preschool Prescience   The power to foresee the future Prescient   Perceiving the significance of events before they occur; "extroardinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere Presciently   With foresight; "more presciently than they superiors, these workers grasped the economic situation" Prescott   A town in central Arizona Prescribe   Issue commands or orders for Prescribed   Set down as a rule or guide Prescribed   Formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" Prescribed   Conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order" Prescribed   Fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time") Prescript   Prescribed guide for conduct or action Prescription   A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly" Prescription   Written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient Prescription   Written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person Prescription   Directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success" Prescription(a)   Available only with a doctor''s written prescription; "a prescription drug" Prescription_drug   A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly" Prescription_medicine   A drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist; "he told the doctor that he had been taking his prescription regularly" Back to top Prescriptive   Giving directives or rules; "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage" Prescriptive   Based on or prescribing a norm or standard; "normative grammar" Preseason   A period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation Presence   The act of being present Presence   Dignified manner or conduct Presence   The impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force" Presence   The immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company" Presence   An invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby Presence   The state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon" Presence_chamber   Room in which a monarch or other great person receives guests, assemblies, etc. Presence_of_mind   Self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency Presenile_dementia   Dementia with onset before the age of 65 Present   A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking Present   Something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife" Present   The period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow" Present   Bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" Present   Recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" Present   Cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community" Present   Formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc. Present   Deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" Back to top Present   Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" Present   Represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting" Present   Perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello''" Present   Show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" Present   Give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" Present   Give, especially as a reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" Present   Hand over formally Present   Introduce; "This poses an interesting question" Present   Spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation" Present(a)   Temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations" Present-day(a)   Belonging to the present time; "contemporary leaders" Presentable   Fit to be seen; "presentable clothes" Presentably   In a presentable manner; "years ago in her white-painted infancy it must have hung presentably on the deck of some luxury liner" Presentation   A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration" Presentation   The activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward); "she gave the trophy but he made the presentation" Presentation   A visual representation of something Presentation   (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations" Presentation   The act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance" Presentation   The act of presenting a proposal Presentation   Formally making a person known to another or to the public Back to top Presentational   Of or relating to a presentation (especially in psychology or philosophy); "what Whitehead calls `perception in the presentational immediacy''" Presented   Given formally or officially Presenter   Person who makes a gift of property Presenter   An advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) Presenter   Someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.) Presentiment   A feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" Presentism   The doctrine that the Scripture phrophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilled Presentist   A theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are being fulfilled at the present time Presently   In the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long" Presently   At this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut" Presentment   A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration" Presentment   An accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative Presentment   A document that must be accepted and paid by another person Presentness   The quality of being the present; "a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past"- R.E.Spiller Present_moment   At this time; "the disappointments of the here and now"; "she is studying at the moment" Present_participle   A participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing Present_perfect   A perfective tense used to express action completed in the present; "`I have finished'' is an example of the present perfect" Present_perfect_tense   A perfective tense used to express action completed in the present; "`I have finished'' is an example of the present perfect" Present_progressive   A tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance Present_progressive_tense   A tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance Back to top Present_tense   A verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking Present_time   The circumstances and ideas of the present age; "behind the times"; "in times like these" Preservable   Capable of being preserved Preservation   The activity of protecting something from loss or danger Preservation   An occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change Preservation   A process that saves organic substances from decay Preservation   The condition of being (well or ill) preserved Preservationist   Someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas Preservative   A chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition Preservative   Tending or having the power to preserve; "the timbers should be treated with a preservative" Preserve   Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar Preserve   A reservation where animals are protected Preserve   A domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone; "medicine is no longer a male preserve" Preserve   Prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" Preserve   To keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" Preserve   Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the an Preserve   Keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" Preserve   Keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes" Preserve   Maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you" Preserved   Kept intact or in a particular condition Back to top Preserved   Prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use Preserver   Rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning Preserver   Someone who keeps safe from harm or danger Preserver   A cook who preserves fruits or meat Preserver   A skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture Preserves   Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar Preserving   Saving from harm or loss; "serves a conserving function" Preset   Set in advance; "a preset plan of action"; "at a predetermined time" Preside   Act as president; "preside over companies and corporations" Presidency   The office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" Presidency   The tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" President   The office of the United States head of state; "a President is elected every four years" President   The chief executive of a republic President   The person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning" President   An executive officer of a firm or corporation President   The head administrative officer of a college or university President   The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" Presidential   Befitting a president; "criticized the candidate for not looking presidential" Presidential   Relating to a president or presidency; "presidential aides"; "presidential veto" Presidential_Directive   A directive issued by the President of the United States; usually addressed to all heads of departments and agencies Back to top Presidential_term   The tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration" Presidents'_Day   The third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washington Presidentship   The office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" President_Abraham_Lincoln   16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) President_Adams   2nd President of the United States (1735-1826) President_Adams   6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848) President_Andrew_Johnson   17th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875) President_Arthur   Elected Vice President and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886) President_Benjamin_Harrison   23rd President of the United States (1833-1901) President_Buchanan   15th President of the United States (1791-1868) President_Bush   Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) President_Bush   43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) President_Carter   39th President of the United States (1924-) President_Cleveland   22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908) President_Clinton   42nd President of the United States (1946-) President_Coolidge   Elected Vice President and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933) President_Eisenhower   United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961) President_Fillmore   Elected Vice President and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874) President_Ford   38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-) President_Franklin_Roosevelt   32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945) Back to top President_Garfield   20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881) President_George_W._Bush   43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) President_Grant   18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) President_Harding   29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823) President_Harrison   9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841) President_Harrison   23rd President of the United States (1833-1901) President_Hayes   19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893) President_Hoover   31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964) President_Jefferson   3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826) President_Johnson   17th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Lincoln when Lincoln was assassinated; was impeached but acquitted by one vote (1808-1875) President_Johnson   36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973) President_John_Adams   2nd President of the United States (1735-1826) President_John_F._Kennedy   35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) President_John_Quincy_Adams   6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848) President_Kennedy   35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963) President_Lincoln   16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) President_Lyndon_Johnson   36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973) President_Madison   4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836) President_McKinley   25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901) President_Monroe   5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831) Back to top President_Nixon   Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994) President_of_the_United_States   The office of the United States head of state; "a President is elected every four years" President_of_the_United_States   The person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning" President_Pierce   14th President of the United States (1804-1869) President_Polk   11th President of the United States; his expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849) President_Reagan   40th President of the United States (1911-) President_Roosevelt   26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'' (1858-1919) President_Roosevelt   32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945) President_Taft   27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930) President_Taylor   12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850) President_Theodore_Roosevelt   26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; said `Speak softly but carry a big stick'' (1858-1919) President_Truman   Elected Vice President in Roosevelt''s 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt''s death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972) President_Tyler   Elected Vice President and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862) President_Van_Buren   8th President of the United States (1782-1862) President_Washington   1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799) President_William_Henry_Harrison   9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841) President_Wilson   28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924) Presiding_officer   The leader of a group meeting Presidio   A fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings; "Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio" Presidium   A permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session Back to top Presley   United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977) Presocratic   Before the time of Socrates Press   The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" Press   A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead Press   Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids Press   A machine used for printing Press   Clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use Press   A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes Press   The gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines Press   A dense crowd of people Press   Newspaper writers and photographers Press   The state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters" Press   Ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" Press   Force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" Press   Lift weights; "This guy can press 300 pounds" Press   Squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" Press   Place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers" Press   Exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" Press   Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,'' said the doctor to the woman" Press   Press from a plastic; "press a record" Back to top Press   Create by pressing; "Press little holes into the soft clay" Press   Crowd closely; "The crowds pressed along the street" Press   Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women''s rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his fa Press   To be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind" Press   Be urgent; "This is a pressing problem" Press-up   An arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms Pressburg   Capital and largest city of Slovakia Pressed   Compacted by ironing Pressing   The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" Pressing   A metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press Pressing   Compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!''"; "bridges in urgent need of repair" Pressingly   In a pressing manner Pressman   A journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media Pressman   Someone whose occupation is printing Pressmark   A mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location Pressor   Increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure; "pressor reflexes" Pressure   The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" Pressure   A force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government" Pressure   The somatic sensation of pressure; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal" Pressure   The force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure" Back to top Pressure   The state of urgently demanding notice or attention; "the press of business matters" Pressure   An oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress Pressure   To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" Pressure   Exert pressure on someone through threats Pressure-cook   Cook in a pressure cooker Pressure-cooker(a)   Very intense and demanding; stressful; "subjecting children to a pressure-cooker situation in the school" Pressure-feed_lubricating_system   Mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings Pressure-wash   Wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew; "pressure-wash the house" Pressure_cabin   Cabin consisting of the pressurized section of an aircraft or spacecraft Pressure_cooker   Autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water Pressure_dome   A dome-shaped building that is pressurized Pressure_feed   Mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings Pressure_gage   Gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure Pressure_gauge   Gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure Pressure_group   A group of people who try actively to influence legislation Pressure_level   The force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure" Pressure_point   Any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point Pressure_sensation   The somatic sensation of pressure; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal" Pressure_sore   A chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients) Pressure_suit   Protective garment consisting of an inflatable suit for space or high altitude flying Back to top Pressure_unit   A unit measuring force per unit area Pressurise   Increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers'' comfort" Pressurise   Maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit" Pressurise   Increase the pressure on a gas or liquid Pressurised   Maintained at a certain atmospheric pressure; "in a pressurized cabin the air pressure is comfortable for breathing"; "cooking with pressurized steam" Pressurize   Increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers'' comfort" Pressurize   Maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit" Pressurize   Increase the pressure on a gas or liquid Pressurized   Maintained at a certain atmospheric pressure; "in a pressurized cabin the air pressure is comfortable for breathing"; "cooking with pressurized steam" Pressurized_water_reactor   A nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine Press_agency   An agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically Press_agent   Someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure) Press_association   An agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically Press_box   Box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event) Press_clipping   An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" Press_conference   A conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity Press_corps   A group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics; "the White House press corps" Press_cutting   An excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings" Press_down   Press down; "Depress the space key" Press_down_on   Exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof" Back to top Press_gallery   An area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall) Press_gang   A detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy Press_home   Make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I''m trying to drive home these basic ideas" Press_lord   A powerful newspaper proprietor Press_of_canvas   The greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely Press_of_sail   The greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely Press_on   Continue moving forward Press_out   Extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar" Press_out   Obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action; "Italians express coffee rather than filter it" Press_out   Press from a plastic; "press a record" Press_photographer   A photographer who works for a newspaper Press_release   An announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation Press_run   The period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper Press_stud   A fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons" Prestidigitation   Manual dexterity in the execution of tricks Prestidigitator   Someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience Prestige   A high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige" Prestigious   Exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige; "a prestigious professor at a prestigious university" Prestigious   Having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author" Prestigiousness   A high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige" Back to top Prestissimo   (of tempo) as fast as possible Prestissimo   Extremely fast; as fast as possible; "this passage should be played prestissimo" Presto   (of tempo) very fast Presto   Suddenly; "Presto! begone! ''tis here again"- Swift Presto   At a very fast tempo (faster than allegro) Presumable   Able to be inferred on slight grounds Presumably   By reasonable assumption; "presumably, he missed the train" Presume   Take liberties or act with too much confidence Presume   Take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" Presume   Constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food" Presume   Take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?" Presumed(a)   Presumed to be true in the absence of proof to the contrary; "the presumed reason for his anger" Presumption   A kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable" Presumption   Audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" Presumption   (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed Presumption   An assumption that is taken for granted Presumptive   Affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance; "presumptive evidence"; "a strong presumptive case is made out" Presumptive   Having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance; "the presumptive heir (or heir apparent)" Presumptively   By reasonable assumption; "presumably, he missed the train" Presumptuous   Excessively forward; "an assumptive person"; "on a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide"; "the duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants" Back to top Presumptuously   In a presumptuous manner; "he presumptuously overstepped the doctor''s orders" Presumptuousness   Audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness" Presuppose   Require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones" Presuppose   Take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work" Presupposition   The act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument) Presymptomatic   Of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared Pres_Young   United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) Preteen   A preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age); "little league is intended for the preteens" Preteen   Of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12; "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing" Preteenager   A preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age); "little league is intended for the preteens" Pretence   The act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" Pretence   An artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" Pretence   A false or unsupportable quality Pretence   Imaginative intellectual play Pretence   Pretending with intention to deceive Pretend   The enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend" Pretend   State insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine" Pretend   Make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" Pretend   Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" Pretend   Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" Back to top Pretend   Behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She''s just acting" Pretend   Put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King" Pretend   Imagined as in a play; "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish" Pretended   Adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" Pretender   A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold Pretender   A person who makes deceitful pretenses Pretender   A claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title) Pretending   The act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" Pretense   The act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" Pretense   An artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" Pretense   A false or unsupportable quality Pretense   Imaginative intellectual play Pretense   Pretending with intention to deceive Pretension   A false or unsupportable quality Pretension   The quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth) Pretension   The advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort" Pretentious   Intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat" Pretentious   Making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" Pretentious   Of a display that is tawdry or vulgar Pretentiously   In a pretentious manner; "this author writes pretentiously" Back to top Pretentiousness   The quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth) Pretentiousness   Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity Preterist   A theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) have already been fulfilled Preterit   A term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense Preterite   A term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense Preterition   Suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted Pretermission   Letting pass without notice Pretermit   Leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" Pretermit   Disregard intentionally or let pass Preterm_baby   An infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation Preterm_infant   An infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation Preternatural   Existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley Preternatural   Surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel"- George Will Preternaturally   In a supernatural manner; "she was preternaturally beautiful" Pretext   An artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" Pretext   Something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason Pretor   An annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic Pretoria   City in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa Pretorial   Of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers" Pretorian   Characteristic of Praetorian soldiers in respect to corruption or political venality; "a large praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr. Back to top Pretorian   Of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers" Pretorium   The tent of an ancient Roman general Pretrial   (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases Pretrial   Preceding an official trial; "pretrial publicity"; "pretrial hearings are usually for the purpose of clarifying facts and points of la" Pretrial_conference   (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases Prettify   Make more beautiful Prettily   In a pretty manner; "all this is most prettily done" Prettiness   The quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman) Pretty   Pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room" Pretty   (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish" Pretty   Used as an intensifier (`jolly'' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him" Pretty-pretty   Ostentatiously or inappropriately pretty Pretty_much   To some degree; "we were pretty much lost when we met the forest ranger" Pretty_up   Use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends" Pretzel   Glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot Preussen   A former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland; "in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states" Prevacid   Antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach Prevail   Use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents" Prevail   Prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight" Prevail   Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" Back to top Prevail   Continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" Prevail   Be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds" Prevailing   Encountered generally especially at the present time; "the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"; "the most prevalent religion in our area"; "speculation concerning the books author was rife" Prevailing   Most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" Prevailing_party   The party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor Prevailing_westerly   The west-to-east winds that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth Prevailing_wind   The predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest" Prevalence   The quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future" Prevalence   A superiority in numbers or amount; "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons" Prevalence   (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population Prevalent   Encountered generally especially at the present time; "the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"; "the most prevalent religion in our area"; "speculation concerning the books author was rife" Prevaricate   Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information Prevarication   The deliberate act of deviating from the truth Prevarication   Intentionally vague or ambiguous Prevarication   A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth Prevaricator   A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly Prevenient   In anticipation Prevent   Prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" Prevent   Keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" Preventable   Capable of being prevented; "conscious of preventable human suffering"- A.L.Guerard Back to top Preventative   An agent or device intended to prevent conception Preventative   Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome Preventative   Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" Preventative   Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" Preventative   Tending to prevent or hinder Prevention   The act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" Preventive   An agent or device intended to prevent conception Preventive   Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome Preventive   Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" Preventive   Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" Preventive   Tending to prevent or hinder Preventive   Tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze Preventive_attack   A strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces Preventive_medicine   The branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease; "the medical establishment doesn''t profit from preventive medicine" Preventive_strike   A strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces Preview   A screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public Preview   An advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future Preview   Watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public Previous(a)   Just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger" Previous(a)   (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House" Back to top Previous(p)   Too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" Previously   At an earlier time or formerly; "she had previously lived in Chicago"; "he was previously president of a bank"; "better than anything previously proposed"; "a previously unquestioned attitude"; "antecedently arranged" Previous_question   A motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly Previse   Realize beforehand Previse   Warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning; "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife''s house" Prevision   The act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) Prevision   A prophetic vision (as in a dream) Prevision   Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing Prevision   The power to foresee the future Prevue   An advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future Prewar   Existing or belonging to a time before a war; "prewar levels of industrial production" Prewpub   A combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food Prexy   The head administrative officer of a college or university Prey   Animal hunted or caught for food Prey   A person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" Prey   Prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" Prey   Profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" Priacanthidae   Small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas Priacanthus   Type genus of the Priacanthidae Priacanthus_arenatus   Brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters Back to top Priam   (Greek mythology) the last king of Troy; father of Hector and Paris and Cassandra Priapic   Resembling or being a phallus; "a phallic symbol"; "phallic eroticism"; "priapic figurines" Priapic   Overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality; "priapic episodes"; "priapic victories" Priapism   Condition in which the penis is continually erect; usually painful and seldom with sexual arousal Priapus   (classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards Price   The high value or worth of something; "her price is far above rubies" Price   The property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn''t calculate the cost of the collection" Price   Value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" Price   A reward for helping to catch a criminal; "the cattle thief has a price on his head" Price   United States operatic soprano (born 1927) Price   The amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?" Price   Cost of bribing someone; "they say that every politician has a price" Price   Ascertain or learn the price of; "Have you priced personal computers lately?" Price   Determine the price of; "The grocer priced his wares high" Price-controlled   Having the price regulated or controlled by government Price-fixing   Control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce Price-to-earnings_ratio   (stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings Priceless   Having incalculable monetary worth Pricelessness   The positive quality of being precious and beyond value Pricey   Having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" Back to top Price_bracket   A category of merchandise based on their price Price_competition   Intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business Price_control   Restriction on maximum prices that is established and maintained by the government (as during periods of war or inflation) Price_cut   Cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price Price_cutting   Cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price Price_floor   Floor below which prices are not allowed to fall; "the government used price supports to maintain the price floor" Price_freeze   Freeze of prices at a given level Price_gouging   Pricing above the market when no alternative retailer is available Price_increase   Increase in price Price_index   An index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time Price_level   An index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time Price_list   A listing of prices for different goods or services Price_of_admission   The fee charged for admission Price_reduction   The act of reducing the selling price of merchandise Price_support   A government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level Price_tag   A tag showing the price of the article it is attached to Price_war   Intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business Pricing   The evaluation of something in terms of its price Pricing_system   A system for setting prices on goods or services Prick   The act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick" Back to top Prick   Obscene terms for penis Prick   Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous Prick   A depression scratched or carved into a surface Prick   Prod or urge as if with a log stick Prick   Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" Prick   Deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" Prick   To cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" Prick   Raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" Prick   Cause a prickling sensation Prick   Cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" Pricker   An awl for making small holes for brads or small screws Pricker   A sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf Pricket   Male deer in his second year Pricket   A sharp metal spike to hold a candle Pricking   The act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick" Prickle   A sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf Prickle   Make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" Prickle   Cause a stinging or tingling sensation Prickle   Cause a prickling sensation Prickle-weed   Perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers Back to top Prickleback   Small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research Prickleback   Small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines Prickle_cell   A cell in the germinal layer of the skin (the prickle-cell layer); has many spines and radiating processes Prickling   A prickling somatic sensation as from many tiny pricks Prickling   Causing or experiencing a painful shivering feeling as from many tiny pricks; "a prickling blush of embarrassment"; "the tingling feeling in a foot that has gone to sleep"; "a