P.A., Noun
  • (n) public_address_system, _system, PA_system, , PA: (an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas)
P.O., Noun
  • (n) petty_officer, PO, : (a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army)
PAC, Noun
  • (n) political_action_committee, PAC: (committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates)
PA, Noun
  • (n) dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop: (an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk)
  • (n) pascal, Pa: (a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter)
  • (n) Pennsylvania, Keystone_State, PA: (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
  • (n) protactinium, protoactinium, Pa, atomic_number_91: (a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead)
  • (n) public_address_system, _system, PA_system, , PA: (an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas)
PB, Noun
  • (n) lead, Pb, atomic_number_82: (a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey) "the children were playing with lead soldiers"
  • (n) petabit, Pbit, Pb: (a unit of information equal to 1000 terabits or 10^15 bits)
  • (n) petabyte, PB: (a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes)
  • (n) petabyte, pebibyte, PB, PiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes)
PCP, Noun
  • (n) health_professional, primary_care_provider, PCP, health_care_provider, caregiver: (a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability)
  • (n) phencyclidine, phencyclidine_hydrochloride, PCP, angel_dust: (a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen)
PC, Noun
  • (n) personal_computer, PC, microcomputer: (a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time)
PDA, Noun
  • (n) personal_digital_assistant, PDA, personal_organizer, personal_organiser, organizer, 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.)
PDFLP, Noun
  • (n) Democratic_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine, DFLP, Popular_Democratic_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine, 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"
PET, Noun
  • (n) darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky: (a special loved one)
  • (n) pet: (a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement)
  • (n) pet: (a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight))
  • (n) positron_emission_tomography, PET: (using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain))
PFC, Noun
  • (n) perfluorocarbon, PFC: (a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum)
PID, Noun
  • (n) pelvic_inflammatory_disease, 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)
PIE, Noun
  • (n) pie: (dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top)
  • (n) Proto-Indo_European, PIE: (a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages)
PIN, Noun
  • (n) bowling_pin, pin: (a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target)
  • (n) fall, pin: (when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat)
  • (n) peg, pin: (small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.)
  • (n) peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock: (a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing)
  • (n) personal_identification_number, PIN, PIN_number: (a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts)
  • (n) pin: (a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment)
  • (n) pin, peg, stick: (informal terms for the leg) "fever left him weak on his sticks"
  • (n) pin, pin_tumbler: (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)
  • (n) pin, flag: (flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green)
  • (n) pin: (a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things)
  • (n) pivot, pin: (axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns)
PI, Noun
  • (n) pi: (the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...)
  • (n) pi: (the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet)
  • (n) principal_investigator, PI: (the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project)
  • (n) private_detective, PI, private_eye, private_investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock: (someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information)
  • (n) protease_inhibitor, PI: (an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs)
PKU, Noun
  • (n) phenylketonuria, 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)
PLO, Noun
  • (n) Palestine_Liberation_Organization, 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 the United Nations and by Arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the Palestine National Authority)
PM, Noun
  • (n) autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem_examination, post-mortem_examination: (an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease)
  • (n) phase_modulation, PM: (modulation of the phase of the carrier wave)
  • (n) Prime_Minister, PM, premier: (the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom)
  • (n) promethium, Pm, atomic_number_61: (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)
POW, Noun
  • (n) prisoner_of_war, POW: (a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war)
PO, Noun
  • (n) petty_officer, PO, : (a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army)
  • (n) Po, Po_River: (a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea)
  • (n) polonium, Po, atomic_number_84: (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)
  • (n) United_States_Post_Office, US_Post_Office, Post_Office, PO: (an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States)
PPP, Noun
  • (n) palatopharyngoplasty, PPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, UPPP: (surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea))
PRC, Noun
  • (n) China, People's_Republic_of_China, mainland_China, Communist_China, Red_China, PRC, Cathay: (a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world)
PR, Noun
  • (n) praseodymium, Pr, atomic_number_59: (a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process)
  • (n) public_relations, PR: (a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution)
  • (n) Puerto_Rico, Porto_Rico, Commonwealth_of_Puerto_Rico, PR: (a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico)
PSA, Noun
  • (n) prostate_specific_antigen, 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 prostate cancer)
PSF, Noun
  • (n) Popular_Struggle_Front, 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)
PST, Noun
  • (n) Pacific_Time, Pacific_Standard_Time, 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)
PS, Noun
  • (n) P, p: (the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet)
  • (n) phosphorus, P, atomic_number_15: (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)
  • (n) postscript, PS: (a note appended to a letter after the signature)
PTO, Noun
  • (n) power_takeoff, 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))
PTSD, Noun
  • (n) posttraumatic_stress_disorder, 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)
PVC, Noun
  • (n) polyvinyl_chloride, PVC: (a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables)
  • (n) premature_ventricular_contraction, PVC: (irregularity of cardiac rhythm; recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation)
PWR, Noun
  • (n) pressurized_water_reactor, PWR: (a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine)
P, Noun
  • (n) P, p: (the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet)
  • (n) phosphorus, P, atomic_number_15: (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)
Pabir, Noun
  • (n) Bura, Pabir: (a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad)
Pablum, Noun
  • (n) Pablum: (a soft form of cereal for infants)
  • (n) pap, pablum: (worthless or oversimplified ideas)
Pacific, Adjective
  • (a) Pacific: (relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean) "Pacific islands"
  • (s) pacific, 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"
  • (s) pacific: (promoting peace) "the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up"
Pacific, Noun
  • (n) Pacific, Pacific_Ocean: (the largest ocean in the world)
Paddy, Noun
  • (n) Paddy, Mick, Mickey: ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent)
  • (n) paddy, paddy_field, rice_paddy: (an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown)
  • (n) paddy: (rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field)
Padova, Noun
  • (n) Padua, Padova, Patavium: (a city in Veneto)
Padre, Noun
  • (n) Father, 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)
  • (n) military_chaplain, padre, Holy_Joe, sky_pilot: (a chaplain in one of the military services)
Padua, Noun
  • (n) Padua, Padova, Patavium: (a city in Veneto)
Paducah, Noun
  • (n) Paducah: (a town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River)
Page, Noun
  • (n) page: (one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains)
  • (n) Page, Sir_Frederick_Handley_Page: (English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962))
  • (n) Page, Thomas_Nelson_Page: (United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922))
  • (n) page, pageboy: (a boy who is employed to run errands)
  • (n) page: (a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings)
  • (n) page, varlet: (in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood)
Pahlavi, Noun
  • (n) Pahlavi, Mohammed_Reza_Pahlavi, Shah_Pahlavi, Pahlevi, Mohammed_Reza_Pahlevi: (Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980))
  • (n) Pahlavi, Pehlevi: (the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries)
  • (n) Pahlavi: (the script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language)
Pahlevi, Noun
  • (n) Pahlavi, Mohammed_Reza_Pahlavi, Shah_Pahlavi, Pahlevi, Mohammed_Reza_Pahlevi: (Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980))
Paine, Noun
  • (n) Paine, Robert_Treat_Paine: (American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814))
  • (n) Paine, Tom_Paine, Thomas_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))
Paiute, Noun
  • (n) Paiute, 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)
  • (n) Paiute: (the Shoshonean language spoken by the Paiute)
Pakistan, Noun
  • (n) Pakistan, Islamic_Republic_of_Pakistan, West_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, Adjective
  • (a) Pakistani: (of or relating to Pakistan or its people or language) "Pakistani mountain passes"; "Pakistani soldiers"
Pakistani, Noun
  • (n) Pakistani: (a native or inhabitant of Pakistan)
Palaeolithic, Noun
  • (n) Paleolithic_Age, Paleolithic, 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)
Palatinate, Noun
  • (n) Palatinate, Pfalz: (a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine)
  • (n) palatinate: (a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine)
Palatine, Noun
  • (n) palatine: (any of various important officials in ancient Rome)
  • (n) palatine, palsgrave: ((Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands)
  • (n) Palatine: (the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces)
  • (n) palatine, palatine_bone, os_palatinum: (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)
Palau, Noun
  • (n) Palau, Republic_of_Palau, TT: (a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States)
  • (n) Palau, Palau_Islands, Belau, Pelew: (a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean)
Paleo-American, Noun
  • (n) Paleo-American, Paleo-Amerind, 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-Amerind, Noun
  • (n) Paleo-American, Paleo-Amerind, 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, Noun
  • (n) Paleo-American, Paleo-Amerind, 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)
Paleolithic, Noun
  • (n) Paleolithic_Age, Paleolithic, 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)
Palestine, Noun
  • (n) Palestine: (a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948)
  • (n) Palestine, Canaan, Holy_Land, Promised_Land: (an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism)
Palestinian, Adjective
  • (a) Palestinian: (of or relating to the area of Palestine and its inhabitants) "Palestinian guerrillas"
Palestinian, Noun
  • (n) Palestinian, Palestinian_Arab: (a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine)
Pallas, Noun
  • (n) Athena, Athene, Pallas, Pallas_Athena, Pallas_Athene: ((Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva)
  • (n) Pallas: (a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered)
Palmaceae, Noun
  • (n) Palmae, family_Palmae, Palmaceae, family_Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family_Arecaceae, 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)
Palmae, Noun
  • (n) Palmae, family_Palmae, Palmaceae, family_Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family_Arecaceae, 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)
Palmer, Noun
  • (n) Palmer, Arnold_Palmer, Arnold_Daniel_Palmer: (United States golfer (born in 1929))
Pamelor, Noun
  • (n) nortriptyline, Pamelor: (a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs)
Pan-Hellenic, Adjective
  • (a) Panhellenic, Pan-Hellenic: (of or relating to all the Greeks) "the Olympic Games were a Panhellenic celebration"
Pan, Noun
  • (n) pan, cooking_pan: (cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel)
  • (n) Pan, goat_god: ((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)
  • (n) pan: (shallow container made of metal)
  • (n) Pan, genus_Pan: (chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids)
Panacea, Noun
  • (n) Panacea: ((Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia)
  • (n) panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-all: (hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists)
Panadol, Noun
  • (n) acetaminophen, Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Anacin_III: (an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets))
Panama, Noun
  • (n) boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama_hat, sailor, skimmer, straw_hat: (a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown)
  • (n) Panama, Republic_of_Panama: (a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903)
Panamanian, Adjective
  • (a) Panamanian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Panama or its people) "Panamanian economy"
Panamanian, Noun
  • (n) Panamanian: (a native or inhabitant of Panama)
Pandora, Noun
  • (n) 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)
Pangaea, Noun
  • (n) Pangaea, 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)
Pangea, Noun
  • (n) Pangaea, 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, Noun
  • (n) Pangloss: (an incurable optimist in a satire by Voltaire)
Panhellenic, Adjective
  • (a) Panhellenic, Pan-Hellenic: (of or relating to all the Greeks) "the Olympic Games were a Panhellenic celebration"
Panini, Noun
  • (n) Panini: (Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC))
Panjabi, Noun
  • (n) Punjabi, Panjabi: (a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India)
  • (n) Punjabi, Panjabi: (the Indic language spoken by most people in Punjab in northwestern India)
Pansa, Noun
  • (n) Pus, Pansa: (the tenth month of the Hindu calendar)
Papaverales, Noun
  • (n) Rhoeadales, order_Rhoeadales, Papaverales, order_Papaverales: (an order of dicotyledonous plants)
Papua, Noun
  • (n) Papua: (the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea)
Para, Noun
  • (n) Belem, Para, Feliz_Lusitania, Santa_Maria_de_Belem, _Mary_of_Bethlehem: (port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin)
  • (n) para: (100 para equal 1 dinar in Yugoslavia)
  • (n) Para, Para_River: (an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows)
  • (n) paratrooper, para: (a soldier in the paratroops)
  • (n) parity, para: ((obstetrics) the number of liveborn 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"
Paradise, Noun
  • (n) Eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised_land, Shangri-la: (any place of complete bliss and delight and peace)
  • (n) Paradise: ((Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death)
Paraguay, Noun
  • (n) Paraguay, Republic_of_Paraguay: (a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811)
Parietales, Noun
  • (n) Parietales, order_Parietales, Hypericales, order_Hypericales: (a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae)
Paris, Noun
  • (n) Paris, City_of_Light, French_capital, capital_of_France: (the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce)
  • (n) Paris, genus_Paris: (sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae)
  • (n) Paris: ((Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War)
  • (n) Paris: (a town in northeastern Texas)
Parisian, Adjective
  • (a) Parisian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants) "Parisian restaurants can be expensive"
Parisian, Noun
  • (n) Parisian: (a native or resident of Paris)
Park, Noun
  • (n) ballpark, park: (a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)) "take me out to the ballpark"
  • (n) park, parkland: (a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property) "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park"
  • (n) park, commons, common, green: (a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area) "they went for a walk in the park"
  • (n) Park, Mungo_Park: (Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806))
  • (n) park: (a gear position that acts as a parking brake) "the put the car in park and got out"
  • (n) parking_lot, car_park, park, parking_area: (a lot where cars are parked)
Parker, Noun
  • (n) Parker, Charlie_Parker, Yardbird_Parker, Bird_Parker, Charles_Christopher_Parker: (United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955))
  • (n) Parker, Dorothy_Parker, Dorothy_Rothschild_Parker: (United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967))
Parkinson's, Noun
  • (n) paralysis_agitans, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's_disease, Parkinson's_syndrome, Parkinson's, shaking_palsy: (a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination)
Parkinson, Noun
  • (n) Parkinson, James_Parkinson: (English surgeon (1755-1824))
  • (n) Parkinson, _Northcote_Parkinson, Cyril_Northcote_Parkinson: (British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993))
Parkinsonism, Noun
  • (n) paralysis_agitans, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's_disease, Parkinson's_syndrome, Parkinson's, shaking_palsy: (a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination)
Parliamentarian, Noun
  • (n) Parliamentarian, Member_of_Parliament: (an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons)
  • (n) parliamentarian: (an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures)
Parmesan, Noun
  • (n) Parmesan: (hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated)
Parnahiba, Noun
  • (n) Parnaiba, Parnahiba: (a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean)
Parnaiba, Noun
  • (n) Parnaiba, Parnahiba: (a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean)
Parnassus, Noun
  • (n) Parnassus, Mount_Parnassus, Liakoura: ((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, Noun
  • (n) Parnell, Charles_Stewart_Parnell: (Irish nationalist leader (1846-1891))
Parousia, Noun
  • (n) Second_Coming, Second_Coming_of_Christ, Second_Advent, Advent, Parousia: ((Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment)
Parsee, Noun
  • (n) Parsee, Parsi: (a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India)
Parseeism, Noun
  • (n) Parsiism, Parseeism: (the faith of a Zoroastrian sect in India)
Parsi, Noun
  • (n) Parsee, Parsi: (a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India)
Parsiism, Noun
  • (n) Parsiism, Parseeism: (the faith of a Zoroastrian sect in India)
Parthenon, Noun
  • (n) Parthenon: (the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture)
Parthian, Adjective
  • (a) Parthian: (pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture) "Parthian archeology"
Parthian, Noun
  • (n) Parthian: (a native or inhabitant of Parthia)
  • (n) Parthian: (the Iranian language spoken in the Parthian kingdom (250 BC to AD 226))
Parvati, Noun
  • (n) Parvati, Anapurna, Annapurna: (wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: Hindu goddess of plenty)
Pasadena, Noun
  • (n) Pasadena: (a city in southwestern California to the east of Los Angeles)
Pascal, Noun
  • (n) pascal, Pa: (a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter)
  • (n) Pascal, Blaise_Pascal: (French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662))
  • (n) Pascal: (a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach)
Pasch, Noun
  • (n) Pasch, Pascha: (the Jewish feast of the Passover)
  • (n) Pasch, Pascha: (the Christian festival of Easter)
Pascha, Noun
  • (n) Pasch, Pascha: (the Jewish feast of the Passover)
  • (n) Pasch, Pascha: (the Christian festival of Easter)
Pashto, Noun
  • (n) Pashto, Pashtu, Paxto, Afghani, Afghan: (an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan)
Pashtoon, Noun
  • (n) Pathan, Pashtun, Pushtun, Pashtoon: (a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan) "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan"
Pashtu, Noun
  • (n) Pashto, Pashtu, Paxto, Afghani, Afghan: (an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan)
Pashtun, Noun
  • (n) Pathan, Pashtun, Pushtun, Pashtoon: (a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan) "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan"
  • (n) Pathan, Pashtun: (an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan)
Passer, Noun
  • (n) passer: (a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group)
  • (n) passer: (a student who passes an examination)
  • (n) passer, forward_passer: ((football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass)
  • (n) Passer, genus_Passer: (type genus of the Passeridae)
  • (n) passerby, passer-by, passer: (a person who passes by casually or by chance)
Passeres, Noun
  • (n) Oscines, suborder_Oscines, Passeres, suborder_Passeres: (two names for the suborder of typical songbirds)
Passion, Noun
  • (n) heat, warmth, passion: (the trait of being intensely emotional)
  • (n) love, passion: (any object of warm affection or devotion; ) "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting"
  • (n) mania, passion, cacoethes: (an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action)
  • (n) passion, passionateness: (a strong feeling or emotion)
  • (n) passion: (a feeling of strong sexual desire)
  • (n) Passion, Passion_of_Christ: (the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion)
  • (n) rage, passion: (something that is desired intensely) "his rage for fame destroyed him"
Passover, Noun
  • (n) Passover, Pesach, Pesah, Feast_of_the_Unleavened_Bread: ((Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt)
Pasteur, Noun
  • (n) Pasteur, Louis_Pasteur: (French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895))
Pasto, Noun
  • (n) Galeras, Pasto: (an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes)
Pastor, Noun
  • (n) curate, minister_of_religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector: (a person authorized to conduct religious worship) "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
  • (n) Pastor, subgenus_Pastor: (only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus)
Patagonia, Noun
  • (n) Patagonia: (region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic)
Patavium, Noun
  • (n) Padua, Padova, Patavium: (a city in Veneto)
Patella, Noun
  • (n) patella, kneecap, kneepan: (a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint)
  • (n) Patella, genus_Patella: (type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets)
Pathan, Noun
  • (n) Pathan, Pashtun, Pushtun, Pashtoon: (a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan) "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan"
  • (n) Pathan, Pashtun: (an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan)
Patrai, Noun
  • (n) Patras, 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, Noun
  • (n) Patras, 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)
Patrick, Noun
  • (n) Patrick, Saint_Patrick, _Patrick: (Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century)
Patroclus, Noun
  • (n) 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)
Paul, Noun
  • (n) Paul, Alice_Paul: (United States feminist (1885-1977))
  • (n) Paul, Saint_Paul, _Paul, Apostle_Paul, Paul_the_Apostle, Apostle_of_the_Gentiles, Saul, Saul_of_Tarsus: ((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"
Pauline, Adjective
  • (a) Pauline: (relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines)
Paxil, Noun
  • (n) paroxetime, Paxil: (a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil))
Paxto, Noun
  • (n) Pashto, Pashtu, Paxto, Afghani, Afghan: (an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan)
Pbit, Noun
  • (n) petabit, Pbit, Pb: (a unit of information equal to 1000 terabits or 10^15 bits)
Peacemaker, Noun
  • (n) Browning_machine_gun, 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)
  • (n) conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler: (someone who tries to bring peace)
Pediamycin, Noun
  • (n) erythromycin, Erythrocin, E-Mycin, Ethril, Ilosone, 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, Noun
  • (n) prednisolone, Pediapred, Prelone: (a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions)
Pedipalpi, Noun
  • (n) Pedipalpi, order_Pedipalpi, Uropygi, order_Uropygi: (whip scorpions)
Peel, Noun
  • (n) Peel, Robert_Peel, Sir_Robert_Peel: (British politician (1788-1850))
  • (n) peel, skin: (the rind of a fruit or vegetable)
Pegasus, Noun
  • (n) Pegasus: ((Greek mythology) the 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 highflying imagination)
  • (n) Pegasus: (a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces)
Pehlevi, Noun
  • (n) Pahlavi, Pehlevi: (the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries)
Pei, Noun
  • (n) Pei, _Pei, Ieoh_Ming_Pei: (United States architect (born in China in 1917))
Peiping, Noun
  • (n) Beijing, Peking, Peiping, capital_of_Red_China: (capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city)
Peireskia, Noun
  • (n) Pereskia, genus_Pereskia, Peireskia, genus_Peireskia: (genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers)
Peke, Noun
  • (n) Pekinese, Pekingese, Peke: (a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle)
Pekinese, Noun
  • (n) Pekinese, Pekingese, Peke: (a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle)
Peking, Noun
  • (n) Beijing, Peking, Peiping, capital_of_Red_China: (capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city)
Pekingese, Noun
  • (n) Pekinese, Pekingese, Peke: (a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle)
Pelew, Noun
  • (n) Palau, Palau_Islands, Belau, Pelew: (a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean)
Peloponnese, Noun
  • (n) Peloponnese, Peloponnesus, Peloponnesian_Peninsula: (the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC)
Peloponnesus, Noun
  • (n) Peloponnese, Peloponnesus, Peloponnesian_Peninsula: (the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC)
Peltiphyllum, Noun
  • (n) Darmera, genus_Darmera, Peltiphyllum, genus_Peltiphyllum: (one species)
Penelope, Noun
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) Penelope, genus_Penelope: (a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds))
Penn, Noun
  • (n) Penn, William_Penn: (Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718))
  • (n) University_of_Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Penn: (a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania, Noun
  • (n) Pennsylvania, Keystone_State, PA: (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
  • (n) Pennsylvania: (one of the British colonies that formed the United States)
  • (n) University_of_Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Penn: (a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvanian, Noun
  • (n) Pennsylvanian, Pennsylvanian_period, Upper_Carboniferous, Upper_Carboniferous_period: (from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land)
  • (n) Pennsylvanian, Keystone_Stater: (a native or resident of Pennsylvania)
Pensacola, Noun
  • (n) Pensacola: (a town in extreme northwest Florida)
Pentagon, Noun
  • (n) Pentagon: (a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense)
  • (n) Pentagon: (the United States military establishment)
  • (n) pentagon: (a five-sided polygon)
Pentateuch, Noun
  • (n) Torah, Pentateuch, Laws: (the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit)
Pentecost, Noun
  • (n) Pentecost, Whitsunday: (seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland)
  • (n) Shavous, Shabuoth, Shavuoth, Shavuot, Pentecost, Feast_of_Weeks: ((Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments)
Pentecostal, Noun
  • (n) Pentecostal, Pentecostalist: (any member of a Pentecostal religious body)
Pentecostalist, Noun
  • (n) Pentecostal, Pentecostalist: (any member of a Pentecostal religious body)
Pentothal, Noun
  • (n) thiopental, thiopental_sodium, thiopentobarbital_sodium, 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)
Peoria, Noun
  • (n) Peoria: (a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River)
Pepcid, Noun
  • (n) famotidine, Pepcid: (a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux)
Pepsi, Noun
  • (n) Pepsi, Pepsi_Cola: (Pepsi Cola is a trademarked cola)
Percheron, Noun
  • (n) Percheron: (one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery)
Perciformes, Noun
  • (n) Perciformes, order_Perciformes, Percomorphi, order_Percomorphi: (one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna)
Percomorphi, Noun
  • (n) Perciformes, order_Perciformes, Percomorphi, order_Percomorphi: (one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna)
Percy, Noun
  • (n) Percy, Walker_Percy: (United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990))
  • (n) Percy, Sir_Henry_Percy, Hotspur, Harry_Hotspur: (English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403))
Perdicidae, Noun
  • (n) Perdicidae, subfamily_Perdicidae, Perdicinae, subfamily_Perdicinae: (Old World partridges)
Perdicinae, Noun
  • (n) Perdicidae, subfamily_Perdicidae, Perdicinae, subfamily_Perdicinae: (Old World partridges)
Pereskia, Noun
  • (n) Pereskia, genus_Pereskia, Peireskia, genus_Peireskia: (genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers)
Periactin, Noun
  • (n) cyproheptadine, Periactin: (an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions)
Peripatetic, Noun
  • (n) Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Peripatetic: (a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism)
  • (n) peripatetic: (a person who walks from place to place)
Peritrate, Noun
  • (n) pentaerythritol, Peritrate: (a coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris)
Perm, Noun
  • (n) Perm, Molotov: (a city in the European part of Russia)
  • (n) permanent_wave, permanent, perm: (a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals)
Permian, Noun
  • (n) Permian, Permian_period: (from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles)
Pernambuco, Noun
  • (n) Recife, Pernambuco: (a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic)
Peron, Noun
  • (n) Peron, Juan_Domingo_Peron: (Argentine soldier who became president of Argentina (1895-1974))
Peronospora, Noun
  • (n) Peronospora, genus_Peronospora: (genus of destructive downy mildews)
Perry, Noun
  • (n) Perry, Ralph_Barton_Perry: (United States philosopher (1876-1957))
  • (n) Perry, Matthew_Calbraith_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))
  • (n) Perry, Oliver_Hazard_Perry, Commodore_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))
  • (n) perry: (a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider)
Persephone, Noun
  • (n) Persephone, Despoina, Kore, Cora: ((Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina)
Persia, Noun
  • (n) Iran, Islamic_Republic_of_Iran, 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)
  • (n) Persia, 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, Adjective
  • (a) Iranian, Persian: (of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture) "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police"
Persian, Noun
  • (n) Irani, Iranian, Persian: (a native or inhabitant of Iran) "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims"
  • (n) Persian, Farsi: (the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms)
Perspex, Noun
  • (n) Lucite, Perspex: (a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin)
Peru, Noun
  • (n) Peru, Republic_of_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)
Peruvian, Adjective
  • (a) Peruvian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Peru or its people) "Peruvian artifacts"
Peruvian, Noun
  • (n) Peruvian: (a native or inhabitant of Peru)
Pesach, Noun
  • (n) Passover, Pesach, Pesah, Feast_of_the_Unleavened_Bread: ((Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt)
Pesah, Noun
  • (n) Passover, Pesach, Pesah, Feast_of_the_Unleavened_Bread: ((Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt)
Peter, Noun
  • (n) cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz: (obscene terms for penis)
  • (n) Peter, Simon_Peter, Saint_Peter, _Peter, Saint_Peter_the_Apostle, _Peter_the_Apostle: (disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope)
Peterburg, Noun
  • (n) _Petersburg, Leningrad, Peterburg, Petrograd, Saint_Petersburg: (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, Noun
  • (n) Petersburg: (a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War)
  • (n) Petersburg, Petersburg_Campaign: (the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee)
Petrarca, Noun
  • (n) Petrarch, Petrarca, Francesco_Petrarca: (an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374))
Petrarch, Noun
  • (n) Petrarch, Petrarca, Francesco_Petrarca: (an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374))
Petrograd, Noun
  • (n) _Petersburg, Leningrad, Peterburg, Petrograd, Saint_Petersburg: (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)
Petromyzoniformes, Noun
  • (n) Petromyzoniformes, suborder_Petromyzoniformes, Hyperoartia, suborder_Hyperoartia: (lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes)
Peul, Noun
  • (n) Fula, Ful, Fulani, Peul: (a family of languages of the Fulani 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)
Pfalz, Noun
  • (n) Palatinate, Pfalz: (a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine)
Ph.D., Noun
  • (n) , PhD: (a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study)
PhD, Noun
  • (n) , PhD: (a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study)
Phagun, Noun
  • (n) Phagun, Phalguna: (the twelfth month of the Hindu calendar)
Phalangida, Noun
  • (n) Phalangida, order_Phalangida, Opiliones, order_Opiliones: (harvestmen)
Phalguna, Noun
  • (n) Phagun, Phalguna: (the twelfth month of the Hindu calendar)
Phallus, Noun
  • (n) penis, phallus, member: (the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism))
  • (n) Phallus, genus_Phallus: (genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem)
Phanerogamae, Noun
  • (n) Phanerogamae: (in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all seed-bearing plants; superseded by the division Spermatophyta)
Pharaoh, Noun
  • (n) Pharaoh, Pharaoh_of_Egypt: (the title of the ancient Egyptian kings)
Pharisee, Noun
  • (n) pharisee: (a self-righteous or sanctimonious person)
  • (n) Pharisee: (a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions)
Phasmatidae, Noun
  • (n) Phasmidae, family_Phasmidae, Phasmatidae, family_Phasmatidae: (stick insects)
Phasmatodea, Noun
  • (n) Phasmida, order_Phasmida, Phasmatodea, order_Phasmatodea: (in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects)
Phasmida, Noun
  • (n) Phasmida, order_Phasmida, Phasmatodea, order_Phasmatodea: (in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects)
Phasmidae, Noun
  • (n) Phasmidae, family_Phasmidae, Phasmatidae, family_Phasmatidae: (stick insects)
Pheidias, Noun
  • (n) Phidias, Pheidias: (ancient Greek sculptor (circa 500-432 BC))
Phenaphen, Noun
  • (n) acetaminophen, Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Anacin_III: (an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets))
Phenergan, Noun
  • (n) promethazine, Phenergan: (antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness)
Phenicia, Noun
  • (n) Phoenicia, Phenicia: (an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean)
Phidias, Noun
  • (n) Phidias, Pheidias: (ancient Greek sculptor (circa 500-432 BC))
Philadelphia, Noun
  • (n) Philadelphia, City_of_Brotherly_Love: (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)
Philip, Noun
  • (n) Philip, Prince_Philip, Duke_of_Edinburgh: (Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921))
Philippine, Adjective
  • (a) Filipino, Philippine: (of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs) "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook"
Philippine, Noun
  • (n) Philippine, Filipino: (official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages)
Philippopolis, Noun
  • (n) Plovdiv, Philippopolis: (an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region)
Philistine, Adjective
  • (s) anti-intellectual, philistine: (smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values)
  • (a) Philistine: (of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people)
Philistine, Noun
  • (n) philistine, anti-intellectual, lowbrow: (a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits)
  • (n) Philistine: (a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC)
Phillidae, Noun
  • (n) Phyllidae, family_Phyllidae, Phillidae, family_Phillidae: (leaf insects)
Phintias, Noun
  • (n) Phintias, 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 both (4th century BC))
Phiz, Noun
  • (n) Browne, Hablot_Knight_Browne, Phiz: (English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882))
  • (n) countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug: (the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British))
Phoca, Noun
  • (n) Phoca, genus_Phoca: (type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals)
Phoebe, Noun
  • (n) five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little_Phoebe: (the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one)
  • (n) Phoebe: ((Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the Moon)
  • (n) phoebe, phoebe_bird, Sayornis_phoebe: (small dun-colored North American flycatcher)
Phoebus, Noun
  • (n) Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus_Apollo: ((Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis)
Phoenicia, Noun
  • (n) Phoenicia, Phenicia: (an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean)
Phoenician, Adjective
  • (a) Phoenician: (of or relating to or characteristic of Phoenicia or its inhabitants)
Phoenician, Noun
  • (n) Phoenician: (a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.)
  • (n) Phoenician: (the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world)
Phoenix, Noun
  • (n) Phoenix, capital_of_Arizona: (the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation)
  • (n) phoenix, genus_Phoenix: (a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa)
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) Phoenix: (a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor)
Phoronida, Noun
  • (n) Phoronida, Phoronidea, phylum_Phoronida: (small phylum of wormlike marine animals)
Phoronidea, Noun
  • (n) Phoronida, Phoronidea, phylum_Phoronida: (small phylum of wormlike marine animals)
Phosphorus, Noun
  • (n) morning_star, daystar, Phosphorus, Lucifer: (a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky)
  • (n) phosphorus, P, atomic_number_15: (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)
Phthirius, Noun
  • (n) Phthirius, genus_Phthirius, Phthirus, genus_Phthirus: (true lice: crab lice)
Phthirus, Noun
  • (n) Phthirius, genus_Phthirius, Phthirus, genus_Phthirus: (true lice: crab lice)
Phyllidae, Noun
  • (n) Phyllidae, family_Phyllidae, Phillidae, family_Phillidae: (leaf insects)
Phyllostomatidae, Noun
  • (n) Phyllostomidae, family_Phyllostomidae, Phyllostomatidae, family_Phyllostomatidae: (New World leaf-nosed bats)
Phyllostomidae, Noun
  • (n) Phyllostomidae, family_Phyllostomidae, Phyllostomatidae, family_Phyllostomatidae: (New World leaf-nosed bats)
Phytophthora, Noun
  • (n) Phytophthora, genus_Phytophthora: (destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants)
PiB, Noun
  • (n) petabyte, pebibyte, PB, PiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes)
Pibit, Noun
  • (n) pebibit, Pibit: (a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibits or 2^50 bits)
Picardie, Noun
  • (n) Picardie, Picardy: (a region of northern France on the English Channel)
Picardy, Noun
  • (n) Picardie, Picardy: (a region of northern France on the English Channel)
Pidlimdi, Noun
  • (n) Tera, Pidlimdi, Yamaltu: (a three-tone Chadic language)
Piedmont, Noun
  • (n) Piedmont: (the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama)
  • (n) piedmont: (a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land)
  • (n) Piedmont, Piemonte: (the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley)
Piemonte, Noun
  • (n) Piedmont, Piemonte: (the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley)
Pierce, Noun
  • (n) Pierce, Franklin_Pierce, President_Pierce: (14th President of the United States (1804-1869))
Pierre, Noun
  • (n) Pierre, capital_of_South_Dakota: (capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river)
Pietism, Noun
  • (n) Pietism: (17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion)
  • (n) religiosity, religionism, religiousism, pietism: (exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal)
Pigmy, Noun
  • (n) pygmy, pigmy: (an unusually small individual)
  • (n) Pygmy, Pigmy: (any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet)
Pilate, Noun
  • (n) Pilate, Pontius_Pilate: (the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36))
Pilgrim, Noun
  • (n) pilgrim: (someone who journeys in foreign lands)
  • (n) Pilgrim, 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)
  • (n) pilgrim: (someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion)
Pilsen, Noun
  • (n) Pilsen, Plzen: (a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated)
Pilsener, Noun
  • (n) Pilsner, Pilsener: (a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen)
Pilsner, Noun
  • (n) Pilsner, Pilsener: (a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen)
Pima, Noun
  • (n) Pima: (a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico)
  • (n) Pima: (the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima)
Pincus, Noun
  • (n) Pincus, Gregory_Pincus, Gregory_Goodwin_Pincus: (United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967))
Pindar, Noun
  • (n) Pindar: (Greek lyric poet remembered for his odes (518?-438? BC))
Ping, Noun
  • (n) Ping, Ping_River: (a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya)
  • (n) ping: (a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal))
Pinophytina, Noun
  • (n) Pinopsida, class_Pinopsida, Pinophytina, subdivision_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, Noun
  • (n) Pinopsida, class_Pinopsida, Pinophytina, subdivision_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)
Pinot, Noun
  • (n) Pinot, Pinot_grape: (any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes)
Piper, Noun
  • (n) piper, bagpiper: (someone who plays the bagpipe)
  • (n) Piper, genus_Piper: (type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs)
Pipracil, Noun
  • (n) piperacillin, Pipracil: (a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections)
Pisa, Noun
  • (n) Pisa: (a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower)
Pisces, Noun
  • (n) Pisces, Pisces_the_Fishes, Fish: (the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20)
  • (n) Pisces, Fish: ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces)
  • (n) Pisces: (a large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and Aries)
  • (n) Pisces: (a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically)
Piston, Noun
  • (n) Piston, Walter_Piston: (United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976))
  • (n) piston, plunger: (mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion)
Pithecellobium, Noun
  • (n) Pithecellobium, genus_Pithecellobium, Pithecolobium, genus_Pithecolobium: (thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia)
Pithecolobium, Noun
  • (n) Pithecellobium, genus_Pithecellobium, Pithecolobium, genus_Pithecolobium: (thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia)
Pitman, Noun
  • (n) coal_miner, collier, pitman: (someone who works in a coal mine)
  • (n) Pitman, Sir_Isaac_Pitman: (English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897))
Pitocin, Noun
  • (n) oxytocin, Pitocin: (hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk)
Pitot, Noun
  • (n) Pitot, Henri_Pitot: (French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771))
  • (n) Pitot_tube, Pitot: (measuring instrument consisting of a right-angled tube with an open end that is directed in opposition to the flow of a fluid and used to measure the velocity of fluid flow)
Pitressin, Noun
  • (n) vasopressin, antidiuretic_hormone, ADH, 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)
Pitt, Noun
  • (n) Pitt, George_Pitt, George_Dibdin_Pitt, George_Dibdin-Pitt: (a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855))
  • (n) Pitt, William_Pitt, Second_Earl_of_Chatham, Pitt_the_Younger: (English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806))
  • (n) Pitt, William_Pitt, First_Earl_of_Chatham, Pitt_the_Elder: (English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778))
Pittsburgh, Noun
  • (n) 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)
Piute, Noun
  • (n) Paiute, 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)
Placidyl, Noun
  • (n) ethchlorvynol, Placidyl: (a mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl))
Planck, Noun
  • (n) Planck, Max_Planck, Max_Karl_Ernst_Ludwig_Planck: (German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947))
Plano, Noun
  • (n) Plano: (a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas))
Plantation, Noun
  • (n) grove, woodlet, orchard, plantation: (garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth)
  • (n) plantation: (an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas))
  • (n) 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"
Plaquenil, Noun
  • (n) hydroxychloroquine, Plaquenil: (anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus)
Plasmodiophora, Noun
  • (n) Plasmodiophora, genus_Plasmodiophora: (type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds)
Platonism, Noun
  • (n) Platonism, realism: ((philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names)
Platte, Noun
  • (n) Platte, Platte_River: (a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River)
Plattensee, Noun
  • (n) Balaton, Lake_Balaton, Plattensee: (a large shallow lake in western Hungary)
Plavix, Noun
  • (n) clopidogrel_bisulfate, 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)
Pleven, Noun
  • (n) Plevna, Pleven: (the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days)
Plevna, Noun
  • (n) Plevna, Pleven: (the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days)
Plexiglas, Noun
  • (n) Plexiglas, plexiglass: (a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic)
Plough, Noun
  • (n) Big_Dipper, Dipper, Plough, Charles's_Wain, Wain, Wagon: (a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major)
  • (n) plow, plough: (a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing)
Plovdiv, Noun
  • (n) Plovdiv, Philippopolis: (an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region)
Plumeria, Noun
  • (n) Plumeria, genus_Plumeria, Plumiera: (deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers)
Plumiera, Noun
  • (n) Plumeria, genus_Plumeria, Plumiera: (deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers)
Pluto, Noun
  • (n) Pluto: (a cartoon character created by Walt Disney)
  • (n) Pluto, Hades, Aides, Aidoneus: ((Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone)
  • (n) Pluto: (a small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun; it has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets) "Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930"
Plutonian, Adjective
  • (s) Hadean, Plutonian, Tartarean: (of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus)
Plymouth, Noun
  • (n) Plymouth: (a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620)
Plzen, Noun
  • (n) Pilsen, Plzen: (a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated)
Poaceae, Noun
  • (n) Gramineae, family_Gramineae, Graminaceae, family_Graminaceae, Poaceae, family_Poaceae, grass_family: (the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane)
Pocahontas, Noun
  • (n) Pocahontas, Matoaka, Rebecca_Rolfe: (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))
Podicipediformes, Noun
  • (n) Podicipitiformes, order_Podicipitiformes, Podicipediformes, order_Podicipediformes, Colymbiformes, order_Colymbiformes: (grebes)
Podicipitiformes, Noun
  • (n) Podicipitiformes, order_Podicipitiformes, Podicipediformes, order_Podicipediformes, Colymbiformes, order_Colymbiformes: (grebes)
Poe, Noun
  • (n) Poe, Edgar_Allan_Poe: (United States writer and poet (1809-1849))
Poitou-Charentes, Noun
  • (n) Poitou-Charentes, Poitou: (a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay)
Poitou, Noun
  • (n) Poitou-Charentes, Poitou: (a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay)
Poland, Noun
  • (n) Poland, Republic_of_Poland, Polska: (a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II)
Polaris, Noun
  • (n) Polaris, North_Star, pole_star, polar_star, 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)
Polaroid, Noun
  • (n) Polaroid: ((trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare)
Pole, Noun
  • (n) perch, rod, pole: (a linear measure of 16.5 feet)
  • (n) perch, rod, pole: (a square rod of land)
  • (n) pole: (a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic)
  • (n) Pole: (a native or inhabitant of Poland)
  • (n) pole: (one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions) "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart"
  • (n) pole, celestial_pole: (one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere)
  • (n) pole: (one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface)
  • (n) pole: (a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting)
  • (n) pole, magnetic_pole: (one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated)
  • (n) terminal, pole: (a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves)
Polish, Adjective
  • (a) Polish: (of or relating to Poland or its people or culture) "Polish sausage"
Polish, Noun
  • (n) polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish: (the property of being smooth and shiny)
  • (n) polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish: (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 Conrad"
  • (n) polish: (a preparation used in polishing)
  • (n) Polish: (the Slavic language of Poland)
Polk, Noun
  • (n) Polk, James_Polk, _Polk, James_Knox_Polk, 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))
Pollack, Noun
  • (n) Pollack, Sydney_Pollack: (United States filmmaker (born in 1934))
  • (n) pollack, pollock: (lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish)
  • (n) pollack, pollock, Pollachius_pollachius: (important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod)
Pollock, Noun
  • (n) pollack, pollock: (lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish)
  • (n) pollack, pollock, Pollachius_pollachius: (important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod)
  • (n) Pollock, Jackson_Pollock: (United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956))
Polo, Noun
  • (n) Polo, Marco_Polo: (Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324))
  • (n) polo: (a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball)
Polska, Noun
  • (n) Poland, Republic_of_Poland, Polska: (a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II)
Polyangiaceae, Noun
  • (n) Polyangiaceae, family_Polyangiaceae, Myxobacteriaceae, family_Myxobacteriaceae: (bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung)
Polybotria, Noun
  • (n) Polybotrya, genus_Polybotrya, Polybotria, genus_Polybotria: (tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later)
Polybotrya, Noun
  • (n) Polybotrya, genus_Polybotrya, Polybotria, genus_Polybotria: (tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later)
Polycillin, Noun
  • (n) ampicillin, Principen, Polycillin, SK-Ampicillin: (semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin))
Polymox, Noun
  • (n) amoxicillin, Amoxil, Larotid, Polymox, Trimox, Augmentin: (an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections)
Polynesia, Noun
  • (n) Polynesia: (the islands in the eastern part of Oceania)
Polynesian, Adjective
  • (a) Polynesian: (of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture)
Polynesian, Noun
  • (n) Malayo-Polynesian, Polynesian: (the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific)
  • (n) Polynesian: (a native or inhabitant of Polynesia)
Polypodiales, Noun
  • (n) Filicales, order_Filicales, Polypodiales, order_Polypodiales: (true (leptosporangiate) ferns)
Pompey, Noun
  • (n) Pompey, Gnaeus_Pompeius_Magnus, Pompey_the_Great: (Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC))
  • (n) Portsmouth, Pompey: (a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base)
Ponca, Noun
  • (n) Ponca, Ponka: (a member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska)
  • (n) Ponca, Ponka: (the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca)
Ponka, Noun
  • (n) Ponca, Ponka: (a member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska)
  • (n) Ponca, Ponka: (the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca)
Pontos, Noun
  • (n) Pontus, Pontos: ((Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus)
Pontus, Noun
  • (n) Pontus, Pontos: ((Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus)
  • (n) 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)
Pope, Noun
  • (n) pope, Catholic_Pope, Roman_Catholic_Pope, pontiff, Holy_Father, Vicar_of_Christ, Bishop_of_Rome: (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)
  • (n) Pope, Alexander_Pope: (English poet and satirist (1688-1744))
Porter, Noun
  • (n) doorkeeper, doorman, door_guard, hall_porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary: (someone who guards an entrance)
  • (n) porter: (a person employed to carry luggage and supplies)
  • (n) Porter, Katherine_Anne_Porter: (United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980))
  • (n) Porter, Cole_Porter, Cole_Albert_Porter: (United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946))
  • (n) Porter, William_Sydney_Porter, _Henry: (United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910))
  • (n) porter, Pullman_porter: (a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars))
  • (n) porter, porter's_beer: (a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley)
Portland, Noun
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) Portland: (largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state)
Porto, Noun
  • (n) Porto, Oporto: (port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine)
Portsmouth, Noun
  • (n) Portsmouth: (a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards)
  • (n) Portsmouth: (a port town in southeastern New Hampshire on the Atlantic Ocean)
  • (n) Portsmouth, Pompey: (a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base)
Portugal, Noun
  • (n) 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))
Portuguese, Adjective
  • (a) Portuguese, Lusitanian: (of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language) "Portuguese wines"
Portuguese, Noun
  • (n) Portuguese: (the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil)
  • (n) Portuguese: (a native or inhabitant of Portugal)
Poseidon, Noun
  • (n) Poseidon: ((Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune)
Post-impressionist, Noun
  • (n) Postimpressionist, Post-impressionist: (an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against Impressionism)
Post, Noun
  • (n) mail, mail_service, postal_service, 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'"
  • (n) mail, 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"
  • (n) military_post, 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"
  • (n) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation: (a job in an organization) "he occupied a post in the treasury"
  • (n) post, station: (the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand) "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) Post, Wiley_Post: (United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935))
  • (n) Post, Emily_Post, Emily_Price_Post: (United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960))
  • (n) Post, _Post, Charles_William_Post: (United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914))
  • (n) post, stake: (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"
  • (n) post: (the delivery and collection of letters and packages) "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"
Postimpressionist, Noun
  • (n) Postimpressionist, Post-impressionist: (an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against Impressionism)
Potemkin, Noun
  • (n) Potemkin, Potyokin, Grigori_Potemkin, Grigori_Potyokin, Grigori_Aleksandrovich_Potemkin: (a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791))
Potyokin, Noun
  • (n) Potemkin, Potyokin, Grigori_Potemkin, Grigori_Potyokin, Grigori_Aleksandrovich_Potemkin: (a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791))
Pound, Noun
  • (n) British_pound, pound, British_pound_sterling, pound_sterling, quid: (the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence)
  • (n) Cypriot_pound, pound: (the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents)
  • (n) Egyptian_pound, pound: (the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters)
  • (n) hammer, pound, hammering, 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"
  • (n) Irish_pound, Irish_punt, punt, pound: (formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence)
  • (n) Lebanese_pound, pound: (the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters)
  • (n) pound, lb: (16 ounces avoirdupois) "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
  • (n) pound: (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy)
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) Pound, Ezra_Pound, Ezra_Loomis_Pound: (United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972))
  • (n) pound, pound_sign: (a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain))
  • (n) pound, dog_pound: (a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs) "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
  • (n) Sudanese_pound, pound: (the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters)
  • (n) Syrian_pound, pound: (the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters)
Powell, Noun
  • (n) Powell, Colin_Powell, Colin_luther_Powell: (United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937))
  • (n) Powell, Cecil_Frank_Powell: (English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969))
Powhatan, Noun
  • (n) Powhatan, Wahunsonacock: (Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618))
  • (n) Powhatan: (a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia)
  • (n) Powhatan: (the Algonquian language of the Powhatan)
Pozsony, Noun
  • (n) Bratislava, capital_of_Slovakia, Pressburg, Pozsony: (capital and largest city of Slovakia)
Praetorian, Adjective
  • (a) praetorian, praetorial, pretorian, pretorial: (of or relating to a Roman praetor) "praetorial powers"
  • (s) Praetorian, Pretorian: (characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with 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, Noun
  • (n) Praetorian_Guard, Praetorian: (a member of the Praetorian Guard)
Prag, Noun
  • (n) Prague, Praha, Prag, Czech_capital: (the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century)
Prague, Noun
  • (n) Prague, Praha, Prag, Czech_capital: (the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century)
Praha, Noun
  • (n) Prague, Praha, Prag, Czech_capital: (the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century)
Pravachol, Noun
  • (n) pravastatin, Pravachol: (an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks)
Prelone, Noun
  • (n) prednisolone, Pediapred, Prelone: (a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions)
Presbyterian, Noun
  • (n) Presbyterian: (a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church)
Prescott, Noun
  • (n) Prescott: (a town in central Arizona)
President, Noun
  • (n) president: (an executive officer of a firm or corporation)
  • (n) president: (the chief executive of a republic)
  • (n) president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson: (the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization) "address your remarks to the chairperson"
  • (n) president, prexy: (the head administrative officer of a college or university)
  • (n) President_of_the_United_States, United_States_President, President, Chief_Executive: (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government) "the President likes to jog every morning"
  • (n) President_of_the_United_States, President, Chief_Executive: (the office of the United States head of state) "a President is elected every four years"
Presley, Noun
  • (n) Presley, Elvis_Presley, Elvis_Aron_Presley: (United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977))
Pressburg, Noun
  • (n) Bratislava, capital_of_Slovakia, Pressburg, Pozsony: (capital and largest city of Slovakia)
Pretender, Noun
  • (n) hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender: (a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives)
  • (n) imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role_player: (a person who makes deceitful pretenses)
  • (n) Pretender: (a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title))
Pretoria, Noun
  • (n) Pretoria, capital_of_South_Africa: (city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa)
Pretorian, Adjective
  • (a) praetorian, praetorial, pretorian, pretorial: (of or relating to a Roman praetor) "praetorial powers"
  • (s) Praetorian, Pretorian: (characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with 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."
Preussen, Noun
  • (n) Prussia, 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, Noun
  • (n) lansoprazole, Prevacid: (antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach)
Price, Noun
  • (n) monetary_value, price, cost: (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"
  • (n) price, terms, damage: (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?"
  • (n) price, cost, toll: (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?"
  • (n) price: (the high value or worth of something) "her price is far above rubies"
  • (n) price: (a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal) "the cattle thief has a price on his head"
  • (n) price: (cost of bribing someone) "they say that every politician has a price"
  • (n) Price, Leontyne_Price, Mary_Leontyne_Price: (United States operatic soprano (born 1927))
Prilosec, Noun
  • (n) omeprazole, Prilosec: (antacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach)
Prima, Noun
  • (n) Prima: (used primarily as eating apples)
Princeton, Noun
  • (n) Princeton: (a university town in central New Jersey)
  • (n) Princeton_University, Princeton: (a university in New Jersey)
Principen, Noun
  • (n) ampicillin, Principen, Polycillin, SK-Ampicillin: (semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin))
Prinival, Noun
  • (n) lisinopril, Prinival, Zestril: (an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks)
Priscoan, Noun
  • (n) Hadean, Hadean_time, Hadean_eon, Hadean_aeon, Priscoan, Priscoan_eon, 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)
Privine, Noun
  • (n) naphazoline, Privine, Sudafed: (vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation)
ProSom, Noun
  • (n) estazolam, ProSom: (a frequently prescribed sleeping pill (trade name ProSom))
Procardia, Noun
  • (n) nifedipine, Procardia: (calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks)
Prokayotae, Noun
  • (n) Monera, kingdom_Monera, Prokayotae, kingdom_Prokaryotae: (prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions)
Prokofiev, Noun
  • (n) Prokofiev, Sergei_Sergeyevich_Prokofiev: (Russian composer of ballets and symphonies and operas (1891-1953))
Prolog, Noun
  • (n) Prolog, logic_programing, logic_programming: (a computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing)
Prophets, Noun
  • (n) prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator: (an authoritative person who divines the future)
  • (n) prophet: (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)
  • (n) Prophets, Nebiim: (the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)
Proserpina, Noun
  • (n) Proserpina, Proserpine: (goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone)
Proserpine, Noun
  • (n) Proserpina, Proserpine: (goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone)
Prostigmin, Noun
  • (n) neostigmine, Prostigmin: (a cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis)
Protestant, Adjective
  • (a) Protestant: (of or relating to Protestants or Protestantism) "Protestant churches"; "a Protestant denomination"
  • (s) protestant: (protesting)
Protestant, Noun
  • (n) Protestant: (an adherent of Protestantism)
  • (n) Protestant_Church, Protestant: (the Protestant churches and denominations collectively)
Proteus, Noun
  • (n) Proteus: ((Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will)
  • (n) Proteus, genus_Proteus: (type genus of the Proteidae)
Protozoa, Noun
  • (n) Protozoa, phylum_Protozoa: (in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers)
  • (n) protozoan, protozoon: (any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic)
Provencal, Noun
  • (n) Provencal, Occitan: (the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France))
Provence, Noun
  • (n) Provence: (a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur)
Proventil, Noun
  • (n) albuterol, Ventolin, 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, Noun
  • (n) medroxyprogesterone, Provera: (a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders)
Providence, Noun
  • (n) Providence, capital_of_Rhode_Island: (the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University)
  • (n) providence: (the guardianship and control exercised by a deity) "divine providence"
  • (n) providence: (a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures)
  • (n) providence: (the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources)
Provo, Noun
  • (n) Provo: (a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons)
Provos, Noun
  • (n) Irish_Republican_Army, IRA, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, Provisional_IRA, 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)
  • (n) Provo: (a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons)
Prozac, Noun
  • (n) fluoxetine, fluoxetine_hydrocholoride, Prozac, Sarafem: (a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain)
Prussia, Noun
  • (n) Prussia, 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"
Psalm, Noun
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) psalm: (any sacred song used to praise the deity)
Pseudoscorpiones, Noun
  • (n) Chelonethida, order_Chelonethida, Pseudoscorpionida, order_Pseudoscorpionida, Pseudoscorpiones, order_Pseudoscorpiones: (false scorpions)
Pseudoscorpionida, Noun
  • (n) Chelonethida, order_Chelonethida, Pseudoscorpionida, order_Pseudoscorpionida, Pseudoscorpiones, order_Pseudoscorpiones: (false scorpions)
Pseudowintera, Noun
  • (n) Pseudowintera, genus_Pseudowintera, Wintera, genus_Wintera: (evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand)
Psilopsida, Noun
  • (n) Psilopsida, class_Psilopsida, Psilotatae, class_Psilotatae: (whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs)
Psilotatae, Noun
  • (n) Psilopsida, class_Psilopsida, Psilotatae, class_Psilotatae: (whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs)
Psocoptera, Noun
  • (n) Psocoptera, order_Psocoptera, Corrodentia, order_Corrodentia: (an order of insects: includes booklice and bark-lice)
Psyche, Noun
  • (n) mind, head, brain, psyche, nous: (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"
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) soul, psyche: (the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life)
Psyllidae, Noun
  • (n) Psyllidae, family_Psyllidae, Chermidae, family_Chermidae: (jumping plant lice)
Pt, Noun
  • (n) platinum, Pt, atomic_number_78: (a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits)
Pteretis, Noun
  • (n) Matteuccia, genus_Matteuccia, Pteretis, genus_Pteretis: (small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae)
Pteridospermae, Noun
  • (n) Pteridospermae, group_Pteridospermae, Pteridospermaphyta, group_Pteridospermaphyta: (used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales)
Pteridospermaphyta, Noun
  • (n) Pteridospermae, group_Pteridospermae, Pteridospermaphyta, group_Pteridospermaphyta: (used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales)
Pterocarpus, Noun
  • (n) Pterocarpus, genus_Pterocarpus: (genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods)
Ptolemy, Noun
  • (n) Ptolemy, Claudius_Ptolemaeus: (Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance)
  • (n) 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)
Pu, Noun
  • (n) plutonium, Pu, atomic_number_94: (a solid silvery grey 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 plutonium 239)
Puccini, Noun
  • (n) Puccini, Giacomo_Puccini: (Italian operatic composer noted for the dramatic realism of his operas (1858-1924))
Puccinia, Noun
  • (n) Puccinia, genus_Puccinia: (type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants)
Puck, Noun
  • (n) Puck, Robin_Goodfellow: (a mischievous sprite of English folklore)
  • (n) puck, hockey_puck: (a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey)
Pueblo, Noun
  • (n) Pueblo: (a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called `Pueblos' by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock))
  • (n) Pueblo: (a city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs)
  • (n) pueblo: (a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States)
Puglia, Noun
  • (n) Puglia, Apulia: (a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic)
Pujunan, Noun
  • (n) Pujunan, Maidu: (a Penutian language spoken by the Maidu)
Pulitzer, Noun
  • (n) Pulitzer, Joseph_Pulitzer: (United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911))
Punic, Adjective
  • (a) Carthaginian, Punic: (of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language) "the Punic Wars"; "Carthaginian peace"
  • (s) punic, perfidious, treacherous: (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, Noun
  • (n) Punic: (the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage)
Punjab, Noun
  • (n) Punjab: (a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan)
Punjabi, Noun
  • (n) Punjabi, Panjabi: (a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India)
  • (n) Punjabi, Panjabi: (the Indic language spoken by most people in Punjab in northwestern India)
Purcell, Noun
  • (n) Purcell, Henry_Purcell: (English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695))
Purim, Noun
  • (n) Purim: ((Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman)
Purinethol, Noun
  • (n) mercaptopurine, Purinethol: (a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia)
Puritan, Noun
  • (n) prude, puritan: (a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum)
  • (n) Puritan: (a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries thought that the Protestant Reformation under Elizabeth was incomplete and advocated the simplification and regulation of forms of worship)
  • (n) puritan: (someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures)
Pus, Noun
  • (n) plutonium, Pu, atomic_number_94: (a solid silvery grey 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 plutonium 239)
  • (n) Pus, Pansa: (the tenth month of the Hindu calendar)
  • (n) pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering: (a fluid product of inflammation)
Pusan, Noun
  • (n) Pusan: (a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city)
Puseyism, Noun
  • (n) Tractarianism, Puseyism: (principles of the founders of the Oxford movement as expounded in pamphlets called `Tracts for the Times')
Pushtun, Noun
  • (n) Pathan, Pashtun, Pushtun, Pashtoon: (a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan) "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan"
Putin, Noun
  • (n) Putin, Vladimir_Putin, Vladimir_Vladimirovich_Putin: (Russian statesman chosen as president of the Russian Federation in 2000; formerly director of the Federal Security Bureau (born in 1952))
Pycnanthemum, Noun
  • (n) Pycnanthemum, genus_Pycnanthemum, Koellia, genus_Koellia: (American mountain mint)
Pygmy, Noun
  • (n) pygmy, pigmy: (an unusually small individual)
  • (n) Pygmy, Pigmy: (any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet)
Pyle, Noun
  • (n) Pyle, Howard_Pyle: (United States writer and illustrator of children's books (1853-1911))
Pyracantha, Noun
  • (n) Pyracantha, pyracanth, fire_thorn, firethorn: (any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries)
Pyralidae, Noun
  • (n) Pyralidae, family_Pyralidae, Pyralididae, family_Pyralididae: (bee moths; corn borers; flour moths)
Pyralididae, Noun
  • (n) Pyralidae, family_Pyralidae, Pyralididae, family_Pyralididae: (bee moths; corn borers; flour moths)
Pyramid, Noun
  • (n) pyramid: (a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex)
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) Pyramid, Great_Pyramid, Pyramids_of_Egypt: (a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt)
Pyridium, Noun
  • (n) phenazopyridine, Pyridium: (analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections)
Pythagoras, Noun
  • (n) Pythagoras: (Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem; considered to be the first true mathematician (circa 580-500 BC))
Pythagorean, Adjective
  • (a) Pythagorean: (of or relating to Pythagoras or his geometry) "Pythagorean philosophy"; "Pythagorean theorem"
Pythia, Noun
  • (n) Pythia, Pythoness: ((Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles)
Pythias, Noun
  • (n) Phintias, 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 both (4th century BC))
  • (n) Pythia, Pythoness: ((Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles)
Python, Noun
  • (n) python: (large Old World boas)
  • (n) python: (a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit)
  • (n) Python: ((Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi)
Pythoness, Noun
  • (n) Pythia, Pythoness: ((Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles)
  • (n) pythoness: (a witch with powers of divination)
Pyxis, Noun
  • (n) pyxidium, pyxis: (fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released)
  • (n) Pyxis: (a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia)
  • (n) pyxis: (a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines)
pH, Noun
  • (n) pH, pH_scale: ((from potential of Hydrogen) 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 more basic and less than 7 is more acidic); )
pabulum, Noun
  • (n) comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals: (any substance that can be used as food)
  • (n) pabulum: (insipid intellectual nourishment)
pace, Noun
  • (n) footstep, pace, step, stride: (the distance covered by a step) "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
  • (n) pace, gait: (the rate of moving (especially walking or running))
  • (n) pace, rate: (the relative speed of progress or change) "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
  • (n) pace, stride, tread: (a step in walking or running)
  • (n) tempo, pace: (the rate of some repeating event)
  • (n) yard, 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, Verb
  • (v) pace: (walk with slow or fast paces) "He paced up and down the hall"
  • (v) pace: (go at a pace) "The horse paced"
  • (v) pace, step: (measure (distances) by pacing) "step off ten yards"
  • (v) pace: (regulate or set the pace of) "Pace your efforts"
pacemaker, Noun
  • (n) pacemaker, cardiac_pacemaker, sinoatrial_node, SA_node: (a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat)
  • (n) pacemaker, artificial_pacemaker: (an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker)
  • (n) pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter: (a horse used to set the pace in racing)
  • (n) pacesetter, pacemaker: (a leading instance in its field) "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations"
pacer, Noun
  • (n) pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter: (a horse used to set the pace in racing)
  • (n) pacer: (a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together)
pacesetter, Noun
  • (n) pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter: (a horse used to set the pace in racing)
  • (n) pacesetter, pacemaker: (a leading instance in its field) "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations"
pacha, Noun
  • (n) pasha, pacha: (a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt)
pachisi, Noun
  • (n) pachisi, parchesi, parchisi: (an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board)
pachouli, Noun
  • (n) patchouli, patchouly, pachouli, Pogostemon_cablin: (small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes)
  • (n) patchouli, patchouly, pachouli: (a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant)
pachycephalosaur, Noun
  • (n) pachycephalosaur, pachycephalosaurus: (bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found)
pachycephalosaurus, Noun
  • (n) pachycephalosaur, pachycephalosaurus: (bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found)
pachydermal, Adjective
  • (a) pachydermatous, pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous: (of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms)
pachydermatous, Adjective
  • (s) callous, indurate, pachydermatous: (emotionally hardened) "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"
  • (a) pachydermatous, pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous: (of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms)
pachydermic, Adjective
  • (a) pachydermatous, pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous: (of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms)
pachydermous, Adjective
  • (a) pachydermatous, pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous: (of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms)
pacification, Noun
  • (n) pacification, mollification: (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"
  • (n) pacification, counterinsurgency: (actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency)
  • (n) peace, peace_treaty, pacification: (a treaty to cease hostilities) "peace came on November 11th"
pacificism, Noun
  • (n) pacifism, pacificism, passivism: (the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable)
  • (n) pacifism, pacificism: (the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration)
pacificist, Noun
  • (n) pacifist, pacificist, disarmer: (someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes)
pacifier, Noun
  • (n) comforter, pacifier, baby's_dummy, teething_ring: (device used for an infant to suck or bite on)
  • (n) conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler: (someone who tries to bring peace)
  • (n) pacifier: (anything that serves to pacify)
pacifism, Noun
  • (n) pacifism, pacificism, passivism: (the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable)
  • (n) pacifism, pacificism: (the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration)
pacifist, Adjective
  • (s) pacifist, pacifistic, dovish: (opposed to war)
pacifist, Noun
  • (n) pacifist, pacificist, disarmer: (someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes)
pacifistic, Adjective
  • (s) pacifist, pacifistic, dovish: (opposed to war)
pacify, Verb
  • (v) pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle: (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of) "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
  • (v) pacify: (fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)) "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
pacing, Noun
  • (n) pacing: (walking with slow regular strides)
  • (n) tempo, pacing: ((music) the speed at which a composition is to be played)
pack, Noun
  • (n) battalion, large_number, multitude, plurality, pack: (a large indefinite number) "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"
  • (n) clique, coterie, ingroup, inner_circle, pack, camp: (an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose)
  • (n) gang, pack, ring, mob: (an association of criminals) "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
  • (n) pack: (a complete collection of similar things)
  • (n) pack: (a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film))
  • (n) pack: (a group of hunting animals)
  • (n) pack, face_pack: (a cream that cleanses and tones the skin)
  • (n) pack: (a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect)
  • (n) pack: (a bundle (especially one carried on the back))
pack, Verb
  • (v) backpack, pack: (hike with a backpack) "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
  • (v) carry, pack, take: (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"
  • (v) compact, pack: (have the property of being packable or of compacting easily) "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
  • (v) pack: (arrange in a container) "pack the books into the boxes"
  • (v) pack: (fill to capacity) "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "The murder trial packed the court house"
  • (v) pack, bundle, wad, compact: (compress into a wad) "wad paper into the box"
  • (v) pack: (carry, as on one's back) "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain"
  • (v) pack: (set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome) "pack a jury"
  • (v) pack: (seal with packing) "pack the faucet"
  • (v) pack, load_down: (load with a pack)
  • (v) 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 swollen ankle with ice"
  • (v) tamp_down, tamp, pack: (press down tightly) "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
  • (v) throng, mob, pack, pile, jam: (press tightly together or cram) "The crowd packed the auditorium"
package, Noun
  • (n) package, bundle, packet, parcel: (a collection of things wrapped or boxed together)
  • (n) package, parcel: (a wrapped container)
  • (n) software, software_program, computer_software, software_system, software_package, 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, Verb
  • (v) box, package: (put into a box) "box the gift, please"
packaged, Adjective
  • (a) packaged: (enclosed in a package or protective covering) "packaged cereals"
packaging, Noun
  • (n) packaging: (the business of packing) "his business is packaging for transport"
  • (n) packaging: (material used to make packages)
  • (n) promotion, publicity, promotional_material, packaging: (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution) "the packaging of new ideas"
packed, Adjective
  • (s) jammed, jam-packed, packed: (filled to capacity) "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater"
  • (s) packed: (pressed together or compressed) "packed snow"
packer, Noun
  • (n) backpacker, packer: (a hiker who wears a backpack)
  • (n) meat_packer, packer: (a wholesaler in the meat-packing business)
  • (n) packer, bagger, boxer: (a workman employed to pack things into containers)
packet, Noun
  • (n) mailboat, mail_boat, packet, packet_boat: (a boat for carrying mail)
  • (n) package, bundle, packet, parcel: (a collection of things wrapped or boxed together)
  • (n) packet: ((computer science) a message or message fragment)
  • (n) packet: (a small package or bundle)
packing, Noun
  • (n) packing, boxing: (the enclosure of something in a package or box)
  • (n) packing, backpacking: (carrying something in a pack on the back) "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
  • (n) packing_material, packing, wadding: (any material used especially to protect something)
packman, Noun
  • (n) peddler, pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchman: (someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals))
packsack, Noun
  • (n) backpack, back_pack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack, haversack: (a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder)
pact, Noun
  • (n) treaty, pact, accord: (a written agreement between two states or sovereigns)
pad, Noun
  • (n) diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings, pad: (temporary living quarters)
  • (n) launching_pad, launchpad, launch_pad, launch_area, pad: (a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched)
  • (n) pad, pad_of_paper, tablet: (a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge)
  • (n) pad: (the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily))
  • (n) pad, inkpad, inking_pad, stamp_pad: (a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp)
  • (n) pad: (a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort)
  • (n) pad: (the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger)
pad, Verb
  • (v) embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow_up, dramatize, dramatise: (add details to)
  • (v) pad, fill_out: (line or stuff with soft material) "pad a bra"
  • (v) pad, bolster: (add padding to) "pad the seat of the chair"
  • (v) slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp: (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud) "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
padauk, Noun
  • (n) padauk, padouk, amboyna, Pterocarpus_indicus: (tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain)
padded, Adjective
  • (s) cushioned, cushiony, padded: (softened by the addition of cushions or padding)
padder, Noun
  • (n) footpad, padder: (a highwayman who robs on foot)
padding, Noun
  • (n) padding, cushioning: (artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort)
paddle, Noun
  • (n) paddle: (small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games)
  • (n) paddle: (a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel)
  • (n) paddle: (an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board)
  • (n) paddle, boat_paddle: (a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat)
paddle, Verb
  • (v) dabble, paddle, splash_around: (play in or as if in water, as of small children)
  • (v) paddle: (propel with a paddle) "paddle your own canoe"
  • (v) paddle: (swim like a dog in shallow water)
  • (v) paddle: (stir with a paddle)
  • (v) spank, paddle, larrup: (give a spanking to; subject to a spanking)
  • (v) toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddle: (walk unsteadily) "small children toddle"
paddlefish, Noun
  • (n) paddlefish, duckbill, Polyodon_spathula: (primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout)
paddler, Noun
  • (n) canoeist, paddler: (someone paddling a canoe)
paddymelon, Noun
  • (n) pademelon, paddymelon: (small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea)
pademelon, Noun
  • (n) pademelon, paddymelon: (small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea)
padlock, Noun
  • (n) 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, Verb
  • (v) padlock: (fasten with a padlock)
padouk, Noun
  • (n) padauk, padouk, amboyna, Pterocarpus_indicus: (tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain)
paean, Noun
  • (n) encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean: (a formal expression of praise)
  • (n) paean, pean: ((ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity))
paederast, Noun
  • (n) pederast, paederast, child_molester: (a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner)
paederastic, Adjective
  • (s) pederastic, paederastic: (of homosexuality between a man and a boy)
paederasty, Noun
  • (n) pederasty, paederasty: (sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner))
paediatric, Adjective
  • (a) pediatric, paediatric: (of or relating to the medical care of children) "pediatric dentist"
paediatrician, Noun
  • (n) baby_doctor, pediatrician, pediatrist, paediatrician: (a specialist in the care of babies)
paediatrics, Noun
  • (n) pediatrics, paediatrics, pediatric_medicine, pedology: (the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children)
paedophile, Noun
  • (n) pedophile, paedophile: (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
paedophilia, Noun
  • (n) pedophilia, paedophilia: (a sexual attraction to children)
paella, Noun
  • (n) paella: (saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken)
paeony, Noun
  • (n) peony, paeony: (any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers)
pagan, Adjective
  • (s) heathen, heathenish, pagan, ethnic: (not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam)
pagan, Noun
  • (n) heathen, pagan, gentile, infidel: (a person who does not acknowledge your god)
  • (n) hedonist, pagan, pleasure_seeker: (someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures)
  • (n) pagan: (a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew))
paganise, Verb
  • (v) paganize, paganise: (make pagan in character) "The Church paganized Christianity"
paganism, Noun
  • (n) paganism, pagan_religion, heathenism: (any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism)
paganize, Verb
  • (v) paganize, paganise: (make pagan in character) "The Church paganized Christianity"
page, Verb
  • (v) foliate, paginate, page: (number the pages of a book or manuscript)
  • (v) page: (contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system)
  • (v) page: (work as a page) "He is paging in Congress this summer"
pageant, Noun
  • (n) pageant, pageantry: (an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes)
  • (n) pageant, pageantry: (a rich and spectacular ceremony)
pageantry, Noun
  • (n) pageant, pageantry: (an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes)
  • (n) pageant, pageantry: (a rich and spectacular ceremony)
pageboy, Noun
  • (n) page, pageboy: (a boy who is employed to run errands)
  • (n) pageboy: (a smooth hair style with the ends of the hair curled inward)
pager, Noun
  • (n) beeper, pager: (an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged)
paginate, Verb
  • (v) foliate, paginate, page: (number the pages of a book or manuscript)
pagination, Noun
  • (n) pagination, folio, page_number, paging: (the system of numbering pages)
paging, Noun
  • (n) pagination, folio, page_number, paging: (the system of numbering pages)
  • (n) paging: (calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system)) "the public address system in the hospital was used for paging"
paid, Adjective
  • (s) gainful, paid, paying: (yielding a fair profit)
  • (s) nonrecreational, paid: (involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby)
  • (a) paid: (marked by the reception of pay) "paid work"; "a paid official"; "a paid announcement"; "a paid check"
paigle, Noun
  • (n) cowslip, paigle, Primula_veris: (early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers)
  • (n) oxlip, paigle, Primula_elatior: (Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel)
pail, Noun
  • (n) bucket, pail: (a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top)
  • (n) pail, pailful: (the quantity contained in a pail)
pailful, Noun
  • (n) pail, pailful: (the quantity contained in a pail)
paillasse, Noun
  • (n) paillasse, palliasse: (mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust)
pain-free, Adjective
  • (s) pain-free, unpainful: (not accompanied by pain sensations) "pain-free surgery"
pain, Noun
  • (n) annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain_in_the_neck, 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"
  • (n) pain, hurting: (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder) "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
  • (n) pain, painfulness: (emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid) "the pain of loneliness"
  • (n) pain, pain_sensation, painful_sensation: (a somatic sensation of acute discomfort) "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"
  • (n) pain, pain_in_the_neck, nuisance: (a bothersome annoying person) "that kid is a terrible pain"
pain, Verb
  • (v) pain, anguish, hurt: (cause emotional anguish or make miserable) "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
  • (v) trouble, ail, pain: (cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed)
pained, Adjective
  • (s) offended, pained: (hurt or upset) "she looked offended"; "face had a pained and puzzled expression"
painful, Adjective
  • (s) afflictive, painful, sore: (causing misery or pain or distress) "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
  • (s) atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable: (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"
  • (s) irritating, painful: (causing physical discomfort; they can be very painful") "bites of black flies are more than irritating"
  • (a) painful: (causing physical or psychological pain) "worked with painful slowness"
painfulness, Noun
  • (n) pain, painfulness: (emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid) "the pain of loneliness"
  • (n) painfulness, distressingness: (the quality of being painful) "she feared the painfulness of childbirth"
painkiller, Noun
  • (n) analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain_pill: (a medicine used to relieve pain)
painless, Adjective
  • (a) painless: (not causing physical or psychological pain) "painless dentistry"
  • (s) painless: (requiring little hard work or exertion) "a painless solution to the problem"
pains, Noun
  • (n) annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain_in_the_neck, 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"
  • (n) pain, hurting: (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder) "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
  • (n) pain, painfulness: (emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid) "the pain of loneliness"
  • (n) pain, pain_sensation, painful_sensation: (a somatic sensation of acute discomfort) "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"
  • (n) pain, pain_in_the_neck, nuisance: (a bothersome annoying person) "that kid is a terrible pain"
  • (n) striving, nisus, pains, strain: (an effortful attempt to attain a goal)
painstaking, Adjective
  • (s) conscientious, painstaking, scrupulous: (characterized by extreme care and great effort) "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"
painstakingness, Noun
  • (n) conscientiousness, painstakingness: (the trait of being painstaking and careful)
paint, Noun
  • (n) key, 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"
  • (n) paint, pigment: (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) "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"
  • (n) rouge, paint, blusher: (makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks)
paint, Verb
  • (v) paint: (make a painting) "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"
  • (v) paint: (apply paint to; coat with paint) "We painted the rooms yellow"
  • (v) paint: (make a painting of) "He painted his mistress many times"
  • (v) paint: (apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil)
paintable, Adjective
  • (a) paintable: (lending itself to being painted) "a highly paintable landscape"; "made of sturdy eminently paintable wood"
paintball, Noun
  • (n) paintball: (a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball)
  • (n) 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)
paintbrush, Noun
  • (n) paintbrush: (a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint))
painted, Adjective
  • (s) motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured: (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"
  • (a) painted: (coated with paint) "freshly painted lawn furniture"
  • (a) painted: (having makeup applied) "brazen painted faces"
  • (s) painted: (lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting) "in public he wore a painted smile"
painter, Noun
  • (n) cougar, puma, catamount, mountain_lion, painter, panther, Felis_concolor: (large American feline resembling a lion)
  • (n) painter: (an artist who paints)
  • (n) painter: (a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint)
  • (n) painter: (a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing))
painting, Noun
  • (n) painting, 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"
  • (n) painting: (creating a picture with paints) "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
  • (n) painting: (the act of applying paint to a surface) "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush"
  • (n) painting, house_painting: (the occupation of a house painter) "house painting was the only craft he knew"
pair, Noun
  • (n) couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad: (two items of the same kind)
  • (n) pair, brace: (a set of two similar things considered as a unit)
  • (n) pair: (two people considered as a unit)
  • (n) pair: (a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value)
pair, Verb
  • (v) copulate, mate, pair, couple: (engage in sexual intercourse) "Birds mate in the Spring"
  • (v) match, mate, couple, pair, twin: (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"
  • (v) pair, pair_off, partner_off, couple: (form a pair or pairs) "The two old friends paired off"
  • (v) pair, geminate: (occur in pairs)
  • (v) pair, geminate: (arrange in pairs) "Pair these numbers"
paired, Adjective
  • (s) mated, paired: (used of gloves, socks, etc.)
  • (a) opposite, paired: (of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem) "opposite leaves"
  • (s) paired: (mated sexually)
pairing, Noun
  • (n) coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual_union: (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"
  • (n) pairing: (the act of grouping things or people in pairs)
paisley, Noun
  • (n) paisley: (a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes)
pajama, Noun
  • (n) pajama, pyjama: (a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries)
  • (n) pajama, pyjama, pj's, jammies: ((usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers)
pal, Noun
  • (n) buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick: (a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities)
pal, Verb
  • (v) pal, pal_up, chum_up: (become friends; act friendly towards)
palace, Noun
  • (n) palace, castle: (a large and stately mansion)
  • (n) palace: (the governing group of a kingdom) "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects"
  • (n) palace: (a large ornate exhibition hall)
  • (n) palace: (official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign))
paladin, Noun
  • (n) champion, fighter, hero, paladin: (someone who fights for a cause)
palaeencephalon, Noun
  • (n) paleencephalon, paleoencephalon, palaeencephalon: (the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex)
palaeoanthropology, Noun
  • (n) paleoanthropology, palaeoanthropology, human_paleontology, human_palaeontology: (the scientific study of human fossils)
palaeobiology, Noun
  • (n) paleobiology, palaeobiology: (a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms)
palaeobotany, Noun
  • (n) paleobotany, palaeobotany: (the study of fossil plants)
palaeoclimatology, Noun
  • (n) paleoclimatology, palaeoclimatology: (the study of the climate of past ages)
palaeodendrology, Noun
  • (n) paleodendrology, palaeodendrology: (the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees)
palaeoecology, Noun
  • (n) paleoecology, palaeoecology: (the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology)
palaeoethnography, Noun
  • (n) paleoethnography, palaeoethnography: (the ethnography of paleolithic humans)
palaeogeography, Noun
  • (n) paleogeography, palaeogeography: (the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs)
palaeogeology, Noun
  • (n) paleogeology, palaeogeology: (the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks)
palaeolithic, Adjective
  • (a) paleolithic, palaeolithic: (of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic)) "paleolithic artifacts"
palaeology, Noun
  • (n) paleology, palaeology: (the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities)
palaeontological, Adjective
  • (a) paleontological, palaeontological: (of or relating to paleontology)
palaeontologist, Noun
  • (n) paleontologist, palaeontologist, fossilist: (a specialist in paleontology)
palaeontology, Noun
  • (n) paleontology, palaeontology, fossilology: (the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains)
palaeopathology, Noun
  • (n) paleopathology, palaeopathology: (the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence))
palaeornithology, Noun
  • (n) paleornithology, palaeornithology: (the paleobiology of birds)
palaeozoology, Noun
  • (n) paleozoology, palaeozoology: (the study of fossil animals)
palaestra, Noun
  • (n) palestra, palaestra: (a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes)
palaetiology, Noun
  • (n) paletiology, palaetiology: (the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes))
palankeen, Noun
  • (n) palanquin, palankeen: (a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers)
palanquin, Noun
  • (n) palanquin, palankeen: (a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers)
palas, Noun
  • (n) dhak, dak, palas, Butea_frondosa, Butea_monosperma: (East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye)
palatability, Noun
  • (n) palatability, palatableness: (the property of being acceptable to the mouth)
  • (n) palatability, palatableness: (acceptability to the mind or feelings) "the pursuit of electoral palatability"
palatable, Adjective
  • (a) palatable, toothsome: (acceptable to the taste or mind) "palatable food"; "a palatable solution to the problem"
palatableness, Noun
  • (n) palatability, palatableness: (the property of being acceptable to the mouth)
  • (n) palatability, palatableness: (acceptability to the mind or feelings) "the pursuit of electoral palatability"
palatal, Adjective
  • (a) palatal, palatine: (relating to or lying near the palate) "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
  • (s) palatal, palatalized, 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'))
palatal, Noun
  • (n) palatal: (a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast'))
palatalise, Verb
  • (v) palatalize, palatalise: (pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate)
palatalised, Adjective
  • (s) palatal, palatalized, 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, Verb
  • (v) palatalize, palatalise: (pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate)
palatalized, Adjective
  • (s) palatal, palatalized, 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'))
palate, Noun
  • (n) palate, roof_of_the_mouth: (the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities)
palatial, Adjective
  • (a) palatial: (relating to or being a palace) "the palatial residence"
  • (s) palatial: (suitable for or like a palace) "palatial furnishings"; "a palatial yacht"
palatine, Adjective
  • (a) palatal, palatine: (relating to or lying near the palate) "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
  • (a) palatine: (of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives)
  • (a) palatine: (of or relating to a palace)
palatopharyngoplasty, Noun
  • (n) palatopharyngoplasty, PPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, UPPP: (surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea))
palaver, Noun
  • (n) blandishment, cajolery, palaver: (flattery intended to persuade)
  • (n) palaver, hot_air, empty_words, empty_talk, rhetoric: (loud and confused and empty talk) "mere rhetoric"
palaver, Verb
  • (v) chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble: (speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly)
  • (v) palaver: (have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds)
  • (v) wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle: (influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering) "He palavered her into going along"
pale-colored, Adjective
  • (s) pale-colored, pale-hued: (having a pale color)
pale-hued, Adjective
  • (s) pale-colored, pale-hued: (having a pale color)
pale, Adjective
  • (s) pale: (very light colored; highly diluted with white) "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes"
  • (s) pale, pallid, wan, sick: ((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 light of dawn"
  • (s) pale, 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"
  • (s) pale, pallid, wan: (abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress) "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
  • (s) pale: (not full or rich) "high, pale, pure and lovely song"
pale, Noun
  • (n) picket, pale: (a wooden strip forming part of a fence)
pale, Verb
  • (v) pale, blanch, blench: (turn pale, as if in fear)
paleencephalon, Noun
  • (n) paleencephalon, paleoencephalon, palaeencephalon: (the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex)
paleness, Noun
  • (n) lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia: (unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress))
  • (n) paleness, blondness, fairness: (the property of having a naturally light complexion)
  • (n) paleness, pallidity: (being deficient in color)
paleoanthropology, Noun
  • (n) paleoanthropology, palaeoanthropology, human_paleontology, human_palaeontology: (the scientific study of human fossils)
paleobiology, Noun
  • (n) paleobiology, palaeobiology: (a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms)
paleobotany, Noun
  • (n) paleobotany, palaeobotany: (the study of fossil plants)
paleoclimatology, Noun
  • (n) paleoclimatology, palaeoclimatology: (the study of the climate of past ages)
paleocortex, Noun
  • (n) archipallium, paleocortex: (the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum)
paleodendrology, Noun
  • (n) paleodendrology, palaeodendrology: (the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees)
paleoecology, Noun
  • (n) paleoecology, palaeoecology: (the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology)
paleoencephalon, Noun
  • (n) paleencephalon, paleoencephalon, palaeencephalon: (the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex)
paleoethnography, Noun
  • (n) paleoethnography, palaeoethnography: (the ethnography of paleolithic humans)
paleogeography, Noun
  • (n) paleogeography, palaeogeography: (the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs)
paleogeology, Noun
  • (n) paleogeology, palaeogeology: (the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks)
paleographer, Noun
  • (n) paleographer, paleographist: (an archeologist skilled in paleography)
paleographist, Noun
  • (n) paleographer, paleographist: (an archeologist skilled in paleography)
paleolithic, Adjective
  • (a) paleolithic, palaeolithic: (of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic)) "paleolithic artifacts"
paleology, Noun
  • (n) paleology, palaeology: (the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities)
paleontological, Adjective
  • (a) paleontological, palaeontological: (of or relating to paleontology)
paleontologist, Noun
  • (n) paleontologist, palaeontologist, fossilist: (a specialist in paleontology)
paleontology, Noun
  • (n) paleontology, palaeontology, fossilology: (the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains)
paleopathology, Noun
  • (n) paleopathology, palaeopathology: (the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence))
paleornithology, Noun
  • (n) paleornithology, palaeornithology: (the paleobiology of birds)
paleostriatum, Noun
  • (n) pallidum, globus_pallidus, paleostriatum: (the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus)
paleozoology, Noun
  • (n) paleozoology, palaeozoology: (the study of fossil animals)
palestra, Noun
  • (n) palestra, palaestra: (a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes)
paletiology, Noun
  • (n) paletiology, palaetiology: (the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes))
palette, Noun
  • (n) palette, pallet: (the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art)
  • (n) palette, pallet: (board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used)
  • (n) pallette, palette: (one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor)
palingenesis, Noun
  • (n) palingenesis, recapitulation: (emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species)
palingenetic, Adjective
  • (a) palingenetic: (of or relating to palingenesis)
palisade, Noun
  • (n) palisade: (fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground)
palisade, Verb
  • (v) wall, palisade, fence, fence_in, surround: (surround with a wall in order to fortify)
pall, Noun
  • (n) chill, pall: (a sudden numbing dread)
  • (n) curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall: (hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window))
  • (n) pall, shroud, cerement, winding-sheet, winding-clothes: (burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped)
pall, Verb
  • (v) cloy, pall: (cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing) "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"
  • (v) daunt, dash, scare_off, pall, frighten_off, scare_away, frighten_away, scare: (cause to lose courage) "dashed by the refusal"
  • (v) die, pall, become_flat: (lose sparkle or bouquet) "wine and beer can pall"
  • (v) pall, dull: (become less interesting or attractive)
  • (v) pall: (cover with a pall)
  • (v) pall: (cause to become flat) "pall the beer"
  • (v) pall: (lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)) "the course palled on her"
  • (v) tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade: (lose interest or become bored with something or somebody) "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
pallbearer, Noun
  • (n) pallbearer, bearer: (one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral)
pallet, Noun
  • (n) palette, pallet: (the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art)
  • (n) palette, pallet: (board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used)
  • (n) pallet: (a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it)
  • (n) pallet: (a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay)
  • (n) pallet: (a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed)
pallette, Noun
  • (n) pallette, palette: (one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor)
palliasse, Noun
  • (n) paillasse, palliasse: (mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust)
palliate, Verb
  • (v) extenuate, palliate, mitigate: (lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of) "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
  • (v) relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage: (provide physical relief, as from pain) "This pill will relieve your headaches"
palliation, Noun
  • (n) extenuation, mitigation, palliation: (to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious)
  • (n) palliation: (easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause)
palliative, Adjective
  • (s) alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative: (moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear)
palliative, Noun
  • (n) palliative, alleviant, alleviator: (remedy that alleviates pain without curing)
pallid, Adjective
  • (s) pale, pallid, wan, sick: ((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 light of dawn"
  • (s) pale, 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"
  • (s) pale, pallid, wan: (abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress) "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her wan face suddenly flushed"
pallidity, Noun
  • (n) paleness, pallidity: (being deficient in color)
pallidness, Noun
  • (n) lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia: (unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress))
pallidum, Noun
  • (n) pallidum, globus_pallidus, paleostriatum: (the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus)
pallium, Noun
  • (n) cerebral_cortex, cerebral_mantle, pallium, cortex: (the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum)
  • (n) mantle, pallium: ((zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell)
  • (n) pallium: ((Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back)
  • (n) pallium: (cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome)
pallor, Noun
  • (n) lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia: (unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress))
pally, Adjective
  • (s) chummy, matey, pally, palsy-walsy: ((used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals)
palm-shaped, Adjective
  • (s) palmate, palm-shaped: (of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point)
palm, Noun
  • (n) decoration, laurel_wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon: (an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event)
  • (n) palm, thenar: (the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers)
  • (n) palm: (a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand)
  • (n) palm, palm_tree: (any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves)
palm, Verb
  • (v) handle, palm: (touch, lift, or hold with the hands) "Don't handle the merchandise"
palmar, Adjective
  • (a) palmar, volar: (relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot) "the volar surface"; "the palmar muscle"
palmate, Adjective
  • (s) palmate: ((of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin)
  • (s) palmate, palm-shaped: (of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point)
palmist, Noun
  • (n) palmist, palmister, chiromancer: (fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms)
palmister, Noun
  • (n) palmist, palmister, chiromancer: (fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms)
palmistry, Noun
  • (n) palmistry, palm_reading, chiromancy, chirology: (telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand)
palmy, Adjective
  • (s) booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving: (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, Noun
  • (n) palmyra, palmyra_palm, toddy_palm, wine_palm, lontar, longar_palm, Borassus_flabellifer: (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)
palooka, Noun
  • (n) stumblebum, palooka: (a second-rate prize fighter)
palpability, Noun
  • (n) tangibility, tangibleness, palpability: (the quality of being perceivable by touch)
palpable, Adjective
  • (a) palpable, tangible: (capable of being perceived; 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"; "a palpable lie"
  • (s) palpable: (can be felt by palpation) "a palpable tumor"
palpate, Verb
  • (v) palpate, feel: (examine (a body part) by palpation) "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse"
palpation, Noun
  • (n) palpation, tactual_exploration: (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))
palpebra, Noun
  • (n) eyelid, lid, palpebra: (either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye) "his lids would stay open no longer"
palpitant, Adjective
  • (s) palpitant, palpitating: (having a slight and rapid trembling motion) "palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart"
palpitate, Verb
  • (v) palpitate: (cause to throb or beat rapidly) "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"
  • (v) palpitate, flutter: (beat rapidly) "His heart palpitated"
  • (v) quiver, quake, palpitate: (shake with fast, tremulous movements) "His nostrils palpitated"
palpitating, Adjective
  • (s) palpitant, palpitating: (having a slight and rapid trembling motion) "palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart"
palpitation, Noun
  • (n) palpitation: (a rapid and irregular heart beat)
  • (n) shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation: (a shaky motion) "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
palsgrave, Noun
  • (n) palatine, palsgrave: ((Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands)
palsy-walsy, Adjective
  • (s) chummy, matey, pally, palsy-walsy: ((used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals)
palsy, Noun
  • (n) palsy: (a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor)
  • (n) paralysis, palsy: (loss of the ability to move a body part)
palsy, Verb
  • (v) palsy: (affect with palsy)
palter, Verb
  • (v) beat_around_the_bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter: (be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information)
paltering, Noun
  • (n) fibbing, paltering: (a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear)
paltriness, Noun
  • (n) paltriness, sorriness: (worthlessness due to insignificance)
paltry, Adjective
  • (s) measly, miserable, 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"
  • (s) negligible, paltry, trifling: (not worth considering) "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling matter"
pamper, Verb
  • (v) pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge: (treat with excessive indulgence) "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
pamperer, Noun
  • (n) pamperer, spoiler, coddler, mollycoddler: (someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence)
pampering, Adjective
  • (s) pampering: (gratifying tastes, appetites, or desires) "pampering parents often have spoilt children"; "a very pampering cruise experience"
pampering, Noun
  • (n) indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring: (the act of indulging or gratifying a desire)
pamphlet, Noun
  • (n) booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet: (a small book usually having a paper cover)
  • (n) tract, pamphlet: (a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet)
pan, Verb
  • (v) pan: (make a sweeping movement) "The camera panned across the room"
  • (v) pan, pan_out, pan_off: (wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals)
  • (v) pan, tear_apart, trash: (express a totally negative opinion of) "The critics panned the performance"
panache, Noun
  • (n) dash, elan, flair, panache, style: (distinctive and stylish elegance) "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
  • (n) panache: (a feathered plume on a helmet)
panamica, Noun
  • (n) friendship_plant, panamica, panamiga, Pilea_involucrata: (low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers)
panamiga, Noun
  • (n) friendship_plant, panamica, panamiga, Pilea_involucrata: (low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers)
panatela, Noun
  • (n) panatela, panetela, panetella: (a long slender cigar)
pancake, Noun
  • (n) pancake, battercake, flannel_cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hotcake, hot_cake: (a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle)
panchayat, Noun
  • (n) panchayat, panchayet, punchayet: (a village council in India or southern Pakistan)
panchayet, Noun
  • (n) panchayat, panchayet, punchayet: (a village council in India or southern Pakistan)
pancreas, Noun
  • (n) pancreas: (a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin)
pancreatic, Adjective
  • (a) pancreatic: (of or involving the pancreas) "pancreatic cancer"
pancreatitis, Noun
  • (n) pancreatitis: (inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain)
panda, Noun
  • (n) giant_panda, panda, panda_bear, coon_bear, Ailuropoda_melanoleuca: (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)
  • (n) lesser_panda, red_panda, panda, bear_cat, cat_bear, Ailurus_fulgens: (reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas)
pandar, Noun
  • (n) pimp, procurer, panderer, pander, pandar, fancy_man, ponce: (someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce))
pandemic, Adjective
  • (s) pandemic: (epidemic over a wide geographical area) "a pandemic outbreak of malaria"
  • (s) pandemic: (existing everywhere) "pandemic fear of nuclear war"
pandemic, Noun
  • (n) pandemic: (an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world)
pandemonium, Noun
  • (n) chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness: (a state of extreme confusion and disorder)
pander, Noun
  • (n) pimp, procurer, panderer, pander, pandar, fancy_man, ponce: (someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce))
pander, Verb
  • (v) gratify, pander, indulge: (yield (to); give satisfaction to)
  • (v) pander, pimp, procure: (arrange for sexual partners for others)
panderer, Noun
  • (n) panderer: (a person who serves or caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others (especially in order to make money))
  • (n) pimp, procurer, panderer, pander, pandar, fancy_man, ponce: (someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce))
pandowdy, Noun
  • (n) dowdy, pandowdy: (deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust)
pandurate, Adjective
  • (s) pandurate, panduriform, fiddle-shaped: ((of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center)
panduriform, Adjective
  • (s) pandurate, panduriform, fiddle-shaped: ((of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center)
pane, Noun
  • (n) acid, back_breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony_toons, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, pane, superman, window_pane, Zen: (street name for lysergic acid diethylamide)
  • (n) pane, pane_of_glass, window_glass: (sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors)
  • (n) paneling, panelling, pane: (a panel or section of panels in a wall or door)
panegyric, Adjective
  • (s) encomiastic, eulogistic, panegyric, panegyrical: (formally expressing praise)
panegyric, Noun
  • (n) encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean: (a formal expression of praise)
panegyrical, Adjective
  • (s) encomiastic, eulogistic, panegyric, panegyrical: (formally expressing praise)
panegyrist, Noun
  • (n) eulogist, panegyrist: (an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics)
panel, Noun
  • (n) control_panel, instrument_panel, control_board, board, panel: (electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices) "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree"
  • (n) dialog_box, 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')
  • (n) gore, panel: (a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails)
  • (n) jury, panel: (a committee appointed to judge a competition)
  • (n) panel: (sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something)
  • (n) panel, venire: ((law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen))
  • (n) panel: (a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc)
  • (n) panel: (a soft pad placed under a saddle)
panel, Verb
  • (v) empanel, impanel, panel: (select from a list) "empanel prospective jurors"
  • (v) panel: (decorate with panels) "panel the walls with wood"
paneled, Adjective
  • (s) paneled, wainscoted: (fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting)
paneling, Noun
  • (n) paneling, panelling, pane: (a panel or section of panels in a wall or door)
panelist, Noun
  • (n) panelist, panellist: (a member of a panel)
panelling, Noun
  • (n) paneling, panelling, pane: (a panel or section of panels in a wall or door)
panellist, Noun
  • (n) panelist, panellist: (a member of a panel)
panetela, Noun
  • (n) panatela, panetela, panetella: (a long slender cigar)
panetella, Noun
  • (n) panatela, panetela, panetella: (a long slender cigar)
panfish, Noun
  • (n) panfish: (any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market)
pang, Noun
  • (n) pang, stab, twinge: (a sudden sharp feeling) "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
  • (n) pang, sting: (a mental pain or distress) "a pang of conscience"
  • (n) pang: (a sharp spasm of pain)
panga, Noun
  • (n) machete, matchet, panga: (a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation)
pangolin, Noun
  • (n) pangolin, scaly_anteater, anteater: (toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites)
panhandle, Verb
  • (v) panhandle: (beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money)
panic-stricken, Adjective
  • (s) panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened: (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, Adjective
  • (s) panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened: (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, Noun
  • (n) panic, terror, affright: (an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety)
  • (n) panic, scare: (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, Verb
  • (v) panic: (be overcome by a sudden fear) "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"
  • (v) panic: (cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic) "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"
panicked, Adjective
  • (s) panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened: (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, Adjective
  • (s) panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened: (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"
panjandrum, Noun
  • (n) very_important_person, VIP, high-up, dignitary, panjandrum, high_muckamuck: (an important or influential (and often overbearing) person)
panocha, Noun
  • (n) penuche, penoche, panoche, panocha: (fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts)
panoche, Noun
  • (n) penuche, penoche, panoche, panocha: (fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts)
panoplied, Adjective
  • (s) armored, panoplied: (equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior)
  • (s) arrayed, panoplied: (in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia) "professors arrayed in robes"
panoply, Noun
  • (n) panoply: (a complete and impressive array)
panoptic, Adjective
  • (s) across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide: (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 powers"
  • (s) panoptic, panoptical: (including everything visible in one view) "a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base"; "a panoptic stain used in microscopy"
panoptical, Adjective
  • (s) panoptic, panoptical: (including everything visible in one view) "a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base"; "a panoptic stain used in microscopy"
panorama, Noun
  • (n) panorama, cyclorama, diorama: (a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene)
  • (n) view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama: (the visual percept of a region) "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
panoramic, Adjective
  • (s) bird's-eye, panoramic: (as from an altitude or distance) "a bird's-eye survey"; "a panoramic view"
panpipe, Noun
  • (n) panpipe, pandean_pipe, syrinx: (a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together)
pansy, Noun
  • (n) fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf: (offensive term for an openly homosexual man)
  • (n) pansy, Viola_tricolor_hortensis: (large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors)
  • (n) sissy, pantywaist, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast: (a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive)
pant, Noun
  • (n) gasp, pant: (a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open) "she gave a gasp and fainted"
  • (n) pant: (the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine))
  • (n) trouser, pant: ((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"
pant, Verb
  • (v) pant, puff, gasp, heave: (breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted) "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
  • (v) pant: (utter while panting, as if out of breath)
pantalooned, Adjective
  • (s) breeched, pantalooned, trousered: (dressed in trousers)
pantheist, Adjective
  • (a) pantheist, pantheistic: (of or relating to pantheism)
pantheist, Noun
  • (n) pantheist: (someone who believes that God and the universe are the same)
pantheistic, Adjective
  • (a) pantheist, pantheistic: (of or relating to pantheism)
panther, Noun
  • (n) cougar, puma, catamount, mountain_lion, painter, panther, Felis_concolor: (large American feline resembling a lion)
  • (n) jaguar, panther, Panthera_onca, Felis_onca: (a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis)
  • (n) panther: (a leopard in the black color phase)
pantie, Noun
  • (n) pantie, panty, scanty, step-in: (short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural))
panting, Noun
  • (n) panting, heaving: (breathing heavily (as after exertion))
  • (n) panting, trousering: (any fabric used to make trousers)
pantomime, Noun
  • (n) mime, pantomime, dumb_show: (a performance using gestures and body movements without words)
pantomime, Verb
  • (v) mime, pantomime: (act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only) "The acting students mimed eating an apple"
pantomimer, Noun
  • (n) mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist: (an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression)
pantomimist, Noun
  • (n) mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist: (an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression)
pantropic, Adjective
  • (s) pantropical, pantropic: (distributed throughout the tropics)
pantropical, Adjective
  • (s) pantropical, pantropic: (distributed throughout the tropics)
pantry, Noun
  • (n) pantry, larder, buttery: (a small storeroom for storing foods or wines)
pantryman, Noun
  • (n) butler, pantryman: (a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table)
pants, Noun
  • (n) bloomers, pants, drawers, knickers: (underpants worn by women) "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"
  • (n) gasp, pant: (a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open) "she gave a gasp and fainted"
  • (n) pant: (the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine))
  • (n) trouser, pant: ((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"
panty, Noun
  • (n) pantie, panty, scanty, step-in: (short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural))
pantyhose, Noun
  • (n) pantyhose: (a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings)
pantywaist, Noun
  • (n) sissy, pantywaist, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast: (a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive)
pap, Noun
  • (n) nipple, mammilla, mamilla, pap, teat, tit: (the small projection of a mammary gland)
  • (n) pap, pablum: (worthless or oversimplified ideas)
  • (n) soft_diet, pap, spoon_food: (a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders)
papa, Noun
  • (n) dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop: (an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk)
papacy, Noun
  • (n) papacy, pontificate: (the government of the Roman Catholic Church)
papaia, Noun
  • (n) papaya, papaia, pawpaw, papaya_tree, melon_tree, Carica_papaya: (tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit)
papal, Adjective
  • (a) papal, apostolic, apostolical, pontifical: (proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles) "papal dispensation"
papaverine, Noun
  • (n) papaverine, Kavrin: (an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive)
papaw, Noun
  • (n) papaw, pawpaw: (fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples)
  • (n) pawpaw, papaw, papaw_tree, Asimina_triloba: (small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit)
papaya, Noun
  • (n) papaya, papaia, pawpaw, papaya_tree, melon_tree, Carica_papaya: (tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit)
  • (n) papaya: (large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh)
paper-mache, Noun
  • (n) papier-mache, paper-mache: (a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry)
paper, Noun
  • (n) composition, paper, report, theme: (an essay (especially one written as an assignment)) "he got an A on his composition"
  • (n) newspaper, paper: (a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements) "he read his newspaper at breakfast"
  • (n) newspaper, paper, newspaper_publisher: (a business firm that publishes newspapers) "Murdoch owns many newspapers"
  • (n) newspaper, paper: (the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher) "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"
  • (n) paper: (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)
  • (n) paper: (a medium for written communication) "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd"
  • (n) paper: (a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses) "he has written many scientific papers"
paper, Verb
  • (v) paper: (cover with paper) "paper the box"
  • (v) wallpaper, paper: (cover with wallpaper)
paperback, Adjective
  • (s) paperback, paperbacked: ((of books) having a flexible binding)
paperback, Noun
  • (n) paperback_book, paper-back_book, paperback, softback_book, softback, soft-cover_book, soft-cover: (a book with paper covers)
paperbacked, Adjective
  • (s) paperback, paperbacked: ((of books) having a flexible binding)
paperboard, Noun
  • (n) paperboard, poster_board, posterboard: (a cardboard suitable for making posters)
paperer, Noun
  • (n) paperhanger, paperer: (one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper)
paperhanger, Noun
  • (n) paperhanger: (someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money)
  • (n) paperhanger, paperer: (one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper)
paperhanging, Noun
  • (n) papering, paperhanging: (the application of wallpaper)
papering, Noun
  • (n) papering, paperhanging: (the application of wallpaper)
paperlike, Adjective
  • (a) chartaceous, papery, paperlike: (of or like paper)
papers, Noun
  • (n) composition, paper, report, theme: (an essay (especially one written as an assignment)) "he got an A on his composition"
  • (n) document, written_document, papers: (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))
  • (n) newspaper, paper: (a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements) "he read his newspaper at breakfast"
  • (n) newspaper, paper, newspaper_publisher: (a business firm that publishes newspapers) "Murdoch owns many newspapers"
  • (n) newspaper, paper: (the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher) "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper"
  • (n) paper: (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)
  • (n) paper: (a medium for written communication) "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd"
  • (n) paper: (a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses) "he has written many scientific papers"
paperwork, Noun
  • (n) paperwork: (work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.)
papery, Adjective
  • (a) chartaceous, papery, paperlike: (of or like paper)
  • (s) papery: (thin and paperlike) "papery leaves"; "wasps that make nests of papery material"
papier-mache, Noun
  • (n) papier-mache, paper-mache: (a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when wet and painted when dry)
papillary, Adjective
  • (a) papillary, papillose: (of or relating to or resembling papilla)
papilloma, Noun
  • (n) papilloma, villoma, papillary_tumor, papillary_tumour: (a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass)
papillose, Adjective
  • (a) papillary, papillose: (of or relating to or resembling papilla)
papism, Noun
  • (n) popery, papism: (offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church)
  • (n) Romanism, Roman_Catholicism, papism: (the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome)
papist, Adjective
  • (a) Roman, , Romanist, romish, Roman_Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical: (of or relating to or supporting Romanism) "the Roman Catholic Church"
papist, Noun
  • (n) papist: (an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy)
papistic, Adjective
  • (a) Roman, , Romanist, romish, Roman_Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical: (of or relating to or supporting Romanism) "the Roman Catholic Church"
papistical, Adjective
  • (a) Roman, , Romanist, romish, Roman_Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical: (of or relating to or supporting Romanism) "the Roman Catholic Church"
papoose, Noun
  • (n) papoose, pappoose: (an American Indian infant)
papooseroot, Noun
  • (n) blue_cohosh, blueberry_root, papooseroot, papoose_root, squawroot, squaw_root, Caulophyllum_thalictrioides, Caulophyllum_thalictroides: (tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally)
pappa, Noun
  • (n) dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop: (an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk)
pappoose, Noun
  • (n) papoose, pappoose: (an American Indian infant)
paprika, Noun
  • (n) paprika: (a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos)
  • (n) sweet_pepper, bell_pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet_pepper_plant, Capsicum_annuum_grossum: (plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers)
papulovesicle, Noun
  • (n) papulovesicle, vesicopapule: (a papule that changes into a blister)
par, Noun
  • (n) equality, equivalence, equation, par: (a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced) "on a par with the best"
  • (n) 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, Verb
  • (v) par: (make a score (on a hole) equal to par)
parable, Noun
  • (n) fable, parable, allegory, apologue: (a short moral story (often with animal characters))
  • (n) parable: ((New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message) "the parable of the prodigal son"
parabolic, Adjective
  • (a) parabolic, parabolical: (resembling or expressed by parables)
  • (s) parabolic, parabolical: (having the form of a parabola)
parabolical, Adjective
  • (a) parabolic, parabolical: (resembling or expressed by parables)
  • (s) parabolic, parabolical: (having the form of a parabola)
paracentesis, Noun
  • (n) abdominocentesis, paracentesis: (centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis)
parachute, Noun
  • (n) parachute, chute: (rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall)
parachute, Verb
  • (v) chute, parachute, jump: (jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute)
parachuter, Noun
  • (n) parachutist, parachuter, parachute_jumper: (a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute)
parachuting, Noun
  • (n) jump, parachuting: (descent with a parachute) "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"
parachutist, Noun
  • (n) parachutist, parachuter, parachute_jumper: (a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute)
parade, Noun
  • (n) parade: (a ceremonial procession including people marching)
  • (n) parade: (an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things) "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses"
  • (n) parade: (a visible display) "she made a parade of her sorrows"
parade, Verb
  • (v) parade, exhibit, march: (walk ostentatiously) "She parades her new husband around town"
  • (v) parade, troop, promenade: (march in a procession) "the veterans paraded down the street"
parader, Noun
  • (n) marcher, parader: (walks with regular or stately step)
paradiddle, Noun
  • (n) paradiddle, roll, drum_roll: (the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously)
paradigm, Noun
  • (n) paradigm: (systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word)
  • (n) paradigm: (the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time) "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
  • (n) prototype, paradigm, epitome, image: (a standard or typical example) "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
  • (n) substitution_class, 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))
paradigmatic, Adjective
  • (a) paradigmatic: (of or relating to a grammatical paradigm) "paradigmatic inflection"
  • (a) paradigmatic: (of or relating to a typical example) "paradigmatic learning"
  • (a) paradigmatic: (related as members of a substitution class) "paradigmatic word associations"
paradisaic, Adjective
  • (s) paradisiacal, paradisiac, paradisaical, paradisaic, paradisal: (relating to or befitting Paradise) "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocence"
paradisaical, Adjective
  • (s) paradisiacal, paradisiac, paradisaical, paradisaic, paradisal: (relating to or befitting Paradise) "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocence"
paradisal, Adjective
  • (s) paradisiacal, paradisiac, paradisaical, paradisaic, paradisal: (relating to or befitting Paradise) "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocence"
paradisiac, Adjective
  • (s) paradisiacal, paradisiac, paradisaical, paradisaic, paradisal: (relating to or befitting Paradise) "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocence"
paradisiacal, Adjective
  • (s) paradisiacal, paradisiac, paradisaical, paradisaic, paradisal: (relating to or befitting Paradise) "together in that paradisal place"; "paradisiacal innocence"
paradox, Noun
  • (n) paradox: ((logic) a statement that contradicts itself) "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"
paradoxical, Adjective
  • (s) paradoxical, self-contradictory: (seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true) "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"
paraesthesia, Noun
  • (n) paresthesia, paraesthesia: (abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage)
paraffin, Noun
  • (n) methane_series, alkane_series, alkane, paraffin_series, paraffin: (a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2))
  • (n) paraffin, paraffin_wax: (from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings)
  • (n) paraffin, paraffin_oil: ((British usage) kerosine)
paragliding, Noun
  • (n) parasailing, paragliding: (gliding in a parasail)
paragon, Noun
  • (n) ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuch: (model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal)
  • (n) paragon, idol, perfection, beau_ideal: (an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept)
paragraph, Noun
  • (n) paragraph: (one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line)
paragraph, Verb
  • (v) paragraph: (divide into paragraphs, as of text) "This story is well paragraphed"
  • (v) paragraph: (write about in a paragraph) "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper"
  • (v) paragraph: (write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher)
parakeet, Noun
  • (n) parakeet, parrakeet, parroket, paraquet, paroquet, parroquet: (any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots)
paralegal, Noun
  • (n) paralegal, legal_assistant: (a person with specialized training who assists lawyers)
paraleipsis, Noun
  • (n) paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis, preterition: (suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted)
paralepsis, Noun
  • (n) paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis, preterition: (suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted)
paralipsis, Noun
  • (n) paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis, preterition: (suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted)
parallel, Adjective
  • (a) parallel: (being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting) "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
  • (s) parallel: (of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations) "parallel processing"
parallel, Noun
  • (n) analogue, analog, parallel: (something having the property of being analogous to something else)
  • (n) latitude, line_of_latitude, parallel_of_latitude, parallel: (an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator)
  • (n) parallel: ((mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)) "parallels never meet"
parallel, Verb
  • (v) parallel: (be parallel to) "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
  • (v) parallel, collimate: (make or place parallel to something) "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
  • (v) twin, duplicate, parallel: (duplicate or match) "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
parallelepiped, Noun
  • (n) parallelepiped, parallelopiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopipedon: (a prism whose bases are parallelograms)
parallelepipedon, Noun
  • (n) parallelepiped, parallelopiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopipedon: (a prism whose bases are parallelograms)
parallelism, Noun
  • (n) parallelism, correspondence: (similarity by virtue of corresponding)
parallelogram, Noun
  • (n) parallelogram: (a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length)
parallelopiped, Noun
  • (n) parallelepiped, parallelopiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopipedon: (a prism whose bases are parallelograms)
parallelopipedon, Noun
  • (n) parallelepiped, parallelopiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopipedon: (a prism whose bases are parallelograms)
paralyse, Verb
  • (v) paralyze, paralyse: (make powerless and unable to function) "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"
  • (v) paralyze, paralyse: (cause to be paralyzed and immobile) "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her"
paralysis, Noun
  • (n) paralysis, palsy: (loss of the ability to move a body part)
paralytic, Adjective
  • (a) paralytic, paralytical: (relating to or of the nature of paralysis) "paralytic symptoms"
  • (s) paralytic, paralyzed: (affected with paralysis)
paralytic, Noun
  • (n) paralytic: (a person suffering from paralysis)
paralytical, Adjective
  • (a) paralytic, paralytical: (relating to or of the nature of paralysis) "paralytic symptoms"
paralyze, Verb
  • (v) paralyze, paralyse: (make powerless and unable to function) "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"
  • (v) paralyze, paralyse: (cause to be paralyzed and immobile) "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her"
paralyzed, Adjective
  • (s) paralytic, paralyzed: (affected with paralysis)
paramagnetic, Adjective
  • (a) paramagnetic: (of or relating to a paramagnet)
paramagnetism, Noun
  • (n) paramagnetism: (materials like aluminum or platinum become magnetized in a magnetic field but it disappears when the field is removed)
paramecia, Noun
  • (n) paramecium, paramecia: (any member of the genus Paramecium)
paramecium, Noun
  • (n) paramecium, paramecia: (any member of the genus Paramecium)
paramedic, Noun
  • (n) paramedic, paramedical: (a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment)
paramedical, Adjective
  • (a) paramedical: (of or denoting a person who assists physicians and nurses or is trained physicians and nurses in their activities) "ambulance drivers are paramedical to give emergency medical aid"; "ambulance drivers are paramedical personnel"
paramedical, Noun
  • (n) paramedic, paramedical: (a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment)
parameter, Noun
  • (n) argument, parameter: ((computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program)
  • (n) parameter, parametric_quantity: (a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves)
  • (n) parameter: (any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance)
  • (n) parameter: (a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data)
parametric, Adjective
  • (a) parametric: (of or relating to or in terms of a parameter) "parametric equation"
paramilitary, Adjective
  • (a) paramilitary: (of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like or to assist a military unit)
paramilitary, Noun
  • (n) paramilitary, paramilitary_force, paramilitary_unit, paramilitary_organization, paramilitary_organisation: (a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops))
paramount, Adjective
  • (s) overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating: (having superior power and influence) "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
paramour, Noun
  • (n) concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour: (a woman who cohabits with an important man)
  • (n) fancy_man, paramour: (a woman's lover)
paranoia, Noun
  • (n) paranoia: (a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur)
paranoiac, Noun
  • (n) paranoid, paranoiac: (a person afflicted with paranoia)
paranoid, Adjective
  • (s) paranoid: (suffering from paranoia)
paranoid, Noun
  • (n) paranoid, paranoiac: (a person afflicted with paranoia)
paranormal, Adjective
  • (a) extrasensory, paranormal: (seemingly outside normal sensory channels)
  • (a) paranormal: (not in accordance with scientific laws) "what seemed to be paranormal manifestations"
parapet, Noun
  • (n) parapet: (a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony)
  • (n) parapet, breastwork: (fortification consisting of a low wall)
paraphernalia, Noun
  • (n) gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance: (equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)
paraphrase, Noun
  • (n) paraphrase, paraphrasis: (rewording for the purpose of clarification)
paraphrase, Verb
  • (v) paraphrase, rephrase, reword: (express the same message in different words)
paraphrasis, Noun
  • (n) paraphrase, paraphrasis: (rewording for the purpose of clarification)
parapraxis, Noun
  • (n) slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis: (a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.)
paraprofessional, Noun
  • (n) paraprofessional: (a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional)
paraquet, Noun
  • (n) parakeet, parrakeet, parroket, paraquet, paroquet, parroquet: (any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots)
parasailing, Noun
  • (n) parasailing, paragliding: (gliding in a parasail)
parasitaemia, Noun
  • (n) parasitemia, parasitaemia: (a condition in which parasites are present in the blood)
parasite, Noun
  • (n) leech, parasite, sponge, sponger: (a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage)
  • (n) parasite: (an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host)
parasitemia, Noun
  • (n) parasitemia, parasitaemia: (a condition in which parasites are present in the blood)
parasitic, Adjective
  • (a) epenthetic, parasitic: (of or pertaining to epenthesis)
  • (a) parasitic, parasitical: (relating to or caused by parasites) "parasitic infection"
  • (s) parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking: (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 existence"
parasitical, Adjective
  • (a) parasitic, parasitical: (relating to or caused by parasites) "parasitic infection"
  • (s) parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking: (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 existence"
parasiticidal, Adjective
  • (s) anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal: (capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms)
parasol, Noun
  • (n) parasol, sunshade: (a handheld collapsible source of shade)
parathyroid, Noun
  • (n) parathyroid_gland, parathyroid: (any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland)
paratrooper, Noun
  • (n) paratrooper, para: (a soldier in the paratroops)
parazoan, Noun
  • (n) sponge, poriferan, parazoan: (primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies)
parboil, Verb
  • (v) blanch, parboil: (cook (vegetables) briefly) "Parboil the beans before freezing them"
parcel, Noun
  • (n) package, bundle, packet, parcel: (a collection of things wrapped or boxed together)
  • (n) package, parcel: (a wrapped container)
  • (n) parcel, portion, share: (the allotment of some amount by dividing something) "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
  • (n) tract, piece_of_land, piece_of_ground, parcel_of_land, parcel: (an extended area of land)
parcel, Verb
  • (v) parcel: (divide into parts) "The developers parceled the land"
  • (v) parcel: (cover with strips of canvas) "parcel rope"
  • (v) parcel: (make into a wrapped container)
parceling, Noun
  • (n) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation: (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"
parcelling, Noun
  • (n) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation: (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"
parch, Verb
  • (v) parch, sear: (cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat) "The sun parched the earth"
parched, Adjective
  • (s) adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked: (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"
  • (s) parched: (toasted or roasted slightly) "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet"
parchesi, Noun
  • (n) pachisi, parchesi, parchisi: (an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board)
parchisi, Noun
  • (n) pachisi, parchesi, parchisi: (an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board)
parchment, Noun
  • (n) parchment: (a superior paper resembling sheepskin)
  • (n) parchment, sheepskin, lambskin: (skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on)
pardner, Noun
  • (n) collaborator, cooperator, partner, pardner: (an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest) "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners"
pardon, Noun
  • (n) amnesty, pardon, free_pardon: (the formal act of liberating someone)
  • (n) forgiveness, pardon: (the act of excusing a mistake or offense)
  • (n) pardon, amnesty: (a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense)
pardon, Verb
  • (v) excuse, pardon: (accept an excuse for) "Please excuse my dirty hands"
  • (v) pardon: (grant a pardon to) "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"
pardonable, Adjective
  • (a) pardonable: (admitting of being pardoned)
pardoner, Noun
  • (n) pardoner, forgiver, excuser: (a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense)
  • (n) pardoner: (a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences)
pare, Verb
  • (v) pare, pare_down: (decrease gradually or bit by bit)
  • (v) pare, trim: (remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size) "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"
  • (v) skin, peel, pare: (strip the skin off) "pare apples"
  • (v) whittle, pare: (cut small bits or pare shavings from) "whittle a piece of wood"
parent, Noun
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) parent: (an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained)
parent, Verb
  • (v) rear, raise, bring_up, nurture, parent: (bring up) "raise a family"; "bring up children"
parentage, Noun
  • (n) lineage, line, line_of_descent, descent, bloodline, blood_line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock: (the descendants of one individual) "his entire lineage has been warriors"
  • (n) parentage, birth: (the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents)
  • (n) parenthood, parentage: (the state of being a parent) "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"
parental, Adjective
  • (a) parental: (designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced)
  • (a) parental, maternal, paternal: (relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent) "parental guidance"
parented, Adjective
  • (a) parented: (having a parent or parents or cared for by parent surrogates)
parenteral, Adjective
  • (a) parenteral: (administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection))
  • (a) parenteral: (located outside the alimentary tract)
parenthesis, Noun
  • (n) digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis: (a message that departs from the main subject)
  • (n) parenthesis: (either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material)
parenthetic, Adjective
  • (s) parenthetic, parenthetical: (qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses) "parenthetical remarks"
parenthetical, Adjective
  • (s) parenthetic, parenthetical: (qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses) "parenthetical remarks"
parenthetical, Noun
  • (n) parenthetical_expression, parenthetical: (an expression in parentheses) "his writing was full of parentheticals"
parenthood, Noun
  • (n) parenthood, parentage: (the state of being a parent) "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"
parentless, Adjective
  • (a) unparented, parentless: (having no parent or parents or not cared for by parent surrogates)
paresthesia, Noun
  • (n) paresthesia, paraesthesia: (abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage)
pareve, Adjective
  • (s) pareve, 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"
parget, Noun
  • (n) parget, pargeting, pargetting: (plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys)
parget, Verb
  • (v) parget: (apply ornamental plaster to)
pargeting, Noun
  • (n) parget, pargeting, pargetting: (plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys)
  • (n) pargeting, pargetting, pargetry: (ornamental plasterwork)
  • (n) pargeting, pargetting: (ornamental plastering)
pargetry, Noun
  • (n) pargeting, pargetting, pargetry: (ornamental plasterwork)
pargetting, Noun
  • (n) parget, pargeting, pargetting: (plaster used to coat outer walls and line chimneys)
  • (n) pargeting, pargetting, pargetry: (ornamental plasterwork)
  • (n) pargeting, pargetting: (ornamental plastering)
parheliacal, Adjective
  • (a) parhelic, parheliacal: (relating to or resembling a parhelion)
parhelic, Adjective
  • (a) parhelic, parheliacal: (relating to or resembling a parhelion)
parhelion, Noun
  • (n) parhelion, mock_sun, sundog: (a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals) "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once"
pariah, Noun
  • (n) outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael: (a person who is rejected (from society or home))
paries, Noun
  • (n) wall, paries: ((anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure) "stomach walls"
parietal, Adjective
  • (a) parietal: (of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium) "parietal lobe"
parimutuel, Noun
  • (n) parimutuel: (betting where winners share the total amount wagered)
paring, Noun
  • (n) paring, sliver, shaving: (a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something)
  • (n) 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"
paripinnate, Adjective
  • (s) even-pinnate, abruptly-pinnate, paripinnate: ((of a leaf shape) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex)
parish, Noun
  • (n) parish: (a local church community)
  • (n) parish: (the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor)
parishioner, Noun
  • (n) parishioner: (a member of a parish)
parity, Noun
  • (n) parity, para: ((obstetrics) the number of liveborn 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"
  • (n) 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 is often used to check the integrity of transmitted data"
  • (n) parity, conservation_of_parity, space-reflection_symmetry, mirror_symmetry: ((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)
  • (n) parity: (functional equality)
  • (n) parity_bit, parity, check_bit: ((computer science) a bit 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 arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error)
park, Verb
  • (v) park: (place temporarily) "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker"
  • (v) park: (maneuver a vehicle into a parking space) "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"
parka, Noun
  • (n) parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak: (a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term))
parking, Noun
  • (n) parking: (space in which vehicles can be parked) "there is plenty of parking behind the store"
  • (n) parking: (the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily)
parkland, Noun
  • (n) park, parkland: (a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property) "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park"
parkway, Noun
  • (n) drive, parkway: (a wide scenic road planted with trees) "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
parky, Adjective
  • (s) chilly, parky: (appreciably or disagreeably cold)
parlance, Noun
  • (n) parlance, idiom: (a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language)
parlay, Noun
  • (n) parlay: (a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers)
parlay, Verb
  • (v) parlay, double_up: (stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager)
parliament, Noun
  • (n) fantan, sevens, parliament: (a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards)
  • (n) parliament: (a legislative assembly in certain countries)
parliamentary, Adjective
  • (a) parliamentary: (relating to or having the nature of a parliament) "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body"
  • (s) parliamentary: (having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament) "parliamentary government"
  • (s) parliamentary: (in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly) "parliamentary law"
parlor, Noun
  • (n) living_room, living-room, sitting_room, front_room, parlor, parlour: (a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax)
  • (n) parlor, parlour: (reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received)
parlormaid, Noun
  • (n) parlormaid, parlourmaid: (a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door)
parlour, Noun
  • (n) living_room, living-room, sitting_room, front_room, parlor, parlour: (a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax)
  • (n) parlor, parlour: (reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received)
parlourmaid, Noun
  • (n) parlormaid, parlourmaid: (a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door)
parlous, Adjective
  • (s) parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go: (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"
parnassia, Noun
  • (n) parnassia, grass-of-Parnassus: (any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup)
parochial, Adjective
  • (s) insular, parochial: (narrowly restricted in outlook or scope) "little sympathy with parochial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners"
  • (a) parochial: (relating to or supported by or located in a parish) "parochial schools"
parodist, Noun
  • (n) parodist, lampooner: (mimics literary or musical style for comic effect)
parody, Noun
  • (n) parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on: (a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way)
  • (n) parody, mockery, takeoff: (humorous or satirical mimicry)
parody, Verb
  • (v) parody: (make a spoof of or make fun of)
  • (v) spoof, burlesque, parody: (make a parody of) "The students spoofed the teachers"
parole, Noun
  • (n) parole, word, word_of_honor: (a promise) "he gave his word"
  • (n) parole: ((law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with)
  • (n) password, watchword, word, parole, countersign: (a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group) "he forgot the password"
parole, Verb
  • (v) parole: (release a criminal from detention and place him on parole) "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"
parolee, Noun
  • (n) probationer, parolee: (someone released on probation or on parole)
paronomasia, Noun
  • (n) pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia: (a humorous play on words) "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
paroquet, Noun
  • (n) parakeet, parrakeet, parroket, paraquet, paroquet, parroquet: (any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots)
parosamia, Noun
  • (n) dysosmia, parosamia, olfactory_impairment: (a disorder in the sense of smell)
paroxetime, Noun
  • (n) paroxetime, Paxil: (a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil))
paroxysm, Noun
  • (n) paroxysm, fit, convulsion: (a sudden uncontrollable attack) "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter"
parqueterie, Noun
  • (n) parquetry, parqueterie: (a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor)
parquetry, Noun
  • (n) parquetry, parqueterie: (a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor)
parrakeet, Noun
  • (n) parakeet, parrakeet, parroket, paraquet, paroquet, parroquet: (any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots)
parroket, Noun
  • (n) parakeet, parrakeet, parroket, paraquet, paroquet, parroquet: (any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots)
parroquet, Noun
  • (n) parakeet, parrakeet, parroket, paraquet, paroquet, parroquet: (any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots)
parrot, Noun
  • (n) parrot: (usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds)
  • (n) parrot: (a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated)
parrot, Verb
  • (v) parrot: (repeat mindlessly) "The students parroted the teacher's words"
parrotfish, Noun
  • (n) parrotfish, polly_fish, pollyfish: (gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth)
parry, Noun
  • (n) counterpunch, parry, counter: (a return punch (especially by a boxer))
  • (n) parry: ((fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword)
parry, Verb
  • (v) hedge, fudge, evade, put_off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep: (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"
  • (v) parry, block, deflect: (impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)) "block an attack"
parse, Verb
  • (v) parse: (analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence))
parsec, Noun
  • (n) parsec, secpar: (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)
parser, Noun
  • (n) parser: (a computer program that divides code up into functional components) "compilers must parse source code in order to translate it into object code"
parsimonious, Adjective
  • (s) parsimonious, penurious: (excessively unwilling to spend) "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
parsimoniousness, Noun
  • (n) meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness: (extreme stinginess)
  • (n) parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching: (extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)
parsimony, Noun
  • (n) meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closeness: (extreme stinginess)
  • (n) parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching: (extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)
parsley, Noun
  • (n) parsley, Petroselinum_crispum: (annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves)
  • (n) parsley: (aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food)
parson, Noun
  • (n) curate, minister_of_religion, minister, parson, pastor, rector: (a person authorized to conduct religious worship) "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
parsonage, Noun
  • (n) parsonage, vicarage, rectory: (an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector)
part-time, Adjective
  • (a) part-time, parttime: (involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity) "part-time employees"; "a part-time job"
part, Noun
  • (n) character, role, theatrical_role, part, persona: (an actor's portrayal of someone in a play) "she played the part of Desdemona"
  • (n) contribution, part, share: (the part played by a person in bringing about a result) "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work"
  • (n) function, office, part, role: (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"
  • (n) part, portion, component_part, component, constituent: (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"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
  • (n) part, portion: (something less than the whole of a human artifact) "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
  • (n) part, piece: (a portion of a natural object) "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
  • (n) part: (that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation) "it requires vigilance on our part"; "they resisted every effort on his part"
  • (n) part, section, division: (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"
  • (n) part, parting: (a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions) "his part was right in the middle"
  • (n) part, voice: (the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music) "he tried to sing the tenor part"
  • (n) region, part: (the extended spatial location of something) "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
  • (n) share, portion, part, percentage: (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group) "he wanted his share in cash"
part, Verb
  • (v) depart, part, start, start_out, set_forth, set_off, set_out, take_off: (leave) "The family took off for Florida"
  • (v) separate, disunite, divide, part: (force, take, or pull apart) "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
  • (v) separate, part, split_up, split, break, break_up: (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"
  • (v) separate, part, split: (go one's own way; move apart) "The friends separated after the party"
  • (v) separate, divide, part: (come apart) "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
partake, Verb
  • (v) partake: (have some of the qualities or attributes of something)
  • (v) partake, share, partake_in: (have, give, or receive a share of) "We shared the cake"
  • (v) partake, touch: (consume) "She didn't touch her food all night"
partaker, Noun
  • (n) partaker, sharer: (someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share)
parthenogenesis, Noun
  • (n) parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin_birth: (human conception without fertilization by a man)
  • (n) parthenogenesis, parthenogeny: (process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods)
parthenogenetic, Adjective
  • (s) agamic, agamous, agamogenetic, apomictic, parthenogenetic: ((of reproduction) not involving the fusion of male and female gametes in reproduction)
parthenogeny, Noun
  • (n) parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin_birth: (human conception without fertilization by a man)
  • (n) parthenogenesis, parthenogeny: (process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods)
parti-color, Verb
  • (v) motley, parti-color: (make motley; color with different colors)
partial, Adjective
  • (s) fond, partial: ((followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for) "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies"
  • (a) partial: (showing favoritism)
  • (s) 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, Noun
  • (n) overtone, partial, partial_tone: (a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency)
  • (n) partial_derivative, 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)
partiality, Noun
  • (n) fondness, fancy, partiality: (a predisposition to like something) "he had a fondness for whiskey"
  • (n) partiality, partisanship: (an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives)
participant, Noun
  • (n) participant: (someone who takes part in an activity)
  • (n) player, participant: (a person who participates in or is skilled at some game)
participate, Verb
  • (v) enter, participate: (become a participant; be involved in) "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"
  • (v) participate, take_part: (share in something)
participating, Adjective
  • (s) active, participating: (taking part in an activity) "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"
participation, Noun
  • (n) engagement, participation, involvement, involution: (the act of sharing in the activities of a group) "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
  • (n) participation, involvement: (the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.))
participatory, Adjective
  • (s) participatory: (affording the opportunity for individual participation) "participatory democracy"
participial, Adjective
  • (a) participial: (of or relating to or consisting of participles) "participial inflections"
participial, Noun
  • (n) participle, participial: (a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses)
participle, Noun
  • (n) participle, participial: (a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses)
particle, Noun
  • (n) atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck: ((nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything)
  • (n) particle, subatomic_particle: (a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions)
  • (n) particle: (a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs)
particolored, Adjective
  • (s) motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured: (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"
particoloured, Adjective
  • (s) motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured: (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, Adjective
  • (s) especial, exceptional, particular, special: (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 2000?"
  • (s) finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky: (exacting especially about details) "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
  • (s) particular, peculiar, special: (unique or specific to a person or thing or category) "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"
  • (s) particular: (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"
  • (s) particular, special: (first and most important) "his special interest is music"; "she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work"
  • (s) particular: (providing specific details or circumstances) "a particular description of the room"
particular, Noun
  • (n) detail, particular, item: (a small part that can be considered separately from the whole) "it was perfect in all details"
  • (n) particular, specific: (a fact about some part (as opposed to general)) "he always reasons from the particular to the general"
  • (n) particular, particular_proposition: ((logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class)
particularisation, Noun
  • (n) particularization, particularisation, detailing: (an individualized description of a particular instance)
particularise, Verb
  • (v) specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise: (be specific about) "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"
particularised, Adjective
  • (s) particularized, particularised: (directed toward a specific object) "particularized thinking as distinct from stereotyped sloganeering"
particularity, Noun
  • (n) particularity, specialness: (the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance) "the particularity of human situations"
particularization, Noun
  • (n) particularization, particularisation, detailing: (an individualized description of a particular instance)
particularize, Verb
  • (v) specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise: (be specific about) "Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"
particularized, Adjective
  • (s) particularized, particularised: (directed toward a specific object) "particularized thinking as distinct from stereotyped sloganeering"
particulate, Adjective
  • (a) particulate: (composed of distinct particles)
particulate, Noun
  • (n) particulate, 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))
parting, Noun
  • (n) farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting: (the act of departing politely) "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
  • (n) part, parting: (a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions) "his part was right in the middle"
partisan, Adjective
  • (a) partisan, partizan: (devoted to a cause or party)
partisan, Noun
  • (n) enthusiast, partisan, partizan: (an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity)
  • (n) partisan, zealot, drumbeater: (a fervent and even militant proponent of something)
  • (n) partisan, partizan: (a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries)
partisanship, Noun
  • (n) partiality, partisanship: (an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives)
partition, Noun
  • (n) division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation: (the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart)
  • (n) partition, divider: (a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another))
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) partition: ((anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism)
partition, Verb
  • (v) partition, partition_off: (divide into parts, pieces, or sections) "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"
  • (v) partition, zone: (separate or apportion into sections) "partition a room off"
partitioning, Noun
  • (n) breakdown, partitioning: (an analysis into mutually exclusive categories)
  • (n) division, partition, partitioning, segmentation, sectionalization, sectionalisation: (the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart)
partitive, Adjective
  • (a) partitive: ((Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole) "a partitive construction"
  • (a) partitive: (indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts) "partitive tendencies in education"
  • (s) partitive, separative: (serving to separate or divide into parts) "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative"
partitive, Noun
  • (n) partitive: (word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole)
partizan, Adjective
  • (a) partisan, partizan: (devoted to a cause or party)
partizan, Noun
  • (n) enthusiast, partisan, partizan: (an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity)
  • (n) partisan, partizan: (a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries)
partner, Noun
  • (n) collaborator, cooperator, partner, pardner: (an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest) "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners"
  • (n) partner: (a person who is a member of a partnership)
  • (n) spouse, partner, married_person, mate, better_half: (a person's partner in marriage)
partner, Verb
  • (v) partner: (provide with a partner)
  • (v) partner: (act as a partner) "Astaire partnered Rogers"
partnership, Noun
  • (n) partnership: (the members of a business venture created by contract)
  • (n) partnership: (a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal) "effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student"; "the action teams worked in partnership with the government"
  • (n) partnership: (a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses)
partridge, Noun
  • (n) bobwhite, bobwhite_quail, partridge: (a popular North American game bird; named for its call)
  • (n) partridge: (flesh of either quail or grouse)
  • (n) partridge: (small Old World gallinaceous game birds)
  • (n) ruffed_grouse, partridge, Bonasa_umbellus: (valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada)
  • (n) tinamou, partridge: (heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds)
partridgeberry, Noun
  • (n) partridgeberry, boxberry, twinberry, Mitchella_repens: (creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries)
parttime, Adjective
  • (a) part-time, parttime: (involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity) "part-time employees"; "a part-time job"
parturiency, Noun
  • (n) parturiency, labor, labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed: (concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child) "she was in labor for six hours"
parturition, Noun
  • (n) parturition, birth, giving_birth, birthing: (the process of giving birth)
party, Noun
  • (n) party, political_party: (an organization to gain political power) "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"
  • (n) party: (a group of people gathered together for pleasure) "she joined the party after dinner"
  • (n) party, company: (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"
  • (n) party: (an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment) "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
  • (n) party: (a person involved in legal proceedings) "the party of the first part"
party, Verb
  • (v) party: (have or participate in a party) "The students were partying all night before the exam"
parve, Adjective
  • (s) pareve, 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, Adjective
  • (s) nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart: (characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position)
  • (s) parvenu, parvenue: (of or characteristic of a parvenu)
parvenu, Noun
  • (n) upstart, parvenu, nouveau-riche, arriviste: (a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)
parvenue, Adjective
  • (s) nouveau-riche, parvenu, parvenue, upstart: (characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position)
  • (s) parvenu, parvenue: (of or characteristic of a parvenu)
parvo, Noun
  • (n) parvovirus, 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, Noun
  • (n) parvovirus, 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)
pas, Noun
  • (n) dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop: (an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk)
  • (n) pas: ((ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet))
  • (n) pascal, Pa: (a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter)
  • (n) Pennsylvania, Keystone_State, PA: (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
  • (n) protactinium, protoactinium, Pa, atomic_number_91: (a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead)
  • (n) public_address_system, _system, PA_system, , PA: (an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas)
pasang, Noun
  • (n) bezoar_goat, pasang, Capra_aegagrus: (wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions)
  • (n) oryx, pasang: (large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns)
paschal, Adjective
  • (a) paschal: (of or relating to Passover or Easter) "paschal lamb"
paseo, Noun
  • (n) walk, walkway, paseo: (a path set aside for walking) "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
pasha, Noun
  • (n) pasha, pacha: (a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt)
paspalum, Noun
  • (n) dallisgrass, dallis_grass, paspalum, Paspalum_dilatatum: (tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States)
pasquinade, Noun
  • (n) parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on: (a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way)
pass, Adjective
  • (a) passing, pass: (of advancing the ball by throwing it) "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"
pass, Noun
  • (n) base_on_balls, walk, pass: ((baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls) "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
  • (n) bye, pass: (you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent) "he had a bye in the first round"
  • (n) crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer: (a usually brief attempt) "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
  • (n) pas: ((ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet))
  • (n) pass: ((military) a written leave of absence) "he had a pass for three days"
  • (n) pass, passing_play, passing_game, 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"
  • (n) pass, mountain_pass, notch: (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"
  • (n) pass, passport: (any authorization to pass or go somewhere) "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"
  • (n) pass, laissez_passer: (a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions) "the media representatives had special passes"
  • (n) pass: (a flight or run by an aircraft over a target) "the plane turned to make a second pass"
  • (n) pass, strait, straits: (a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs)
  • (n) pass, head, straits: (a difficult juncture) "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
  • (n) pass: (one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)) "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
  • (n) pass, liberty_chit: (a permit to enter or leave a military installation) "he had to show his pass in order to get out"
  • (n) pass: (a complimentary ticket) "the star got passes for his family"
  • (n) pass, toss, flip: ((sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team) "the pass was fumbled"
  • (n) passing, pass, qualifying: (success in satisfying a test or requirement) "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
pass, Verb
  • (v) authorize, authorise, pass, clear: (grant authorization or clearance for) "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
  • (v) communicate, pass_on, pass, pass_along, put_across: (transmit information) "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
  • (v) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass_away, expire, pass, kick_the_bucket, cash_in_one's_chips, buy_the_farm, conk, give-up_the_ghost, drop_dead, pop_off, choke, croak, snuff_it: (pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life) "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
  • (v) elapse, lapse, pass, slip_by, glide_by, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, go_along: (pass by) "three years elapsed"
  • (v) evanesce, fade, blow_over, pass_off, fleet, pass: (disappear gradually) "The pain eventually passed off"
  • (v) exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go_past, top: (be superior or better than some standard) "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
  • (v) excrete, egest, eliminate, pass: (eliminate from the body) "Pass a kidney stone"
  • (v) fall, return, pass, devolve: (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"
  • (v) guide, run, draw, pass: (pass over, across, or through) "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
  • (v) happen, hap, go_on, pass_off, occur, pass, fall_out, come_about, take_place: (come to pass) "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
  • (v) legislate, pass: (make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation) "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"
  • (v) pass, go_through, go_across: (go across or through) "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
  • (v) pass, hand, reach, pass_on, turn_over, give: (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"
  • (v) pass, overtake, overhaul: (travel past) "The sports car passed all the trucks"
  • (v) pass, clear: (go unchallenged; be approved) "The bill cleared the House"
  • (v) pass, make_it: (go successfully through a test or a selection process) "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
  • (v) pass: (accept or judge as acceptable) "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
  • (v) pass: (allow to go without comment or censure) "the insult passed as if unnoticed"
  • (v) pass: (transfer to another; of rights or property) "Our house passed under his official control"
  • (v) pass: (throw (a ball) to another player) "Smith passed"
  • (v) pass, make_pass: (cause to pass) "She passed around the plates"
  • (v) run, go, pass, lead, extend: (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 extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
  • (v) sink, pass, lapse: (pass into a specified state or condition) "He sank into nirvana"
  • (v) spend, pass: (pass time in a specific way) "how are you spending your summer vacation?"