stinging nettle"; "the stinging windblown sleet" Prickly   Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" Prickly   Very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" Prickly-seeded_spinach   Southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves Prickly_ash   Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers Prickly_ash   Any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches Prickly_custard_apple   Small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit Prickly_heat   Obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity Prickly_lettuce   European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States Prickly_pear   Round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti Prickly_pear   Cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock Prickly_pear_cactus   Cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock Prickly_pine   Small 2-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales Prickly_poppy   Annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit Prickly_poppy   Any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America Prickly_shield_fern   North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales Back to top Prickteaser   A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men Prick_up   Raise; "The dog pricked up his ears" Pricy   Having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" Pride   Unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) Pride   The trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards Pride   A feeling of self-respect and personal worth Pride   Satisfaction with your (or another''s) achievements; "he takes pride in his son''s success" Pride   A group of lions Pride   Be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school" Pride-of-India   Native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers Pride-of-India   Tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree Prideful   Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" Prideful   Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swa Pridefulness   A feeling of self-respect and personal worth Pride_of_barbados   Tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana Pride_of_Bolivia   Semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental Pride_of_California   Shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental Pride_of_place   The first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place Pride_oneself   Feel pride of; "She took great pride in her sons" Prie-dieu   Low bench for kneeling on Back to top Priest   A clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders Priest   A spiritual leader in a non-Christian religion Priest-doctor   In societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination Priest-penitent_privilege   The right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges Priest-ridden   Ruled by or oppressed by a priest Priestcraft   The skills involved in the work of a priest Priestcraft   A derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs Priestess   A woman priest Priesthood   The body of ordained religious practitioners Priestley   English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804) Priestlike   Befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood; "priestly dedication to the people of his parish" Priestly   Befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood; "priestly dedication to the people of his parish" Priestly   Associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" Prig   A person regarded as arrogant and annoying Priggish   Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn''t approve of my miniskirts" Priggishly   In a priggish manner; "this professor acts so priggishly--like a moderator with a gavel!" Priggishness   Exaggerated and arrogant properness Prilosec   Antacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach Prim   Dress primly Prim   Contract one''s lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" Back to top Prim   Assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim" Prim   Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn''t approve of my miniskirts" Prim   Affectedly dainty or refined Prima   Used primarily as eating apples Prima(p)   Indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" Primacy   The state of being first in importance Primaeval   Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" Primal   Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" Primal   Serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" Primality   The property of being a prime number Primaquine   Synthetic antimalarial drug Primarily   For the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" Primarily   Of primary import; "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter" Primary   A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen Primary   One of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird''s wing Primary   Coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil" Primary   Not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a primary instinct" Primary   Of primary importance; "basic truths" Primary   Of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest" Primary   Of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing" Back to top Primary(a)   Most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets" Primary_amenorrhea   Delay of menarche beyond age 18 Primary_atypical_pneumonia   An acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults Primary_care   The medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere) Primary_care_physician   The physician who provides primary care; "the primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system" Primary_cell   An electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged Primary_censorship   Armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unit Primary_coil   Coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil" Primary_dentition   Dentition of deciduous teeth Primary_dysmenorrhea   Painful menstruation that is intrinsic to menstruation and not the result of a disease Primary_election   A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen Primary_feather   One of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird''s wing Primary_health_care   Health care that is provided by a health care professional in the first contact of a patient with the health care system Primary_quill   One of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird''s wing Primary_school   A school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades Primary_sex_character   The genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) Primary_sex_characteristic   The genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) Primary_solid_solution   A homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal Primary_syphilis   The first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infection Primary_tooth   One of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children) Back to top Primary_winding   Coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil" Primate   Any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet Primate   A senior clergyman and dignitary Primates   An animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings Primateship   The office of primate Primatology   The branch of zoology that studies primates Primaxin   Trade name for a parenteral antibiotic Prima_ballerina   A leading female ballet dancer Prima_donna   A distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star Prima_donna   A vain and temperamental person Prima_facie   As it seems at first sight; "a prima facie case of murder" Prima_facie   At first sight Prime   A number that has no factor but itself and 1 Prime   The time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest Prime   The second canonical hour; about 6 a.m. Prime   The period of greatest prosperity or productivity Prime   Insert a primer into (a gun, mine, charge, etc.) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" Prime   Fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine" Prime   Cover with a primer; apply a primer to Prime   At the best stage; "our manhood''s prime vigor"- Robert Browning Back to top Prime   Of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; "prime number" Prime(a)   First in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" Prime(a)   Used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover" Prime(a)   Of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" Primed(p)   (usually followed by `to'' or `for'') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" Primer   The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface Primer   Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Primer   An introductory textbook Primer_coat   The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface Primeval   Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" Prime_factor   The prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity Prime_interest_rate   The interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings Prime_meridian   Meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England) Prime_minister   The person who is head of state (in several countries) Prime_Minister   The person who holds the position of head of state in England Prime_mover   A self-caused agent that is the cause of all things; "God is the first cause" Prime_number   An integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1 Prime_of_life   The time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest Prime_quantity   A number that has no factor but itself and 1 Prime_time   The hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available Back to top Primidone   An anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor Primigravida   (obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time Priming   The act of making something ready Priming   The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface Priming   Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Priming_coat   The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface Primipara   (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time Primiparous   Of or relating to a woman who has given birth only once Primitive   A word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms; "`pick'' is the primitive from which `picket'' is derived" Primitive   A mathematical expression from which another expression is derived Primitive   A person who belongs to early stage of civilization Primitive   Used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies; "primitive societies" Primitive   Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; "archaic forms of life"; "primitive mammals"; "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe" Primitive   Belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mo Primitive   Of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style; "primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking" Primitively   In a primitive style or manner; "rather primitively operated foundries" Primitively   With reference to the origin or beginning Primitiveness   A wild or unrefined state Primitive_art   A genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists Primitive_person   A person who belongs to early stage of civilization Back to top Primitivism   A genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children Primitivism   A wild or unrefined state Primly   In a prissy manner; "the new teacher alienates the children by behaving prissily" Primness   Exaggerated and arrogant properness Primness   Excessive or affected modesty Primo   The principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet) Primo   The best of its kind Primogenitor   An ancestor in the direct line Primogeniture   Right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son Primordial   Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" Primordial_dwarf   A dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect in response to growth hormone; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal Primordium   An organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development Primp   Dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" Primping   Careful or finicky grooming; "the primping alone took more than an hour" Primrose   Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads Primrose_family   A dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere Primrose_jasmine   Evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China Primrose_path   A life of ease and pleasure Primula   Any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads Primulaceae   A dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere Back to top Primulales   Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae Primula_auricula   Yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated Primula_elatior   Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel Primula_polyantha   Florists'' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose Primula_sinensis   Cultivated Asiatic primrose Primula_veris   Early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers Primula_vulgaris   Plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers Primum_mobile   A self-caused agent that is the cause of all things; "God is the first cause" Primus   A portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers Primus   The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland Primus_stove   A portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers Prim_out   Dress primly Prim_up   Dress primly Prince   A male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign) Prince's-feather   Tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal Prince's-feather   Annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America Prince's-plume   Tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal Prince's-plume   Perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome Prince's-plume   Annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America Prince's_pine   Any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila Back to top Prince-of-Wales'-heath   South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers Prince-of-Wales_feather   New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea Prince-of-Wales_fern   New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea Prince-of-Wales_plume   New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea Princedom   Territory ruled by a prince Princedom   The dignity or rank or position of a prince Princely   Having the rank of or befitting a prince; "a princely bearing"; "princely manner" Princely   Rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms" Princess   A female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign) Princess_Diana   English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) Princess_feather   Annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America Princess_Grace_of_Monaco   United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982) Princess_of_Wales   English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997) Princess_pine   A variety of clubmoss Princess_royal   The eldest daughter of a British sovereign Princeton   A university in New Jersey Princeton   A university town in central New Jersey Princeton_University   A university in New Jersey Princeton_WordNet   A machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings; developed at Princeton University Princewood   Large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood Back to top Princewood   Tropical American timber tree Prince_Albert   A man''s double-breasted frock coat Prince_Albert   Prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861) Prince_Albert's_yew   Small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile Prince_Albert_yew   Small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile Prince_Charles   The eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948) Prince_charming   A suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved Prince_consort   A prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign Prince_Edward   Third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964) Prince_Edward_Island   An island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada Prince_Eugene_of_Savoy   Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736) Prince_Fumimaro_Konoe   Japanese statesman who set Japan''s expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945) Prince_Fumimaro_Konoye   Japanese statesman who set Japan''s expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945) Prince_Klemens_Wenzel_Nepomuk_Lothar_von_Metternic   Austrian statesman (1773-1859) Prince_of_Darkness   (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell Prince_of_Smolensk   Russian field marshal who commanded the Russian opposition to Napoleon (1745-1813) Prince_of_Wales   The male heir apparent of the British sovereign Prince_of_Wales_heath   South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers Prince_Otto_Eduard_Leopold_von_Bismarck   German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) Prince_Otto_von_Bismarck   German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) Back to top Prince_Peter_Kropotkin   Russian anarchist (1842-1921) Prince_Philip   Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921) Prince_Rupert   English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682) Principal   The major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account Principal   The educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" Principal   An actor who plays a principal role Principal   Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it Principal   The original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated Principal(a)   Most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets" Principality   Territory ruled by a prince Principality_of_Andorra   A small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France Principality_of_Liechtenstein   A small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland Principality_of_Monaco   A constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera Principally   For the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" Principalship   The post of principal Principal_axis   A line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted Principal_diagonal   The diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry Principal_investigator   The scientist in charge of an experiment or research project Principal_sum   Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it Principe   An island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe Back to top Principen   Semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) Principle   (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines" Principle   A basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy" Principle   A rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields" Principle   A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works" Principle   A rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles" Principle   Rule of personal conduct Principled   Based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality; "principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency"; "a principled person" Principle_of_equivalence   (physics) the principle that an observer has no way of distinguishing whether his laboratory is in a uniform gravitational field or is in an accelerated frame of reference Principle_of_liquid_displacement   (hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid Principle_of_parsimony   The principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred Principle_of_relativity   (physics) a universal law that states that the laws of mechanics are not affected by a uniform rectilinear motion of the system of coordinates to which they are referred Principle_of_superposition   The displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point; "the principle of superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light" Principle_of_superposition   (geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest Prinia   A genus of Sylviidae Prinivil   An ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinivil or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks Prink   Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" Prink   Dress very carefully and in a finicky manner Print   A printed picture produced from a photographic negative Print   A picture or design printed from an engraving Back to top Print   A fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers) Print   A copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it) Print   The result of the printing process; "I want to see it in black and white" Print   A visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere" Print   Put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple''s divorce"; "These news should not be printed" Print   Write as if with print; not cursive Print   Reproduce by printing Print   Make into a print; "print the negative" Printable   Fit for publication because free of material that is morally or legally objectionable; "printable language" Printed   Written in print characters or produced by means of e.g. a printing press Printed_circuit   Computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered Printed_symbol   A written or printed symbol Printer   A machine that prints Printer   (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing Printer   Someone whose occupation is printing Printer's_devil   An apprentice in a printing establishment Printer's_ink   A semi-solid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing Printer_cable   A cable between a computer and a printer Printing   The business of printing Printing   Text handwritten in the style of printed matter Back to top Printing   All the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" Printing   Reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication Printing_business   A company that does commercial printing Printing_company   A company that does commercial printing Printing_concern   A company that does commercial printing Printing_ink   A semi-solid quick drying ink made especially for use in printing Printing_machine   A machine that prints Printing_operation   An operation that controls the printing or display of information Printing_press   A machine used for printing Printing_process   Reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication Printing_unit   A unit of measurement for printing Printmaker   An artist who designs and makes prints Printmaking   Artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens Printout   The output of a computer in printed form Print_buffer   A buffer that stores data until the printer is ready Print_media   A medium that disseminates printed matter Print_over   Print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper Print_run   The period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper Print_seller   Someone who sells etchings and engravings etc. Print_shop   A workplace where printing is done Back to top Priodontes   Solely the giant armadillo Priodontes_giganteus   About three feet long exclusive of tail Prion   (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system Prionace   Blue sharks Prionace_glauca   Slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters Prionotus   A genus of Triglidae Prionotus_carolinus   Large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Florida Prior   The head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot Prior(a)   Earlier in time Prioress   The superior of a group of nuns Prioritise   Assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" Prioritize   Assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" Priority   Preceding in time Priority   Status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world''s leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle" Priority_mail   Mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection Priority_processing   Data processing in which the operations performed are determined by a system of priorities Priorship   The office of prior Priory   Religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress Priscoan   The earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life Priscoan_aeon   The earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life Back to top Priscoan_eon   The earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life Prise   Regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" Prise   To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" Prise   Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" Prism   Optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image Prism   A polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms Prismatic   Exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism; "prismatic light" Prismatic   Of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism; "prismatic form" Prismatoid   A polyhedron whose vertices all lie in one or the other of two parallel planes; the faces that lie in those planes are the bases of the prismatoid Prismoid   A prismatoid whose bases are polygons having the same number of sides and whose other faces are trapezoids or parallelograms Prism_spectroscope   An optical instrument for spectrographic analysis Prison   A correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment Prison   A prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement Prison-breaking   An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" Prisonbreak   An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" Prisoner   A person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war Prisoner's_base   A children''s game; two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base Prisoner_of_war   A person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war Prisoner_of_war_camp   Camp for political prisoners or prisoners of war Prisoner_of_war_censorship   Military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces Back to top Prisonlike   Resembling a prison Prison_camp   Camp for political prisoners or prisoners of war Prison_camp   Camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects Prison_cell   A room where a prisoner is kept Prison_chaplain   A chaplain in a prison Prison_farm   Camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects Prison_guard   Someone who guards prisoners Prison_house   A correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment Prison_house   A prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement Prison_term   The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail" Prissily   In a prissy manner; "the new teacher alienates the children by behaving prissily" Prissy   Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" Prissy   Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn''t approve of my miniskirts" Pristidae   Large primitive rays with elongated snouts Pristine   Immaculately clean and unused; "handed her his pristine white handkerchief" Pristine   Completely free from dirt or contamination; "pristine mountain snow" Pristis   Type genus of the Pristidae Pristis_pectinatus   Commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not aggressive Pritzelago   Chamois cress Pritzelago_alpina   Small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium Back to top Privacy   The quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others Privacy   The condition of being concealed or hidden Private   An enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value" Private   Not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts" Private   Concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath" Private   Concerning things deeply private and personal; "private correspondence"; "private family matters" Private   Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures strug Private-enterprise(a)   Subscribing to capitalistic competition Privateer   A privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation Privateer   An officer or crew member of a privateer Privateersman   An officer or crew member of a privateer Privately   Kept private or confined to those intimately concerned; "it was discussed privately between the two men"; "privately, she thought differently"; "some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat"; "he was questioned in private" Privately   By a private person or interest; "a privately financed campaign" Privately_held_corporation   A corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market Privateness   The quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others Privateness   The condition of being concealed or hidden Privates   External sex organ Private_corporation   A corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market Private_detective   Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information Private_eye   Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information Back to top Private_foundation   A charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public Private_instructor   A person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting) Private_investigator   Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information Private_line   A telephone line serving a single subscriber Private_nuisance   A nuisance that interferes with your interest in and private use and enjoyment of your land Private_parts   External sex organ Private_property   Movable property (as distinguished from real estate) Private_road   A road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" Private_school   A school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition Private_security_force   A privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry Private_treaty   A sale of property at a price agreed on by the seller and buyer without an intervening agency Privation   Act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights" Privation   A state of extreme poverty Privatise   Change from governmental to private control or ownership; "The oil industry was privatized" Privatize   Change from governmental to private control or ownership; "The oil industry was privatized" Privet   Any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges Privet_andromeda   Deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers Privet_hedge   Hedge of privet plants Privilege   A special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all Privilege   A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" Back to top Privilege   (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship Privilege   Bestow a privilege upon Privileged   Confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information" Privileged   Blessed with privileges; "the privileged few" Privileged   Not subject to usual rules or penalties; "a privileged statement" Privilege_against_self_incrimination   The civil right (guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself Privilege_of_the_floor   The right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session Privily   Confidentially or in secret; "told her friend privily that she was planning to be married" Privine   Vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation Privy   A small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate Privy   A room equipped with toilet facilities Privy   Hidden from general view or use; "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden" Privy(p)   (followed by `to'') informed about something secret or not generally known; "privy to the details of the conspiracy" Privy_council   An advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British crown) Privy_purse   Allowance for a monarch''s personal expenses Prix_de_Rome   An annual prize awarded by the French government in a competition of painters and artists and sculptors and musicians and architects; the winner in each category receives support for a period of study in Rome Prix_fixe   A menu listing fixed meals at fixed prices Prix_fixe   (of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price Prix_Goncourt   An award given annually for contributions to French literature Prize   Something given as a token of victory Back to top Prize   Goods or money obtained illegally Prize   Something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe" Prize   Regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" Prize   To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" Prize   Hold dear; "I prize these old photographs" Prize   Of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" Prizefight   A boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize Prizefight   Box for a prize or money Prizefighter   A professional boxer Prizewinning   Holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine" Prize_money   Any money given as a prize Prize_ring   The ring where boxers fight Prize_winner   The winner of a lottery PRN   According to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions); "add water as needed" Pro   An argument in favor of a proposal Pro   An athlete who plays for pay Pro   In favor of (an action or proposal etc.); "a pro vote" Pro   On the affirmative side Pro-American   Supporting the United States and its policies Pro-choice   Advocating a woman''s right to control her own body (especially her right to an induced abortion) Back to top Pro-choice_faction   Those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother Pro-inflammatory   Tending to cause inflammation Pro-life   Advocating full legal protection of embryos and fetuses (especially opposing the legalization of induced abortions) Pro-lifer   An advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion Pro-life_faction   Those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited Proaccelerin   A coagulation factor Proactive   (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens Proactive   Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently; "proactive inhibition"; "proactive interference" Probabilism   (philosophy) the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action Probabilism   A Roman Catholic system of casuistry that when expert opinions differ an actor can follow any solidly probable opinion that he wishes even though some different opinion might be more probable Probabilistic   Of or relating to or based on probability; "probabilistic quantum theory" Probabilistic   Of or relating to the Roman Catholic philosophy of probabilism Probabilistically   By the use of probability theory; "we can calculate the position of the particles probabilistically" Probability   The quality of being probable Probability   A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; "what is the probability of rain?"; "we have a good chance of winning" Probability_theorist   A mathematician who specializes in probability theory Probability_theory   The branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities Probable   An applicant likely to be chosen Probable   Apparently destined; "the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme" Probable   Likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss" Back to top Probable_cause   (law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure; "a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search the house" Probably   With considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war" Probably   Easy to believe on the basis of available evidence; "he talked plausibly before the committee"; "he will probably win the election" Probate   The act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements Probate   A judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate Probate   Establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents) Probate   Put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence Probate_court   A court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates Probate_will   A judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate Probation   (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court; "probation is part of the sentencing process" Probation   A trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself Probation   A trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership Probationary   Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule" Probationer   Someone released on probation or on parole Probationer   A nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period Probation_officer   The officer of the court who supervises probationers Probative   Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation Probe   An investigation conducted using a probe instrument Probe   An exploratory action or expedition Probe   A flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities Back to top Probe   An inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal" Probe   Question or examine thoroughly and closely Probe   Examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill" Probenecid   Drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood; used to treat gout Probing   Diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings" Probity   Complete and confirmed integrity Problem   A source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what''s the problem?" Problem   A question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" Problem   A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog" Problem-oriented_language   A language whose statements resemble terminology of the user Problematic   Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home" Problematic   Open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic" Problematical   Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home" Problematical   Open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic" Problematically   In such a way as to pose a problem Problem_solver   A thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution Problem_solving   The thought processes involved in solving a problem Problem_solving   The area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems Proboscidea   An order of animals including elephants and mammoths Proboscidea   In some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants Back to top Proboscidean   Massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk Proboscidea_arenaria   Alternatively placed in genus Martynia Proboscidea_fragrans   A herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea Proboscidea_louisianica   Annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak Proboscidian   Massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk Proboscis   A long flexible snout as of an elephant Proboscis   The human nose (especially when it is large) Proboscis_flower   Annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak Proboscis_monkey   Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose Proboscis_worm   Soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract Procaine   A white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine Procaine_hydrochloride   Procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain) Procarbazine   An antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin''s disease Procardia   Calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks Procaryote   A unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma Procaryotic   Having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei Procavia   Type genus of the Procaviidae Procavia_capensis   Hyrax that lives in rocky areas Procaviidae   Includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea Procedural   Applying to methods of enforcement and rules of procedure; "adjective law" Back to top Procedural   Of or relating to procedure; "a procedural violation" Procedure   A process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations" Procedure   A mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings Procedure   A particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver''s license"; "it was a process of trial and error" Procedure   A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program Proceed   Follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" Proceed   Continue with one''s activities; "I know it''s hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" Proceed   Move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" Proceed   Follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" Proceed   Continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight" Proceeding   (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked Proceedings   (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked Proceedings   A written account of what transpired at a meeting Proceeds   The income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" Procellaria   Type genus of the Procellariidae Procellaria_aequinoctialis   Large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin Procellariidae   Petrels; fulmars; shearwaters; Procellariiformes   Petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels Procellariiform_seabird   Large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas Process   A particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver''s license"; "it was a process of trial and error" Back to top Process   A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process" Process   (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering" Process   A mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial" Process   A writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant''s attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant Process   A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" Process   Subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" Process   Perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech" Process   Deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff" Process   Shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" Process   March in a procession; "They processed into the dining room" Process   Deal with in a routine way; "I''ll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants" Process   Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" Process-server   Someone who personally delivers a process (a writ compelling attendance in court) or court papers to the defendant Processed   Subjected to a special process or treatment; "prepared ergot"; "processed cheeses are easy to spread" Processed   Prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process; "processed ores" Processed   Freed from impurities by processing; "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare Processed_cheese   Made by blending several lots of cheese Processing   Preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals" Processing_time   The time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure; "they increased output by decreasing processing time" Procession   The act of moving forward toward a goal Back to top Procession   The group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden" Procession   (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" Processional   Religious music used in a procession Processional   Of or relating to or characteristic of a procession; "in good processional order" Processional   Intended for use in a procession; "processional music"; "processional cross" Processional_march   A march to be played for processions Processor   (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached Processor   A business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market Processor   Someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.) Processus_coronoideus   A sharp triangular process projecting from a bone Process_cheese   Made by blending several lots of cheese Process_of_monition   A summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted Process_printing   A method of printing colored reproductions from halftone plates Prochlorperazine   Antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting Prociphilus   A genus of Aphididae Prociphilus_tessellatus   Attacks alders Proclaim   Praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one''s children"; "glorify one''s spouse''s cooking" Proclaim   State or announce; "`I am not a Communist,'' " he exclaimed; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" Proclaim   Declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles; "He was proclaimed King" Proclaim   Affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President" Back to top Proclaimed   Declared publicly; made widely known; "their announced intentions"; "the newspaper''s proclaimed adherence to the government''s policy" Proclamation   The formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature" Proclamation   A formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" Proclivity   A natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" Procnias   Bellbirds Proconsul   An anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul Proconsul   A provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire Proconsul   An official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power Proconsular   Of or relating to or typical of a proconsul; "proconsular offices" Proconsulate   The position of proconsul Proconsulship   The position of proconsul Proconvertin   A coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K Procrastinate   Postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" Procrastinate   Postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late" Procrastination   The act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time Procrastination   Slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it Procrastinator   Someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) Procreate   Have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be" Procreation   The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring Procreative   Producing new life or offspring; "tXsXwhe reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions"; "the reproductive or generative organs" Back to top Procrustes   (Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus Proctalgia   Pain in the rectum Proctitis   Inflammation of the rectum; marked by bloody stools and a frequent urge to defecate; frequently associated with Crohn''s disease or ulcerative colitis Proctocele   Protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth Proctologist   A doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus Proctology   The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon or rectum or anus Proctoplasty   Reconstructive surgery of the anus or rectum Proctor   Someone who supervises (an examination) Proctor   As of students taking an exam, to prevent cheating Proctorship   The position of proctor Proctoscope   An endoscope for examining the rectum Proctoscopy   Visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope Procumbent   Having stems that trail along the ground without putting down roots Procurable   Capable of being obtained; "savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable" Procural   The act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies" Procurance   The act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies" Procurator   (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman emperor to manage finance and taxes Procurator   A person authorized to act for another Procure   Arrange for sexual partners for others Procure   Get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" Back to top Procurement   The act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies" Procurer   Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) Procurer   Someone who obtains or acquires; "the procurer of opera tickets" Procuress   A woman pimp Procursive_epilepsy   Epilepsy in which a seizure is induced by whirling or running Procyclidine   Drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in parkinsonism Procyon   The type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons Procyon   The brightest star in Canis Minor Procyonid   Plantigrade carnivorous mammals Procyonidae   Raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas Procyon_cancrivorus   A South American raccoon Procyon_lotor   North American raccoon Prod   A pointed instrument used to prod into motion Prod   A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" Prod   Poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" Prod   Urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window" Prod   To push against gently; "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant" Prodding   A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" Prodigal   A recklessly extravagant consumer Prodigal   Very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; Back to top Prodigal   Marked by rash extravagance; "led a prodigal life" Prodigal   Recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" Prodigality   Excessive spending Prodigality   The trait of spending extravagantly Prodigally   To a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree; "we are still prodigally rich compared to others" Prodigally   In a prodigal manner; "he spent prodigally" Prodigious   So great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand" Prodigious   Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart''s prodigious talents" Prodigious   Of momentous or ominous significance; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision" Prodigiously   To a prodigious degree; "the prices of farms rose prodigiously" Prodigy   An impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor" Prodigy   A sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" Prodigy   An unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy" Prodroma   An early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur Prodromal   Symptomatic of the onset of an attack or a disease Prodrome   An early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur Prodromic   Symptomatic of the onset of an attack or a disease Produce   Fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market Produce   Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" Produce   Create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" Back to top Produce   Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" Produce   Bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit" Produce   Cause to occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor" Produce   Bring out for display; "The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"; "The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him" Produce   Bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play" Produced   That is caused by; "if...such a change is produced by...insulin comas or electroshocks"; "the emotional states produced by this drug" Producer   Something that produces; "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes"; "this microorganism is a producer of disease" Producer   Someone who manufactures something Producer   Someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work) Producer_gas   A gas made of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and nitrogen; made by passing air over hot coke Producer_price_index   An index of changes in wholesale prices Product   Commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" Product   An artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" Product   A quantity obtained by multiplication; "the product of 2 and 3 is 6" Product   The set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things" Product   A consequence of someone''s efforts or of a particular set of circumstances; "skill is the product of hours of practice"; "his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue" Product   A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction; "a product of lime and nitric acid" Product-moment_correlation_coefficient   The most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related Production   (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents" Production   The act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare''s production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells" Back to top Production   The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services Production   (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" Production   An artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" Production   A presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?" Production   A display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; "she tends to make a big production out of nothing" Production   The quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter" Production_cost   Combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods Production_line   Mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it Production_order   An order that initiates the manufacturing process Productive   Marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" Productive   Producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration" Productive   Having the ability to produce or originate; "generative power"; "generative forces" Productive   Yielding positive results Productively   In a productive way; "they worked together productively for two years" Productiveness   The quality of being productive or having the power to produce Productivity   The quality of being productive or having the power to produce Productivity   (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time Product_development   Improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products Product_introduction   The introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line Product_line   A particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes" Back to top Product_research   Marketing research that yields information about desired characteristics of the product or service Proenzyme   Any of a group of compounds that are inactive precursors of enzymes and require some change (such as the hydrolysis of a fragment that masks an active enzyme) to become active Prof   Someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university Profanation   Degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening Profanation   Blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath" Profanatory   Profaning or tending to desecrate Profane   Violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" Profane   Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" Profane   Characterized by profanity or cursing; "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words" Profane   Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred; "blasphemous rites of a witches'' Sabbath"; "profane utterances against the Church"; "it is sacrilegious to enter with shoes on" Profane   Not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled Profane   Not sacred or concerned with religion; "sacred and profane music"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment" Profaned   Treated irreverently or sacrilegiously Profanely   In an irreverent or profane manner; "he kept wondering profanely why everything bad happened to him" Profanely   With curses; "muttering profanely" Profaneness   Unholiness by virtue of being profane Profaneness   An attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity Profanity   Vulgar or irreverent speech or action Profess   State insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine" Profess   Confess one''s faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist" Back to top Profess   Admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money" Profess   Practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry" Profess   Take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun" Profess   Receive into a religious order or congregation Profess   State freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades" Professed(a)   Openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist" Professed(a)   Claimed with intent to deceive; "his professed intentions" Professed(a)   Professing to be qualified; "a professed philosopher" Professedly   With pretense or intention to deceive; "is only professedly poor" Professedly   By open declaration; "their policy has been avowedly Marxist"; "Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders" Professing   An open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement" Profession   An occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) Profession   Affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity" Profession   An open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement" Profession   The body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community" Professional   An authority qualified to teach apprentices Professional   A person engaged in one of the learned professions Professional   An athlete who plays for pay Professional   Engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood; "the professional man or woman possesses distinctive qualifications"; "began her professional career after the Olympics"; "professional theater"; "professional football"; "a pr Professional   Characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession; "professional conduct"; "professional ethics"; "a thoroughly professional performance" Back to top Professional   Engaged in by members of a profession; "professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching" Professional   Of or relating to a profession; "we need professional advice"; "professional training"; "professional equipment for his new office" Professional   Of or relating to or suitable as a profession; "professional organizations"; "a professional field such as law" Professionalisation   The social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood; "the professionalization of American sports"; "the professionalization of warfare" Professionalise   Make professional or give a professional character to; "Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs" Professionalise   Become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood Professionalism   The expertness characteristic of a professional person Professionalization   The social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood; "the professionalization of American sports"; "the professionalization of warfare" Professionalize   Make professional or give a professional character to; "Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs" Professionalize   Become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood Professionally   In a professional manner; "professionally trained staff" Professional_association   An association of practitioners of a given profession Professional_baseball   Playing baseball for money Professional_basketball   Playing basketball for money Professional_boxing   Boxing for money Professional_dancer   A performer who dances Professional_football   Football played for pay Professional_golf   Playing golf for money Professional_golfer   Someone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf Professional_life   A career in industrial or commercial or professional activities Back to top Professional_organisation   An organization of and for professional people Professional_organization   An organization of and for professional people Professional_person   A person engaged in one of the learned professions Professional_relation   The relation that exists when one person requests and is granted professional help from a qualified source Professional_tennis   Playing tennis for money Professional_tennis_player   Someone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis Professional_wrestling   Wrestling for money Professor   Someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university Professorial   Relating to or characteristic of professors; "professorial demeanor" Professorially   In a professorial manner; "she behaved very professorially" Professorship   The position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" Proffer   A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn''t refuse" Proffer   Present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink" Proficiency   The quality of having great facility and competence Proficiency   Skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency" Proficient   Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved b Proficiently   In a proficient manner; "he dealt proficiently with the problem" Profile   Biographical sketch Profile   An analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers" Profile   A vertical section of the Earth''s crust showing the different horizons or layers Back to top Profile   A side view representation of an object (especially a human face) Profile   Degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election"; "he prefers a low profile" Profile   Represent in profile, by drawing or painting Profile   Write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter" Profiling   Recording a person''s behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people Profit   The advantageous quality of being beneficial Profit   The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) Profit   Make a profit; gain money or materially; "The company has not profited from the merger" Profit   Derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience" Profit-and-loss_statement   A financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period Profit-maximising   Making the profit as great as possible; "the profit-maximizing price" Profit-maximizing   Making the profit as great as possible; "the profit-maximizing price" Profitability   The quality of affording gain or benefit or profit Profitable   Promoting benefit or gain; "a profitable meeting to resolve difficulties" Profitable   Productive of profit; "a profitable enterprise"; "a fruitful meeting" Profitable   Yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market" Profitable   Providing profit; "a profitable conversation" Profitableness   The quality of affording gain or benefit or profit Profitably   In a productive way; "they worked together productively for two years" Profiteer   Someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply) Back to top Profiteer   Make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods Profitless   Without profit or reward; "let us have no part in profitless quarrels"- D.D.Eisenhower; "How weary, flat, stale, and unprofitable / Seem to me all the uses of this world"- Shakespeare Profitlessly   Without gain or profit Profits   The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) Profits   Something won (especially money) Profit_and_loss   An account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss Profit_and_loss_account   An account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss Profit_margin   The ratio gross profits divided by net sales Profit_sharing   A system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business Profit_taker   Someone who sells stock shares at a profit Profligacy   Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure Profligacy   The trait of spending extravagantly Profligate   A recklessly extravagant consumer Profligate   A dissolute man in fashionable society Profligate   Unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" Profligate   Recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures" Profligately   In a dissolute way Profound   Situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns" Profound   (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" Profound   Coming from deep within one; "a profound sigh" Back to top Profound   Of the greatest intensity; complete; "a profound silence"; "a state of profound shock" Profound   Showing intellectual penetration or emotional depths; from the depths of your being; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret" Profound   Far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravaga Profoundly   To a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss deeply" Profoundly_deaf   Totally deaf; unable to hear anything Profoundness   Intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc; "the depth of my feeling"; "the profoundness of the silence" Profoundness   The quality of being physically deep; "the profundity of the mine was almost a mile" Profoundness   The intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas Profoundness   Wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs" Profundity   Intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc; "the depth of my feeling"; "the profoundness of the silence" Profundity   The quality of being physically deep; "the profundity of the mine was almost a mile" Profundity   The intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas Profundity   Wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs" Profuse   Produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" Profusely   In an abundant manner; "they were abundantly supplied with food"; "he thanked her profusely" Profuseness   The property of being extremely abundant Profusion   The property of being extremely abundant Progenitor   An ancestor in the direct line Progeny   The immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" Progeria   A rare abnormality marked by premature aging (gray hair and wrinkled skin and stooped posture) in a child Back to top Progestational   Preceding and favoring gestation; of or relating to physiological changes associated with ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum Progestational   Of or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with progesterone-like effects) Progesterone   A steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy Progestin   Any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone Progestogen   Any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone Prognathic   Having a projecting lower jaw Prognathous   Having a projecting lower jaw Progne   A genus of Hirundinidae Progne_subis   Large North American martin of which the male is blue-black Prognosis   A prediction of the course of a disease Prognosis   A prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop Prognostic   A sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" Prognostic   Of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions Prognosticate   Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" Prognosticate   Make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" Prognostication   Knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) Prognostication   A statement made about the future Prognostication   A sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" Prognosticative   Of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions Prognosticator   Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) Back to top Program   A performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" Program   A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" Program   A system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program" Program   A document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" Program   (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" Program   A radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" Program   An integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" Program   An announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can''t tell the players without a program" Program   Arrange a program of or for; "program the 80th birthday party" Program   Write a computer program Programing   Creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something Programing   Setting an order and time for planned events Programing_language   (computer science) a language designed for programming computers Programma   An edict that has been publicly posted Programme   A performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" Programme   A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" Programme   A system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program" Programme   (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code" Programme   A radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" Programme   An integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university" Back to top Programme   An announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can''t tell the players without a program" Programme   Arrange a program of or for; "program the 80th birthday party" Programme   Write a computer program Programmed_cell_death   A type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal''s survival Programmer   A person who designs and writes and tests computer programs Programme_music   Musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events Programming   Creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something Programming   Setting an order and time for planned events Programming_error   Error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result Programming_language   (computer science) a language designed for programming computers Program_library   (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use Program_line   (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program Program_music   Musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events Program_trading   A trading technique involving large blocks of stock with trades triggered by computer programs Progress   Gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts" Progress   The act of moving forward toward a goal Progress   A movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" Progress   Develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" Progress   Form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager''s plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" Progress   Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" Back to top Progression   The act of moving forward toward a goal Progression   A movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" Progression   A series with a definite pattern of advance Progressive   A person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties Progressive   A tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going Progressive   Advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis" Progressive   Favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) Progressive   Favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools" Progressive   (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount increases Progressive   Gradually advancing in extent Progressively   Advancing in amount or intensity; "she became increasingly depressed" Progressiveness   Advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods Progressive_aspect   The aspect of a verb that expresses its on-going action Progressive_emphysematous_necrosis   (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by Clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon Progressive_Party   A former political party in the United States; founded by Theodore Roosevelt during the presidential campaign of 1912; its emblem was a picture of a bull moose Progressive_rock   A style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing Progressive_tax   Any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases Progressive_tense   A tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going Progressive_vaccinia   A severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion Progressivism   The political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society Back to top Progressivity   Advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods Progress_report   A report of work accomplished during a specified time period Progress_to   Reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" Progymnosperm   An ancestral fossil type from which modern gymnosperms are thought to have derived Prohibit   Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" Prohibited   Forbidden by law Prohibited   Excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" Prohibition   The action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents'' forbiddance" Prohibition   A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US" Prohibition   A decree that prohibits something Prohibition   Refusal to approve or assent to Prohibition   The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment Prohibitionist   A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages Prohibition_era   The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment Prohibition_Party   A political party in the United States; formed in 1869 to oppose the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages Prohibitive   Tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive" Prohibitively   To a prohibitive degree; "it is prohibitively expensive" Prohibitory   Tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive" Proinflammatory   Tending to cause inflammation Project   Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" Back to top Project   A planned undertaking Project   Present for consideration Project   Regard as objective Project   Communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings" Project   Transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another Project   Throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile" Project   Put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" Project   Imagine; conceive of; see in one''s mind; "I can''t see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" Project   Make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" Project   Draw a projection of Project   Project on a screen; "The images are projected onto the screen" Project   Cause to be heard; "His voice projects well" Project   Extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" Projected   Extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" Projected   Planned for the future; "the first volume of a proposed series" Projectile   A weapon that is thrown or projected Projectile   Impelling or impelled forward; "a projectile force"; "a projectile missile" Projecting   Extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" Projection   The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting Projection   The act of projecting out from something Back to top Projection   Any structure that branches out from a central support Projection   The representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction Projection   A prediction made by extrapolating from past observations Projection   A planned undertaking Projection   The projection of an image from a film onto a screen Projection   The acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality; "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice" Projection   (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else Projection   Any solid convex shape that juts out from something Projectionist   The person who operates the projector in a movie house Projection_screen   A white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing Projective_device   Any personality test designed to yield information about someone''s personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations Projective_geometry   The geometry of properties that remain invariant under projection Projective_technique   Any personality test designed to yield information about someone''s personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations Projective_test   Any personality test designed to yield information about someone''s personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations Projector   An optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen Projector   An optical device for projecting a beam of light Prokaryote   A unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma Prokaryotic   Having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei Prokhorov   Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002) Prokofiev   Russian composer of ballets and symphonies and operas (1891-1953) Back to top Prolactin   Gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition Prolamine   A simple protein found in plants Prolapse   The slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) Prolapse   Slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; "prolapsed rectum" Prolapsus   The slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) Prolate   Rounded like an egg Prolate   Having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter; "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis" Prolate_cycloid   A cycloid generated by a point outside the rolling circle Prole   A member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!" Prolepsis   Anticipating and answering objections in advance Proletarian   A member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!" Proletarian   Belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat Proletarian   The lowest class of citizens of ancient Rome who had no property Proletariat   A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field" Proliferate   Cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms" Proliferate   Grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area" Proliferation   Growth by the rapid multiplication of parts Proliferation   A rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons" Prolific   Bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree" Prolific   Intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination" Back to top Prolificacy   The property of producing abundantly and sustaining growth; "he praised the richness of the soil" Proline   An amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen) Prolix   Tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know" Prolixity   Boring verboseness Prolixness   Boring verboseness Prolog   A computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing Prologise   Write or speak a prologue Prologize   Write or speak a prologue Prologue   An introduction to a play Prologuize   Write or speak a prologue Prolong   Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" Prolong   Lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work" Prolongation   The act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" Prolongation   The consequence of being lengthened in duration Prolongation   Amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" Prolonge   A rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage Prolonged   (of illness) developing slowly or of long duration Prolonged   Drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso''s elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page" Prolonged   Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" Prolonge_knot   A knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage Back to top Prolusion   Exercising in preparation for strenuous activity Prolusion   A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book Prolusory   Of or relating to or having the character of a prolusion Prom   A formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year Promenade   A leisurely walk (usually in some public place) Promenade   A march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance Promenade   A square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle Promenade   A public area set aside as a pedestrian walk Promenade   A formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year Promenade   Take a leisurely walk; "The ladies promenaded along the beach" Promenade   March in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" Promenade_deck   A deck at the top of a passenger ship Promethazine   Antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness Prometheus   (Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him Promethium   A soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium Prominence   Relative importance Prominence   Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form Prominence   The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent Prominent   Conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he''s very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" Prominent   Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient trait Back to top Prominently   In a prominent way; "the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway" Promiscuity   Indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations Promiscuous   Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" Promiscuous   Not selective of a single class or person; "Clinton was criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of campaign money" Promiscuously   In a licentious and promiscuous manner; "this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously" Promiscuously   In an indiscriminate manner; "she reads promiscuously" Promiscuousness   Indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations Promise   Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" Promise   A verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future Promise   Make a promise or commitment Promise   Promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort" Promise   Make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" Promise   Give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory" Promised   Assured by (usually) spoken agreement; "the promised toy"; "the promised land" Promised_Land   The goal towards which Christians strive Promised_land   Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace Promised_Land   An ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism Promisee   A person to whom a promise is made Promiser   A person who makes a promise Promising   Full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career" Back to top Promising   Showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a promising young man" Promisingly   In an auspicious manner; "the afternoon had begun so promisingly" Promisor   A person who makes a promise Promissory   Relating to or having the character of a promise; "promissory note" Promissory_note   A promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank" Promontory   A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) Promote   Make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" Promote   Change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent Promote   Be changed for a superior chess or checker piece Promote   Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" Promote   Contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" Promoter   Someone who is an active supporter and advocate Promoter   A sponsor who books and stages public entertainments Promotion   Act of raising in rank or position Promotion   The advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" Promotion   A message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution Promotion   Encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something Promotional   Of or relating to serving as publicity; "promotional fares" Promotional   Of or relating to advancement; "promotional exams" Promotional_expense   The cost of promoting a product Back to top Promotional_material   A message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution Promotion_system   A system for advancing participants to higher-status positions Promotive   Tending to further or encourage Prompt   (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command Prompt   A cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting" Prompt   Serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" Prompt   Assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned Prompt   Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" Prompt   Characterized by speed and efficiency Prompt   Performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" Prompt   According to schedule or without delay; "they were always on time"; "a prompt reply" Prompt   Quick in apprehending or reacting; "a prompt (or ready) response"; "a prompt smile" Promptbook   The copy of the playscript used by the prompter Prompter   A device that displays words for people to read Prompter   Someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech Prompter's_box   A booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage Prompting   A cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting" Prompting   Persuasion formulated as a suggestion Promptitude   The characteristic of doing things without delay Promptly   In a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" Back to top Promptly   At once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); "he promptly forgot the address" Promptly   With little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" Promptness   The quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time Promptness   The characteristic of doing things without delay Prompt_box   A booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage Prompt_copy   The copy of the playscript used by the prompter Promulgate   Put a law into effect by formal declaration Promulgate   State or announce; "`I am not a Communist,'' " he exclaimed; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" Promulgated   Formally made public; "published accounts" Promulgation   The formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature" Promulgation   The official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect Promulgation   A public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English" Promulgator   (law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution) Promycelium   The basidium of various fungi Pronate   Turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards Pronation   Rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward Pronator   A muscle that produces or assists in pronation Prone   Lying face downward Prone   Having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone" Proneness   Being disposed to do something; "accident proneness" Back to top Prone_float   A floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward Prong   A pointed projection Prongbuck   Fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns Pronged   Resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may dev Pronged   Having prongs or tines; usually used in combination; "a three-tined fork" Pronghorn   Fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns Pronghorn_antelope   Fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns Prongy   Resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may dev Pronk   Jump straight up; "kangaroos pronk" Pronominal   Relating to pronouns; "pronominal reference" Pronominal_phrase   A phrase that functions as a pronoun Pronoun   A function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase Pronounce   Pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" Pronounce   Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire''"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" Pronounceable   Capable of being uttered or pronounced; "a pronounceable group of letters" Pronounced   Produced by the organs of speech Pronounced   Strongly marked; easily noticeable; "walked with a marked limp"; "a pronounced flavor of cinnamon" Pronouncement   An authoritative declaration Pronto   In a punctual manner; "he did his homework promptly" Pronucleus   The nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote Back to top Pronunciamento   A public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) Pronunciation   The way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation" Pronunciation   The manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation" Proof   The act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something Proof   A trial photographic print from a negative Proof   Any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it" Proof   (printing) an impression made to check for errors Proof   A formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it Proof   A measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) Proof   Make resistant to water, sound, errors, etc.; "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer" Proof   Activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast" Proof   Read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" Proof   Knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough" Proof   Make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset Proof(p)   (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks" Proofed   Treated so as to become resistant; "rust-proofed automobiles"; "shrink-proofed fabrics" Proofread   Read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" Proofreader   Someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections Proof_spirit   A mixture containing half alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit Prop   A propeller that rotates to push against air Back to top Prop   A support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling Prop   Any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" Prop   Support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" Propaedeutic   A course that provides and introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally) Propaedeutic   Preceding and preparing for something; "preparatory steps" Propaedeutics   A course that provides and introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally) Propaganda   Information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause Propagandise   Spread by propaganda Propagandise   Subject to propaganda Propagandist   A person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government Propagandist   Of or relating to or characterized by propaganda Propagandistic   Of or relating to or characterized by propaganda Propagandize   Spread by propaganda Propagandize   Subject to propaganda Propagate   Multiply sexually or asexually Propagate   Cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering Propagate   Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" Propagate   Transmit or cause to broaden or spread; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land" Propagate   Become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population" Propagate   Transmit; "propagate sound or light through air" Back to top Propagate   Travel through the air; "sound and light propagate in this medium" Propagate   Transmit from one generation to the next; "propagate these characteristics" Propagation   The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production Propagation   The spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions Propagation   The movement of a wave through a medium Propagative   Characterized by propagation or relating to propagation Propagator   Someone who spreads the news Propagator   Someone who propagates plants (as under glass) Propanal   A colorless liquid aldehyde Propanamide   The amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) Propane   Colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel Propanediol   A sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects Propanoic_acid   A liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates Propanol   A clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic Propanolol   The first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor Propanone   The simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics Proparoxytone   Word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult Propel   Cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" Propel   Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" Propellant   Something that propels Back to top Propellant   Tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" Propellant_explosive   An explosive that is used to propel projectiles form guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges Propellent   Something that propels Propellent   Tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" Propeller   A mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water Propeller_plane   An airplane that is driven by a propeller Propelling   Tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" Propellor   A mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water Propenal   A pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene Propene   A flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis Propenoate   A salt or ester of propenoic acid Propenoic_acid   An unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins Propenonitrile   A colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene Propensity   A disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread" Propensity   A natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration" Propensity   An inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" Propenyl_alcohol   An unsaturated primary alcohol present in wood spirit; use to make resins and plasticizers and pharmaceuticals Proper   Appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" Proper   Marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" Proper(a)   Having all the qualities typical of the thing specified; "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job" Back to top Proper(ip)   Limited to the thing specified; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper" Properly   In the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can''t you carry me decent?" Properly   With reason or justice Properly_speaking   In actual fact; "properly speaking, they are not husband and wife" Properness   Correct or appropriate behavior Propertied   Owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue Property   Any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" Property   A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" Property   A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" Property   Any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House" Property   Something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; Property-owning   Owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue Propertyless   Of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw Propertyless   The lowest class of citizens of ancient Rome who had no property Property_line   The boundary line between two pieces of property Property_man   Member of the stage crew in charge of properties Property_master   Member of the stage crew in charge of properties Property_owner   A holder or proprietor of land Property_right   The right of ownership Property_settlement   (matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage Back to top Property_tax   A capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based on the estimated value of the property Proper_fraction   A fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator Proper_name   A noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized Proper_noun   A noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized Prophase   The first stage of mitosis Prophase   The first stage of meiosis Prophecy   Knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) Prophecy   A prediction uttered under divine inspiration Prophesy   Deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" Prophesy   Predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration Prophet   An authoritative person who divines the future Prophet   Someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God Prophetess   A woman prophet Prophetic   Foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic" Prophetical   Foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic" Prophetically   In a prophetic manner; "he prophetically anticipated the disaster" Prophets   The second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures Prophylactic   Contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse Prophylactic   Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives" Prophylactic   Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug" Back to top Prophylactic   Tending to ward off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze Prophylactic   Capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications" Prophylactic_device   An agent or device intended to prevent conception Prophylaxis   The prevention of disease Prophyll   A plant structure resembling a leaf Propinquity   The property of being close together Propionaldehyde   A colorless liquid aldehyde Propionic_acid   A liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates Propitiate   Make peace with Propitiation   The act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity) Propitiation   The act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity Propitiative   Intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture" Propitiatory   Intended to reconcile or appease; "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture" Propitiatory   Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation; "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice" Propitious   Presenting favorable circumstances; "propitious omens" Propitiously   In an auspicious manner; "he started his new job auspiciously on his birthday" Propitiousness   The favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result Propjet   An airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine Propman   Member of the stage crew in charge of properties Proponent   A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea Back to top Proportion   Harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin Proportion   Magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions" Proportion   The quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole Proportion   Balance among the parts of something Proportion   Adjust in size relative to other things Proportion   Give pleasant proportions to; "harmonize a building with those surrounding it" Proportionable   Proportionate Proportional   One of the quantities in a mathematical proportion Proportional   Properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to''; "punishment oughtt to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production" Proportional   Increasing as the amount taxed increases Proportionality   The quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole Proportionally   To a proportionate degree; "your salary will rise proportionately to your workload" Proportional_counter   Counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced Proportional_counter_tube   Counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced Proportional_font   Any font whose different characters have different widths Proportional_representation   Representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote Proportional_sample   The population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum Proportional_sampling   The population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum Proportionate   Agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree; "the figures are large but the corresponding totals next year will be larger" Proportionate   Being in due proportion Back to top Proportionate   Exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities Proportionately   In proportion Proportionately   To a proportionate degree; "your salary will rise proportionately to your workload" Proportionately   To a proportionate degree; "the height of this wall must be reduced proportionately to give the room pleasant dimensions" Proportionateness   The relation of correspondence in degree or size or amount Proposal   The act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal" Proposal   An offer of marriage Proposal   Something proposed (such as a plan or assumption) Proposal_of_marriage   An offer of marriage Propose   Present for consideration Propose   Propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" Propose   Make a proposal, declare a plan for something Propose   Ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" Propose   Put forward; nominate for appointment to an office; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" Proposed   Planned for the future; "the first volume of a proposed series" Proposer   (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion Proposer   Someone who advances a suggestion or proposal; "the suggester of this absurd strategy was a fool" Proposition   A task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition" Proposition   (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false Proposition   The act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal" Back to top Proposition   An offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors) Proposition   A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn''t refuse" Proposition   Suggest sex to; "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party" Propositional_calculus   A branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate them Propositional_logic   A branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate them Propositus   The person immediately affected by or concerned with an action Propound   Put forward, as of an idea Propoxyphene   A mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive Propoxyphene_hydrochloride   A mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive Propping_up   The act of propping up with shores Proprietary   An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits Proprietary   Protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights; "`Tylenol'' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen'' is the generic form" Proprietary_colony   A colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century) Proprietary_drug   A drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent) Proprietor   (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" Proprietorship   An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits Proprietorship_certificate   A certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned business Proprietress   A woman proprietor Propriety   Correct or appropriate behavior Proprioception   The ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts Back to top Proprioceptive   Of or relating to proprioception Proprioceptor   Special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body Proprionamide   The amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) Props   Proper respect; "I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem" Propulsion   The act of propelling Propulsion   A propelling force Propulsion_system   A system that provides a propelling or driving force Propulsive   Tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" Propulsive   Having the power to propel; "propulsive coefficient" Propyl   The monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane Propylene   A flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis Propylene_glycol   A sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects Propylthiouracil   A crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter Propyl_alcohol   A clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic Propyl_group   The monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane Propyl_radical   The monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane Prop_root   A root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves Prop_up   Support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building" Prorate   Divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month" Prorate   Make a proportional settlement or distribution Back to top Proration   The proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer Prorogation   Discontinuing the meetings (of a legislative body) without dissolving it Prorogue   Adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body Prorogue   Hold back to a later time; "let''s postpone the exam" Prosaic   Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement; "an unglamorous job greasing engines" Prosaic   Lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" Prosaic   Not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay" Prosaically   In a matter-of-fact manner; "I applied my attention prosaically to my routine" Prosaicness   Commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting Prosauropoda   The earliest known dinosaurs Proscenium   The wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater Proscenium   The part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) Proscenium_arch   The arch over the opening in the proscenium wall Proscenium_wall   The wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater Prosciuto   Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin Proscribe   Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" Proscribed   Excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" Proscription   Rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone Proscription   A decree that prohibits something Prose   Ordinary writing as distinguished from verse Back to top Prose   Matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression Prosecute   Carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" Prosecute   Bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson" Prosecute   Conduct a prosecution in a court of law Prosecuting_attorney   A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state Prosecuting_officer   A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state Prosecution   The continuance of something begun with a view to its completion Prosecution   The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior Prosecution   The lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant Prosecutor   A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state Proselyte   A new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism Proselytise   Convert to another faith or religion Proselytism   The state of being a proselyte; spiritual rebirth resulting from the zeal of crusading advocacy of the gospel Proselytism   The practice of proselytizing Proselytize   Convert to another faith or religion Prosencephalon   The anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube Proserpina   Goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone Proserpine   Goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone Prose_poem   Prose that resembles poetry Prosily   In a prosy manner; "somewhat prosily and repetitively expounded" Back to top Prosimian   Primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits Prosimii   Not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea Prosiness   Commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting Prosodic   Of or relating to the rhythmic aspect of language or to the suprasegmental phonemes of pitch and stress and juncture and nasalization and voicing Prosodic_system   The system of accentuation used in a particular language Prosodion   Religious music used in a procession Prosody   The study of poetic meter and the art of versification Prosody   The patterns of stress and intonation in a language Prosody   (prosody) a system of versification ProSom   A frequently prescribed sleeping pill (trade name ProSom) Prosopis   Genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite Prosopis_glandulosa   Thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed; tends to form extensive thickets Prosopis_juliflora   Mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to Venezuela Prosopis_juliiflora   Mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to Venezuela Prosopis_pubescens   Shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods Prosopium   Whitefishes Prosopium_cylindraceum   Bronze-backed whitefish of northern North America and Siberia Prosopium_williamsonii   Whitefish of the western United States and Canada Prosopopoeia   Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature Prospect   A prediction of the course of a disease Back to top Prospect   The visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" Prospect   Belief about (or mental picture of) the future Prospect   Someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) Prospect   The possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent" Prospect   Explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals Prospect   Search for something desirable; "prospect a job" Prospective   Concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation" Prospective(a)   Anticipated for the near future; "the prospective students"; "his prospective bride" Prospector   Someone who explores an area for mineral deposits Prospectus   A catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university Prospectus   A formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise; "a prospectus should contain the facts that an investor needs to make an informed decision" Prosper   Grow stronger; "The economy was booming" Prosper   Gain in wealth Prospering   Very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" Prosperity   The condition of prospering; having good fortune Prosperity   An economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment Prosperous   Tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" Prosperous   Marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" Prosperous   In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" Prosperous   Very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" Back to top Prosperously   In the manner of prosperous people Prosper_Meniere   French otologist who first described a form of vertigo now known as Meniere''s disease and identified the semicircular canals as the site of the lesion (1799-1862) Prospicience   Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing Prostaglandin   Potent hormone-like substance found in many bodily tissues (and especially in semen); produced in response to trauma and may affect blood pressure and metabolism and smooth muscle activity Prostate   A firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen Prostate   Relating to the prostate gland Prostatectomy   Surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland Prostate_cancer   Cancer of the prostate gland Prostate_gland   A firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen Prostate_specific_antigen   A protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; PSA is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of PSA in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and pros Prostatic   Relating to the prostate gland Prostatic_adenocarcinoma   Cancer of the prostate gland Prostatitis   Inflammation of the prostate gland characterized by perineal pain and irregular urination and (if severe) chills and fever Prostheon   Craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla Prosthesis   Corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body Prosthetic   Relating to or serving as a prosthesis Prosthetic   Of or relating to prosthetics Prosthetics   The branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts Prosthetic_device   Corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body Prosthetist   An expert in prosthetics Back to top Prosthion   Craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla Prosthodontia   The branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices Prosthodontic   Of or relating to prosthodontics Prosthodontics   The branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices Prosthodontist   A dentist who is expert in prosthodontics Prostigmin   A cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis Prostitute   A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money Prostitute   Sell one''s body; exchange sex for money Prostitution   Offering sexual intercourse for pay Prostrate   Render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy" Prostrate   Throw down flat, as on the ground; "She prostrated herself with frustration" Prostrate   Get into a prostrate position, as in submission Prostrate   Stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor" Prostrate   Lying face downward Prostration   The act of assuming a prostrate position Prostration   Abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body Prostration   A condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes Prostyle   Marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure Prosy   Lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" Protactinium   A short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead Back to top Protagonist   The principal character in a work of fiction Protagonist   A person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" Protamine   A simple protein found in fish sperm; rich in arginine; simpler in composition than globulin or albumin; counteracts the anticoagulant effect of heparin Protanopia   Dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue Protanopic   Inability to see the color red or to distinguish red and bluish-green Protea   Any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones Proteaceae   Large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales Proteales   Coextensive with the family Proteaceae Protean   Taking on different forms; "eyes...of that baffling protean gray which is never twice the same" Protease   Any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis Protease_inhibitor   An antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs Protea_cynaroides   South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup- or goblet-shaped resembling globe artichokes Protea_family   Large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales Protea_mellifera   Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously Protect   Shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" Protect   Use tariffs to favor domestic industry Protected   Guarded from injury or destruction Protected   Kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find" Protecting(a)   Shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort; "the protecting blanket of snow"; "a protecting alibi" Protection   Payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" Back to top Protection   The activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" Protection   The imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform" Protection   Kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council" Protection   A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" Protection   Defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness" Protection   The condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" Protectionism   The policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition Protectionist   An advocate of protectionism Protective   Intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs" Protective   Showing a care; "a caring mother" Protective(p)   (usually followed by `of'') solicitously caring or mindful; "protective of his reputation" Protectively   In a protective manner; "he bent protectively over the woman" Protectiveness   A feeling of protective affection Protective_coloration   Coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators Protective_cover   A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" Protective_covering   Tough natural covering of some organisms Protective_covering   A covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" Protective_embankment   A steep artificial slope in front of a fortification Protective_fold   A flap of tissue that protects what it covers Protective_garment   Clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury Back to top Protective_tariff   A tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition Protector   A person who cares for persons or property Protectorate   A state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty Protectorship   The position of protector Protector_of_Boundaries   An epithet for Jupiter Protege   A person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege''s career Protegee   A woman protege Proteidae   Mud puppies Protein   Any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk a Proteinaceous   Relating to or of the nature of protein Proteinase   Any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis Proteinuria   The presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder Protein_folding   The process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape; "understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code" Protein_molecule   Any large molecule containing chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds Proteles   Aardwolf Proteles_cristata   Striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects Proteolysis   The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds Proteolytic   Of or relating to proteolysis Proteolytic_enzyme   Any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis Proteome   The full complement of proteins produced by a particular genome Back to top Proteomics   The branch of genetics that studies the full set of proteins encoded by a genome Proterochampsa   Early archosaurian carnivore Proterozoic   From 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms Proterozoic   Formed in the later of two divisions of the Precambrian era; "proterozoic life forms" Proterozoic_aeon   From 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms Proterozoic_eon   From 