  • (v) travel_by, pass_by, surpass, go_past, go_by, pass: (move past) "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"
passable, Adjective
  • (s) adequate, passable, fair_to_middling, tolerable: (about average; acceptable) "more than adequate as a secretary"
  • (a) passable: (able to be passed or traversed or crossed) "the road is passable"
passado, Noun
  • (n) lunge, straight_thrust, passado: ((fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward)
passage, Noun
  • (n) enactment, passage: (the passing of a law by a legislative body)
  • (n) passage, transition: (the act of passing from one state or place to the next)
  • (n) passage: (a section of text; particularly a section of medium length)
  • (n) passage: (a way through or along which someone or something may pass)
  • (n) passage, transit: (a journey usually by ship) "the outward passage took 10 days"
  • (n) passage, musical_passage: (a short section of a musical composition)
  • (n) passage, passageway: (a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass) "the nasal passages"
  • (n) passage, passing: (a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another) "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"
  • (n) passage, handing_over: (the act of passing something to another person)
  • (n) passing, passage: (the motion of one object relative to another) "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"
passageway, Noun
  • (n) passage, passageway: (a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass) "the nasal passages"
  • (n) passageway: (a passage between rooms or between buildings)
passbook, Noun
  • (n) bankbook, passbook: (a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks)
passe-partout, Noun
  • (n) passe-partout: (a mounting for a picture using gummed tape)
  • (n) passkey, passe-partout, master_key, master: (key that secures entrance everywhere)
passe, Adjective
  • (s) antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passe, passee: (out of fashion) "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
passee, Adjective
  • (s) antique, demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passe, passee: (out of fashion) "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
passel, Noun
  • (n) batch, deal, flock, good_deal, great_deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite_a_little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy_sum, wad: ((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"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
passementerie, Noun
  • (n) trimming, trim, passementerie: (a decoration or adornment on a garment) "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt"
passenger, Noun
  • (n) passenger, rider: (a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)
passer-by, Noun
  • (n) passerby, passer-by, passer: (a person who passes by casually or by chance)
passerby, Noun
  • (n) passerby, passer-by, passer: (a person who passes by casually or by chance)
passerine, Adjective
  • (a) passerine: (relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds)
passerine, Noun
  • (n) passerine, 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)
passing, Adjective
  • (s) casual, cursory, passing, 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"
  • (s) ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious: (lasting a very short time) "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"
  • (a) passing, pass: (of advancing the ball by throwing it) "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"
  • (s) passing: (allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily) "a passing grade"
passing, Noun
  • (n) pass, passing_play, passing_game, 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"
  • (n) passage, passing: (a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another) "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"
  • (n) passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release: (euphemistic expressions for death) "thousands mourned his passing"
  • (n) passing, passage: (the motion of one object relative to another) "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"
  • (n) passing: (the end of something) "the passing of winter"
  • (n) passing, overtaking: (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"
  • (n) passing, pass, qualifying: (success in satisfying a test or requirement) "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
passionate, Adjective
  • (a) passionate: (having or expressing strong emotions)
passionateness, Noun
  • (n) passion, passionateness: (a strong feeling or emotion)
passionless, Adjective
  • (s) emotionless, 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"
  • (a) passionless: (not passionate) "passionless observation of human nature"
passive, Adjective
  • (a) passive, inactive: (lacking in energy or will) "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith"
  • (a) passive: (expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb) "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
  • (s) passive, peaceful: (peacefully resistant in response to injustice) "passive resistance"
passive, Noun
  • (n) passive_voice, 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"
passiveness, Noun
  • (n) passivity, passiveness: (the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative)
  • (n) passivity, passiveness: (submission to others or to outside influences)
passivism, Noun
  • (n) pacifism, pacificism, passivism: (the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable)
passivity, Noun
  • (n) passivity, passiveness: (the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative)
  • (n) passivity, passiveness: (submission to others or to outside influences)
passkey, Noun
  • (n) passkey, passe-partout, master_key, master: (key that secures entrance everywhere)
passport, Noun
  • (n) pass, passport: (any authorization to pass or go somewhere) "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"
  • (n) passport: (a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country)
  • (n) recommendation, 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"
password, Noun
  • (n) password, watchword, word, parole, countersign: (a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group) "he forgot the password"
past, Adjective
  • (a) past: (earlier than the present time; no longer current) "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
  • (s) past, preceding, retiring: (of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office) "a retiring member of the board"
past, Noun
  • (n) past, past_times, yesteryear: (the time that has elapsed) "forget the past"
  • (n) past: (a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)) "reporters dug into the candidate's past"
  • (n) past, past_tense: (a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past)
pasta, Noun
  • (n) pasta: (a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient)
  • (n) pasta, alimentary_paste: (shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg)
paste, Noun
  • (n) paste: (any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency)
  • (n) paste: (a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry)
  • (n) paste, library_paste: (an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard)
  • (n) spread, paste: (a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes)
paste, Verb
  • (v) glue, paste: (join or attach with or as if with glue) "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"
  • (v) paste: (hit with the fists) "He pasted his opponent"
  • (v) paste: (cover the surface of) "paste the wall with burlap"
pasted, Adjective
  • (s) glued, pasted: (affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste) "he stayed glued to one spot"; "pieces of pasted paper"
pastel, Adjective
  • (s) pastel: (lacking in body or vigor) "faded pastel charms of the naive music"
  • (s) pastel: (delicate and pale in color) "pastel pink"
pastel, Noun
  • (n) pastel: (any of various pale or light colors)
pastelike, Adjective
  • (s) pasty, pastelike: (resembling paste in color; pallid) "he looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white"
paster, Noun
  • (n) gummed_label, sticker, paster: (an adhesive label)
  • (n) paster: (a workman who pastes)
pasteurisation, Noun
  • (n) pasteurization, pasteurisation: (partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food)
pasteurise, Verb
  • (v) pasteurize, pasteurise: (heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms) "pasteurize milk"
pasteurised, Adjective
  • (a) pasteurized, pasteurised: (having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation)
pasteurization, Noun
  • (n) pasteurization, pasteurisation: (partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food)
pasteurize, Verb
  • (v) pasteurize, pasteurise: (heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms) "pasteurize milk"
pasteurized, Adjective
  • (a) pasteurized, pasteurised: (having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation)
pastiche, Noun
  • (n) medley, potpourri, pastiche: (a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources)
  • (n) pastiche: (a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work)
pastil, Noun
  • (n) cough_drop, troche, pastille, pastil: (a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat)
pastille, Noun
  • (n) cough_drop, troche, pastille, pastil: (a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat)
pastime, Noun
  • (n) pastime, interest, 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"
pastness, Noun
  • (n) pastness: (the quality of being past)
pastoral, Adjective
  • (s) arcadian, bucolic, pastoral: ((used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic) "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"
  • (a) bucolic, pastoral: (relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle) "pastoral seminomadic people"; "pastoral land"; "a pastoral economy"
  • (a) pastoral: (of or relating to a pastor) "pastoral work"; "a pastoral letter"
pastoral, Noun
  • (n) pastoral: (a letter from a pastor to the congregation)
  • (n) pastoral: (a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds))
  • (n) pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl: (a musical composition that evokes rural life)
pastorale, Noun
  • (n) pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl: (a musical composition that evokes rural life)
pastorate, Noun
  • (n) pastorate: (pastors collectively)
  • (n) pastorship, pastorate: (the position of pastor)
pastorship, Noun
  • (n) pastorship, pastorate: (the position of pastor)
pastry, Noun
  • (n) pastry, pastry_dough: (a dough of flour and water and shortening)
  • (n) pastry: (any of various baked foods made of dough or batter)
pasturage, Noun
  • (n) eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass: (bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle)
  • (n) herbage, pasturage: (succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land)
pasture, Noun
  • (n) eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass: (bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle)
  • (n) pasture, pastureland, grazing_land, lea, ley: (a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock)
pasture, Verb
  • (v) crop, graze, pasture: (let feed in a field or pasture or meadow)
  • (v) crop, browse, graze, range, pasture: (feed as in a meadow or pasture) "the herd was grazing"
pastureland, Noun
  • (n) pasture, pastureland, grazing_land, lea, ley: (a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock)
pasty, Adjective
  • (s) gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous: (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)
  • (s) pasty, pastelike: (resembling paste in color; pallid) "he looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white"
pasty, Noun
  • (n) pasty: (small meat pie or turnover)
  • (n) pasty: ((usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers)
pat, Adjective
  • (s) glib, pat, slick: (having only superficial plausibility) "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
  • (s) pat: (exactly suited to the occasion) "a pat reply"
pat, Noun
  • (n) pat, rap, tap: (the sound made by a gentle blow)
  • (n) tap, pat, dab: (a light touch or stroke)
pat, Verb
  • (v) chuck, pat: (pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin)
  • (v) dab, pat: (hit lightly) "pat him on the shoulder"
patch, Noun
  • (n) bandage, patch: (a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body)
  • (n) eyepatch, patch: (a protective cloth covering for an injured eye)
  • (n) mend, patch, darn: (sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)) "her stockings had several mends"
  • (n) patch: (a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole)
  • (n) patch: (a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program)
  • (n) plot, plot_of_land, plot_of_ground, patch: (a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation) "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
  • (n) spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation: (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"
  • (n) temporary_hookup, patch: (a connection intended to be used for a limited time)
  • (n) while, piece, spell, 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, Verb
  • (v) patch, piece: (to join or unite the pieces of) "patch the skirt"
  • (v) patch: (provide with a patch; also used metaphorically) "The field was patched with snow"
  • (v) patch, patch_up: (mend by putting a patch on) "patch a hole"
  • (v) piece, patch: (repair by adding pieces) "She pieced the china cup"
patchboard, Noun
  • (n) switchboard, patchboard, plugboard: (telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords)
patched, Adjective
  • (s) patched: (mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch) "patched jeans"
  • (s) patched, spotty, spotted: (having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)) "a field patched with ice and snow"; "the wall had a spotty speckled effect"; "a black-and-white spotted cow"
patching, Noun
  • (n) patching: (the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it)
patchouli, Noun
  • (n) patchouli, patchouly, pachouli, Pogostemon_cablin: (small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes)
  • (n) patchouli, patchouly, pachouli: (a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant)
patchouly, Noun
  • (n) patchouli, patchouly, pachouli, Pogostemon_cablin: (small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes)
  • (n) patchouli, patchouly, pachouli: (a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant)
patchwork, Noun
  • (n) patchwork, hodgepodge, jumble: (a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas)
  • (n) patchwork, patchwork_quilt: (a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together)
  • (n) patchwork: (sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern)
patchy, Adjective
  • (s) patchy: (irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.) "a patchy essay"; "patchy fog"
pate, Noun
  • (n) pate: (liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned)
  • (n) pate, poll, crown: (the top of the head)
patelliform, Adjective
  • (s) dished, dish-shaped, patelliform: (shaped like a dish or pan)
patency, Noun
  • (n) obviousness, noticeability, noticeableness, patency: (the property of being easy to see and understand)
  • (n) patency: (the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct)
patent, Adjective
  • (s) apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable: (clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment) "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 reactionary"; "in plain view"
  • (s) patent: ((of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage) "patent ductus arteriosus"
patent, Noun
  • (n) patent, patent_of_invention: (a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention)
  • (n) patent, letters_patent: (an official document granting a right or privilege)
patent, Verb
  • (v) patent: (obtain a patent for) "Should I patent this invention?"
  • (v) patent: (grant rights to; grant a patent for)
  • (v) patent: (make open to sight or notice) "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
patented, Adjective
  • (s) patented: ((of devices and processes) protected by patent) "they are patented inventions"
patentee, Noun
  • (n) patentee: (the inventor to whom a patent is issued)
paterfamilias, Noun
  • (n) patriarch, paterfamilias: (the male head of family or tribe)
paternal, Adjective
  • (s) agnate, agnatic, paternal: (related on the father's side) "a paternal aunt"
  • (a) parental, maternal, paternal: (relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent) "parental guidance"
  • (a) paternal: (belonging to or inherited from one's father) "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"
  • (a) paternal: (characteristic of a father)
paternalistic, Adjective
  • (s) paternalistic: (benevolent but sometimes intrusive)
paternity, Noun
  • (n) authorship, paternity: (the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing) "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
  • (n) fatherhood, paternity: (the kinship relation between an offspring and the father)
  • (n) paternity: (the state of being a father) "tests were conducted to determine paternity"
path, Noun
  • (n) path: (a way especially designed for a particular use)
  • (n) path, route, itinerary: (an established line of travel or access)
  • (n) path, track, course: (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"
  • (n) way, path, way_of_life: (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"
pathetic, Adjective
  • (s) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched: (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 distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
  • (s) pathetic, pitiable, pitiful: (inspiring mixed contempt and pity) "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
  • (s) pathetic, ridiculous, silly: (inspiring scornful pity) "how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years"- Dashiell Hammett"
pathfinder, Noun
  • (n) scout, pathfinder, guide: (someone who can find paths through unexplored territory)
pathless, Adjective
  • (s) pathless, roadless, trackless, untracked, untrod, untrodden: (lacking pathways) "trackless wilderness"; "roadless areas"
pathogen, Noun
  • (n) pathogen: (any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism))
pathogenesis, Noun
  • (n) pathogenesis: (the origination and development of a disease)
pathogenic, Adjective
  • (s) infective, morbific, pathogenic: (able to cause disease) "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria"
pathologic, Adjective
  • (s) diseased, morbid, pathologic, pathological: (caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology) "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes"
  • (a) pathological, pathologic: (of or relating to the practice of pathology) "pathological laboratory"
pathological, Adjective
  • (s) diseased, morbid, pathologic, pathological: (caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology) "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes"
  • (a) pathological, pathologic: (of or relating to the practice of pathology) "pathological laboratory"
  • (s) pathological: (caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition) "a pathological liar"; "a pathological urge to succeed"
pathologist, Noun
  • (n) diagnostician, pathologist: (a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis)
pathology, Noun
  • (n) pathology: (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
  • (n) pathology: (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)
pathos, Noun
  • (n) commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos: (a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others) "the blind are too often objects of pity"
  • (n) pathos, poignancy: (a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)) "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
  • (n) pathos: (a style that has the power to evoke feelings)
pathway, Noun
  • (n) nerve_pathway, tract, nerve_tract, pathway: (a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain)
  • (n) pathway, footpath: (a trodden path)
patience, Noun
  • (n) patience, forbearance, longanimity: (good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence)
  • (n) solitaire, patience: (a card game played by one person)
patient, Adjective
  • (a) 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"
patient, Noun
  • (n) affected_role, patient_role, 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)
  • (n) patient: (a person who requires medical care) "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
patina, Noun
  • (n) patina: (a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal)
patinate, Verb
  • (v) patinate, patinize, patinise: (coat with a patina)
patinise, Verb
  • (v) patinate, patinize, patinise: (coat with a patina)
patinize, Verb
  • (v) patinate, patinize, patinise: (coat with a patina)
patio, Noun
  • (n) patio, terrace: (usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence)
patness, Noun
  • (n) opportuneness, patness, timeliness: (timely convenience)
patois, Noun
  • (n) patois: (a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard)
  • (n) slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular: (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)) "they don't speak our lingo"
patriarch, Noun
  • (n) patriarch: (title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem))
  • (n) patriarch, paterfamilias: (the male head of family or tribe)
  • (n) patriarch: (any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race)
  • (n) patriarch: (a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself)
patriarchal, Adjective
  • (a) patriarchal: (characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line)
  • (a) patriarchal: (relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank)
patriarchate, Noun
  • (n) patriarchate: (the jurisdiction of a patriarch)
  • (n) patriarchy, patriarchate: (a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line)
patriarchy, Noun
  • (n) patriarchy, patriarchate: (a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line)
patrician, Adjective
  • (s) aristocratic, aristocratical, blue, blue-blooded, gentle, 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 American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"
  • (s) patrician: (befitting a person of noble origin) "a patrician nose"
patrician, Noun
  • (n) aristocrat, blue_blood, patrician: (a member of the aristocracy)
  • (n) patrician: (a person of refined upbringing and manners)
patrikin, Noun
  • (n) agnate, patrikin, patrilineal_kin, patrisib, patrilineal_sib: (one related on the father's side)
patrilineage, Noun
  • (n) patrilineage, agnation: (line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family)
patrilineal, Adjective
  • (s) patrilineal, patrilinear: (based on or tracing descent through the male line) "a patrilineal society"
patrilinear, Adjective
  • (s) patrilineal, patrilinear: (based on or tracing descent through the male line) "a patrilineal society"
patrimonial, Adjective
  • (s) ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible: (inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent) "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"
patrimony, Noun
  • (n) birthright, patrimony: (an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture))
  • (n) patrimony: (a church endowment)
patriot, Noun
  • (n) patriot, nationalist: (one who loves and defends his or her country)
patrioteer, Noun
  • (n) chauvinist, jingoist, jingo, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, patrioteer: (an extreme bellicose nationalist)
patriotic, Adjective
  • (a) patriotic, loyal: (inspired by love for your country)
patriotism, Noun
  • (n) patriotism, nationalism: (love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it) "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high"
patrisib, Noun
  • (n) agnate, patrikin, patrilineal_kin, patrisib, patrilineal_sib: (one related on the father's side)
patristic, Adjective
  • (a) patristic, patristical: (of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers)
patristical, Adjective
  • (a) patristic, patristical: (of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers)
patristics, Noun
  • (n) patristics, patrology: (the writings of the early Church Fathers)
  • (n) patristics, patrology: (the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers)
patrol, Noun
  • (n) patrol: (a detachment used for security or reconnaissance)
  • (n) patrol: (the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes)
  • (n) patrol: (a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security)
patrol, Verb
  • (v) patrol, police: (maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol)
patrolman, Noun
  • (n) flatfoot, patrolman: (a policeman who patrols a given region)
patrology, Noun
  • (n) patristics, patrology: (the writings of the early Church Fathers)
  • (n) patristics, patrology: (the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers)
patron, Noun
  • (n) patron, frequenter: (a regular customer)
  • (n) patron: (the proprietor of an inn)
  • (n) patron, sponsor, supporter: (someone who supports or champions something)
patronage, Noun
  • (n) backing, backup, championship, patronage: (the act of providing approval and support) "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
  • (n) clientele, patronage, business: (customers collectively) "they have an upper class clientele"
  • (n) condescension, disdain, patronage: (a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient)
  • (n) patronage: ((politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support)
  • (n) trade, patronage: (the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers) "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"
patronage, Verb
  • (v) patronage: (support by being a patron of)
  • (v) patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep_going: (be a regular customer or client of) "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
patroness, Noun
  • (n) patroness, patronne: (a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron)
patronise, Verb
  • (v) patronize, patronise, shop, shop_at, buy_at, frequent, sponsor: (do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of)
  • (v) patronize, patronise, condescend: (treat condescendingly)
  • (v) patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep_going: (be a regular customer or client of) "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
  • (v) sponsor, patronize, patronise: (assume sponsorship of)
patronised, Adjective
  • (a) patronized, patronised: (having patronage or clients) "street full of flourishing well-patronized shops"
patronising, Adjective
  • (s) arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising: ((used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension)
patronize, Verb
  • (v) patronize, patronise, shop, shop_at, buy_at, frequent, sponsor: (do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of)
  • (v) patronize, patronise, condescend: (treat condescendingly)
  • (v) patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep_going: (be a regular customer or client of) "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
  • (v) sponsor, patronize, patronise: (assume sponsorship of)
patronized, Adjective
  • (a) patronized, patronised: (having patronage or clients) "street full of flourishing well-patronized shops"
patronizing, Adjective
  • (s) arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising: ((used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension)
patronless, Adjective
  • (a) unpatronized, unpatronised, patronless: (having little patronage or few clients) "a restaurant unpatronized by the elite"
patronne, Noun
  • (n) patroness, patronne: (a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron)
patronym, Noun
  • (n) patronymic, patronym: (a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor))
patronymic, Adjective
  • (a) patronymic: (of or derived from a personal or family name)
patronymic, Noun
  • (n) patronymic, patronym: (a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor))
patsy, Noun
  • (n) chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall_guy, sucker, soft_touch, mug: (a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of)
patten, Noun
  • (n) clog, geta, patten, sabot: (footwear usually with wooden soles)
patter, Noun
  • (n) patter: (a quick succession of light rapid sounds) "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet"
  • (n) spiel, patter, line_of_gab: (plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson))
patter, Verb
  • (v) patter, pitter-patter: (make light, rapid and repeated sounds) "gently pattering rain"
  • (v) sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter: (rain gently) "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
pattern, Noun
  • (n) blueprint, design, pattern: (something intended as a guide for making something else) "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
  • (n) convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula: (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"
  • (n) design, pattern, figure: (a decorative or artistic work) "the coach had a design on the doors"
  • (n) form, shape, 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"
  • (n) pattern: (a model considered worthy of imitation) "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"
  • (n) practice, pattern: (a customary way of operation or behavior) "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
  • (n) radiation_pattern, radiation_diagram, pattern: (graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle)
  • (n) traffic_pattern, approach_pattern, 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, Verb
  • (v) model, pattern: (plan or create according to a model or models)
  • (v) pattern: (form a pattern) "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"
patterned, Adjective
  • (a) patterned: (having patterns (especially colorful patterns))
patty, Noun
  • (n) patty, cake: (small flat mass of chopped food)
  • (n) patty: (small pie or pasty)
  • (n) patty: (round flat candy)
paucity, Noun
  • (n) dearth, paucity: (an insufficient quantity or number)
paunch, Noun
  • (n) belly, paunch: (a protruding abdomen)
paunchiness, Noun
  • (n) abdominousness, paunchiness: (the bodily property of a protruding belly)
paunchy, Adjective
  • (s) abdominous, paunchy, potbellied: (having a large belly)
pauper, Noun
  • (n) pauper: (a person who is very poor)
pauperisation, Noun
  • (n) pauperization, pauperisation, impoverishment: (the act of making someone poor)
pauperise, Verb
  • (v) beggar, pauperize, pauperise: (reduce to beggary)
pauperism, Noun
  • (n) indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization: (a state of extreme poverty or destitution) "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
pauperization, Noun
  • (n) indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization: (a state of extreme poverty or destitution) "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
  • (n) pauperization, pauperisation, impoverishment: (the act of making someone poor)
pauperize, Verb
  • (v) beggar, pauperize, pauperise: (reduce to beggary)
pause, Noun
  • (n) pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension: (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)
  • (n) pause: (temporary inactivity)
pause, Verb
  • (v) hesitate, pause: (interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing) "The speaker paused"
  • (v) pause, intermit, break: (cease an action temporarily) "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"
pavage, Noun
  • (n) pavage: (a tax toward paving streets)
  • (n) paving, pavage: (the act of applying paving materials to an area)
pavan, Noun
  • (n) pavane, pavan: (music composed for dancing the pavane)
  • (n) pavane, pavan: (a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries)
pavane, Noun
  • (n) pavane, pavan: (music composed for dancing the pavane)
  • (n) pavane, pavan: (a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries)
pave, Noun
  • (n) pave: (a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows)
pave, Verb
  • (v) pave: (cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic) "pave the roads in the village"
paved, Adjective
  • (a) paved: (covered with a firm surface)
pavement, Noun
  • (n) pavement, paving: (the paved surface of a thoroughfare)
  • (n) paving, pavement, paving_material: (material used to pave an area)
  • (n) sidewalk, pavement: (walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway)
pavilion, Noun
  • (n) pavilion, marquee: (large and often sumptuous tent)
paving, Noun
  • (n) pavement, paving: (the paved surface of a thoroughfare)
  • (n) paving, pavement, paving_material: (material used to pave an area)
  • (n) paving, pavage: (the act of applying paving materials to an area)
pavior, Noun
  • (n) pavior, paviour, paving_machine: (a machine for laying pavement)
paviour, Noun
  • (n) pavior, paviour, paving_machine: (a machine for laying pavement)
pavis, Noun
  • (n) pavis, pavise: ((Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position)
pavise, Noun
  • (n) pavis, pavise: ((Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position)
paw, Noun
  • (n) hand, manus, mitt, paw: (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb) "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"
  • (n) paw: (a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped)
paw, Verb
  • (v) paw: (scrape with the paws) "The bear pawed the door"
  • (v) paw: (touch clumsily) "The man tried to paw her"
pawl, Noun
  • (n) pawl, detent, click, dog: (a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward)
pawn, Noun
  • (n) instrument, pawn, cat's-paw: (a person used by another to gain an end)
  • (n) pawn: (an article deposited as security)
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) pawn: (borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan)
pawn, Verb
  • (v) pawn, soak, hock: (leave as a guarantee in return for money) "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
pawpaw, Noun
  • (n) papaw, pawpaw: (fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples)
  • (n) papaya, papaia, pawpaw, papaya_tree, melon_tree, Carica_papaya: (tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit)
  • (n) pawpaw, papaw, papaw_tree, Asimina_triloba: (small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit)
pax, Noun
  • (n) pax, kiss_of_peace: ((Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist)
pay-phone, Noun
  • (n) pay-phone, pay-station: (a coin-operated telephone)
pay-station, Noun
  • (n) pay-phone, pay-station: (a coin-operated telephone)
pay, Noun
  • (n) wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary: (something that remunerates) "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"
pay, Verb
  • (v) give, 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"
  • (v) give, pay, devote: (dedicate) "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
  • (v) pay: (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services) "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
  • (v) pay, pay_off, make_up, compensate: (do or give something to somebody in return) "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
  • (v) pay: (be worth it) "It pays to go through the trouble"
  • (v) pay: (render) "pay a visit"; "pay a call"
  • (v) 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"
  • (v) pay: (make a compensation for) "a favor that cannot be paid back"
  • (v) pay: (discharge or settle) "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"
  • (v) pay_up, ante_up, pay: (cancel or discharge a debt) "pay up, please!"
  • (v) yield, pay, bear: (bring in) "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
payable, Adjective
  • (s) collectible, collectable, payable: (subject to or requiring payment especially as specified) "a collectible bill"; "a note payable on demand"; "a check payable to John Doe"
payable, Noun
  • (n) account_payable, payable: (a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit) "the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency"
payback, Noun
  • (n) payback: (financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment))
  • (n) vengeance, retribution, payback: (the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19) "Vengeance is mine"; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield"; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution"
paycheck, Noun
  • (n) paycheck, payroll_check: (a check issued in payment of wages or salary)
payday, Noun
  • (n) payday: (the day on which you receive pay for your work)
payee, Noun
  • (n) payee: (a person to whom money is paid)
payer, Noun
  • (n) payer, remunerator: (a person who pays money for something)
paygrade, Noun
  • (n) military_rank, military_rating, paygrade, rating: (rank in a military organization)
paying, Adjective
  • (s) compensable, paying, remunerative, salaried, stipendiary: (for which money is paid) "a paying job"; "remunerative work"; "salaried employment"; "stipendiary services"
  • (s) gainful, paid, paying: (yielding a fair profit)
payload, Noun
  • (n) cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment: (goods carried by a large vehicle)
  • (n) warhead, payload, load: (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, Noun
  • (n) paymaster: (a person in charge of paying wages)
payment, Noun
  • (n) payment: (a sum of money paid or a claim discharged)
  • (n) payment, defrayal, defrayment: (the act of paying money)
  • (n) requital, payment: (an act of requiting; returning in kind)
payoff, Noun
  • (n) bribe, payoff: (payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment)
  • (n) payoff, final_payment: (the final payment of a debt)
  • (n) return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff: (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property) "the average return was about 5%"
  • (n) wages, reward, payoff: (a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing) "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
payroll, Noun
  • (n) payroll, paysheet: (a list of employees and their salaries) "the company had a long payroll"
  • (n) payroll, paysheet: (the total amount of money paid in wages) "the company had a large payroll"
  • (n) payroll, payroll_department: (the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee)
paysheet, Noun
  • (n) payroll, paysheet: (a list of employees and their salaries) "the company had a long payroll"
  • (n) payroll, paysheet: (the total amount of money paid in wages) "the company had a large payroll"
pct, Noun
  • (n) percentage, percent, per_centum, pct: (a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred))
pdl, Noun
  • (n) poundal, 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)
pe-tsai, Noun
  • (n) Chinese_cabbage, celery_cabbage, napa, pe-tsai, Brassica_rapa_pekinensis: (plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia)
pe, Noun
  • (n) pe: (the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
pea-chick, Noun
  • (n) peachick, pea-chick: (a young peafowl)
pea, Noun
  • (n) pea: (seed of a pea plant used for food)
  • (n) pea: (the fruit or seed of a pea plant)
  • (n) pea, pea_plant: (a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds)
peace-loving, Adjective
  • (s) peaceable, peace-loving: (inclined or disposed to peace) "they met in a peaceable spirit"; "peace-loving citizens"
peace, Noun
  • (n) peace: (the state prevailing during the absence of war)
  • (n) peace: (harmonious relations; freedom from disputes) "the roommates lived in peace together"
  • (n) peace, peacefulness, peace_of_mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis: (the absence of mental stress or anxiety)
  • (n) peace, public_security: (the general security of public places) "he was arrested for disturbing the peace"
  • (n) peace, peace_treaty, pacification: (a treaty to cease hostilities) "peace came on November 11th"
peaceable, Adjective
  • (s) pacific, 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"
  • (s) peaceable, peace-loving: (inclined or disposed to peace) "they met in a peaceable spirit"; "peace-loving citizens"
  • (a) peaceful, peaceable: (not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war) "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"
peaceableness, Noun
  • (n) peaceableness, peacefulness: (a state that is calm and tranquil)
peaceful, Adjective
  • (s) passive, peaceful: (peacefully resistant in response to injustice) "passive resistance"
  • (a) peaceful, peaceable: (not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war) "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"
peacefulness, Noun
  • (n) peace, peacefulness, peace_of_mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis: (the absence of mental stress or anxiety)
  • (n) peaceableness, peacefulness: (a state that is calm and tranquil)
peacekeeper, Noun
  • (n) peacekeeper: (a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area)
  • (n) peacekeeper: (someone who keeps peace) "she's the peacekeeper in that family"
  • (n) peacekeeper: (the pistol of a law officer in the old West)
peacekeeping, Adjective
  • (a) peacekeeping: (of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces) "a peacekeeping force"
peacekeeping, Noun
  • (n) peacekeeping, peacekeeping_mission, peacekeeping_operation: (the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations))
peacenik, Noun
  • (n) dove, peacenik: (someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations)
peacetime, Noun
  • (n) peacetime: (a period of time during which there is no war)
peach-wood, Noun
  • (n) brazilwood, peachwood, peach-wood, pernambuco_wood, Caesalpinia_echinata: (tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry)
peach, Noun
  • (n) peach, peach_tree, Prunus_persica: (cultivated in temperate regions)
  • (n) peach: (downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh)
  • (n) smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish: (a very attractive or seductive looking woman)
  • (n) yellowish_pink, apricot, peach, salmon_pink: (a shade of pink tinged with yellow)
peach, Verb
  • (v) spill_the_beans, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble_out, blab_out: (divulge confidential information or secrets) "Be careful--his secretary talks"
peachick, Noun
  • (n) peachick, pea-chick: (a young peafowl)
peachwood, Noun
  • (n) brazilwood, peachwood, peach-wood, pernambuco_wood, Caesalpinia_echinata: (tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry)
peachy-colored, Adjective
  • (s) peachy, peachy-colored, peachy-coloured: (of something resembling a peach in color)
peachy-coloured, Adjective
  • (s) peachy, peachy-colored, peachy-coloured: (of something resembling a peach in color)
peachy, Adjective
  • (s) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not_bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing: (very good) "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
  • (s) peachy, peachy-colored, peachy-coloured: (of something resembling a peach in color)
peacock, Noun
  • (n) peacock, peacock_butterfly, Inachis_io: (European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot)
  • (n) peacock: (male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots)
peag, Noun
  • (n) wampum, peag, wampumpeag: (small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency)
peak, Noun
  • (n) acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top: (the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development) "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 fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
  • (n) bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor: (a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes) "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"
  • (n) extremum, peak: (the most extreme possible amount or value) "voltage peak"
  • (n) flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush: (the period of greatest prosperity or productivity)
  • (n) peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit: (the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)) "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
  • (n) point, tip, peak: (a V shape) "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
  • (n) vertex, peak, apex, acme: (the highest point (of something)) "at the peak of the pyramid"
peak, Verb
  • (v) top_out, peak: (to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity) "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929"; "Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"
peaked, Adjective
  • (s) ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, sickly, unwell, under_the_weather, seedy: (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"
  • (s) peaked: (having or rising to a peak) "the peaked ceiling"; "the island's peaked hills"
peaky, Adjective
  • (s) peaky, spiky: (having or as if having especially high-pitched spots) "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass"
peal, Noun
  • (n) peal, pealing, roll, rolling: (a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells))
peal, Verb
  • (v) peal: (ring recurrently) "bells were pealing"
  • (v) ring, peal: (sound loudly and sonorously) "the bells rang"
pealing, Noun
  • (n) peal, pealing, roll, rolling: (a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells))
pean, Noun
  • (n) encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean: (a formal expression of praise)
  • (n) paean, pean: ((ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity))
peanut, Adjective
  • (s) insignificant, peanut: (of little importance or influence or power; of minor status) "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"
peanut, Noun
  • (n) peanut: (underground pod of the peanut vine)
  • (n) peanut, peanut_vine, Arachis_hypogaea: (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)
  • (n) peanut: (a young child who is small for his age)
  • (n) peanut, earthnut, goober, goober_pea, groundnut, monkey_nut: (pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms)
pear-shaped, Adjective
  • (s) orotund, rotund, round, pear-shaped: ((of sounds) full and rich) "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"
  • (s) pear-shaped: (having a round shape tapered at one end)
pear, Noun
  • (n) pear: (sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties)
  • (n) pear, pear_tree, Pyrus_communis: (Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties)
pearl-fish, Noun
  • (n) pearlfish, 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, Noun
  • (n) pearlwort, pearlweed, pearl-weed: (any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls)
pearl, Noun
  • (n) bone, ivory, pearl, off-white: (a shade of white the color of bleached bones)
  • (n) drop, bead, pearl: (a shape that is spherical and small) "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
  • (n) pearl: (a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel)
pearl, Verb
  • (v) pearl: (gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean)
pearlescent, Adjective
  • (s) iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent: (having a play of lustrous rainbow colors) "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
pearlfish, Noun
  • (n) pearlfish, 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)
pearlweed, Noun
  • (n) pearlwort, pearlweed, pearl-weed: (any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls)
pearlwort, Noun
  • (n) pearlwort, pearlweed, pearl-weed: (any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls)
pearly-white, Adjective
  • (s) pearly, pearly-white: (of a white the color of pearls)
pearly, Adjective
  • (s) pearly, pearly-white: (of a white the color of pearls)
pearly, Noun
  • (n) chopper, pearly: (informal terms for a human `tooth')
peasant, Noun
  • (n) peasant, provincial, bucolic: (a country person)
  • (n) peasant: (one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers)
  • (n) peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike: (a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement)
peat, Noun
  • (n) peat: (partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried)
peavey, Noun
  • (n) peavey, peavy, cant_dog, dog_hook: (a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs)
peavy, Noun
  • (n) peavey, peavy, cant_dog, dog_hook: (a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs)
pebble, Noun
  • (n) pebble: (a small smooth rounded rock)
pebbly, Adjective
  • (s) gravelly, pebbly, shingly: (abounding in small stones) "landed at a shingly little beach"
pebibit, Noun
  • (n) pebibit, Pibit: (a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibits or 2^50 bits)
pebibyte, Noun
  • (n) petabyte, pebibyte, PB, PiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes)
pecan, Noun
  • (n) pecan: (wood of a pecan tree)
  • (n) pecan, pecan_tree, Carya_illinoensis, Carya_illinoinsis: (tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts)
  • (n) pecan: (smooth brown oval nut of south central United States)
peccable, Adjective
  • (s) peccable, peccant: (liable to sin) "a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter Scott"
peccadillo, Noun
  • (n) indiscretion, peccadillo: (a petty misdeed)
peccant, Adjective
  • (s) peccable, peccant: (liable to sin) "a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter Scott"
peck, Noun
  • (n) batch, deal, flock, good_deal, great_deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite_a_little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy_sum, wad: ((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"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
  • (n) peck: (a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons)
  • (n) peck: (a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches)
peck, Verb
  • (v) nag, peck, hen-peck: (bother persistently with trivial complaints) "She nags her husband all day long"
  • (v) peck, pick, beak: (hit lightly with a picking motion)
  • (v) peck, pick_up: (eat by pecking at, like a bird)
  • (v) pick_at, peck_at, peck: (eat like a bird) "The anorexic girl just picks at her food"
  • (v) smack, peck: (kiss lightly)
pecker, Noun
  • (n) beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker: (horny projecting mouth of a bird)
  • (n) cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz: (obscene terms for penis)
  • (n) woodpecker, peckerwood, pecker: (bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects)
peckerwood, Noun
  • (n) woodpecker, peckerwood, pecker: (bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects)
peckish, Adjective
  • (s) cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy: (easily irritated or annoyed) "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
  • (s) peckish: (somewhat hungry)
pecs, Noun
  • (n) pectoral, pectoral_muscle, pectoralis, musculus_pectoralis, pecs: (either of two large muscles of the chest)
pectoral, Adjective
  • (a) pectoral, thoracic: (of or relating to the chest or thorax) "pectoral organ"
pectoral, Noun
  • (n) pectoral, pectoral_muscle, pectoralis, musculus_pectoralis, pecs: (either of two large muscles of the chest)
  • (n) pectoral, pectoral_medallion: (an adornment worn on the chest or breast)
pectoralis, Noun
  • (n) pectoral, pectoral_muscle, pectoralis, musculus_pectoralis, pecs: (either of two large muscles of the chest)
pectus, Noun
  • (n) thorax, chest, pectus: (the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates)
peculate, Verb
  • (v) embezzle, defalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversate: (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, Noun
  • (n) embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, misapplication, misappropriation: (the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else)
peculator, Noun
  • (n) embezzler, defalcator, peculator: (someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for his own use)
peculiar, Adjective
  • (s) curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular: (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"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
  • (s) particular, peculiar, special: (unique or specific to a person or thing or category) "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"
  • (s) 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"
  • (s) peculiar: (characteristic of one only; distinctive or special) "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney"
peculiarity, Noun
  • (n) curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity: (something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting)
  • (n) peculiarity, distinctive_feature, distinguishing_characteristic: (an odd or unusual characteristic)
  • (n) peculiarity, specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctiveness: (a distinguishing trait)
pecuniary, Adjective
  • (a) monetary, pecuniary: (relating to or involving money) "monetary rewards"; "he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services"
pedagog, Noun
  • (n) educator, pedagogue, pedagog: (someone who educates young people)
pedagogic, Adjective
  • (a) pedagogical, pedagogic: (of or relating to pedagogy) "pedagogical significance"
pedagogical, Adjective
  • (a) pedagogical, pedagogic: (of or relating to pedagogy) "pedagogical significance"
pedagogics, Noun
  • (n) teaching_method, pedagogics, pedagogy: (the principles and methods of instruction)
pedagogue, Noun
  • (n) educator, pedagogue, pedagog: (someone who educates young people)
pedagogy, Noun
  • (n) education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational_activity: (the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill) "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"
  • (n) teaching, instruction, pedagogy: (the profession of a teacher) "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"
  • (n) teaching_method, pedagogics, pedagogy: (the principles and methods of instruction)
pedal, Adjective
  • (a) pedal: (of or relating to the feet) "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"
pedal, Noun
  • (n) pedal, treadle, foot_pedal, foot_lever: (a lever that is operated with the foot)
  • (n) pedal_point, pedal: (a sustained bass note)
pedal, Verb
  • (v) bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel: (ride a bicycle)
  • (v) pedal: (operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument)
pedaler, Noun
  • (n) pedaler, pedaller: (a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle))
pedaller, Noun
  • (n) pedaler, pedaller: (a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle))
pedant, Noun
  • (n) pedant, bookworm, scholastic: (a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit)
pedantic, Adjective
  • (s) academic, donnish, pedantic: (marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects)
pedantry, Noun
  • (n) pedantry: (an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning)
peddle, Verb
  • (v) peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch: (sell or offer for sale from place to place)
peddler, Noun
  • (n) peddler, pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchman: (someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals))
  • (n) pusher, drug_peddler, peddler, drug_dealer, drug_trafficker: (an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs)
peddling, Noun
  • (n) vending, peddling, hawking, vendition: (the act of selling goods for a living)
pederast, Noun
  • (n) pederast, paederast, child_molester: (a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner)
pederastic, Adjective
  • (s) pederastic, paederastic: (of homosexuality between a man and a boy)
pederasty, Noun
  • (n) pederasty, paederasty: (sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner))
pedestal, Noun
  • (n) base, pedestal, stand: (a support or foundation) "the base of the lamp"
  • (n) pedestal: (a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)) "they put him on a pedestal"
  • (n) pedestal, plinth, footstall: (an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue))
pedestrian, Adjective
  • (s) pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound: (lacking wit or imagination) "a pedestrian movie plot"
pedestrian, Noun
  • (n) pedestrian, walker, footer: (a person who travels by foot)
pediatric, Adjective
  • (a) pediatric, paediatric: (of or relating to the medical care of children) "pediatric dentist"
pediatrician, Noun
  • (n) baby_doctor, pediatrician, pediatrist, paediatrician: (a specialist in the care of babies)
pediatrics, Noun
  • (n) pediatrics, paediatrics, pediatric_medicine, pedology: (the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children)
pediatrist, Noun
  • (n) baby_doctor, pediatrician, pediatrist, paediatrician: (a specialist in the care of babies)
pedicab, Noun
  • (n) pedicab, cycle_rickshaw: (a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire) "boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs"
pedicel, Noun
  • (n) pedicel, pedicle: (a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle)
pedicle, Noun
  • (n) pedicel, pedicle: (a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle)
pediculosis, Noun
  • (n) pediculosis, lousiness: (infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching)
pedigree, Adjective
  • (s) pedigree, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred: (having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal)
pedigree, Noun
  • (n) lineage, line, line_of_descent, descent, bloodline, blood_line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock: (the descendants of one individual) "his entire lineage has been warriors"
  • (n) pedigree: (line of descent of a purebred animal)
  • (n) pedigree, bloodline: (ancestry of a purebred animal)
pedigreed, Adjective
  • (s) pedigree, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred: (having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal)
pediment, Noun
  • (n) pediment: (a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof)
pedlar, Noun
  • (n) peddler, pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchman: (someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals))
pedology, Noun
  • (n) pediatrics, paediatrics, pediatric_medicine, pedology: (the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children)
pedophile, Noun
  • (n) pedophile, paedophile: (an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
pedophilia, Noun
  • (n) pedophilia, paedophilia: (a sexual attraction to children)
pedunculate, Adjective
  • (a) pedunculate, stalked: (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"
pedwood, Noun
  • (n) common_European_dogwood, red_dogwood, blood-twig, pedwood, Cornus_sanguinea: (European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers)
pee-pee, Verb
  • (v) make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make_water, relieve_oneself, take_a_leak, spend_a_penny, wee, wee-wee, pass_water: (eliminate urine) "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
pee, Noun
  • (n) peeing, pee, pissing, piss: (informal terms for urination) "he took a pee"
  • (n) urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water: (liquid excretory product) "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
pee, Verb
  • (v) make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make_water, relieve_oneself, take_a_leak, spend_a_penny, wee, wee-wee, pass_water: (eliminate urine) "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
peeing, Noun
  • (n) peeing, pee, pissing, piss: (informal terms for urination) "he took a pee"
peek, Noun
  • (n) peek, peep: (a secret look)
peek, Verb
  • (v) glance, peek, glint: (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, Noun
  • (n) peekaboo, bopeep: (a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!)
peel, Verb
  • (v) peel_off, peel, flake_off, flake: (come off in flakes or thin small pieces) "The paint in my house is peeling off"
  • (v) skin, peel, pare: (strip the skin off) "pare apples"
  • (v) undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip_down, disrobe, peel: (get undressed) "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
peeled, Adjective
  • (s) bare-assed, bare-ass, in_the_altogether, in_the_buff, in_the_raw, raw, peeled, naked_as_a_jaybird, stark_naked: ((used informally) completely unclothed)
peeler, Noun
  • (n) peeler: (a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables)
  • (n) peeler: (a device for peeling vegetables or fruits) "she invented a potato peeler"
  • (n) stripper, striptease_artist, striptease, stripteaser, exotic_dancer, ecdysiast, peeler: (a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music)
peeling, Noun
  • (n) desquamation, peeling, shedding: (loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales)
peep, Noun
  • (n) cheep, peep: (the short weak cry of a young bird)
  • (n) peek, peep: (a secret look)
peep, Verb
  • (v) peep: (look furtively) "He peeped at the woman through the window"
  • (v) peep: (cause to appear) "he peeped his head through the window"
  • (v) peep, cheep, chirp, chirrup: (make high-pitched sounds) "the birds were chirping in the bushes"
  • (v) peep: (speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice)
  • (v) peep: (appear as though from hiding) "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"
peeper, Noun
  • (n) peeper: (an informal term referring to the eye)
  • (n) peeper: (an animal that makes short high-pitched sounds)
  • (n) voyeur, Peeping_Tom, peeper: (a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others)
peephole, Noun
  • (n) peephole, spyhole, eyehole: (a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep)
peepshow, Noun
  • (n) peepshow, raree-show: (an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass)
  • (n) peepshow: (a short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth)
peepul, Noun
  • (n) pipal, pipal_tree, pipul, peepul, sacred_fig, bo_tree, Ficus_religiosa: (fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists)
peer, Noun
  • (n) peer, equal, match, compeer: (a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)
  • (n) peer: (a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage)
peer, Verb
  • (v) peer: (look searchingly) "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around"
peerage, Noun
  • (n) peerage, baronage: (the peers of a kingdom considered as a group)
peeress, Noun
  • (n) Lady, noblewoman, peeress: (a woman of the peerage in Britain)
peerless, Adjective
  • (s) matchless, nonpareil, one, one_and_only, peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled: (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"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"
peeve, Noun
  • (n) peeve: (an annoyed or irritated mood)
peeve, Verb
  • (v) peeve: (cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful)
peeved, Adjective
  • (s) annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed_off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung: (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, Adjective
  • (s) cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy: (easily irritated or annoyed) "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
peevishness, Noun
  • (n) irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler: (an irritable petulant feeling)
  • (n) temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness: (a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger) "his temper was well known to all his employees"
peewee, Noun
  • (n) pewee, peewee, peewit, pewit, wood_pewee, Contopus_virens: (small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America)
  • (n) runt, shrimp, peewee, half-pint: (disparaging terms for small people)
peewit, Noun
  • (n) lapwing, green_plover, peewit, pewit: (large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs)
  • (n) pewee, peewee, peewit, pewit, wood_pewee, Contopus_virens: (small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America)
peg, Noun
  • (n) peg, nog: (a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface)
  • (n) peg, pin: (small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.)
  • (n) peg, wooden_leg, leg, pegleg: (a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg)
  • (n) peg: (regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument)
  • (n) peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock: (a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing)
  • (n) pin, peg, stick: (informal terms for the leg) "fever left him weak on his sticks"
peg, Verb
  • (v) nail_down, nail, peg: (succeed in obtaining a position) "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
  • (v) peg: (pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into)
  • (v) peg, peg_down: (fasten or secure with a wooden pin) "peg a tent"
  • (v) 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"
pegleg, Noun
  • (n) peg, wooden_leg, leg, pegleg: (a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg)
peignoir, Noun
  • (n) negligee, neglige, peignoir, wrapper, housecoat: (a loose dressing gown for women)
pejorative, Adjective
  • (s) dyslogistic, dislogistic, pejorative: (expressing disapproval) "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'"
pekan, Noun
  • (n) fisher, pekan, fisher_cat, black_cat, Martes_pennanti: (large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal)
pel, Noun
  • (n) pixel, pel, 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"
pelage, Noun
  • (n) coat, pelage: (growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal)
pelagic, Adjective
  • (a) oceanic, 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"
pelecypod, Adjective
  • (s) lamellibranch, pelecypod, pelecypodous: (bivalve)
pelecypod, Noun
  • (n) bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch: (marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together)
pelecypodous, Adjective
  • (s) lamellibranch, pelecypod, pelecypodous: (bivalve)
pelf, Noun
  • (n) boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum: (informal terms for money)
pelican, Noun
  • (n) pelican: (large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish)
peliosis, Noun
  • (n) purpura, peliosis: (any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding)
pell-mell, Adjective
  • (s) helter-skelter, pell-mell: (with undue hurry and confusion) "a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the train"
pellagra, Noun
  • (n) pellagra, Alpine_scurvy, mal_de_la_rosa, mal_rosso, maidism, mayidism, Saint_Ignatius'_itch: (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 alcoholism or other nutritional impairments)
pellet, Noun
  • (n) pellet: (a small sphere)
  • (n) shot, pellet: (a solid missile discharged from a firearm) "the shot buzzed past his ear"
pellitory-of-Spain, Noun
  • (n) pellitory, pellitory-of-Spain, Anacyclus_pyrethrum: (a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache)
pellitory-of-the-wall, Noun
  • (n) pellitory-of-the-wall, wall_pellitory, pellitory, Parietaria_difussa: (herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers)
pellitory, Noun
  • (n) pellitory-of-the-wall, wall_pellitory, pellitory, Parietaria_difussa: (herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers)
  • (n) pellitory, pellitory-of-Spain, Anacyclus_pyrethrum: (a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache)
pellucid, Adjective
  • (s) crystalline, crystal_clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent: (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 crystal"
  • (s) limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal_clear, 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"
pellucidity, Noun
  • (n) clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity: (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)
  • (n) pellucidness, pellucidity, limpidity: (passing light without diffusion or distortion)
pellucidness, Noun
  • (n) pellucidness, pellucidity, limpidity: (passing light without diffusion or distortion)
pelmet, Noun
  • (n) cornice, valance, valance_board, pelmet: (a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing)
pelt, Noun
  • (n) fur, pelt: (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
  • (n) hide, pelt, skin: (body covering of a living animal)
pelt, Verb
  • (v) pelt, bombard: (cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile) "They pelted each other with snowballs"
  • (v) pepper, pelt: (attack and bombard with or as if with missiles) "pelt the speaker with questions"
  • (v) pour, pelt, stream, rain_cats_and_dogs, rain_buckets: (rain heavily) "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
peltate, Adjective
  • (s) peltate, shield-shaped: ((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))
pelter, Noun
  • (n) downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker: (a heavy rain)
  • (n) pelter: (a thrower of missiles) "the police were too busy to chase the pelters"
pelting, Noun
  • (n) rain, pelting: (anything happening rapidly or in quick successive) "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults"
peludo, Noun
  • (n) peludo, poyou, Euphractus_sexcinctus: (Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts)
pelvic, Adjective
  • (a) pelvic: (of or relating to the pelvis) "pelvic exam"; "pelvic inflammation"
pelvis, Noun
  • (n) pelvis, pelvic_girdle, pelvic_arch, hip: (the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates)
  • (n) pelvis, renal_pelvis: (a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter)
pemican, Noun
  • (n) pemmican, pemican: (lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians)
pemmican, Noun
  • (n) pemmican, pemican: (lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians)
pen-tail, Noun
  • (n) pentail, pen-tail, pen-tailed_tree_shrew: (brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia)
pen, Noun
  • (n) pen: (a writing implement with a point from which ink flows)
  • (n) pen: (an enclosure for confining livestock)
  • (n) pen: (female swan)
  • (n) penitentiary, pen: (a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes)
  • (n) playpen, pen: (a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play)
pen, Verb
  • (v) write, compose, pen, indite: (produce a literary work) "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
penal, Adjective
  • (a) penal: (of or relating to punishment) "penal reform"; "penal code"
  • (s) penal: (serving as or designed to impose punishment) "penal servitude"
  • (s) penal, punishable: (subject to punishment by law) "a penal offense"
penalisation, Noun
  • (n) punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation: (the act of punishing)
penalise, Verb
  • (v) punish, penalize, 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"
penalization, Noun
  • (n) punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation: (the act of punishing)
penalize, Verb
  • (v) punish, penalize, 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"
penalty, Noun
  • (n) penalty: (a payment required for not fulfilling a contract)
  • (n) penalty: (the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition) "neglected his health and paid the penalty"
  • (n) penalty: ((games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game)
  • (n) punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation: (the act of punishing)
penance, Noun
  • (n) penance: (a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution)
  • (n) penance, self-mortification, self-abasement: (voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing)
  • (n) repentance, penitence, penance: (remorse for your past conduct)
penchant, Noun
  • (n) preference, penchant, predilection, taste: (a strong liking) "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
pencil, Noun
  • (n) pencil: (a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood)
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) pencil: (a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point)
  • (n) pencil: (a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face) "an eyebrow pencil"
pencil, Verb
  • (v) pencil: (write, draw, or trace with a pencil) "he penciled a figure"
penciled, Adjective
  • (a) penciled, pencilled: (drawn or written with a pencil) "a penciled sketch"; "the penciled message"
pencilled, Adjective
  • (a) penciled, pencilled: (drawn or written with a pencil) "a penciled sketch"; "the penciled message"
pendant, Adjective
  • (s) pendent, pendant, dependent: (held from above) "a pendant bunch of grapes"
pendant, Noun
  • (n) chandelier, pendant, pendent: (branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling)
  • (n) pendant, pendent: (an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring))
pendent, Adjective
  • (s) pendent, pendant, dependent: (held from above) "a pendant bunch of grapes"
pendent, Noun
  • (n) chandelier, pendant, pendent: (branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling)
  • (n) pendant, pendent: (an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring))
pending, Adjective
  • (s) pending: (awaiting conclusion or confirmation) "business still pending"
pendulous, Adjective
  • (s) cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping: (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, Noun
  • (n) pendulum: (an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity)
peneplain, Noun
  • (n) peneplain, peneplane: (a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements)
peneplane, Noun
  • (n) peneplain, peneplane: (a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements)
penetrability, Noun
  • (n) penetrability, perviousness: (the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.))
penetrable, Adjective
  • (a) penetrable: (admitting of penetration or passage into or through) "a penetrable wall"; "penetrable defenses"
  • (s) penetrable: (capable of being penetrated) "penetrable defenses"
penetrate, Verb
  • (v) click, get_through, dawn, come_home, get_across, sink_in, penetrate, fall_into_place: (become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions) "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
  • (v) infiltrate, penetrate: (enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members) "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor"
  • (v) penetrate, perforate: (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance) "The bullet penetrated her chest"
  • (v) penetrate, fathom, bottom: (come to understand)
  • (v) penetrate: (make one's way deeper into or through) "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest"
  • (v) penetrate: (insert the penis into the vagina or anus of) "Did the molester penetrate the child?"
  • (v) permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle: (spread or diffuse through) "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
penetrating, Adjective
  • (s) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp: (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 penetrative observations"
  • (s) penetrative, 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"
penetration, Noun
  • (n) penetration, incursion: (an attack that penetrates into enemy territory)
  • (n) penetration, insight: (clear or deep perception of a situation)
  • (n) penetration: (the act of entering into or through something) "the penetration of upper management by women"
  • (n) penetration: (the ability to make way into or through something) "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries"
  • (n) penetration: (the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target))
  • (n) penetration: (the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman)
penetrative, Adjective
  • (s) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp: (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 penetrative observations"
  • (s) penetrative, 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"
penguin, Noun
  • (n) penguin: (short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers)
penial, Adjective
  • (a) penile, penial: (of or relating to the penis) "penile erection"
penicillamine, Noun
  • (n) penicillamine, Cuprimine: (a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis)
penicillin, Noun
  • (n) penicillin: (any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases)
penicillinase, Noun
  • (n) penicillinase, beta-lactamase: (enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic)
penile, Adjective
  • (a) penile, penial: (of or relating to the penis) "penile erection"
peninsula, Noun
  • (n) peninsula: (a large mass of land projecting into a body of water)
penis, Noun
  • (n) penis, phallus, member: (the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism))
penitence, Noun
  • (n) repentance, penitence, penance: (remorse for your past conduct)
penitent, Adjective
  • (a) penitent, repentant: (feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds)
penitent, Noun
  • (n) penitent: ((Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor))
penitential, Adjective
  • (s) penitential, penitentiary: (showing or constituting penance) "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words"
penitentiary, Adjective
  • (s) penitential, penitentiary: (showing or constituting penance) "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words"
  • (s) penitentiary: (used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers) "penitentiary institutions"
penitentiary, Noun
  • (n) penitentiary, pen: (a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes)
penman, Noun
  • (n) scribe, scribbler, penman: (informal terms for journalists)
penmanship, Noun
  • (n) calligraphy, penmanship, chirography: (beautiful handwriting)
penn'orth, Noun
  • (n) pennyworth, penn'orth: (the amount that can be bought for a penny)
pennant, Noun
  • (n) pennant, crown: (the award given to the champion)
  • (n) pennant: (a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering))
  • (n) pennant, pennon, streamer, waft: (a long flag; often tapering)
penni, Noun
  • (n) penni: (100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland)
penniless, Adjective
  • (s) hard_up, impecunious, in_straitened_circumstances, penniless, penurious, pinched: (not having enough money to pay for necessities)
pennilessness, Noun
  • (n) impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousness: (a state of lacking money)
penning, Noun
  • (n) writing, authorship, composition, penning: (the act of creating written works) "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
pennon, Noun
  • (n) pennant, pennon, streamer, waft: (a long flag; often tapering)
  • (n) pennon, pinion: (wing of a bird)
pennoncel, Noun
  • (n) pennoncel, penoncel, pennoncelle: (a small pennant borne on a lance)
pennoncelle, Noun
  • (n) pennoncel, penoncel, pennoncelle: (a small pennant borne on a lance)
penny-pinch, Verb
  • (v) penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime: (spend money frugally; spend as little as possible)
penny-pinching, Adjective
  • (s) cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny: (giving or spending with reluctance) "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
penny-pinching, Noun
  • (n) parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching: (extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)
penny, Noun
  • (n) penny: (a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound)
  • (n) penny, cent, centime: (a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit)
pennywhistle, Noun
  • (n) pennywhistle, tin_whistle, whistle: (an inexpensive fipple flute)
pennyworth, Noun
  • (n) pennyworth, penn'orth: (the amount that can be bought for a penny)
penoche, Noun
  • (n) penuche, penoche, panoche, panocha: (fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts)
penology, Noun
  • (n) penology, poenology: (the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation)
penoncel, Noun
  • (n) pennoncel, penoncel, pennoncelle: (a small pennant borne on a lance)
pension, Noun
  • (n) pension: (a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working)
pension, Verb
  • (v) pension, pension_off: (grant a pension to)
pensionable, Adjective
  • (s) pensionable: (entitled to receive a pension) "a pensionable employee"
pensionary, Noun
  • (n) hireling, pensionary: (a person who works only for money)
  • (n) pensioner, pensionary: (the beneficiary of a pension fund)
pensioner, Noun
  • (n) pensioner, pensionary: (the beneficiary of a pension fund)
pensive, Adjective
  • (s) brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative: (deeply or seriously thoughtful; ) "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"
  • (s) pensive, wistful: (showing pensive sadness) "the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"
pensiveness, Noun
  • (n) pensiveness, brooding: (persistent morbid meditation on a problem)
  • (n) pensiveness, meditativeness, contemplativeness: (deep serious thoughtfulness)
penstock, Noun
  • (n) sluice, sluiceway, penstock: (conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate)
  • (n) sluicegate, sluice_valve, floodgate, penstock, head_gate, water_gate: (regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice)
pent-up, Adjective
  • (s) pent-up, repressed: (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 turned his face scarlet"
pent, Adjective
  • (s) pent, shut_up: (closely confined)
pentacle, Noun
  • (n) pentacle, pentagram, pentangle: (a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon)
pentad, Noun
  • (n) five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little_Phoebe: (the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one)
pentaerythritol, Noun
  • (n) pentaerythritol, Peritrate: (a coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris)
pentagonal, Adjective
  • (a) pentangular, pentagonal: (of or relating to or shaped like a pentagon)
pentagram, Noun
  • (n) pentacle, pentagram, pentangle: (a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon)
pentail, Noun
  • (n) pentail, pen-tail, pen-tailed_tree_shrew: (brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia)
pentamethylenetetrazol, Noun
  • (n) pentylenetetrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol, Metrazol: (a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark)
pentangle, Noun
  • (n) pentacle, pentagram, pentangle: (a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon)
pentangular, Adjective
  • (a) pentangular, pentagonal: (of or relating to or shaped like a pentagon)
pentazocine, Noun
  • (n) pentazocine, Talwin: (analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine)
pentecostal, Adjective
  • (a) pentecostal: (of or relating to or characteristic of any of various Pentecostal religious bodies or their members)
  • (a) pentecostal: (of or relating to or occurring at Pentecost)
penthouse, Noun
  • (n) penthouse: (an apartment located on the top floors of a building)
pentimento, Noun
  • (n) pentimento: (the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age))
pentobarbital, Noun
  • (n) pentobarbital_sodium, pentobarbital, Nembutal, yellow_jacket: (a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic)
pentoxifylline, Noun
  • (n) pentoxifylline, Trental: (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, Noun
  • (n) pentylenetetrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol, Metrazol: (a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark)
penuche, Noun
  • (n) penuche, penoche, panoche, panocha: (fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts)
penuchle, Noun
  • (n) pinochle, pinocle, penuchle, bezique: (a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist)
penult, Noun
  • (n) penult, penultima, penultimate: (the next to last syllable in a word)
penultima, Noun
  • (n) penult, penultima, penultimate: (the next to last syllable in a word)
penultimate, Adjective
  • (s) penultimate, next-to-last: (next to the last) "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the next-to-last column"
penultimate, Noun
  • (n) penult, penultima, penultimate: (the next to last syllable in a word)
penurious, Adjective
  • (s) hard_up, impecunious, in_straitened_circumstances, penniless, penurious, pinched: (not having enough money to pay for necessities)
  • (s) parsimonious, penurious: (excessively unwilling to spend) "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
penuriousness, Noun
  • (n) impecuniousness, pennilessness, penuriousness: (a state of lacking money)
  • (n) penuriousness: (a disposition to be niggardly with money)
penury, Noun
  • (n) indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization: (a state of extreme poverty or destitution) "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
peon, Noun
  • (n) drudge, peon, navvy, galley_slave: (a laborer who is obliged to do menial work)
peony, Noun
  • (n) peony, paeony: (any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers)
people, Noun
  • (n) citizenry, people: (the body of citizens of a state or country) "the Spanish people"
  • (n) multitude, masses, mass, hoi_polloi, people, the_great_unwashed: (the common people generally) "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"
  • (n) people: ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively) "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
  • (n) people: (members of a family line) "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"
people, Verb
  • (v) people: (fill with people) "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"
  • (v) people: (furnish with people) "The plains are sparsely populated"
pep, Noun
  • (n) pep, peppiness, ginger: (liveliness and energy) "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
peplos, Noun
  • (n) peplos, peplus, peplum: (a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist)
peplum, Noun
  • (n) peplos, peplus, peplum: (a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist)
  • (n) peplum: (a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse)
peplus, Noun
  • (n) peplos, peplus, peplum: (a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist)
pepper, Noun
  • (n) capsicum, pepper, capsicum_pepper_plant: (any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers)
  • (n) pepper, common_pepper, black_pepper, white_pepper, Madagascar_pepper, Piper_nigrum: (climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam)
  • (n) pepper, peppercorn: (pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground)
  • (n) pepper: (sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum)
pepper, Verb
  • (v) pepper: (add pepper to) "pepper the soup"
  • (v) pepper, pelt: (attack and bombard with or as if with missiles) "pelt the speaker with questions"
peppercorn, Noun
  • (n) pepper, peppercorn: (pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground)
pepperiness, Noun
  • (n) hotness, pepperiness: (a hot spiciness)
peppermint, Noun
  • (n) peppermint, Mentha_piperita: (herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring)
  • (n) peppermint, peppermint_candy: (a candy flavored with peppermint oil)
  • (n) red_gum, peppermint, peppermint_gum, Eucalyptus_amygdalina: (red gum tree of Tasmania)
peppiness, Noun
  • (n) pep, peppiness, ginger: (liveliness and energy) "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
peppy, Adjective
  • (s) bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy: (marked by lively action) "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"
peptic, Adjective
  • (a) peptic: (relating to or promoting digestion) "peptic juices"
peptidase, Noun
  • (n) protease, peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic_enzyme: (any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis)
peptide, Noun
  • (n) peptide: (amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein)
peptisation, Noun
  • (n) peptization, peptisation: (the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution)
peptise, Verb
  • (v) peptize, peptise: (disperse in a medium into a colloidal state)
peptization, Noun
  • (n) peptization, peptisation: (the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution)
peptize, Verb
  • (v) peptize, peptise: (disperse in a medium into a colloidal state)
perambulation, Noun
  • (n) amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation: (a leisurely walk (usually in some public place))
  • (n) perambulation: (a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries)
perambulator, Noun
  • (n) baby_buggy, baby_carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusher: (a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around)
perceivable, Adjective
  • (s) apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable, understandable: (capable of being apprehended or understood)
  • (s) perceivable: (capable of being perceived especially by sight or hearing) "perceivable through the mist"
perceive, Verb
  • (v) perceive, comprehend: (to become aware of through the senses) "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
  • (v) perceive: (become conscious of) "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
perceived, Adjective
  • (s) perceived: (detected by means of the senses) "a perceived difference in temperature"
  • (s) sensed, 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, Noun
  • (n) perceiver, percipient, observer, beholder: (a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses)
percent, Noun
  • (n) percentage, percent, per_centum, pct: (a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred))
percentage, Noun
  • (n) percentage, percent, per_centum, pct: (a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred))
  • (n) share, portion, part, percentage: (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group) "he wanted his share in cash"
percentile, Noun
  • (n) percentile, centile: ((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)
percept, Noun
  • (n) percept, perception, perceptual_experience: (the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept)
perceptibility, Noun
  • (n) perceptibility: (the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses)
perceptible, Adjective
  • (s) detectable, perceptible: (easily seen or detected) "a detectable note of sarcasm"; "he continued after a perceptible pause"
  • (a) perceptible: (capable of being perceived by the mind or senses) "a perceptible limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior"
  • (s) perceptible: (easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind) "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"
perception, Noun
  • (n) percept, perception, perceptual_experience: (the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept)
  • (n) perception: (a way of conceiving something) "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"
  • (n) perception: (the process of perceiving)
  • (n) perception: (knowledge gained by perceiving) "a man admired for the depth of his perception"
  • (n) sensing, perception: (becoming aware of something via the senses)
perceptive, Adjective
  • (a) perceptive: (of or relating to perception) "perceptive faculties"
  • (a) perceptive: (having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment) "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
perceptiveness, Noun
  • (n) discernment, perceptiveness: (perception of that which is obscure)
  • (n) insight, perceptiveness, perceptivity: (a feeling of understanding)
  • (n) perceptiveness: (the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding)
  • (n) taste, appreciation, discernment, 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"
perceptivity, Noun
  • (n) insight, perceptiveness, perceptivity: (a feeling of understanding)
perceptual, Adjective
  • (a) perceptual: (of or relating to the act of perceiving) "perceptual stimulus"
perch, Noun
  • (n) perch: (support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird))
  • (n) perch, rod, pole: (a linear measure of 16.5 feet)
  • (n) perch, rod, pole: (a square rod of land)
  • (n) perch: (an elevated place serving as a seat)
  • (n) perch: (any of numerous fishes of America and Europe)
  • (n) perch: (spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes)
  • (n) perch: (any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes)
perch, Verb
  • (v) alight, light, perch: (to come to rest, settle) "Misfortune lighted upon him"
  • (v) perch, roost, rest: (sit, as on a branch) "The birds perched high in the tree"
  • (v) perch: (cause to perch or sit) "She perched her hat on her head"
percher, Noun
  • (n) Insessores, order_Insessores, perching_bird, percher: (a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists)
  • (n) percher: (a person situated on a perch)
perchlorate, Noun
  • (n) perchlorate: (a salt of perchloric acid)
perchloromethane, Noun
  • (n) carbon_tetrachloride, carbon_tet, tetrachloromethane, 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)
percipient, Adjective
  • (s) clear, percipient: (characterized by ease and quickness in perceiving) "clear mind"; "a percipient author"
percipient, Noun
  • (n) perceiver, percipient, observer, beholder: (a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses)
percoid, Noun
  • (n) percoid_fish, percoid, percoidean: (any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes)
percoidean, Noun
  • (n) percoid_fish, percoid, percoidean: (any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes)
percolate, Noun
  • (n) percolate: (the product of percolation)
percolate, Verb
  • (v) leach, percolate: (permeate or penetrate gradually) "the fertilizer leached into the ground"
  • (v) percolate: (spread gradually) "Light percolated into our house in the morning"
  • (v) percolate: (prepare in a percolator) "percolate coffee"
  • (v) percolate: (cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent)
  • (v) percolate, sink_in, permeate, filter: (pass through) "Water permeates sand easily"
  • (v) perk_up, perk, percolate, pick_up, gain_vigor: (gain or regain energy) "I picked up after a nap"
percolation, Noun
  • (n) percolation, infiltration: (the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium) "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava"
  • (n) percolation: (the act of making coffee in a percolator)
  • (n) percolation: (the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification)
percussion, Noun
  • (n) percussion: (the act of playing a percussion instrument)
  • (n) percussion: (the act of exploding a percussion cap)
  • (n) percussion, pleximetry: (tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes)
  • (n) percussion_section, percussion, rhythm_section: (the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments)
percussor, Noun
  • (n) plexor, plessor, percussor: ((medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes)
percutaneous, Adjective
  • (a) transdermal, transdermic, percutaneous, transcutaneous: (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"
perdition, Noun
  • (n) Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal_region, nether_region, pit: ((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"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson"
perdurable, Adjective
  • (s) durable, indestructible, perdurable, undestroyable: (very long lasting) "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent"
peregrine, Adjective
  • (s) mobile, nomadic, peregrine, roving, wandering: (migratory) "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, Noun
  • (n) peregrine, peregrine_falcon, Falco_peregrinus: (a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry)
peremptory, Adjective
  • (s) autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, 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 magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"
  • (s) peremptory: (not allowing contradiction or refusal) "spoke in peremptory tones"; "peremptory commands"
  • (s) peremptory: (putting an end to all debate or action) "a peremptory decree"
perennial, Adjective
  • (a) perennial: (lasting three seasons or more) "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant"
  • (s) perennial: (lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal) "perennial happiness"
  • (s) perennial, recurrent, repeated: (recurring again and again) "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements"
perennial, Noun
  • (n) perennial: ((botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more)
perfect, Adjective
  • (s) arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated: (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"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
  • (a) 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"
  • (s) perfect: (precisely accurate or exact) "perfect timing"
perfect, Noun
  • (n) perfective, perfective_tense, perfect, perfect_tense: (a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect))
perfect, Verb
  • (v) perfect, hone: (make perfect or complete) "perfect your French in Paris!"
perfecta, Noun
  • (n) exacta, perfecta: (a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order)
perfectibility, Noun
  • (n) perfectibility: (the capability of becoming perfect) "he believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man"
perfection, Noun
  • (n) paragon, idol, perfection, beau_ideal: (an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept)
  • (n) perfection, flawlessness, ne_plus_ultra: (the state of being without a flaw or defect)
  • (n) perfection: (the act of making something perfect)
perfective, Noun
  • (n) perfective, perfective_tense, perfect, perfect_tense: (a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect))
  • (n) perfective, perfective_aspect: (the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action)
perfervid, Adjective
  • (s) ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid: (characterized by intense emotion) "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
perfidious, Adjective
  • (s) punic, perfidious, treacherous: (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"
perfidiousness, Noun
  • (n) perfidy, perfidiousness, treachery: (betrayal of a trust)
perfidy, Noun
  • (n) perfidy, perfidiousness, treachery: (betrayal of a trust)
  • (n) treachery, betrayal, treason, perfidy: (an act of deliberate betrayal)
perfluorocarbon, Noun
  • (n) perfluorocarbon, PFC: (a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum)
perforate, Adjective
  • (s) pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured: (having a hole cut through) "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"
perforate, Verb
  • (v) penetrate, perforate: (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance) "The bullet penetrated her chest"
  • (v) punch, perforate: (make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation) "perforate the sheets of paper"
perforated, Adjective
  • (s) perforated: (having a number or series of holes) "a perforated steel plate"; "perforated cancellation"; "perforated stamp"
  • (s) pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured: (having a hole cut through) "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"
perforation, Noun
  • (n) perforation: (a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place)
  • (n) perforation: (a hole made in something) "a perforation of the eardrum"
  • (n) perforation: (the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation))
perform, Verb
  • (v) do, perform: (get (something) done) "I did my job"
  • (v) perform, execute, do: (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"
  • (v) perform: (perform a function) "Who will perform the wedding?"