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms Protest   The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent Protest   A formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution" Protest   The act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval; "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall" Protest   Utter words of protest Protest   Affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence" Protest   Express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" Protestant   The Protestant churches and denominations collectively Protestant   An adherent of Protestantism Protestant   Making a protest Protestant   Of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism; "Protestant churches"; "a Protestant denomination" Protestantism   The theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation Protestant_Church   The Protestant churches and denominations collectively Protestant_deacon   A Protestant layman who assists the minister Protestant_denomination   Group of Protestant congregations Back to top Protestant_Episcopal_Church   United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury Protestant_Reformation   A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches Protestation   A strong declaration of protest Protestation   A formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution" Protester   Someone who participates in a public display of group feeling Protester   A person who dissents from some established policy Protesting(a)   Making a protest Protestingly   In a protesting manner; "the bed creaked protestingly when the fat man sat down" Protest_march   Occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license Proteus   Type genus of the Proteidae Proteus   (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will Proteus_anguinus   European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander with permanent external gills Prothorax   The anterior part of an insect''s thorax; bears the first pair of legs Prothrombin   A protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin Prothrombinase   Coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors Prothrombin_accelerator   A coagulation factor Protirelin   Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary Protist   Free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes Protista   Eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae Protistan   Free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes Back to top Protium   Genus of chiefly tropical American trees having fragrant wood and yielding gum elemi Protium_guianense   Tropical American tree Protium_heptaphyllum   Tropical American tree Proto(a)   Indicating the first or earliest or original; "`proto'' is a combining form in a word like `protolanguage'' that refers to the hypothetical ancestor of another language or group of languages" Proto-Indo_European   A prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages Proto-Norse   The Germanic language of Scandinavia up until about 700 Proto-oncogene   A normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene Protoactinium   A short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead Protoanthropology   The study humans prior to the invention of writing Protoarchaeology   The study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils Protoarcheology   The study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils Protoavis   Most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having birdlike jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs Protoceratops   Small horned dinosaur Protocol   Code of correct conduct; "safety protocols"; "academic protocol" Protocol   Forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state Protocol   (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data Protoctist   Any of the unicellular protists Protoctista   In most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and Protoctist_family   Any of the families of Protoctista Protoctist_genus   Any genus of Protoctista Back to top Protoctist_order   The order of protoctista Protogeometric   Characteristic of the earliest phase of geometric art especially in Greece Protoheme   A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds Protohemin   A reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood Protohippus   Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size Protohistory   The study humans prior to the invention of writing Protology   The study of origins and first things; "To Christians, protology refers to God''s fundamental purpose for humanity" Protomammal   Probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals Proton   A stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron Proton_accelerator   A collider that collides beams of protons and antiprotons Proton_magnetic_resonance   Resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field Protoplasm   The living substance of a cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus) Protoplasmic_astrocyte   A kind of astrocyte found in the gray matter Protoplast   A biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts Prototheria   Echidnas; platypus Prototherian   Primitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guinea Prototypal   Representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist" Prototype   A standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father" Prototypic   Representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist" Prototypical   Representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned; "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist" Back to top Protozoa   In some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers Protozoal   Of or relating to the Protozoa Protozoal_infection   Any infection caused by a protozoan Protozoan   Any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic Protozoan   Of or relating to the Protozoa Protozoic   Of or relating to the Protozoa Protozoological   Concerning the branch of zoology that studies protozoans Protozoologist   A zoologist who studies protozoans Protozoology   The branch of zoology that studies protozoans Protozoon   Any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic Protract   Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" Protracted   Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" Protractedly   In a slow, leisurely or prolonged way; "her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly" -Rossetti Protractible   Able to be extended; "protractile muscle" Protractile   Able to be extended; "protractile muscle" Protraction   The act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" Protraction   The consequence of being lengthened in duration Protractor   Drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles Protriptyline   Tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression Protropin   Trade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to children deficient in the hormone; use by athletes and weight lifters is banned Back to top Protrude   Swell or protrude outwards; "His eyes bulged with surprise" Protrude   Bulge outward; "His eyes popped" Protrude   Extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" Protruding   Extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary; "the jutting limb of a tree"; "massive projected buttresses"; "his protruding ribs"; "a pile of boards sticking over the end of his truck" Protrusible   Capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue Protrusile   Capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue Protrusion   The act of projecting out from something Protrusion   Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form Protrusive   Thrusting outward Protuberance   Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form Protuberance   The condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly" Protuberant   Curving outward Protuberate   Form a rounded prominence; "The starved child''s belly protuberated" Protuberate   Cause to bulge out or project Protura   Minute wingless arthropods: telsontails Proturan   Any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter Proud   Having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks" Proud   Feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" Proudhon   French socialist who argued that property is theft (1809-1865) Proudly   In a proud manner; "he walked proudly into town" Back to top Proud_flesh   The swollen tissue around a healing wound or ulcer Proud_of(p)   Feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child" Proust   French novelist (1871-1922) Proustian   Of or relating to or in the manner of Marcel Proust Provability   Capability of being demonstrated or logically proved Provable   Capable of being demonstrated or proved; "obvious lies"; "a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare"; "practical truth provable to all men"- Walter Bagehot Provably   In an obvious and provable manner; "his documentary sources are demonstrably wrong" Prove   Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" Prove   Prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof Prove   Obtain probate of; "prove a will" Prove   Provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" Prove   Take a trial impression of Prove   Cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread" Prove   Increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" Prove   Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" Prove   Be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive" Proved   Established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness" Proven   Established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness" Provenance   Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization" Provencal   The medieval dialects of Langue d''oc (southern France) Back to top Provence   A former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d''Azur Provender   A stock or supply of foods Provender   Food for domestic livestock Proventil   A bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness Provera   A progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders Proverb   A condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people Proverbial   Widely known and spoken of; "her proverbial lateness"; "the proverbial absentiminded professor"; "your proverbial dizzy blonde" Proverbial   Of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb; "he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the proverbial grasshopper" Proverbially   In the manner of something that has become a byword; "this proverbially bitter plant, wormwood" Proverbs   An Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israelit sages (including Solomon) Prove_oneself   Show one''s ability or courage Provide   Take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" Provide   Determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech" Provide   Provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" Provide   Supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon" Provide   Provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" Provide   Mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" Provide   Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides Provided_with   Having a supply of Providence   The guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine providence" Back to top Providence   The prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources Providence   The capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University Providence   A manifestation of God''s foresightful care for His creatures Provident   Providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children''s education" Provident   Careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident" Providential   Peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a providential recovery" Providential   Resulting from divine providence; "providential care"; "a providential visitation" Providential   Relating to or characteristic of providence; "assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan"- M.R.Cohen Providentially   In a prudent manner; "I had allotted my own bedroom for necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and taken both myself and my typewriter into my son''s bedroom." Providentially   In a providential manner; as determined by providence; "his providentially destined role" Providentially   In a fortunately providential manner; "providentially the weather remained good" Providently   In a provident manner; "providently, he had saved up some money for emergencies" Provider   Someone who provides the means for subsistence Provider   Someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity Province   The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south" Province   The proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself" Provincial   A country person Provincial   (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order; "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials" Provincial   Characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes" Provincial   Of or associated with a province; "provincial government" Back to top Provincialism   A partiality for some particular place Provincialism   A lack of sophistication Provincially   By the province; through the province; "provincially controlled" Provincial_capital   The capital city of a province Proving_ground   A workplace for testing new equipment or ideas Provision   The activity of supplying or providing something Provision   The cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" Provision   A stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision" Provision   A store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) Provision   Supply with provisions Provisional   Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule" Provisionally   Temporarily and conditionally; "they have agreed provisionally"; "was appointed provisionally" Provisional_IRA   A militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army   A militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland Provisionary   Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule" Provisioner   A supplier of victuals or supplies to an army Provisions   A stock or supply of foods Proviso   A stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision" Provisory   Subject to a proviso; "a provisory clause" Provitamin   Vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues Back to top Provitamin_A   An orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver Provo   A city in north central Utah settled by Mormons Provocateur   A secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts Provocation   Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment Provocation   Needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation" Provocation   Something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action Provocative   Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope Provocative   Exciting sexual desire; "her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative" Provocatively   In a provocative manner; "`Try it,'' he said provocatively" Provoke   Provide the needed stimulus for Provoke   Call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" Provoke   Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" Provoke   Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" Provoked   Incited, especially deliberately, to anger; "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child" Provoker   Someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" Provoking   Causing or tending to cause anger or resentment; "a provoking delay at the airport" Provokingly   In a provocative manner; "`Try it,'' he said provocatively" Provos   A militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland Provost   A high-ranking university administrator Provost_court   A military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area Back to top Provost_guard   A detachment under the command of a provost marshall Provost_marshal   The supervisor of the military police Prow   Front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" Prowess   A superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it''s quite an art" Prowl   The act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner) Prowl   Move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town" Prowl   Loiter about, with no apparent aim Prowler   Someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions Prowl_car   A car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters Prox   In or of the next month after the present; "scheduled for the 6th prox" Proxemics   The study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations Proxima   The nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years Proximal   Situated nearest to point of attachment or origin; "the proximal end of a bone" Proximate   Very close in space or time; "proximate words"; "proximate houses" Proximate   Closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects; "news of his proximate arrival"; "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals" Proxima_Centauri   The nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years Proximity   The property of being close together Proximity   A Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit Proximity   The region close around a person or thing Proximo   In or of the next month after the present; "scheduled for the 6th prox" Back to top Proxy   A power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting Proxy   A person authorized to act for another Proxy_fight   A measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced Proxy_war   A war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate Prozac   A selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Prozac) Pro_bono   Done for the public good without compensation Pro_forma   As a formality only; "a one-candidate pro forma election" Pro_forma   In a set manner without serious attention; "they answered my letter pro forma"; "he kissed her cheek perfunctorily" Pro_rata   In proportion Pro_re_nata   According to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions); "add water as needed" Pro_tem   For the time being; "he is the president pro tem"; "designated him to act as consul protempore"- H.H.Fiske Pro_tem   For the time being; temporarily; "accepting pro tem that hypothesis consistent with the facts"- J.W.Krutch Pro_tempore   For the time being; "he is the president pro tem"; "designated him to act as consul protempore"- H.H.Fiske Pro_tempore   For the time being; temporarily; "accepting pro tem that hypothesis consistent with the facts"- J.W.Krutch Prude   A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum Prudence   Discretion in practical affairs Prudence   Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" Prudent   Showing wise self-restraint in speech and behavior especially in preserving prudent silence; "maintained a prudent silence" Prudent   Careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight" Prudential   Arising from or characterized by prudence especially in business matters; "he abstained partly for prudential reasons" Back to top Prudently   In a prudent manner; "I had allotted my own bedroom for necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and taken both myself and my typewriter into my son''s bedroom." Prudery   Excessive or affected modesty Prudhoe_Bay   A bay on the northern coast of Alaska where oil was discovered in 1968 Prudish   Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn''t approve of my miniskirts" Prudishly   In a prudish manner; "she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste" Prudishness   Excessive or affected modesty Prumnopitys   Mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus Prumnopitys_amara   A large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree having large glossy lanceolate leaves; of rain forests of Sumatra and Philippines to northern Queensland Prumnopitys_andina   South American evergreen tree or shrub Prumnopitys_elegans   South American evergreen tree or shrub Prumnopitys_ferruginea   New Zealand conifer Prumnopitys_taxifolia   New Zealand conifer Prune   Dried plum Prune   Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" Prune   Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" Pruned   (of plants or trees) shaped by having superfluous branches or shoots trimmed back or cut off; "abundant fruit from properly pruned vines and fruit trees" Prunella   Type genus of the Prunellidae Prunella   Small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers Prunella_modularis   Small brownish European songbird Prunella_vulgaris   Decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America Back to top Prunellidae   Hedge sparrow Pruner   A long-handled edge tool with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees Pruner   A worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner''s axe" Prune_cake   Moist cake containing prunes that have been made into a puree Prune_whip   Dessert made of prune puree and whipped cream Pruning   The act of trimming a plant Pruning   Something that has been pruned off of a plant Pruning_hook   A long-handled edge tool with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees Pruning_knife   A knife with a curved or hooked blade Pruning_saw   A handsaw used for pruning trees Pruning_shears   Shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants Pruno   A liquor concocted from a mixture of ingredients (such as prunes and raisins and milk and sugar) that can be fermented to produce alcohol; made by prison inmates Prunus   A genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions Prunus_alleghaniensis   Wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh Prunus_americana   Wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh Prunus_amygdalus   Small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California Prunus_angustifolia   Small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit Prunus_armeniaca   Temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits Prunus_avium   Large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation Prunus_besseyi   Dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit Back to top Prunus_capuli   Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit Prunus_caroliniana   Small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States Prunus_cerasifera   Small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit; used in Europe as budding stock Prunus_cerasus   Rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit Prunus_cerasus_austera   Any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice Prunus_cerasus_caproniana   Any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juice Prunus_cerasus_marasca   Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur Prunus_cuneata   Small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit Prunus_dasycarpa   Small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit Prunus_demissa   Chokecherry of western United States Prunus_domestica   Any of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areas Prunus_domestica_insititia   Plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit Prunus_dulcis   Small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California Prunus_dulcis_amara   Almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes Prunus_glandulosa   Small Chinese shrub with smooth unfurrowed dark red fruit grown especially for its red or pink or white flowers Prunus_ilicifolia   California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers Prunus_incisa   Shrubby Japanese tree having pale pink blossoms Prunus_insititia   Small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters Prunus_japonica   Woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms Prunus_laurocerasus   Frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil Back to top Prunus_lyonii   Evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island (California) Prunus_maritima   Seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit Prunus_mexicana   Small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves Prunus_mume   Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits Prunus_nigra   Small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit Prunus_padus   Small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry Prunus_pensylvanica   Small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit Prunus_persica   Cultivated in temperate regions Prunus_persica_nectarina   Variety or mutation of the peach bearing smooth-skinned fruit with usually yellow flesh Prunus_pumila   Small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit Prunus_pumilla_susquehanae   Small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit Prunus_salicina   Small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor Prunus_serotina   Large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit Prunus_serrulata   Ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms Prunus_sieboldii   Ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms Prunus_spinosa   A thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits Prunus_subcordata   Shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit Prunus_subhirtella   Shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers Prunus_susquehanae   Small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit Prunus_tenella   Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers Back to top Prunus_triloba   Deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers Prunus_virginiana   A common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds Prunus_virginiana_demissa   Chokecherry of western United States Prurience   Feeling morbid sexual desire Pruriency   Feeling morbid sexual desire Prurient   Characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man" Pruriently   In a prurient manner Prurigo   Chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching Pruritus   An intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.) Pruritus_ani   Chronic itching of the skin around the anus Pruritus_vulvae   Persistent itching of the external female genitalia Prussia   A former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland; "in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states" Prussian   A German inhabitant of Prussia Prussian   Of or relating to or characteristic of Prussia or its inhabitants; "Prussian officers"; "Prussian aristocracy" Prussian_asparagus   Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots Prussian_blue   A dark greenish-blue color Prussian_blue   Any of various blue pigments Prussic_acid   A solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds Pry   A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge Pry   Be nosey; "Don''t pry into my personal matters!" Back to top Pry   To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" Pry   Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" Pry   Search or inquire in a meddlesome way; "This guy is always nosing around the office" Prying   Offensive inquisitiveness Prying   Offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor''s doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day" Pryingly   In a curious and prying manner; "`Do you have a boyfriend,'' she asked her prospective tenant pryingly" Pry_bar   A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge Przevalski's_horse   Wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered Przewalski's_horse   Wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered PR_man   Someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure) PS   A note appended to a letter after the signature PSA   A protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; PSA is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely; elevated levels of PSA in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and pros Psalm   Any sacred song used to praise the Deity Psalm   One of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David Psalm   Sing or celebrate in psalms; "He psalms the works of God" Psalmist   A composer of sacred songs; "David is called The Psalmist because he is believed to be the author of the Book of Psalms" Psalmody   The act of singing psalms or hymns Psalms   An Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms Psalter   A collection of Psalms for liturgical use Psalterium   The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant Back to top Psaltery   An ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings Psaltriparus   A genus of Paridae Psammoma   A tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain; characterized by sand-like particles PSA_blood_test   A blood test that measures levels of a protein called prostate specific antigen that is manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; men with prostate problems usually have elevated levels of PSA Psenes   A genus of Stromateidae Psephologist   A sociologist who studies election trends Psephology   The branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls) Psephurus   A genus of Polyodontidae Psephurus_gladis   Fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish Psetta   A genus of Bothidae Psetta_maxima   A large brownish European flatfish Psettichthys   A genus of Soleidae Psettichthys_melanostichus   A common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America Pseud   A person who makes deceitful pretenses Pseudacris   Chorus frogs Pseudaletia   Moths whose larvae are armyworms Pseudaletia_unipuncta   Moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes Pseudaletia_unipuncta   Noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain Pseudechis   Venomous Australian blacksnakes Pseudechis_porphyriacus   Large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red belly Back to top Pseudemys   Sliders; red-bellied terrapin Pseudemys_concinna   Large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico Pseudemys_rubriventris   Freshwater turtle of Chesapeake bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell Pseudemys_scripta   Freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets Pseudepigrapha   52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in nature Pseudo   A person who makes deceitful pretenses Pseudo   (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of; "a pseudo esthete"; "pseudoclassic" Pseudobombax   Tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees Pseudobombax_ellipticum   Tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear Pseudocarp   Fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry Pseudococcidae   Scale-like insects: mealybugs Pseudococcus   Type genus of the Pseudococcidae Pseudococcus_comstocki   Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees Pseudococcus_fragilis   Destructive especially to citrus Pseudocolus   A genus of fungi belonging to the family Clathraceae Pseudocolus_fusiformis   A stinkhorn of genus Pseudocolus; the fruiting body first resembles a small puffball that soon splits open to form a stalk with tapering arms that arch and taper to a common point Pseudocyesis   Physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant Pseudoephedrine   Poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it Pseudohallucination   An image vivid enough to be a hallucination but recognized as unreal Pseudohermaphrodite   Someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth Back to top Pseudohermaphrodite   Having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex Pseudohermaphroditic   Having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex Pseudohermaphroditism   Congenital condition in which a person has external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex Pseudohypertrophic_dystrophy   The most common form of muscular dystrophy; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males) Pseudolarix   One species: golden larch Pseudolarix_amabilis   Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves Pseudomonad   Bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals Pseudomonadales   One of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments Pseudomonas   Type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae Pseudomonas_pyocanea   A species of aerobic bacteria Pseudomonas_solanacearum   Causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc Pseudomonodaceae   Rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens Pseudonym   A fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role Pseudonymous   Bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name; "the writings of Mark Twain are pseudonymous" Pseudoperipteral   Having columniation completely circling an area of the structure Pseudophloem   False phloem Pseudopleuronectes   A genus of Pleuronectidae Pseudopleuronectes_americanus   Important American food fish in the winter Pseudopod   Temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion Pseudopodium   Temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion Back to top Pseudoprostyle   Marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure Pseudorubella   A viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days Pseudoryx   Species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by scientists in 1992 Pseudoryx_nghetinhensis   Cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat Pseudoscience   An activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions Pseudoscientific   Based on theories and methods erroneously regarded as scientific Pseudoscorpion   Small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion Pseudoscorpiones   False scorpions Pseudoscorpionida   False scorpions Pseudosmallpox   A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus Pseudotaxus   One species Pseudotaxus_chienii   Yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berries Pseudotsuga   Douglas fir; closely related to genera Larix and Cathaya Pseudotsuga_macrocarpa   Douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long Pseudotsuga_menziesii   Lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones Pseudovariola   A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus Pseudowintera   Evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand Pseudowintera_colorata   Evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits PSF   A terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in 1967 but now have close relations with al-Fatah; staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border Psi   The 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet Back to top Psi   A unit of pressure Psidium   Guavas Psidium_cattleianum   Small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit Psidium_guajava   Small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit Psidium_guineense   South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava Psidium_littorale   Small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit Psidium_littorale_longipes   Small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit Psilocin   A hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom Psilocybin   A hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom Psilomelane   A mineral consisting of hydrated basic oxide of manganese and barium; a source of manganese Psilophytaceae   Paleozoic plants Psilophytales   Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land plants Psilophyte   Any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant Psilophyton   Any plant or fossil of the genus Psilophyton Psilopsida   Whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs Psilosis   Falling out of hair Psilotaceae   Small family of lower ferns having nearly naked stems and minute scalelike leaves Psilotales   Lower vascular plants having dichotomously branched sporophyte divided into aerial shoot and rhizome and lacking true roots Psilotatae   Whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs Psilotum   Type genus of the Psilotaceae Back to top Psilotum_nudum   Pantropical epiphytic or terrestrial whisk fern with usually dull yellow branches and minute leaves; America; Japan; Australia Psithyrus   A large bee that resembles the bumblebee but lacks pollen-collecting apparatus and a worker caste Psittacidae   Coextensive with the order Psittaciformes Psittaciformes   An order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets Psittacosaur   Primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind and short front limbs; may have been bipedal Psittacosaurus   Primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind and short front limbs; may have been bipedal Psittacosis   An atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds Psittacosis   Infectious disease of birds Psittacula   A genus of Psittacidae Psittacula_krameri   African parakeet Psittacus   Type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African gray Psittacus_erithacus   Commonly domesticated gray parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa Psi_particle   A neutral meson with a large mass Psoas   Either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh Psocid   Small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter Psocidae   A family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying vegetation; related to booklice Psocoptera   An order of insects: includes booklice and barklice Psocopterous_insect   Small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs Psophia   Type genus of the Psophiidae: trumpeters Psophia_crepitans   Trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil Back to top Psophiidae   Trumpeters Psophocarpus   Species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs Psophocarpus_tetragonolobus   Tuberous-rooted twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics Psoralea   Widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers Psoralea_esculenta   Densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots Psoriasis   A chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences Psoriatic_arthritis   A form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis PST   Standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States Psyche   That which is responsible for one''s thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn''t get his words out of my head" Psyche   (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul Psyche   The immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life Psychedelia   The subculture of users of psychedelic drugs Psychedelic   Of a mental state characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair; "a psychedelic experience" Psychedelic   Having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states; "a psychedelic painting" Psychedelic   Producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis; "psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and mescaline" Psychedelic_drug   A psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences Psychedelic_rock   A musical style that emerged in the