  • (v) perform: (give a performance (of something)) "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
performance, Noun
  • (n) operation, functioning, performance: (process or manner of functioning or operating) "the power of its engine determines 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"
  • (n) performance, 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"
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) performance, execution, carrying_out, carrying_into_action: (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"
  • (n) performance: (any recognized accomplishment) "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe"
performer, Noun
  • (n) performer, performing_artist: (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)
performing, Noun
  • (n) acting, playing, playacting, performing: (the performance of a part or role in a drama)
perfume, Noun
  • (n) aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent: (a distinctive odor that is pleasant)
  • (n) perfume, essence: (a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor)
perfume, Verb
  • (v) perfume, aromatize, aromatise: (fill or impregnate with an odor) "orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden"
  • (v) perfume, scent: (apply perfume to) "She perfumes herself every day"
perfumed, Adjective
  • (s) odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling: (having a natural fragrance) "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
  • (s) perfumed, scented: (filled or impregnated with perfume) "perfumed boudoir"; "perfumed stationery"; "scented soap"
perfunctory, Adjective
  • (s) casual, cursory, passing, 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"
  • (s) pro_forma, perfunctory: (as a formality only) "a one-candidate pro forma election"
perfuse, Verb
  • (v) perfuse: (force a fluid through (a body part or tissue)) "perfuse a liver with a salt solution"
  • (v) suffuse, perfuse: (cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across) "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"
perfusion, Noun
  • (n) perfusion: (pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels))
pergola, Noun
  • (n) arbor, arbour, bower, pergola: (a framework that supports climbing plants) "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"
peri, Noun
  • (n) peri: (a beautiful and graceful girl)
  • (n) peri: ((Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done)
perianth, Noun
  • (n) perianth, chlamys, floral_envelope, perigone, perigonium: (collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils)
periapsis, Noun
  • (n) periapsis, point_of_periapsis: ((astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited)
pericardiac, Adjective
  • (a) pericardial, pericardiac: (located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium) "pericardial space"
pericardial, Adjective
  • (a) pericardial, pericardiac: (located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium) "pericardial space"
pericardium, Noun
  • (n) pericardium: (a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart)
periclase, Noun
  • (n) periclase, magnesia, magnesium_oxide: (a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium)
peridot, Noun
  • (n) peridot: (a pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone)
perigee, Noun
  • (n) perigee: (periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth)
perigone, Noun
  • (n) perianth, chlamys, floral_envelope, perigone, perigonium: (collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils)
perigonium, Noun
  • (n) perianth, chlamys, floral_envelope, perigone, perigonium: (collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils)
perihelion, Noun
  • (n) perihelion: (periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun)
perijove, Noun
  • (n) perijove: (periapsis in orbit around Jupiter)
peril, Noun
  • (n) hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment: (a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune) "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
  • (n) risk, peril, danger: (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"
  • (n) riskiness, peril: (a state of danger involving risk)
peril, Verb
  • (v) endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril: (pose a threat to; present a danger to) "The pollution is endangering the crops"
  • (v) queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril: (put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position)
perilous, Adjective
  • (s) parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go: (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"
perilousness, Noun
  • (n) hazardousness, perilousness: (the state of being dangerous)
perilune, Noun
  • (n) periselene, perilune: (periapsis in orbit around the moon)
perimeter, Noun
  • (n) circumference, perimeter: (the size of something as given by the distance around it)
  • (n) margin, border, perimeter: (the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary)
  • (n) perimeter: (a line enclosing a plane areas)
perinasal, Adjective
  • (a) perinasal, perirhinal: (near the nose)
perinatal, Adjective
  • (a) perinatal: (occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after)) "perinatal mortality"; "perinatal care"
perineal, Adjective
  • (a) perineal: (of or relating to the perineum) "perineal pains"
perineum, Noun
  • (n) perineum: (the general region between the anus and the genital organs)
period, Noun
  • (n) menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow: (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 appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle"
  • (n) period: (the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon)
  • (n) period: ((ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games)
  • (n) period, geological_period: (a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed) "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"
  • (n) period: (the end or completion of something) "death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility"
  • (n) period, point, full_stop, stop, full_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"
  • (n) time_period, period_of_time, period: (an amount of time) "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
periodic, Adjective
  • (a) periodic, periodical: (happening or recurring at regular intervals) "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"
  • (s) periodic, occasional: (recurring or reappearing from time to time) "periodic feelings of anxiety"
periodical, Adjective
  • (a) periodic, periodical: (happening or recurring at regular intervals) "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"
periodical, Noun
  • (n) periodical: (a publication that appears at fixed intervals)
periodicity, Noun
  • (n) cyclicity, periodicity: (the quality of recurring at regular intervals)
periodontal, Adjective
  • (a) periodontic, periodontal: (of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics) "periodontal disease"
periodontia, Noun
  • (n) periodontics, periodontia: (the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth)
periodontic, Adjective
  • (a) periodontic, periodontal: (of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics) "periodontal disease"
periodontics, Noun
  • (n) periodontics, periodontia: (the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth)
peripatetic, Adjective
  • (a) Aristotelian, Aristotelean, Aristotelic, peripatetic: (of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy) "Aristotelean logic"
  • (s) peripatetic, wayfaring: (traveling especially on foot) "peripatetic country preachers"; "a poor wayfaring stranger"
peripateticism, Noun
  • (n) Aristotelianism, peripateticism: ((philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science) "Aristotelianism profoundly influenced Western thought"
peripatus, Noun
  • (n) onychophoran, velvet_worm, peripatus: (any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms)
peripeteia, Noun
  • (n) peripeteia, peripetia, 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"
peripetia, Noun
  • (n) peripeteia, peripetia, 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"
peripety, Noun
  • (n) peripeteia, peripetia, 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, Adjective
  • (a) peripheral: (on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area) "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs"
  • (s) 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"
peripheral, Noun
  • (n) peripheral, computer_peripheral, peripheral_device: ((computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer) "disk drives and printers are important peripherals"
periphery, Noun
  • (n) periphery, fringe, outer_boundary: (the outside boundary or surface of something)
periphrasis, Noun
  • (n) circumlocution, periphrasis, ambage: (a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things)
periphrastic, Adjective
  • (s) circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious: (roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; (`ambagious' is archaic)) "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 meanings."-T.S.Eliot"
peripteral, Adjective
  • (a) peripteral: (having columns on all sides)
perirhinal, Adjective
  • (a) perinasal, perirhinal: (near the nose)
periselene, Noun
  • (n) periselene, perilune: (periapsis in orbit around the moon)
perish, Verb
  • (v) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass_away, expire, pass, kick_the_bucket, cash_in_one's_chips, buy_the_farm, conk, give-up_the_ghost, drop_dead, pop_off, choke, croak, snuff_it: (pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life) "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
perishability, Noun
  • (n) perishability, perishableness: (unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction)
perishable, Adjective
  • (a) perishable: (liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay) "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods such as butter and fruit"
perishable, Noun
  • (n) perishable, spoilable: (food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated)
perishableness, Noun
  • (n) perishability, perishableness: (unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or spoilage or destruction)
peristalsis, Noun
  • (n) peristalsis, vermiculation: (the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along)
peristylar, Adjective
  • (s) peristylar, pseudoperipteral: (having columniation completely circling an area of the structure)
peritoneal, Adjective
  • (a) peritoneal: (of or relating to or affecting the peritoneum) "peritoneal cancer"
peritonitis, Noun
  • (n) peritonitis, peritoneal_inflammation: (inflammation of the peritoneum)
periwig, Noun
  • (n) periwig, peruke: (a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries)
periwigged, Adjective
  • (s) peruked, periwigged: (wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries)
periwinkle, Noun
  • (n) periwinkle: (chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers)
  • (n) periwinkle, rose_periwinkle, Madagascar_periwinkle, old_maid, Cape_periwinkle, red_periwinkle, cayenne_jasmine, Catharanthus_roseus, Vinca_rosea: (commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers)
  • (n) periwinkle, winkle: (small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked)
  • (n) periwinkle, winkle: (edible marine gastropod)
perjury, Noun
  • (n) perjury, bearing_false_witness, lying_under_oath: (criminal offense of making false statements under oath)
perk, Noun
  • (n) fringe_benefit, perquisite, 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, Verb
  • (v) perk_up, perk, percolate, pick_up, gain_vigor: (gain or regain energy) "I picked up after a nap"
perkiness, Noun
  • (n) buoyancy, perkiness: (cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface)
  • (n) impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archness: (inappropriate playfulness)
perky, Adjective
  • (s) buoyant, chirpy, perky: (characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness) "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"
perleche, Noun
  • (n) cheilosis, perleche: (a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin)
perm, Verb
  • (v) perm: (give a permanent wave to) "She perms her hair"
permanence, Noun
  • (n) permanence, permanency: (the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration)
permanency, Noun
  • (n) permanence, permanency: (the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration)
permanent-press, Adjective
  • (s) drip-dry, permanent-press: (used of fabrics that do not require ironing) "drip-dry shirts for travel"
permanent, Adjective
  • (a) permanent, lasting: (continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place) "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value"
  • (s) permanent: (not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition) "permanent brain damage"
permanent, Noun
  • (n) permanent_wave, permanent, perm: (a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals)
permeability, Noun
  • (n) permeability, permeableness: (the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion))
permeable, Adjective
  • (a) permeable: (allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through) "permeable membranes"; "rock that is permeable by water"
permeableness, Noun
  • (n) permeability, permeableness: (the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion))
permeant, Adjective
  • (s) permeant, permeating, permeative, pervasive: (spreading or spread 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, Verb
  • (v) interpenetrate, permeate: (penetrate mutually or be interlocked) "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"
  • (v) percolate, sink_in, permeate, filter: (pass through) "Water permeates sand easily"
  • (v) permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle: (spread or diffuse through) "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
permeating, Adjective
  • (s) permeant, permeating, permeative, pervasive: (spreading or spread 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, Noun
  • (n) interpenetration, permeation: (mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other)
  • (n) permeation, pervasion, suffusion: (the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance)
permeative, Adjective
  • (s) permeant, permeating, permeative, pervasive: (spreading or spread 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"
permissibility, Noun
  • (n) permissibility: (admissibility as a consequence of being permitted)
permissible, Adjective
  • (a) permissible, allowable: (that may be permitted especially as according to rule) "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction"
  • (s) permissible: (that may be accepted or conceded) "a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine"
permission, Noun
  • (n) license, permission, permit: (the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization)
  • (n) permission: (approval to do something) "he asked permission to leave"
permissive, Adjective
  • (a) permissive: (not preventive)
  • (a) permissive: (granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline) "direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"; "permissive parents"
permissiveness, Noun
  • (n) permissiveness, tolerance: (a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior)
permit, Noun
  • (n) license, licence, permit: (a legal document giving official permission to do something)
  • (n) license, permission, permit: (the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization)
  • (n) permit, Trachinotus_falcatus: (large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies)
permit, Verb
  • (v) allow, permit, tolerate: (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"
  • (v) let, allow, 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"
  • (v) permit, allow, let, countenance: (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"
permutability, Noun
  • (n) permutability, permutableness, transposability: (ability to change sequence)
permutable, Adjective
  • (s) transposable, permutable: (capable of changing sequence)
permutableness, Noun
  • (n) permutability, permutableness, transposability: (ability to change sequence)
permutation, Noun
  • (n) permutation: (the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements)
  • (n) permutation: (complete change in character or condition) "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller"
  • (n) permutation: (act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group)
  • (n) substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch: (an event in which one thing is substituted for another) "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
permute, Verb
  • (v) permute, commute, transpose: (change the order or arrangement of) "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"
pernicious, Adjective
  • (s) baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilent: (exceedingly harmful)
  • (s) insidious, pernicious, subtle: (working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way) "glaucoma is an insidious disease"; "a subtle poison"
perniciousness, Noun
  • (n) perniciousness, toxicity: (grave harmfulness or deadliness)
pernickety, Adjective
  • (s) pernickety, persnickety: (characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details) "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher"
pernio, Noun
  • (n) chilblain, chilblains, pernio: (inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture)
peroxidase, Noun
  • (n) peroxidase: (any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide)
peroxide, Noun
  • (n) hydrogen_peroxide, peroxide: (a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels)
  • (n) peroxide: (an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-)
peroxide, Verb
  • (v) peroxide: (bleach with peroxide) "She must peroxide her hair-it looks unnaturally blond"
perpendicular, Adjective
  • (a) perpendicular: (intersecting at or forming right angles) "the axes are perpendicular to each other"
  • (s) perpendicular: (extremely steep) "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
  • (a) vertical, 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, Noun
  • (n) perpendicular: (a straight line at right angles to another line)
  • (n) perpendicular, perpendicular_style, English-Gothic, English-Gothic_architecture: (a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting)
  • (n) perpendicular: (an extremely steep face)
  • (n) plumb_line, 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)
perpendicularity, Noun
  • (n) orthogonality, perpendicularity, orthogonal_opposition: (the relation of opposition between things at right angles)
  • (n) perpendicularity: (the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon))
perpetrate, Verb
  • (v) perpetrate, commit, pull: (perform an act, usually with a negative connotation) "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
perpetration, Noun
  • (n) perpetration, commission, committal: (the act of committing a crime)
perpetrator, Noun
  • (n) perpetrator, culprit: (someone who perpetrates wrongdoing)
perpetual, Adjective
  • (s) ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing: (continuing forever or indefinitely) "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"
  • (s) ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting: (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 standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger"
perpetuate, Verb
  • (v) perpetuate: (cause to continue or prevail) "perpetuate a myth"
perpetuation, Noun
  • (n) prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening: (the act of prolonging something) "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"
perpetuity, Noun
  • (n) perpetuity, sempiternity: (the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless))
perphenazine, Noun
  • (n) perphenazine, Triavil: (tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults)
perplex, Verb
  • (v) complicate, perplex: (make more complicated) "There was a new development that complicated the matter"
  • (v) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound: (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, Adjective
  • (a) perplexed: (full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment) "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"
perplexing, Adjective
  • (s) confusing, perplexing, 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"
perplexity, Noun
  • (n) perplexity: (trouble or confusion resulting from complexity)
perquisite, Noun
  • (n) fringe_benefit, perquisite, 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"
  • (n) prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive_right: (a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)) "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
persecute, Verb
  • (v) persecute, oppress: (cause to suffer) "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
persecution, Noun
  • (n) persecution: (the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion))
persecutor, Noun
  • (n) tormentor, tormenter, persecutor: (someone who torments)
perseverance, Noun
  • (n) doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity: (persistent determination)
  • (n) perseverance, persistence, perseveration: (the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior) "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"
perseveration, Noun
  • (n) perseverance, persistence, perseveration: (the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior) "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"
  • (n) perseveration: (the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it)
persevere, Verb
  • (v) persevere, persist, hang_in, hang_on, hold_on: (be persistent, refuse to stop) "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
persevering, Adjective
  • (s) diligent, 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"
persist, Verb
  • (v) persevere, persist, hang_in, hang_on, hold_on: (be persistent, refuse to stop) "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
  • (v) persist, remain, stay: (stay behind) "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
  • (v) prevail, persist, die_hard, run, endure: (continue to exist) "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
persistence, Noun
  • (n) continuity, persistence: (the property of a continuous and connected period of time)
  • (n) doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity: (persistent determination)
  • (n) perseverance, persistence, perseveration: (the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior) "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"
persistency, Noun
  • (n) doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity: (persistent determination)
persistent, Adjective
  • (s) dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding: (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"
  • (s) haunting, persistent: (continually recurring to the mind) "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy"
  • (a) persistent, lasting: (retained; not shed) "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"
  • (s) persistent, relentless, unrelenting: (never-ceasing) "the relentless beat of the drums"
persisting, Adjective
  • (s) dogging, persisting: (relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit) "impossible to escape the dogging fears"
persnickety, Adjective
  • (s) bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too_big_for_one's_breeches, uppish: ((used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant) "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage"; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
  • (s) pernickety, persnickety: (characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details) "a persnickety job"; "a persnickety school teacher"
person, Noun
  • (n) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul: (a human being) "there was too much for one person to do"
  • (n) person: (a human body (usually including the clothing)) "a weapon was hidden on his person"
  • (n) person: (a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party) "stop talking about yourself in the third person"
persona, Noun
  • (n) character, role, theatrical_role, part, persona: (an actor's portrayal of someone in a play) "she played the part of Desdemona"
  • (n) persona, image: ((Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world) "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty"
personable, Adjective
  • (s) personable: ((of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality)
personage, Noun
  • (n) important_person, influential_person, personage: (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)
  • (n) personage: (another word for person; a person not meriting identification) "a strange personage appeared at the door"
personal, Adjective
  • (a) 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 has hers"
  • (a) personal: (of or arising from personality) "personal magnetism"
  • (a) personal: (indicating grammatical person) "personal verb endings"
  • (s) personal: (particular to a given individual)
  • (s) personal: (intimately concerning a person's body or physical being) "personal hygiene"
personal, Noun
  • (n) personal: (a short newspaper article about a particular person or group)
personalise, Verb
  • (v) personalize, personalise, individualize, individualise: (make personal or more personal) "personalized service"
personalised, Adjective
  • (s) individualized, individualised, personalized, personalised: (made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual) "personalized luggage"; "personalized advice"
personality, Noun
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) personality: (a person of considerable prominence) "she is a Hollywood personality"
personalize, Verb
  • (v) personalize, personalise, individualize, individualise: (make personal or more personal) "personalized service"
personalized, Adjective
  • (s) individualized, individualised, personalized, personalised: (made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual) "personalized luggage"; "personalized advice"
  • (s) personalized: (pointedly referring to or concerning a person's individual personality or intimate affairs especially offensively) "unnecessarily personalized remarks"
personate, Verb
  • (v) personify, personate: (attribute human qualities to something) "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"
  • (v) pose, impersonate, personate: (pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions) "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
personation, Noun
  • (n) impersonation, personation: (imitating the mannerisms of another person)
  • (n) portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation: (acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture)
personification, Noun
  • (n) personification: (a person who represents an abstract quality) "she is the personification of optimism"
  • (n) personification, prosopopoeia: (representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature)
  • (n) personification, incarnation: (the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.)
personify, Verb
  • (v) body, personify: (invest with or as with a body; give body to)
  • (v) embody, be, personify: (represent, as of a character on stage) "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
  • (v) personify, personate: (attribute human qualities to something) "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"
personnel, Noun
  • (n) force, personnel: (group of people willing to obey orders) "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
  • (n) personnel_department, personnel_office, personnel, staff_office: (the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management)
perspective, Noun
  • (n) perspective, linear_perspective: (the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer)
  • (n) position, view, perspective: (a way of regarding situations or topics etc.) "consider what follows from the positivist view"
perspicacious, Adjective
  • (s) clear-eyed, clear-sighted, 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"
  • (s) perspicacious, sagacious, sapient: (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, Noun
  • (n) shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness: (intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings))
perspicacity, Noun
  • (n) judgment, judgement, sound_judgment, sound_judgement, perspicacity: (the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions)
  • (n) shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness: (intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings))
perspicuity, Noun
  • (n) perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness: (clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous)
perspicuous, Adjective
  • (s) limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal_clear, 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"
perspicuousness, Noun
  • (n) perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness: (clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous)
perspiration, Noun
  • (n) perspiration, sweat, sudor: (salty fluid secreted by sweat glands) "sweat poured off his brow"
  • (n) perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis: (the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid) "perspiration is a homeostatic process"
perspire, Verb
  • (v) sweat, sudate, perspire: (excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin) "Exercise makes one sweat"
perspirer, Noun
  • (n) perspirer, sweater: (a person who perspires)
persuadable, Adjective
  • (s) convincible, persuadable, persuasible, suasible: (being susceptible to persuasion)
persuade, Verb
  • (v) carry, persuade, sway: (win approval or support for) "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
  • (v) 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!"
persuader, Noun
  • (n) persuader, inducer: (someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on)
persuasible, Adjective
  • (s) convincible, persuadable, persuasible, suasible: (being susceptible to persuasion)
persuasion, Noun
  • (n) opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought: (a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty) "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
  • (n) persuasion, suasion: (the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action)
persuasive, Adjective
  • (a) persuasive: (intended or having the power to induce action or belief) "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"
persuasiveness, Noun
  • (n) persuasiveness, strength: (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, Adjective
  • (s) impertinent, irreverent, pert, saucy: (characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality) "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"
pertain, Verb
  • (v) pertain, appertain: (be a part or attribute of)
  • (v) refer, pertain, relate, concern, come_to, bear_on, touch, touch_on, have-to_doe_with: (be relevant to) "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
pertinacious, Adjective
  • (s) dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding: (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"
pertinacity, Noun
  • (n) doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity: (persistent determination)
pertinence, Noun
  • (n) applicability, pertinence, pertinency: (relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand)
pertinency, Noun
  • (n) applicability, pertinence, pertinency: (relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand)
pertinent, Adjective
  • (s) apposite, apt, pertinent: (being of striking appropriateness and pertinence) "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"
  • (s) 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"
pertness, Noun
  • (n) impertinence, perkiness, pertness, sauciness, archness: (inappropriate playfulness)
  • (n) pertness: (quality of being lively and confident) "there was a pertness about her that attracted him"
perturb, Verb
  • (v) perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder: (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"
  • (v) perturb: (disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom) "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
  • (v) 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"
  • (v) perturb, derange, throw_out_of_kilter: (throw into great confusion or disorder) "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
perturbation, Noun
  • (n) disruption, perturbation: (the act of causing disorder)
  • (n) disturbance, perturbation, upset: (an unhappy and worried mental state) "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn't realize the upset she caused me"
  • (n) perturbation: ((physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly)
  • (n) perturbation, disturbance: (activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption) "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"
  • (n) perturbation, fluster: (a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset)
perturbed, Adjective
  • (s) flustered, hot_and_bothered, perturbed, rattled: (thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term))
perturbing, Adjective
  • (s) distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying: (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 worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
pertussis, Noun
  • (n) whooping_cough, pertussis: (a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane)
peruke, Noun
  • (n) periwig, peruke: (a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries)
peruked, Adjective
  • (s) peruked, periwigged: (wearing a wig popular for men in the 17th and 18th centuries)
perusal, Noun
  • (n) perusal, perusing, poring_over, studying: (reading carefully with intent to remember)
peruse, Verb
  • (v) peruse: (examine or consider with attention and in detail) "Please peruse this report at your leisure"
perusing, Noun
  • (n) perusal, perusing, poring_over, studying: (reading carefully with intent to remember)
pervade, Verb
  • (v) permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle: (spread or diffuse through) "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
pervasion, Noun
  • (n) permeation, pervasion, suffusion: (the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance)
pervasive, Adjective
  • (s) permeant, permeating, permeative, pervasive: (spreading or spread 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"
perverse, Adjective
  • (s) contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward: (resistant to guidance or discipline) "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
  • (s) depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobate: (deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good) "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
  • (s) perverse: (marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict) "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"
perverseness, Noun
  • (n) contrariness, perversity, perverseness: (deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline)
  • (n) perversity, perverseness: (deliberately deviating from what is good) "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"
perversion, Noun
  • (n) perversion: (a curve that reverses the direction of something) "the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion"; "perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords"
  • (n) perversion, sexual_perversion: (an aberrant sexual practice; )
  • (n) perversion: (the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use)) "it was a perversion of justice"
perversity, Noun
  • (n) contrariness, perversity, perverseness: (deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline)
  • (n) perversity, perverseness: (deliberately deviating from what is good) "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"
perversive, Adjective
  • (s) corruptive, perversive, pestiferous: (tending to corrupt or pervert)
pervert, Noun
  • (n) pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate: (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)
pervert, Verb
  • (v) corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect: (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"
  • (v) pervert, misuse, abuse: (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"
  • (v) twist, twist_around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate: (practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive) "Don't twist my words"
perverted, Adjective
  • (s) depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobate: (deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good) "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
  • (s) distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted: (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"
  • (s) kinky, perverted: ((used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes) "kinky sex"; "perverted practices"
pervious, Adjective
  • (a) pervious: (admitting of passage or entrance) "pervious soil"; "a metal pervious to heat"
perviousness, Noun
  • (n) penetrability, perviousness: (the quality of being penetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.))
pes, Noun
  • (n) foot, human_foot, pes: (the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint) "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"
  • (n) pe: (the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
pesantran, Noun
  • (n) pesantran, pesantren: (a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad)
pesantren, Noun
  • (n) pesantran, pesantren: (a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad)
pesky, Adjective
  • (s) annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing: (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 mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
peso, Noun
  • (n) Chilean_peso, peso: (the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos)
  • (n) Colombian_peso, peso: (the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos)
  • (n) Cuban_peso, peso: (the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos)
  • (n) Dominican_peso, peso: (the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos)
  • (n) Guinea-Bissau_peso, peso: (the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos)
  • (n) Mexican_peso, peso: (the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos)
  • (n) Philippine_peso, peso: (the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos)
  • (n) Uruguayan_peso, peso: (the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos)
pessary, Noun
  • (n) diaphragm, pessary, contraceptive_diaphragm: (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, Adjective
  • (s) pessimal, pessimum: (of an organism's environment; least favorable for survival)
pessimism, Noun
  • (n) pessimism: (the feeling that things will turn out badly)
  • (n) pessimism: (a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things)
pessimist, Noun
  • (n) pessimist: (a person who expects the worst)
pessimistic, Adjective
  • (a) pessimistic: (expecting the worst possible outcome)
pessimum, Adjective
  • (s) pessimal, pessimum: (of an organism's environment; least favorable for survival)
pest, Noun
  • (n) pest, blighter, cuss, pesterer, gadfly: (a persistently annoying person)
  • (n) pest: (any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.) "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides"
  • (n) plague, pestilence, pest, pestis: (a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal)
  • (n) plague, pestilence, pest: (any epidemic disease with a high death rate)
pester, Verb
  • (v) tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer: (annoy persistently) "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
pestered, Adjective
  • (s) annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed: (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, Noun
  • (n) pest, blighter, cuss, pesterer, gadfly: (a persistently annoying person)
pestering, Adjective
  • (s) annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing: (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 mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
pesthouse, Noun
  • (n) lazaretto, lazaret, lazarette, lazar_house, pesthouse: (hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy))
pesticide, Noun
  • (n) pesticide: (a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects))
pestiferous, Adjective
  • (s) annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing: (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 mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
  • (s) corruptive, perversive, pestiferous: (tending to corrupt or pervert)
  • (s) dirty, pestiferous: (contaminated with infecting organisms) "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen"
  • (s) pestilent, pestilential, pestiferous, plaguey: (likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease) "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift"; "plaguey fevers"
pestilence, Noun
  • (n) pestilence, canker: (a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of) "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"
  • (n) plague, pestilence, pest, pestis: (a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal)
  • (n) plague, pestilence, pest: (any epidemic disease with a high death rate)
pestilent, Adjective
  • (s) baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilent: (exceedingly harmful)
  • (s) pestilent, pestilential, pestiferous, plaguey: (likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease) "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift"; "plaguey fevers"
pestilential, Adjective
  • (s) pestilent, pestilential, pestiferous, plaguey: (likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease) "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift"; "plaguey fevers"
pestis, Noun
  • (n) plague, pestilence, pest, pestis: (a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal)
pestle, Noun
  • (n) pestle, muller, 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)
  • (n) pestle: (a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar)
  • (n) stamp, pestle: (machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores)
pestle, Verb
  • (v) pestle: (grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar) "pestle the garlic"
pet-food, Noun
  • (n) petfood, pet-food, pet_food: (food prepared for animal pets)
pet, Adjective
  • (s) favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent: (preferred above all others and treated with partiality) "the favored child"
pet, Verb
  • (v) pet: (stroke or caress gently) "pet the lamb"
  • (v) pet: (stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking)
petabit, Noun
  • (n) petabit, Pbit, Pb: (a unit of information equal to 1000 terabits or 10^15 bits)
petabyte, Noun
  • (n) petabyte, PB: (a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes)
  • (n) petabyte, pebibyte, PB, PiB: (a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes)
petal-like, Adjective
  • (s) petallike, petal-like: (resembling a petal)
petal, Noun
  • (n) petal, flower_petal: (part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored)
petaled, Adjective
  • (a) petalous, petaled, petalled: ((of flowers) having petals)
petalled, Adjective
  • (a) petalous, petaled, petalled: ((of flowers) having petals)
petalless, Adjective
  • (a) apetalous, petalless: ((of flowers) having no petals)
petallike, Adjective
  • (s) petallike, petal-like: (resembling a petal)
petalous, Adjective
  • (a) petalous, petaled, petalled: ((of flowers) having petals)
petfood, Noun
  • (n) petfood, pet-food, pet_food: (food prepared for animal pets)
petiole, Noun
  • (n) petiole, leafstalk: (the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf)
petite, Adjective
  • (s) bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck: (very small) "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
petite, Noun
  • (n) petite: (a garment size for short or slender women)
petiteness, Noun
  • (n) diminutiveness, minuteness, petiteness, tininess, weeness: (the property of being very small in size) "hence the minuteness of detail in the painting"
petition, Noun
  • (n) prayer, petition, orison: (reverent petition to a deity)
  • (n) request, petition, postulation: (a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority)
petition, Verb
  • (v) petition: (write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing)
petitioner, Noun
  • (n) petitioner, suppliant, supplicant, requester: (one praying humbly for something) "a suppliant for her favors"
  • (n) suer, petitioner: (someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right)
petrel, Noun
  • (n) petrel: (relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land)
petrifaction, Noun
  • (n) petrifaction, petrification: (the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape)
  • (n) petrifaction: (a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form)
petrification, Noun
  • (n) petrifaction, petrification: (the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape)
petrify, Verb
  • (v) lapidify, petrify: (change into stone) "the wood petrified with time"
  • (v) petrify: (cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned) "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her thinking"
  • (v) rigidify, ossify, petrify: (make rigid and set into a conventional pattern) "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking"
petrochemical, Noun
  • (n) petrochemical: (any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas)
petrol, Noun
  • (n) gasoline, gasolene, gas, 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)
petroleum, Noun
  • (n) petroleum, crude_oil, crude, rock_oil, fossil_oil, oil: (a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons)
petrology, Noun
  • (n) petrology, lithology: (the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification)
petrous, Adjective
  • (s) petrous, stonelike: ((of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness)
petter, Noun
  • (n) petter, fondler: (a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one) "they are heavy petters"
petticoat, Noun
  • (n) petticoat, half-slip, underskirt: (undergarment worn under a skirt)
pettifog, Verb
  • (v) quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble: (argue over petty things) "Let's not quibble over pennies"
pettifogger, Noun
  • (n) quibbler, caviller, caviler, pettifogger: (a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections)
  • (n) shyster, pettifogger: (a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods)
pettifoggery, Noun
  • (n) bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss: (a quarrel about petty points)
pettiness, Noun
  • (n) pettiness: (narrowness of mind or ideas or views)
  • (n) pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness: (the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous)
  • (n) pettiness, littleness, smallness: (lack of generosity in trifling matters)
petting, Noun
  • (n) caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling: (affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs))
pettish, Adjective
  • (s) cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy: (easily irritated or annoyed) "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
pettishness, Noun
  • (n) temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness: (a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger) "his temper was well known to all his employees"
petty, Adjective
  • (s) fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial: ((informal) 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"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
  • (s) junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern: (inferior in rank or status) "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
  • (s) petty, small-minded: (contemptibly narrow in outlook) "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"
petty, Noun
  • (n) petit_larceny, petty_larceny, petty: (larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale))
petulance, Noun
  • (n) irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler: (an irritable petulant feeling)
petulant, Adjective
  • (s) cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy: (easily irritated or annoyed) "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
pew, Noun
  • (n) pew, church_bench: (long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation)
pewee, Noun
  • (n) pewee, peewee, peewit, pewit, wood_pewee, Contopus_virens: (small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America)
pewit, Noun
  • (n) lapwing, green_plover, peewit, pewit: (large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs)
  • (n) laughing_gull, blackcap, pewit, pewit_gull, Larus_ridibundus: (small black-headed European gull)
  • (n) pewee, peewee, peewit, pewit, wood_pewee, Contopus_virens: (small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America)
pewter, Noun
  • (n) pewter: (any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead))
peyote, Noun
  • (n) mescal, mezcal, peyote, Lophophora_williamsii: (a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons)
  • (n) mescaline, peyote: (the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons)
phacelia, Noun
  • (n) scorpionweed, scorpion_weed, phacelia: (any plant of the genus Phacelia)
phaeochromocytoma, Noun
  • (n) pheochromocytoma, phaeochromocytoma: (a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension)
phaeton, Noun
  • (n) touring_car, phaeton, tourer: (large open car seating four with folding top)
phage, Noun
  • (n) bacteriophage, phage: (a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria) "phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria"
phagocytic, Adjective
  • (a) phagocytic: (capable of functioning as a phagocyte)
phalacrosis, Noun
  • (n) baldness, phalacrosis: (the condition of having no hair on the top of the head)
phalanger, Noun
  • (n) phalanger, opossum, possum: (small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails)
phalangist, Noun
  • (n) falangist, phalangist: (a Spanish member of General Franco's political party)
phallic, Adjective
  • (a) phallic: (relating to a phallus especially as an embodiment of generative power) "a phallic cult"; "phallic worship"
  • (s) phallic, priapic: (resembling or being a phallus) "a phallic symbol"; "phallic eroticism"; "priapic figurines"
phanerogam, Noun
  • (n) spermatophyte, phanerogam, seed_plant: (plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores)
phantasm, Noun
  • (n) apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre: (a ghostly appearing figure) "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
  • (n) apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow: (something existing in perception only) "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
phantasma, Noun
  • (n) apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre: (a ghostly appearing figure) "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
  • (n) apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow: (something existing in perception only) "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
phantasmagoric, Adjective
  • (s) phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic: (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, Adjective
  • (s) phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic: (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, Adjective
  • (s) apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual: (resembling or characteristic of a phantom) "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance"
phantasy, Noun
  • (n) fantasy, phantasy: (imagination unrestricted by reality) "a schoolgirl fantasy"
  • (n) fantasy, phantasy: (fiction with a large amount of imagination in it) "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"
  • (n) illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy: (something many people believe that is false) "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
phantom, Adjective
  • (s) phantom: (something apparently sensed but having no physical reality) "seemed to hear faint phantom bells"; "the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb"
phantom, Noun
  • (n) apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre: (a ghostly appearing figure) "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
  • (n) apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow: (something existing in perception only) "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
pharisaic, Adjective
  • (s) holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous: (excessively or hypocritically pious) "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
pharisaical, Adjective
  • (s) holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous: (excessively or hypocritically pious) "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
pharma, Noun
  • (n) drug_company, pharmaceutical_company, pharma: (a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals)
pharmaceutic, Adjective
  • (a) pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic: (of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists) "the pharmaceutical industry"
pharmaceutic, Noun
  • (n) pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic: (drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment)
pharmaceutical, Adjective
  • (a) pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic: (of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists) "the pharmaceutical industry"
  • (a) pharmaceutical: (of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment)
pharmaceutical, Noun
  • (n) pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic: (drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment)
pharmaceutics, Noun
  • (n) pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic: (drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment)
  • (n) pharmacy, pharmaceutics: (the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,)
pharmacist, Noun
  • (n) pharmacist, druggist, chemist, apothecary, pill_pusher, pill_roller: (a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs)
pharmacologic, Adjective
  • (a) pharmacological, pharmacologic: (of or relating to pharmacology)
pharmacological, Adjective
  • (a) pharmacological, pharmacologic: (of or relating to pharmacology)
pharmacology, Noun
  • (n) pharmacology, pharmacological_medicine, materia_medica: (the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects)
pharmacopeia, Noun
  • (n) formulary, pharmacopeia: ((pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation) "postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections"
pharmacy, Noun
  • (n) drugstore, apothecary's_shop, chemist's, chemist's_shop, pharmacy: (a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold)
  • (n) pharmacy, pharmaceutics: (the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,)
pharos, Noun
  • (n) beacon, lighthouse, beacon_light, pharos: (a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships)
pharyngeal, Adjective
  • (a) pharyngeal: (of or relating to the throat) "pharyngeal fricatives"
pharyngeal, Noun
  • (n) guttural, guttural_consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal_consonant: (a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat)
pharynx, Noun
  • (n) throat, pharynx: (the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone)
phase, Noun
  • (n) phase, stage: (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"
  • (n) phase, form: ((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"
  • (n) phase, phase_angle: (a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle)
  • (n) 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, Verb
  • (v) phase: (arrange in phases or stages) "phase a withdrawal"
  • (v) phase: (adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition) "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"
pheasant, Noun
  • (n) pheasant: (large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere)
  • (n) pheasant: (flesh of a pheasant; usually braised)
phellem, Noun
  • (n) phellem, cork: ((botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells)
phenacetin, Noun
  • (n) acetophenetidin, acetphenetidin, phenacetin: (a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic)
phenazopyridine, Noun
  • (n) phenazopyridine, Pyridium: (analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections)
phencyclidine, Noun
  • (n) phencyclidine, phencyclidine_hydrochloride, PCP, angel_dust: (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, Noun
  • (n) phenelzine, Nardil: (monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression)
phenobarbital, Noun
  • (n) sodium_thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal, purple_heart: (a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative)
phenobarbitone, Noun
  • (n) sodium_thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal, purple_heart: (a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative)
phenol, Noun
  • (n) carbolic_acid, phenol, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic_acid: (a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally)
  • (n) phenol: (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)
phenolic, Noun
  • (n) phenolic_resin, phenolic, phenoplast: (a thermosetting resin)
phenomenal, Adjective
  • (a) phenomenal: (of or relating to a phenomenon) "phenomenal science"
  • (s) phenomenal: (exceedingly or unbelievably great) "the bomb did fantastic damage"; "Samson is supposed to have had fantastic strength"; "phenomenaRl feats of memory"
phenomenon, Noun
  • (n) phenomenon: (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)
  • (n) phenomenon: (a remarkable development)
phenoplast, Noun
  • (n) phenolic_resin, phenolic, phenoplast: (a thermosetting resin)
phenothiazine, Noun
  • (n) phenothiazine, thiodiphenylamine: (a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites)
phenotype, Noun
  • (n) phenotype: (what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment)
phenotypic, Adjective
  • (a) phenotypical, phenotypic: (of or relating to or constituting a phenotype) "phenotypical profile"
phenotypical, Adjective
  • (a) phenotypical, phenotypic: (of or relating to or constituting a phenotype) "phenotypical profile"
phensuximide, Noun
  • (n) phensuximide, Milontin: (anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal)
phentolamine, Noun
  • (n) phentolamine, Vasomax: (a virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men)
phenylacetamide, Noun
  • (n) acetanilide, acetanilid, phenylacetamide: (a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic)
phenylamine, Noun
  • (n) aniline, aniline_oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine: (oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines)
phenylbutazone, Noun
  • (n) phenylbutazone, Butazolidin: (anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin))
phenylephrine, Noun
  • (n) phenylephrine: (a powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion)
phenylethylene, Noun
  • (n) styrene, cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene: (a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene)
phenylketonuria, Noun
  • (n) phenylketonuria, 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)
phenytoin, Noun
  • (n) diphenylhydantoin, phenytoin, Dilantin: (an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative)
pheochromocytoma, Noun
  • (n) pheochromocytoma, phaeochromocytoma: (a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension)
pheresis, Noun
  • (n) apheresis, 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, Noun
  • (n) 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, Noun
  • (n) phi: (the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet)
phial, Noun
  • (n) phial, vial, ampule, ampul, ampoule: (a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle))
philander, Verb
  • (v) chat_up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash: (talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions) "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
  • (v) philander, womanize, womanise: (have amorous affairs; of men) "He has been womanizing for years"
philanderer, Noun
  • (n) womanizer, womaniser, philanderer: (a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them)
philanthropic, Adjective
  • (s) beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic: (generous in assistance to the poor) "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
  • (a) philanthropic: (of or relating to or characterized by philanthropy) "a philanthropic society"
philanthropist, Noun
  • (n) philanthropist, altruist: (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)
philanthropy, Noun
  • (n) philanthropy, philanthropic_gift: (voluntary promotion of human welfare)
philatelic, Adjective
  • (a) philatelic, philatelical: (of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists)
philatelical, Adjective
  • (a) philatelic, philatelical: (of or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists)
philatelist, Noun
  • (n) philatelist, stamp_collector: (a collector and student of postage stamps)
philharmonic, Adjective
  • (a) philharmonic: (composing or characteristic of an orchestral group) "philharmonic players"
  • (s) philharmonic: (devoted to or appreciative of music) "the most philharmonic ear is at times deeply affected by a simple air"
philharmonic, Noun
  • (n) symphony_orchestra, symphony, philharmonic: (a large orchestra; can perform symphonies) "we heard the Vienna symphony"
philhellene, Adjective
  • (a) philhellenic, philhellene, Graecophile, Graecophilic: (characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things) "the Philhellenic Society"
philhellene, Noun
  • (n) philhellene, philhellenist, Graecophile: (an admirer of Greece and everything Greek)
philhellenic, Adjective
  • (a) philhellenic, philhellene, Graecophile, Graecophilic: (characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things) "the Philhellenic Society"
philhellenist, Noun
  • (n) philhellene, philhellenist, Graecophile: (an admirer of Greece and everything Greek)
philia, Noun
  • (n) affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia: (a positive feeling of liking) "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
philippic, Noun
  • (n) tirade, philippic, broadside: (a speech of violent denunciation)
philistinism, Noun
  • (n) materialism, philistinism: (a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters)
philogyny, Noun
  • (n) philogyny: (admiration for women)
philologist, Noun
  • (n) philologist, philologue: (a humanist specializing in classical scholarship)
philologue, Noun
  • (n) philologist, philologue: (a humanist specializing in classical scholarship)
philology, Noun
  • (n) linguistics, philology: (the humanistic study of language and literature)
philosopher, Noun
  • (n) philosopher: (a specialist in philosophy)
  • (n) philosopher: (a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity)
philosophic, Adjective
  • (a) philosophic, philosophical: (of or relating to philosophy or philosophers) "philosophical writing"; "a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology"
  • (s) philosophical, philosophic: (characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment) "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life"
philosophical, Adjective
  • (a) philosophic, philosophical: (of or relating to philosophy or philosophers) "philosophical writing"; "a considerable knowledge of philosophical terminology"
  • (s) philosophical, philosophic: (characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment) "philosophical resignation"; "a philosophic attitude toward life"
philosophise, Verb
  • (v) philosophize, philosophise: (reason philosophically)
philosophiser, Noun
  • (n) philosophizer, philosophiser: (someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view)
philosophize, Verb
  • (v) philosophize, philosophise: (reason philosophically)
philosophizer, Noun
  • (n) philosophizer, philosophiser: (someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view)
philosophy, Noun
  • (n) doctrine, philosophy, philosophical_system, school_of_thought, ism: (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)
  • (n) philosophy: (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
  • (n) 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"
philter, Noun
  • (n) philter, philtre, love-potion, love-philter, love-philtre: (a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it)
philtre, Noun
  • (n) philter, philtre, love-potion, love-philter, love-philtre: (a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it)
phlebogram, Noun
  • (n) venogram, phlebogram: (an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium)
phlebotomise, Verb
  • (v) bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise: (draw blood) "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
phlebotomize, Verb
  • (v) bleed, leech, phlebotomize, phlebotomise: (draw blood) "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"
phlebotomy, Noun
  • (n) venesection, phlebotomy: (surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis)
phlegm, Noun
  • (n) emotionlessness, impassivity, impassiveness, phlegm, indifference, stolidity, unemotionality: (apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions)
  • (n) languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness: (inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy) "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"
  • (n) phlegm, sputum: (expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness)
phlegmatic, Adjective
  • (s) phlegmatic, phlegmatical: (showing little emotion) "a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man"
phlegmatical, Adjective
  • (s) phlegmatic, phlegmatical: (showing little emotion) "a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man"
phlegmy, Adjective
  • (a) phlegmy: (characterized by phlegm) "a phlegmy discharge"
phloem, Noun
  • (n) phloem, bast: ((botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes)
phlox, Noun
  • (n) phlox: (any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers)
phobia, Noun
  • (n) phobia, phobic_disorder, 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"
phonate, Verb
  • (v) vocalize, vocalise, phonate: (utter speech sounds)
phonation, Noun
  • (n) voice, vocalization, vocalisation, vocalism, phonation, vox: (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, Noun
  • (n) earphone, earpiece, headphone, 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"
  • (n) phone, speech_sound, sound: ((phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language)
  • (n) telephone, phone, telephone_set: (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"
phone, Verb
  • (v) call, telephone, call_up, phone, ring: (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"
phonebook, Noun
  • (n) phonebook, phone_book, telephone_book, telephone_directory: (a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers)
phoneme, Noun
  • (n) phoneme: ((linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language)
phonemics, Noun
  • (n) phonology, phonemics: (the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes)
phoner, Noun
  • (n) caller, caller-up, phoner, telephoner: (the person initiating a telephone call) "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone"
phonetic, Adjective
  • (a) phonetic, phonic: (of or relating to speech sounds) "phonetic transcription"
  • (a) phonetic: (of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds) "phonetic analysis"
phoney, Adjective
  • (s) bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard: (fraudulent; having a misleading appearance)
phoney, Noun
  • (n) hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender: (a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives)
phonic, Adjective
  • (a) phonetic, phonic: (of or relating to speech sounds) "phonetic transcription"
  • (a) phonic: (pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading)
  • (a) phonic: (relating to speech)
phonics, Noun
  • (n) phonics: (teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values)
phonogram, Noun
  • (n) phonogram: (any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word)
phonograph, Noun
  • (n) record_player, phonograph: (machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically)
phonologic, Adjective
  • (a) phonological, phonologic: (of or relating to phonology) "the phonological component of language"
phonological, Adjective
  • (a) phonological, phonologic: (of or relating to phonology) "the phonological component of language"
phonology, Noun
  • (n) phonology, phonemics: (the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes)
phonophobia, Noun
  • (n) phonophobia, acousticophobia: (a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice)
phony, Adjective
  • (s) bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard: (fraudulent; having a misleading appearance)
phony, Noun
  • (n) hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender: (a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives)
phosphatase, Noun
  • (n) phosphatase: (any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates)
phosphate, Noun
  • (n) phosphate, orthophosphate, inorganic_phosphate: (a salt of phosphoric acid)
  • (n) phosphate: (carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid)
phospholipid, Noun
  • (n) phospholipid: (any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes)
phosphor, Noun
  • (n) phosphor: (a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes)
phosphoric, Adjective
  • (a) phosphorous, phosphoric: (containing or characteristic of phosphorus) "phosphoric acid"
phosphorous, Adjective
  • (a) phosphorous, phosphoric: (containing or characteristic of phosphorus) "phosphoric acid"
photalgia, Noun
  • (n) photalgia, photophobia: (pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism))
photo, Noun
  • (n) photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic: (a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material)
photoconduction, Noun
  • (n) photoconductivity, photoconduction: (change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation)
photoconductivity, Noun
  • (n) photoconductivity, photoconduction: (change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation)
photocopy, Noun
  • (n) photocopy: (a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work)
photocopy, Verb
  • (v) photocopy, run_off, xerox: (reproduce by xerography)
photoelectric, Adjective
  • (a) photoelectric, photoelectrical: (of or pertaining to photoelectricity) "the photoelectric effect"
photoelectrical, Adjective
  • (a) photoelectric, photoelectrical: (of or pertaining to photoelectricity) "the photoelectric effect"
photoelectron, Noun
  • (n) photoelectron: (an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon)
photoengraving, Noun
  • (n) halftone, halftone_engraving, photoengraving: (an engraving used to reproduce an illustration)
photoflash, Noun
  • (n) flash, photoflash, flash_lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash_bulb: (a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph)
photoflood, Noun
  • (n) flood, floodlight, flood_lamp, photoflood: (light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography)
photograph, Noun
  • (n) photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic: (a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material)
photograph, Verb
  • (v) photograph, snap, shoot: (record on photographic film) "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
  • (v) photograph: (undergo being photographed in a certain way) "Children photograph well"
photographer, Noun
  • (n) photographer, lensman: (someone who takes photographs professionally)
photographic, Adjective
  • (a) photographic: (relating to photography or obtained by using photography) "photographic equipment"
  • (s) photographic: (representing people or nature with the exactness and fidelity of a photograph)
photography, Noun
  • (n) photography, picture_taking: (the act of taking and printing photographs)
  • (n) photography: (the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces)
  • (n) photography: (the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies)
photogravure, Noun
  • (n) gravure, photogravure, heliogravure: (an intaglio print produced by gravure)
  • (n) photogravure: (printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods)
  • (n) photogravure, rotogravure: (using photography to produce a plate for printing)
photojournalism, Noun
  • (n) photojournalism: (journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures)
photojournalist, Noun
  • (n) photojournalist: (a journalist who presents a story primarily through the use of photographs)
photometric, Adjective
  • (a) photometric, photometrical: (of or relating to photometry)
photometrical, Adjective
  • (a) photometric, photometrical: (of or relating to photometry)
photometrician, Noun
  • (n) photometrist, photometrician: (someone who practices photometry)
photometrist, Noun
  • (n) photometrist, photometrician: (someone who practices photometry)
photomosaic, Noun
  • (n) mosaic, arial_mosaic, photomosaic: (arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture)
photon, Noun
  • (n) photon: (a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle)
photophobia, Noun
  • (n) photalgia, photophobia: (pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism))
  • (n) photophobia: (a morbid fear of light)
photosensitise, Verb
  • (v) photosensitize, photosensitise: (make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light)
photosensitive, Adjective
  • (s) light-sensitive, photosensitive: (sensitive to visible light) "photographic film is light-sensitive"
photosensitivity, Noun
  • (n) photosensitivity, radiosensitivity: (sensitivity to the action of radiant energy)
photosensitize, Verb
  • (v) photosensitize, photosensitise: (make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light)
photosynthesis, Noun
  • (n) photosynthesis: (synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants))
photosynthetic, Adjective
  • (a) photosynthetic: (relating to or using or formed by photosynthesis)
photovoltaic, Adjective
  • (a) photovoltaic: (producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy (especially light))
phragmacone, Noun
  • (n) phragmocone, phragmacone: (the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite)
phragmocone, Noun
  • (n) phragmocone, phragmacone: (the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite)
phrase, Noun
  • (n) idiom, idiomatic_expression, phrasal_idiom, set_phrase, phrase: (an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up)
  • (n) phrase: (an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence)
  • (n) phrase, musical_phrase: (a short musical passage)
  • (n) phrase: (dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence)
phrase, Verb
  • (v) give_voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate: (put into words or an expression) "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
  • (v) phrase: (divide, combine, or mark into phrases) "phrase a musical passage"
phraseology, Noun
  • (n) wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice_of_words, verbiage: (the manner in which something is expressed in words) "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton"
phrasing, Noun
  • (n) phrasing: (the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line)
  • (n) wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice_of_words, verbiage: (the manner in which something is expressed in words) "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton"
phratry, Noun
  • (n) family, family_line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry: (people descended from a common ancestor) "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
phrenetic, Adjective
  • (s) frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied: (excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion) "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye"
phrenitis, Noun
  • (n) encephalitis, cephalitis, 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))
phrenologist, Noun
  • (n) phrenologist, craniologist: (someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull)
phthisis, Noun
  • (n) pulmonary_tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, wasting_disease, white_plague: (involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body)
phycocyanin, Noun
  • (n) phycocyanin: (blue pigment in algae)
phycology, Noun
  • (n) phycology, algology: (the branch of botany that studies algae)
phylactery, Noun
  • (n) phylactery, tefillin: ((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)
phyletic, Adjective
  • (a) phylogenetic, phyletic: (of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms) "phylogenetic development"
phylloclad, Noun
  • (n) cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade: (a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf)
phylloclade, Noun
  • (n) cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade: (a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf)
phylloquinone, Noun
  • (n) vitamin_K1, phylloquinone, phytonadione: (a form of vitamin K)
phylogenesis, Noun
  • (n) evolution, organic_evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis: ((biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms)
phylogenetic, Adjective
  • (a) phylogenetic, phyletic: (of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms) "phylogenetic development"
phylogeny, Noun
  • (n) evolution, organic_evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis: ((biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms)
physiatrics, Noun
  • (n) physical_therapy, physiotherapy, physiatrics: (therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities)
physic, Noun
  • (n) purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient: (a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)
physical, Adjective
  • (s) forcible, physical, strong-arm: (impelled by physical force especially against resistance) "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"
  • (a) physical: (involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit) "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"
  • (a) physical: (relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics) "physical sciences"; "physical laws"
  • (s) physical: (having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses) "a physical manifestation"; "surrounded by tangible objects"
  • (s) physical: (according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter)) "a reflex response to physical stimuli"
  • (s) physical: (characterized by energetic bodily activity) "a very physical dance performance"
  • (s) physical: (concerned with material things) "physical properties"; "the physical characteristics of the earth"; "the physical size of a computer"
physicalism, Noun
  • (n) materialism, physicalism: ((philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality)
physicality, Noun
  • (n) animalism, physicality: (preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites)
physicalness, Noun
  • (n) materiality, physicalness, corporeality, corporality: (the quality of being physical; consisting of matter)
physician, Noun
  • (n) doctor, doc, physician, MD, , medico: (a licensed medical practitioner) "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
physicist, Noun
  • (n) physicist: (a scientist trained in physics)
physiognomy, Noun
  • (n) countenance, physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug: (the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British))
physiologic, Adjective
  • (s) physiologic, physiological: (of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning) "physiologic functions"; "physiological processes"
physiological, Adjective
  • (s) physiologic, physiological: (of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning) "physiologic functions"; "physiological processes"
  • (a) physiological: (of or relating to the biological study of physiology) "physiological psychology"; "Pavlov's physiological theories"
physiology, Noun
  • (n) physiology: (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)
  • (n) physiology: (processes and functions of an organism)
physiotherapy, Noun
  • (n) physical_therapy, physiotherapy, physiatrics: (therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities)
physique, Noun
  • (n) human_body, physical_body, material_body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh: (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"
  • (n) physique, build, body-build, habitus: (constitution of the human body)
phytologist, Noun
  • (n) botanist, phytologist, plant_scientist: (a biologist specializing in the study of plants)
phytology, Noun
  • (n) botany, phytology: (the branch of biology that studies plants)
phytonadione, Noun
  • (n) vitamin_K1, phylloquinone, phytonadione: (a form of vitamin K)
phytophagic, Adjective
  • (s) plant-eating, phytophagic, phytophagous, phytophilous: ((of animals) feeding on plants)
phytophagous, Adjective
  • (s) plant-eating, phytophagic, phytophagous, phytophilous: ((of animals) feeding on plants)
phytophilous, Adjective
  • (s) plant-eating, phytophagic, phytophagous, phytophilous: ((of animals) feeding on plants)
phytoplankton, Noun
  • (n) phytoplankton: (photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae)
pi-meson, Noun
  • (n) pion, pi-meson: (a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision)
pia, Noun
  • (n) pia, Indian_arrowroot, Tacca_leontopetaloides, Tacca_pinnatifida: (perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch)
pianissimo, Adjective
  • (s) pianissimo: (chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft)
pianissimo, Noun
  • (n) piano, pianissimo: ((music) low loudness)
pianist, Noun
  • (n) pianist, piano_player: (a person who plays the piano)
piano, Adjective
  • (a) piano, soft: (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) "the piano passages in the composition"
piano, Noun
  • (n) piano, pianoforte, forte-piano: (a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds)
  • (n) piano, pianissimo: ((music) low loudness)
pianoforte, Noun
  • (n) piano, pianoforte, forte-piano: (a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds)
piaster, Noun
  • (n) kurus, piaster, piastre: (100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey)
  • (n) piaster, piastre: (a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria)
piastre, Noun
  • (n) kurus, piaster, piastre: (100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey)
  • (n) piaster, piastre: (a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria)
piazza, Noun
  • (n) plaza, place, piazza: (a public square with room for pedestrians) "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
pibgorn, Noun
  • (n) hornpipe, pibgorn, stockhorn: (an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone)
pic, Noun
  • (n) movie, film, picture, moving_picture, moving-picture_show, motion_picture, motion-picture_show, picture_show, pic, flick: (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement) "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
  • (n) photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic: (a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material)
pica-pica, Noun
  • (n) spurge_nettle, tread-softly, devil_nettle, pica-pica, Cnidoscolus_urens, Jatropha_urens, Jatropha_stimulosus: (a stinging herb of tropical America)
pica, Noun
  • (n) em, pica_em, pica: (a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing)
  • (n) pica: (an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently)
  • (n) Pica, genus_Pica: (magpies)
picaninny, Noun
  • (n) pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny: ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child)
picayune, Adjective
  • (s) fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial: ((informal) 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"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
piccaninny, Noun
  • (n) pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny: ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child)
pichiciago, Noun
  • (n) pichiciago, pichiciego, fairy_armadillo, chlamyphore, Chlamyphorus_truncatus: (very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck)
pichiciego, Noun
  • (n) pichiciago, pichiciego, fairy_armadillo, chlamyphore, Chlamyphorus_truncatus: (very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck)
pick-me-up, Noun
  • (n) bracer, pick-me-up: (a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor))
  • (n) pickup, pick-me-up: (anything with restorative powers) "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"
pick, Noun
  • (n) choice, pick, selection: (the person or thing chosen or selected) "he was my pick for mayor"
  • (n) choice, selection, option, pick: (the act of choosing or selecting) "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
  • (n) cream, pick: (the best people or things in a group) "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
  • (n) pick, plectrum, plectron: (a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument)
  • (n) pick: (a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material) "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
  • (n) pick, pickax, 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"
  • (n) pick: (a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body) "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
  • (n) picking, 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"
  • (n) woof, weft, filling, pick: (the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving)
pick, Verb
  • (v) blame, find_fault, pick: (harass with constant criticism) "Don't always pick on your little brother"
  • (v) clean, pick: (remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits) "Clean the turkey"
  • (v) foot, pick: (pay for something) "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
  • (v) nibble, pick, piece: (eat intermittently; take small bites of) "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
  • (v) peck, pick, beak: (hit lightly with a picking motion)
  • (v) pick: (select carefully from a group) "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
  • (v) pick, pluck, cull: (look for and gather) "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
  • (v) pick: (provoke) "pick a fight or a quarrel"
  • (v) pick: (remove in small bits) "pick meat from a bone"
  • (v) pick: (pilfer or rob) "pick pockets"
  • (v) pick, break_up: (attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example) "Pick open the ice"
  • (v) pluck, plunk, pick: (pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion) "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
pickaninny, Noun
  • (n) pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny: ((ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child)
pickax, Noun
  • (n) pick, pickax, 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"
pickaxe, Noun
  • (n) pick, pickax, 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"
picker, Noun
  • (n) picker, chooser, selector: (a person who chooses or selects out)
  • (n) picker: (someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.)
pickerelweed, Noun
  • (n) pickerelweed, pickerel_weed, wampee, Pontederia_cordata: (American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds)
picket, Noun
  • (n) lookout, lookout_man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket: (a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event)
  • (n) picket: (a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack)
  • (n) picket: (a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work)
  • (n) picket: (a vehicle performing sentinel duty)
  • (n) picket, pale: (a wooden strip forming part of a fence)
  • (n) picket, piquet: (a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake)
picket, Verb
  • (v) picket: (serve as pickets or post pickets) "picket a business to protest the layoffs"
  • (v) picket: (fasten with a picket) "picket the goat"
picking, Noun
  • (n) picking, 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"
  • (n) picking: (the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.))
pickings, Noun
  • (n) picking, 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"
  • (n) picking: (the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.))
  • (n) pickings, taking: (the act of someone who picks up or takes something) "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking"
pickle, Noun
  • (n) fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle_of_fish: (informal terms for a difficult situation) "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
  • (n) pickle: (vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar)
pickle, Verb
  • (v) pickle: (preserve in a pickling liquid)
picklepuss, Noun
  • (n) sourpuss, picklepuss, gloomy_Gus, pouter: (someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression)
picknicker, Noun
  • (n) picnicker, picknicker: (a person who is picnicking)
pickpocket, Noun
  • (n) pickpocket, cutpurse, dip: (a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places)
pickup, Noun
  • (n) cartridge, pickup: (an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable)
  • (n) pickup, pickup_truck: (a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard)
  • (n) pickup: (a warrant to take someone into custody) "put out a pickup on that man"
  • (n) pickup, pick-me-up: (anything with restorative powers) "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her"
  • (n) pickup: (a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships)
  • (n) pickup, getaway: (the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration) "his car has a lot of pickup"
  • (n) pickup: (the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places) "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays"
  • (n) pickup: (the act of taking aboard passengers or freight)
  • (n) tone_arm, pickup, pickup_arm: (mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge)
picky, Adjective
  • (s) finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky: (exacting especially about details) "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
picnic, Noun
  • (n) cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck_soup, child's_play, pushover, walkover, piece_of_cake: (any undertaking that is easy to do) "marketing this product will be no picnic"
  • (n) field_day, outing, picnic: (a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering)
  • (n) picnic: (any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion)
picnic, Verb
  • (v) picnic: (eat alfresco, in the open air) "We picnicked near the lake on this gorgeous Sunday"
picnicker, Noun
  • (n) picnicker, picknicker: (a person who is picnicking)
picometer, Noun
  • (n) picometer, picometre, micromicron: (a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter)
picometre, Noun
  • (n) picometer, picometre, micromicron: (a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter)
pictorial, Adjective
  • (s) graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid: (evoking lifelike images within the mind) "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"
  • (a) pictorial, pictural: (pertaining to or consisting of pictures) "pictorial perspective"; "pictorial records"
pictorial, Noun
  • (n) pictorial: (a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures)
pictural, Adjective
  • (a) pictorial, pictural: (pertaining to or consisting of pictures) "pictorial perspective"; "pictorial records"
picture, Noun
  • (n) mental_picture, picture, impression: (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"
  • (n) movie, film, picture, moving_picture, moving-picture_show, motion_picture, motion-picture_show, picture_show, pic, flick: (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement) "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
  • (n) painting, 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"
  • (n) photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic: (a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material)
  • (n) picture, image, icon, ikon: (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"
  • (n) picture, scene: (a situation treated as an observable object) "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
  • (n) picture, pictorial_matter: (illustrations used to decorate or explain a text) "the dictionary had many pictures"
  • (n) picture: (a typical example of some state or quality) "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"
  • (n) video, picture: (the visible part of a television transmission) "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone"
  • (n) word_picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation: (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"
picture, Verb
  • (v) picture, depict, render, show: (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"
  • (v) visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image: (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"
pictured, Adjective
  • (s) depicted, pictured, portrayed: (represented graphically by sketch or design or lines)
  • (s) envisioned, pictured, visualized, visualised: (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, Adjective
  • (s) picturesque: (suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture) "a picturesque village"
  • (s) picturesque: (strikingly expressive) "a picturesque description of the rainforest"
picturing, Noun
  • (n) pictorial_representation, picturing: (visual representation as by photography or painting)
  • (n) picturing, envisioning: (visual imagery)
piddle, Noun
  • (n) urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water: (liquid excretory product) "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
piddle, Verb
  • (v) make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make_water, relieve_oneself, take_a_leak, spend_a_penny, wee, wee-wee, pass_water: (eliminate urine) "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
  • (v) piddle, wanton, wanton_away, piddle_away, trifle: (waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently)
piddling, Adjective
  • (s) fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial: ((informal) 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"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
pie-dog, Noun
  • (n) pariah_dog, pye-dog, pie-dog: (ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India)
pie-eyed, Adjective
  • (s) besotted, blind_drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet: (very drunk)
piebald, Adjective
  • (s) motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured: (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, Noun
  • (n) firearm, piece, small-arm: (a portable gun) "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
  • (n) man, 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"
  • (n) musical_composition, opus, composition, piece, piece_of_music: (a musical work that has been created) "the composition is written in four movements"
  • (n) objet_d'art, art_object, piece: (a work of art of some artistic value) "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece"
  • (n) part, piece: (a portion of a natural object) "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
  • (n) piece: (a separate part of a whole) "an important piece of the evidence"
  • (n) piece: (an item that is an instance of some type; ) "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china"
  • (n) piece, bit: (an instance of some kind) "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"
  • (n) piece: (an artistic or literary composition) "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
  • (n) piece, slice: (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion) "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
  • (n) piece: (a distance) "it is down the road a piece"
  • (n) slice, piece: (a share of something) "a slice of the company's revenue"
  • (n) while, piece, spell, 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"
piece, Verb
  • (v) assemble, piece, put_together, set_up, tack, tack_together: (create by putting components or members together) "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
  • (v) nibble, pick, piece: (eat intermittently; take small bites of) "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
  • (v) patch, piece: (to join or unite the pieces of) "patch the skirt"
  • (v) piece: (join during spinning) "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"
  • (v) piece, patch: (repair by adding pieces) "She pieced the china cup"
piecemeal, Adjective
  • (s) bit-by-bit, in_small_stages, piecemeal, step-by-step, stepwise: (one thing at a time)
piecework, Noun
  • (n) piecework: (work paid for according to the quantity produced)
pied, Adjective
  • (s) motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured: (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"
pieplant, Noun
  • (n) pieplant, rhubarb: (long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened)
pier, Noun
  • (n) pier, wharf, wharfage, dock: (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)
  • (n) pier: ((architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows))
  • (n) pier: (a support for two adjacent bridge spans)
pierce, Verb
  • (v) pierce: (cut or make a way through) "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
  • (v) pierce: (move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply) "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
  • (v) pierce: (sound sharply or shrilly) "The scream pierced the night"
  • (v) pierce, thrust: (penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument)
  • (v) pierce: (make a hole into) "The needle pierced her flesh"
pierced, Adjective
  • (s) pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured: (having a hole cut through) "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"
piercing, Adjective
  • (s) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp: (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 penetrative observations"
  • (s) cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating: (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"
pietistic, Adjective
  • (s) holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous: (excessively or hypocritically pious) "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
  • (a) pietistic, pietistical: (of or relating to Pietism) "the Pietistic movement"
pietistical, Adjective
  • (s) holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous: (excessively or hypocritically pious) "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
  • (a) pietistic, pietistical: (of or relating to Pietism) "the Pietistic movement"
piety, Noun
  • (n) piety, piousness: (righteousness by virtue of being pious)
piffle, Noun
  • (n) balderdash, fiddle-faddle, piffle: (trivial nonsense)
piffle, Verb
  • (v) chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble: (speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly)
  • (v) piffle: (act in a trivial or ineffective way)
piffling, Adjective
  • (s) fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial: ((informal) 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"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
pig, Noun
  • (n) bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig: (uncomplimentary terms for a policeman)
  • (n) hog, pig: (a person regarded as greedy and pig-like)
  • (n) hog, pig, grunter, squealer, Sus_scrofa: (domestic swine)
  • (n) pig: (a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace)
  • (n) pig_bed, pig: (mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast)
  • (n) slob, sloven, pig, slovenly_person: (a coarse obnoxious person)
pig, Verb
  • (v) devour, guttle, raven, pig: (eat greedily) "he devoured three sandwiches"
  • (v) farrow, pig: (give birth) "sows farrow"
  • (v) pig, pig_it: (live like a pig, in squalor)
pigboat, Noun
  • (n) submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boat: (a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes)
pigeon-breasted, Adjective
  • (s) pigeon-breasted, chicken-breasted: (having a chest deformity marked by a projecting breastbone caused by infantile rickets)
pigeon-toed, Adjective
  • (a) pigeon-toed: (having feet that turn inward)
pigeon, Noun
  • (n) pigeon: (wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs)
pigeonhole, Noun
  • (n) cubbyhole, pigeonhole: (a small compartment)
  • (n) pigeonhole: (a specific (often simplistic) category)
pigeonhole, Verb
  • (v) pigeonhole: (place into a small compartment)
  • (v) pigeonhole, stereotype, stamp: (treat or classify according to a mental stereotype) "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"
pigeonholing, Noun
  • (n) grouping, pigeonholing: (a system for classifying things into groups)
pigfish, Noun
  • (n) pigfish, giant_pigfish, Achoerodus_gouldii: (found around the Great Barrier Reef)
  • (n) pigfish, hogfish, Orthopristis_chrysopterus: (found from Long Island southward)
piggish, Adjective
  • (s) hoggish, piggish, piggy, porcine, swinish: (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"
piggishness, Noun
  • (n) greediness, hoggishness, piggishness: (an excessive desire for food)
piggy, Adjective
  • (s) hoggish, piggish, piggy, porcine, swinish: (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"
piggy, Noun
  • (n) piglet, piggy, shoat, shote: (a young pig)
piggyback, Noun
  • (n) piggyback: (the act of carrying something piggyback)
piggyback, Verb
  • (v) piggyback: (ride on someone's shoulders or back)
  • (v) piggyback: (haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars)
  • (v) piggyback: (haul by railroad car)
  • (v) piggyback: (support on the back and shoulders) "He piggybacked her child so she could see the show"
  • (v) piggyback: (bring into alignment with) "an amendment to piggyback the current law"
pigheaded, Adjective
  • (s) bullheaded, bullet-headed, pigheaded: (obstinate and stupid)
pigheadedness, Noun
  • (n) stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will: (resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires)
piglet, Noun
  • (n) piglet, piggy, shoat, shote: (a young pig)
pigman, Noun
  • (n) swineherd, pigman: (a herder or swine)
pigment, Noun
  • (n) paint, pigment: (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) "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"
  • (n) pigment: (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))
  • (n) pigment: (any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color)
pigment, Verb
  • (v) pigment: (acquire pigment; become colored or imbued)
  • (v) pigment: (color or dye with a pigment) "pigment a photograph"
pigmentation, Noun
  • (n) pigmentation: (the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings)
  • (n) pigmentation: (coloration of living tissues by pigment)
pigpen, Noun
  • (n) sty, pigsty, pigpen: (a pen for swine)
pigsty, Noun
  • (n) sty, pigsty, pigpen: (a pen for swine)
pigswill, Noun
  • (n) slop, slops, swill, pigswill, pigwash: (wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk)
pigwash, Noun
  • (n) slop, slops, swill, pigswill, pigwash: (wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk)
pigweed, Noun
  • (n) lamb's-quarter, pigweed, wild_spinach: (leaves collected from the wild)
  • (n) lamb's-quarters, pigweed, wild_spinach, Chenopodium_album: (common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb)
  • (n) pigweed, Amaranthus_hypochondriacus: (leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China)
pika, Noun
  • (n) pika, mouse_hare, rock_rabbit, coney, cony: (small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America)
pike, Noun
  • (n) expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state_highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway: (a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic)
  • (n) pike: (highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh)
  • (n) pike: (a sharp point (as on the end of a spear))
  • (n) pike: (medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet)
  • (n) pike: (any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere)
pilaf, Noun
  • (n) pilaf, pilaff, pilau, pilaw: (rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes)
pilaff, Noun
  • (n) pilaf, pilaff, pilau, pilaw: (rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes)
pilary, Adjective
  • (s) pilous, pilose, pilary: (covered with hairs especially fine soft ones)
pilau, Noun
  • (n) pilaf, pilaff, pilau, pilaw: (rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes)
pilaw, Noun
  • (n) pilaf, pilaff, pilau, pilaw: (rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes)
pilchard, Noun
  • (n) pilchard, sardine, Sardina_pilchardus: (small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring)
  • (n) sardine, pilchard: (small fatty fish usually canned)
pile, Noun
  • (n) atomic_pile, atomic_reactor, pile, chain_reactor: (a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy)
  • (n) batch, deal, flock, good_deal, great_deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite_a_little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy_sum, wad: ((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"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
  • (n) down, 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))
  • (n) pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus: (a collection of objects laid on top of each other)
  • (n) pile, bundle, big_bucks, megabucks, big_money: (a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)) "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"
  • (n) pile, spile, piling, stilt: (a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure)
  • (n) pile, nap: (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"
  • (n) voltaic_pile, pile, galvanic_pile: (battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta)
pile, Verb
  • (v) pile: (place or lay as if in a pile) "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested"
  • (v) stack, pile, heap: (arrange in stacks) "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"
  • (v) throng, mob, pack, pile, jam: (press tightly together or cram) "The crowd packed the auditorium"
piles, Noun
  • (n) atomic_pile, atomic_reactor, pile, chain_reactor: (a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy)
  • (n) batch, deal, flock, good_deal, great_deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite_a_little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy_sum, wad: ((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"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
  • (n) down, 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))
  • (n) hemorrhoid, haemorrhoid, piles: (pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter)
  • (n) pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus: (a collection of objects laid on top of each other)
  • (n) pile, bundle, big_bucks, megabucks, big_money: (a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)) "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"
  • (n) pile, spile, piling, stilt: (a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure)
  • (n) pile, nap: (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"
  • (n) tons, dozens, heaps, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads, rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads, lashings: (a large number or amount) "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"
  • (n) voltaic_pile, pile, galvanic_pile: (battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta)
pileup, Noun
  • (n) pileup: (multiple collisions of vehicles)
pileus, Noun
  • (n) cap, pileus: (a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom)
pilfer, Verb
  • (v) pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift: (make off with belongings of others)
pilferer, Noun
  • (n) sneak_thief, pilferer, snitcher: (a thief who steals without using violence)
pilgrimage, Noun
  • (n) pilgrimage, pilgrim's_journey: (a journey to a sacred place)
piling, Noun
  • (n) pile, spile, piling, stilt: (a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure)
pill, Noun
  • (n) pill: (something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size)
  • (n) pill, lozenge, tablet, tab: (a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet)
  • (n) pill: (a unpleasant or tiresome person)
  • (n) pill: (something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured) "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take"
  • (n) pill, birth_control_pill, contraceptive_pill, oral_contraceptive_pill, oral_contraceptive, anovulatory_drug, anovulant: (a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception)
pillage, Noun
  • (n) loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty_money: (goods or money obtained illegally)
  • (n) plundering, pillage, pillaging: (the act of stealing valuable things from a place) "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
pillage, Verb
  • (v) plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray: (steal goods; take as spoils) "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
pillaged, Adjective
  • (s) despoiled, pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked: (having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence) "the raped countryside"
  • (s) looted, pillaged, plundered, ransacked: (wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value) "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"
pillager, Noun
  • (n) plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter: (someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war))
pillaging, Noun
  • (n) plundering, pillage, pillaging: (the act of stealing valuable things from a place) "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
pillar, Noun
  • (n) column, tower, pillar: (anything that approximates 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"
  • (n) column, pillar: (a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument))
  • (n) column, pillar: ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)
  • (n) pillar: (a fundamental principle or practice) "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
  • (n) pillar, mainstay: (a prominent supporter) "he is a pillar of the community"
pillbox, Noun
  • (n) pillbox, toque, turban: (a small round woman's hat)
  • (n) pillbox: (a small case for holding pills)
  • (n) pillbox: (a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete))
pillock, Noun
  • (n) stupid, stupid_person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding_head, pudden-head, poor_fish, pillock: (a person who is not very bright) "The economy, stupid!"
pillory, Noun
  • (n) pillory: (a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn)
pillory, Verb
  • (v) pillory, gibbet: (expose to ridicule or public scorn)
  • (v) pillory: (punish by putting in a pillory)
  • (v) savage, blast, pillory, crucify: (criticize harshly or violently) "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
pillow, Noun
  • (n) pillow: (a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person)
pillow, Verb
  • (v) pillow, rest: (rest on or as if on a pillow) "pillow your head"
pillowcase, Noun
  • (n) case, pillowcase, slip, pillow_slip: (bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow) "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"
pilose, Adjective
  • (s) pilous, pilose, pilary: (covered with hairs especially fine soft ones)
pilosity, Noun
  • (n) hairiness, pilosity: (the quality of having hair)
pilot, Noun
  • (n) fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot: (an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track)
  • (n) original, archetype, pilot: (something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies) "this painting is a copy of the original"
  • (n) pilot, airplane_pilot: (someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight)
  • (n) pilot: (a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor)
  • (n) pilot_burner, pilot_light, pilot: (small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner)
  • (n) pilot_program, pilot_film, pilot: (a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors)
pilot, Verb
  • (v) fly, aviate, pilot: (operate an airplane) "The pilot flew to Cuba"
  • (v) navigate, 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?"
pilotage, Noun
  • (n) navigation, pilotage, piloting: (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)
  • (n) piloting, pilotage: (the occupation of a pilot)
pilothouse, Noun
  • (n) pilothouse, wheelhouse: (an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated)
piloting, Noun
  • (n) navigation, pilotage, piloting: (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)
  • (n) piloting, pilotage: (the occupation of a pilot)
pilous, Adjective
  • (s) pilous, pilose, pilary: (covered with hairs especially fine soft ones)
pilus, Noun
  • (n) hair, pilus: (any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal) "there is a hair in my soup"
  • (n) pilus: (hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism)
pimento, Noun
  • (n) pimento, pimiento: (fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked)
  • (n) sweet_pepper, bell_pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet_pepper_plant, Capsicum_annuum_grossum: (plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers)
pimiento, Noun
  • (n) pimento, pimiento: (fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked)
  • (n) sweet_pepper, bell_pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet_pepper_plant, Capsicum_annuum_grossum: (plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers)
pimp, Noun
  • (n) pimp, procurer, panderer, pander, pandar, fancy_man, ponce: (someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce))
pimp, Verb
  • (v) pander, pimp, procure: (arrange for sexual partners for others)
pimpernel, Noun
  • (n) pimpernel: (any of several plants of the genus Anagallis)
  • (n) salad_burnet, burnet_bloodwort, pimpernel, Poterium_sanguisorba: (European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads)
pimple, Noun
  • (n) pimple, hickey, zit: (a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne)
pimpled, Adjective
  • (s) acned, pimpled, pimply, pustulate: ((of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin)
pimply, Adjective
  • (s) acned, pimpled, pimply, pustulate: ((of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin)
pin-up, Noun
  • (n) cover_girl, pin-up, lovely: (a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model)
pin, Verb
  • (v) pin: (attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins) "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man"
  • (v) pin: (pierce with a pin) "pin down the butterfly"
  • (v) pin: (immobilize a piece)
  • (v) trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise: (to hold fast or prevent from moving) "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
pinafore, Noun
  • (n) jumper, pinafore, pinny: (a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing)
pinball, Noun
  • (n) pinball, pinball_game: (a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets)
pincer, Noun
  • (n) claw, chela, nipper, pincer: (a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods)
  • (n) pincer, pair_of_pincers, tweezer, pair_of_tweezers: (a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping)
pinch, Noun
  • (n) apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking_into_custody: (the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
  • (n) emergency, exigency, pinch: (a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action) "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
  • (n) nip, pinch: (a small sharp bite or snip)
  • (n) pinch: (a painful or straitened circumstance) "the pinch of the recession"
  • (n) pinch: (an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed)
  • (n) pinch, tweak: (a squeeze with the fingers)
  • (n) touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon: (a slight but appreciable amount) "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
pinch, Verb
  • (v) crimp, pinch: (make ridges into by pinching together)
  • (v) pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift: (make off with belongings of others)
  • (v) pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch: (squeeze tightly between the fingers) "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
  • (v) pinch, vellicate: (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"
  • (v) top, pinch: (cut the top off) "top trees and bushes"
pinched, Adjective
  • (s) adenoidal, pinched, nasal: (sounding as if the nose were pinched) "a whining nasal voice"
  • (s) bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted: (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"
  • (s) hard_up, impecunious, in_straitened_circumstances, penniless, penurious, pinched: (not having enough money to pay for necessities)
  • (s) pinched: (as if squeezed uncomfortably tight) "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"
pindolol, Noun
  • (n) pindolol, Visken: (an oral beta blocker (trade name Visken) used in treating hypertension)
pine-weed, Noun
  • (n) orange_grass, nitweed, pineweed, pine-weed, Hypericum_gentianoides: (annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers)
pine, Noun
  • (n) pine, pine_tree, true_pine: (a coniferous tree)
  • (n) pine: (straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus)
pine, Verb
  • (v) ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish: (have a desire for something or someone who is not present) "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
pineal, Adjective
  • (a) pineal: (relating to the pineal body) "pineal hormone"
  • (s) pineal: (having the form of a pine cone)
pineapple, Noun
  • (n) pineapple, pineapple_plant, Ananas_comosus: (a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics)
  • (n) pineapple, ananas: (large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated)
pinecone, Noun
  • (n) pinecone: (the seed-producing cone of a pine tree)
pinetum, Noun
  • (n) pinetum: (an area planted with pine trees or related conifers)
pineweed, Noun
  • (n) orange_grass, nitweed, pineweed, pine-weed, Hypericum_gentianoides: (annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers)
pinfish, Noun
  • (n) pinfish, sailor's-choice, squirrelfish, Lagodon_rhomboides: (similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States)
ping, Verb
  • (v) ping: (hit with a pinging noise) "The bugs pinged the lamp shade"
  • (v) ping: (make a short high-pitched sound) "the bullet pinged when they struck the car"
  • (v) ping: (contact, usually in order to remind of something) "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing"
  • (v) ping: (send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active) "ping your machine in the office"
  • (v) pink, ping, knock: (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"
pinhead, Noun
  • (n) dumbbell, dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead: (an ignorant or foolish person)
  • (n) pinhead: (the head of a pin)
pinhole, Noun
  • (n) pinhole: (a small puncture that might have been made by a pin)
pinion, Noun
  • (n) flight_feather, pinion, quill, quill_feather: (any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird)
  • (n) pennon, pinion: (wing of a bird)
  • (n) pinion: (a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack)
pinion, Verb
  • (v) pinion, shackle: (bind the arms of)
  • (v) pinion: (cut the wings off (of birds))
pink-lavender, Adjective
  • (s) pink-lavender, pinkish-lavender: (of lavender tinged with pink)
pink-orange, Adjective
  • (s) pink-orange, pinkish-orange, salmon: (of orange tinged with pink)
pink-purple, Adjective
  • (s) pink-purple, pinkish-purple: (of purple tinged with pink)
pink-slipped, Adjective
  • (s) discharged, dismissed, fired, laid-off, pink-slipped: (having lost your job)
pink, Adjective
  • (s) pink, pinkish: (of a light shade of red)
pink, Noun
  • (n) pink: (a light shade of red)
  • (n) pink, garden_pink: (any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers)
  • (n) pinko, pink: (a person with mildly leftist political views)
pink, Verb
  • (v) pink, ping, knock: (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"
  • (v) pink: (cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing)
  • (v) tap, rap, knock, pink: (make light, repeated taps on a surface) "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
pinkeye, Noun
  • (n) conjunctivitis, pinkeye: (inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye)
pinkie, Noun
  • (n) little_finger, pinkie, pinky: (the finger farthest from the thumb)
pinkish-lavender, Adjective
  • (s) pink-lavender, pinkish-lavender: (of lavender tinged with pink)
pinkish-orange, Adjective
  • (s) pink-orange, pinkish-orange, salmon: (of orange tinged with pink)
pinkish-purple, Adjective
  • (s) pink-purple, pinkish-purple: (of purple tinged with pink)
pinkish, Adjective
  • (s) pink, pinkish: (of a light shade of red)
pinko, Noun
  • (n) pinko, pink: (a person with mildly leftist political views)
pinky, Noun
  • (n) little_finger, pinkie, pinky: (the finger farthest from the thumb)
pinna, Noun
  • (n) auricle, pinna, ear: (the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear)
  • (n) pinna, pinnule: (division of a usually pinnately divided leaf)
pinnace, Noun
  • (n) tender, ship's_boat, pinnace, cutter: (a boat for communication between ship and shore)
pinnacle, Noun
  • (n) acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top: (the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development) "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 fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
  • (n) pinnacle: ((architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower)
  • (n) pinnacle: (a lofty peak)
pinnacle, Verb
  • (v) pinnacle: (surmount with a pinnacle) "pinnacle a pediment"
  • (v) pinnacle: (raise on or as if on a pinnacle) "He did not want to be pinnacled"
pinnate-leafed, Adjective
  • (s) pinnate-leaved, pinnate-leafed: (having pinnate leaves)
pinnate-leaved, Adjective
  • (s) pinnate-leaved, pinnate-leafed: (having pinnate leaves)
pinnate, Adjective
  • (s) pinnate, pinnated: ((of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis)
pinnated, Adjective
  • (s) pinnate, pinnated: ((of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis)
pinnatiped, Noun
  • (n) pinniped_mammal, pinniped, pinnatiped: (aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers)
pinning, Noun
  • (n) 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, Noun
  • (n) pinniped_mammal, pinniped, pinnatiped: (aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers)
pinnule, Noun
  • (n) pinna, pinnule: (division of a usually pinnately divided leaf)
pinny, Noun
  • (n) jumper, pinafore, pinny: (a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing)
pinochle, Noun
  • (n) pinochle, pinocle, penuchle, bezique: (a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist)
pinocle, Noun
  • (n) pinochle, pinocle, penuchle, bezique: (a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist)
pinon, Noun
  • (n) pinon, pinyon: (any of several low-growing pines of western North America)
pinpoint, Noun
  • (n) pinpoint: (a very brief moment) "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"
  • (n) pinpoint: (the sharp point of a pin)
  • (n) speck, pinpoint: (a very small spot) "the plane was just a speck in the sky"
pinpoint, Verb
  • (v) pinpoint, nail: (locate exactly) "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
pint-size, Adjective
  • (s) pint-size, pint-sized, runty, sawed-off, sawn-off: (well below average height)
pint-sized, Adjective
  • (s) pint-size, pint-sized, runty, sawed-off, sawn-off: (well below average height)
pint, Noun
  • (n) pint: (a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters)
  • (n) pint, dry_pint: (a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches)
  • (n) pint: (a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart)
pintado, Noun
  • (n) cero, pintado, kingfish, Scomberomorus_regalis: (large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters)
pinwheel, Noun
  • (n) catherine_wheel, pinwheel: (a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire)
  • (n) pinwheel, Aeonium_haworthii: (perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels)
  • (n) pinwheel: (a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim) "he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'"
  • (n) pinwheel, pinwheel_wind_collector: (a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind)
pinworm, Noun
  • (n) pinworm, threadworm, Enterobius_vermicularis: (small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children)
pinyon, Noun
  • (n) pinon, pinyon: (any of several low-growing pines of western North America)
pion, Noun
  • (n) pion, pi-meson: (a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision)
pioneer, Noun
  • (n) pioneer, innovator, trailblazer, groundbreaker: (someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art)
  • (n) pioneer: (one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory) "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them"
pioneer, Verb
  • (v) initiate, pioneer: (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of) "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
  • (v) pioneer, open_up: (open up an area or prepare a way) "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"
  • (v) pioneer: (open up and explore a new area) "pioneer space"
pious, Adjective
  • (a) pious: (having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity) "pious readings"
piousness, Noun
  • (n) piety, piousness: (righteousness by virtue of being pious)
pip-squeak, Noun
  • (n) pip-squeak, squirt, small_fry: (someone who is small and insignificant)
pip, Noun
  • (n) blip, pip, radar_target: (a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface)
  • (n) pip: (a disease of poultry)
  • (n) pip: (a minor nonspecific ailment)
  • (n) pip: (a small hard seed found in some fruits)
  • (n) spot, pip: (a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit))
pip, Verb
  • (v) shoot, hit, pip: (hit with a missile from a weapon)
  • (v) shoot, pip: (kill by firing a missile)
  • (v) worst, pip, mop_up, whip, rack_up: (defeat thoroughly) "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
pipage, Noun
  • (n) pipage: (a fee charged for the use of pipes)
  • (n) pipe, pipage, piping: (a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.)
pipal, Noun
  • (n) pipal, pipal_tree, pipul, peepul, sacred_fig, bo_tree, Ficus_religiosa: (fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists)
pipe, Noun
  • (n) organ_pipe, pipe, pipework: (the flues and stops on a pipe organ)
  • (n) pipe, tobacco_pipe: (a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco)
  • (n) pipe, pipage, piping: (a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.)
  • (n) pipe, tube: (a hollow cylindrical shape)
  • (n) pipe: (a tubular wind instrument)
pipe, Verb
  • (v) pipe: (transport by pipeline) "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"
  • (v) pipe: (play on a pipe) "pipe a tune"
  • (v) pipe: (trim with piping) "pipe the skirt"
  • (v) shriek, shrill, pipe_up, pipe: (utter a shrill cry)
pipefish, Noun
  • (n) pipefish, needlefish: (fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates)
pipeline, Noun
  • (n) grapevine, pipeline, word_of_mouth: (gossip spread by spoken communication) "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"
  • (n) pipeline, line: (a pipe used to transport liquids or gases) "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"
piperacillin, Noun
  • (n) piperacillin, Pipracil: (a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections)
piperin, Noun
  • (n) piperin, piperine: (derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper)
piperine, Noun
  • (n) piperin, piperine: (derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper)
piperocaine, Noun
  • (n) piperocaine, piperocaine_hydrochloride, Metycaine: (a compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic)
pipet, Noun
  • (n) pipet, 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)
pipette, Noun
  • (n) pipet, 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, Noun
  • (n) organ_pipe, pipe, pipework: (the flues and stops on a pipe organ)
piping, Noun
  • (n) pipe, pipage, piping: (a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.)
  • (n) piping: (a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems)
  • (n) piping: (playing a pipe or the bagpipes)
pipistrel, Noun
  • (n) pipistrelle, pipistrel, Pipistrellus_pipistrellus: (small European brown bat)
pipistrelle, Noun
  • (n) pipistrelle, pipistrel, Pipistrellus_pipistrellus: (small European brown bat)
pipit, Noun
  • (n) pipit, titlark, lark: (a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage)
pipul, Noun
  • (n) pipal, pipal_tree, pipul, peepul, sacred_fig, bo_tree, Ficus_religiosa: (fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists)
piquance, Noun
  • (n) nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest: (a tart spicy quality)
  • (n) piquancy, piquance, piquantness: (the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting)
piquancy, Noun
  • (n) nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest: (a tart spicy quality)
  • (n) piquancy, piquance, piquantness: (the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting)
piquant, Adjective
  • (s) engaging, piquant: (attracting or delighting) "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"
  • (s) piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty: (having an agreeably pungent taste)
  • (s) piquant, salty: (engagingly stimulating or provocative) "a piquant wit"; "salty language"
piquantness, Noun
  • (n) nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest: (a tart spicy quality)
  • (n) piquancy, piquance, piquantness: (the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting)
pique, Noun
  • (n) pique: (tightly woven fabric with raised cords)
  • (n) pique, temper, irritation: (a sudden outburst of anger) "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
pique, Verb
  • (v) pique, offend: (cause to feel resentment or indignation) "Her tactless remark offended me"
piquet, Noun
  • (n) picket, piquet: (a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake)
  • (n) piquet: (a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards)
piracy, Noun
  • (n) piracy, buccaneering: (hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it) "air piracy"
  • (n) plagiarism, plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy: (the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own)
pirana, Noun
  • (n) piranha, pirana, caribe: (small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals)
piranha, Noun
  • (n) marauder, predator, vulture, piranha: (someone who attacks in search of booty)
  • (n) piranha, pirana, caribe: (small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals)
pirate, Noun
  • (n) pirate, buccaneer, sea_robber, sea_rover: (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)
  • (n) pirate, pirate_ship: (a ship that is manned by pirates)
  • (n) plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary_pirate, pirate: (someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own)
pirate, Verb
  • (v) commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate: (take arbitrarily or by force) "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
  • (v) pirate: (copy illegally; of published material)
pirogi, Noun
  • (n) pirogi, piroshki, pirozhki: (small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried)
pirogue, Noun
  • (n) dugout_canoe, dugout, pirogue: (a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log)
piroshki, Noun
  • (n) pirogi, piroshki, pirozhki: (small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried)
pirouette, Noun
  • (n) pirouette: ((ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet))
pirouette, Verb
  • (v) pirouette: (do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance)
piroxicam, Noun
  • (n) piroxicam, Feldene: (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions)
pirozhki, Noun
  • (n) pirogi, piroshki, pirozhki: (small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried)
pisanosaur, Noun
  • (n) pisanosaur, pisanosaurus: (primitive dinosaur found in Argentina)
pisanosaurus, Noun
  • (n) pisanosaur, pisanosaurus: (primitive dinosaur found in Argentina)
piscary, Noun
  • (n) fishery, piscary: (a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold)
piscatorial, Adjective
  • (a) piscatorial, piscatory: (relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing) "a piscatory life"
piscatory, Adjective
  • (a) piscatorial, piscatory: (relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing) "a piscatory life"
pismire, Noun
  • (n) ant, emmet, pismire: (social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers)
piss, Noun
  • (n) peeing, pee, pissing, piss: (informal terms for urination) "he took a pee"
  • (n) urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water: (liquid excretory product) "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
piss, Verb
  • (v) make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make_water, relieve_oneself, take_a_leak, spend_a_penny, wee, wee-wee, pass_water: (eliminate urine) "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
pissed, Adjective
  • (s) annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed_off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung: (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"
  • (s) besotted, blind_drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet: (very drunk)
pisser, Noun
  • (n) pisser, urinator: (a person who urinates)
  • (n) pisser: (a very disagreeable difficulty)
pissing, Noun
  • (n) peeing, pee, pissing, piss: (informal terms for urination) "he took a pee"
piste, Noun
  • (n) piste: (a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts)
  • (n) piste: (a ski run densely packed with snow)
pistil, Noun
  • (n) pistil: (the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma)
pistillate, Adjective
  • (a) carpellate, pistillate: (bearing or consisting of carpels)
  • (s) pistillate: (having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant)
pistol, Noun
  • (n) pistol, handgun, side_arm, shooting_iron: (a firearm that is held and fired with one hand)
pit, Noun
  • (n) colliery, pit: (a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it)
  • (n) Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal_region, nether_region, pit: ((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"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson"
  • (n) orchestra_pit, pit: (lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers)
  • (n) pit, cavity: (a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)) "they dug a pit to bury the body"
  • (n) pit, fossa: (a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression))
  • (n) pit: (an enclosure in which animals are made to fight)
  • (n) pit: ((commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on)
  • (n) pit: ((auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled)
  • (n) pit, pitfall: (a trap in the form of a concealed hole)
  • (n) pit, quarry, stone_pit: (a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate) "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
  • (n) stone, pit, endocarp: (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, Verb
  • (v) pit, oppose, match, 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"
  • (v) pit, stone: (remove the pits from) "pit plums and cherries"
  • (v) scar, mark, pock, pit: (mark with a scar) "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
pitch-black, Adjective
  • (s) black, pitch-black, pitch-dark: (extremely dark) "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the cellar"
pitch-dark, Adjective
  • (s) black, pitch-black, pitch-dark: (extremely dark) "a black moonless night"; "through the pitch-black woods"; "it was pitch-dark in the cellar"
pitch, Noun
  • (n) lurch, pitch, pitching: (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)) "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
  • (n) pitch: (the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration)
  • (n) pitch, delivery: ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) pitch, rake, slant: (degree of deviation from a horizontal plane) "the roof had a steep pitch"
  • (n) pitch, tar: (any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue)
  • (n) pitch, pitch_shot: (a high approach shot in golf)
  • (n) pitch, auction_pitch: (an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump)
  • (n) pitch: (the action or manner of throwing something) "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"
  • (n) sales_talk, sales_pitch, pitch: (promotion by means of an argument and demonstration)
pitch, Verb
  • (v) cant, cant_over, tilt, slant, pitch: (heel over) "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
  • (v) deliver, pitch: (throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball) "The pitcher delivered the ball"
  • (v) flip, toss, sky, pitch: (throw or toss with a light motion) "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
  • (v) gear, pitch: (set the level or character of) "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
  • (v) lurch, pitch, shift: (move abruptly) "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
  • (v) peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch: (sell or offer for sale from place to place)
  • (v) pitch: (fall or plunge forward) "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"
  • (v) pitch: (set to a certain pitch) "He pitched his voice very low"
  • (v) pitch, set_up: (erect and fasten) "pitch a tent"
  • (v) pitch: (hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin)
  • (v) pitch: (lead (a card) and establish the trump suit)
  • (v) slope, incline, pitch: (be at an angle) "The terrain sloped down"
pitchblende, Noun
  • (n) uraninite, 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, Adjective
  • (a) pitched: ((of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form) "high-pitched"
  • (s) pitched: (set at a slant) "a pitched rather than a flat roof"
pitcher, Noun
  • (n) pitcher, hurler, twirler: ((baseball) the person who does the pitching) "our pitcher has a sore arm"
  • (n) pitcher, ewer: (an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring)
  • (n) pitcher, pitcherful: (the quantity contained in a pitcher)
  • (n) pitcher: ((botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer)
  • (n) pitcher, mound: (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"
pitcherful, Noun
  • (n) pitcher, pitcherful: (the quantity contained in a pitcher)
pitchfork, Noun
  • (n) pitchfork: (a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay)
pitchfork, Verb
  • (v) pitchfork, fork: (lift with a pitchfork) "pitchfork hay"
pitching, Noun
  • (n) lurch, pitch, pitching: (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)) "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
  • (n) pitching: ((baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team)
pitchman, Noun
  • (n) peddler, pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchman: (someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals))
  • (n) pitchman: (an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something)
pitchy, Adjective
  • (s) coal-black, jet, jet-black, pitchy, sooty: (of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal)
  • (s) pitchy, resinous, resiny, tarry: (having the characteristics of pitch or tar)
piteous, Adjective
  • (s) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched: (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 distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
pitfall, Noun
  • (n) pit, pitfall: (a trap in the form of a concealed hole)
  • (n) pitfall, booby_trap: (an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty)
pith, Noun
  • (n) kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart_and_soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty: (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"
  • (n) pith: (soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants)
pith, Verb
  • (v) pith: (remove the pith from (a plant))
pithiness, Noun
  • (n) conciseness, concision, pithiness, succinctness: (terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words)
pithy, Adjective
  • (s) pithy, sententious: (concise and full of meaning) "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen"
pitiable, Adjective
  • (s) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched: (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 distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
  • (s) pathetic, pitiable, pitiful: (inspiring mixed contempt and pity) "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
pitiful, Adjective
  • (s) deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry: (bad; unfortunate) "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
  • (s) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched: (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 distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
  • (s) pathetic, pitiable, pitiful: (inspiring mixed contempt and pity) "their efforts were pathetic"; "pitiable lack of character"; "pitiful exhibition of cowardice"
pitiless, Adjective
  • (s) pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, unpitying: (without mercy or pity) "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty"
  • (s) pitiless, unkind: (deficient in humane and kindly feelings)
pitilessness, Noun
  • (n) cruelty, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness: (feelings of extreme heartlessness)
  • (n) pitilessness, ruthlessness: (mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity)
pitprop, Noun
  • (n) pitprop, sprag: (a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine)
pittance, Noun
  • (n) pittance: (an inadequate payment) "they work all day for a mere pittance"
pitted, Adjective
  • (s) alveolate, faveolate, cavitied, honeycombed, pitted: (pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb))
pitter-patter, Noun
  • (n) pitter-patter: (a series of rapid tapping sounds) "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"
pitter-patter, Verb
  • (v) patter, pitter-patter: (make light, rapid and repeated sounds) "gently pattering rain"
  • (v) sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter: (rain gently) "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
pitting, Noun
  • (n) pitting, roughness, indentation: (the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion)
pituitary, Adjective
  • (a) pituitary: (of or relating to the pituitary gland) "pituitary hormone"
pituitary, Noun
  • (n) pituitary, pituitary_gland, pituitary_body, hypophysis: (the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain)
pity, Noun
  • (n) commiseration, pity, ruth, pathos: (a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others) "the blind are too often objects of pity"
  • (n) compassion, pity: (the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it)
  • (n) pity, shame: (an unfortunate development) "it's a pity he couldn't do it"
pity, Verb
  • (v) feel_for, pity, compassionate, condole_with, sympathize_with: (share the suffering of)
pivot, Noun
  • (n) pivot, pivot_man: (the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver)
  • (n) pivot, pin: (axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns)
  • (n) pivot: (the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot) "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"
pivot, Verb
  • (v) pivot, swivel: (turn on a pivot)
pivotal, Adjective
  • (s) pivotal, 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"
pix, Noun
  • (n) pyx, pix, pyx_chest, pix_chest: (a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay)
  • (n) pyx, pix: (any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept)
pixel, Noun
  • (n) pixel, pel, 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"
pixie, Noun
  • (n) elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp: ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
  • (n) pyxie, pixie, pixy, 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)
pixilated, Adjective
  • (s) arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked: (naughtily or annoyingly playful) "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"
  • (s) besotted, blind_drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet: (very drunk)
pixy, Noun
  • (n) elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp: ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
  • (n) pyxie, pixie, pixy, 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)
pizza, Noun
  • (n) pizza, pizza_pie: (Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese)
pizzaz, Noun
  • (n) dynamism, pizzazz, pizzaz, oomph, zing: (the activeness of an energetic personality)
pizzazz, Noun
  • (n) dynamism, pizzazz, pizzaz, oomph, zing: (the activeness of an energetic personality)
pj's, Noun
  • (n) pajama, pyjama, pj's, jammies: ((usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers)
placable, Adjective
  • (a) placable: (easily calmed or pacified)
placard, Noun
  • (n) poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card: (a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement) "a poster advertised the coming attractions"
placard, Verb
  • (v) placard: (post in a public place)
  • (v) placard, bill: (publicize or announce by placards)
placate, Verb
  • (v) pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle: (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of) "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
placating, Adjective
  • (s) appeasing, placating, placative, placatory: (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"
placation, Noun
  • (n) placation, conciliation, propitiation: (the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity)
placative, Adjective
  • (s) appeasing, placating, placative, placatory: (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, Adjective
  • (s) appeasing, placating, placative, placatory: (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-kicker, Noun
  • (n) place-kicker, placekicker: ((football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal)
place-worship, Noun
  • (n) topolatry, place-worship: (the worship of places)
place, Noun
  • (n) home, 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?"
  • (n) place, 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"
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) place: (a general vicinity) "He comes from a place near Chicago"
  • (n) place, shoes: (a particular situation) "If you were in my place what would you do?"
  • (n) place, station: (proper or designated social situation) "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
  • (n) place: (the passage that is being read) "he lost his place on the page"
  • (n) place: (proper or appropriate position or location) "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
  • (n) place, position: (an item on a list or in a sequence) "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
  • (n) plaza, place, piazza: (a public square with room for pedestrians) "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
  • (n) position, place: (the particular portion of space occupied by something) "he put the lamp back in its place"
  • (n) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation: (a job in an organization) "he occupied a post in the treasury"
  • (n) seat, 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"
  • (n) space, blank_space, place: (a blank area) "write your name in the space provided"
  • (n) stead, position, place, lieu: (the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another) "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
  • (n) topographic_point, place, spot: (a point located with respect to surface features of some region) "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
place, Verb
  • (v) identify, place: (recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something) "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
  • (v) invest, put, commit, place: (make an investment) "Put money into bonds"
  • (v) locate, place, site: (assign a location to) "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
  • (v) place: (place somebody in a particular situation or location) "he was placed on probation"
  • (v) place: (to arrange for) "place a phone call"; "place a bet"
  • (v) place, come_in, come_out: (take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal) "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
  • (v) place: (assign to (a job or a home))
  • (v) place, put, set: (estimate) "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
  • (v) place, localize, localise: (identify the location or place of) "We localized the source of the infection"
  • (v) place: (finish second or better in a horse or dog race) "he bet $2 on number six to place"
  • (v) place: (sing a note with the correct pitch)
  • (v) put, set, place, pose, position, lay: (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"
  • (v) rate, rank, range, order, grade, place: (assign a rank or rating to) "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
  • (v) set, localize, localise, place: (locate) "The film is set in Africa"
  • (v) station, post, send, place: (assign to a station)
  • (v) target, aim, place, direct, 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"
placeable, Adjective
  • (s) recognizable, recognisable, placeable: (capable of being recognized)
placebo, Noun
  • (n) placebo: (an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug)
  • (n) placebo: ((Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead)
placed, Adjective
  • (s) located, placed, set, situated: (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"
  • (s) placed: (put in position in relation to other things) "end tables placed conveniently"
placeholder, Noun
  • (n) placeholder: (a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set)
  • (n) proxy, placeholder, procurator: (a person authorized to act for another)
placekicker, Noun
  • (n) place-kicker, placekicker: ((football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal)
placeman, Noun
  • (n) placeman, placeseeker: (a disparaging term for an appointee)
placement, Noun
  • (n) placement, arrangement: (the spatial property of the way in which something is placed) "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"
  • (n) placement: (contact established between applicants and prospective employees) "the agency provided placement services"
  • (n) placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement: (the act of putting something in a certain place)
placenta, Noun
  • (n) placenta: (that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form)
  • (n) placenta: (the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus)
placental, Adjective
  • (a) placental: (pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta) "all mammals except monotremes and marsupials are placental mammals"
placental, Noun
  • (n) placental, placental_mammal, eutherian, eutherian_mammal: (mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)
placer, Noun
  • (n) placer: (an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral)
placeseeker, Noun
  • (n) placeman, placeseeker: (a disparaging term for an appointee)
placid, Adjective
  • (s) equable, even-tempered, good-tempered, placid: (not easily irritated) "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays"
  • (s) placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled: ((of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves) "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"; "unruffled water"
placidity, Noun
  • (n) placidity, placidness: (a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling)
  • (n) repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility: (a disposition free from stress or emotion)
placidness, Noun
  • (n) placidity, placidness: (a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling)
placket, Noun
  • (n) placket: (a piece of cloth sewn under an opening)
placoid, Adjective
  • (s) placoid, platelike: (as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks)
plagiarisation, Noun
  • (n) plagiarism, plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy: (the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own)
plagiarise, Verb
  • (v) plagiarize, plagiarise, lift: (take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property)
plagiarised, Adjective
  • (s) plagiaristic, plagiarized, plagiarised: (copied and passed off as your own) "used plagiarized data in his thesis"; "a work dotted with plagiarized phrases"
plagiariser, Noun
  • (n) plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary_pirate, pirate: (someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own)
plagiarism, Noun
  • (n) plagiarism: (a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work)
  • (n) plagiarism, plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy: (the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own)
plagiarist, Noun
  • (n) plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary_pirate, pirate: (someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own)
plagiaristic, Adjective
  • (s) plagiaristic, plagiarized, plagiarised: (copied and passed off as your own) "used plagiarized data in his thesis"; "a work dotted with plagiarized phrases"
plagiarization, Noun
  • (n) plagiarism, plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy: (the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own)
plagiarize, Verb
  • (v) plagiarize, plagiarise, lift: (take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property)
plagiarized, Adjective
  • (s) plagiaristic, plagiarized, plagiarised: (copied and passed off as your own) "used plagiarized data in his thesis"; "a work dotted with plagiarized phrases"
plagiarizer, Noun
  • (n) plagiarist, plagiarizer, plagiariser, literary_pirate, pirate: (someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own)
plagioclase, Noun
  • (n) plagioclase, oligoclase: (any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks)
plague, Noun
  • (n) infestation, plague: (a swarm of insects that attack plants) "a plague of grasshoppers"
  • (n) plague, pestilence, pest, pestis: (a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal)
  • (n) plague, pestilence, pest: (any epidemic disease with a high death rate)
  • (n) plague: (any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God))
  • (n) plague: (an annoyance) "those children are a damn plague"
plague, Verb
  • (v) blight, plague: (cause to suffer a blight) "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
  • (v) harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke: (annoy continually or chronically) "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
plaguey, Adjective
  • (s) annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing: (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 mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
  • (s) pestilent, pestilential, pestiferous, plaguey: (likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease) "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift"; "plaguey fevers"
plaguy, Adjective
  • (s) annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing: (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 mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
plaid, Noun
  • (n) tartan, plaid: (a cloth having a crisscross design)
plain, Adjective
  • (s) apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable: (clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment) "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 reactionary"; "in plain view"
  • (s) homely, plain: (lacking in physical beauty or proportion) "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face"
  • (a) plain: (not elaborate or elaborated; simple) "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
  • (a) plain, unpatterned: (lacking patterns especially in color)
  • (s) plain, sheer, unmingled, unmixed: (not mixed with extraneous elements) "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"
  • (s) plain, unvarnished: (free from any effort to soften to disguise) "the plain and unvarnished truth"; "the unvarnished candor of old people and children"
  • (s) plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented: (lacking embellishment or ornamentation) "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
plain, Noun
  • (n) knit, knit_stitch, plain, plain_stitch: (a basic knitting stitch)
  • (n) plain, field, champaign: (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, Verb
  • (v) complain, kick, plain, sound_off, quetch, kvetch: (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness) "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
plainchant, Noun
  • (n) plainsong, plainchant, Gregorian_chant: (a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church)
plainness, Noun
  • (n) homeliness, plainness: (an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful) "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness"
  • (n) perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness: (clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous)
  • (n) plainness: (the state of being unmixed with other material) "the plainness of vanilla ice cream"
  • (n) plainness: (the appearance of being plain and unpretentious)
plainsong, Noun
  • (n) plainsong, plainchant, Gregorian_chant: (a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church)
plainspoken, Adjective
  • (s) blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder: (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 what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
  • (s) plainspoken: (using simple and direct language) "a plainspoken country doctor"
plaint, Noun
  • (n) lament, lamentation, plaint, wail: (a cry of sorrow and grief) "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
  • (n) plaint: ((United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed)
plaintiff, Noun
  • (n) plaintiff, complainant: (a person who brings an action in a court of law)
plaintive, Adjective
  • (s) mournful, plaintive: (expressing sorrow)
plait, Noun
  • (n) braid, plait, tress, twist: (a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair)
  • (n) pleat, plait: (any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape)
plait, Verb
  • (v) braid, lace, plait: (make by braiding or interlacing) "lace a tablecloth"
  • (v) plait: (weave into plaits) "plait hair"
plan, Noun
  • (n) design, 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"
  • (n) plan, program, 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"
  • (n) plan, architectural_plan: (scale drawing of a structure) "the plans for City Hall were on file"
plan, Verb
  • (v) design, plan: (make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form) "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
  • (v) plan, be_after: (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"
  • (v) plan: (make plans for something) "He is planning a trip with his family"
  • (v) plan, project, contrive, design: (make or work out a plan for; devise) "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
planar, Adjective
  • (a) planar, two-dimensional: (involving two dimensions)
planaria, Noun
  • (n) planarian, planaria: (free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts)
planarian, Noun
  • (n) planarian, planaria: (free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts)
planate, Adjective
  • (s) planate, flattened: (having been flattened)
plane, Adjective
  • (s) flat, level, plane: (having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another) "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"
plane, Noun
  • (n) airplane, aeroplane, 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"
  • (n) plane, sheet: ((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"
  • (n) plane: (a level of existence or development) "he lived on a worldly plane"
  • (n) plane, planer, planing_machine: (a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood)
  • (n) plane, carpenter's_plane, woodworking_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, Verb
  • (v) plane, shave: (cut or remove with or as if with a plane) "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"
  • (v) plane, skim: (travel on the surface of water)
  • (v) plane: (make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane) "plane the top of the door"
planeness, Noun
  • (n) two-dimensionality, flatness, planeness: (the property of having two dimensions)
planer, Noun
  • (n) plane, planer, planing_machine: (a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood)
planet, Noun
  • (n) planet, major_planet: ((astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction)
  • (n) planet: (any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star)
  • (n) satellite, planet: (a person who follows or serves another)
planetal, Adjective
  • (a) planetal, planetary: (of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets) "planetary motion"; "planetary year"
planetarium, Noun
  • (n) planetarium: (a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling)
  • (n) planetarium: (an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome)
  • (n) planetarium: (an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems)
planetary, Adjective
  • (s) erratic, planetary, wandering: (having no fixed course) "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond"
  • (s) global, planetary, world, worldwide, world-wide: (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"
  • (a) planetal, planetary: (of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets) "planetary motion"; "planetary year"
  • (a) planetary, terrestrial: (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"
plangency, Noun
  • (n) plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, sonority, vibrancy: (having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant)
planimeter, Noun
  • (n) integrator, planimeter: (a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure)
plank, Noun
  • (n) board, plank: (a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes)
  • (n) plank: (an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party)
plank, Verb
  • (v) plank, plank_over: (cover with planks) "The streets were planked"
  • (v) plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump_down, plunk_down, 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"
  • (v) plank: (cook and serve on a plank) "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"
plankton, Noun
  • (n) plankton: (the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water)
planless, Adjective
  • (s) adrift, afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected: (aimlessly drifting)
planned, Adjective
  • (s) aforethought, planned, plotted: (planned in advance) "with malice aforethought"
  • (a) planned: (designed or carried out according to a plan) "the planned outlays for new equipment"
planner, Noun
  • (n) planner, contriver, deviser: (a person who makes plans)
  • (n) planner: (a notebook for recording appointments and things to be done, etc.)
planning, Noun
  • (n) planning: (an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action) "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"
  • (n) planning: (the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise)
  • (n) planning, preparation, 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"
plant-eating, Adjective
  • (s) plant-eating, phytophagic, phytophagous, phytophilous: ((of animals) feeding on plants)
plant, Noun
  • (n) plant, works, industrial_plant: (buildings for carrying on industrial labor) "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
  • (n) plant, flora, plant_life: ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
  • (n) plant: (an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience)
  • (n) 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, Verb
  • (v) establish, found, plant, constitute, institute: (set up or lay the groundwork for) "establish a new department"
  • (v) implant, engraft, embed, imbed, 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"
  • (v) plant, set: (put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground) "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
  • (v) plant: (place into a river) "plant fish"
  • (v) 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"
  • (v) plant, implant: (put firmly in the mind) "Plant a thought in the students' minds"
plantar, Adjective
  • (a) plantar: (relating to or occurring on the undersurface of the foot) "plantar warts can be very painful"
planted, Adjective
  • (s) deep-rooted, deep-seated, implanted, ingrained, 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"
  • (a) planted: (set in the soil for growth)
planter, Noun
  • (n) planter, plantation_owner: (the owner or manager of a plantation)
  • (n) planter: (a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground)
  • (n) planter: (a decorative pot for house plants)
plantigrade, Adjective
  • (a) plantigrade: ((of mammals) walking on the whole sole of the foot (as rabbits, raccoons, bears, and humans do))
plantigrade, Noun
  • (n) plantigrade_mammal, plantigrade: (an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings)
planting, Noun
  • (n) planting: (the act of fixing firmly in place) "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) planting: (putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow) "the planting of corn is hard work"
plantsman, Noun
  • (n) horticulturist, plantsman: (an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants))
plaque, Noun
  • (n) brass, memorial_tablet, plaque: (a memorial made of brass)
  • (n) plaque: ((pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body)
plash, Noun
  • (n) splash, plash: (the sound like water splashing)
plash, Verb
  • (v) pleach, plash: (interlace the shoots of) "pleach a hedge"
  • (v) spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash: (dash a liquid upon or against) "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
plasm, Noun
  • (n) germ_plasm, plasm: (the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes)
  • (n) plasma, plasm, blood_plasma: (the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended)
plasma, Noun
  • (n) plasma, plasm, blood_plasma: (the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended)
  • (n) plasma: (a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone)
  • (n) 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 nuclei and free electrons) "particles in space exist in the form of a plasma"
plasmid, Noun
  • (n) plasmid, plasmid_DNA: (a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication)
plasmin, Noun
  • (n) plasmin, fibrinolysin: (an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots)
plasmodium, Noun
  • (n) plasmodium: (multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds)
  • (n) plasmodium, Plasmodium_vivax, malaria_parasite: (parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans)
plaster, Noun
  • (n) plaster: (a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings)
  • (n) plaster, plasterwork: (a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)) "there were cracks in the plaster"
  • (n) plaster, adhesive_plaster, sticking_plaster: (adhesive tape used in dressing wounds)
  • (n) plaster_of_Paris, 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)
  • (n) poultice, cataplasm, 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, Verb
  • (v) plaster, plaster_over, stick_on: (apply a heavy coat to)
  • (v) plaster, beplaster: (cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on) "The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters"; "She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco"
  • (v) plaster: (affix conspicuously) "She plastered warnings all over the wall"
  • (v) plaster: (apply a plaster cast to) "plaster the broken arm"
  • (v) plaster, daub: (coat with plaster) "daub the wall"
  • (v) poultice, plaster: (dress by covering with a therapeutic substance)
plasterboard, Noun
  • (n) plasterboard, gypsum_board: (wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls)
plastered, Adjective
  • (s) besotted, blind_drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet: (very drunk)
  • (s) plastered, slicked: ((of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance) "black hair plastered with pomade"
  • (s) plastered, sealed: ((of walls) covered with a coat of plaster)
plasterer, Noun
  • (n) plasterer: (a worker skilled in applying plaster)
plastering, Noun
  • (n) plastering, daubing: (the application of plaster)
plasterwork, Noun
  • (n) plaster, plasterwork: (a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)) "there were cracks in the plaster"
plastic, Adjective
  • (s) fictile, moldable, plastic: (capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)) "plastic substances such as wax or clay"
  • (s) formative, shaping, plastic: (forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning) "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"
  • (s) plastic, pliant: (capable of being influenced or formed) "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"
plastic, Noun
  • (n) credit_card, charge_card, charge_plate, plastic: (a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered) "do you take plastic?"
  • (n) 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)
plasticise, Verb
  • (v) plasticize, plasticise: (become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added)
  • (v) plasticize, plasticise: (make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer) "plasticized PVC"
plasticiser, Noun
  • (n) plasticizer, plasticiser: (a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable)
plasticity, Noun
  • (n) malleability, plasticity: (the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking)
plasticize, Verb
  • (v) plasticize, plasticise: (become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added)
  • (v) plasticize, plasticise: (make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer) "plasticized PVC"
plasticizer, Noun
  • (n) plasticizer, plasticiser: (a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable)
plat, Noun
  • (n) plat: (a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.))
plat, Verb
  • (v) plat, plot: (make a plat of) "Plat the town"
platan, Noun
  • (n) plane_tree, sycamore, 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)
plate, Noun
  • (n) denture, dental_plate, plate: (a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth)
  • (n) home_plate, home_base, home, 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"
  • (n) plate: (a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic)
  • (n) plate: (a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper))
  • (n) plate: (dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten)
  • (n) plate, plateful: (the quantity contained in a plate)
  • (n) plate, crustal_plate: (a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly)
  • (n) plate: (the thin under portion of the forequarter)
  • (n) plate: (a main course served on a plate) "a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special"
  • (n) plate: (any flat platelike body structure or part)
  • (n) plate: (the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube)
  • (n) plate, photographic_plate: (a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded)
  • (n) plate: (structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage)
  • (n) plate, collection_plate: (a shallow receptacle for collection in church)
  • (n) plate, scale, shell: (a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners))
plate, Verb
  • (v) plate: (coat with a layer of metal) "plate spoons with silver"
plateau, Noun
  • (n) tableland, plateau: (a relatively flat highland)
plateful, Noun
  • (n) plate, plateful: (the quantity contained in a plate)
platelayer, Noun
  • (n) platelayer, tracklayer: (a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks)
platelet, Noun
  • (n) platelet, blood_platelet, thrombocyte: (tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting)
platelike, Adjective
  • (s) placoid, platelike: (as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks)
platform, Noun
  • (n) chopine, platform: (a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole)
  • (n) platform: (a raised horizontal surface) "the speaker mounted the platform"
  • (n) platform, political_platform, political_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"
  • (n) platform: (the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system)
  • (n) platform, weapons_platform: (any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons)
plating, Noun
  • (n) plating, metal_plating: (a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface)
  • (n) plating: (the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis))
platinum-blonde, Adjective
  • (s) ash-blonde, platinum-blonde, towheaded: (of hair color; whitish)
platinum, Noun
  • (n) platinum, Pt, atomic_number_78: (a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits)
platitude, Noun
  • (n) platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide: (a trite or obvious remark)
platitudinal, Adjective
  • (s) bromidic, corny, platitudinal, platitudinous: (dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality) "bromidic sermons"
platitudinous, Adjective
  • (s) bromidic, corny, platitudinal, platitudinous: (dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality) "bromidic sermons"
platoon, Noun
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) platoon: (a team of policemen working under the military platoon system)
  • (n) 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"
platter, Noun
  • (n) phonograph_record, phonograph_recording, record, disk, disc, platter: (sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove)
  • (n) platter: (a large shallow dish used for serving food)
platyhelminth, Noun
  • (n) flatworm, platyhelminth: (parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body)
platypus, Noun
  • (n) platypus, duckbill, duckbilled_platypus, duck-billed_platypus, Ornithorhynchus_anatinus: (small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae)
platyrhine, Adjective
  • (a) platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed: (of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses)
platyrhinian, Adjective
  • (a) platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed: (of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses)
platyrrhine, Adjective
  • (a) platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed: (of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses)
platyrrhine, Noun
  • (n) New_World_monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian: (hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails)
platyrrhinian, Adjective
  • (a) platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed: (of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses)
platyrrhinian, Noun
  • (n) New_World_monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian: (hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails)
platyrrhinic, Adjective
  • (a) platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed: (of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses)
plaudit, Noun
  • (n) acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat: (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, Noun
  • (n) acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit, eclat: (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, Noun
  • (n) plausibility, plausibleness: (apparent validity)
plausible, Adjective
  • (a) plausible: (apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful) "a plausible excuse"
  • (s) plausible: (given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments) "a plausible liar"
plausibleness, Noun
  • (n) plausibility, plausibleness: (apparent validity)
plausive, Adjective
  • (s) approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive: (expressing or manifesting praise or approval) "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
play-actor, Noun
  • (n) barnstormer, playactor, play-actor, trouper: (an actor who travels around the country presenting plays)
play-box, Noun
  • (n) playbox, play-box: (a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school))
play, Noun
  • (n) bid, play: (an attempt to get something) "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention"
  • (n) free_rein, play: (the removal of constraints) "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist's talent"
  • (n) fun, play, sport: (verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)) "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"
  • (n) gambling, gaming, 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"
  • (n) looseness, play: (movement or space for movement) "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
  • (n) maneuver, manoeuvre, play: (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill) "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"
  • (n) play, drama, dramatic_play: (a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage) "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
  • (n) play: (a theatrical performance of a drama) "the play lasted two hours"
  • (n) play: (a preset plan of action in team sports) "the coach drew up the plays for her team"
  • (n) play: (a state in which action is feasible) "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play"
  • (n) play: (utilization or exercise) "the play of the imagination"
  • (n) play, child's_play: (activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules) "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"
  • (n) play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper: (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"
  • (n) play, swordplay: (the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully)
  • (n) playing_period, period_of_play, play: ((in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds) "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
  • (n) shimmer, play: (a weak and tremulous light) "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"
  • (n) turn, play: ((game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession) "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"
play, Verb
  • (v) act, play, represent: (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"
  • (v) act, play, act_as: (pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind) "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
  • (v) act, play, roleplay, playact: (perform on a stage or theater) "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
  • (v) bet, wager, play: (stake on the outcome of an issue) "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"
  • (v) bring, work, play, wreak, make_for: (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"
  • (v) dally, toy, play, flirt: (behave carelessly or indifferently) "Play about with a young girl's affection"
  • (v) dally, trifle, play: (consider not very seriously) "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
  • (v) meet, encounter, play, take_on: (contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle) "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
  • (v) play: (participate in games or sport) "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
  • (v) 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"
  • (v) play: (play on an instrument) "The band played all night long"
  • (v) 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"
  • (v) play, spiel: (replay (as a melody)) "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"
  • (v) play: (perform music on (a musical instrument)) "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"
  • (v) play: (move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly) "The spotlights played on the politicians"
  • (v) play: (bet or wager (money)) "He played $20 on the new horse"; "She plays the races"
  • (v) play, recreate: (engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion) "On weekends I play"; "The students all recreate alike"
  • (v) 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"
  • (v) play: (emit recorded sound) "The tape was playing for hours"; "the stereo was playing Beethoven when I entered"
  • (v) play: (perform on a certain location) "The prodigy played Carnegie Hall at the age of 16"; "She has been playing on Broadway for years"
  • (v) 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"
  • (v) play, toy: (engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously) "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
  • (v) play: (behave in a certain way) "play safe"; "play it safe"; "play fair"
  • (v) play, run: (cause to emit recorded audio or video) "They ran the tapes over and over again"; "I'll play you my favorite record"; "He never tires of playing that video"
  • (v) play: (use to one's advantage) "She plays on her clients' emotions"
  • (v) 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"
  • (v) play: (cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space) "The engine has a wheel that is playing in a rack"
  • (v) play: (be performed or presented for public viewing) "What's playing in the local movie theater?"; "`Cats' has been playing on Broadway for many years"
  • (v) 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"
  • (v) play: (make bets) "Play the races"; "play the casinos in Trouville"
  • (v) play: (shoot or hit in a particular manner) "She played a good backhand last night"
  • (v) play: (use or move) "I had to play my queen"
  • (v) play: (employ in a game or in a specific position) "They played him on first base"
  • (v) play: (exhaust by allowing to pull on the line) "play a hooked fish"
  • (v) toy, fiddle, diddle, 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"
playable, Adjective
  • (a) 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, Verb
  • (v) act, play, roleplay, playact: (perform on a stage or theater) "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
playacting, Noun
  • (n) acting, playing, playacting, performing: (the performance of a part or role in a drama)
playactor, Noun
  • (n) barnstormer, playactor, play-actor, trouper: (an actor who travels around the country presenting plays)
playback, Noun
  • (n) playback: (the act of reproducing recorded sound) "he was allowed to hear the playback of his testimony"
  • (n) playback: (electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material)
playbox, Noun
  • (n) playbox, play-box: (a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school))
playboy, Noun
  • (n) playboy, man-about-town, Corinthian: (a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure)
playday, Noun
  • (n) playtime, playday: (time for play or diversion)
player, Noun
  • (n) actor, histrion, player, thespian, role_player: (a theatrical performer)
  • (n) musician, instrumentalist, player: (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))
  • (n) player, participant: (a person who participates in or is skilled at some game)
  • (n) player: (a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously)
  • (n) player: (an important participant (as in a business deal)) "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"
playfellow, Noun
  • (n) playmate, playfellow: (a companion at play)
playful, Adjective
  • (a) playful: (full of fun and high spirits) "playful children just let loose from school"
playfulness, Noun
  • (n) fun, merriment, playfulness: (activities that are enjoyable or amusing) "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"
  • (n) gaiety, playfulness: (a festive merry feeling)
  • (n) playfulness, fun: (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement) "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"
playgoer, Noun
  • (n) playgoer, theatergoer, theatregoer: (someone who attends the theater)
playground, Noun
  • (n) playground: (yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play)
  • (n) resort_area, playground, vacation_spot: (an area where many people go for recreation)
playhouse, Noun
  • (n) playhouse, wendy_house: (plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of)
playing, Noun
  • (n) acting, playing, playacting, performing: (the performance of a part or role in a drama)
  • (n) playing: (the act of playing a musical instrument)
  • (n) playing: (the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation)
playlist, Noun
  • (n) playlist, play_list: (a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio)
playmate, Noun
  • (n) playmate, playfellow: (a companion at play)
playoff, Noun
  • (n) playoff: (any final competition to determine a championship)
playpen, Noun
  • (n) playpen, pen: (a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play)
playroom, Noun
  • (n) rumpus_room, playroom, game_room: (a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc))
playscript, Noun
  • (n) script, book, playscript: (a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance)
playsuit, Noun
  • (n) playsuit: (a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse)
plaything, Noun
  • (n) plaything, toy: (an artifact designed to be played with)
playtime, Noun
  • (n) playtime, playday: (time for play or diversion)
playwright, Noun
  • (n) dramatist, playwright: (someone who writes plays)
plaza, Noun
  • (n) plaza, place, piazza: (a public square with room for pedestrians) "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
  • (n) plaza, mall, center, shopping_mall, shopping_center, shopping_centre: (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 movie house"; "they spent their weekends at the local malls"
plea, Noun
  • (n) plea: ((law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer))
  • (n) plea: (an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed)
  • (n) supplication, plea: (a humble request for help from someone in authority)
pleach, Verb
  • (v) braid, pleach: (form or weave into a braid or braids) "braid hair"
  • (v) pleach, plash: (interlace the shoots of) "pleach a hedge"
plead, Verb
  • (v) plead: (appeal or request earnestly) "I pleaded with him to stop"
  • (v) plead: (offer as an excuse or plea) "She was pleading insanity"
  • (v) plead: (enter a plea, as in courts of law) "She pleaded not guilty"
  • (v) 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, Noun
  • (n) advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader: (a lawyer who pleads cases in court)
pleading, Adjective
  • (a) beseeching, pleading, imploring: (begging)
pleading, Noun
  • (n) pleading: ((law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding)
pleasance, Noun
  • (n) pleasance: (a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion)
  • (n) pleasure, pleasance: (a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience) "he was tingling with pleasure"
pleasant-tasting, Adjective
  • (s) delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy: (extremely pleasing to the sense of taste)
pleasant, Adjective
  • (a) pleasant: (affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings) "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"
  • (s) pleasant: ((of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior) "I didn't enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around"
pleasantness, Noun
  • (n) pleasantness: (the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling)
  • (n) pleasantness, sweetness: (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"
please, Verb
  • (v) please, delight: (give pleasure to or be pleasing to) "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
  • (v) please: (be the will of or have the will (to)) "he could do many things if he pleased"
  • (v) please: (give satisfaction) "The waiters around her aim to please"
pleased, Adjective
  • (a) pleased: (experiencing or manifesting pleasure)
  • (s) pleased, proud_of: (feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth) "proud of their child"
pleasing, Adjective
  • (a) pleasing: (giving pleasure and satisfaction) "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
pleasing, Noun
  • (n) pleasing: (the act of one who pleases)
pleasingness, Noun
  • (n) pleasingness, tastiness: (pleasant palatability)
  • (n) pleasingness: (an agreeable beauty that gives pleasure or enjoyment) "the liveliness and pleasingness of dark eyes"- T.N. Carver"
pleasurable, Adjective
  • (s) enjoyable, gratifying, 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"
pleasure, Noun
  • (n) joy, delight, pleasure: (something or someone that provides a source of happiness) "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"
  • (n) pleasure, pleasance: (a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience) "he was tingling with pleasure"
  • (n) pleasure: (a formal expression) "he serves at the pleasure of the President"
  • (n) pleasure: (an activity that affords enjoyment) "he puts duty before pleasure"
  • (n) pleasure: (sexual gratification) "he took his pleasure of her"
pleat, Noun
  • (n) pleat, plait: (any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape)
pleat, Verb
  • (v) pleat, plicate: (fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth")
  • (v) ruffle, pleat: (pleat or gather into a ruffle) "ruffle the curtain fabric"
pleating, Noun
  • (n) plication, pleating: (the act of folding in parallel folds)
pleb, Noun
  • (n) plebeian, pleb: (one of the common people)
plebe, Noun
  • (n) cadet, plebe: (a military trainee (as at a military academy))
plebeian, Adjective
  • (s) common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed: (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"
plebeian, Noun
  • (n) plebeian, pleb: (one of the common people)
plecopteran, Noun
  • (n) stonefly, stone_fly, plecopteran: (primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones)
plectron, Noun
  • (n) pick, plectrum, plectron: (a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument)
plectrum, Noun
  • (n) pick, plectrum, plectron: (a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument)
pledge, Noun
  • (n) assurance, 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"
  • (n) pledge: (a deposit of personal property as security for a debt) "his saxophone was in pledge"
  • (n) pledge: (someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group)
  • (n) pledge, toast: (a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event)
pledge, Verb
  • (v) pledge, plight: (promise solemnly and formally) "I pledge that I will honor my wife"
  • (v) pledge, subscribe: (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"
  • (v) pledge: (give as a guarantee) "I pledge my honor"
  • (v) pledge: (bind or secure by a pledge) "I was pledged to silence"
  • (v) toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail: (propose a toast to) "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
pledged, Adjective
  • (s) pledged, sworn: (bound by or as if by an oath) "according to an early tradition became his sworn brother"; "sworn enemies"
plenary, Adjective
  • (s) plenary: (full in all respects) "a plenary session of the legislature"; "a diplomat with plenary powers"
plenitude, Noun
  • (n) plenty, plentifulness, plenteousness, plenitude, plentitude: (a full supply) "there was plenty of food for everyone"
plenteous, Adjective
  • (s) ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich: (affording an abundant supply) "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"
plenteousness, Noun
  • (n) plenty, plentifulness, plenteousness, plenitude, plentitude: (a full supply) "there was plenty of food for everyone"
plentiful, Adjective
  • (s) ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich: (affording an abundant supply) "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"
  • (s) bountiful, plentiful: (producing in abundance) "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"
  • (s) plentiful: (existing in great number or quantity) "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"
plentifulness, Noun
  • (n) plenty, plentifulness, plenteousness, plenitude, plentitude: (a full supply) "there was plenty of food for everyone"
plentitude, Noun
  • (n) plenty, plentifulness, plenteousness, plenitude, plentitude: (a full supply) "there was plenty of food for everyone"
plenty, Noun
  • (n) batch, deal, flock, good_deal, great_deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite_a_little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy_sum, wad: ((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"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
  • (n) plenty, plentifulness, plenteousness, plenitude, plentitude: (a full supply) "there was plenty of food for everyone"
plenum, Noun
  • (n) plenum: (a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present) "the plenum will vote on all tax increases"
  • (n) plenum: (an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside)
pleomorphism, Noun
  • (n) pleomorphism: ((biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms)
  • (n) polymorphism, pleomorphism: ((chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound)
pleonaste, Noun
  • (n) Ceylonite, pleonaste: (a dark-colored spinel containing iron)
pleonastic, Adjective
  • (s) pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautological: (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, Noun
  • (n) swimmeret, 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)
plesiosaur, Noun
  • (n) plesiosaur, 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)
plesiosaurus, Noun
  • (n) plesiosaur, 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, Noun
  • (n) pleximeter, plessimeter: (a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations)
plessor, Noun
  • (n) plexor, plessor, percussor: ((medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes)
plethora, Noun
  • (n) overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment: (extreme excess) "an embarrassment of riches"
plethoric, Adjective
  • (s) overabundant, plethoric, rife: (excessively abundant)
pleural, Adjective
  • (a) pleural: (of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax) "pleural muscles"
pleuralgia, Noun
  • (n) pleurodynia, pleuralgia, costalgia: (pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs)
pleurocarp, Noun
  • (n) pleurocarp, pleurocarpous_moss: (a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk)
pleurocarpous, Adjective
  • (a) pleurocarpous: ((of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branches)
pleurodynia, Noun
  • (n) pleurodynia, pleuralgia, costalgia: (pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs)
plexiglass, Noun
  • (n) Plexiglas, plexiglass: (a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic)
pleximeter, Noun
  • (n) pleximeter, plessimeter: (a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations)
pleximetry, Noun
  • (n) percussion, pleximetry: (tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes)
plexor, Noun
  • (n) plexor, plessor, percussor: ((medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes)
plexus, Noun
  • (n) plexus, rete: (a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels)
pliability, Noun
  • (n) bendability, pliability: (the property of being easily bent without breaking)
  • (n) pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness: (adaptability of mind or character) "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization"
pliable, Adjective
  • (s) bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy: (capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking) "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
  • (s) ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile: (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"
  • (s) elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant: (able to adjust readily to different conditions) "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
  • (s) fictile, pliable: (susceptible to being led or directed) "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda"
pliancy, Noun
  • (n) pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness: (adaptability of mind or character) "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization"
  • (n) pliancy, pliantness, suppleness: (the property of being pliant and flexible)
pliant, Adjective
  • (s) bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy: (capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking) "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree"
  • (s) ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile: (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"
  • (s) elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant: (able to adjust readily to different conditions) "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
  • (s) plastic, pliant: (capable of being influenced or formed) "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature"
pliantness, Noun
  • (n) pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness: (adaptability of mind or character) "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization"
  • (n) pliancy, pliantness, suppleness: (the property of being pliant and flexible)
plica, Noun
  • (n) fold, plica: (a folded part (as in skin or muscle))
plicate, Verb
  • (v) pleat, plicate: (fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth")
plication, Noun
  • (n) fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend: (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"
  • (n) plication, pleating: (the act of folding in parallel folds)
plier, Noun
  • (n) plier, plyer: (someone who plies a trade)
plight, Noun
  • (n) plight, troth: (a solemn pledge of fidelity)
  • (n) predicament, quandary, 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, Verb
  • (v) betroth, engage, affiance, plight: (give to in marriage)
  • (v) pledge, plight: (promise solemnly and formally) "I pledge that I will honor my wife"
plinth, Noun
  • (n) pedestal, plinth, footstall: (an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue))
plod, Noun
  • (n) plodding, plod: (the act of walking with a slow heavy gait) "I could recognize his plod anywhere"
plod, Verb
  • (v) slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp: (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud) "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
plodder, Noun
  • (n) plodder, slogger: (someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours)
  • (n) plodder, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, slowcoach: (someone who moves slowly) "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"
  • (n) trudger, plodder, slogger: (someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner)
plodding, Adjective
  • (s) leaden, plodding: ((of movement) slow and laborious) "leaden steps"
plodding, Noun
  • (n) drudgery, plodding, grind, donkeywork: (hard monotonous routine work)
  • (n) plodding, plod: (the act of walking with a slow heavy gait) "I could recognize his plod anywhere"
plonk, Noun
  • (n) plonk: (a cheap wine of inferior quality)
  • (n) plonk: (the noise of something dropping (as into liquid))
plonk, Verb
  • (v) plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump_down, plunk_down, 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"
plop, Noun
  • (n) plop: (the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash)
plop, Verb
  • (v) plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump_down, plunk_down, 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"
  • (v) plop: (drop something with a plopping sound)
  • (v) plop: (drop with the sound of something falling into water)
plosion, Noun
  • (n) plosion, explosion: (the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant)
plosive, Noun
  • (n) stop_consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive_consonant, plosive_speech_sound, plosive: (a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it) "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
plot, Noun
  • (n) plot, secret_plan, game: (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"
  • (n) plot, plot_of_land, plot_of_ground, patch: (a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation) "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
  • (n) plot: (the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.) "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
  • (n) plot: (a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object)
plot, Verb
  • (v) diagram, plot: (make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed)
  • (v) plat, plot: (make a plat of) "Plat the town"
  • (v) plot: (plan secretly, usually something illegal) "They plotted the overthrow of the government"
  • (v) plot: (devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)) "the writer is plotting a new novel"
plotted, Adjective
  • (s) aforethought, planned, plotted: (planned in advance) "with malice aforethought"
plotter, Noun
  • (n) conspirator, coconspirator, plotter, machinator: (a member of a conspiracy)
  • (n) plotter, mapper: (a clerk who marks data on a chart)
  • (n) plotter: (an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures)
  • (n) schemer, plotter: (a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action)
plough, Verb
  • (v) plow, plough, turn: (to break and turn over earth especially with a plow) "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
  • (v) plow, plough: (move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil) "The ship plowed through the water"
ploughboy, Noun
  • (n) plowboy, ploughboy: (a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow)
ploughed, Adjective
  • (a) plowed, ploughed: ((of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow) "plowed fields"
ploughing, Noun
  • (n) plowing, ploughing: (tilling the land with a plow) "he hired someone to do the plowing for him"
ploughland, Noun
  • (n) cultivated_land, farmland, plowland, ploughland, tilled_land, tillage, tilth: (arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops)
ploughman, Noun
  • (n) plowman, ploughman, plower: (a man who plows)
ploughshare, Noun
  • (n) plowshare, ploughshare, share: (a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil)
ploughwright, Noun
  • (n) plowwright, ploughwright: (a workman who makes and repairs plows)
plover, Noun
  • (n) plover: (any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers)
plow, Noun
  • (n) plow, plough: (a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing)
plow, Verb
  • (v) cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address: (act on 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"
  • (v) plow, plough, turn: (to break and turn over earth especially with a plow) "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
  • (v) plow, plough: (move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil) "The ship plowed through the water"
plowboy, Noun
  • (n) plowboy, ploughboy: (a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow)
plowed, Adjective
  • (a) plowed, ploughed: ((of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow) "plowed fields"
plower, Noun
  • (n) plowman, ploughman, plower: (a man who plows)
plowing, Noun
  • (n) plowing, ploughing: (tilling the land with a plow) "he hired someone to do the plowing for him"
plowland, Noun
  • (n) cultivated_land, farmland, plowland, ploughland, tilled_land, tillage, tilth: (arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops)
plowman, Noun
  • (n) plowman, ploughman, plower: (a man who plows)
plowshare, Noun
  • (n) plowshare, ploughshare, share: (a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil)
plowwright, Noun
  • (n) plowwright, ploughwright: (a workman who makes and repairs plows)
ploy, Noun
  • (n) gambit, ploy: (an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker)
  • (n) ploy, gambit, stratagem: (a maneuver in a game or conversation)
pluck, Noun
  • (n) gutsiness, pluck, pluckiness: (the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury)
  • (n) pluck: (the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord)
pluck, Verb
  • (v) hustle, pluck, roll: (sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity)
  • (v) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook: (rip off; ask an unreasonable price)
  • (v) pick, pluck, cull: (look for and gather) "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
  • (v) pluck, tweak, pull_off, pick_off: (pull or pull out sharply) "pluck the flowers off the bush"
  • (v) pluck, plunk, pick: (pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion) "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
  • (v) pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume: (strip of feathers) "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
plucked, Adjective
  • (a) plucked: (of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum)
  • (s) plucked: (having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl) "a plucked chicken"; "an unfeathered goose"
pluckiness, Noun
  • (n) gutsiness, pluck, pluckiness: (the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury)
plucky, Adjective
  • (s) feisty, plucky, spunky: (showing courage) "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger"
  • (a) gutsy, plucky: (marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; it was a gutsy thing to do") "you have to admire her"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist"; "a gutsy red wine"
plug-in, Noun
  • (n) circuit_board, circuit_card, board, card, plug-in, add-in: (a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities)
plug, Noun
  • (n) ballyhoo, hoopla, hype, plug: (blatant or sensational promotion)
  • (n) chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad: (a wad of something chewable as tobacco)
  • (n) fireplug, fire_hydrant, plug: (an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire)
  • (n) hack, jade, nag, plug: (an old or over-worked horse)
  • (n) plug, stopper, stopple: (blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly)
  • (n) plug, male_plug: (an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection)
  • (n) spark_plug, sparking_plug, 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, Verb
  • (v) plug, stop_up, secure: (fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug) "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
  • (v) plug, plug_away: (persist in working hard) "Students must plug away at this problem"
  • (v) plug: (make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote)
  • (v) plug: (insert a plug into) "plug the wall"
  • (v) plug: (insert as a plug) "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"
  • (v) punch, plug: (deliver a quick blow to) "he punched me in the stomach"
plugboard, Noun
  • (n) switchboard, patchboard, plugboard: (telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords)
plugged, Adjective
  • (s) blocked, plugged: (completely obstructed or closed off) "the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges"; "the drain was plugged"
  • (a) plugged: ((of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal)
plugger, Noun
  • (n) promoter, booster, plugger: (someone who is an active supporter and advocate)
plum, Noun
  • (n) plum, plum_tree: (any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone)
  • (n) plum: (any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit)
  • (n) plum: (a highly desirable position or assignment) "a political plum"
plumage, Noun
  • (n) feather, plume, plumage: (the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)
plumate, Adjective
  • (s) plumate, plumed, plumose: (having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft)
plumb, Adjective
  • (s) plumb: (exactly vertical) "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
plumb, Noun
  • (n) plumb_bob, plumb, plummet: (the metal bob of a plumb line)
plumb, Verb
  • (v) plumb: (measure the depth of something)
  • (v) plumb: (weight with lead)
  • (v) plumb: (examine thoroughly and in great depth)
  • (v) plumb: (adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical)
plumbable, Adjective
  • (a) fathomable, plumbable, soundable: ((of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth)
plumbago, Noun
  • (n) graphite, black_lead, plumbago: (used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors)
  • (n) plumbago: (any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago)
plumber, Noun
  • (n) plumber, pipe_fitter: (a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances)
plumbery, Noun
  • (n) plumbing, plumbery: (the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building))
plumbic, Adjective
  • (a) plumbic, plumbous: (relating to or consisting of lead)
plumbing, Noun
  • (n) bathymetry, plumbing: (measuring the depths of the oceans)
  • (n) plumbing, 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)
  • (n) plumbing, plumbery: (the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building))
plumbism, Noun
  • (n) lead_poisoning, plumbism, saturnism: (toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system)
plumbous, Adjective
  • (a) plumbic, plumbous: (relating to or consisting of lead)
plume, Noun
  • (n) feather, plume, plumage: (the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)
  • (n) plume: (anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness) "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes"
  • (n) plume: (a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament)
plume, Verb
  • (v) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook: (rip off; ask an unreasonable price)
  • (v) plume: (deck with a plume) "a plumed helmet"
  • (v) plume: (form a plume) "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
  • (v) preen, plume: (clean with one's bill) "The birds preened"
  • (v) preen, primp, plume, dress: (dress or groom with elaborate care) "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
  • (v) pride, plume, congratulate: (be proud of) "He prides himself on making it into law school"
plumed, Adjective
  • (s) crested, plumed: ((of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume)
  • (s) plumate, plumed, plumose: (having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft)
  • (s) plumed, plumy: (having or covered with or abounding in plumes) "the plumed serpent"; "white-plumed egrets"
plumelike, Adjective
  • (s) plumelike, plumy: (resembling a plume) "the dog's plumy tail"
plummet, Noun
  • (n) plumb_bob, plumb, plummet: (the metal bob of a plumb line)
plummet, Verb
  • (v) plummet, plump: (drop sharply) "The stock market plummeted"
plummy, Adjective
  • (s) plummy: (very desirable) "a plummy leading role"
  • (s) plummy: ((of a voice) affectedly mellow and rich) "the radio announcer's plummy voice"
plumose, Adjective
  • (s) plumate, plumed, plumose: (having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft)
plump, Adjective
  • (s) chubby, embonpoint, plump: (sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure; ) "a chubby child"; "pleasingly plump"
plump, Noun
  • (n) plump: (the sound of a sudden heavy fall)
plump, Verb
  • (v) fatten, fat, flesh_out, fill_out, plump, plump_out, fatten_out, fatten_up: (make fat or plump) "We will plump out that poor starving child"
  • (v) plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump_down, plunk_down, 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"
  • (v) plummet, plump: (drop sharply) "The stock market plummeted"
  • (v) plump, go: (give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number) "I plumped for the losing candidates"
plumper, Adjective
  • (s) chubby, embonpoint, plump: (sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure; ) "a chubby child"; "pleasingly plump"
plumping, Adjective
  • (s) plumping: (very large; of exceptional size for its kind) "won by a plumping majority"
plumpness, Noun
  • (n) plumpness, embonpoint, roundness: (the bodily property of being well rounded)
plumy, Adjective
  • (s) feathery, feathered, plumy: (adorned with feathers or plumes)
  • (s) plumed, plumy: (having or covered with or abounding in plumes) "the plumed serpent"; "white-plumed egrets"
  • (s) plumelike, plumy: (resembling a plume) "the dog's plumy tail"
plunder, Noun
  • (n) loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty_money: (goods or money obtained illegally)
plunder, Verb
  • (v) loot, plunder: (take illegally; of intellectual property) "This writer plundered from famous authors"
  • (v) plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray: (steal goods; take as spoils) "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
  • (v) rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder: (destroy and strip of its possession) "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
  • (v) sack, plunder: (plunder (a town) after capture) "the barbarians sacked Rome"
plundered, Adjective
  • (s) looted, pillaged, plundered, ransacked: (wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value) "the robbers left the looted train"; "people returned to the plundered village"
plunderer, Noun
  • (n) plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter: (someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war))
plundering, Adjective
  • (s) plundering: (given to taking by force what is desired)
plundering, Noun
  • (n) plundering, pillage, pillaging: (the act of stealing valuable things from a place) "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
plunge, Noun
  • (n) dip, plunge: (a brief swim in water)
  • (n) plunge: (a steep and rapid fall)
plunge, Verb
  • (v) dive, plunge, plunk: (drop steeply) "the stock market plunged"
  • (v) dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse: (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"
  • (v) immerse, plunge: (thrust or throw into) "Immerse yourself in hot water"
  • (v) plunge: (dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity) "She plunged at it eagerly"
  • (v) plunge, launch: (begin with vigor) "He launched into a long diatribe"; "She plunged into a dangerous adventure"
  • (v) plunge, immerse: (cause to be immersed) "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text"
  • (v) plunge, dump: (fall abruptly) "It plunged to the bottom of the well"
  • (v) steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak_up: (devote (oneself) fully to) "He immersed himself into his studies"
plunger, Noun
  • (n) diver, plunger: (someone who dives (into water))
  • (n) piston, plunger: (mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion)
  • (n) plunger, plumber's_helper: (hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains)
  • (n) speculator, plunger: (someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains)
plunk, Noun
  • (n) plunk: (a hollow twanging sound)
  • (n) plunk, plunker: ((baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly)
plunk, Verb
  • (v) clop, clump, clunk, plunk: (make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground)
  • (v) dive, plunge, plunk: (drop steeply) "the stock market plunged"
  • (v) plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump_down, plunk_down, 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"
  • (v) pluck, plunk, pick: (pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion) "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
plunker, Noun
  • (n) plunk, plunker: ((baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly)
plural, Adjective
  • (a) plural: (composed of more than one member, set, or kind)
  • (a) plural: (grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units)
plural, Noun
  • (n) plural, plural_form: (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
pluralisation, Noun
  • (n) pluralization, pluralisation: (the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to)
pluralise, Verb
  • (v) pluralize, pluralise: (mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural) "How do speakers pluralize nouns in Japanese?"
pluralism, Noun
  • (n) pluralism: (a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated)
  • (n) pluralism: (the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements)
  • (n) pluralism: (the practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time)
pluralistic, Adjective
  • (a) pluralistic: (of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of pluralism) "a pluralistic culture"
plurality, Noun
  • (n) battalion, large_number, multitude, plurality, pack: (a large indefinite number) "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) plurality, relative_majority: ((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))
pluralization, Noun
  • (n) pluralization, pluralisation: (the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to)
pluralize, Verb
  • (v) pluralize, pluralise: (mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural) "How do speakers pluralize nouns in Japanese?"
plus, Adjective
  • (a) plus: (on the positive side or higher end of a scale) "a plus value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C plus"
  • (s) plus, positive: (involving advantage or good) "a plus (or positive) factor"
plus, Noun
  • (n) asset, plus: (a useful or valuable quality)
  • (n) summation, addition, 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"
plush-like, Adjective
  • (s) plushy, plush-like: ((of textures) resembling plush)
plush, Adjective
  • (s) lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy: (characterized by extravagance and profusion) "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"
plush, Noun
  • (n) plush: (a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet)
plushy, Adjective
  • (s) lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushy: (characterized by extravagance and profusion) "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"
  • (s) plushy, plush-like: ((of textures) resembling plush)
plutocracy, Noun
  • (n) plutocracy: (a political system governed by the wealthy people)
plutocratic, Adjective
  • (a) plutocratic, plutocratical: (of or relating to or characteristic of a plutocrat)
plutocratical, Adjective
  • (a) plutocratic, plutocratical: (of or relating to or characteristic of a plutocrat)
pluton, Noun
  • (n) batholith, batholite, pluton, plutonic_rock: (large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth)
plutonic, Adjective
  • (s) irruptive, plutonic: (of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro)
plutonium, Noun
  • (n) plutonium, Pu, atomic_number_94: (a solid silvery grey 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 plutonium 239)
pluviometer, Noun
  • (n) rain_gauge, rain_gage, pluviometer, udometer: (gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation)
ply, Noun
  • (n) ply: (one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination) "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"
  • (n) ply: ((usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood)
ply, Verb
  • (v) ply: (apply oneself diligently) "Ply one's trade"
  • (v) ply, run: (travel a route regularly) "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
  • (v) ply: (join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding) "ply fabric"
  • (v) ply: (wield vigorously) "ply an axe"
  • (v) ply: (use diligently) "ply your wits!"