mid-1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience Psychiatric   Relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry; "psychiatric disorder"; "psychiatric hospital" Psychiatrical   Relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry; "psychiatric disorder"; "psychiatric hospital" Psychiatric_hospital   A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person Back to top Psychiatrist   A physician who specializes in psychiatry Psychiatry   The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders Psychic   A person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception Psychic   Outside the sphere of physical science; "psychic phenomena" Psychic   Affecting or influenced by the human mind; "psychic energy"; "psychic trauma" Psychic   Pertaining to forces or mental processes outside the possibilities defined by natural or scientific laws; "psychic reader"; "psychical research" Psychical   Outside the sphere of physical science; "psychic phenomena" Psychical   Affecting or influenced by the human mind; "psychic energy"; "psychic trauma" Psychical   Pertaining to forces or mental processes outside the possibilities defined by natural or scientific laws; "psychic reader"; "psychical research" Psychically   From a psychic point of view; "he was psychically blind" Psychical_communication   Communication by paranormal means Psychic_communication   Communication by paranormal means Psychic_energy   An actuating force or factor Psychic_phenomena   Phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes Psychic_phenomenon   Phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes Psychic_trauma   An emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects Psycho   A person afflicted with psychosis Psychoactive   Affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes; "psychoactive drugs" Psychoactive_drug   A drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions Psychoactive_substance   A drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions Back to top Psychoanalyse   Subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" Psychoanalysis   A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" Psychoanalyst   A licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis Psychoanalytic   Of or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund Freud; "Freud''s psychoanalytical theories"; "psychoanalytic treatment" Psychoanalytical   Of or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund Freud; "Freud''s psychoanalytical theories"; "psychoanalytic treatment" Psychoanalytic_process   A process that is assumed to occur in psychoanalytic theory Psychoanalyze   Subject to psychoanalytic treatment; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" Psychobabble   Using language loaded with psychological terminology Psychodelic_drug   A psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences Psychodid   A fly of the family Psychodidae Psychodidae   Very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies Psychogalvanic_response   A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body Psychogenic   Mental or emotional rather than physiological in origin; "a psychogenic disorder" Psychogenic_fugue   Dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state Psychokinesis   The power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force Psychokinetic   Moving an object without apparent use of physical means Psycholinguist   A person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human language Psycholinguistic   Of or relating to the psychology of language Psycholinguistics   The branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performance Psychological   Mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature; "give psychological support"; "psychological warfare" Back to top Psychological   Of or relating to or determined by psychology; "psychological theories" Psychologically   With regard to psychology; "war that caught them in its toils either psychologically or physically"; "the event was very damaging to the child psychologically1" Psychologically   In terms of psychology; "classify poetry psychologically" Psychological_disorder   (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness Psychological_feature   A feature of the mental life of a living organism Psychological_medicine   The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders Psychological_moment   The most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect Psychological_operation   Military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments Psychological_science   The science of mental life Psychological_state   (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state" Psychological_warfare   The use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents'' morale Psychologist   A scientist trained in psychology Psychology   The science of mental life Psychology_department   The academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology Psychometric   Of or relating to psychometrics; "psychometric journals" Psychometrics   Any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements Psychometric_test   Any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the test was standardized on a large sample of students" Psychometrika   Any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements Psychometry   Any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements Psychomotor   Of or relating to or characterizing mental events that have motor consequences or vice versa Back to top Psychomotor_development   Progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities Psychomotor_epilepsy   Epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations Psychoneurosis   A mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction Psychoneurotic   A person suffering from neurosis Psychoneurotic   Affected with emotional disorder Psychonomics   The branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues Psychopath   Someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath'' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath'') Psychopathic   Suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder Psychopathic_personality   A personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (`psychopathic personality'' was once widely used but was superseded by `sociopathic personality'' to indicate the social aspects of the d Psychopathologic   Suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder Psychopathological   Suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder Psychopathology   The branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders Psychopathology   The branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior Psychopathy   Any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention Psychopharmacological   Of or relating to psychopharmacology Psychopharmacology   The study of drugs that affect the mind Psychophysicist   A psychologist trained in psychophysics Psychophysics   The branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects Psychophysiology   The branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes Psychopomp   A conductor of souls to the afterworld; "Hermes was their psychopomp" Back to top Psychopsis   Epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium Psychopsis_krameriana   Orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium Psychopsis_papilio   Orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium Psychosexual   Of or relating to the mental or emotional attitudes about sexuality Psychosexuality   The mental representation of sexual activities Psychosexual_development   (psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stage Psychosis   Any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted Psychosomatic   Used of illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis Psychosomatic_disorder   A mental disorder that causes somatic symptoms Psychosurgery   Brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems Psychotherapeutic   Emotionally purging Psychotherapeutic   Of or relating to or practicing psychotherapy; "psychotherapeutic sessions" Psychotherapeutics   The branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods Psychotherapist   A therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders Psychotherapy   The treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means Psychotherapy   The branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods Psychotherapy_group   A meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposes Psychotic   A person afflicted with psychosis Psychotic   Suffering from psychosis Psychotic_belief   (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary Back to top Psychotic_depression   A state of depression so severe that the person loses contact with reality and suffers a variety of functional impairments Psychotic_person   A person afflicted with psychosis Psychotria   Tropical chiefly South American shrubs and trees Psychotria_capensis   South African evergreen having hard tough wood Psychotropic   Affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes; "psychoactive drugs" Psychotropic_agent   A chemical substance that can influence human consciousness Psychrometer   A hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air Psych_up   Get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie" Psylla   Small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices Psyllid   Small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices Psyllidae   Jumping plant lice Psyllium   Plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative Psyop   Military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments Pt   A heavy precious metallic element; gray-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits Ptah   A major Egyptian god; shaper of the world; father of gods and men; worshipped especially at Memphis Ptarmigan   Large arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage Pteretis   Small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae Pteretis_struthiopteris   Tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes Pteridaceae   One of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; Pteridaceae is itself in turn sometimes further subdivided Pteridium   A genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae Back to top Pteridium_aquilinum   Large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan Pteridium_esculentum   Fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions Pteridological   Of or relating to the study of ferns Pteridologist   An expert in the study of ferns Pteridology   The branch of botany that studies ferns Pteridophyta   Containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns; in some classifications considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta Pteridophyte   Plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores Pteridosperm   An extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae) Pteridospermae   Used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales Pteridospermaphyta   Used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales Pteridospermopsida   Extinct gymnosperms most of Carboniferous to Jurassic: seed ferns and allies Pteriidae   Pearl oysters Pterion   The craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle Pteris   Large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae Pteris_cretica   Cultivated in many varieties as houseplants Pteris_multifida   Asiatic fern introduced in America Pteris_serrulata   Fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands Pternohyla   Burrowing tree frogs Pternohyla_fodiens   Terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest Pterocarpus   Genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods Back to top Pterocarpus_angolensis   Deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood Pterocarpus_indicus   Tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain Pterocarpus_macrocarpus   Tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany Pterocarpus_marsupium   East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning Pterocarpus_santalinus   Tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood Pterocarya   Asiatic nut trees: wing nuts Pterocarya_fraxinifolia   Medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished from other walnut trees by its winged fruit Pterocles   Type genus of the Pteroclididae Pterocles_alchata   Sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers Pterocles_indicus   Sandgrouse of India Pteroclididae   Sandgrouses Pterocnemia   A genus of birds of the family Rheidae Pterocnemia_pennata   Smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan Pterodactyl   Extinct flying reptile Pterodactylidae   A reptile family in the order Pterosauria Pterodactylus   A reptile genus of Pterodactylidae Pterois   Lionfishes Pteropogon   Southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit Pteropogon_humboltianum   Southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit Pteropsida   Used in former classifications to include all ferns and flowering plants and divided into the three classes Filicinae and Gymnospermae and Angiospermae Back to top Pteropus   A genus of Megachiroptera Pteropus_capestratus   A variety of fruit bat Pteropus_hypomelanus   A variety of fruit bat Pterosaur   Extinct flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a birdlike beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb Pterosauria   Extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs Pterospermum   Genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs Pterospermum_acerifolium   Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree Pterostylis   Genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific Pteroylglutamic_acid   A B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction Pteroylmonoglutamic_acid   A B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction Pterygium   A thickened triangular layer of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; pterygia arise from irritation of the pinguecula Pterygoid_muscle   Muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw Pterygoid_plexus   A plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veins Pterygoid_process   Two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone Ptilocercus   Pentails Ptilocrinus   Sea lilies Ptilonorhynchidae   Bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchus   Type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae Ptilonorhynchus_violaceus   Of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light gray-green Ptloris   A genus of Paradisaeidae Back to top Ptloris_paradisea   Velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail PTO   A device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer) Ptolemaic   Of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system; "in the Ptolemaic system of planetary motion the earth is fixed as the center of the universe with the sun and moon and planets revolving around it" Ptolemaic   Of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy Ptolemaic_dynasty   An ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra Ptolemaic_system   Ptolemy''s model of the universe with the Earth at the center Ptolemy   An ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra Ptolemy   Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd century AD) Ptolemy_I   The king of Egypt who founded the Macedonian dynasty in Egypt; a close friend and general of Alexander the Great who took charge of Egypt after Alexander died (circa 367-285 BC) Ptolemy_II   Son of Ptolemy I and king of Egypt who was said to be responsible for the Septuagint (circa 309-247 BC) Ptomain   Any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria Ptomaine   A term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines Ptomaine   Any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria Ptomaine_poisoning   A term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines Ptosis   Drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness PTSD   An anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images Ptyalin   An amylase secreted in saliva Ptyalise   Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" Ptyalism   Excessive flow of saliva Ptyalith   Calculus in a salivary gland Back to top Ptyalize   Expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer" Ptyas   Asian rat snakes Ptyas_mucosus   Enter buildings in pursuit of prey Ptychozoon   Flying geckos Ptychozoon_homalocephalum   Having membranous expansions along sides of body and limbs and tail PT_boat   A small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(ropeller) T(orpedo) boat Pu   A solid silvery gray radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plut Pub   Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals Pub-crawl   Go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham" Pubertal   Of or related to puberty Puberty   The time of life when sex glands become functional Puberulent   Covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" Pubes   The lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs Pubescence   The time of life when sex glands become functional Pubescent   Covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" Pubescent   (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature; "the budding breasts of a pubescent girl and the downy chin of pubescent boy" Pubic   Relating or near the pubis; "pubic bones"; "pubic hair" Pubic_bone   One of the three sections of the hipbone; together the two pubic bones form the front of the pelvis Pubic_hair   Hair growing in the pubic area Pubic_louse   Infests the pubic region of the human body Back to top Pubic_region   The lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs Pubis   One of the three sections of the hipbone; together the two pubic bones form the front of the pelvis Public   A body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public" Public   People in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public" Public   Affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare" Public   Not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures" Public-relations_campaign   An advertising campaign intended to improve public relations Public-service_corporation   A company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation Public-spirited   Showing unselfish interest in the public welfare; "a public-spirited citizen" Publically   In a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly; "she admitted publicly to being a communist" Publican   The keeper of a public house Publication   The business of publishing Publication   The act of issuing printed materials Publication   A copy of a printed work offered for distribution Publicise   Make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" Publicise   Call attention to; "Please don''t advertise the fact that he has AIDS" Publicised   Made known; especially made widely known Publiciser   Someone who publicizes Publicist   Someone who publicizes Publicity   A message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution Back to top Publicity_man   Someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure) Publicize   Make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" Publicize   Call attention to; "Please don''t advertise the fact that he has AIDS" Publicized   Made known; especially made widely known Publicizer   Someone who publicizes Publicizing   The business of drawing public attention to goods and services Publicly   In a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly; "she admitted publicly to being a communist" Publicly   By the public or the people generally; "publicly provided medical care"; "publicly financed schools" Public_address_system   An electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas Public_charity   A charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals) Public_convenience   A toilet that is available to the public Public_debate   The formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote) Public_debt   The total of the nation''s debts: debts of local and state and national governments; an indicator of how much public spending is financed by borrowing instead of taxation Public_defender   A lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense Public_discussion   Free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion" Public_domain   Property rights that are held by the public at large Public_easement   Any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public''s right to use public streets) Public_executioner   An official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant Public_exposure   The opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate Public_eye   A focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency" Back to top Public_figure   A well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music" Public_house   Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals Public_housing   A housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families Public_knowledge   Knowledge that is available to anyone Public_lavatory   A toilet that is available to the public Public_law   A law affecting the public at large Public_lecture   A speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" Public_library   A nonprofit library maintained for public use Public_mover   A company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another Public_nudity   Vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place Public_nuisance   A nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public; "a public nuisance offends the public at large" Public_office   A position concerning the people as a whole Public_opinion   A belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion" Public_opinion_poll   An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people Public_presentation   A dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" Public_press   The gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines Public_property   Property owned by a government Public_prosecutor   A government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state Public_relations   A promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution Public_relations_man   Someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure) Back to top Public_relations_person   A person employed to establish and promote a favorable relationship with the public Public_school   A tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board Public_school   Private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition Public_security   The general security of public places; "he was arrested for disturbing the peace" Public_servant   Someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment) Public_service   Employment within a government system (especially in the civil service) Public_service   A service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions Public_speaker   A person who delivers a speech or oration Public_speaking   Delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" Public_square   A place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece Public_square   An open area at the meeting of two or more streets Public_toilet   A toilet that is available to the public Public_transit   A public transportation system for moving passengers Public_transport   Conveyance for passengers or mail or freight Public_treasury   A treasury for government funds Public_trust   A trust created for charitable or religious or educational or scientific purposes Public_utility   A company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation Public_violence   A public act of violence by an unruly mob Public_works   Structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use Publish   Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" Back to top Publish   Have (one''s written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" Publish   Put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple''s divorce"; "These news should not be printed" Publishable   Suitable for publication Published   Formally made public; "published accounts" Published   Prepared and printed for distribution and sale; "the complete published works Dickens" Publisher   A firm in the publishing business Publisher   A person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music Publisher   The proprietor of a newspaper Publishing   The business of publishing Publishing_company   A firm in the publishing business Publishing_conglomerate   A conglomerate of publishing companies Publishing_empire   A conglomerate of publishing companies Publishing_firm   A firm in the publishing business Publishing_house   A firm in the publishing business Publius_Aelius_Hadrianus   Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian''s Wall (76-138) Publius_Cornelius_Scipio   Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC) Publius_Cornelius_Scipio_Africanus_Major   Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC) Publius_Ovidius_Naso   Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17) Publius_Terentius_Afer   Dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC) Publius_Vergilius_Maro   A Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid'' (70-19 BC) Back to top Pubococcygeus_exercises   Exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine Pub_crawl   A tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop) Puccini   Italian operatic composer noted for the dramatic realism of his operas (1858-1924) Puccinia   Type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants Pucciniaceae   Large important family of rust fungi Puccinia_graminis   Rust fungus that attacks wheat Puccoon   Perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant Puccoon   Perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment Puce   A color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red Puck   A vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey Puck   A mischievous sprite of English folklore Pucka   Absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants" Pucker   An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) Pucker   To gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" Pucker   Become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered" Pucker   Draw fabric together and sew it tightly Puckerbush   Evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles Puckered   (used of the skin of the face) contracted into wrinkles; "a puckered-up mouth waiting to be kissed"; "her mischievous puckered nose" Puckered-up   (used of the skin of the face) contracted into wrinkles; "a puckered-up mouth waiting to be kissed"; "her mischievous puckered nose" Puckish   Naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter" Back to top Puckishly   In an appealing but bold manner; "she asked him impishly to come in" Puckishness   The trait of behaving like an imp Pud   (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud'' is used informally) Pudden-head   A person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" Pudding   Any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed Pudding   (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud'' is used informally) Pudding   Any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes; "corn pudding" Pudding-face   A large fat human face Pudding-wife   Bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil Puddingheaded   Stupid and confused; used especially of persons; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne Puddingwife   Bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil Pudding_berry   Creeping red-berried perennial herb distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska Pudding_face   A large fat human face Pudding_head   A person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" Pudding_pipe_tree   Deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia Pudding_stone   A composite rock made up of particles of varying size Puddle   Something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" Puddle   A small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" Puddle   A mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry Puddle   Eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" Back to top Puddle   Mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" Puddle   Make a puddle by splashing water Puddle   Make into a puddle; "puddled mire" Puddle   Mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint" Puddle   Work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud Puddle   Dip into mud before planting; "puddle young plants" Puddle   Subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron" Puddle   Wade or dabble in a puddle; "The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard" Puddler   A worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling Pudendal   Of or relating to or near the pudendum; "pudendal nerve" Pudendal_artery   Arteries supplying the external genital organs of humans Pudendal_block   Regional anesthesia resulting from the use of a local anesthetic to deaden the pudendal nerves in the region of the vulva and labia majora; used to ease discomfort during childbirth Pudendal_cleavage   The fissure between the labia majora Pudendal_cleft   The fissure between the labia majora Pudendal_slit   The fissure between the labia majora Pudendal_vein   Vein of the pudendum Pudendum   Human external genital organs collectively especially of a female Pudge   A short fat person Pudginess   The property of having a plump and round body Pudgy   Short and fat Back to top Puebla   A city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau Puebla_de_Zaragoza   A city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau Pueblo   A communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States Pueblo   A city in Colorado south of Colorado Springs Pueblo   A member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called pueblos by the Spanish because they live in villages built of adobe and rock Pueraria   Genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu Pueraria_lobata   Fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long many-seed hairy pods and tuberous starchy roots; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States Puerile   Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" Puerile   Of or characteristic of a child; "puerile breathing" Puerility   A property characteristic of a child Puerility   The state of a child between infancy and adolescence Puerpera   A woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter Puerperal   Relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth Puerperal_fever   Serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon Puerperium   Time period following childbirth when the mother''s uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved; "a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium" Puerto_Rican   A resident of Puerto Rico Puerto_Rico   The smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Puerto_Rico   A self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico Puff   Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" Puff   A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" Back to top Puff   Thick cushion used as a seat Puff   A soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin Puff   Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together Puff   Exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes) Puff   A light inflated pastry or puff shell Puff   A short light gust of air Puff   Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" Puff   Blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain" Puff   To swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs" Puff   Speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man" Puff   Praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production" Puff   Smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe" Puff   Suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" Puff   Make proud or conceited; "The sudden fame puffed her ego" Puff   Gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves" Puffball   Any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles Puffball   Any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature Puffbird   Brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers Puffed   Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" Puffed   Gathered for protruding fullness; "puff sleeves" Back to top Puffed_rice   Puffy rice kernels Puffed_wheat   Puffy wheat berries Puffer   Any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers Puffer   Delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver Puffin   Any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills Puffiness   Abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement Puffing   An act of forcible exhalation Puffing   Blowing tobacco smoke out into the air; "they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing" Puffing   Breathing heavily Puffinus   Shearwaters Puffinus_puffinus   Small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic Puffy   Breathing heavily Puffy   Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh" Puffy   Being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt" Puff_adder   Harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed Puff_adder   Large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed Puff_batter   Batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings Puff_of_air   A short light gust of air Puff_out   To swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs" Puff_paste   Dough used for very light flaky rich pastries Back to top Puff_up   To swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs" Puff_up   Make larger or distend; "The estimates were puffed up" Puff_up   Praise extravagantly; "The critics puffed up this Broadway production" Puff_up   Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son" Pug   Small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle Pug-dog   Small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle Pug-nose   Having a blunt nose; "a pug-nosed boy with freckles"; "a snub-nosed automatic" Pug-nosed   Having a blunt nose; "a pug-nosed boy with freckles"; "a snub-nosed automatic" Puget_Sound   An inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State Pugilism   Fighting with the fists Pugilist   Someone who fights with his fists for sport Pugilistic   Of or relating to pugilism or pugilists; "a pugilistic career" Pugin   English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852) Puglia   A region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic Pugnacious   Ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men" Pugnacious   Tough and callous by virtue of experience Pugnaciously   In a pugnacious manner Pugnacity   A disposition to fight Pug_nose   A short nose; flattened and turned up at the end Puissance   Power to influence or coerce; "the puissance of the labor vote" Back to top Puissant   Powerful Pujunan   A Penutian language spoken by the Maidu people Puka   Small round-headed New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers Puka   South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers Puka_Inti   A small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings Puke   A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git''" Puke   The matter ejected in vomiting Puke   Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" Puking   The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth Pukka   Absolutely first class and genuine; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants" Puku   An African antelope closely related to the waterbuck Pul   100 puls equal 1 afghani Pula   The basic unit of money in Botswana Pulasan   Fruit of an East Indian tree similar to the rambutan but sweeter Pulasan   East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan Pulasan_tree   East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan Pulassan   Fruit of an East Indian tree similar to the rambutan but sweeter Pulassan   East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan Pulchritude   Physical beauty (especially of a woman) Pulchritudinous   Used of persons only; having great physical beauty; "pulchritudinous movie stars" Back to top Pule   Cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" Pulex   Type genus of the Pulicidae Pulex_irritans   The most common flea attacking humans Pulicaria   Genus of temperate Old World herbs: fleabane Pulicaria_dysenterica   Hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas Pulicidae   Many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals Pulitzer   United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911) Pull   The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" Pull   A sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it" Pull   A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly" Pull   A device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer" Pull   Special advantage or influence; "the chairman''s nephew has a lot of pull" Pull   The force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current" Pull   A sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull" Pull   Strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition" Pull   Take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf" Pull   Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I''m pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?" Pull   Draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" Pull   Strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" Pull   Hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball" Back to top Pull   Cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" Pull   Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that th Pull   Tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips" Pull   Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your kneees towards your chin" Pull   Rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse" Pull   Operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars" Pull   Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" Pull   Steer into a certain direction; "pull one''s horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over" Pull   Move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right" Pull   Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter" Pull   Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" Pull-in   A roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers Pull-off   Designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily; "in England they call a rest area a lay-by" Pull-through   Cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight; is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it Pull-up   An arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar Pull-up   A roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers Pullback   (military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops); "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops" Pullback   