  • (v) provide, supply, ply, cater: (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance) "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
plyboard, Noun
  • (n) plywood, plyboard: (a laminate made of thin layers of wood)
plyer, Noun
  • (n) plier, plyer: (someone who plies a trade)
plywood, Noun
  • (n) plywood, plyboard: (a laminate made of thin layers of wood)
pneumatic, Adjective
  • (a) pneumatic: (of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas)) "pneumatic drill"; "pneumatic tire"
pneumococcal, Adjective
  • (a) pneumococcal: (of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus)
pneumococcus, Noun
  • (n) pneumococcus, Diplococcus_pneumoniae: (bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans)
pneumoconiosis, Noun
  • (n) pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis: (chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles)
pneumoencephalogram, Noun
  • (n) encephalogram, pneumoencephalogram: (an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast)
pneumogastric, Adjective
  • (a) pneumogastric: (of or relating to or involving the lungs and stomach)
  • (a) vagal, pneumogastric: (of or relating to the vagus nerve)
pneumogastric, Noun
  • (n) vagus, vagus_nerve, nervus_vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric_nerve, tenth_cranial_nerve, wandering_nerve: (a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera)
pneumonia, Noun
  • (n) pneumonia: (respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants)
pneumonic, Adjective
  • (a) pneumonic: (pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia) "pneumonic plague"
  • (a) pneumonic, pulmonary, pulmonic: (relating to or affecting the lungs) "pulmonary disease"
pneumonitis, Noun
  • (n) pneumonitis: (inflammation of the lungs; caused by a virus or an allergic reaction)
pneumonoconiosis, Noun
  • (n) pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis: (chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles)
pneumothorax, Noun
  • (n) 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))
poach, Verb
  • (v) poach: (hunt illegally) "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"
  • (v) poach: (cook in a simmering liquid) "poached apricots"
poached, Adjective
  • (s) boiled, poached, stewed: (cooked in hot water)
pock, Noun
  • (n) pock: (a pustule in an eruptive disease)
pock, Verb
  • (v) scar, mark, pock, pit: (mark with a scar) "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"
pocked, Adjective
  • (s) pocked, pockmarked, potholed: (used of paved surfaces having holes or pits)
  • (s) pocked, pockmarked: (marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease)
pocket-size, Adjective
  • (s) minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized: (limited in size or scope) "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
  • (s) pocket-size, pocket-sized, pocketable: (small enough to be carried in a garment pocket) "pocket-size paperbacks"
pocket-sized, Adjective
  • (s) minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized: (limited in size or scope) "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
  • (s) pocket-size, pocket-sized, pocketable: (small enough to be carried in a garment pocket) "pocket-size paperbacks"
pocket, Noun
  • (n) air_pocket, pocket, air_hole: (a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly)
  • (n) pocket: (a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles)
  • (n) pocket: (a supply of money) "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets"
  • (n) pocket: ((bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left) "the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike"
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) pocket: (an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck)
  • (n) pouch, sac, sack, pocket: (an enclosed space) "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
  • (n) pouch, pocket: ((anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican))
  • (n) scoop, pocket: (a hollow concave shape made by removing something)
pocket, Verb
  • (v) pocket: (put in one's pocket) "He pocketed the change"
  • (v) pocket, bag: (take unlawfully)
pocketable, Adjective
  • (s) pocket-size, pocket-sized, pocketable: (small enough to be carried in a garment pocket) "pocket-size paperbacks"
pocketbook, Noun
  • (n) bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse: (a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)) "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
  • (n) pocketbook: (your personal financial means) "that car is too expensive for my pocketbook"
  • (n) pocketbook, pocket_book, pocket_edition: (pocket-sized paperback book)
  • (n) wallet, billfold, notecase, pocketbook: (a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money)
pockmark, Verb
  • (v) pockmark: (mark with or as if with pockmarks) "Her face was pockmarked by the disease"
pockmarked, Adjective
  • (s) pocked, pockmarked, potholed: (used of paved surfaces having holes or pits)
  • (s) pocked, pockmarked: (marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease)
pod, Noun
  • (n) pod, cod, seedcase: (the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves))
  • (n) pod, seedpod: (a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant)
  • (n) pod: (a group of aquatic mammals)
  • (n) pod, fuel_pod: (a detachable container of fuel on an airplane)
pod, Verb
  • (v) pod: (take something out of its shell or pod) "pod peas or beans"
  • (v) pod: (produce pods, of plants)
podcast, Verb
  • (v) podcast: (distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer)
podgy, Adjective
  • (s) dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby, roly-poly: (short and plump)
podiatrist, Noun
  • (n) chiropodist, foot_doctor, podiatrist: (a specialist in care for the feet)
podiatry, Noun
  • (n) podiatry, chiropody: (the branch of medicine concerned with the feet)
podium, Noun
  • (n) dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox: (a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it)
podsol, Noun
  • (n) podzol, podzol_soil, podsol, podsol_soil, podsolic_soil: (a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer)
podzol, Noun
  • (n) podzol, podzol_soil, podsol, podsol_soil, podsolic_soil: (a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer)
poeciliid, Noun
  • (n) topminnow, poeciliid_fish, poeciliid, live-bearer: (small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control)
poem, Noun
  • (n) poem, verse_form: (a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines)
poenology, Noun
  • (n) penology, poenology: (the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation)
poesy, Noun
  • (n) poetry, poesy, verse: (literature in metrical form)
poet-singer, Noun
  • (n) folk_singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour: (a singer of folk songs)
poet, Noun
  • (n) poet: (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
poetic, Adjective
  • (a) poetic, poetical: (of or relating to poetry) "poetic works"; "a poetic romance"
  • (a) poetic: (of or relating to poets) "poetic insight"
  • (s) poetic: (characterized by romantic imagery) "Turner's vision of the rainbow...was poetic"
  • (s) poetic, poetical: (characteristic of or befitting poetry) "poetic diction"
poetical, Adjective
  • (a) poetic, poetical: (of or relating to poetry) "poetic works"; "a poetic romance"
  • (s) poetic, poetical: (characteristic of or befitting poetry) "poetic diction"
poetise, Verb
  • (v) verse, versify, poetize, poetise: (compose verses or put into verse) "He versified the ancient saga"
poetiser, Noun
  • (n) rhymer, rhymester, versifier, poetizer, poetiser: (a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets))
poetize, Verb
  • (v) verse, versify, poetize, poetise: (compose verses or put into verse) "He versified the ancient saga"
poetizer, Noun
  • (n) rhymer, rhymester, versifier, poetizer, poetiser: (a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets))
poetry, Noun
  • (n) poetry, poesy, verse: (literature in metrical form)
  • (n) poetry: (any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling)
pogey, Noun
  • (n) dole, pogy, pogey: (money received from the state)
pogrom, Noun
  • (n) pogrom: (organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews))
pogy, Noun
  • (n) dole, pogy, pogey: (money received from the state)
poignance, Noun
  • (n) poignance, poignancy: (a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow) "a moment of extraordinary poignancy"
poignancy, Noun
  • (n) pathos, poignancy: (a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)) "the film captured all the pathos of their situation"
  • (n) poignance, poignancy: (a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow) "a moment of extraordinary poignancy"
poignant, Adjective
  • (s) affecting, poignant, touching: (arousing affect) "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene"; "poignant grief cannot endure forever"; "his gratitude was simple and touching"
  • (s) poignant: (keenly distressing to the mind or feelings) "poignant anxiety"
poikilotherm, Noun
  • (n) poikilotherm, ectotherm: (an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals)
poikilothermic, Adjective
  • (s) poikilothermic, poikilothermous, heterothermic, ectothermic: (of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment)
poikilothermous, Adjective
  • (s) poikilothermic, poikilothermous, heterothermic, ectothermic: (of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment)
poilu, Noun
  • (n) poilu: (a French soldier (especially in World War I))
  • (n) purloo, chicken_purloo, poilu: (thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.)
poinsettia, Noun
  • (n) poinsettia, Christmas_star, Christmas_flower, lobster_plant, Mexican_flameleaf, painted_leaf, Euphorbia_pulcherrima: (tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers)
point-blank, Adjective
  • (s) blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder: (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 what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
  • (s) point-blank: (close enough to go straight to the target) "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot"
point, Noun
  • (n) compass_point, point: (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass) "he checked the point on his compass"
  • (n) decimal_point, percentage_point, point: (the dot at the left of a decimal fraction)
  • (n) degree, level, stage, 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?"
  • (n) detail, item, point: (an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole) "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
  • (n) distributor_point, breaker_point, point: (a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs)
  • (n) item, 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"
  • (n) period, point, full_stop, stop, full_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"
  • (n) point: (a geometric element that has position but no extension) "a point is defined by its coordinates"
  • (n) point: (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location) "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) point, point_in_time: (an instant of time) "at that point I had to leave"
  • (n) point: (the object of an activity) "what is the point of discussing it?"
  • (n) point, tip, peak: (a V shape) "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
  • (n) point, dot: (a very small circular shape) "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
  • (n) point: (the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest) "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
  • (n) point: (a promontory extending out into a large body of water) "they sailed south around the point"
  • (n) point: (a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect)
  • (n) point, spot: (an outstanding characteristic) "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"
  • (n) point: (sharp end) "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
  • (n) point: (a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch)
  • (n) point: (one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan)
  • (n) point, head: (a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer) "the point of the arrow was due north"
  • (n) point, pointedness: (the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip)
  • (n) point: (a distinguishing or individuating characteristic) "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
  • (n) point, gunpoint: (the gun muzzle's direction) "he held me up at the point of a gun"
  • (n) point, power_point: (a wall socket)
point, Verb
  • (v) bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal: (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"
  • (v) charge, level, point: (direct into a position for use) "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
  • (v) indicate, point, designate, show: (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"
  • (v) luff, point: (sail close to the wind)
  • (v) orient, point: (be oriented) "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
  • (v) point: (mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics)
  • (v) point: (mark with diacritics) "point the letter"
  • (v) point: (mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes)
  • (v) point: (be positionable in a specified manner) "The gun points with ease"
  • (v) point: (indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle) "the dog pointed the dead duck"
  • (v) point, repoint: (repair the joints of bricks) "point a chimney"
  • (v) sharpen, taper, point: (give a point to) "The candles are tapered"
  • (v) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise: (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)
  • (v) target, aim, place, direct, 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"
pointed-toe, Adjective
  • (s) pointy-toed, pointed-toe: (having a pointed toe) "pointy-toed shoes"
pointed, Adjective
  • (a) pointed: (having a point)
  • (s) 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"
pointedness, Noun
  • (n) point, pointedness: (the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip)
  • (n) pointedness: (the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing) "the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable"
pointel, Noun
  • (n) graver, graving_tool, pointel, pointrel: (a tool used by an engraver)
pointer, Noun
  • (n) arrow, pointer: (a mark to indicate a direction or relation)
  • (n) cursor, pointer: ((computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions)
  • (n) pointer: (an indicator as on a dial)
  • (n) pointer, Spanish_pointer: (a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game)
pointillist, Adjective
  • (s) pointillist, pointillistic: (of or relating to pointillism)
pointillist, Noun
  • (n) pointillist: (a painter who uses the technique of pointillism)
pointillistic, Adjective
  • (s) pointillist, pointillistic: (of or relating to pointillism)
pointless, Adjective
  • (s) otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted: (serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being) "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
  • (a) pointless, unpointed: (not having a point especially a sharp point) "my pencils are all pointless"
pointlessness, Noun
  • (n) inanity, senselessness, mindlessness, vacuity, pointlessness: (total lack of meaning or ideas)
pointrel, Noun
  • (n) graver, graving_tool, pointel, pointrel: (a tool used by an engraver)
pointy-toed, Adjective
  • (s) pointy-toed, pointed-toe: (having a pointed toe) "pointy-toed shoes"
poise, Noun
  • (n) aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid: (great coolness and composure under strain) "keep your cool"
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) poise: (a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium)
poise, Verb
  • (v) brace, poise: (prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult)
  • (v) poise: (be motionless, in suspension) "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
  • (v) poise: (cause to be balanced or suspended)
  • (v) poise, balance: (hold or carry in equilibrium)
poised, Adjective
  • (s) collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed: (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 face of trouble"
  • (s) poised: (marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action) "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer"
poison-berry, Noun
  • (n) black_nightshade, common_nightshade, poisonberry, poison-berry, Solanum_nigrum: (Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible)
poison, Noun
  • (n) poison, toxicant, poisonous_substance: (any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism)
  • (n) poison: (anything that harms or destroys) "the poison of fascism"
poison, Verb
  • (v) poison: (spoil as if by poison) "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
  • (v) poison: (kill with poison) "She poisoned her husband"
  • (v) poison, envenom: (add poison to) "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
  • (v) poison: (kill by its poison) "This mushrooms can poison"
  • (v) poison: (administer poison to) "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
poisonberry, Noun
  • (n) black_nightshade, common_nightshade, poisonberry, poison-berry, Solanum_nigrum: (Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible)
poisoner, Noun
  • (n) poisoner: (someone who kills with poison)
poisoning, Noun
  • (n) poisoning, toxic_condition, intoxication: (the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance)
  • (n) poisoning: (the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill)
poisonous, Adjective
  • (s) poisonous, toxicant: (having the qualities or effects of a poison)
  • (s) poisonous: (not safe to eat)
  • (s) poisonous, venomous, vicious: (marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful) "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"
poke, Noun
  • (n) dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke: (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)
  • (n) jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting: (a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)) "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
  • (n) poke, pigeon_berry, garget, scoke, 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)
  • (n) punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug: ((boxing) a blow with the fist) "I gave him a clout on his nose"
  • (n) sack, poke, paper_bag, carrier_bag: (a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases)
poke, Verb
  • (v) intrude, horn_in, pry, nose, poke: (search or inquire in a meddlesome way) "This guy is always nosing around the office"
  • (v) jab, prod, stab, poke, dig: (poke or thrust abruptly) "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
  • (v) poke: (stir by poking) "poke the embers in the fireplace"
  • (v) poke: (make a hole by poking)
  • (v) thump, pound, poke: (hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument) "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
poker-faced, Adjective
  • (s) deadpan, expressionless, impassive, poker-faced, unexpressive: (deliberately impassive in manner) "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"
poker, Noun
  • (n) poker, stove_poker, fire_hook, salamander: (fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire)
  • (n) poker, poker_game: (any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand)
pokey, Adjective
  • (s) dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey: (wasting time)
  • (s) jerkwater, one-horse, pokey, poky: (small and remote and insignificant) "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
pokey, Noun
  • (n) jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey: (a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence))
poking, Noun
  • (n) jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting: (a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)) "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
poky, Adjective
  • (s) dilatory, laggard, poky, pokey: (wasting time)
  • (s) jerkwater, one-horse, pokey, poky: (small and remote and insignificant) "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
poky, Noun
  • (n) jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey: (a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence))
pol, Noun
  • (n) politician, politico, pol, political_leader: (a person active in party politics)
polar, Adjective
  • (s) arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar: (extremely cold) "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
  • (s) diametric, diametrical, opposite, 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"
  • (s) pivotal, 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"
  • (a) 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"
  • (a) polar: (of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles) "polar regions"
  • (s) polar: (having a pair of equal and opposite charges)
polarimeter, Noun
  • (n) polarimeter, polariscope: (an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light)
polarisation, Noun
  • (n) polarization, polarisation: (the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration)
  • (n) polarization, polarisation: (the condition of having or giving polarity)
polariscope, Noun
  • (n) polarimeter, polariscope: (an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light)
polarise, Verb
  • (v) polarize, polarise: (cause to vibrate in a definite pattern) "polarize light waves"
  • (v) polarize, polarise: (cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions)
  • (v) polarize, polarise: (become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation)
polarity, Noun
  • (n) mutual_opposition, polarity: (a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies) "he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil"
  • (n) polarity, sign: (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, Noun
  • (n) polarization, polarisation: (the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration)
  • (n) polarization, polarisation: (the condition of having or giving polarity)
polarize, Verb
  • (v) polarize, polarise: (cause to vibrate in a definite pattern) "polarize light waves"
  • (v) polarize, polarise: (cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions)
  • (v) polarize, polarise: (become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation)
pole-handled, Adjective
  • (s) long-handled, pole-handled: (having a long handle)
pole, Verb
  • (v) pole: (support on poles) "pole climbing plants like beans"
  • (v) pole: (deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole)
  • (v) punt, pole: (propel with a pole) "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
poleax, Noun
  • (n) poleax, poleaxe: (an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade)
  • (n) poleax, poleaxe: (a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick)
poleax, Verb
  • (v) poleax, poleaxe: (fell with or as if with a poleax)
poleaxe, Noun
  • (n) poleax, poleaxe: (an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade)
  • (n) poleax, poleaxe: (a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick)
poleaxe, Verb
  • (v) poleax, poleaxe: (fell with or as if with a poleax)
polecat, Noun
  • (n) polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela_putorius: (dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened)
  • (n) skunk, polecat, wood_pussy: (American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae)
polemic, Adjective
  • (s) polemic, polemical: (of or involving dispute or controversy)
polemic, Noun
  • (n) polemic: (a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma))
  • (n) polemicist, polemist, polemic: (a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology))
polemical, Adjective
  • (s) polemic, polemical: (of or involving dispute or controversy)
polemicise, Verb
  • (v) polemize, polemise, polemicize, polemicise: (engage in a controversy) "The two historians polemicized for years"
polemicist, Noun
  • (n) polemicist, polemist, polemic: (a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology))
polemicize, Verb
  • (v) polemize, polemise, polemicize, polemicise: (engage in a controversy) "The two historians polemicized for years"
polemise, Verb
  • (v) polemize, polemise, polemicize, polemicise: (engage in a controversy) "The two historians polemicized for years"
polemist, Noun
  • (n) polemicist, polemist, polemic: (a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology))
polemize, Verb
  • (v) polemize, polemise, polemicize, polemicise: (engage in a controversy) "The two historians polemicized for years"
polestar, Noun
  • (n) Polaris, North_Star, pole_star, polar_star, 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)
police, Noun
  • (n) police, police_force, constabulary, law: (the force of policemen and officers) "the law came looking for him"
police, Verb
  • (v) patrol, police: (maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol)
policeman, Noun
  • (n) policeman, police_officer, officer: (a member of a police force) "it was an accident, officer"
policewoman, Noun
  • (n) police_matron, policewoman: (a woman policeman)
policy, Noun
  • (n) policy: (a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group) "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"
  • (n) policy: (a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government) "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"
  • (n) policy, insurance_policy, insurance: (written contract or certificate of insurance) "you should have read the small print on your policy"
policyholder, Noun
  • (n) policyholder: (a person who holds an insurance policy; usually, the client in whose name an insurance policy is written)
polio, Noun
  • (n) poliomyelitis, polio, infantile_paralysis, acute_anterior_poliomyelitis: (an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord)
poliomyelitis, Noun
  • (n) poliomyelitis, polio, infantile_paralysis, acute_anterior_poliomyelitis: (an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord)
polish, Verb
  • (v) polish, smooth, smoothen, shine: (make (a surface) shine) "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
  • (v) polish, refine, fine-tune, down: (improve or perfect by pruning or polishing) "refine one's style of writing"
  • (v) polish, round, round_off, polish_up, brush_up: (bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state) "polish your social manners"
polished, Adjective
  • (s) dressed, polished: ((of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth)
  • (s) milled, polished: ((of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed) "polished rice"
  • (a) polished: (perfected or made shiny and smooth) "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"
  • (s) polished, refined, svelte, urbane: (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"
polisher, Noun
  • (n) buffer, polisher: (a power tool used to buff surfaces)
polishing, Noun
  • (n) shining, polishing: (the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it) "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"
polite, Adjective
  • (a) civil, 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"
  • (s) civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite: (marked by refinement in taste and manners) "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
  • (a) polite: (showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.)
politeness, Noun
  • (n) politeness, niceness: (a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage)
  • (n) politeness, civility: (the act of showing regard for others)
politesse, Noun
  • (n) chivalry, gallantry, politesse: (courtesy towards women)
politic, Adjective
  • (a) 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"
  • (s) politic, smooth, suave, bland: (smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication) "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
political, Adjective
  • (a) 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"
  • (a) political: (of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power) "political opinions"
  • (a) political: (of or relating to the profession of governing) "political career"
politician, Noun
  • (n) politician: (a leader engaged in civil administration)
  • (n) politician, politico, pol, political_leader: (a person active in party politics)
  • (n) politician: (a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways)
politicise, Verb
  • (v) politicize, politicise: (give a political character to) "politicize the discussion"
politicize, Verb
  • (v) politicize, politicise: (give a political character to) "politicize the discussion"
politick, Verb
  • (v) politick: (engage in political activities) "This colleague is always politicking"
politico, Noun
  • (n) politician, politico, pol, political_leader: (a person active in party politics)
politics, Noun
  • (n) politics, political_relation: (social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power) "office politics is often counterproductive"
  • (n) politics, political_science, government: (the study of government of states and other political units)
  • (n) politics: (the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs)
  • (n) politics, political_sympathies: (the opinion you hold with respect to political questions)
  • (n) politics: (the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government) "unemployment dominated the politics of the inter-war years"; "government agencies multiplied beyond the control of representative politics"
polka, Noun
  • (n) polka: (music performed for dancing the polka)
  • (n) polka: (a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time)
polka, Verb
  • (v) polka: (dance a polka)
poll, Noun
  • (n) pate, poll, crown: (the top of the head)
  • (n) poll, opinion_poll, public_opinion_poll, canvass: (an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people)
  • (n) poll: (the part of the head between the ears)
  • (n) poll, poll_parrot: (a tame parrot)
  • (n) poll: (the counting of votes (as in an election))
poll, Verb
  • (v) poll, canvass, canvas: (get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions)
  • (v) poll: (vote in an election at a polling station)
  • (v) poll: (get the votes of)
  • (v) poll, pollard: (convert into a pollard) "pollard trees"
pollard, Noun
  • (n) pollard: (a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage)
  • (n) pollard: (a usually horned animal that has either shed its horns or had them removed)
pollard, Verb
  • (v) poll, pollard: (convert into a pollard) "pollard trees"
pollen, Noun
  • (n) pollen: (the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant)
pollenate, Verb
  • (v) pollinate, pollenate, cross-pollinate: (fertilize by transfering pollen)
pollenation, Noun
  • (n) pollination, pollenation: (transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant)
pollex, Noun
  • (n) thumb, pollex: (the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb)
pollinate, Verb
  • (v) pollinate, pollenate, cross-pollinate: (fertilize by transfering pollen)
pollination, Noun
  • (n) pollination, pollenation: (transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant)
polliwog, Noun
  • (n) tadpole, polliwog, pollywog: (a larval frog or toad)
pollster, Noun
  • (n) pollster, poll_taker, headcounter, canvasser: (someone who conducts surveys of public opinion) "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads"
pollutant, Noun
  • (n) pollutant: (waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil)
pollute, Verb
  • (v) pollute, foul, contaminate: (make impure) "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
polluted, Adjective
  • (s) contaminated, polluted: (rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution) "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams"
polluter, Noun
  • (n) polluter, defiler: (a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment)
pollution, Noun
  • (n) befoulment, defilement, pollution: (the state of being polluted)
  • (n) contamination, pollution: (the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors)
  • (n) pollution: (undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities)
pollyannaish, Adjective
  • (s) cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeat: (pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic)
pollyfish, Noun
  • (n) parrotfish, polly_fish, pollyfish: (gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth)
pollywog, Noun
  • (n) tadpole, polliwog, pollywog: (a larval frog or toad)
polo-neck, Noun
  • (n) turtleneck, turtle, polo-neck: (a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar)
polonium, Noun
  • (n) polonium, Po, atomic_number_84: (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)
poltroon, Adjective
  • (s) poltroon: (characterized by complete cowardliness)
poltroon, Noun
  • (n) poltroon, craven, recreant: (an abject coward)
poltroonery, Noun
  • (n) poltroonery: (abject pusillanimity)
polybutene, Noun
  • (n) polybutylene, polybutene: (a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber)
polybutylene, Noun
  • (n) polybutylene, polybutene: (a polymer of butylene; used in lubricants and synthetic rubber)
polychaete, Noun
  • (n) polychaete, polychete, polychaete_worm, polychete_worm: (chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles)
polychete, Noun
  • (n) polychaete, polychete, polychaete_worm, polychete_worm: (chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles)
polychromatic, Adjective
  • (a) polychromatic: ((of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength) "polychromatic light"
  • (s) polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic: (having or exhibiting many colors)
polychrome, Adjective
  • (s) polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic: (having or exhibiting many colors)
polychrome, Noun
  • (n) polychrome: (a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors)
polychrome, Verb
  • (v) polychrome, polychromize, polychromise: (color with many colors; make polychrome)
polychromic, Adjective
  • (s) polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic: (having or exhibiting many colors)
polychromise, Verb
  • (v) polychrome, polychromize, polychromise: (color with many colors; make polychrome)
polychromize, Verb
  • (v) polychrome, polychromize, polychromise: (color with many colors; make polychrome)
polydactyl, Adjective
  • (a) polydactyl, polydactylous: (of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits)
polydactylous, Adjective
  • (a) polydactyl, polydactylous: (of or relating to a person (or other vertebrate) having more than the normal number of digits)
polydactyly, Noun
  • (n) polydactyly, hyperdactyly: (birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes)
polyester, Noun
  • (n) polyester: (any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant)
  • (n) polyester: (a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer)
  • (n) polyester: (any of a large class of synthetic fabrics)
polyestrous, Adjective
  • (s) polyestrous, polyoestrous: (having more than one period of estrus per year)
polyethylene, Noun
  • (n) polyethylene, polythene: (a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation)
polygamous, Adjective
  • (s) heteroicous, polyoicous, polygamous: (having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant)
  • (a) polygamous: (having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals)
polygamy, Noun
  • (n) polygamy: (having more than one spouse at a time)
polyglot, Adjective
  • (s) polyglot: (having a command of or composed in many languages) "a polyglot traveler"; "a polyglot Bible contains versions in different languages"
polyglot, Noun
  • (n) linguist, polyglot: (a person who speaks more than one language)
polygon, Noun
  • (n) polygon, polygonal_shape: (a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides)
polygonal, Adjective
  • (a) polygonal: (having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons) "polygonal structure"
polyhidrosis, Noun
  • (n) hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis: (excessive and profuse perspiration)
polymer, Noun
  • (n) polymer: (a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers)
polymerase, Noun
  • (n) polymerase: (an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA)
polymeric, Adjective
  • (a) polymeric: (of or relating to or consisting of a polymer) "a polymeric compound"
polymerisation, Noun
  • (n) polymerization, polymerisation: (a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound)
polymerise, Verb
  • (v) polymerize, polymerise: (cause (a compound) to polymerize)
  • (v) polymerize, polymerise: (undergo polymerization)
polymerization, Noun
  • (n) polymerization, polymerisation: (a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound)
polymerize, Verb
  • (v) polymerize, polymerise: (cause (a compound) to polymerize)
  • (v) polymerize, polymerise: (undergo polymerization)
polymorphic, Adjective
  • (a) polymorphic, polymorphous: (relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population) "a polymorphic species"
  • (s) polymorphic, polymorphous: (having or occurring in several distinct forms) "man is both polymorphic and polytypic"; "a polymorphous god"
  • (a) polymorphous, polymorphic: (relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms) "polymorphous crystallization"
polymorphism, Noun
  • (n) polymorphism: ((genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on)
  • (n) polymorphism, pleomorphism: ((chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound)
  • (n) polymorphism: ((biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences))
polymorphous, Adjective
  • (a) polymorphic, polymorphous: (relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population) "a polymorphic species"
  • (s) polymorphic, polymorphous: (having or occurring in several distinct forms) "man is both polymorphic and polytypic"; "a polymorphous god"
  • (a) polymorphous, polymorphic: (relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms) "polymorphous crystallization"
polynomial, Adjective
  • (a) polynomial, multinomial: (having the character of a polynomial) "a polynomial expression"
polynomial, Noun
  • (n) polynomial, multinomial: (a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms)
polyoestrous, Adjective
  • (s) polyestrous, polyoestrous: (having more than one period of estrus per year)
polyoicous, Adjective
  • (s) heteroicous, polyoicous, polygamous: (having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant)
polyose, Noun
  • (n) polysaccharide, polyose: (any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules)
polyp, Noun
  • (n) polyp, polypus: (a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane)
  • (n) polyp: (one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth) "in some species of coelenterate, polyps are a phase in the life cycle that alternates with a medusoid phase"
polypeptide, Noun
  • (n) polypeptide: (a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids)
polyphase, Adjective
  • (a) multiphase, polyphase: (of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle)
polyphonic, Adjective
  • (a) polyphonic: (having two or more phonetic values) "polyphonic letters such as `a'"
  • (a) polyphonic, polyphonous: (of or relating to or characterized by polyphony) "polyphonic traditions of the baroque"
  • (a) polyphonic, contrapuntal: (having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together)
polyphonous, Adjective
  • (a) polyphonic, polyphonous: (of or relating to or characterized by polyphony) "polyphonic traditions of the baroque"
polyphony, Noun
  • (n) polyphony, polyphonic_music, concerted_music: (music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments)
polyplacophore, Noun
  • (n) chiton, coat-of-mail_shell, sea_cradle, polyplacophore: (primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates)
polyploid, Adjective
  • (a) polyploid: (of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes) "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species"
polyploid, Noun
  • (n) polyploid: ((genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes)
polypropene, Noun
  • (n) polypropylene, polypropene: (a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material)
polypropenonitrile, Noun
  • (n) polypropenonitrile, Acrilan: (acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan))
polypropylene, Noun
  • (n) polypropylene, polypropene: (a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material)
polypus, Noun
  • (n) polyp, polypus: (a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane)
polysaccharide, Noun
  • (n) polysaccharide, polyose: (any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules)
polysemantic, Adjective
  • (s) polysemous, polysemantic: (of words; having many meanings)
polysemous, Adjective
  • (s) polysemous, polysemantic: (of words; having many meanings)
polysemy, Noun
  • (n) polysemy, lexical_ambiguity: (the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings)
polystyrene, Noun
  • (n) 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, Adjective
  • (s) polysyllabic: (having or characterized by words of more than three syllables)
  • (s) polysyllabic, sesquipedalian: ((of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables) "sesquipedalian technical terms"
polysynthetic, Adjective
  • (s) agglutinative, polysynthetic: (forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning)
polytechnic, Noun
  • (n) polytechnic_institute, polytechnic, engineering_school: (a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences)
polytetrafluoroethylene, Noun
  • (n) Teflon, polytetrafluoroethylene: (a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided)
polytheism, Noun
  • (n) polytheism: (belief in multiple Gods)
polytheistic, Adjective
  • (a) polytheistic: (worshipping or believing in more than one god)
polythene, Noun
  • (n) polyethylene, polythene: (a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation)
polytonalism, Noun
  • (n) polytonality, polytonalism: (music that uses two or more different keys at the same time)
polytonality, Noun
  • (n) polytonality, polytonalism: (music that uses two or more different keys at the same time)
polyurethan, Noun
  • (n) polyurethane, polyurethan: (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, Noun
  • (n) polyurethane, polyurethan: (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)
polyvalence, Noun
  • (n) polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency: ((chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two)
  • (n) polyvalence, polyvalency: ((toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism)
polyvalency, Noun
  • (n) polyvalence, polyvalency, multivalence, multivalency: ((chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two)
  • (n) polyvalence, polyvalency: ((toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism)
polyvalent, Adjective
  • (a) polyvalent: (containing several antibodies each capable of counteracting a specific antigen) "a polyvalent vaccine"
  • (a) polyvalent, multivalent: (having more than one valence, or having a valence of 3 or higher)
polyzoa, Noun
  • (n) Bryozoa, phylum_Bryozoa, polyzoa: (marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids)
  • (n) bryozoan, polyzoan, sea_mat, sea_moss, moss_animal: (sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding)
polyzoan, Noun
  • (n) bryozoan, polyzoan, sea_mat, sea_moss, moss_animal: (sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding)
pom-pom, Noun
  • (n) antiaircraft, antiaircraft_gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack_gun: (artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes)
  • (n) pompon, pom-pom: (decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat)
pom, Noun
  • (n) pommy, pom: (a disparaging term for a British person)
pomade, Noun
  • (n) pomade, pomatum: (hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment)
pomade, Verb
  • (v) pomade: (apply pomade to (hair))
pomatum, Noun
  • (n) pomade, pomatum: (hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment)
pomegranate, Noun
  • (n) pomegranate, pomegranate_tree, Punica_granatum: (shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit)
  • (n) pomegranate: (large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind)
pomelo, Noun
  • (n) pomelo, pomelo_tree, pummelo, shaddock, Citrus_maxima, Citrus_grandis, Citrus_decumana: (southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits)
  • (n) pomelo, shaddock: (large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp)
pommel, Noun
  • (n) knob, pommel: (an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger)
  • (n) pommel: (a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse)
  • (n) pommel, saddlebow: (handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle)
pommel, Verb
  • (v) pummel, pommel, biff: (strike, usually with the fist) "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
pommy, Noun
  • (n) pommy, pom: (a disparaging term for a British person)
pomp, Noun
  • (n) gaudery, pomp: (cheap or pretentious or vain display)
  • (n) pomp, eclat: (ceremonial elegance and splendor) "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses"
pompon, Noun
  • (n) pompon, pom-pom: (decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat)
  • (n) pompon, black_margate, Anisotremus_surinamensis: (dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward)
pomposity, Noun
  • (n) ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation: (lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity)
pompous, Adjective
  • (s) grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous: (puffed up with vanity) "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek"
  • (a) pompous, ceremonious: (characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display)
pompousness, Noun
  • (n) ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation: (lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity)
ponce, Noun
  • (n) pimp, procurer, panderer, pander, pandar, fancy_man, ponce: (someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce))
  • (n) ponce: (a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses)
pond, Noun
  • (n) pond, pool: (a small lake) "the pond was too small for sailing"
ponder, Verb
  • (v) chew_over, think_over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull_over, ruminate, speculate: (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, Adjective
  • (s) cogitable, ponderable: (capable of being thought about) "space flight to other galaxies becomes more cogitable"
  • (a) 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"
ponderer, Noun
  • (n) muser, muller, ponderer, ruminator: (a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation)
pondering, Adjective
  • (s) brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative: (deeply or seriously thoughtful; ) "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"
ponderosity, Noun
  • (n) heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, ponderosity: (the property of being large in mass)
ponderous, Adjective
  • (s) heavy, lumbering, 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"
  • (s) ponderous: (having great mass and weight and unwieldiness) "a ponderous stone"; "a ponderous burden"; "ponderous weapons"
  • (s) ponderous: (labored and dull) "a ponderous speech"
ponderousness, Noun
  • (n) heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, ponderosity: (the property of being large in mass)
  • (n) ponderousness, heaviness: (an oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency) "a book so serious that it sometimes subsided into ponderousness"; "his lectures tend to heaviness and repetition"
pondweed, Noun
  • (n) Elodea, genus_Elodea, pondweed, ditchmoss: (submerged freshwater perennials)
  • (n) pondweed: (any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae)
pone, Noun
  • (n) cornpone, pone: (cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern))
pong, Noun
  • (n) niff, pong: (an unpleasant smell)
poniard, Noun
  • (n) poniard, bodkin: (a dagger with a slender blade)
poniard, Verb
  • (v) poniard: (stab with a poniard)
pontiff, Noun
  • (n) pope, Catholic_Pope, Roman_Catholic_Pope, pontiff, Holy_Father, Vicar_of_Christ, Bishop_of_Rome: (the head of the Roman Catholic Church)
pontifical, Adjective
  • (a) episcopal, pontifical: (denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops)
  • (s) grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous: (puffed up with vanity) "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek"
  • (a) papal, apostolic, apostolical, pontifical: (proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles) "papal dispensation"
pontifical, Noun
  • (n) pontifical: (the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop))
pontificate, Noun
  • (n) papacy, pontificate: (the government of the Roman Catholic Church)
pontificate, Verb
  • (v) pontificate: (administer a pontifical office)
  • (v) pontificate: (talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner) "The new professor always pontificates"
pontoon, Noun
  • (n) pontoon: ((nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge)
  • (n) pontoon: (a float supporting a seaplane)
pony, Noun
  • (n) pony: (a range horse of the western United States)
  • (n) pony: (an informal term for a racehorse) "he liked to bet on the ponies"
  • (n) pony, trot, crib: (a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly))
  • (n) pony: (any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder)
  • (n) shot_glass, jigger, pony: (a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey)
ponycart, Noun
  • (n) pony_cart, ponycart, donkey_cart, tub-cart: (a cart with an underslung axle and two seats)
pooch, Noun
  • (n) pooch, doggie, doggy, barker, bow-wow: (informal terms for dogs)
pooch, Verb
  • (v) pooch, pooch_out: (round one's lips as if intending to kiss)
poodle, Noun
  • (n) poodle, 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)
poof, Noun
  • (n) fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf: (offensive term for an openly homosexual man)
pooh-bah, Noun
  • (n) high-muck-a-muck, pooh-bah: (an arrogant or conceited person of importance)
pooh-pooh, Verb
  • (v) pooh-pooh: (express contempt about)
  • (v) reject, spurn, freeze_off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn_down: (reject with contempt) "She spurned his advances"
pool, Noun
  • (n) consortium, pool, syndicate: (an association of companies for some definite purpose)
  • (n) pond, pool: (a small lake) "the pond was too small for sailing"
  • (n) pool: (an excavation that is (usually) filled with water)
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) pool: (any communal combination of funds) "everyone contributed to the pool"
  • (n) pool, 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"
  • (n) pool, kitty: (the combined stakes of the betters)
  • (n) pool, puddle: (something resembling a pool of liquid) "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"
  • (n) pool, pocket_billiards: (any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets)
pool, Verb
  • (v) pool: (combine into a common fund) "We pooled resources"
  • (v) pool: (join or form a pool of people)
poop, Noun
  • (n) crap, dirt, shit, shite, poop, turd: (obscene terms for feces)
  • (n) dope, poop, the_skinny, low-down: (slang terms for inside information) "is that the straight dope?"
  • (n) nincompoop, poop, ninny: (a stupid foolish person)
  • (n) stern, after_part, quarter, poop, tail: (the rear part of a ship)
poor-spirited, Adjective
  • (s) pusillanimous, poor-spirited, unmanly: (lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful)
poor, Adjective
  • (s) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched: (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 distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
  • (s) inadequate, poor, short: (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"
  • (a) poor: (having little money or few possessions) "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
  • (a) poor: (characterized by or indicating poverty) "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"
  • (a) poor: (lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances) "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"
  • (s) poor: (unsatisfactory) "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"
poor, Noun
  • (n) poor_people, poor: (people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)) "the urban poor need assistance"
poorer, Adjective
  • (s) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched: (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 distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
  • (s) inadequate, poor, short: (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"
  • (a) poor: (having little money or few possessions) "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
  • (a) poor: (characterized by or indicating poverty) "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"
  • (a) poor: (lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances) "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"
  • (s) poor: (unsatisfactory) "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"
poorest, Adjective
  • (s) hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched: (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 distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
  • (s) inadequate, poor, short: (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"
  • (a) poor: (having little money or few possessions) "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
  • (a) poor: (characterized by or indicating poverty) "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"
  • (a) poor: (lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances) "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"
  • (s) poor: (unsatisfactory) "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"
poorly, Adjective
  • (s) ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, sickly, unwell, under_the_weather, seedy: (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, Noun
  • (n) meagerness, meagreness, leanness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguity: (the quality of being meager) "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot"
  • (n) poorness: (less than adequate) "the relative poorness of New England farmland"
  • (n) poorness: (the quality of being poorly made or maintained) "she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography"
  • (n) poverty, poorness, impoverishment: (the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions)
poove, Noun
  • (n) fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf: (offensive term for an openly homosexual man)
pop-fly, Noun
  • (n) pop_fly, pop-fly, pop-up: (a short high fly ball)
pop-up, Noun
  • (n) pop-up_book, pop-up: (a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened)
  • (n) pop_fly, pop-fly, pop-up: (a short high fly ball)
pop, Adjective
  • (s) popular, pop: ((of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people))
pop, Noun
  • (n) dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop: (an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk)
  • (n) pop, soda, soda_pop, soda_water, tonic: (a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring) "in New England they call sodas tonics"
  • (n) pop, popping: (a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork)
  • (n) pop_music, 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, Verb
  • (v) crop_up, pop_up, pop: (appear suddenly or unexpectedly) "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere"
  • (v) pop: (hit a pop-fly) "He popped out to shortstop"
  • (v) pop: (make a sharp explosive noise) "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"
  • (v) pop: (fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise) "The soldiers were popping"
  • (v) pop: (cause to make a sharp explosive sound) "He popped the champagne bottle"
  • (v) pop: (put or thrust suddenly and forcefully) "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"
  • (v) pop: (release suddenly) "pop the clutch"
  • (v) pop: (hit or strike) "He popped me on the head"
  • (v) pop: (take drugs, especially orally) "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"
  • (v) pop: (cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound) "The child popped the balloon"
  • (v) pop: (burst open with a sharp, explosive sound) "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"
  • (v) start, protrude, pop, pop_out, bulge, bulge_out, bug_out, come_out: (bulge outward) "His eyes popped"
  • (v) toss_off, pop, bolt_down, belt_down, pour_down, down, drink_down, kill: (drink down entirely) "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
popcorn, Noun
  • (n) popcorn, Zea_mays_everta: (corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat)
  • (n) popcorn: (small kernels of corn exploded by heat)
popery, Noun
  • (n) popery, papism: (offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church)
popeyed, Adjective
  • (s) goggle-eyed, openmouthed, popeyed: (with eyes or mouth open in surprise)
  • (s) popeyed: (having bulging eyes)
popish, Adjective
  • (a) Roman, , Romanist, romish, Roman_Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical: (of or relating to or supporting Romanism) "the Roman Catholic Church"
poplar, Noun
  • (n) poplar: (soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar)
  • (n) poplar, poplar_tree: (any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins)
popping, Noun
  • (n) pop, popping: (a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork)
poppy, Noun
  • (n) poppy: (annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers)
poppycock, Noun
  • (n) stuff, stuff_and_nonsense, hooey, poppycock: (senseless talk) "don't give me that stuff"
popsicle, Noun
  • (n) ice_lolly, lolly, lollipop, popsicle: (ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick) "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly"
populace, Noun
  • (n) populace, public, world: (people in general considered as a whole) "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
popular, Adjective
  • (s) democratic, 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"
  • (a) 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"
  • (s) popular: (carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large) "the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government"
  • (s) popular, pop: ((of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people))
popularisation, Noun
  • (n) popularization, popularisation: (an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable)
  • (n) popularization, popularisation, vulgarization, vulgarisation: (the act of making something attractive to the general public)
popularise, Verb
  • (v) popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise: (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"
  • (v) popularize, popularise: (make understandable to the general public) "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"
populariser, Noun
  • (n) popularizer, populariser, vulgarizer, vulgariser: (someone who makes attractive to the general public)
popularity, Noun
  • (n) 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"
popularization, Noun
  • (n) popularization, popularisation: (an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable)
  • (n) popularization, popularisation, vulgarization, vulgarisation: (the act of making something attractive to the general public)
popularize, Verb
  • (v) popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise, generalize, generalise: (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"
  • (v) popularize, popularise: (make understandable to the general public) "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"
popularizer, Noun
  • (n) popularizer, populariser, vulgarizer, vulgariser: (someone who makes attractive to the general public)
populate, Verb
  • (v) populate, dwell, live, inhabit: (inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of) "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
  • (v) populate: (fill with inhabitants) "populate the forest with deer and wild boar for hunting"
population, Noun
  • (n) population: (the people who inhabit a territory or state) "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed"
  • (n) population: (a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area) "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population"
  • (n) population, universe: ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) "it is an estimate of the mean of the population"
  • (n) 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 African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing"
  • (n) population: (the act of populating (causing to live in a place)) "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals"
populist, Noun
  • (n) democrat, populist: (an advocate of democratic principles)
populous, Adjective
  • (s) populous, thickly_settled: (densely populated)
porc, Noun
  • (n) pork, porc: (meat from a domestic hog or pig)
porcelain, Noun
  • (n) porcelain: (ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic)
porch, Noun
  • (n) porch: (a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance)
porcine, Adjective
  • (s) gross, porcine: (repellently fat) "a bald porcine old man"
  • (s) hoggish, piggish, piggy, porcine, swinish: (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"
  • (a) porcine: (relating to or suggesting swine) "comparison between human and porcine pleasures"
porcupine, Noun
  • (n) porcupine, hedgehog: (relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur)
pore, Noun
  • (n) pore: (any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas))
  • (n) pore: (any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal)
  • (n) stoma, stomate, pore: (a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass)
pore, Verb
  • (v) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet: (direct one's attention on something) "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
porgy, Noun
  • (n) porgy, scup: (lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States)
  • (n) porgy: (important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide)
poriferan, Noun
  • (n) sponge, poriferan, parazoan: (primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies)
poriferous, Adjective
  • (a) porous, poriferous: (full of pores or vessels or holes)
pork-fish, Noun
  • (n) porkfish, pork-fish, Anisotremus_virginicus: (black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil)
pork, Noun
  • (n) pork, porc: (meat from a domestic hog or pig)
  • (n) pork_barrel, pork: (a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents)
porkfish, Noun
  • (n) porkfish, pork-fish, Anisotremus_virginicus: (black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil)
porn, Noun
  • (n) pornography, porno, porn, erotica, smut: (creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire)
porno, Noun
  • (n) pornography, porno, porn, erotica, smut: (creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire)
pornographic, Adjective
  • (s) pornographic, adult: (designed to arouse lust) "pornographic films and magazines"; "adult movies"
pornography, Noun
  • (n) pornography, porno, porn, erotica, smut: (creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire)
porosity, Noun
  • (n) porosity, porousness: (the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids)
porous, Adjective
  • (s) holey, porous: (allowing passage in and out) "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous"
  • (a) porous, poriferous: (full of pores or vessels or holes)
  • (s) porous: (able to absorb fluids) "the partly porous walls of our digestive system"; "compacting the soil to make it less porous"
porousness, Noun
  • (n) porosity, porousness: (the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids)
porphyria, Noun
  • (n) porphyria: (a genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion)
porpoise, Noun
  • (n) porpoise: (any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth)
porridge, Noun
  • (n) porridge: (soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick)
port, Adjective
  • (s) port, larboard: (located on the left side of a ship or aircraft)
port, Noun
  • (n) interface, 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))
  • (n) larboard, port: (the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose)
  • (n) port: (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
  • (n) port, port_wine: (sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal)
  • (n) port, embrasure, porthole: (an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through)
port, Verb
  • (v) port: (put or turn on the left side, of a ship) "port the helm"
  • (v) port: (bring to port) "the captain ported the ship at night"
  • (v) port: (land at or reach a port) "The ship finally ported"
  • (v) port: (turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship) "The big ship was slowly porting"
  • (v) port: (carry, bear, convey, or bring) "The small canoe could be ported easily"
  • (v) port: (carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons) "port a rifle"
  • (v) port: (drink port) "We were porting all in the club after dinner"
  • (v) port: (modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform)
porta, Noun
  • (n) orifice, opening, porta: (an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity) "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
portability, Noun
  • (n) portability: (the quality of being light enough to be carried)
portable, Adjective
  • (a) portable: (easily or conveniently transported) "a portable television set"
  • (s) portable: (of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull) "a portable outboard motor"
portable, Noun
  • (n) portable: (a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried)
portage, Noun
  • (n) portage: (the cost of carrying or transporting)
  • (n) portage: (overland track between navigable waterways)
  • (n) portage: (carrying boats and supplies overland)
portal, Noun
  • (n) portal: (a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)) "the portals of the cathedral"; "the portals of heaven"; "the portals of success"
  • (n) portal_site, 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."
  • (n) portal_vein, hepatic_portal_vein, portal, vena_portae: (a short vein that carries blood into the liver)
portend, Verb
  • (v) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict: (indicate by signs) "These signs bode bad news"
portent, Noun
  • (n) omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy: (a sign of something about to happen) "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
portentous, Adjective
  • (s) fateful, foreboding, portentous: (ominously prophetic)
  • (s) grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous: (puffed up with vanity) "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek"
  • (s) portentous, prodigious: (of momentous or ominous significance) "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville"; "a prodigious vision"
porter, Verb
  • (v) porter: (carry luggage or supplies) "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"
portfolio, Noun
  • (n) portfolio: (a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather) "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio"
  • (n) portfolio: (a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers) "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs"
  • (n) portfolio: (a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution) "they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio"
  • (n) portfolio: (the role of the head of a government department) "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs"
porthole, Noun
  • (n) port, embrasure, porthole: (an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through)
  • (n) porthole: (a window in a ship or airplane)
porticoed, Adjective
  • (s) amphiprostylar, amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed: (marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure)
portion, Noun
  • (n) dowry, dowery, dower, portion: (money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage)
  • (n) fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, 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"
  • (n) helping, portion, serving: (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"
  • (n) parcel, portion, share: (the allotment of some amount by dividing something) "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
  • (n) part, portion, component_part, component, constituent: (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"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
  • (n) part, portion: (something less than the whole of a human artifact) "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
  • (n) share, portion, part, percentage: (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group) "he wanted his share in cash"
portion, Verb
  • (v) assign, allot, portion: (give out) "We were assigned new uniforms"
portly, Adjective
  • (s) portly, stout: (euphemisms for `fat') "men are portly and women are stout"
portmanteau, Noun
  • (n) blend, portmanteau_word, 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"
  • (n) portmanteau, Gladstone, Gladstone_bag: (a large travelling bag made of stiff leather)
portrait, Noun
  • (n) portrait, portrayal: (any likeness of a person, in any medium) "the photographer made excellent portraits"
  • (n) portrayal, portraiture, portrait: (a word picture of a person's appearance and character)
portraitist, Noun
  • (n) portraitist, portrait_painter, portrayer, limner: (a painter or drawer of portraits)
portraiture, Noun
  • (n) portraiture: (the activity of making portraits)
  • (n) portrayal, portraiture, portrait: (a word picture of a person's appearance and character)
portray, Verb
  • (v) impersonate, portray: (assume or act the character of) "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"
  • (v) portray: (portray in words) "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"
  • (v) portray, depict, limn: (make a portrait of) "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
  • (v) portray, present: (represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture) "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
portrayal, Noun
  • (n) depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayal: (a representation by picture or portraiture)
  • (n) depiction, delineation, portrayal: (representation by drawing or painting etc)
  • (n) portrait, portrayal: (any likeness of a person, in any medium) "the photographer made excellent portraits"
  • (n) portrayal, portraiture, portrait: (a word picture of a person's appearance and character)
  • (n) portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation: (acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture)
portrayed, Adjective
  • (s) depicted, pictured, portrayed: (represented graphically by sketch or design or lines)
portrayer, Noun
  • (n) portraitist, portrait_painter, portrayer, limner: (a painter or drawer of portraits)
portraying, Noun
  • (n) depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayal: (a representation by picture or portraiture)
pose, Noun
  • (n) affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness: (a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display)
  • (n) airs, pose: (affected manners intended to impress others) "don't put on airs with me"
  • (n) pose: (a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes)
pose, Verb
  • (v) model, pose, sit, posture: (assume a posture as for artistic purposes) "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
  • (v) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound: (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"
  • (v) pose, impersonate, personate: (pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions) "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
  • (v) pose, 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"
  • (v) present, pose: (introduce) "This poses an interesting question"
  • (v) put, set, place, pose, position, lay: (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"
posed, Adjective
  • (a) posed: (arranged for pictorial purposes)
poser, Noun
  • (n) model, 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"
  • (n) poser, stumper, toughie, sticker: (a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem)
  • (n) poseur, poser: (a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not)
poseur, Noun
  • (n) poseur, poser: (a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not)
posh, Adjective
  • (s) classy, posh, swish: (elegant and fashionable) "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child"
posing, Noun
  • (n) sitting, 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, Noun
  • (n) postulate, posit: ((logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning)
posit, Verb
  • (v) postulate, posit: (take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom) "He posited three basic laws of nature"
  • (v) situate, fix, posit, deposit: (put (something somewhere) firmly) "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
  • (v) submit, state, put_forward, posit: (put before) "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
position, Noun
  • (n) military_position, position: (a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons)
  • (n) place, position: (an item on a list or in a sequence) "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
  • (n) placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement: (the act of putting something in a certain place)
  • (n) position, place: (the particular portion of space occupied by something) "he put the lamp back in its place"
  • (n) position, view, perspective: (a way of regarding situations or topics etc.) "consider what follows from the positivist view"
  • (n) position, posture, attitude: (the arrangement of the body and its limbs) "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
  • (n) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation: (a job in an organization) "he occupied a post in the treasury"
  • (n) position, spatial_relation: (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"
  • (n) position: (the appropriate or customary location) "the cars were in position"
  • (n) position: ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player) "what position does he play?"
  • (n) position, stance, posture: (a rationalized mental attitude)
  • (n) position: (the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom)
  • (n) side, position: (an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute) "there are two sides to every question"
  • (n) situation, 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"
  • (n) status, 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"
  • (n) stead, position, place, lieu: (the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another) "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
position, Verb
  • (v) position: (cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation)
  • (v) put, set, place, pose, position, lay: (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"
positional, Adjective
  • (a) positional: (of or relating to or determined by position)
positioning, Adjective
  • (s) aligning, positioning: (causing to fall into line or into position)
positioning, Noun
  • (n) placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement: (the act of putting something in a certain place)
positive, Adjective
  • (s) cocksure, overconfident, 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"
  • (s) convinced, positive, confident: (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"
  • (s) incontrovertible, irrefutable, positive: (impossible to deny or disprove) "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
  • (s) plus, positive: (involving advantage or good) "a plus (or positive) factor"
  • (a) 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"
  • (a) positive, confirming: (indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen) "a positive pregnancy test"
  • (a) positive: (reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion) "positive increase in graduating students"
  • (s) positive, prescribed: (formally laid down or imposed) "positive laws"
  • (s) positive: (greater than zero) "positive numbers"
  • (s) positive, electropositive, positively_charged: (having a positive charge) "protons are positive"
  • (a) positivist, positivistic, positive: (of or relating to positivism) "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"
positive, Noun
  • (n) positive, positive_degree: (the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution)
  • (n) positive: (a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject)
positiveness, Noun
  • (n) favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness: (the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome)
  • (n) incontrovertibility, incontrovertibleness, positivity, positiveness: (the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about)
  • (n) positivity, positiveness: (the character of the positive electric pole)
  • (n) positivity, positiveness, positivism: (a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness)
  • (n) positivity, positiveness: (an amount greater than zero)
positivism, Noun
  • (n) positivism, logical_positivism: (the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation))
  • (n) positivity, positiveness, positivism: (a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness)
positivist, Adjective
  • (a) positivist, positivistic, positive: (of or relating to positivism) "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"
positivist, Noun
  • (n) positivist, rationalist: (someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes)
positivistic, Adjective
  • (a) positivist, positivistic, positive: (of or relating to positivism) "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy"
positivity, Noun
  • (n) favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness: (the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome)
  • (n) incontrovertibility, incontrovertibleness, positivity, positiveness: (the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about)
  • (n) positivity, positiveness: (the character of the positive electric pole)
  • (n) positivity, positiveness, positivism: (a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness)
  • (n) positivity, positiveness: (an amount greater than zero)
positron, Noun
  • (n) positron, antielectron: (an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation)
posse, Noun
  • (n) posse, posse_comitatus: (a temporary police force)
possess, Verb
  • (v) own, have, possess: (have ownership or possession of) "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
  • (v) possess: (have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill) "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"
  • (v) possess: (enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas) "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"
possessed, Adjective
  • (s) amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed: (frenzied as if possessed by a demon) "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
  • (s) obsessed, possessed: (influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion) "by love possessed"
possession, Noun
  • (n) monomania, possession: (a mania restricted to one thing or idea)
  • (n) possession, ownership: (the act of having and controlling property)
  • (n) possession: (anything owned or possessed)
  • (n) possession: (being controlled by passion or the supernatural)
  • (n) possession: (a territory that is controlled by a ruling state)
  • (n) possession: ((sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)) "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"
  • (n) self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will_power, self-command, self-will: (the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior)
possessive, Adjective
  • (a) possessive, genitive: (serving to express or indicate possession) "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings"
  • (s) possessive: (desirous of owning) "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"
  • (s) possessive: (having or showing a desire to control or dominate) "a possessive parent"
possessive, Noun
  • (n) genitive, genitive_case, possessive, possessive_case: (the case expressing ownership)
possessor, Noun
  • (n) owner, possessor: (a person who owns something) "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?"
possibility, Noun
  • (n) hypothesis, possibility, theory: (a tentative insight into 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 of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
  • (n) possibility: (a future prospect or potential) "this room has great possibilities"
  • (n) possibility, possibleness: (capability of existing or happening or being true) "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
  • (n) possibility, possible_action, opening: (a possible alternative) "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
possible, Adjective
  • (a) possible: (capable of happening or existing) "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"
  • (a) potential, possible: (existing in possibility) "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"
possible, Noun
  • (n) possible: (something that can be done) "politics is the art of the possible"
  • (n) possible: (an applicant who might be suitable)
possibleness, Noun
  • (n) possibility, possibleness: (capability of existing or happening or being true) "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
possum, Noun
  • (n) opossum, possum: (nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America)
  • (n) phalanger, opossum, possum: (small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails)
post-horse, Noun
  • (n) post_horse, post-horse, poster: (a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers)
post-maturity, Noun
  • (n) post-maturity, post-menopause: (the state in which women have stopped ovulating)
post-menopause, Noun
  • (n) post-maturity, post-menopause: (the state in which women have stopped ovulating)
post-mortem, Noun
  • (n) autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem_examination, post-mortem_examination: (an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease)
  • (n) postmortem, post-mortem: (discussion of an event after it has occurred)
post, Verb
  • (v) mail, post, send: (cause to be directed or transmitted to another place) "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
  • (v) post: (affix in a public place or for public notice) "post a warning"
  • (v) post: (publicize with, or as if with, a poster) "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"
  • (v) post: (assign to a post; put into a post) "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
  • (v) post: (display, as of records in sports games)
  • (v) post: (enter on a public list)
  • (v) post, carry: (transfer (entries) from one account book to another)
  • (v) post: (ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait)
  • (v) post, put_up: (place so as to be noticed) "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"
  • (v) post, brand: (mark or expose as infamous) "She was branded a loose woman"
  • (v) stake, post: (mark with a stake) "stake out the path"
  • (v) station, post, send, place: (assign to a station)
postage, Noun
  • (n) postage: (the charge for mailing something)
  • (n) postage, postage_stamp, stamp: (a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid)
postal, Adjective
  • (a) postal: (of or relating to the system for delivering mail) "postal delivery"
postbag, Noun
  • (n) mailbag, postbag: (letter carrier's shoulder bag) "in Britain they call a mailbag a postbag"
postbox, Noun
  • (n) postbox, mailbox, letter_box: (public box for deposit of mail)
postcard, Noun
  • (n) postcard, post_card, postal_card, mailing-card: (a card for sending messages by post without an envelope)
postcode, Noun
  • (n) ZIP_code, ZIP, postcode, postal_code: (a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail)
postdate, Verb
  • (v) postdate, follow: (be later in time) "Tuesday always follows Monday"
  • (v) postdate: (establish something as being later relative to something else)
postdoc, Noun
  • (n) postdoc, post_doc: (a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree)
  • (n) postdoctoral, postdoc, post_doc: (a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research)
postdoctoral, Adjective
  • (a) postdoctoral: (of or relating to study or research that is done after work for the doctoral degree has been completed)
postdoctoral, Noun
  • (n) postdoctoral, postdoc, post_doc: (a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research)
poster, Noun
  • (n) bill_poster, poster, bill_sticker: (someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards)
  • (n) post_horse, post-horse, poster: (a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers)
  • (n) poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card: (a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement) "a poster advertised the coming attractions"
posterboard, Noun
  • (n) paperboard, poster_board, posterboard: (a cardboard suitable for making posters)
posterior, Adjective
  • (s) later, ulterior, posterior: (coming at a subsequent time or stage) "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"
  • (a) posterior: (located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure)
posterior, Noun
  • (n) back_tooth, posterior: (a tooth situated at the back of the mouth)
  • (n) buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind_end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear_end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail_end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass: (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?"
posteriority, Noun
  • (n) posteriority: (the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end)
  • (n) posteriority, subsequentness, subsequence: (following in time)
posterity, Noun
  • (n) descendants, posterity: (all of the offspring of a given progenitor) "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"
  • (n) posterity: (all future generations)
postfix, Noun
  • (n) suffix, postfix: (an affix that is added at the end of the word)
postgraduate, Adjective
  • (s) graduate, postgraduate: (of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree) "graduate courses"
postgraduate, Noun
  • (n) graduate_student, grad_student, postgraduate: (a student who continues studies after graduation)
postiche, Noun
  • (n) fake, sham, postiche: (something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be)
  • (n) hairpiece, false_hair, postiche: (a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment)
postilion, Noun
  • (n) postilion, 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))
postillion, Noun
  • (n) postilion, 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))
posting, Noun
  • (n) mailing, posting: (the transmission of a letter) "the postmark indicates the time of mailing"
  • (n) poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card: (a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement) "a poster advertised the coming attractions"
  • (n) posting: ((bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records) "the posting was made in the cash account"
postman, Noun
  • (n) mailman, postman, mail_carrier, letter_carrier, carrier: (a man who delivers the mail)
postmark, Noun
  • (n) postmark: (a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing)
postmark, Verb
  • (v) postmark, frank: (stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing)
postmaster, Noun
  • (n) postmaster: (the person in charge of a post office)
postmenopausal, Adjective
  • (a) postmenopausal: (subsequent to menopause)
postmeridian, Adjective
  • (a) postmeridian: (after noon)
postmodern, Adjective
  • (a) postmodernist, postmodern: (of or relating to postmodernism) "postmodernist architecture"
postmodernist, Adjective
  • (a) postmodernist, postmodern: (of or relating to postmodernism) "postmodernist architecture"
postmortal, Adjective
  • (a) postmortem, postmortal: (occurring or done after death) "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds"
postmortem, Adjective
  • (a) postmortem, postmortal: (occurring or done after death) "postmortem changes"; "a postmortem examination to determine cause of death"; "postmortal wounds"
  • (s) 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, Noun
  • (n) autopsy, necropsy, postmortem, post-mortem, PM, postmortem_examination, post-mortem_examination: (an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease)
  • (n) postmortem, post-mortem: (discussion of an event after it has occurred)
postnatal, Adjective
  • (a) postnatal, postpartum: (occurring immediately after birth) "postnatal development"
postnuptial, Adjective
  • (a) postnuptial: (relating to events after a marriage)
postoperative, Adjective
  • (s) postoperative: (happening or done after a surgical operation) "postoperative complications"; "postoperative care"
postpaid, Adjective
  • (s) postpaid, prepaid: (used especially of mail; paid in advance)
postpartum, Adjective
  • (a) postnatal, postpartum: (occurring immediately after birth) "postnatal development"
postpone, Verb
  • (v) postpone, prorogue, hold_over, put_over, table, shelve, set_back, defer, remit, put_off: (hold back to a later time) "let's postpone the exam"
postponement, Noun
  • (n) delay, hold, time_lag, postponement, wait: (time during which some action is awaited) "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
  • (n) postponement, deferment, deferral: (act of putting off to a future time)
postponer, Noun
  • (n) procrastinator, postponer, cunctator: (someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness))
postprandial, Adjective
  • (a) postprandial: (following a meal (especially dinner)) "his postprandial cigar"; "took a postprandial walk"
postscript, Noun
  • (n) addendum, supplement, postscript: (textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end)
  • (n) postscript, PS: (a note appended to a letter after the signature)
postulate, Noun
  • (n) postulate, posit: ((logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning)
postulate, Verb
  • (v) contend, postulate: (maintain or assert) "He contended that Communism had no future"
  • (v) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call_for, demand: (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"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
  • (v) postulate, posit: (take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom) "He posited three basic laws of nature"
postulation, Noun
  • (n) postulation, predication: ((logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument)
  • (n) request, petition, postulation: (a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority)
postulational, Adjective
  • (a) axiomatic, axiomatical, postulational: (of or relating to or derived from axioms) "axiomatic physics"; "the postulational method was applied to geometry"- S.S.Stevens"
postural, Adjective
  • (a) postural: (of or relating to or involving posture) "postural exercises"
posture, Noun
  • (n) carriage, bearing, posture: (characteristic way of bearing one's body) "stood with good posture"
  • (n) military_capability, military_strength, strength, military_posture, 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"
  • (n) position, posture, attitude: (the arrangement of the body and its limbs) "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
  • (n) position, stance, posture: (a rationalized mental attitude)
posture, Verb
  • (v) model, pose, sit, posture: (assume a posture as for artistic purposes) "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
  • (v) pose, 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"
postwar, Adjective
  • (a) postwar: (belonging to the period after a war) "postwar resettlement"; "postwar inflation"
posy, Noun
  • (n) bouquet, corsage, posy, nosegay: (an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present)
pot-trained, Adjective
  • (s) potty-trained, pot-trained, toilet-trained: ((of children) trained to use the toilet)
pot, Noun
  • (n) batch, deal, flock, good_deal, great_deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite_a_little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy_sum, wad: ((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"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
  • (n) pot: (metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid)
  • (n) pot, potful: (the quantity contained in a pot)
  • (n) pot, flowerpot: (a container in which plants are cultivated)
  • (n) pot, jackpot, kitty: (the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker))
  • (n) pot, potbelly, bay_window, corporation, tummy: (slang for a paunch)
  • (n) pot, grass, green_goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary_Jane: (street names for marijuana)
  • (n) potentiometer, pot: (a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets)
  • (n) toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne: (a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination)
pot, Verb
  • (v) pot: (plant in a pot) "He potted the palm"
potable, Adjective
  • (a) drinkable, potable: (suitable for drinking)
potable, Noun
  • (n) beverage, drink, drinkable, potable: (any liquid suitable for drinking) "may I take your beverage order?"
potage, Noun
  • (n) potage, pottage: (thick (often creamy) soup)
potassium, Noun
  • (n) potassium, K, atomic_number_19: (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)
potation, Noun
  • (n) draft, draught, potation, tipple: (a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg) "they served beer on draft"
  • (n) potation: (the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink))
potato, Noun
  • (n) potato, white_potato, Irish_potato, murphy, spud, tater: (an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland)
  • (n) potato, white_potato, white_potato_vine, Solanum_tuberosum: (annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous)
potbellied, Adjective
  • (s) abdominous, paunchy, potbellied: (having a large belly)
potbelly, Noun
  • (n) pot, potbelly, bay_window, corporation, tummy: (slang for a paunch)
  • (n) potbelly, potbelly_stove: (a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned)
potbound, Adjective
  • (s) potbound, rootbound: ((of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots)
potboy, Noun
  • (n) potboy, potman: (a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores)
potence, Noun
  • (n) potency, potence: (the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse)
potency, Noun
  • (n) authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so: (the power or right to give orders or make decisions) "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
  • (n) potency, effectiveness, strength: (capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects) "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"
  • (n) potency, potence: (the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse)
  • (n) potential, potentiality, potency: (the inherent capacity for coming into being)
potent, Adjective
  • (a) potent, strong, stiff: (having a strong physiological or chemical effect) "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"
  • (a) potent, virile: ((of a male) capable of copulation)
  • (s) potent, powerful: (having great influence)
  • (s) potent, strong: (having or wielding force or authority) "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"
potentate, Noun
  • (n) dictator, potentate: (a ruler who is unconstrained by law)
potential, Adjective
  • (s) likely, potential: (expected to become or be; in prospect) "potential clients"
  • (a) potential, possible: (existing in possibility) "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"
potential, Noun
  • (n) electric_potential, potential, potential_difference, potential_drop, voltage: (the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts)
  • (n) potential, potentiality, potency: (the inherent capacity for coming into being)
potentiality, Noun
  • (n) capability, capableness, potentiality: (an aptitude that may be developed)
  • (n) potential, potentiality, potency: (the inherent capacity for coming into being)
potentiometer, Noun
  • (n) potentiometer: (a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces)
  • (n) potentiometer, pot: (a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets)
potful, Noun
  • (n) pot, potful: (the quantity contained in a pot)
pother, Noun
  • (n) dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap: (an excited state of agitation) "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
pother, Verb
  • (v) dither, flap, pother: (make a fuss; be agitated)
  • (v) pother: (make upset or troubled)
pothole, Noun
  • (n) pothole, chuckhole: (a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface))
potholed, Adjective
  • (s) pocked, pockmarked, potholed: (used of paved surfaces having holes or pits)
potholer, Noun
  • (n) potholer, spelunker, speleologist, spelaeologist: (a person who explores caves)
pothouse, Noun
  • (n) public_house, pub, saloon, pothouse, gin_mill, taphouse: (tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals)
potion, Noun
  • (n) potion: (a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage)
potman, Noun
  • (n) potboy, potman: (a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores)
potomania, Noun
  • (n) dipsomania, alcoholism, potomania: (an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess)
potpourri, Noun
  • (n) assortment, mixture, mixed_bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley: (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"
  • (n) medley, potpourri, pastiche: (a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources)
  • (n) potpourri: (a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume)
potsherd, Noun
  • (n) potsherd: (a shard of pottery)
pottage, Noun
  • (n) potage, pottage: (thick (often creamy) soup)
  • (n) pottage: (a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat)
potted, Adjective
  • (a) potted: (of plants; planted or grown in a pot) "potted geraniums"
  • (s) potted: (preserved in a pot or can or jar) "potted meat"; "potted shrimp"
  • (s) potted: ((British informal) summarized or abridged) "a potted version of a novel"
potter, Noun
  • (n) potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist: (a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln)
potter, Verb
  • (v) potter, putter: (work lightly) "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"
  • (v) putter, mess_around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey_around, muck_about, muck_around: (do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly) "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
  • (v) putter, potter, potter_around, putter_around: (move around aimlessly)
potterer, Noun
  • (n) putterer, potterer: (a person who putters about)
pottery, Noun
  • (n) pottery, clayware: (ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln)
  • (n) pottery: (the craft of making earthenware)
  • (n) pottery: (a workshop where clayware is made)
potto, Noun
  • (n) kinkajou, honey_bear, potto, Potos_flavus, Potos_caudivolvulus: (arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail)
  • (n) potto, kinkajou, Perodicticus_potto: (a kind of lemur)
potty-trained, Adjective
  • (s) potty-trained, pot-trained, toilet-trained: ((of children) trained to use the toilet)
potty, Adjective
  • (s) enamored, infatuated, in_love, potty, smitten, soft_on, taken_with: (marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness) "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her"
  • (s) potty: ((British informal) trivial) "potty little details"
  • (s) potty, tiddly, tipsy: (slightly intoxicated)
potty, Noun
  • (n) chamberpot, potty, thunder_mug: (a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom)
  • (n) toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne: (a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination)
pouch-shaped, Adjective
  • (s) bursiform, pouch-shaped, pouchlike, saclike: (shaped like a pouch)
pouch, Noun
  • (n) pouch: (a small or medium size container for holding or carrying things)
  • (n) pouch, sac, sack, pocket: (an enclosed space) "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
  • (n) pouch, pocket: ((anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican))
pouch, Verb
  • (v) bulge, pouch, protrude: (swell or protrude outwards) "His stomach bulged after the huge meal"
  • (v) pouch: (put into a small bag)
  • (v) pouch: (send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels)
pouchlike, Adjective
  • (s) bursiform, pouch-shaped, pouchlike, saclike: (shaped like a pouch)
pouf, Noun
  • (n) fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf: (offensive term for an openly homosexual man)
  • (n) ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock: (thick cushion used as a seat)
pouffe, Noun
  • (n) ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock: (thick cushion used as a seat)
poulet, Noun
  • (n) chicken, poulet, volaille: (the flesh of a chicken used for food)
poulterer, Noun
  • (n) poultryman, poulterer: (a dealer in poultry and poultry products)
poultice, Noun
  • (n) poultice, cataplasm, 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.)
poultice, Verb
  • (v) poultice, plaster: (dress by covering with a therapeutic substance)
poultry, Noun
  • (n) domestic_fowl, fowl, poultry: (a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl)
  • (n) poultry: (flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food)
poultryman, Noun
  • (n) poultryman, poulterer: (a dealer in poultry and poultry products)
pounce, Noun
  • (n) pounce: (the act of pouncing)
pounce, Verb
  • (v) pounce, swoop: (move down on as if in an attack) "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"
pound, Verb
  • (v) beat, pound, thump: (move rhythmically) "Her heart was beating fast"
  • (v) impound, pound: (place or shut up in a pound) "pound the cows so they don't stray"
  • (v) lumber, pound: (move heavily or clumsily) "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
  • (v) pound, pound_off: (partition off into compartments) "The locks pound the water of the canal"
  • (v) pound, pound_up: (shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits) "The prisoners are safely pounded"
  • (v) pound: (break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle) "pound the roots with a heavy flat stone"
  • (v) ram, ram_down, pound: (strike or drive against with a heavy impact) "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"
  • (v) thump, pound, poke: (hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument) "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"
poundage, Noun
  • (n) impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage: (placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law)
  • (n) poundage: (a charge based on weight measured in pounds)
  • (n) poundage: (a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals)
  • (n) poundage: (weight expressed in pounds)
poundal, Noun
  • (n) poundal, 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)
pounder, Noun
  • (n) pestle, muller, 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)
  • (n) 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, Noun
  • (n) hammer, pound, hammering, 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"
  • (n) pounding, buffeting: (repeated heavy blows)
  • (n) throb, throbbing, pounding: (an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)) "he felt a throbbing in his head"
pour, Verb
  • (v) decant, pour, pour_out: (pour out) "the sommelier decanted the wines"
  • (v) pour: (cause to run) "pour water over the floor"
  • (v) pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate: (move in large numbers) "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
  • (v) pour: (flow in a spurt) "Water poured all over the floor"
  • (v) pour: (supply in large amounts or quantities) "We poured money into the education of our children"
  • (v) pour, pelt, stream, rain_cats_and_dogs, rain_buckets: (rain heavily) "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
pourboire, Noun
  • (n) gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh: (a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter))
pouring, Adjective
  • (s) gushing, pouring: (flowing profusely) "a gushing hydrant"; "pouring flood waters"
pout, Noun
  • (n) eelpout, pout: (marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas)
  • (n) horned_pout, hornpout, pout, Ameiurus_Melas: (catfish common in eastern United States)
  • (n) pout, moue, wry_face: (a disdainful grimace)
pout, Verb
  • (v) pout, mop, mow: (make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip) "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted"
  • (v) sulk, pout, brood: (be in a huff and display one's displeasure) "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
pouter, Noun
  • (n) pouter_pigeon, pouter: (one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out)
  • (n) sourpuss, picklepuss, gloomy_Gus, pouter: (someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression)
poverty-stricken, Adjective
  • (s) destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken: (poor enough to need help from others)
poverty, Noun
  • (n) poverty, poorness, impoverishment: (the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions)
powder, Noun
  • (n) gunpowder, powder: (a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks)
  • (n) powder, pulverization, pulverisation: (a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized)
  • (n) powder: (any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder)
powder, Verb
  • (v) powder: (apply powder to) "She powdered her nose"; "The King wears a powdered wig"
  • (v) powderize, powderise, powder, pulverize, pulverise: (make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust) "pulverize the grains"
powdered, Adjective
  • (s) powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained: (consisting of fine particles) "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"
powderiness, Noun
  • (n) fineness, powderiness: (having a very fine texture) "the fineness of the sand on the beach"
powderise, Verb
  • (v) powderize, pulverize, pulverise, powderise: (become powder or dust) "When it was blown up, the building powderized"
  • (v) powderize, powderise, powder, pulverize, pulverise: (make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust) "pulverize the grains"
powderize, Verb
  • (v) powderize, pulverize, pulverise, powderise: (become powder or dust) "When it was blown up, the building powderized"
  • (v) powderize, powderise, powder, pulverize, pulverise: (make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust) "pulverize the grains"
powderpuff, Noun
  • (n) powderpuff, puff: (a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin)
powdery, Adjective
  • (s) powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained: (consisting of fine particles) "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"
  • (s) powdery: (as if dulled in color with a sprinkling of powder) "a powdery blue"
power, Noun
  • (n) ability, power: (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done) "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
  • (n) baron, big_businessman, business_leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top_executive, tycoon: (a very wealthy or powerful businessman) "an oil baron"
  • (n) exponent, power, index: (a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself)
  • (n) might, mightiness, power: (physical strength)
  • (n) office, 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"
  • (n) power, 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"
  • (n) power: ((physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second))
  • (n) power, force: (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"
  • (n) world_power, major_power, great_power, power, superpower: (a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world)
power, Verb
  • (v) power: (supply the force or power for the functioning of) "The gasoline powers the engines"
powerboat, Noun
  • (n) motorboat, powerboat: (a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine)
powered, Adjective
  • (a) 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, Adjective
  • (s) brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy: ((of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful) "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
  • (s) herculean, powerful: (displaying superhuman strength or power) "herculean exertions"
  • (s) knock-down, powerful: (strong enough to knock down or overwhelm) "a knock-down blow"
  • (s) potent, powerful: (having great influence)
  • (a) 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"
powerfulness, Noun
  • (n) power, 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, Noun
  • (n) power_station, power_plant, powerhouse: (an electrical generating station)
  • (n) powerhouse, human_dynamo, ball_of_fire, fireball: (a highly energetic and indefatigable person)
  • (n) powerhouse: (a team considered to be the best of its class)
powerless, Adjective
  • (a) powerless: (lacking power)
powerlessness, Noun
  • (n) powerlessness, impotence, impotency: (the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble)
powerwash, Verb
  • (v) pressure-wash, powerwash: (wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew) "pressure-wash the house"
powwow, Noun
  • (n) huddle, powwow: ((informal) a quick private conference)
  • (n) powwow: (a council of or with Native Americans)
powwow, Verb
  • (v) powwow: (hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting)
pox, Noun
  • (n) pox: (a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks)
  • (n) syphilis, syph, pox, lues_venerea, lues: (a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta))
poxvirus, Noun
  • (n) poxvirus: (any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates)
poyou, Noun
  • (n) peludo, poyou, Euphractus_sexcinctus: (Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts)
practicability, Noun
  • (n) practicability, practicableness: (the quality of being usable)
practicable, Adjective
  • (s) feasible, executable, practicable, viable, workable: (capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are)
  • (s) operable, practicable: (usable for a specific purpose) "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution"
practicableness, Noun
  • (n) practicability, practicableness: (the quality of being usable)
practical, Adjective
  • (s) hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, 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"
  • (a) 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"
  • (s) practical: (having or put to a practical purpose or use) "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"
  • (s) virtual, practical: (being actually such in almost every respect) "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"
practicality, Noun
  • (n) practicality: (concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities)
practice, Noun
  • (n) exercise, practice, drill, practice_session, recitation: (systematic training by multiple repetitions) "practice makes perfect"
  • (n) practice, pattern: (a customary way of operation or behavior) "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
  • (n) practice, praxis: (translating an idea into action) "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"
  • (n) practice: (the exercise of a profession) "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"
  • (n) practice: (knowledge of how something is usually done) "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"
practice, Verb
  • (v) commit, practice: (engage in or perform) "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"
  • (v) drill, exercise, practice, practise: (learn by repetition) "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
  • (v) practice, practise, exercise, do: (carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions) "practice law"
  • (v) practice, apply, use: (avail oneself to) "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
  • (v) rehearse, practise, practice: (engage in a rehearsal (of))
practiced, Adjective
  • (s) adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful: (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 by skillful retouching"
  • (s) practiced, practised: (skillful after much practice)
practician, Noun
  • (n) practitioner, practician: (someone who practices a learned profession)
practise, Verb
  • (v) drill, exercise, practice, practise: (learn by repetition) "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
  • (v) practice, practise, exercise, do: (carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions) "practice law"
  • (v) rehearse, practise, practice: (engage in a rehearsal (of))
practised, Adjective
  • (s) practiced, practised: (skillful after much practice)
practitioner, Noun
  • (n) practitioner, practician: (someone who practices a learned profession)
praesidium, Noun
  • (n) presidium, 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, Noun
  • (n) praetor, pretor: (an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic)
praetorial, Adjective
  • (a) praetorian, praetorial, pretorian, pretorial: (of or relating to a Roman praetor) "praetorial powers"
praetorium, Noun
  • (n) praetorium, pretorium: (the tent of an ancient Roman general)
pragmatic, Adjective
  • (s) hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, 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"
  • (s) matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical: (concerned with practical matters) "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"
  • (a) pragmatic, pragmatical: (of or concerning the theory of pragmatism)
pragmatic, Noun
  • (n) pragmatic_sanction, pragmatic: (an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land)
pragmatical, Adjective
  • (s) matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical: (concerned with practical matters) "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"
  • (a) pragmatic, pragmatical: (of or concerning the theory of pragmatism)
pragmatism, Noun
  • (n) pragmatism: ((philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value)
  • (n) realism, pragmatism: (the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth)
prairie, Noun
  • (n) prairie: (a treeless grassy plain)
praise, Noun
  • (n) praise, congratulations, kudos, extolment: (an expression of approval and commendation) "he always appreciated praise for his work"
  • (n) praise: (offering words of homage as an act of worship) "they sang a hymn of praise to God"
praise, Verb
  • (v) praise: (express approval of) "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
praiseful, Adjective
  • (s) laudatory, praiseful, praising: (full of or giving praise) "a laudatory remark"
praiseworthiness, Noun
  • (n) praiseworthiness, laudability, laudableness: (the quality of being worthy of praise)
praiseworthy, Adjective
  • (s) applaudable, commendable, laudable, 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, Adjective
  • (s) laudatory, praiseful, praising: (full of or giving praise) "a laudatory remark"
pram, Noun
  • (n) baby_buggy, baby_carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusher: (a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around)
prance, Noun
  • (n) strut, prance, swagger: (a proud stiff pompous gait)
prance, Verb
  • (v) prance: (spring forward on the hind legs) "The young horse was prancing in the meadow"
  • (v) prance: (cause (a horse) to bound spring forward)
  • (v) prance: (ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward)
  • (v) tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock: (to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others) "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
prank, Noun
  • (n) antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on: (a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement)
  • (n) buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank: (acting like a clown or buffoon)
prank, Verb
  • (v) prank: (dress or decorate showily or gaudily) "Roses were pranking the lawn"
  • (v) prank: (dress up showily) "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"
prankish, Adjective
  • (s) arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked: (naughtily or annoyingly playful) "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"
prankishness, Noun
  • (n) prankishness, rascality, roguishness: (the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks)
prankster, Noun
  • (n) prankster, cut-up, trickster, tricker, hoaxer, practical_joker: (someone who plays practical jokes on others)
praseodymium, Noun
  • (n) praseodymium, Pr, atomic_number_59: (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, Noun
  • (n) buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind_end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear_end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail_end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass: (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, Noun
  • (n) prate, prattle, idle_talk, blether, chin_music: (idle or foolish and irrelevant talk)
prate, Verb
  • (v) chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble: (speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly)
prater, Noun
  • (n) chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter: (an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker)
pratfall, Noun
  • (n) blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo: (an embarrassing mistake)
  • (n) pratfall: (a fall onto your buttocks)
pratincole, Noun
  • (n) pratincole, glareole: (Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers)
prattle, Noun
  • (n) prate, prattle, idle_talk, blether, chin_music: (idle or foolish and irrelevant talk)
prattle, Verb
  • (v) chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble: (speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly)
pravastatin, Noun
  • (n) pravastatin, Pravachol: (an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks)
prawn, Noun
  • (n) prawn, shrimp: (any of various edible decapod crustaceans)
  • (n) prawn: (shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible)
prawn, Verb
  • (v) prawn: (fish for prawns)
praxis, Noun
  • (n) practice, praxis: (translating an idea into action) "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"
pray, Verb
  • (v) beg, implore, pray: (call upon in supplication; entreat) "I beg you to stop!"
  • (v) pray: (address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer) "pray to the Lord"
prayer, Noun
  • (n) entreaty, prayer, appeal: (earnest or urgent request) "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
  • (n) prayer, supplication: (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"
  • (n) prayer, petition, orison: (reverent petition to a deity)
  • (n) prayer: (a fixed text used in praying)
  • (n) prayer, supplicant: (someone who prays to God)
prayerful, Adjective
  • (s) prayerful: (disposed to pray or appearing to pray)
prazosin, Noun
  • (n) prazosin, Minipress: (antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress))
pre-Socratic, Adjective
  • (a) presocratic, pre-Socratic: (before the time of Socrates)
pre-Socratic, Noun
  • (n) pre-Socratic: (any philosopher who lived before Socrates)
pre-eclampsia, Noun
  • (n) preeclampsia, pre-eclampsia: (abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated)
pre-empt, Noun
  • (n) preemptive_bid, pre-empt, preempt: (a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding)
pre-emption, Noun
  • (n) preemption, pre-emption: (the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject)
  • (n) preemption, pre-emption: (the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property))
  • (n) preemption, pre-emption: (the right to purchase something in advance of others)
  • (n) preemption, pre-emption: (a prior appropriation of something) "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests"
pre-emptive, Adjective
  • (s) preemptive, pre-emptive: (designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence) "a preemptive business offer"
pre-emptor, Noun
  • (n) preemptor, pre-emptor: (someone who acquires land by preemption)
  • (n) preemptor, pre-emptor: (a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid)
pre-existent, Adjective
  • (s) preexistent, pre-existent, preexisting, pre-existing: (existing previously or before something) "variations on pre-existent musical themes"
pre-existing, Adjective
  • (s) preexistent, pre-existent, preexisting, pre-existing: (existing previously or before something) "variations on pre-existent musical themes"
preach, Verb
  • (v) preach, prophesy: (deliver a sermon) "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"
  • (v) preach, advocate: (speak, plead, or argue in favor of) "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
preacher, Noun
  • (n) preacher, preacher_man, sermonizer, sermoniser: (someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel)
preachify, Verb
  • (v) sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise: (speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements) "This man always sermonizes"
preaching, Noun
  • (n) sermon, discourse, preaching: (an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service))
  • (n) sermon, preaching: (a moralistic rebuke) "your preaching is wasted on him"
preachment, Noun
  • (n) homily, preachment: (a sermon on a moral or religious topic)
preadolescent, Adjective
  • (s) preteen, preadolescent: (of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12) "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing"
preamble, Noun
  • (n) preamble: (a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose))
preamble, Verb
  • (v) preamble: (make a preliminary introduction, usually to a formal document)
preassemble, Verb
  • (v) prefabricate, 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)
precancerous, Adjective
  • (a) precancerous: (of or relating to a growth that is not malignant but is likely to become so if not treated)
precarious, Adjective
  • (s) parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go: (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"
  • (s) precarious, unstable: (affording no ease or reassurance) "a precarious truce"
  • (s) precarious, shaky: (not secure; beset with difficulties) "a shaky marriage"
precariousness, Noun
  • (n) precariousness: (extreme dangerousness)
  • (n) uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness: (being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance) "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"
precast, Adjective
  • (s) precast: (of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation)
precative, Adjective
  • (s) precatory, precative: (expressing entreaty or supplication) "precatory overtures"
precatory, Adjective
  • (s) precatory, precative: (expressing entreaty or supplication) "precatory overtures"
precaution, Noun
  • (n) caution, precaution, care, forethought: (judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger) "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"
  • (n) precaution, safeguard, guard: (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"
  • (n) precaution: (the trait of practicing caution in advance)
precautional, Adjective
  • (s) precautionary, precautional: (taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure) "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take precautionary steps to keep him away"
precautionary, Adjective
  • (s) precautionary, precautional: (taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure) "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take precautionary steps to keep him away"
precede, Verb
  • (v) precede, predate: (come before) "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
  • (v) precede, come_before: (be the predecessor of) "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
  • (v) precede, lead: (move ahead (of others) in time or space)
  • (v) precede, preface, premise, introduce: (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"
  • (v) predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate: (be earlier in time; go back further) "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
precedence, Noun
  • (n) precedence, precedency, 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"
  • (n) precession, precedence, precedency: (the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony))
  • (n) priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency: (preceding in time)
precedency, Noun
  • (n) precedence, precedency, 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"
  • (n) precession, precedence, precedency: (the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony))
  • (n) priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency: (preceding in time)
precedent, Adjective
  • (s) precedent: (preceding in time, order, or significance)
precedent, Noun
  • (n) case_law, precedent, common_law: ((civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions)
  • (n) common_law, case_law, 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"
  • (n) precedent, case_in_point: (an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time)
  • (n) precedent: (a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time))
precedented, Adjective
  • (a) precedented: (having or supported or justified by a precedent)
preceding, Adjective
  • (s) past, preceding, retiring: (of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office) "a retiring member of the board"
  • (a) preceding: (existing or coming before)
precentor, Noun
  • (n) choirmaster, precentor, cantor: (the musical director of a choir)
precept, Noun
  • (n) principle, precept: (rule of personal conduct)
  • (n) teaching, precept, commandment: (a doctrine that is taught) "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"
preceptor, Noun
  • (n) preceptor, don: (teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford))
precession, Noun
  • (n) precession: (the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone)
  • (n) precession, precedence, precedency: (the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony))
precinct, Noun
  • (n) precinct: (a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes)
preciosity, Noun
  • (n) preciosity, preciousness: (the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined)
precious, Adjective
  • (s) cherished, precious, treasured, wanted: (characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for) "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
  • (s) cute, precious: (obviously contrived to charm) "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
  • (s) precious: (of high worth or cost) "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"
  • (s) valued, precious: (held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature) "a valued friend"; "precious memories"
preciousness, Noun
  • (n) costliness, dearness, preciousness: (the quality possessed by something with a great price or value)
  • (n) invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness, valuableness: (the positive quality of being precious and beyond value)
  • (n) preciosity, preciousness: (the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined)
precipitance, Noun
  • (n) abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness: (the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning)
precipitancy, Noun
  • (n) abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness: (the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning)
precipitant, Adjective
  • (s) hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, 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 they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"
precipitant, Noun
  • (n) precipitant: (an agent that causes a precipitate to form)
precipitate, Adjective
  • (s) hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, 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 they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"
precipitate, Noun
  • (n) precipitate: (a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering)
precipitate, Verb
  • (v) precipitate: (bring about abruptly) "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"
  • (v) precipitate: (separate as a fine suspension of solid particles)
  • (v) precipitate, come_down, fall: (fall from clouds) "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
  • (v) precipitate: (fall vertically, sharply, or headlong) "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"
  • (v) precipitate: (hurl or throw violently) "The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below"
precipitateness, Noun
  • (n) abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness: (the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning)
precipitation, Noun
  • (n) haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation: (overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)) "he soon regretted his haste"
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) precipitation: (the process of forming a chemical precipitate)
  • (n) precipitation, downfall: (the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist))
  • (n) precipitation: (the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height)
  • (n) precipitation: (an unexpected acceleration or hastening) "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise"
precipitous, Adjective
  • (s) abrupt, precipitous, sharp: (extremely steep) "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"
  • (s) hasty, overhasty, precipitate, precipitant, 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 they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"
precipitousness, Noun
  • (n) abruptness, precipitousness, steepness: (the property possessed by a slope that is very steep)
  • (n) abruptness, precipitateness, precipitousness, precipitance, precipitancy, suddenness: (the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning)
precis, Noun
  • (n) outline, synopsis, abstract, precis: (a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)
precis, Verb
  • (v) precis: (make a summary (of))
precise, Adjective
  • (s) accurate, exact, precise: ((of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct) "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
  • (a) precise: (sharply exact or accurate or delimited) "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
preciseness, Noun
  • (n) preciseness, clearcutness: (clarity as a consequence of precision)
  • (n) preciseness, 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, Noun
  • (n) preciseness, 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"
preclinical, Adjective
  • (a) preclinical, 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)
preclude, Verb
  • (v) preclude, rule_out, close_out: (make impossible, especially beforehand)
  • (v) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid: (keep from happening or arising; make impossible) "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
preclusion, Noun
  • (n) obviation, forestalling, preclusion: (the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively)
preclusive, Adjective
  • (s) preclusive, obviating: (made impossible)
precocial, Adjective
  • (a) precocial: ((of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days)
precocious, Adjective
  • (a) precocious: (characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)) "a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement"
  • (s) precocious: (appearing or developing early) "precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"
precociousness, Noun
  • (n) precociousness, precocity: (intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules)
precocity, Noun
  • (n) precociousness, precocity: (intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules)
precognition, Noun
  • (n) precognition, foreknowledge: (knowledge of an event before it occurs)
precognitive, Adjective
  • (s) clairvoyant, precognitive, second-sighted: (foreseeing the future)
preconception, Noun
  • (n) bias, prejudice, preconception: (a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)
  • (n) preconception, prepossession, parti_pris, preconceived_opinion, preconceived_idea, preconceived_notion: (an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence) "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"
precondition, Noun
  • (n) condition, precondition, stipulation: (an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else)
  • (n) given, presumption, precondition: (an assumption that is taken for granted)
  • (n) precondition: (a condition that is a prerequisite)
precondition, Verb
  • (v) precondition: (put into the required condition beforehand)
precursor, Noun
  • (n) harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor: (something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone)
  • (n) precursor: (a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction))
  • (n) precursor, forerunner: (a person who goes before or announces the coming of another)
precursory, Adjective
  • (s) precursory, premonitory: (warning of future misfortune)
predaceous, Adjective
  • (s) predaceous, predacious, 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.Swinton"
  • (s) predacious, predaceous: (hunting and killing other animals for food)
predacious, Adjective
  • (s) predaceous, predacious, 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.Swinton"
  • (s) predacious, predaceous: (hunting and killing other animals for food)
predate, Verb
  • (v) precede, predate: (come before) "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
  • (v) predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate: (be earlier in time; go back further) "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
  • (v) predate, antedate, foredate: (establish something as being earlier relative to something else)
  • (v) raven, prey, predate: (prey on or hunt for) "These mammals predate certain eggs"
predation, Noun
  • (n) depredation, predation: (an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding)
  • (n) predation: (the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey)
predator, Noun
  • (n) marauder, predator, vulture, piranha: (someone who attacks in search of booty)
  • (n) predator, predatory_animal: (any animal that lives by preying on other animals)
predatory, Adjective
  • (s) marauding, predatory, raiding: (characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding) "bands of marauding Indians"; "predatory warfare"; "a raiding party"
  • (s) predaceous, predacious, 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.Swinton"
  • (s) predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous: (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"
predecessor, Noun
  • (n) harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor: (something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone)
  • (n) predecessor: (one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office))
predestinarian, Adjective
  • (a) predestinarian: (of or relating to predestination; holding the doctrine of predestination)
predestinarian, Noun
  • (n) fatalist, determinist, predestinarian, predestinationist: (anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny)
predestinate, Adjective
  • (s) foreordained, predestinate, 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"
predestinate, Verb
  • (v) predestine, predestinate, foreordain: (foreordain by divine will or decree)
predestination, Noun
  • (n) predestination: (previous determination as if by destiny or fate)
  • (n) predestination, foreordination, preordination, 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))
predestinationist, Noun
  • (n) fatalist, determinist, predestinarian, predestinationist: (anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny)
predestine, Verb
  • (v) predestine: (decree or determine beforehand)
  • (v) predestine, predestinate, foreordain: (foreordain by divine will or decree)
  • (v) predestine, foreordain, preordain: (foreordain or determine beforehand)
predestined, Adjective
  • (s) foreordained, predestinate, 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"
predetermination, Noun
  • (n) predestination, foreordination, preordination, 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))
  • (n) predetermination: (a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something) "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong"
  • (n) predetermination: (the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place)
predetermine, Verb
  • (v) bias, predetermine: (cause to be biased)
  • (v) predetermine: (determine beforehand)
predetermined, Adjective
  • (s) preset, predetermined: (set in advance) "a preset plan of action"; "at a predetermined time"
predicament, Noun
  • (n) predicament, quandary, 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"
predicate, Noun
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) predicate, verb_phrase: (one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements)
predicate, Verb
  • (v) connote, predicate: (involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic) "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"
  • (v) predicate: (make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition) "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"
  • (v) predicate, proclaim: (affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of) "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
predication, Noun
  • (n) postulation, predication: ((logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument)
predicative, Adjective
  • (a) predicative: (of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence) "`red' is a predicative adjective in `the apple is red'"
predict, Verb
  • (v) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict: (indicate by signs) "These signs bode bad news"
  • (v) predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise: (make a prediction about; tell in advance) "Call the outcome of an election"
predictability, Noun
  • (n) predictability: (the quality of being predictable)
predictable, Adjective
  • (a) predictable: (capable of being foretold)
prediction, Noun
  • (n) prediction, anticipation, prevision: (the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future))
  • (n) prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication: (a statement made about the future)
predictive, Adjective
  • (s) predictive, prognostic, prognosticative: (of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions)
predictor, Noun
  • (n) forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer: (someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge))
  • (n) predictor: (information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events) "the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance"
  • (n) predictor: (a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival)
predilection, Noun
  • (n) predilection, preference, orientation: (a predisposition in favor of something) "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"
  • (n) preference, penchant, predilection, taste: (a strong liking) "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
predisposition, Noun
  • (n) predisposition: (an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way)
  • (n) predisposition: (a disposition in advance to react in a particular way)
  • (n) sensitivity, predisposition: (susceptibility to a pathogen)
prednisolone, Noun
  • (n) prednisolone, Pediapred, Prelone: (a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions)
prednisone, Noun
  • (n) prednisone, Orasone, Deltasone, Liquid_Pred, Meticorten: (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, Noun
  • (n) predominance, predomination, prepotency: (the state of being predominant over others)
  • (n) predomination, predominance: (the quality of being more noticeable than anything else) "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone"
predominant, Adjective
  • (s) overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating: (having superior power and influence) "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
  • (s) prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife: (most frequent or common) "prevailing winds"
predominate, Adjective
  • (s) overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating: (having superior power and influence) "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
predominate, Verb
  • (v) loom, tower, predominate, hulk: (appear very large or occupy a commanding position) "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
  • (v) predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail: (be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance) "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
predomination, Noun
  • (n) predominance, predomination, prepotency: (the state of being predominant over others)
  • (n) predomination, predominance: (the quality of being more noticeable than anything else) "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone"
preeclampsia, Noun
  • (n) preeclampsia, pre-eclampsia: (abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria; can lead to eclampsia if untreated)
preemie, Noun
  • (n) premature_baby, preterm_baby, premature_infant, preterm_infant, preemie, premie: (an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation)
preeminence, Noun
  • (n) eminence, distinction, preeminence, note: (high status importance owing to marked superiority) "a scholar of great eminence"
preeminent, Adjective
  • (s) leading, preeminent: (greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement) "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"
preempt, Noun
  • (n) preemptive_bid, pre-empt, preempt: (a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding)
preempt, Verb
  • (v) preempt: (acquire for oneself before others can do so)
  • (v) preempt, displace: (take the place of or have precedence over) "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"
  • (v) preempt: (gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land))
  • (v) preempt: (make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge)
preemption, Noun
  • (n) preemption, pre-emption: (the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject)
  • (n) preemption, pre-emption: (the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property))
  • (n) preemption, pre-emption: (the right to purchase something in advance of others)
  • (n) preemption, pre-emption: (a prior appropriation of something) "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests"
preemptive, Adjective
  • (s) preemptive, pre-emptive: (designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence) "a preemptive business offer"
preemptor, Noun
  • (n) preemptor, pre-emptor: (someone who acquires land by preemption)
  • (n) preemptor, pre-emptor: (a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid)
preen, Verb
  • (v) preen, plume: (clean with one's bill) "The birds preened"
  • (v) preen, congratulate: (pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement)
  • (v) preen, primp, plume, dress: (dress or groom with elaborate care) "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
preexist, Verb
  • (v) preexist: (exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time) "Did this condition pre-exist?"
preexistent, Adjective
  • (s) preexistent, pre-existent, preexisting, pre-existing: (existing previously or before something) "variations on pre-existent musical themes"
preexisting, Adjective
  • (s) preexistent, pre-existent, preexisting, pre-existing: (existing previously or before something) "variations on pre-existent musical themes"
prefabricate, Verb
  • (v) prefabricate, 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)
  • (v) prefabricate: (produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally)
preface, Noun
  • (n) foreword, preface, prolusion: (a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book)
preface, Verb
  • (v) precede, preface, premise, introduce: (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"
prefatorial, Adjective
  • (s) introductory, prefatorial, prefatory: (serving as an introduction or preface)
prefatory, Adjective
  • (s) introductory, prefatorial, prefatory: (serving as an introduction or preface)
prefect, Noun
  • (n) prefect: (a chief officer or chief magistrate) "the prefect of Paris police"
prefer, Verb
  • (v) choose, prefer, opt: (select as an alternative over another) "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
  • (v) prefer: (like better; value more highly) "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
  • (v) prefer, favor, favour: (promote over another) "he favors his second daughter"
  • (v) prefer: (give preference to one creditor over another)
preferable, Adjective
  • (s) preferable, preferred: (more desirable than another) "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"
preference, Noun
  • (n) predilection, preference, orientation: (a predisposition in favor of something) "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"
  • (n) preference, penchant, predilection, taste: (a strong liking) "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
  • (n) preference, druthers: (the right or chance to choose) "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"
  • (n) 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))
preferent, Adjective
  • (s) favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent: (preferred above all others and treated with partiality) "the favored child"
preferential, Adjective
  • (s) discriminatory, 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"
preferred, Adjective
  • (s) favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent: (preferred above all others and treated with partiality) "the favored child"
  • (s) preferable, preferred: (more desirable than another) "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"
prefiguration, Noun
  • (n) prefiguration: (an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come)
  • (n) prefiguration, foreshadowing, adumbration: (the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand)
prefigurative, Adjective
  • (s) adumbrative, foreshadowing, prefigurative: (indistinctly prophetic)
prefigure, Verb
  • (v) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict: (indicate by signs) "These signs bode bad news"
  • (v) prefigure: (imagine or consider beforehand) "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"
prefix, Noun
  • (n) prefix: (an affix that is added in front of the word)
prefix, Verb
  • (v) prefix: (attach a prefix to) "prefixed words"
preform, Verb
  • (v) preform: (form into a shape resembling the final, desired one)
  • (v) preform: (form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand)
pregnancy, Noun
  • (n) pregnancy, gestation, maternity: (the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus)
pregnant, Adjective
  • (s) fraught, pregnant: (filled with or attended with) "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense"
  • (s) meaning, pregnant, significant: (rich in significance or implication) "a meaning look"
  • (a) pregnant: (carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life)
prehend, Verb
  • (v) seize, prehend, clutch: (take hold of; grab) "The sales clerk 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, Adjective
  • (s) avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, 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 greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
  • (a) prehensile: (adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object) "a monkey's prehensile tail"
  • (s) prehensile: (having a keen intellect) "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"- A.T.Quiller-Couch"
prehension, Noun
  • (n) grasping, taking_hold, seizing, prehension: (the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles))
prehistoric, Adjective
  • (a) prehistoric: (of or relating to times before written history) "prehistoric archeology"
  • (s) prehistoric, prehistorical: (belonging to or existing in times before recorded history) "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"
  • (s) prehistoric: (no longer fashionable) "my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes"
prehistorical, Adjective
  • (s) prehistoric, prehistorical: (belonging to or existing in times before recorded history) "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"
preindication, Noun
  • (n) augury, sign, foretoken, preindication: (an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come) "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"
prejudge, Verb
  • (v) prejudge: (judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence)
prejudgement, Noun
  • (n) prejudgment, prejudgement: (a judgment reached before the evidence is available)
prejudgment, Noun
  • (n) prejudgment, prejudgement: (a judgment reached before the evidence is available)
prejudice, Noun
  • (n) bias, prejudice, preconception: (a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)
prejudice, Verb
  • (v) prejudice: (disadvantage by prejudice)
  • (v) prejudice, prepossess: (influence (somebody's) opinion in advance)
prejudiced, Adjective
  • (a) prejudiced, discriminatory: (being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand) "a prejudiced judge"
  • (s) prejudiced: (emanating from a person's emotions and prejudices)
prejudicial, Adjective
  • (s) damaging, detrimental, prejudicial, 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"
  • (a) prejudicial, prejudicious: (tending to favor preconceived ideas) "the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population"
prejudicious, Adjective
  • (s) damaging, detrimental, prejudicial, 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"
  • (a) prejudicial, prejudicious: (tending to favor preconceived ideas) "the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population"
prelacy, Noun
  • (n) prelacy, prelature: (prelates collectively)
  • (n) prelacy, prelature: (the office or station of a prelate)
prelate, Noun
  • (n) archpriest, hierarch, high_priest, prelate, primate: (a senior clergyman and dignitary)
prelature, Noun
  • (n) prelacy, prelature: (prelates collectively)
  • (n) prelacy, prelature: (the office or station of a prelate)
prelim, Noun
  • (n) preliminary, prelim: (a minor match preceding the main event)
  • (n) preliminary_examination, preliminary_exam, prelim: (an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue)
preliminary, Adjective
  • (s) preliminary: (denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding) "a preliminary investigation"
preliminary, Noun
  • (n) preliminary, prelim: (a minor match preceding the main event)
  • (n) preliminary, overture, 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"
preliterate, Adjective
  • (s) preliterate: (not yet having acquired the ability to read and write)
  • (s) preliterate, nonliterate: (used of a society that has not developed writing)
prelude, Noun
  • (n) preliminary, overture, 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"
  • (n) prelude: (music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera)
prelude, Verb
  • (v) prelude: (serve as a prelude or opening to)
  • (v) prelude: (play as a prelude)
premarital, Adjective
  • (a) prenuptial, premarital, antenuptial: (relating to events before a marriage) "prenuptial agreement"
premature, Adjective
  • (a) premature: (born after a gestation period of less than the normal time) "a premature infant"
  • (s) premature, untimely: (uncommonly early or before the expected time) "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end"
  • (s) previous, premature: (too soon or too hasty) "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment"
prematureness, Noun
  • (n) prematureness, prematurity: (the state of being premature)
prematurity, Noun
  • (n) prematureness, prematurity: (the state of being premature)
premeditate, Verb
  • (v) premeditate: (consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand) "premeditated murder"
  • (v) premeditate: (think or reflect beforehand or in advance) "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"
premeditated, Adjective
  • (a) premeditated: (characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning) "a premeditated crime"
premeditation, Noun
  • (n) premeditation, forethought: (planning or plotting in advance of acting)
  • (n) premeditation: ((law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent)
premenopausal, Adjective
  • (a) premenopausal: (prior to menopause)
premenstrual, Adjective
  • (a) premenstrual: (of or relating to or occurring during the period just before menstruation)
premie, Noun
  • (n) premature_baby, preterm_baby, premature_infant, preterm_infant, preemie, premie: (an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation)
premier, Adjective
  • (s) premier, prime: (first in rank or degree) "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister"
  • (s) premier, premiere: (preceding all others in time) "the premiere showing"
premier, Noun
  • (n) chancellor, premier, prime_minister: (the person who is head of state (in several countries))
  • (n) Prime_Minister, PM, premier: (the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom)
premier, Verb
  • (v) premier, premiere: (be performed for the first time) "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success"
  • (v) premier, premiere: (perform a work for the first time)
premiere, Adjective
  • (s) premier, premiere: (preceding all others in time) "the premiere showing"
premiere, Noun
  • (n) premiere: (the first public performance of a play or movie)
premiere, Verb
  • (v) premier, premiere: (be performed for the first time) "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success"
  • (v) premier, premiere: (perform a work for the first time)
premiership, Noun
  • (n) premiership: (the office of premier)
premise, Noun
  • (n) premise, premiss, assumption: (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, Verb
  • (v) precede, preface, premise, introduce: (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"
  • (v) premise: (set forth beforehand, often as an explanation) "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"
  • (v) premise, premiss: (take something as preexisting and given)
premiss, Noun
  • (n) premise, premiss, assumption: (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, Verb
  • (v) premise, premiss: (take something as preexisting and given)
premium, Adjective
  • (s) premium: (having or reflecting superior quality or value) "premium gasoline at a premium price"
premium, Noun
  • (n) agio, agiotage, premium, exchange_premium: (a fee charged for exchanging currencies)
  • (n) bounty, premium: (payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military)
  • (n) premium, insurance_premium: (payment for insurance)
  • (n) premium: (the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value) "they paid a premium for access to water"
  • (n) premium: (a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.) "they encouraged customers with a premium for loyal patronage"
premix, Noun
  • (n) mix, premix: (a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients)
premolar, Noun
  • (n) premolar, bicuspid: (a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars)
premonition, Noun
  • (n) foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding: (a feeling of evil to come) "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
  • (n) forewarning, premonition: (an early warning about a future event)
premonitory, Adjective
  • (s) precursory, premonitory: (warning of future misfortune)
prenatal, Adjective
  • (a) prenatal, antenatal, antepartum: (occurring or existing before birth) "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care"
prenominal, Adjective
  • (a) attributive, prenominal: (of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify) "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'"
prentice, Noun
  • (n) apprentice, learner, prentice: (works for an expert to learn a trade)
prenuptial, Adjective
  • (a) prenuptial, premarital, antenuptial: (relating to events before a marriage) "prenuptial agreement"
preoccupancy, Noun
  • (n) preoccupancy, preoccupation: (the act of taking occupancy before someone else does)
  • (n) preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment: (the mental state of being preoccupied by something)
preoccupation, Noun
  • (n) preoccupancy, preoccupation: (the act of taking occupancy before someone else does)
  • (n) preoccupation: (an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention)
  • (n) preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossment: (the mental state of being preoccupied by something)
preoccupied, Adjective
  • (s) bemused, deep_in_thought, lost, 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"
  • (s) haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken_up: (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 for the old woman"
preoccupy, Verb
  • (v) preoccupy: (engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively) "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"
  • (v) preoccupy: (occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance) "the army preoccupied the hills"
preoperative, Adjective
  • (s) preoperative: (happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation)
preordain, Verb
  • (v) predestine, foreordain, preordain: (foreordain or determine beforehand)
preordination, Noun
  • (n) predestination, foreordination, preordination, 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))
prep, Noun
  • (n) homework, prep, preparation: (preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home))
prepackaged, Adjective
  • (s) prepackaged, prepacked: (prepared and wrapped beforehand and ready for sale) "prepackaged foods"
prepacked, Adjective
  • (s) prepackaged, prepacked: (prepared and wrapped beforehand and ready for sale) "prepackaged foods"
prepaid, Adjective
  • (s) postpaid, prepaid: (used especially of mail; paid in advance)
preparation, Noun
  • (n) cooking, cookery, 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"
  • (n) formulation, preparation: (a substance prepared according to a formula) "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"
  • (n) homework, prep, preparation: (preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home))
  • (n) planning, preparation, 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"
  • (n) preparation, readying: (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose) "preparations for the ceremony had begun"
  • (n) 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 dissonance"
  • (n) readiness, preparedness, 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"
  • (n) training, preparation, grooming: (activity leading to skilled behavior)
preparative, Adjective
  • (s) preparatory, preparative, propaedeutic: (preceding and preparing for something) "preparatory steps"
preparatory, Adjective
  • (s) preparatory, preparative, propaedeutic: (preceding and preparing for something) "preparatory steps"
prepare, Verb
  • (v) cook, fix, ready, make, prepare: (prepare for eating by applying heat) "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
  • (v) fix, prepare, set_up, ready, gear_up, set: (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"
  • (v) organize, organise, prepare, devise, get_up, machinate: (arrange by systematic planning and united effort) "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
  • (v) prepare: (to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery) "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
  • (v) prepare, groom, train: (educate 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"
  • (v) 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"
  • (v) train, develop, prepare, educate: (create by training and teaching) "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"
  • (v) train, 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"
prepared, Adjective
  • (s) disposed, fain, inclined, prepared: (having made preparations) "prepared to take risks"
  • (a) prepared: (made ready or fit or suitable beforehand) "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies"
  • (s) prepared: (equipped or prepared with necessary intellectual resources) "graduates well equipped to handle such problems"; "equipped to be a scholar"
preparedness, Noun
  • (n) readiness, preparedness, 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"
prepay, Verb
  • (v) prepay: (pay for something before receiving it)
prepayment, Noun
  • (n) prepayment: (payment in advance)
preponderance, Noun
  • (n) preponderance: (superiority in power or influence) "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power"
  • (n) preponderance, prevalence: (a superiority in numbers or amount) "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"
  • (n) preponderance: (exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight) "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"
preponderant, Adjective
  • (s) overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating: (having superior power and influence) "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
preponderate, Verb
  • (v) preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance: (weigh more heavily) "these considerations outweigh our wishes"
preponderating, Adjective
  • (s) overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating: (having superior power and influence) "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
preposition, Noun
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) 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))
prepossess, Verb
  • (v) prejudice, prepossess: (influence (somebody's) opinion in advance)
  • (v) prepossess: (possess beforehand)
  • (v) prepossess: (cause to be preoccupied) "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"
  • (v) prepossess: (make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand) "A prepossessing appearance"
prepossession, Noun
  • (n) preconception, prepossession, parti_pris, preconceived_opinion, preconceived_idea, preconceived_notion: (an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence) "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"
  • (n) prepossession: (the condition of being prepossessed) "the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable"
preposterous, Adjective
  • (s) absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous: (incongruous; inviting ridicule) "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 cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
prepotency, Noun
  • (n) predominance, predomination, prepotency: (the state of being predominant over others)
preprandial, Adjective
  • (a) preprandial: (preceding a meal (especially dinner)) "a preprandial drink"
prepubertal, Adjective
  • (s) prepubescent, prepubertal: ((especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth)
prepubescent, Adjective
  • (s) prepubescent, prepubertal: ((especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth)
prepuce, Noun
  • (n) prepuce, foreskin: (a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris)
  • (n) prepuce, foreskin: (a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis)
prerecord, Verb
  • (v) prerecord: (record before presentation, as of a broadcast)
prerecorded, Adjective
  • (s) prerecorded: (recorded at one time for transmission later)
prerequisite, Adjective
  • (s) prerequisite: (required as a prior condition or course of study)
prerequisite, Noun
  • (n) prerequisite, requirement: (something that is required in advance) "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"
prerogative, Noun
  • (n) prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive_right: (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, Noun
  • (n) omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy: (a sign of something about to happen) "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
  • (n) presage: (a foreboding about what is about to happen)
presage, Verb
  • (v) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict: (indicate by signs) "These signs bode bad news"
presbyopia, Noun
  • (n) presbyopia, farsightedness: (a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45)
presbyopic, Adjective
  • (a) farsighted, presbyopic: (able to see distant objects clearly)
presbyter, Noun
  • (n) presbyter: (an elder in the Presbyterian Church)
preschool, Noun
  • (n) preschool: (an educational institution for children too young for elementary school)
preschooler, Noun
  • (n) preschooler, kindergartner, kindergartener: (a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten)
prescience, Noun
  • (n) prescience, prevision: (the power to foresee the future)
prescient, Adjective
  • (s) prescient: (perceiving the significance of events before they occur) "extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere"
prescribe, Verb
  • (v) order, prescribe, dictate: (issue commands or orders for)
prescribed, Adjective
  • (s) appointed, decreed, ordained, prescribed: (fixed or established especially by order or command) "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")"
  • (s) official, prescribed: (conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline) "in prescribed order"
  • (s) positive, prescribed: (formally laid down or imposed) "positive laws"
  • (s) prescribed: (set down as a rule or guide)
prescript, Noun
  • (n) rule, prescript: (prescribed guide for conduct or action)
prescription, Adjective
  • (a) prescription: (available only with a doctor's written prescription) "a prescription drug"
prescription, Noun
  • (n) prescription: (directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions) "I tried to follow her prescription for success"
  • (n) prescription: (written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person)
  • (n) 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)
  • (n) prescription_drug, prescription, prescription_medicine, ethical_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"
prescriptive, Adjective
  • (a) prescriptive, normative: (pertaining to giving directives or rules) "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"
presence, Noun
  • (n) bearing, comportment, presence, mien: (dignified manner or conduct)
  • (n) presence: (the state of being present; current existence) "he tested for the presence of radon"
  • (n) presence, front: (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"
  • (n) presence: (an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby)
  • (n) presence: (the impression that something is present) "he felt the presence of an evil force"
  • (n) presence: (the act of being present)
present-day, Adjective
  • (s) contemporary, present-day: (belonging to the present time) "contemporary leaders"
present, Adjective
  • (a) present: (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"
  • (a) present: (being or existing in a specified place) "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"
present, Noun
  • (n) present, nowadays: (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"
  • (n) present: (something presented as a gift) "his tie was a present from his wife"
  • (n) present, present_tense: (a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking)
present, Verb
  • (v) award, present: (give, especially as an honor or reward) "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"
  • (v) confront, face, 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"
  • (v) deliver, present: (deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)) "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
  • (v) give, gift, present: (give as a present; make a gift of) "What will you give her for her birthday?"
  • (v) introduce, present, acquaint: (cause to come to know personally) "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
  • (v) portray, present: (represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture) "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
  • (v) present, represent, lay_out: (bring forward and present to the mind) "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
  • (v) present, submit: (hand over formally)
  • (v) present, pose: (introduce) "This poses an interesting question"
  • (v) present: (formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.)
  • (v) salute, present: (recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position) "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
  • (v) show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate: (give an exhibition of to an interested audience) "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
  • (v) stage, present, represent: (perform (a play), especially on a stage) "we are going to stage `Othello'"
presentation, Noun
  • (n) display, presentation: (a visual representation of something)
  • (n) presentation: (the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)) "she gave the trophy but he made the presentation"
  • (n) presentation, presentment, demonstration: (a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view) "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) presentation: (the act of presenting a proposal)
  • (n) presentation, introduction, intro: (formally making a person known to another or to the public)
  • (n) presentation: ((obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal) "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations"
presenter, Noun
  • (n) donor, giver, presenter, bestower, conferrer: (person who makes a gift of property)
  • (n) presenter: (someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.))
  • (n) presenter, sponsor: (an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.))
presentiment, Noun
  • (n) foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding: (a feeling of evil to come) "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
presentment, Noun
  • (n) presentation, presentment, demonstration: (a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view) "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"
  • (n) presentment, notification: (an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative)
  • (n) presentment: (a document that must be accepted and paid by another person)
presentness, Noun
  • (n) presentness, nowness: (the quality of being the present) "a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past"- R.E.Spiller"
preservation, Noun
  • (n) conservation, preservation: (an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change)
  • (n) preservation, saving: (the activity of protecting something from loss or danger)
  • (n) preservation: (the condition of being (well or ill) preserved)
  • (n) preservation: (a process that saves organic substances from decay)
preserve, Noun
  • (n) conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves: (fruit preserved by cooking with sugar)
  • (n) preserve: (a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone) "medicine is no longer a male preserve"
  • (n) preserve: (a reservation where animals are protected)
preserve, Verb
  • (v) conserve, preserve, maintain, keep_up: (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 ancient manuscripts"
  • (v) continue, uphold, carry_on, bear_on, 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"
  • (v) keep, preserve: (maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger) "May God keep you"
  • (v) preserve, keep: (prevent (food) from rotting) "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
  • (v) preserve: (keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing) "preserve the forest and the lakes"
  • (v) save, preserve: (to keep up and reserve for personal or special use) "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"
preserved, Adjective
  • (a) preserved: (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)
  • (a) preserved: (kept intact or in a particular condition)
preserver, Noun
  • (n) life_preserver, preserver, flotation_device: (rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning)
  • (n) preserver: (a cook who preserves fruits or meat)
  • (n) preserver: (someone who keeps safe from harm or danger)
  • (n) refinisher, renovator, restorer, preserver: (a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture)
preserves, Noun
  • (n) conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves: (fruit preserved by cooking with sugar)
  • (n) preserve: (a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone) "medicine is no longer a male preserve"
  • (n) preserve: (a reservation where animals are protected)
preset, Adjective
  • (s) preset, predetermined: (set in advance) "a preset plan of action"; "at a predetermined time"
preside, Verb
  • (v) preside: (act as president) "preside over companies and corporations"
presidency, Noun
  • (n) presidency, presidential_term, administration: (the tenure of a president) "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"
  • (n) presidency, presidentship: (the office and function of president) "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time"
presidential, Adjective
  • (a) presidential: (relating to a president or presidency) "presidential aides"; "presidential veto"
  • (a) presidential: (befitting a president) "criticized the candidate for not looking presidential"
presidentship, Noun
  • (n) presidency, presidentship: (the office and function of president) "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time"
presidio, Noun
  • (n) 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, Noun
  • (n) presidium, 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)
presocratic, Adjective
  • (a) presocratic, pre-Socratic: (before the time of Socrates)
press-up, Noun
  • (n) pushup, press-up: (an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms)
press, Noun
  • (n) crush, jam, press: (a dense crowd of people)
  • (n) imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure: (the state of demanding notice or attention) "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
  • (n) press, public_press: (the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines)
  • (n) press, printing_press: (a machine used for printing)
  • (n) press: (clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use)
  • (n) press, mechanical_press: (any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids)
  • (n) press, military_press: (a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead)
  • (n) press, pressure, 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"
  • (n) wardrobe, closet, press: (a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes)
press, Verb
  • (v) bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure: (ask for or request earnestly) "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
  • (v) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press: (squeeze or press together) "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
  • (v) crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate: (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 favorite candidate"
  • (v) iron, iron_out, press: (press and smooth with a heated iron) "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"
  • (v) press: (exert pressure or force to or upon) "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
  • (v) press: (place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure) "pressed flowers"
  • (v) press: (crowd closely) "The crowds pressed along the street"
  • (v) press: (create by pressing) "Press little holes into the soft clay"
  • (v) press: (be urgent) "This is a pressing problem"
  • (v) press, press_out: (press from a plastic) "press a record"
  • (v) press, push: (make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby) "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
  • (v) urge, urge_on, press, exhort: (force or impel in an indicated direction) "I urged him to finish his studies"
  • (v) weigh, press: (to be oppressive or burdensome) "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
  • (v) weight-lift, weightlift, press: (lift weights) "This guy can press 300 pounds"
pressing, Adjective
  • (s) pressing, urgent: (compelling immediate action) "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair"
pressing, Noun
  • (n) press, pressure, 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"
  • (n) pressing: (a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press)
pressman, Noun
  • (n) correspondent, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newswriter, pressman: (a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media)
  • (n) printer, pressman: (someone whose occupation is printing)
pressor, Adjective
  • (a) pressor: (increasing (or tending to increase) blood pressure) "pressor reflexes"
pressor, Noun
  • (n) vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor: (any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure)
pressure-wash, Verb
  • (v) pressure-wash, powerwash: (wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew) "pressure-wash the house"
pressure, Noun
  • (n) atmospheric_pressure, air_pressure, pressure: (the pressure exerted by the atmosphere)
  • (n) imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure: (the state of demanding notice or attention) "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
  • (n) press, pressure, 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"
  • (n) pressure, pressure_level, force_per_unit_area: (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"
  • (n) pressure: (a force that compels) "the public brought pressure to bear on the government"
  • (n) pressure, pressure_sensation: (the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin) "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"
  • (n) pressure: (an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress)
pressure, Verb
  • (v) blackmail, blackjack, pressure: (exert pressure on someone through threats)
  • (v) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force: (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"
pressurise, Verb
  • (v) pressurize, pressurise: (maintain a certain pressure) "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit"
  • (v) pressurize, pressurise: (increase the pressure in or of) "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort"
  • (v) supercharge, pressurize, pressurise: (increase the pressure on a gas or liquid)
pressurize, Verb
  • (v) pressurize, pressurise: (maintain a certain pressure) "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit"
  • (v) pressurize, pressurise: (increase the pressure in or of) "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort"
  • (v) supercharge, pressurize, pressurise: (increase the pressure on a gas or liquid)
prestidigitator, Noun
  • (n) magician, prestidigitator, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist: (someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience)
prestige, Noun
  • (n) prestige, prestigiousness: (a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.) "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"
prestigious, Adjective
  • (s) esteemed, honored, prestigious: (having an illustrious reputation; respected) "our esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author"
  • (s) prestigious: (exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige) "a prestigious professor at a prestigious university"
prestigiousness, Noun
  • (n) prestige, prestigiousness: (a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.) "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"
presto, Adjective
  • (s) presto: ((of tempo) very fast)
presumable, Adjective
  • (s) presumable, supposable, surmisable: (capable of being inferred on slight grounds)
presume, Verb
  • (v) assume, presume, take_for_granted: (take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof) "I assume his train was late"
  • (v) make_bold, dare, presume: (take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission) "How dare you call my lawyer?"
  • (v) presume: (constitute reasonable evidence for) "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"
  • (v) presume: (take liberties or act with too much confidence)
presumption, Noun
  • (n) given, presumption, precondition: (an assumption that is taken for granted)
  • (n) presumption: ((law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed)
  • (n) presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption: (audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to) "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
  • (n) presumption: (a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming) "his presumption was intolerable"
presumptive, Adjective
  • (s) presumptive: (having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance) "the presumptive heir (or heir apparent)"
  • (s) presumptive: (affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance) "presumptive evidence"; "a strong presumptive case is made out"
presumptuous, Adjective
  • (s) assumptive, assuming, 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"
presumptuousness, Noun
  • (n) presumption, presumptuousness, effrontery, assumption: (audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to) "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
presuppose, Verb
  • (v) presuppose, suppose: (take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand) "I presuppose that you have done your work"
  • (v) presuppose, suppose: (require as a necessary antecedent or precondition) "This step presupposes two prior ones"
presymptomatic, Adjective
  • (a) preclinical, 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)
preteen, Adjective
  • (s) preteen, preadolescent: (of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12) "a preteen party"; "preteen clothing"
preteen, Noun
  • (n) preteen, preteenager: (a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)) "little league is intended for the preteens"
preteenager, Noun
  • (n) preteen, preteenager: (a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age)) "little league is intended for the preteens"
pretence, Noun
  • (n) guise, pretense, pretence, pretext: (an artful or simulated semblance) "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
  • (n) pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning: (the act of giving a false appearance) "his conformity was only pretending"
  • (n) pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling: (pretending with intention to deceive)
  • (n) pretense, pretence, make-believe: (imaginative intellectual play)
  • (n) pretension, pretense, pretence: (a false or unsupportable quality)
pretend, Adjective
  • (s) make-believe, pretend: (imagined as in a play) "the make-believe world of theater"; "play money"; "dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish"
pretend, Noun
  • (n) make-believe, pretend: (the enactment of a pretense) "it was just pretend"
pretend, Verb
  • (v) dissemble, pretend, act: (behave unnaturally or affectedly) "She's just acting"
  • (v) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble: (make believe with the intent to deceive) "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
  • (v) guess, venture, pretend, hazard: (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"
  • (v) make, pretend, make_believe: (represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like) "She makes like an actress"
  • (v) pretend: (put forward a claim and assert right or possession of) "pretend the title of King"
  • (v) profess, 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"
pretended, Adjective
  • (s) assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put_on, sham: (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"
pretending, Noun
  • (n) pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning: (the act of giving a false appearance) "his conformity was only pretending"
pretense, Noun
  • (n) guise, pretense, pretence, pretext: (an artful or simulated semblance) "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
  • (n) pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning: (the act of giving a false appearance) "his conformity was only pretending"
  • (n) pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling: (pretending with intention to deceive)
  • (n) pretense, pretence, make-believe: (imaginative intellectual play)
  • (n) pretension, pretense, pretence: (a false or unsupportable quality)
pretension, Noun
  • (n) pretension, pretense, pretence: (a false or unsupportable quality)
  • (n) pretension: (the advancing of a claim) "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
  • (n) pretentiousness, pretension, largeness: (the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth))
pretentious, Adjective
  • (a) ostentatious, pretentious: (intended to attract notice and impress others) "an ostentatious sable coat"
  • (s) ostentatious, pretentious: ((of a display) tawdry or vulgar)
  • (a) 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"
pretentiousness, Noun
  • (n) ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation: (lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity)
  • (n) pretentiousness, pretension, largeness: (the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth))
preterit, Noun
  • (n) preterit, preterite: (a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense)
preterite, Noun
  • (n) preterit, preterite: (a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense)
preterition, Noun
  • (n) paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis, preterition: (suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted)
pretermit, Verb
  • (v) neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave_out, overlook, overleap: (leave undone or leave out) "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
  • (v) pretermit: (disregard intentionally or let pass)
preternatural, Adjective
  • (s) nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental: (existing outside of or not in accordance with nature) "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley"
  • (s) preternatural, uncanny: (surpassing the ordinary or normal) "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will"; "his uncanny sense of direction"
pretext, Noun
  • (n) guise, pretense, pretence, pretext: (an artful or simulated semblance) "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
  • (n) pretext, stalking-horse: (something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason)
pretor, Noun
  • (n) praetor, pretor: (an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic)
pretorial, Adjective
  • (a) praetorian, praetorial, pretorian, pretorial: (of or relating to a Roman praetor) "praetorial powers"
pretorium, Noun
  • (n) praetorium, pretorium: (the tent of an ancient Roman general)
pretrial, Noun
  • (n) pretrial, 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)
prettiest, Adjective
  • (s) pretty: (pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing) "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"
  • (s) pretty: ((used ironically) unexpectedly bad) "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
prettify, Verb
  • (v) fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify: (make more beautiful)
prettiness, Noun
  • (n) prettiness, cuteness: (the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman))
pretty, Adjective
  • (s) pretty: (pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing) "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"
  • (s) pretty: ((used ironically) unexpectedly bad) "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
prevail, Verb
  • (v) predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail: (be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance) "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
  • (v) prevail, hold, obtain: (be valid, applicable, or true) "This theory still holds"
  • (v) prevail, persist, die_hard, run, endure: (continue to exist) "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
  • (v) prevail, triumph: (prove superior) "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
  • (v) prevail: (use persuasion successfully) "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"
prevailing, Adjective
  • (s) prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife: (most frequent or common) "prevailing winds"
prevalence, Noun
  • (n) preponderance, prevalence: (a superiority in numbers or amount) "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"
  • (n) prevalence: (the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread) "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future"
  • (n) 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, Adjective
  • (s) prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant, rife: (most frequent or common) "prevailing winds"
prevaricate, Verb
  • (v) beat_around_the_bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter: (be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information)
prevarication, Noun
  • (n) equivocation, prevarication, evasiveness: (intentionally vague or ambiguous)
  • (n) lie, prevarication: (a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)
  • (n) lying, prevarication, fabrication: (the deliberate act of deviating from the truth)
prevaricator, Noun
  • (n) liar, prevaricator: (a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly)
prevenient, Adjective
  • (s) anticipatory, prevenient: (in anticipation)
prevent, Verb
  • (v) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid: (keep from happening or arising; make impossible) "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
  • (v) prevent, keep: (stop (someone or something) 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"
preventable, Adjective
  • (a) preventable: (capable of being prevented) "conscious of preventable human suffering"- A.L.Guerard"
preventative, Adjective
  • (a) preventive, preventative: (tending to prevent or hinder)
  • (s) preventive, preventative, prophylactic: (preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease) "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
preventative, Noun
  • (n) contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive_device, prophylactic_device, birth_control_device: (an agent or device intended to prevent conception)
  • (n) hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference: (any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome)
  • (n) preventive, preventative, prophylactic: (remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease) "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
prevention, Noun
  • (n) prevention, bar: (the act of preventing) "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
preventive, Adjective
  • (a) preventive, preventative: (tending to prevent or hinder)
  • (s) preventive, preventative, prophylactic: (preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease) "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
preventive, Noun
  • (n) contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive_device, prophylactic_device, birth_control_device: (an agent or device intended to prevent conception)
  • (n) hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference: (any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome)
  • (n) preventive, preventative, prophylactic: (remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease) "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
preview, Noun
  • (n) preview, prevue, trailer: (an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future)
  • (n) preview: (a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public)
preview, Verb
  • (v) preview: (watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public)
previous, Adjective
  • (s) former, late, previous: ((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"
  • (s) previous, old: (just preceding something else in time or order) "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"
  • (s) previous, premature: (too soon or too hasty) "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment"
previse, Verb
  • (v) anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee: (realize beforehand)
  • (v) forewarn, 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, Noun
  • (n) prediction, anticipation, prevision: (the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future))
  • (n) prescience, prevision: (the power to foresee the future)
  • (n) prevision: (a prophetic vision (as in a dream))
  • (n) prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience: (seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing)
prevue, Noun
  • (n) preview, prevue, trailer: (an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future)
prewar, Adjective
  • (a) prewar: (existing or belonging to a time before a war) "prewar levels of industrial production"
prexy, Noun
  • (n) president, prexy: (the head administrative officer of a college or university)
prey, Noun
  • (n) prey, quarry, target, fair_game: (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"
  • (n) prey, quarry: (animal hunted or caught for food)
prey, Verb
  • (v) prey, feed: (profit from in an exploitatory manner) "He feeds on her insecurity"
  • (v) raven, prey, predate: (prey on or hunt for) "These mammals predate certain eggs"
priapic, Adjective
  • (s) phallic, priapic: (resembling or being a phallus) "a phallic symbol"; "phallic eroticism"; "priapic figurines"
  • (s) priapic: (overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality) "priapic episodes"; "priapic victories"
price, Verb
  • (v) price: (determine the price of) "The grocer priced his wares high"
  • (v) price: (ascertain or learn the price of) "Have you priced personal computers lately?"
priceless, Adjective
  • (s) invaluable, priceless: (having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth)
pricelessness, Noun
  • (n) invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness, valuableness: (the positive quality of being precious and beyond value)
pricey, Adjective
  • (s) costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy: (having a high price) "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
pricier, Adjective
  • (s) costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy: (having a high price) "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
pricing, Noun
  • (n) pricing: (the evaluation of something in terms of its price)
prick, Noun
  • (n) asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, shit, mother_fucker, motherfucker, prick, whoreson, son_of_a_bitch, SOB: (insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)
  • (n) cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz: (obscene terms for penis)
  • (n) incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent: (a depression scratched or carved into a surface)
  • (n) prick, pricking: (the act of puncturing with a small point) "he gave the balloon a small prick"
prick, Verb
  • (v) goad, prick: (stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick)
  • (v) prick, sting, twinge: (cause a stinging pain) "The needle pricked his skin"
  • (v) prick: (to cause a sharp emotional pain) "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience"
  • (v) prick_up, prick, cock_up: (raise) "The dog pricked up his ears"
  • (v) prickle, prick: (cause a prickling sensation)
  • (v) prickle, prick: (make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn) "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
  • (v) sting, bite, prick: (deliver a sting to) "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
pricker, Noun
  • (n) bradawl, pricker: (an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws)
  • (n) spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet: (a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf)
pricking, Noun
  • (n) prick, pricking: (the act of puncturing with a small point) "he gave the balloon a small prick"
prickle, Noun
  • (n) spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet: (a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf)
prickle, Verb
  • (v) prickle, prick: (cause a prickling sensation)
  • (v) prickle, prick: (make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn) "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
  • (v) tingle, prickle: (cause a stinging or tingling sensation)
prickleback, Noun
  • (n) prickleback: (small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines)
  • (n) stickleback, prickleback: (small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research)
prickliness, Noun
  • (n) prickliness, bristliness, spininess, thorniness: (the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines)
prickling, Noun
  • (n) prickling, tingle, tingling: (a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles)
prickly-leafed, Adjective
  • (s) prickly-leaved, prickly-leafed: (having prickly leaves)
prickly-leaved, Adjective
  • (s) prickly-leaved, prickly-leafed: (having prickly leaves)
prickly, Adjective
  • (s) barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny: (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"
  • (s) bristly, prickly, splenetic, waspish: (very irritable) "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues"
prickteaser, Noun
  • (n) coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser: (a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men)
pricy, Adjective
  • (s) costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy: (having a high price) "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
pride-of-India, Noun
  • (n) chinaberry, chinaberry_tree, China_tree, Persian_lilac, pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia_azederach, Melia_azedarach: (tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree)
  • (n) Queen's_crape_myrtle, pride-of-India, Lagerstroemia_speciosa: (native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers)
pride, Noun
  • (n) pride, pridefulness: (a feeling of self-respect and personal worth)
  • (n) pride: (satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements) "he takes pride in his son's success"
  • (n) pride: (the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards)
  • (n) pride: (a group of lions)
  • (n) pride, superbia: (unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins))
pride, Verb
  • (v) pride, plume, congratulate: (be proud of) "He prides himself on making it into law school"
prideful, Adjective
  • (s) disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering: (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 swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer"
  • (s) exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant: (joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success) "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout"
pridefulness, Noun
  • (n) pride, pridefulness: (a feeling of self-respect and personal worth)
priest-doctor, Noun
  • (n) shaman, priest-doctor: (in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination)
priest, Noun
  • (n) priest: (a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders)
  • (n) priest, non-Christian_priest: (a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion)
priestess, Noun
  • (n) priestess: (a woman priest)
priesthood, Noun
  • (n) priesthood: (the body of ordained religious practitioners)
priestlike, Adjective
  • (a) priestly, priestlike: (befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood) "priestly dedication to the people of his parish"
priestly, Adjective
  • (a) priestly, hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal: (associated with the priesthood or priests) "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"
  • (a) priestly, priestlike: (befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood) "priestly dedication to the people of his parish"
prig, Noun
  • (n) snob, prig, snot, snoot: (a person regarded as arrogant and annoying)
priggish, Adjective
  • (s) priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian: (exaggeratedly proper) "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
priggishness, Noun
  • (n) priggishness, primness: (exaggerated and arrogant properness)
prim, Adjective
  • (s) dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee: (affectedly dainty or refined)
  • (s) priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian: (exaggeratedly proper) "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
prim, Verb
  • (v) prim: (assume a prim appearance) "They mince and prim"
  • (v) prim: (contract one's lips) "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
  • (v) prim, prim_up, prim_out: (dress primly)
prima, Adjective
  • (s) leading, prima, star, starring, stellar: (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, Noun
  • (n) primacy: (the state of being first in importance)
primaeval, Adjective
  • (s) aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, 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"
primal, Adjective
  • (s) aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, 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"
  • (s) cardinal, central, fundamental, key, 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"
primary, Adjective
  • (s) basal, primary: (of primary importance)
  • (s) chief, main, primary, principal, master: (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"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
  • (s) elementary, elemental, primary: (of or being the essential or basic part) "an elementary need for love and nurturing"
  • (a) primary: (of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary) "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
  • (s) primary: (not derived from or reducible to something else; basic) "a primary instinct"
primary, Noun
  • (n) primary, primary_election: (a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen)
  • (n) primary, primary_feather, primary_quill: (one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing)
  • (n) primary: ((astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it)
  • (n) primary_coil, primary_winding, 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"
primate, Noun
  • (n) archpriest, hierarch, high_priest, prelate, primate: (a senior clergyman and dignitary)
  • (n) primate: (any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet)
prime, Adjective
  • (s) choice, prime, prize, quality, select: (of superior grade) "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
  • (s) premier, prime: (first in rank or degree) "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister"
  • (a) prime: (of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers) "prime number"
  • (s) prime: (used of the first or originating agent) "prime mover"
  • (s) prime, meridian: (being at the best stage of development) "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning"
prime, Noun
  • (n) flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush: (the period of greatest prosperity or productivity)
  • (n) prime, prime_quantity: (a number that has no factor but itself and 1)
  • (n) prime: (the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.)