A device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back; "the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks" Pulled   Drawn toward the source of the force; "this exercise must be done with the arms pulled back" Puller   Someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something Back to top Puller   Someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself Pullet   Young hen usually less than a year old Pullet   Flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying Pulley   A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope Pulley-block   A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope Pulling   The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" Pulling_out   A method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation Pullman   Luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel Pullman_car   Luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel Pullman_porter   A railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) Pullorum_disease   A serious bacterial disease of young chickens Pullout   To break off a military action with an enemy Pullover   A sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head Pullulate   Breed freely and abundantly Pullulate   Become abundant; increase rapidly Pullulate   Produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" Pullulate   Move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" Pullulate   Be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries" Pullulate_with   Exist in large quantity Pullulation   A rapid and abundant increase Back to top Pullulation   Asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual Pull_ahead   Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" Pull_along   Pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk" Pull_at   Pluck or pull at with the fingers; "She picked nervously at the buttons of her blouse" Pull_away   Pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" Pull_a_face   Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" Pull_a_fast_one_on   Deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" Pull_back   Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We''ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" Pull_back   Pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows" Pull_back   Move to a rearward position; pull towards the back; "Pull back your arms!" Pull_back   Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) Pull_back   Pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" Pull_chain   A chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet) Pull_down   Cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" Pull_down   Tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" Pull_in   Get or bring together; "accumulate evidence" Pull_in   Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that th Pull_in   Move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" Pull_in   Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" Pull_in_one's_horns   Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We''ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" Back to top Pull_off   Pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush" Pull_off   Remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese" Pull_off   Cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged" Pull_off   Be successful; achieve a goal; "She succeeded in persuading us all"; "I managed to carry the box upstairs"; "She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it"; "The pianist negociated the difficult runs" Pull_one's_weight   Do one''s share in a common task; "Bob has never pulled his weight, and we all have to work harder to make up for his laziness" Pull_out   Draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" Pull_out   Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" Pull_out   Move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire" Pull_out   Remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved" Pull_out_all_the_stops   Use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting" Pull_over   Steer a vehicle to the side of the road; "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed" Pull_round   Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" Pull_someone's_leg   Subject to a palyful hoax or joke Pull_strings   Influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" Pull_the_leg_of   Tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" Pull_the_plug   Prevent from happening or continuing; "The government pulled the plug on spending" Pull_the_wool_over_someone's_eyes   Conceal one''s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" Pull_through   Bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack" Pull_through   Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds" Pull_together   Assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" Back to top Pull_up   Draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" Pull_up   Come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us" Pull_up   Cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel" Pull_up   Straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior" Pull_up_short   Stop abruptly; "The police car pulled up short and then turned around fast" Pull_up_stakes   Remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" Pull_wires   Influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" Pulmonary   Relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease" Pulmonary_anthrax   A form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse Pulmonary_artery   One of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs Pulmonary_circulation   Circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs Pulmonary_congestion   Congestion in the lungs Pulmonary_embolism   Blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot Pulmonary_emphysema   An abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age Pulmonary_plexis   One of two autonomic nerve plexuses in each lung Pulmonary_reserve   The additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress Pulmonary_stenosis   Abnormal narrowing of the opening into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle Pulmonary_trunk   The artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries Pulmonary_tuberculosis   Involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body Pulmonary_valve   A semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery; prevents blood from flowing from the artery back into the heart Back to top Pulmonary_vein   Any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart Pulmonata   Large order of gastropods usually breathing by means of a lung-like sac comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails Pulmonic   Relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease" Pulp   The soft inner part of a tooth Pulp   An inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper Pulp   Any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp" Pulp   A soft moist part of a fruit Pulp   A mixture of cellulose fibers Pulp   Reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood" Pulp   Remove the pulp from, as from a fruit Pulpit   A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it Pulpwood   Softwood used to make paper Pulpy   Like a pulp; not having stiffness Pulp_cavity   The central cavity of a tooth containing the pulp (including the root canal) Pulp_magazine   An inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper Pulque   Fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey Pulsar   A degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation Pulsate   Produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube" Pulsate   Expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby''s heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" Pulsate   Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement" Back to top Pulsatilla   Includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers Pulsatilla_occidentalis   Of western North America Pulsatilla_patens   Short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia Pulsatilla_vulgaris   European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers Pulsating   Expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart" Pulsation   The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" Pulsation   (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" Pulsation   A periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity Pulse   The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" Pulse   (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" Pulse   Edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) Pulse   The rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person''s health Pulse   Produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube" Pulse   Expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby''s heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" Pulse   Drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air" Pulse-time_modulation   Modulation of the time between successive pulses Pulsed   Produced or transmitted or modulated in short bursts or pulses; "pulsed electromagnetic waves"; "pulsed light"; "pulsed ultrasonic energy" Pulseless   Appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead" Pulseless_disease   Disorder characterized by the absence of a pulse in both arms and in the carotid arteries Pulse_counter   An electronic counter that counts the number of electric pulses Back to top Pulse_generator   A generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually adjustable for pulse rate Pulse_height_analyzer   Scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass Pulse_modulation   Modulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses Pulse_rate   The rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person''s health Pulse_timing_circuit   A circuit that times pulses Pulsing   (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" Pulsing   Expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart" Pulverisation   Annihilation by pulverizing something Pulverisation   The act of grinding to a powder or dust Pulverisation   A solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized Pulverise   Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" Pulverise   Become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" Pulverise   Destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand" Pulverised   Consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" Pulverization   Annihilation by pulverizing something Pulverization   The act of grinding to a powder or dust Pulverization   A solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized Pulverize   Make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains" Pulverize   Become powder or dust; "When it was blown up, the building powderized" Pulverize   Destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand" Back to top Pulverized   Consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" Puma   Large American feline resembling a lion Pumice   A light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive Pumice_stone   A light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive Pummel   Strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" Pummelo   Southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits Pump   A mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction Pump   A low-cut shoe without fastenings Pump   The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly" Pump   Question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information" Pump   Deliver forth; "pump bullets into the dummy" Pump   Operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal Pump   Raise (gases oor fluids) with a pump Pump   Move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym" Pump   Draw or pour with a pump Pump   Flow intermittently Pump   Supply in great quantities; "Pump money into a project" Pump-and-dump_scheme   An illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises Pump-type_pliers   A type of pliers Pumped(p)   Tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race"; "he was so pumped he couldn''t sleep" Back to top Pumped-up(a)   Tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race"; "he was so pumped he couldn''t sleep" Pumped_up(p)   Tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline; "we were really pumped up for the race"; "he was so pumped he couldn''t sleep" Pumpernickel   Bread made of coarse rye flour Pumping_station   A house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated Pumpkin   Usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn Pumpkin   A coarse vine widely cultivated for its non-keeping large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes Pumpkin-shaped   Having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles Pumpkinseed   Small brilliantly colored North American sunfish Pumpkin_ash   Timber tree of central and southeastern United States having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base Pumpkin_pie   Pie made of mashed pumpkin and milk and eggs and sugar Pumpkin_seed   The edible seed of a pumpkin Pumpkin_vine   A coarse vine widely cultivated for its non-keeping large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes Pumps   A low-cut shoe without fastenings Pump_action   Action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round Pump_house   A house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated Pump_priming   Introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing Pump_priming   Spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy Pump_room   A pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and where patrons gather Pump_well   An enclosure in the middle of a ship''s hold that protects the ship''s pumps Pun   A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" Back to top Pun   Make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning" Punch   (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose" Punch   A tool for making (usually circular) holes Punch   An iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl Punch   Deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach" Punch   Make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation; "perforate the sheets of paper" Punch   Drive forcibly as if by a punch; "the nail punched through the wall" Punch-drunk   Dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion" Punch-up   A fistfight; "the quarrel ended in a punch-up" Punchayet   A village council in India or southern Pakistan Punchball   An inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing Punchboard   A small board full of holes; each hole contains a slip of paper with symbols printed on it; a gambler pays a small sum for the privilege of pushing out a slip in the hope of obtaining one that entitles him to a prize Punched_card   A card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes Puncher   A tool for making (usually circular) holes Puncher   A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback Puncher   Someone who delivers punches Punching_bag   An inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing Punching_bag   A person on whom another person vents their anger; "he resigned because his boss used him as a punching bag" Punching_ball   An inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing Punch_bag   An inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing Back to top Punch_bowl   A large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle Punch_card   A card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes Punch_in   Register one''s arrival at work Punch_line   The point of a joke or humorous story Punch_out   Register one''s departure from work Punch_pliers   Punch consisting of pliers for perforating paper or leather Punch_press   A power driven press used to shape metal parts Punctilio   Strict observance of formalities Punctilio   A fine point of etiquette or petty formality Punctilious   Marked by precise accordance with details; "was worryingly meticulous about trivial details"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette" Punctiliously   In a punctilious manner; "he launched into a long history of the birth of communism, giving credit punctiliously to the work of Marx and Engels" Punctiliousness   Strict attention to minute details Punctual   Acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment" Punctuality   The quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time Punctually   At the proper time; "she was duly apprised of the raise" Punctuate   Insert punctuation marks into Punctuate   Interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker''s drone" Punctuate   To stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" Punctuated_equilibrium   A theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change Punctuation   The use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases Back to top Punctuation   The marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases Punctuation   Something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions Punctuation_mark   The marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases Punctum   (anatomy) a point or small area Puncturable   Capable of being punctured Puncture   The act of puncturing or perforating Puncture   A small hole made by a sharp object Puncture   Loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object Puncture   Be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured" Puncture   Cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon" Puncture   Reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" Puncture   Pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire" Puncture   Make by piercing; "puncture a hole" Punctured   Having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" Punctureless   Being without punctures or incapable of being punctured Pundit   Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field Pung   A low one-horse box sleigh Pungapung   Putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber Pungency   A strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices" Pungency   Wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" Back to top Pungent   Sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell; "tasting the pungent wood sorrel"; "pungent curry"; "a pungent smell of burning sulfur" Pungent   Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" Pungently   With a pungent taste or smell; "the soup was pungently flavored" Pungently   With pungency; in a pungent manner; "he wrote pungently about his contemporaries" Punic   The Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage Punic   Tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans; "Punic faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues" Punic   Of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language; "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace" Punica   Coextensive with the family Punicaceae Punicaceae   1 species: pomegranates Punica_granatum   Shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit Punic_War   One of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC Punily   In a puny manner Puniness   Smallness of stature Punish   Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" Punishable   Liable to or deserving punishment; "punishable offenses" Punishable   Subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense" Punished   Subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience) Punishing   Characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a Punishing   Resulting in punishment; "the king imposed a punishing tax" Punishingly   In a punishing manner Back to top Punishment   The act of punishing Punitive   Inflicting punishment; "punitive justice"; "punitive damages" Punitively   In a punishing manner Punitive_damages   (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) Punitorily   In a punishing manner Punitory   Inflicting punishment; "punitive justice"; "punitive damages" Punjab   A historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan Punjabi   The Indic language spoken by most people in Punjab in northwestern India Punjabi   A member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India Punk   Rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock Punk   An aggressive and violent young criminal Punk   A teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture Punk   Material for starting a fire Punk   Substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks) Punk   Of very poor quality Punkah   A large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room Punkey   Minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects Punkie   Minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects Punks   A youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican Punky   Minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects Back to top Punk_rock   Rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock Punk_rocker   A teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture Punnet   A small light basket used as a measure for fruits Punning   A humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" Punster   Someone overly fond of making puns Punt   (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game" Punt   An open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole Punt   Formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence Punt   Place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I''m betting on the new horse" Punt   Propel with a pole; "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge" Punt   Kick the ball Punta_Arenas   A city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world Punter   Someone who bets Punter   (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground Punter   Someone who propels a boat with a pole Punting   (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game" Puny   (used especially of persons) of inferior size Puny   Inferior in strength or significance; "a puny physique"; "puny excuses" Pup   Young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf Pup   An inexperienced young person Back to top Pup   Birth; "the dog whelped" Pupa   An insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult Pupal   Of the insects in the chrysalis (cocoon) or post larval stage; "the pupal stage" Pupate   Develop into a pupa; "the insect larva pupate" Pupet_regime   A government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed Pupil   Contractile aperture in the iris of the eye Pupil   A young person attending school (up through senior high school) Pupil   A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution Pupillary   Of or relating to the pupil of the eye Pupillary_reflex   Reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller Pupillary_sphincter   A ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris Puppet   A doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers Puppet   A small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer Puppet   A person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else Puppeteer   One who operates puppets or marionettes Puppetry   A stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets) Puppetry   The art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows Puppet_government   A government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed Puppet_leader   A leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government Puppet_play   A show in which the actors are puppets Back to top Puppet_ruler   A leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government Puppet_show   A show in which the actors are puppets Puppet_state   A government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed Puppis   A stern-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major Puppy   Young dog Puppy   An inexperienced young person Puppyish   Characteristic of a puppy Puppylike   Characteristic of a puppy Puppy_chow   Food especially prepared for puppies Puppy_fat   Fat on the body of a baby or child; disappears at adolsecence Puppy_love   Temporary love of an adolescent Pup_tent   A wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows Purace   An inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia; last erupted in 1950 Purana   A body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances Puranic   Of or relating to the Purana Purau   Shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament Purblind   Lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin Purblind   Having greatly reduced vision Purcell   English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695) Purchasable   Available for purchase; "purchasable goods"; "many houses in the area are for sale" Back to top Purchasable   Capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer" Purchase   The acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake" Purchase   A means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation" Purchase   The mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever Purchase   Something acquired by purchase Purchase   Obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" Purchaser   A person who buys Purchase_agreement   A contract stating the terms of a purchase Purchase_contract   A contract stating the terms of a purchase Purchase_order   A commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers" Purchase_price   The price at which something is actually purchased Purchasing   The act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge" Purchasing_agent   An agent who purchases goods or services for another Purchasing_department   The division of a business responsible for purchases Purdah   A screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers Purdah   The traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded Purdah   A state of social isolation Pure   Not mixed; "pure oxygen" Pure   In a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" Pure   (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or gray or black Back to top Pure   Concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied; "pure science" Pure   Free from discordant qualities Pure   Used of persons or behaviors; having no faults; sinless; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow" Pure   Free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin''s pure and lovely song"; "pure tones" Pure(a)   Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad" Pureblood   A pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses Pureblood   Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal Pureblooded   Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal Purebred   A pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses Purebred   Bred for many generation from member of a recognized breed or strain Puree   Food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender Puree   Rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby" Purely   Restricted to something; "we talked strictly business" Pureness   Being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material Pure_absence   Petit mal seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brain-wave spikes Pure_and_simple   Of the clearest kind; usually used for emphasis; "it''s the literal truth"; "a matter of investment, pure and simple" Pure_binary_numeration_system   A positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2 Pure_imaginary_number   An imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0 Pure_mathematics   The branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness Pure_tone   A steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies" Back to top Purgation   The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge Purgation   A ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites Purgation   Purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels Purgative   A purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels Purgative   Strongly laxative Purgatorial   Of or resembling purgatory; "purgatorial fires" Purgatorial   Serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites" Purgatory   (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins Purgatory   A temporary condition of torment or suffering; "a purgatory of drug abuse" Purge   An act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements Purge   The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge Purge   Excrete or evacuate (someone''s bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged" Purge   Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" Purge   Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" Purge   Rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind" Purge   Make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" Purge   Clear of a charge Purge   Oust politically; "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime" Purging   An act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements Purging   The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge Back to top Purging   Serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites" Purging_cassia   Deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia Purification   The act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance" Purification   A ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites Purification   The act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities Purification   The process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) Purified   Made pure Purifier   An apparatus for removing impurities Purify   Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" Purify   Make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified" Purify   Become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin; "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify" Purifying   Acting like an antiseptic Purifying   Freeing from noxious matter; "filtration is a purifying agent" Purifying   Serving to purge or rid of sin; "purgatorial rites" Purim   (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman Purine   A colorless crystalline nitrogen-containing organic base; the parent compound of various biologically important substances Purine   Any of several bases that are derivatives of purine Purinethol   A drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia Purist   Someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words) Puritan   A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum Back to top Puritan   Adheres to strict religious principles; opposed to sensual pleasures Puritan   Morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" Puritanic   Morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" Puritanical   Morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" Puritanical   Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn''t approve of my miniskirts" Puritanical   Of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism Puritanically   In a prudish manner; "she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste" Puritanism   Strictness and austerity in conduct and religion Puritanism   The beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects) Purity   A woman''s virtue or chastity Purity   The state of being free from sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil Purity   Being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material Purkinje   Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869) Purkinje's_system   A network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract Purkinje's_tissue   A network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract Purkinje_cell   A large densely branching neuron that is the characteristic cell of the cerebellar cortex Purkinje_fiber   A specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network Purkinje_network   A network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract Purl   A basic knitting stitch Purl   Gold or silver wire thread Back to top Purl   Make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling" Purl   Embroider with gold or silver thread Purl   Edge or border with gold or silver embroidery Purl   Knit with a purl stitch Purl   Flow in a circular current, of liquids Purloin   Make off with belongings of others Purloined   Taken dishonestly; "the purloined letter" Purloo   Thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S. Purl_stitch   A basic knitting stitch Purl_stitch   Make with purl stitches Purple   A chromatic color between red and blue Purple   Of imperial status; "he was born to the purple" Purple   Color purple Purple   Become purple Purple   Of a color midway between red and blue Purple   Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag''s head" Purple   Excessively elaborate or showily expressed; "a writer of empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "speech embellished with classical quotations"; "an over-embellished story of the fish that got away" Purple-flowering_raspberry   Shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit Purple-fringed_orchid   North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers Purple-fringed_orchid   North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers Back to top Purple-fringed_orchis   North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers Purple-fringed_orchis   North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers Purple-hooded_orchis   North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood Purple-staining_Cortinarius   A fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised Purple-stemmed_aster   A variety of aster Purpleness   A chromatic color between red and blue Purple_amaranth   Tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal Purple_anise   Small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States Purple_apricot   Small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit Purple_avens   Erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and few nodding flowers with brown-purple calyx and orange-pink petals Purple_avens   North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits Purple_bacteria   Free-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll Purple_beech   Variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves Purple_boneset   North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple Purple_chinese_houses   White and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California Purple_clematis   Climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowers Purple_clover   Erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover Purple_cress   Small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowers Purple_emperor   Large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple Purple_finch   North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump Back to top Purple_fringeless_orchid   Orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions Purple_fringeless_orchis   Orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions Purple_gallinule   Gallinules with showy purplish plumage Purple_grackle   Eastern United States grackle Purple_granadillo   Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit Purple_ground_cherry   Annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits Purple_ground_cherry   Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes Purple_heart   A long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative Purple_Heart   A United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action Purple_heather   Semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States Purple_loco   Tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers Purple_locoweed   Tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers Purple_loosestrife   Marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States Purple_martin   Large North American martin of which the male is blue-black Purple_milk_vetch   Perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers Purple_mullein   Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers Purple_nightshade   Weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America Purple_onion   Flat mild onion having purplish tunics; used as garnish on hamburgers and salads Purple_orchis   North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood Purple_osier   Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin Back to top Purple_passage   A passage full of ornate and flowery language Purple_pea   Any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets Purple_poppy_mallow   Hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply-lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowers Purple_rock_brake   Very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes Purple_sage   Silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers Purple_sanicle   Sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowers Purple_saxifrage   Plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America Purple_silkweed   Perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers Purple_strawberry_guava   Small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit Purple_trillium   Trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth Purple_velvet_plant   Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs Purple_virgin's_bower   Climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowers Purple_willow   Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin Purplish   Of a color midway between red and blue Purplish_blue   A shade of blue tinged with purple Purplish_pink   A purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino Purplish_red   A red with a tinge of purple Purport   General meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the conversation" Purport   The intended meaning of a communication Purport   Propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" Back to top Purport   Have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people''s opinion" Purported(a)   Commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling''s putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth" Purportedly   Believed or reputed to be the case Purpose   The quality of being determined to do or achieve something; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose" Purpose   What something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" Purpose   An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his d Purpose   Reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again" Purpose   Propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" Purpose-built   Designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose Purpose-made   Designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose Purposeful   Having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life" Purposeful   Serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal Purposefully   In a purposeful manner; "he caught the motorcycles in the full glare of his headlights, braked and slipped purposefully out of the car" Purposefulness   The quality of having a definite purpose Purposeless   Lacking import; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence" Purposeless   Not evidencing any purpose of goal Purposelessly   Without a clear purpose; "let''s not purposelessly dispense the aid" Purposelessness   The quality of lacking any definite purpose Purposely   With intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice" Purposive   Having a purpose; "purposive behavior" Back to top Purposive   Having or showing or acting with a purpose or design; "purposive behavior" Purpura   Any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding Purpurate   Color purple Purpura_hemorrhagica   Purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors Purr   A low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat Purr   Indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats Purr   Make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" Purse   A bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" Purse   A small bag for carrying money Purse   A sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner''s expenses" Purse   A sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse" Purse   Contract one''s lips into a rounded shape Purse   Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones''s lips" Purse-proud   Proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction) Purse-string_operation   A surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies Purser   An officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers'' welfare Purse_seine   A seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line Purse_string   A drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse Purslane   A plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas Purslane_family   Family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas Back to top Purslane_speedwell   North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe Pursuance   The continuance of something begun with a view to its completion Pursuance   A search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth" Pursuant(p)   (followed by `to'') in conformance to or agreement with; "pursuant to our agreement"; "pursuant to the dictates of one''s conscience" Pursue   Go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" Pursue   Follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" Pursue   Carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" Pursue   Carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?" Pursued   A person who is being chased; "the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued" Pursued   Followed with enmity as if to harm; "running and leaping like a herd of pursued antelopes" Pursuer   A person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers" Pursuer   A person who pursues some plan or goal; "a pursuer of truth" Pursuing   Following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit; "the fox fled from the pursuing hounds"; "listened for the hounds'' pursuing bark" Pursuit   The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" Pursuit   A diversion that occupies one''s time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" Pursuit   A search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth" Pursy   Breathing laboriously or convulsively Purulence   A fluid product of inflammation Purulence   Symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) Purulency   Symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) Back to top Purulent   Having undergone infection; "a purulent wound" Purulent_pleurisy   A collection of pus in the lung cavity Purus   A Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River Purus_River   A Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River Purvey   Supply with provisions Purveyance   The act of supplying something Purveyor   Someone who supplies provisions (especially food) Purview   The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge" Pus   A fluid product of inflammation Pus   The tenth month of the Hindu calendar Pusan   A city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city Pusey   English theologian who (with John Henry Newman and John Keble) founded the Oxford Movement (1800-1882) Puseyism   Principles of the founders of the Oxford movement as expounded in pamphlets called Tracts for the Times Push   The act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" Push   An effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea" Push   An electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" Push   Enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" Push   The force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" Push   Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" Push   Make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" Back to top Push   Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,'' said the doctor to the woman" Push   Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" Push   Press against forcefully without being able to move; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength" Push   Move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward" Push   Approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty" Push   Sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" Push   Strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" Push   Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women''s rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his fa Push-bike   A bicycle that must be pedaled Push-button_radio   A radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons Push-down_list   A list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) Push-down_queue   A last-in first-out kind of queue (LIFO) Push-down_stack   A list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) Push-down_storage   A storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) Push-down_store   A storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) Pushan   Celestial shepherd god; conductor of souls of the dead Pushball   A game using a leather-covered ball 6 feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents'' goal Pushcart   Wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries" Pushchair   A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around Pusher   A small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around Back to top Pusher   A sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes Pusher   Someone who pushes Pusher   An unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs Pusher   One who intrudes or pushes himself forward Pushful   Marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" Pushiness   Offensive assertiveness Pushing   The act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" Pushing   Marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" Pushkin   Russian poet (1799-1837) Pushover   Any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" Pushover   Someone who is easily taken advantage of Pushpin   A tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board Pushtun   A member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan" Pushup   An arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms Pushy   Marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" Push_around   Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" Push_aside   Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" Push_aside   Push out of the way Push_away   Push out of the way Push_back   The act of forcing the enemy to withdraw Back to top Push_back   Cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" Push_broom   A wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper Push_button   An electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" Push_down   Cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" Push_forward   Push one''s way; "she barged into the meeting room" Push_on   Continue moving forward Push_out   Push to thrust outward Push_through   As of teeth, for example; "The tooth erupted and had to be extracted" Push_up   Push upward Push_up   Push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air" Pusillanimity   Contemptible fearfulness Pusillanimous   Lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful Pusillanimously   With a lack of courage and determination; "simperingly, the accused begged for mercy" Pusillanimousness   Contemptible fearfulness Pusly   Weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan Puss   Informal terms referring to a domestic cat Puss   Obscene terms for female genitals Pussley   Weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan Pussy   Informal terms referring to a domestic cat Pussy   Obscene terms for female genitals Back to top Pussy   Having undergone infection; "a purulent wound" Pussy's-paw   Pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats'' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America Pussy-paw   Pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats'' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America Pussy-paws   Pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats'' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America Pussycat   Informal terms referring to a domestic cat Pussycat   A person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable Pussyfoot   To go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor''s house" Pussytoes   Low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers Pussy_willow   Small willow of eastern North America having grayish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves Pussy_willow   Much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves Pustulate   (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin Pustule   A small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus Put   The option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date Put   Estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." Put   Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one''s life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" Put   Formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn''t put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" Put   Attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" Put   Cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation; "That song put me in awful good humor" Put   Put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" Put   Adapt; "put these words to music" Back to top Put   Cause (someone) to undergo something; "He put her to the torture" Put   Make an investment; "Put money into bonds" Put-down   A crushing remark Put-on   A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement Put-on   Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage Put-on   A composition that imitates somebody''s style in a humorous way Put-put   A small gasoline engine (as on motor boat) Put-up   Planned secretly; "it was a put-up job" Put-upon   Of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used" Putamen   The outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus Putative(a)   Commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling''s putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth" Putdownable   (of a book) so poorly written and unentertaining as to be easily put down Putin   Russian statesman chosen as president of the Russian Federation in 2000; formerly director of the Federal Security Bureau (born in 1952) Putoff   A pretext for delay or inaction Putout   An out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts" Putrefacient   Causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction Putrefaction   (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action Putrefaction   Decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor Putrefactive   Causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction Putrefiable   Liable to decay or spoil or become putrid Back to top Putrefied   In an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham Putrefy   Become putrid; decay with an offensive smell; "organic matter putrefies" Putrescence   The quality of rotting and becoming putrid Putrescence   In a state of progressive putrefaction Putrescent   Becoming putrid; "a trail lined by putrescent carcasses" Putrescible   Liable to decay or spoil or become putrid Putrescine   A colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter Putrid   Morally corrupt or evil; "the putrid atmosphere of the court" Putrid   Offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" Putrid   In an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham Putrid   Having undergone infection; "a purulent wound" Putrid   Of or relating to or attended by putrefaction; "putrid decomposition" Putridity   The state of being putrid Putridness   In a state of progressive putrefaction Putrified   In an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham Putsch   A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force Putt   Hitting a golf ball on the putting surface with a putter; "his putting let him down today" Putt   Strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter; "he putted the ball several feet past the hole" Putt   : hit a putt; "he lost because he putted so poorly" Puttee   A strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I Back to top Puttees   A strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I Putter   The iron normally used on the putting green Putter   A golfer who is putting Putter   Move around aimlessly Putter   Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" Putter   Work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" Putterer   A person who putters about Putter_around   Move around aimlessly Putting   Hitting a golf ball on the putting surface with a putter; "his putting let him down today" Putting_green   An area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course; "the ball rolled across the green and into the trap" Putting_iron   The iron normally used on the putting green Putting_to_death   The act of terminating a life Putty   A dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass Putty   Apply putty in order to fix or fill; "putty the window sash" Puttyroot   North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers Putty_knife   A spatula used to mix or apply putty Putz   Obscene terms for penis Putz   (Yiddish) a fool; an idiot Put_across   Transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees" Put_away   Turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily; "She turned away from her painting" Back to top Put_away   Eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza" Put_away   Kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep" Put_away   Place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" Put_away   Throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" Put_away   Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" Put_back   Put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them" Put_back   Cost a certain amount; "My daughter''s wedding set me back $20,000" Put_behind_bars   Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" Put_differently   Otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" Put_down   Make a record of; set down in permanent form Put_down   Put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. Put_down   Leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo; Put_down   Cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" Put_down   Put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" Put_down   Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" Put_down   Cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" Put_forward   Put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" Put_forward   Propose as a candidate for some honor Put_forward   Cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one''s hand out of the window"; "stick one''s nose into other people''s business" Put_forward   Evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" Back to top Put_forward   Insist on having one''s opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!" Put_in   Introduce; "Insert your ticket here" Put_in   Break into a conversation; "her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation" Put_in   To insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks" Put_in   Make an application as for a job or funding; "We put in a grant to the NSF" Put_in   Set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" Put_in   Keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn''t eat" Put_in   Devote (time, effort, etc.) to a task; "He put in three hours every day at the hospital" Put_off   Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" Put_off   Cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" Put_off   Cause to feel intense dislike or distaste Put_off   Take away the enthusiasm of Put_off   Hold back to a later time; "let''s postpone the exam" Put_on   Increase (one''s body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" Put_on   Put clothing on one''s body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" Put_on   Add to something existing; "She put on a sun room" Put_on   Add to the odometer; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip" Put_on   Fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can''t fool me!" Put_on   Apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" Put_on   Prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play" Back to top Put_on   Carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game" Put_on   Put on the stove or ready for cooking; "put on the tea, please!" Put_on   Adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" Put_one_across   Fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can''t fool me!" Put_one_over   Fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can''t fool me!" Put_on_airs   Act like the master of; "He is lording it over the students" Put_on_the_line   Expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?" Put_option   The option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date Put_option   An option to sell Put_out   Make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation" Put_out   Thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting" Put_out   Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper" Put_out   Retire; "he was put out at third base on a long throw from left field" Put_out   Deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires" Put_out   Cause to be out on a fielding play Put_out   Put out considerable effort; "He put out the same for seven managers" Put_out   To cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." Put_out   Be sexually active; "She is supposed to put out" Put_out   Put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights" Put_out_feelers   Make some preliminary investigations or test the waters Back to top Put_over   Communicate successfully; "I couldn''t get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well" Put_over   Hold back to a later time; "let''s postpone the exam" Put_right   Settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements" Put_through   Pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" Put_through   Connect by telephone; "the operator put a call through to Rio" Put_together   Make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses" Put_together   In conjunction with; combined; "Our salaries put together couldn''t pay for the damage"; "we couldn`t pay for the damages with all out salaries put together" Put_to_death   Kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed" Put_to_sleep   Make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation" Put_to_sleep   Kill gently, as with an injection; "the cat was very ill and we had to put it to sleep" Put_to_sleep   Help someone go to bed; "Mother put the baby to sleep" Put_to_work   Cause to work; "he is working his servants hard" Put_under   Make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation" Put_up   Preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty" Put_up   Put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" Put_up   Propose as a candidate for some honor Put_up   Put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" Put_up   Construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" Put_up   Provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount" Put_up   Mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" Back to top Put_up   Provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" Puzzle   A toy that tests your ingenuity Puzzle   A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that''s a real puzzler" Puzzle   Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don''t know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" Puzzle   Be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure" Puzzled   Filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye" Puzzlement   Confusion resulting from failure to understand Puzzler   A particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that''s a real puzzler" Puzzle_out   Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn''t going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He Puzzle_over   Try to solve Puzzling   Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement" Puzzling   Not clear to the understanding; "I didn''t grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries" PVA   A vinyl polymer used especially in paints or adhesives PVC   Irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation PVC   A polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables PWR   A nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine PX   A commissary on a United States Army post Pya   100 pyas equal 1 kyat Pyaemia   Septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria released from an abscess Pyaemic   Of or relating to pyemia Back to top Pycnanthemum   American mountain mint Pycnanthemum_virginianum   Perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised Pycnidium   Flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia Pycnodysostosis   A form of dwarfism accompanied by fragile bones and bad teeth Pycnogonid   Any of various small spider-like marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs Pycnogonida   Sea spiders Pycnosis   A degenerative state of the cell nucleus Pycnotic   Of or relating to or exhibiting pyknosis Pydna   A major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom Pye-dog   Ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India Pyelogram   An X ray of the kidneys and ureters Pyelography   Roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye) Pyelonephritis   Inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection Pyemia   Septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria released from an abscess Pyemic   Of or relating to pyemia Pygmalion   (Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea Pygmy   Any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet Pygmy   An unusually small individual Pygmy_chimpanzee   Small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species Pygmy_cypress   Rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress Back to top Pygmy_marmoset   The smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon Pygmy_mouse   Very small dark grayish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico Pygmy_sperm_whale   Small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America Pygopodidae   Australian and Tasmanian lizards Pygopus   Type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs Pygoscelis   A genus of Spheniscidae Pygoscelis_adeliae   Medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica Pyinma   Relatively hard durable timber from the Queen''s crape myrtle; light reddish brown, smooth and lustrous Pyjama   A pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries Pyjamas   Loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers Pyjamas   Lightweight trousers worn in various Eastern countries Pyknic   Having a squat and fleshy build; "a pyknic practical joke" Pyknic_type   Round, fat, and heavy Pyknosis   A degenerative state of the cell nucleus Pyknotic   Of or relating to or exhibiting pyknosis Pylodictus   Flathead catfishes Pylodictus_olivaris   Large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw Pylon   A large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists" Pylon   A tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race Pyloric   Relating to or near the pylorus Back to top Pyloric_sphincter   The sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum Pyloric_stenosis   Narrowing of the pyloric sphincter that blocks the passage of food from the stomach into the duodenum Pyloric_valve   The sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum Pyloric_vein   Receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein Pylorus   A small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum Pynchon   United States writer of pessimistic novels about life in a technologically advanced society (born in 1937) Pyocyanase   A yellow-green mixture of antibiotics obtained from the bacillus of green pus Pyocyanin   A toxic blue crystalline antibiotic found in green pus Pyogenic   Producing pus Pyongyang   Capital of North Korea and an industrial center; "Pyongyang is Korea''s oldest city but little of its history has been preserved" Pyorrhea   Chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets Pyorrhea   Discharge of pus Pyorrhea_alveolaris   Chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets Pyorrhoea   Chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets Pyorrhoea   Discharge of pus Pyotr_Alexeyevich_Kropotkin   Russian anarchist (1842-1921) Pyotr_Ilych_Tchaikovsky   Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893) Pyotr_Tchaikovsky   Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893) Pyracanth   Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries Pyracantha   Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries Back to top Pyralid   Usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests Pyralidae   Bee moths; corn borers; flour moths Pyralididae   Bee moths; corn borers; flour moths Pyralid_moth   Usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests Pyralis   Type genus of the Pyralidae Pyramid   A massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides; built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt Pyramid   (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases Pyramid   A polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex Pyramid   Increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base Pyramid   Arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid Pyramid   Use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal Pyramid   Enlarge one''s holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts Pyramidal   Resembling a pyramid Pyramidal_bone   A wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones Pyramidal_motor_system   Any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral horn of the spinal cord Pyramidal_tent   A large tent shaped like a pyramid; can hold half a dozen people Pyramidal_tract   Any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral horn of the spinal cord Pyramidic   Resembling a pyramid Pyramidical   Resembling a pyramid Pyramidically   In a pyramidal manner or shape; "the bush was trimmed pyramidically" Back to top Pyramiding   A fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices Pyramid_bugle   European evergreen carpeting perennial Pyramid_plant   Any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington Pyramid_scheme   A fraudulent scheme in which people are recruited to make payments to the person who recruited them while expecting to receive payments from the persons they recruit; when the number of new recruits fails to sustain the hierarchical payment structure the Pyrausta   Moths whose larvae are corn borers Pyrausta_nubilalis   Native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants Pyrausta_nubilalis   Larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize Pyre   Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite Pyrectic   Any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature Pyrectic   Having or causing fever Pyrene   The small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it Pyrene   A pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar Pyrenees   A chain of mountains between France and Spain Pyrenees_daisy   Perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy Pyrenomycetes   Class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium; includes powdery mildews and ergot and neurospora Pyrethrum   Used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum Pyrethrum   Spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum Pyrethrum   White-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum Pyrethrum   Made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants Pyretic   Causing fever Back to top Pyrex   A borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion; used for heat-resistant glassware in cooking and chemistry Pyrexia   A rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection Pyridine   A toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal Pyridium   Analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections Pyridoxal   A B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch Pyridoxamine   A B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch Pyridoxine   A B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch Pyriform_area   Pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon Pyriform_lobe   Pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon Pyrilamine   Antihistamine used to treat rhinitis and pruritus Pyrimidine   A heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor Pyrimidine   Any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine Pyrite   A common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color Pyrites   Any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest) Pyrocellulose   Nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton; used in making smokeless powder Pyrocephalus   A genus of Tyrannidae Pyrocephalus_rubinus_mexicanus   Tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage Pyrochemical   Of or relating to or produced by chemical reactions at high temperatures Pyrochemical_process   Processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures Pyrochemistry   Processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures Back to top Pyroelectric   Relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity Pyroelectrical   Relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity Pyroelectricity   Generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature Pyrogallic   Of or relating to pyrogallol Pyrogallic_acid   A toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer Pyrogallol   A toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer Pyrogen   Any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature Pyrogenetic   Produced by or producing fever Pyrogenic   Produced under conditions involving intense heat; "igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma"; "igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone"; "pyrogenic strata" Pyrogenic   Produced by or producing fever Pyrogenous   Produced under conditions involving intense heat; "igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state; especially from molten magma"; "igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone"; "pyrogenic strata" Pyrogenous   Produced by or producing fever Pyrograph   A design produced by pyrography Pyrographer   An artist who practices pyrography Pyrographic   Of or relating to or produced by pyrography Pyrography   The act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame Pyrola   Any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola Pyrolaceae   Evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola; Chimaphila; Moneses; Orthilia Pyrolatry   Worship of fire Pyrola_americana   Evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers Back to top Pyrola_elliptica   North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters Pyrola_minor   The common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; Europe and North America Pyrola_rotundifolia   Evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds Pyrola_rotundifolia_americana   Evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers Pyrola_uniflora   Delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola Pyroligneous   Of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation Pyroligneous_acid   A red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tars Pyrolignic   Of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation Pyrolusite   A mineral consisting of manganese dioxide; an important source of manganese Pyrolysis   Transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat Pyrolytic   Resulting from pyrolysis Pyromancer   One who practices pyromancy Pyromancy   Divination by fire or flames Pyromania   An uncontrollable desire to set fire to things Pyromaniac   A person with a mania for setting things on fire Pyrometer   A thermometer designed to measure high temperatures Pyrometric_cone   A pyrometer consisting of a series of cones that melt at different temperatures Pyromorphite   A mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead Pyrope   A deep red garnet used as a gemstone Pyrophobia   A morbid fear of fire Back to top Pyrophoric_alloy   An alloy that emits sparks when struck or scratched with steel; used in lighter flints Pyrophorus   Tropical click beetles Pyrophorus_noctiluca   Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots Pyrophosphate   A salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid Pyrophosphoric_acid   A solid acid formed by reactions of orthophosphoric acid Pyrophyllite   A white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc) Pyroscope   A pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object Pyrosis   A painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder Pyrostat   A thermostat that operates at very high temperatures Pyrotechnic   (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. Pyrotechnic   Suggestive of fireworks; "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity"; "a pyrotechnic wit" Pyrotechnic   Of or relating to the craft of making fireworks; "pyrotechnic smokes" Pyrotechnical   Of or relating to the craft of making fireworks; "pyrotechnic smokes" Pyrotechnics   The craft of making fireworks Pyrotechnics   (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music) Pyrotechny   The craft of making fireworks Pyroxene   Any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks Pyroxylin   Highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers Pyroxyline   Highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers Pyrrhic   An ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare Back to top Pyrrhic   A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables Pyrrhic   Of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory" Pyrrhic   Of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses" Pyrrhic   Of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements" Pyrrhic_victory   A victory that is won by incurring terrible losses Pyrrhocoridae   Firebugs Pyrrhotine   A brownish iron sulfide mineral FeS having weak magnetic properties Pyrrhotite   A brownish iron sulfide mineral FeS having weak magnetic properties Pyrrhula   Bullfinches Pyrrhula_pyrrhula   Common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast Pyrrhuloxia   Crested gray-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico Pyrrhuloxia_sinuata   Crested gray-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico Pyrrhus   King of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC) Pyrrophyta   A division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds Pyrrosia   Epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial ferns of tropical Old World Pyrrosia_lingua   East Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus Pyrularia   Small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic shrubs Pyrularia_pubera   Shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes Pyrus   Fruit trees native to the Old World: pears Pyrus_communis   Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties Back to top Pyruvic_acid   A colorless acid formed as an important intermediate in metabolism or fermentation Pythagoras   Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem; considered to be the first true mathematician (circa 580-500 BC) Pythagorean   Of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry; "Pythagorean philosophy"; "Pythagorean theorem" Pythia   (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles Pythiaceae   Fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores Pythian_Games   The ancient Panhellenic celebration at Delphi held every four years in the third year of the Olympiad in honor of Apollo Pythias   Friend of Damon; Phintias (according to legend) was condemned to death by Dionysius the Elder and asked a respite to put his affairs in order; Damon pledged his life for the return of his friend; when Phintias returned in time the Tyrant released them bot Pythium   Any fungus of the genus Pythium Pythium_debaryanum   Fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings Pythius   Epithet for Apollo; from the dragon Python which he killed Python   Large Old World boas Python   (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi Python   A soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit Pythoness   (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles Pythoness   A witch with powers of divination Pythonidae   In some classifications a family separate from Boidae comprising Old World boas Pythoninae   Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae Python_molurus   Very large python of southeast Asia Python_reticulatus   Of southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the world Python_sebae   Very large python of tropical and southern Africa Back to top Python_variegatus   Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back Pyuria   Presence of white blood cells in the urine; symptom of urinary tract infection Pyx   Any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept Pyx   A chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay Pyxidanthera   1 species: pyxie; the eastern United States Pyxidanthera_barbulata   Creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas Pyxidium   Fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released Pyxie   Creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas Pyxis   A small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines Pyxis   A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia Pyxis   Fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released Pyx_chest   A chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay Back to top