  • (n) prime, prime_of_life: (the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest)
prime, Verb
  • (v) prime: (insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing) "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
  • (v) prime, ground, undercoat: (cover with a primer; apply a primer to)
  • (v) prime: (fill with priming liquid) "prime a car engine"
primed, Adjective
  • (s) fit, primed, set: ((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, Noun
  • (n) flat_coat, ground, primer, priming, primer_coat, priming_coat, undercoat: (the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface)
  • (n) fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming: (any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant)
  • (n) primer: (an introductory textbook)
primeval, Adjective
  • (s) aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, 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"
primidone, Noun
  • (n) primidone, Mysoline: (an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor)
priming, Noun
  • (n) flat_coat, ground, primer, priming, primer_coat, priming_coat, undercoat: (the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface)
  • (n) fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming: (any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant)
  • (n) priming: (the act of making something ready)
primitive, Adjective
  • (s) archaic, 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"
  • (s) crude, primitive, rude: (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 mountains"
  • (s) primitive: (used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies) "primitive societies"
  • (s) primitive, naive: (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"
primitive, Noun
  • (n) primitive, primitive_person: (a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization)
  • (n) primitive: (a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived)
  • (n) primitive: (a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms) "`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived"
primitiveness, Noun
  • (n) crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness: (a wild or unrefined state)
primitivism, Noun
  • (n) crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness: (a wild or unrefined state)
  • (n) primitivism: (a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children)
primness, Noun
  • (n) priggishness, primness: (exaggerated and arrogant properness)
  • (n) primness, prudishness, prudery, Grundyism: (excessive or affected modesty)
primogenitor, Noun
  • (n) progenitor, primogenitor: (an ancestor in the direct line)
primordial, Adjective
  • (s) aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, 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"
primordium, Noun
  • (n) primordium, anlage: (an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development)
primp, Verb
  • (v) preen, primp, plume, dress: (dress or groom with elaborate care) "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
primrose, Noun
  • (n) primrose, primula: (any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads)
primula, Noun
  • (n) primrose, primula: (any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads)
prince's-feather, Noun
  • (n) prince's-feather, princess_feather, kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, prince's-plume, Polygonum_orientale: (annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America)
  • (n) prince's-feather, gentleman's-cane, prince's-plume, red_amaranth, purple_amaranth, Amaranthus_cruentus, Amaranthus_hybridus_hypochondriacus, Amaranthus_hybridus_erythrostachys: (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, Noun
  • (n) desert_plume, prince's-plume, Stanleya_pinnata, Cleome_pinnata: (perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome)
  • (n) prince's-feather, princess_feather, kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, prince's-plume, Polygonum_orientale: (annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America)
  • (n) prince's-feather, gentleman's-cane, prince's-plume, red_amaranth, purple_amaranth, Amaranthus_cruentus, Amaranthus_hybridus_hypochondriacus, Amaranthus_hybridus_erythrostachys: (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, Noun
  • (n) prince: (a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign))
princedom, Noun
  • (n) princedom: (the dignity or rank or position of a prince)
  • (n) principality, princedom: (territory ruled by a prince)
princely, Adjective
  • (s) deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous: (rich and superior in quality) "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
  • (s) princely: (having the rank of or befitting a prince) "a princely bearing"; "princely manner"
princess, Noun
  • (n) princess: (a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign))
princewood, Noun
  • (n) princewood, Spanish_elm, Cordia_gerascanthus: (tropical American timber tree)
  • (n) Spanish_elm, Equador_laurel, salmwood, cypre, princewood, Cordia_alliodora: (large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood)
principal, Adjective
  • (s) chief, main, primary, principal, master: (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"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
principal, Noun
  • (n) principal: (the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated)
  • (n) principal, school_principal, head_teacher, head: (the educator who has executive authority for a school) "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
  • (n) principal, corpus, principal_sum: (capital as contrasted with the income derived from it)
  • (n) principal: ((criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement)
  • (n) principal, dealer: (the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account)
  • (n) star, principal, lead: (an actor who plays a principal role)
principality, Noun
  • (n) principality, princedom: (territory ruled by a prince)
principle, Noun
  • (n) principle, rule: (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"
  • (n) principle: (a rule or standard especially of good behavior) "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles"
  • (n) principle: (a basic truth or law or assumption) "the principles of democracy"
  • (n) principle, rule: (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"
  • (n) principle, precept: (rule of personal conduct)
  • (n) rationale, 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"
principled, Adjective
  • (a) principled: (based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality) "principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency"; "a principled person"
prink, Verb
  • (v) overdress, dress_up, fig_out, fig_up, deck_up, gussy_up, fancy_up, trick_up, deck_out, trick_out, prink, attire, get_up, rig_out, tog_up, tog_out: (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"
  • (v) prink: (dress very carefully and in a finicky manner)
print, Noun
  • (n) mark, print: (a visible indication made on a surface) "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"
  • (n) photographic_print, print: (a printed picture produced from a photographic negative)
  • (n) print: (the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication) "I want to see it in print"
  • (n) print: (a picture or design printed from an engraving)
  • (n) print: (availability in printed form) "we've got to get that story into print"; "his book is no longer in print"
  • (n) print: (a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it))
  • (n) print: (a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers))
print, Verb
  • (v) print, publish: (put into print) "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed"
  • (v) print: (write as if with print; not cursive)
  • (v) print: (make into a print) "print the negative"
  • (v) print, impress: (reproduce by printing)
printable, Adjective
  • (a) printable: (fit for publication because free of material that is morally or legally objectionable) "printable language"
printer, Noun
  • (n) printer, pressman: (someone whose occupation is printing)
  • (n) printer: ((computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing)
  • (n) printer, printing_machine: (a machine that prints)
printing, Noun
  • (n) impression, printing: (all the copies of a work printed at one time) "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"
  • (n) printing: (text handwritten in the style of printed matter)
  • (n) printing: (the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution)
  • (n) printing, printing_process: (reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication)
printmaking, Noun
  • (n) printmaking: (artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens)
printout, Noun
  • (n) printout: (the output of a computer in printed form)
prion, Noun
  • (n) 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)
prior, Adjective
  • (s) anterior, prior: (earlier in time)
prior, Noun
  • (n) prior: (the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot)
prioress, Noun
  • (n) abbess, mother_superior, prioress: (the superior of a group of nuns)
prioritise, Verb
  • (v) prioritize, prioritise: (assign a priority to) "we have too many things to do and must prioritize"
prioritize, Verb
  • (v) prioritize, prioritise: (assign a priority to) "we have too many things to do and must prioritize"
priority, Noun
  • (n) precedence, precedency, 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"
  • (n) priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency: (preceding in time)
priory, Noun
  • (n) priory: (religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress)
prise, Verb
  • (v) pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy: (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"
  • (v) pry, prise: (make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry) "They pried the information out of him"
  • (v) respect, esteem, value, prize, prise: (regard highly; think much of) "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
prism, Noun
  • (n) prism: (a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms)
  • (n) prism, optical_prism: (optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image)
prismatic, Adjective
  • (a) prismatic: (of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism) "prismatic form"
  • (s) prismatic: (exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism) "prismatic light"
prison-breaking, Noun
  • (n) break, breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking: (an escape from jail) "the breakout was carefully planned"
prison, Noun
  • (n) prison, prison_house: (a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment)
  • (n) prison, prison_house: (a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement)
prisonbreak, Noun
  • (n) break, breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking: (an escape from jail) "the breakout was carefully planned"
prisoner, Noun
  • (n) prisoner, captive: (a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war)
prissy, Adjective
  • (s) dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish: (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"
  • (s) priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian: (exaggeratedly proper) "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
pristine, Adjective
  • (s) pristine: (completely free from dirt or contamination) "pristine mountain snow"
  • (s) pristine: (immaculately clean and unused) "handed her his pristine white handkerchief"
privacy, Noun
  • (n) privacy, privateness, seclusion: (the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others)
  • (n) privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealment: (the condition of being concealed or hidden)
private-enterprise, Adjective
  • (s) competitive, free-enterprise, private-enterprise: (subscribing to capitalistic competition)
private, Adjective
  • (s) individual, private: (concerning one person exclusively) "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath"
  • (a) 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 struggle to maintain a private life"
  • (s) private: (concerning things deeply private and personal) "private correspondence"; "private family matters"
  • (s) secret, private: (not expressed) "secret (or private) thoughts"
private, Noun
  • (n) private, buck_private, common_soldier: (an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines) "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
privateer, Noun
  • (n) privateer, privateersman: (an officer or crew member of a privateer)
  • (n) privateer: (a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation)
privateersman, Noun
  • (n) privateer, privateersman: (an officer or crew member of a privateer)
privateness, Noun
  • (n) privacy, privateness, seclusion: (the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others)
  • (n) privacy, privateness, secrecy, concealment: (the condition of being concealed or hidden)
privates, Noun
  • (n) genitalia, genital_organ, genitals, private_parts, privates, crotch: (external sex organ)
  • (n) private, buck_private, common_soldier: (an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines) "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"
privation, Noun
  • (n) privation, want, deprivation, neediness: (a state of extreme poverty)
  • (n) privation, deprivation: (act of depriving someone of food or money or rights) "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"
privatisation, Noun
  • (n) denationalization, denationalisation, privatization, privatisation: (changing something from state to private ownership or control)
privatise, Verb
  • (v) privatize, privatise: (change from governmental to private control or ownership) "The oil industry was privatized"
privatization, Noun
  • (n) denationalization, denationalisation, privatization, privatisation: (changing something from state to private ownership or control)
privatize, Verb
  • (v) privatize, privatise: (change from governmental to private control or ownership) "The oil industry was privatized"
privilege, Noun
  • (n) prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive_right: (a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)) "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
  • (n) privilege: (a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all)
  • (n) privilege: ((law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship)
privilege, Verb
  • (v) privilege, favor, favour: (bestow a privilege upon)
privileged, Adjective
  • (s) inside, inner, privileged: (confined to an exclusive group) "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information"
  • (a) privileged: (blessed with privileges) "the privileged few"
  • (s) privileged: (not subject to usual rules or penalties) "a privileged statement"
privy, Adjective
  • (s) privy, secluded, secret: (hidden from general view or use) "a privy place to rest and think"; "a secluded romantic spot"; "a secret garden"
  • (s) privy: ((followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known) "privy to the details of the conspiracy"
privy, Noun
  • (n) outhouse, privy, earth-closet, jakes: (a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate)
  • (n) toilet, lavatory, lav, can, john, privy, bathroom: (a room or building equipped with one or more toilets)
prize, Adjective
  • (s) choice, prime, prize, quality, select: (of superior grade) "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
prize, Noun
  • (n) loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, swag, dirty_money: (goods or money obtained illegally)
  • (n) prize, award: (something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery) "the prize was a free trip to Europe"
  • (n) trophy, prize: (something given as a token of victory)
prize, Verb
  • (v) prize, value, treasure, appreciate: (hold dear) "I prize these old photographs"
  • (v) pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy: (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"
  • (v) respect, esteem, value, prize, prise: (regard highly; think much of) "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
prizefighter, Noun
  • (n) prizefighter, gladiator: (a professional boxer)
prizewinning, Adjective
  • (s) champion, prizewinning: (holding first place in a contest) "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"
pro-American, Adjective
  • (a) pro-American: (supporting the United States and its policies)
pro-choice, Adjective
  • (a) pro-choice: (advocating a woman's right to control her own body (especially her right to an induced abortion))
pro-inflammatory, Adjective
  • (s) proinflammatory, pro-inflammatory: (tending to cause inflammation)
pro-life, Adjective
  • (a) pro-life: (advocating full legal protection of embryos and fetuses (especially opposing the legalization of induced abortions))
pro, Adjective
  • (a) pro: (in favor of (an action or proposal etc.)) "a pro vote"
pro, Noun
  • (n) pro: (an argument in favor of a proposal)
  • (n) professional, pro: (an athlete who plays for pay)
proactive, Adjective
  • (a) 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"
  • (s) 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)
probability, Noun
  • (n) probability, chance: (a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible) "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"
  • (n) probability: (the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event) "for a while mutiny seemed a probability"; "going by past experience there was a high probability that the visitors were lost"
probable, Adjective
  • (a) probable, likely: (likely but not certain to be or become true or real) "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"
  • (s) probable: (apparently destined) "the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme"
probable, Noun
  • (n) probable: (an applicant likely to be chosen)
probate, Noun
  • (n) probate, probate_will: (a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate)
  • (n) probate: (the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements)
probate, Verb
  • (v) probate: (put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence)
  • (v) probate: (establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents))
probation, Noun
  • (n) probation: (a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership)
  • (n) probation: (a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself)
  • (n) 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"
probationary, Adjective
  • (s) probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative: (under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon) "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"
probationer, Noun
  • (n) probationer, student_nurse: (a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period)
  • (n) probationer, parolee: (someone released on probation or on parole)
probative, Adjective
  • (s) probative, probatory: (tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation) "evidence should only be excluded if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect"
probatory, Adjective
  • (s) probative, probatory: (tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation) "evidence should only be excluded if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect"
probe, Noun
  • (n) probe, investigation: (an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities) "there was a congressional probe into the scandal"
  • (n) probe: (a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities)
  • (n) probe: (an exploratory action or expedition)
  • (n) probe: (an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity)
probe, Verb
  • (v) probe, examine: (question or examine thoroughly and closely)
  • (v) probe, dig_into, poke_into: (examine physically with or as if with a probe) "probe an anthill"
probing, Adjective
  • (s) inquisitory, probing, searching: (diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation) "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings"
probiotic, Noun
  • (n) probiotic, probiotic_bacterium, probiotic_microflora, probiotic_flora: (a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant)
probity, Noun
  • (n) probity: (complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles) "in a world where financial probity may not be widespread"; "he enjoys an exaggerated reputation for probity"
problem, Noun
  • (n) problem, job: (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"
  • (n) problem: (a question raised for consideration or solution) "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"
  • (n) trouble, problem: (a source of difficulty) "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
problematic, Adjective
  • (s) baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough: (making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe) "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
  • (s) debatable, problematic, problematical: (open to doubt or debate) "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"
problematical, Adjective
  • (s) baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough: (making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe) "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
  • (s) debatable, problematic, problematical: (open to doubt or debate) "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"
proboscidean, Noun
  • (n) proboscidean, proboscidian: (massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk)
proboscidian, Noun
  • (n) proboscidean, proboscidian: (massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk)
proboscis, Noun
  • (n) proboscis: (the human nose (especially when it is large))
  • (n) proboscis, trunk: (a long flexible snout as of an elephant)
procaine, Noun
  • (n) procaine, Ethocaine: (a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine)
procaryote, Noun
  • (n) prokaryote, 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, Adjective
  • (a) prokaryotic, procaryotic: (having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei)
procedural, Adjective
  • (a) adjective, procedural: (relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law) "adjective law"
  • (a) procedural: (of or relating to procedure) "a procedural violation"
procedure, Noun
  • (n) operation, 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"
  • (n) procedure, 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"
  • (n) procedure: (a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings)
  • (n) routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function: (a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program)
proceed, Verb
  • (v) continue, go_on, proceed, go_along, keep: (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"
  • (v) continue, go_on, carry_on, proceed: (continue talking) "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
  • (v) go, proceed, move: (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"
  • (v) proceed, go_forward, continue: (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"
  • (v) proceed, go: (follow a certain course) "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"
proceeding, Noun
  • (n) proceeding, legal_proceeding, proceedings: ((law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked)
proceedings, Noun
  • (n) minutes, proceedings, transactions: (a written account of what transpired at a meeting)
  • (n) proceeding, legal_proceeding, proceedings: ((law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked)
proceeds, Noun
  • (n) return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff: (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property) "the average return was about 5%"
process, Noun
  • (n) procedure, 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"
  • (n) process, cognitive_process, mental_process, operation, cognitive_operation: ((psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents) "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"
  • (n) process, unconscious_process: (a mental process that you are not directly aware of) "the process of denial"
  • (n) process, outgrowth, appendage: (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant) "a bony process"
  • (n) process, physical_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"
  • (n) summons, 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, Verb
  • (v) action, sue, litigate, 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"
  • (v) march, process: (march in a procession) "They processed into the dining room"
  • (v) process, treat: (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"
  • (v) process: (deal with in a routine way) "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants"
  • (v) 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"
  • (v) serve, process, swear_out: (deliver a warrant or summons to someone) "He was processed by the sheriff"
  • (v) work, work_on, process: (shape, form, or improve a material) "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"
processed, Adjective
  • (a) processed: (prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process) "processed ores"
  • (s) processed: (subjected to a special process or treatment) "prepared ergot"; "processed cheeses are easy to spread"
  • (a) refined, processed: (freed from impurities by processing) "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare"
processing, Noun
  • (n) processing: (preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure) "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals"
procession, Noun
  • (n) emanation, rise, 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"
  • (n) procession: (the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation) "processions were forbidden"
  • (n) progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward_motion, onward_motion: (the act of moving forward (as toward a goal))
processional, Adjective
  • (a) processional: (intended for use in a procession) "processional music"; "processional cross"
  • (a) processional: (of or relating to or characteristic of a procession) "in good processional order"
processional, Noun
  • (n) processional, prosodion: (religious music used in a procession)
processor, Noun
  • (n) central_processing_unit, CPU, , central_processor, processor, mainframe: ((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"
  • (n) processor: (a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market)
  • (n) processor: (someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.))
proclaim, Verb
  • (v) laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim: (praise, glorify, or honor) "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
  • (v) predicate, proclaim: (affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of) "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
  • (v) proclaim: (declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles) "He was proclaimed King"
  • (v) proclaim, exclaim, promulgate: (state or announce) "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
proclaimed, Adjective
  • (s) announced, proclaimed: (declared publicly; made widely known) "their announced intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy"
proclamation, Noun
  • (n) announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration: (a formal public statement) "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
  • (n) proclamation, promulgation: (the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice) "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"
proclivity, Noun
  • (n) proclivity, propensity, leaning: (a natural inclination) "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
proconsulate, Noun
  • (n) proconsulship, proconsulate: (the position of proconsul)
proconsulship, Noun
  • (n) proconsulship, proconsulate: (the position of proconsul)
proconvertin, Noun
  • (n) proconvertin, cothromboplastin, stable_factor, factor_VII: (a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K)
procrastinate, Verb
  • (v) procrastinate, stall, drag_one's_feet, drag_one's_heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally: (postpone doing what one should be doing) "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
  • (v) procrastinate: (postpone or delay needlessly) "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"
procrastination, Noun
  • (n) dilatoriness, procrastination: (slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it)
  • (n) procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally: (the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time)
procrastinator, Noun
  • (n) procrastinator, postponer, cunctator: (someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness))
procreate, Verb
  • (v) reproduce, procreate, multiply: (have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant) "The Bible tells people to procreate"
procreation, Noun
  • (n) reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts_of_life: (the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring)
procreative, Adjective
  • (s) generative, procreative, reproductive: (producing new life or offspring) "the reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions"; "the reproductive or generative organs"
proctocele, Noun
  • (n) rectocele, proctocele: (protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth)
proctoplasty, Noun
  • (n) proctoplasty, rectoplasty: (reconstructive surgery of the anus or rectum)
proctor, Noun
  • (n) proctor, monitor: (someone who supervises (an examination))
proctor, Verb
  • (v) invigilate, proctor: (watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating))
procurable, Adjective
  • (s) gettable, getable, obtainable, procurable: (capable of being obtained) "savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable"
procural, Noun
  • (n) procurement, procurance, procural: (the act of getting possession of something) "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies"
procurance, Noun
  • (n) procurement, procurance, procural: (the act of getting possession of something) "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies"
procurator, Noun
  • (n) procurator: ((ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes)
  • (n) proxy, placeholder, procurator: (a person authorized to act for another)
procure, Verb
  • (v) pander, pimp, procure: (arrange for sexual partners for others)
  • (v) procure, secure: (get by special effort) "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
procurement, Noun
  • (n) procurement, procurance, procural: (the act of getting possession of something) "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies"
procurer, Noun
  • (n) pimp, procurer, panderer, pander, pandar, fancy_man, ponce: (someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce))
  • (n) procurer, securer: (someone who obtains or acquires) "the procurer of opera tickets"
procyclidine, Noun
  • (n) procyclidine, Kemadrin: (drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in Parkinsonism)
prod, Noun
  • (n) goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring: (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something) "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
  • (n) prod, goad: (a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion)
prod, Verb
  • (v) jab, prod, stab, poke, dig: (poke or thrust abruptly) "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
  • (v) nudge, poke_at, prod: (to push against gently) "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
  • (v) prod, incite, egg_on: (urge on; cause to act) "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
prodding, Noun
  • (n) goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring: (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something) "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
prodigal, Adjective
  • (s) extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift: (recklessly wasteful) "prodigal in their expenditures"
prodigal, Noun
  • (n) prodigal, profligate, squanderer: (a recklessly extravagant consumer)
prodigality, Noun
  • (n) extravagance, prodigality, profligacy: (the trait of spending extravagantly)
  • (n) extravagance, prodigality, lavishness, highlife, high_life: (excessive spending)
prodigious, Adjective
  • (s) colossal, prodigious, stupendous: (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"
  • (s) exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing: (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"
  • (s) portentous, prodigious: (of momentous or ominous significance) "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville"; "a prodigious vision"
prodigy, Noun
  • (n) omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy: (a sign of something about to happen) "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
  • (n) prodigy: (an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration) "she is a chess prodigy"
  • (n) prodigy: (an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality) "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"
prodroma, Noun
  • (n) prodrome, prodroma: (an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur)
prodromal, Adjective
  • (a) prodromal, prodromic: (symptomatic of the onset of an attack or a disease)
prodrome, Noun
  • (n) prodrome, prodroma: (an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur)
prodromic, Adjective
  • (a) prodromal, prodromic: (symptomatic of the onset of an attack or a disease)
produce, Noun
  • (n) produce, green_goods, green_groceries, garden_truck: (fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market)
produce, Verb
  • (v) grow, raise, farm, 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"
  • (v) grow, develop, produce, get, acquire: (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"
  • (v) produce, bring_forth: (bring forth or yield) "The tree would not produce fruit"
  • (v) produce, make, create: (create or manufacture a man-made product) "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
  • (v) produce, bring_about, give_rise: (cause to happen, occur or exist) "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"
  • (v) produce, bring_forth: (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"
  • (v) produce, bring_on, bring_out: (bring onto the market or release) "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play"
producer, Noun
  • (n) manufacturer, producer: (someone who manufactures something)
  • (n) producer: (someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work))
  • (n) producer: (something that produces) "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes"; "this microorganism is a producer of disease"
product, Noun
  • (n) intersection, product, Cartesian_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"
  • (n) merchandise, ware, product: (commodities offered for sale) "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
  • (n) product, 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"
  • (n) product, mathematical_product: (a quantity obtained by multiplication) "the product of 2 and 3 is 6"
  • (n) product: (a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction) "a product of lime and nitric acid"
  • (n) 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"
production, Noun
  • (n) output, yield, 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"
  • (n) product, 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"
  • (n) production: (the act or process of producing something) "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"
  • (n) production: (a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television) "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?"
  • (n) production: ((law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law) "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents"
  • (n) production: (a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated) "she tends to make a big production out of nothing"
  • (n) production: ((economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale) "he introduced more efficient methods of production"
  • (n) production: (the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services)
productive, Adjective
  • (s) fat, fertile, productive, rich: (marked by great fruitfulness) "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
  • (a) generative, productive: (having the ability to produce or originate) "generative power"; "generative forces"
  • (a) productive: (producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)) "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"
  • (s) productive: (yielding positive results)
productiveness, Noun
  • (n) productiveness, productivity: (the quality of being productive or having the power to produce)
productivity, Noun
  • (n) productiveness, productivity: (the quality of being productive or having the power to produce)
  • (n) productivity: ((economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time)
proenzyme, Noun
  • (n) proenzyme, zymogen: (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, Noun
  • (n) professor, prof: (someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university)
profanation, Noun
  • (n) profanation, desecration, blasphemy, sacrilege: (blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character) "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
  • (n) profanation: (degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening)
profane, Adjective
  • (s) blasphemous, profane, sacrilegious: (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"
  • (s) blasphemous, blue, profane: (characterized by profanity or cursing) "foul-mouthed and blasphemous"; "blue language"; "profane words"
  • (a) profane, secular: (not concerned with or devoted to religion) "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
  • (s) profane, unconsecrated, unsanctified: (not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled)
profane, Verb
  • (v) corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect: (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"
  • (v) desecrate, profane, outrage, violate: (violate the sacred character of a place or language) "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
profaned, Adjective
  • (s) profaned, violated: (treated irreverently or sacrilegiously)
profaneness, Noun
  • (n) profaneness: (an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity)
  • (n) profaneness, unsanctification: (unholiness by virtue of being profane)
profanity, Noun
  • (n) profanity: (vulgar or irreverent speech or action)
profess, Verb
  • (v) concede, profess, confess: (admit (to a wrongdoing)) "She confessed that she had taken the money"
  • (v) profess: (practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about) "She professes organic chemistry"
  • (v) profess: (confess one's faith in, or allegiance to) "The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"; "he professes to be a Communist"
  • (v) profess: (state freely) "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
  • (v) profess: (receive into a religious order or congregation)
  • (v) profess: (take vows, as in religious order) "she professed herself as a nun"
  • (v) profess, 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"
professed, Adjective
  • (s) avowed, professed: (openly declared as such) "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist"
  • (s) professed: (professing to be qualified) "a professed philosopher"
  • (s) professed: (claimed with intent to deceive) "his professed intentions"
professing, Noun
  • (n) profession, professing: (an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion) "a profession of disagreement"
profession, Noun
  • (n) profession: (the body of people in a learned occupation) "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists"
  • (n) profession: (an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences))
  • (n) profession, professing: (an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion) "a profession of disagreement"
  • (n) profession: (affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith) "a profession of Christianity"
professional, Adjective
  • (a) 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 professional cook"; "professional actors and athletes"
  • (a) professional: (of or relating to or suitable as a profession) "professional organizations"; "a professional field such as law"
  • (a) professional: (characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession) "professional conduct"; "professional ethics"; "a thoroughly professional performance"
  • (a) professional: (of or relating to a profession) "we need professional advice"; "professional training"; "professional equipment for his new office"
  • (s) professional: (engaged in by members of a profession) "professional occupations include medicine and the law and teaching"
professional, Noun
  • (n) master, professional: (an authority qualified to teach apprentices)
  • (n) professional, professional_person: (a person engaged in one of the learned professions)
  • (n) professional, pro: (an athlete who plays for pay)
professionalisation, Noun
  • (n) professionalization, 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, Verb
  • (v) professionalize, professionalise: (become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood)
  • (v) professionalize, 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"
professionalism, Noun
  • (n) professionalism: (the expertness characteristic of a professional person)
professionalization, Noun
  • (n) professionalization, 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"
professionalize, Verb
  • (v) professionalize, professionalise: (become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood)
  • (v) professionalize, 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"
professor, Noun
  • (n) professor, prof: (someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university)
professorship, Noun
  • (n) professorship, chair: (the position of professor) "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics"
proffer, Noun
  • (n) suggestion, proposition, proffer: (a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection) "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
proffer, Verb
  • (v) offer, proffer: (present for acceptance or rejection) "She offered us all a cold drink"
proficiency, Noun
  • (n) proficiency: (the quality of having great facility and competence)
  • (n) proficiency, technique: (skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity) "practice greatly improves proficiency"
proficient, Adjective
  • (s) adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful: (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 by skillful retouching"
  • (a) technical, proficient: (of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill) "his technical innovation was his brushwork"; "the technical dazzle of her dancing"
profile, Noun
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) profile: (an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side))
  • (n) profile: (biographical sketch)
  • (n) profile: (a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers)
  • (n) visibility, profile: (degree of exposure to public notice) "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election"
profile, Verb
  • (v) profile: (write about) "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"
  • (v) profile: (represent in profile, by drawing or painting)
profiling, Noun
  • (n) 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-maximising, Adjective
  • (s) profit-maximizing, profit-maximising: (making the profit as great as possible) "the profit-maximizing price"
profit-maximizing, Adjective
  • (s) profit-maximizing, profit-maximising: (making the profit as great as possible) "the profit-maximizing price"
profit, Noun
  • (n) net_income, net, net_profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings: (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))
  • (n) profit, gain: (the advantageous quality of being beneficial)
profit, Verb
  • (v) profit, gain, benefit: (derive a benefit from) "She profited from his vast experience"
  • (v) profit, turn_a_profit: (make a profit; gain money or materially) "The company has not profited from the merger"
profitability, Noun
  • (n) profitableness, profitability, gainfulness, lucrativeness: (the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit)
profitable, Adjective
  • (a) profitable: (yielding material gain or profit) "profitable speculation on the stock market"
profitableness, Noun
  • (n) favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness: (the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome)
  • (n) profitableness, profitability, gainfulness, lucrativeness: (the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit)
profiteer, Noun
  • (n) profiteer: (someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply))
profiteer, Verb
  • (v) profiteer: (make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods)
profits, Noun
  • (n) net_income, net, net_profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings: (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))
  • (n) profit, gain: (the advantageous quality of being beneficial)
  • (n) winnings, win, profits: (something won (especially money))
profligacy, Noun
  • (n) extravagance, prodigality, profligacy: (the trait of spending extravagantly)
  • (n) profligacy, dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness: (dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure)
profligate, Adjective
  • (s) debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast: (unrestrained by convention or morality) "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
  • (s) extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift: (recklessly wasteful) "prodigal in their expenditures"
profligate, Noun
  • (n) prodigal, profligate, squanderer: (a recklessly extravagant consumer)
  • (n) rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue: (a dissolute man in fashionable society)
profound, Adjective
  • (s) fundamental, 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 extravagance"; "profound social changes"
  • (s) heavy, profound, sound, wakeless: ((of sleep) deep and complete) "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
  • (a) profound: (showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth) "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"
  • (s) profound: (of the greatest intensity; complete) "a profound silence"; "a state of profound shock"
  • (s) profound: (coming from deep within one) "a profound sigh"
  • (s) profound, unfathomed, unplumbed, unsounded: (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"
profoundness, Noun
  • (n) astuteness, profundity, profoundness, depth, deepness: (the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas)
  • (n) deepness, profundity, profoundness: (the quality of being physically deep) "the profundity of the mine was almost a mile"
  • (n) profoundness: (extremeness of degree) "the profoundness of his ignorance"
  • (n) profundity, profoundness: (intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc) "the depth of my feeling"; "the profoundness of the silence"
  • (n) reconditeness, abstruseness, abstrusity, profoundness, profundity: (wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound) "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs"
profundity, Noun
  • (n) astuteness, profundity, profoundness, depth, deepness: (the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas)
  • (n) deepness, profundity, profoundness: (the quality of being physically deep) "the profundity of the mine was almost a mile"
  • (n) profundity, profoundness: (intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc) "the depth of my feeling"; "the profoundness of the silence"
  • (n) reconditeness, abstruseness, abstrusity, profoundness, profundity: (wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound) "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs"
profuse, Adjective
  • (s) exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous: (produced or growing in extreme abundance) "their riotous blooming"
profuseness, Noun
  • (n) profusion, profuseness, richness, cornucopia: (the property of being extremely abundant) "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"
profusion, Noun
  • (n) profusion, profuseness, richness, cornucopia: (the property of being extremely abundant) "the profusion of detail"; "the idiomatic richness of English"
progenitor, Noun
  • (n) progenitor, primogenitor: (an ancestor in the direct line)
progeny, Noun
  • (n) offspring, progeny, issue: (the immediate descendants of a person) "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
progesterone, Noun
  • (n) progesterone, Lipo-Lutin: (a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy)
progestin, Noun
  • (n) progestin, progestogen: (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)
progestogen, Noun
  • (n) progestin, progestogen: (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)
prognathic, Adjective
  • (a) prognathous, prognathic, hypognathous: (having a projecting lower jaw)
prognathous, Adjective
  • (a) prognathous, prognathic, hypognathous: (having a projecting lower jaw)
prognosis, Noun
  • (n) prognosis, forecast: (a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop)
  • (n) prognosis, prospect, medical_prognosis: (a prediction of the course of a disease)
prognostic, Adjective
  • (s) predictive, prognostic, prognosticative: (of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions)
prognostic, Noun
  • (n) omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy: (a sign of something about to happen) "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
prognosticate, Verb
  • (v) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict: (indicate by signs) "These signs bode bad news"
  • (v) predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise: (make a prediction about; tell in advance) "Call the outcome of an election"
prognostication, Noun
  • (n) omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy: (a sign of something about to happen) "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
  • (n) prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication: (a statement made about the future)
  • (n) prophecy, prognostication, vaticination: (knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source))
prognosticative, Adjective
  • (s) predictive, prognostic, prognosticative: (of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions)
prognosticator, Noun
  • (n) forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer: (someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge))
program, Noun
  • (n) broadcast, program, programme: (a radio or television show) "did you see his program last night?"
  • (n) course_of_study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus: (an integrated course of academic studies) "he was admitted to a new program at the university"
  • (n) plan, program, 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"
  • (n) platform, political_platform, political_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"
  • (n) program, 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"
  • (n) program, 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"
  • (n) program, programme, computer_program, computer_programme: ((computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute) "the program required several hundred lines of code"
  • (n) program, programme: (a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation) "the program lasted more than two hours"
program, Verb
  • (v) program, programme: (arrange a program of or for) "program the 80th birthday party"
  • (v) program, programme: (write a computer program)
programing, Noun
  • (n) programming, programing, computer_programming, computer_programing: (creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something)
  • (n) scheduling, programming, programing: (setting an order and time for planned events)
programme, Noun
  • (n) broadcast, program, programme: (a radio or television show) "did you see his program last night?"
  • (n) course_of_study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus: (an integrated course of academic studies) "he was admitted to a new program at the university"
  • (n) plan, program, 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"
  • (n) program, 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"
  • (n) program, 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"
  • (n) program, programme, computer_program, computer_programme: ((computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute) "the program required several hundred lines of code"
  • (n) program, programme: (a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation) "the program lasted more than two hours"
programme, Verb
  • (v) program, programme: (arrange a program of or for) "program the 80th birthday party"
  • (v) program, programme: (write a computer program)
programmer, Noun
  • (n) programmer, computer_programmer, coder, software_engineer: (a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs)
programming, Noun
  • (n) programming, programing, computer_programming, computer_programing: (creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something)
  • (n) scheduling, programming, programing: (setting an order and time for planned events)
progress, Noun
  • (n) advancement, progress: (gradual improvement or growth or development) "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
  • (n) progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward_motion, onward_motion: (the act of moving forward (as toward a goal))
  • (n) progress, progression, advance: (a movement forward) "he listened for the progress of the troops"
progress, Verb
  • (v) advance, progress, pass_on, move_on, march_on, go_on: (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense) "Time marches on"
  • (v) build_up, work_up, build, progress: (form or accumulate steadily) "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
  • (v) progress, come_on, come_along, advance, get_on, get_along, shape_up: (develop in a positive way) "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
progression, Noun
  • (n) progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward_motion, onward_motion: (the act of moving forward (as toward a goal))
  • (n) progress, progression, advance: (a movement forward) "he listened for the progress of the troops"
  • (n) progression, patterned_advance: (a series with a definite pattern of advance)
progressive, Adjective
  • (a) progressive: (favoring or promoting progress) "progressive schools"
  • (a) progressive: ((of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases)
  • (s) progressive, reformist, reform-minded: (favoring or promoting reform (often by government action))
  • (s) progressive: (gradually advancing in extent)
  • (s) progressive: ((of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position) "progressive euchre"; "progressive tournaments"
  • (s) progressive: (advancing in severity) "progressive paralysis"
progressive, Noun
  • (n) liberal, liberalist, progressive: (a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties)
  • (n) progressive, progressive_tense, imperfect, imperfect_tense, continuous_tense: (a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going)
progressiveness, Noun
  • (n) progressiveness, progressivity: (advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods)
progressivity, Noun
  • (n) progressiveness, progressivity: (advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods)
prohibit, Verb
  • (v) forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix: (command against) "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
prohibited, Adjective
  • (s) banned, prohibited: (forbidden by law)
  • (s) forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten: (excluded from use or mention) "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
prohibition, Noun
  • (n) prohibition: (a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages) "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"
  • (n) prohibition, ban, proscription: (a decree that prohibits something)
  • (n) prohibition, prohibition_era: (the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment)
  • (n) prohibition: (refusal to approve or assent to)
  • (n) prohibition, inhibition, forbiddance: (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"
prohibitionist, Noun
  • (n) dry, prohibitionist: (a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages)
prohibitive, Adjective
  • (s) prohibitive, prohibitory: (tending to discourage (especially of prices)) "the price was prohibitive"
prohibitory, Adjective
  • (s) prohibitive, prohibitory: (tending to discourage (especially of prices)) "the price was prohibitive"
proinflammatory, Adjective
  • (s) proinflammatory, pro-inflammatory: (tending to cause inflammation)
project, Noun
  • (n) project, projection: (a planned undertaking)
  • (n) undertaking, project, task, labor: (any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted) "he prepared for great undertakings"
project, Verb
  • (v) plan, project, contrive, design: (make or work out a plan for; devise) "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
  • (v) project: (communicate vividly) "He projected his feelings"
  • (v) project: (transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another)
  • (v) project: (project on a screen) "The images are projected onto the screen"
  • (v) project: (cause to be heard) "His voice projects well"
  • (v) project: (draw a projection of)
  • (v) project, propose: (present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.) "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"
  • (v) project, cast, contrive, throw: (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"
  • (v) project, send_off: (throw, send, or cast forward) "project a missile"
  • (v) project, externalize, externalise: (regard as objective)
  • (v) stick_out, protrude, jut_out, jut, project: (extend out or project in space) "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"
  • (v) visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image: (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"
projected, Adjective
  • (s) jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking, sticking_out: (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"
projectile, Adjective
  • (s) projectile: (impelling or impelled forward) "a projectile force"; "a projectile missile"
projectile, Noun
  • (n) projectile, missile: (a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled)
  • (n) rocket, projectile: (any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine)
projecting, Adjective
  • (s) jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking, sticking_out: (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, Noun
  • (n) expulsion, projection, ejection, forcing_out: (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)
  • (n) project, projection: (a planned undertaking)
  • (n) projection: (a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations)
  • (n) projection: (the projection of an image from a film onto a screen)
  • (n) projection: (any structure that branches out from a central support)
  • (n) projection: (any solid convex shape that juts out from something)
  • (n) projection: ((psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else)
  • (n) projection, acoustic_projection, sound_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"
  • (n) projection: (the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction)
  • (n) protrusion, projection, jut, jutting: (the act of projecting out from something)
projectionist, Noun
  • (n) projectionist: (the person who operates the projector in a movie house)
projector, Noun
  • (n) projector: (an optical device for projecting a beam of light)
  • (n) projector: (an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen)
prokaryote, Noun
  • (n) prokaryote, 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)
prokaryotic, Adjective
  • (a) prokaryotic, procaryotic: (having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei)
prolactin, Noun
  • (n) prolactin, lactogenic_hormone, luteotropin: (gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition)
prolapse, Noun
  • (n) prolapse, prolapsus, descensus: (the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus))
prolapse, Verb
  • (v) prolapse: (slip or fall out of place, as of body parts) "prolapsed rectum"
prolapsus, Noun
  • (n) prolapse, prolapsus, descensus: (the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus))
prolate, Adjective
  • (s) egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, ovate, oviform, ovoid, prolate: (rounded like an egg)
  • (a) prolate, watermelon-shaped: (having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter) "a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis"
prole, Noun
  • (n) proletarian, prole, worker: (a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)) "workers of the world--unite!"
proletarian, Adjective
  • (s) proletarian: (belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat)
proletarian, Noun
  • (n) proletarian, prole, worker: (a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)) "workers of the world--unite!"
proletariat, Noun
  • (n) labor, labour, working_class, 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, Verb
  • (v) proliferate: (grow rapidly) "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"
  • (v) proliferate: (cause to grow or increase rapidly) "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"
proliferation, Noun
  • (n) proliferation: (growth by the rapid multiplication of parts)
  • (n) proliferation: (a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons)) "the proliferation of nuclear weapons"
prolific, Adjective
  • (s) fecund, fertile, prolific: (intellectually productive) "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination"
  • (s) prolific, fertile: (bearing in abundance especially offspring) "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree"
prolificacy, Noun
  • (n) richness, rankness, prolificacy, fertility: (the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth) "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness"
proline, Noun
  • (n) proline: (an amino acid that is found in many proteins (especially collagen))
prolix, Adjective
  • (a) 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, Noun
  • (n) prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordiness: (boring verbosity)
prolixness, Noun
  • (n) prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordiness: (boring verbosity)
prologise, Verb
  • (v) prologize, prologuize, prologise: (write or speak a prologue)
prologize, Verb
  • (v) prologize, prologuize, prologise: (write or speak a prologue)
prologuize, Verb
  • (v) prologize, prologuize, prologise: (write or speak a prologue)
prolong, Verb
  • (v) prolong, protract, extend, draw_out: (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"
  • (v) prolong, sustain, keep_up: (lengthen or extend in duration or space) "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"
prolongation, Noun
  • (n) extension, lengthiness, prolongation: (amount or degree or range to which something extends) "the wire has an extension of 50 feet"
  • (n) lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction: (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)
  • (n) prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening: (the act of prolonging something) "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"
prolonged, Adjective
  • (s) drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, 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"
  • (s) elongated, extended, lengthened, 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"
prolusion, Noun
  • (n) foreword, preface, prolusion: (a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book)
  • (n) warm-up, tune-up, prolusion: (exercising in preparation for strenuous activity)
prom, Noun
  • (n) promenade, prom: (a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year)
promenade, Noun
  • (n) amble, promenade, saunter, stroll, perambulation: (a leisurely walk (usually in some public place))
  • (n) promenade, prom: (a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year)
  • (n) promenade, mall: (a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk)
  • (n) promenade: (a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle)
  • (n) promenade: (a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance)
promenade, Verb
  • (v) parade, troop, promenade: (march in a procession) "the veterans paraded down the street"
  • (v) promenade: (take a leisurely walk) "The ladies promenaded along the beach"
promethazine, Noun
  • (n) promethazine, Phenergan: (antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness)
promethium, Noun
  • (n) promethium, Pm, atomic_number_61: (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, Noun
  • (n) bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence: (something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings) "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
  • (n) prominence: (the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent)
  • (n) prominence: (relative importance)
prominent, Adjective
  • (s) big, large, 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"
  • (s) outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking: (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 traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
promiscuity, Noun
  • (n) promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping_around: (indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations)
promiscuous, Adjective
  • (s) easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton: (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior) "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
  • (s) promiscuous: (not selective of a single class or person) "Clinton was criticized for his promiscuous solicitation of campaign money"
promiscuousness, Noun
  • (n) promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping_around: (indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations)
promise, Noun
  • (n) promise: (a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future)
  • (n) promise, hope: (grounds for feeling hopeful about the future) "there is little or no promise that he will recover"
promise, Verb
  • (v) predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise: (make a prediction about; tell in advance) "Call the outcome of an election"
  • (v) promise, assure: (make a promise or commitment)
  • (v) promise: (promise to undertake or give) "I promise you my best effort"
  • (v) promise: (give grounds for expectations) "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"
promisee, Noun
  • (n) promisee: (a person to whom a promise is made)
promiser, Noun
  • (n) promiser, promisor: (a person who makes a promise)
promising, Adjective
  • (s) bright, hopeful, promising: (full or promise) "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway"
  • (s) promising: (showing possibility of achievement or excellence) "a promising young man"
promisor, Noun
  • (n) promiser, promisor: (a person who makes a promise)
promissory, Adjective
  • (a) promissory: (relating to or having the character of a promise) "promissory note"
promontory, Noun
  • (n) promontory, headland, head, foreland: (a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea))
promote, Verb
  • (v) advertise, advertize, promote, 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"
  • (v) promote, advance, boost, further, encourage: (contribute to the progress or growth of) "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
  • (v) promote, upgrade, advance, kick_upstairs, raise, elevate: (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"
  • (v) promote: (be changed for a superior chess or checker piece)
  • (v) promote: (change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent)
promoter, Noun
  • (n) promoter, booster, plugger: (someone who is an active supporter and advocate)
  • (n) showman, promoter, impresario: (a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments)
promotion, Noun
  • (n) forwarding, furtherance, promotion: (the advancement of some enterprise) "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career"
  • (n) promotion, publicity, promotional_material, packaging: (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution) "the packaging of new ideas"
  • (n) promotion: (act of raising in rank or position)
  • (n) promotion, furtherance, advancement: (encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something)
promotional, Adjective
  • (a) promotional: (of or relating to serving as publicity) "promotional fares"
  • (a) promotional: (of or relating to advancement) "promotional exams"
prompt, Adjective
  • (s) immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway: (performed with little or no delay) "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"
  • (s) prompt: (according to schedule or without delay; on time) "the train is prompt"
  • (s) prompt: (ready and willing or quick to act; ) "she is always prompt to help her friends"
prompt, Noun
  • (n) prompt, prompting: (a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)) "the audience could hear his prompting"
  • (n) prompt, command_prompt: ((computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command)
prompt, Verb
  • (v) motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite: (give an incentive for action) "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
  • (v) prompt, inspire, instigate: (serve as the inciting cause of) "She prompted me to call my relatives"
  • (v) prompt, remind, cue: (assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned)
prompter, Noun
  • (n) prompter, theater_prompter: (someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech)
  • (n) prompter, autocue: (a device that displays words for people to read)
prompting, Noun
  • (n) prompt, prompting: (a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)) "the audience could hear his prompting"
  • (n) suggestion, prompting: (persuasion formulated as a suggestion)
promptitude, Noun
  • (n) promptness, promptitude: (the characteristic of doing things without delay)
promptness, Noun
  • (n) promptness, promptitude: (the characteristic of doing things without delay)
  • (n) punctuality, promptness: (the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time)
promulgate, Verb
  • (v) proclaim, exclaim, promulgate: (state or announce) "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
  • (v) promulgate: (put a law into effect by formal declaration)
promulgated, Adjective
  • (s) promulgated, published: (formally made public) "published accounts"
promulgation, Noun
  • (n) announcement, promulgation: (a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen) "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"
  • (n) proclamation, promulgation: (the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice) "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"
  • (n) promulgation: (the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect)
pronation, Noun
  • (n) pronation: (rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward)
prone, Adjective
  • (s) prone: (having a tendency (to); often used in combination) "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone"
  • (s) prone, prostrate: (lying face downward)
prong, Noun
  • (n) prong: (a pointed projection)
prongbuck, Noun
  • (n) pronghorn, prongbuck, pronghorn_antelope, American_antelope, Antilocapra_americana: (fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns)
pronged, Adjective
  • (s) bifurcate, biramous, branched, forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, 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 develop prongy roots"
  • (s) pronged, tined: (having prongs or tines; usually used in combination) "a three-tined fork"
pronghorn, Noun
  • (n) pronghorn, prongbuck, pronghorn_antelope, American_antelope, Antilocapra_americana: (fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns)
prongy, Adjective
  • (s) bifurcate, biramous, branched, forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, 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 develop prongy roots"
pronounce, Verb
  • (v) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound_out, enunciate, say: (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?"
  • (v) pronounce, label, judge: (pronounce judgment on) "They labeled him unfit to work here"
pronounceable, Adjective
  • (a) pronounceable: (capable of being uttered or pronounced) "a pronounceable group of letters"
pronounced, Adjective
  • (s) marked, pronounced: (strongly marked; easily noticeable) "walked with a marked limp"; "a pronounced flavor of cinnamon"
pronouncement, Noun
  • (n) pronouncement, dictum, say-so: (an authoritative declaration)
pronunciamento, Noun
  • (n) manifesto, pronunciamento: (a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government))
pronunciation, Noun
  • (n) pronunciation: (the manner in which someone utters a word) "they are always correcting my pronunciation"
  • (n) pronunciation, orthoepy: (the way a word or a language is customarily spoken) "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"
proof, Adjective
  • (s) proof: ((used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand) "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks"
proof, Noun
  • (n) proof, cogent_evidence: (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"
  • (n) proof: (a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it)
  • (n) proof: (a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume))
  • (n) proof, test_copy, trial_impression: ((printing) an impression made to check for errors)
  • (n) proof: (a trial photographic print from a negative)
  • (n) validation, proof, substantiation: (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)
proof, Verb
  • (v) proof: (make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset)
  • (v) proof: (knead to reach proper lightness) "proof dough"
  • (v) proof: (activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk) "proof yeast"
  • (v) proof: (make resistant (to harm)) "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"
  • (v) proofread, proof: (read for errors) "I should proofread my manuscripts"
proofread, Verb
  • (v) proofread, proof: (read for errors) "I should proofread my manuscripts"
proofreader, Noun
  • (n) proofreader, reader: (someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections)
prop, Noun
  • (n) airplane_propeller, airscrew, prop: (a propeller that rotates to push against air)
  • (n) prop: (a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling)
  • (n) property, 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, Verb
  • (v) prop_up, prop, shore_up, shore: (support by placing against something solid or rigid) "shore and buttress an old building"
propaedeutic, Adjective
  • (s) preparatory, preparative, propaedeutic: (preceding and preparing for something) "preparatory steps"
propaedeutic, Noun
  • (n) propaedeutic, propaedeutics: (a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally))
propaedeutics, Noun
  • (n) propaedeutic, propaedeutics: (a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally))
propaganda, Noun
  • (n) propaganda: (information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause)
propagandise, Verb
  • (v) propagandize, propagandise: (subject to propaganda)
  • (v) propagandize, propagandise: (spread by propaganda)
propagandist, Adjective
  • (a) propagandist, propagandistic: (of or relating to or characterized by propaganda)
propagandist, Noun
  • (n) propagandist: (a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government)
propagandistic, Adjective
  • (a) propagandist, propagandistic: (of or relating to or characterized by propaganda)
propagandize, Verb
  • (v) propagandize, propagandise: (subject to propaganda)
  • (v) propagandize, propagandise: (spread by propaganda)
propagate, Verb
  • (v) circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass_around: (cause to become widely known) "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
  • (v) propagate: (transmit from one generation to the next) "propagate these characteristics"
  • (v) propagate: (travel through the air) "sound and light propagate in this medium"
  • (v) propagate: (transmit) "propagate sound or light through air"
  • (v) propagate: (transmit or cause to broaden or spread) "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land"
  • (v) propagate: (cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering)
  • (v) propagate: (multiply sexually or asexually)
  • (v) spread, propagate: (become distributed or widespread) "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"
propagation, Noun
  • (n) generation, multiplication, propagation: (the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production)
  • (n) propagation, extension: (the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions)
  • (n) propagation: (the movement of a wave through a medium)
propagator, Noun
  • (n) propagator: (someone who propagates plants (as under glass))
  • (n) propagator, disseminator: (someone who spreads the news)
propanal, Noun
  • (n) propanal, propionaldehyde: (a colorless liquid aldehyde)
propanamide, Noun
  • (n) proprionamide, propanamide: (the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2))
propane, Noun
  • (n) propane: (colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel)
propanolol, Noun
  • (n) propanolol, Inderal: (the first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor)
propanone, Noun
  • (n) acetone, propanone, dimethyl_ketone: (the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics)
propel, Verb
  • (v) motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite: (give an incentive for action) "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
  • (v) propel, impel: (cause to move forward with force) "Steam propels this ship"
propellant, Adjective
  • (s) propellant, propellent, propelling, 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"
propellant, Noun
  • (n) propellant, propellent: (any substance that propels)
propellent, Adjective
  • (s) propellant, propellent, propelling, 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"
propellent, Noun
  • (n) propellant, propellent: (any substance that propels)
propeller, Noun
  • (n) propeller, propellor: (a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water)
propelling, Adjective
  • (s) propellant, propellent, propelling, 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"
propellor, Noun
  • (n) propeller, propellor: (a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water)
propenal, Noun
  • (n) propenal, acrolein: (a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene)
propene, Noun
  • (n) propylene, propene: (a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis)
propenoate, Noun
  • (n) propenoate, acrylate: (a salt or ester of propenoic acid)
propenonitrile, Noun
  • (n) propenonitrile, acrylonitrile, vinyl_cyanide: (a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene)
propensity, Noun
  • (n) aptness, propensity: (a disposition to behave in a certain way) "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread"
  • (n) leaning, propensity, tendency: (an inclination to do something) "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
  • (n) proclivity, propensity, leaning: (a natural inclination) "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
proper, Adjective
  • (a) proper: (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness) "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
  • (s) proper: (having all the qualities typical of the thing specified; not just a snack") "wanted a proper dinner"; "he finally has a proper job"
  • (s) proper: (limited to the thing specified) "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper"
  • (s) proper, right: (appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs) "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"
properness, Noun
  • (n) propriety, properness, correctitude: (correct or appropriate behavior)
propertied, Adjective
  • (s) propertied, property-owning: (owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue)
property-owning, Adjective
  • (s) propertied, property-owning: (owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue)
property, Noun
  • (n) place, 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"
  • (n) property, belongings, holding: (something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; ) "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"
  • (n) property: (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class) "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"
  • (n) property, attribute, dimension: (a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished) "self-confidence is not an endearing property"
  • (n) property, 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"
propertyless, Adjective
  • (s) propertyless, wage-earning, working-class, blue-collar: (of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers) "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw"
prophase, Noun
  • (n) prophase: (the first stage of meiosis)
  • (n) prophase: (the first stage of mitosis)
prophecy, Noun
  • (n) prophecy, prognostication, vaticination: (knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source))
  • (n) prophecy, divination: (a prediction uttered under divine inspiration)
prophesier, Noun
  • (n) prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator: (an authoritative person who divines the future)
prophesy, Verb
  • (v) preach, prophesy: (deliver a sermon) "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"
  • (v) prophesy, vaticinate: (predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration)
prophet, Noun
  • (n) prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator: (an authoritative person who divines the future)
  • (n) prophet: (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)
prophetic, Adjective
  • (a) prophetic, prophetical: (foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention) "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic"
prophetical, Adjective
  • (a) prophetic, prophetical: (foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention) "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic"
prophylactic, Adjective
  • (s) cautionary, prophylactic: (warding off) "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze"
  • (s) contraceptive, prophylactic, antifertility: (capable of preventing conception or impregnation) "contraceptive devices and medications"
  • (s) preventive, preventative, prophylactic: (preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease) "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
prophylactic, Noun
  • (n) condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic: (contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse)
  • (n) preventive, preventative, prophylactic: (remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease) "the doctor recommended several preventatives"
prophylaxis, Noun
  • (n) prophylaxis: (the prevention of disease)
propinquity, Noun
  • (n) proximity, propinquity: (the property of being close together)
propionaldehyde, Noun
  • (n) propanal, propionaldehyde: (a colorless liquid aldehyde)
propitiate, Verb
  • (v) propitiate, appease: (make peace with)
propitiation, Noun
  • (n) expiation, atonement, propitiation: (the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity))
  • (n) placation, conciliation, propitiation: (the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity)
propitiative, Adjective
  • (s) propitiative, propitiatory: (intended to reconcile or appease) "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture"
propitiatory, Adjective
  • (a) expiatory, expiative, propitiatory: (having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation) "expiatory (or propitiatory) sacrifice"
  • (s) propitiative, propitiatory: (intended to reconcile or appease) "sent flowers as a propitiatory gesture"
propitious, Adjective
  • (a) propitious: (presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success) "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"
propitiousness, Noun
  • (n) auspiciousness, propitiousness: (the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result)
propjet, Noun
  • (n) propjet, turboprop, turbo-propeller_plane: (an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine)
proponent, Noun
  • (n) advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent: (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)
proportion, Noun
  • (n) proportion: (the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole)
  • (n) proportion, dimension: (magnitude or extent) "a building of vast proportions"
  • (n) proportion, ratio: (the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree) "an inordinate proportion of the book is given over to quotations"; "a dry martini has a large proportion of gin"
  • (n) proportion, proportionality, balance: (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"
  • (n) symmetry, proportion: (balance among the parts of something)
proportion, Verb
  • (v) proportion: (give pleasant proportions to) "harmonize a building with those surrounding it"
  • (v) proportion: (adjust in size relative to other things)
proportional, Adjective
  • (s) proportional, relative: (properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to') "the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime"; "earnings relative to production"
  • (s) proportional: (having a constant ratio)
proportional, Noun
  • (n) proportional: (one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion)
proportionality, Noun
  • (n) proportion, proportionality, balance: (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"
  • (n) proportionality: (a ratio of two quantities that is constant)
proportionate, Adjective
  • (s) harmonious, proportionate, symmetrical: (exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities)
  • (a) proportionate: (being in due proportion) "proportionate representation of a minority group"
  • (s) proportionate: (agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree)
proportionateness, Noun
  • (n) commensurateness, correspondence, proportionateness: (the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount)
proposal, Noun
  • (n) marriage_proposal, proposal_of_marriage, marriage_offer, proposal: (an offer of marriage)
  • (n) proposal: (something proposed (such as a plan or assumption))
  • (n) proposal, proposition: (the act of making a proposal) "they listened to her proposal"
propose, Verb
  • (v) aim, purpose, purport, propose: (propose or intend) "I aim to arrive at noon"
  • (v) nominate, propose: (put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position) "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"
  • (v) project, propose: (present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.) "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"
  • (v) propose, suggest, advise: (make a proposal, declare a plan for something) "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
  • (v) propose, declare_oneself, offer, 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"
proposer, Noun
  • (n) proposer, mover: ((parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion)
  • (n) suggester, proposer: (someone who advances a suggestion or proposal) "the suggester of this absurd strategy was a fool"
proposition, Noun
  • (n) proposal, proposition: (the act of making a proposal) "they listened to her proposal"
  • (n) proposition: ((logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false)
  • (n) proposition: (an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors))
  • (n) proposition: (a task to be dealt with) "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"
  • (n) suggestion, proposition, proffer: (a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection) "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"
proposition, Verb
  • (v) proposition: (suggest sex to) "She was propositioned by a stranger at the party"
propoxyphene, Noun
  • (n) propoxyphene, propoxyphene_hydrochloride, Darvon: (a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive)
proprietary, Adjective
  • (a) 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, Noun
  • (n) proprietorship, proprietary: (an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits)
proprietor, Noun
  • (n) owner, proprietor: ((law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business) "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"
proprietorship, Noun
  • (n) proprietorship, proprietary: (an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits)
propriety, Noun
  • (n) propriety, properness, correctitude: (correct or appropriate behavior)
proprionamide, Noun
  • (n) proprionamide, propanamide: (the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2))
propulsion, Noun
  • (n) propulsion: (a propelling force)
  • (n) propulsion, actuation: (the act of propelling)
propulsive, Adjective
  • (s) propellant, propellent, propelling, 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"
  • (a) propulsive: (having the power to propel) "propulsive coefficient"
propylene, Noun
  • (n) propylene, propene: (a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis)
prorate, Verb
  • (v) prorate: (make a proportional settlement or distribution)
  • (v) prorate: (divide or assess proportionally) "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month"
prorogue, Verb
  • (v) postpone, prorogue, hold_over, put_over, table, shelve, set_back, defer, remit, put_off: (hold back to a later time) "let's postpone the exam"
  • (v) prorogue: (adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body)
prosaic, Adjective
  • (s) commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous: (not challenging; dull and lacking excitement) "an unglamorous job greasing engines"
  • (s) matter-of-fact, prosaic: (not fanciful or imaginative) "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"
  • (s) pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound: (lacking wit or imagination) "a pedestrian movie plot"
prosaicness, Noun
  • (n) prosiness, prosaicness: (commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting)
proscenium, Noun
  • (n) proscenium, apron, forestage: (the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain))
  • (n) proscenium, proscenium_wall: (the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater)
proscribe, Verb
  • (v) forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix: (command against) "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
proscribed, Adjective
  • (s) forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten: (excluded from use or mention) "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
proscription, Noun
  • (n) banishment, proscription: (rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone)
  • (n) prohibition, ban, proscription: (a decree that prohibits something)
prose, Noun
  • (n) prose: (ordinary writing as distinguished from verse)
  • (n) prose: (matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression)
prosecute, Verb
  • (v) prosecute: (conduct a prosecution in a court of law)
  • (v) prosecute: (bring a criminal action against (in a trial)) "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"
  • (v) prosecute, engage, pursue: (carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in) "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
prosecution, Noun
  • (n) prosecution, criminal_prosecution: (the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior)
  • (n) prosecution: (the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant)
  • (n) pursuance, prosecution: (the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion)
prosecutor, Noun
  • (n) prosecutor, public_prosecutor, prosecuting_officer, prosecuting_attorney: (a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state)
proselytise, Verb
  • (v) proselytize, proselytise: (convert to another faith or religion)
proselytize, Verb
  • (v) proselytize, proselytise: (convert to another faith or religion)
prosencephalon, Noun
  • (n) forebrain, prosencephalon: (the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube)
prosiness, Noun
  • (n) prosiness, prosaicness: (commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting)
prosodic, Adjective
  • (a) 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)
prosodion, Noun
  • (n) processional, prosodion: (religious music used in a procession)
prosody, Noun
  • (n) poetic_rhythm, rhythmic_pattern, prosody: ((prosody) a system of versification)
  • (n) prosody, inflection: (the patterns of stress and intonation in a language)
  • (n) prosody, metrics: (the study of poetic meter and the art of versification)
prosopopoeia, Noun
  • (n) personification, prosopopoeia: (representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature)
prospect, Noun
  • (n) candidate, prospect: (someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.))
  • (n) expectation, outlook, prospect: (belief about (or mental picture of) the future)
  • (n) prognosis, prospect, medical_prognosis: (a prediction of the course of a disease)
  • (n) prospect, chance: (the possibility of future success) "his prospects as a writer are excellent"
  • (n) view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama: (the visual percept of a region) "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
prospect, Verb
  • (v) prospect: (search for something desirable) "prospect a job"
  • (v) prospect: (explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals)
prospective, Adjective
  • (a) prospective: (of or concerned with or related to the future) "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "a prospective bride"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation"
prospectus, Noun
  • (n) course_catalog, course_catalogue, prospectus: (a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university)
  • (n) 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, Verb
  • (v) thrive, prosper, fly_high, flourish: (make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance) "The new student is thriving"
prospering, Adjective
  • (s) booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving: (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, Noun
  • (n) prosperity: (an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment)
  • (n) prosperity, successfulness: (the condition of prospering; having good fortune)
prosperous, Adjective
  • (s) booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving: (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"
  • (s) comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do: (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"
  • (s) golden, halcyon, prosperous: (marked by peace and prosperity) "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"
  • (s) golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous: (presaging or likely to bring good luck) "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"
prospicience, Noun
  • (n) prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience: (seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing)
prospicient, Adjective
  • (s) farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted: (planning prudently for the future) "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
prostaglandin, Noun
  • (n) prostaglandin: (a potent substance that acts like a hormone and is 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, Adjective
  • (a) prostate, prostatic: (relating to the prostate gland)
prostate, Noun
  • (n) prostate_gland, 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)
prostatic, Adjective
  • (a) prostate, prostatic: (relating to the prostate gland)
prostatitis, Noun
  • (n) prostatitis: (inflammation of the prostate gland characterized by perineal pain and irregular urination and (if severe) chills and fever)
prostheon, Noun
  • (n) prosthion, prostheon, alveolar_point: (craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla)
prosthetic, Adjective
  • (a) prosthetic: (of or relating to prosthetics)
  • (a) prosthetic: (relating to or serving as a prosthesis)
prosthion, Noun
  • (n) prosthion, prostheon, alveolar_point: (craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla)
prosthodontia, Noun
  • (n) prosthodontics, prosthodontia: (the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices)
prosthodontic, Adjective
  • (a) prosthodontic: (of or relating to prosthodontics)
prosthodontics, Noun
  • (n) prosthodontics, prosthodontia: (the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices)
prostitute, Noun
  • (n) prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy_woman, working_girl, sporting_lady, lady_of_pleasure, woman_of_the_street: (a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money)
prostitute, Verb
  • (v) prostitute: (sell one's body; exchange sex for money)
prostitution, Noun
  • (n) prostitution, harlotry, whoredom: (offering sexual intercourse for pay)
prostrate, Adjective
  • (s) flat, prostrate: (stretched out and lying at full length along the ground) "found himself lying flat on the floor"
  • (s) prone, prostrate: (lying face downward)
prostrate, Verb
  • (v) prostrate, bow_down: (get into a prostrate position, as in submission)
  • (v) prostrate: (render helpless or defenseless) "They prostrated the enemy"
  • (v) prostrate: (throw down flat, as on the ground) "She prostrated herself with frustration"
prostration, Noun
  • (n) collapse, prostration: (an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion) "the commander's prostration demoralized his men"
  • (n) prostration: (abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body)
  • (n) prostration: (the act of assuming a prostrate position)
prostyle, Adjective
  • (s) prostyle, pseudoprostyle: (marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure)
prosy, Adjective
  • (s) pedestrian, prosaic, prosy, earthbound: (lacking wit or imagination) "a pedestrian movie plot"
protactinium, Noun
  • (n) protactinium, protoactinium, Pa, atomic_number_91: (a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead)
protagonism, Noun
  • (n) advocacy, protagonism: (active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something)
protagonist, Noun
  • (n) protagonist, agonist: (the principal character in a work of fiction)
  • (n) supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend: (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.) "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
protanopia, Noun
  • (n) protanopia, red-blindness: (dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to long wavelengths of light resulting in an inability to distinguish red and purplish blue)
protanopic, Adjective
  • (s) protanopic, red-blind: (inability to see the color red or to distinguish red and bluish-green)
protease, Noun
  • (n) protease, peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic_enzyme: (any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis)
protect, Verb
  • (v) protect: (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage) "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
  • (v) protect: (use tariffs to favor domestic industry)
protected, Adjective
  • (a) protected: (kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss) "the most protected spot I could find"
  • (s) protected, saved: (guarded from injury or destruction)
protecting, Adjective
  • (s) protecting: (shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort) "the protecting blanket of snow"; "a protecting alibi"
protection, Noun
  • (n) auspices, protection, aegis: (kindly endorsement and guidance) "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"
  • (n) protection: (the activity of protecting someone or something) "the witnesses demanded police protection"
  • (n) protection, shelter: (the condition of being protected) "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"
  • (n) protection, trade_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"
  • (n) protection, tribute: (payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence) "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
  • (n) protective_covering, protective_cover, 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"
  • (n) security, 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"
protectionism, Noun
  • (n) protectionism: (the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition)
protective, Adjective
  • (a) 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"
  • (s) protective: (showing care) "a protective mother"
  • (s) protective: ((usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful) "protective of his reputation"
protector, Noun
  • (n) defender, guardian, protector, shielder: (a person who cares for persons or property)
protegee, Noun
  • (n) protegee: (a woman protege)
protein, Noun
  • (n) 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 and legumes) "a diet high in protein"
proteinase, Noun
  • (n) protease, peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic_enzyme: (any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis)
proteinuria, Noun
  • (n) albuminuria, proteinuria: (the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder)
proteolytic, Adjective
  • (a) proteolytic: (of or relating to proteolysis)
protest, Noun
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) protest, objection, dissent: (the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent)
  • (n) 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, Verb
  • (v) protest: (utter words of protest)
  • (v) protest, resist, dissent: (express opposition through action or words) "dissent to the laws of the country"
  • (v) protest: (affirm or avow formally or solemnly) "The suspect protested his innocence"
protestation, Noun
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) protestation: (a strong declaration of protest)
protester, Noun
  • (n) demonstrator, protester: (someone who participates in a public display of group feeling)
  • (n) dissenter, dissident, protester, objector, contestant: (a person who dissents from some established policy)
prothalamion, Noun
  • (n) prothalamion, prothalamium: (a song in celebration of a marriage)
prothalamium, Noun
  • (n) prothalamion, prothalamium: (a song in celebration of a marriage)
protirelin, Noun
  • (n) thyrotropin-releasing_hormone, TRH, thyrotropin-releasing_factor, TRF, protirelin: (hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary)
protist, Noun
  • (n) protist, protistan: (free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes)
protistan, Noun
  • (n) protist, protistan: (free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes)
protoactinium, Noun
  • (n) protactinium, protoactinium, Pa, atomic_number_91: (a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead)
protoanthropology, Noun
  • (n) protohistory, protoanthropology: (the study humans prior to the invention of writing)
protoarchaeology, Noun
  • (n) protoarcheology, protoarchaeology: (the study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils)
protoarcheology, Noun
  • (n) protoarcheology, protoarchaeology: (the study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils)
protocol, Noun
  • (n) protocol, communications_protocol: ((computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data)
  • (n) protocol: (forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state)
  • (n) protocol: (code of correct conduct) "safety protocols"; "academic protocol"
protoheme, Noun
  • (n) heme, haem, hematin, haemitin, protoheme: (a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds)
protohemin, Noun
  • (n) hemin, protohemin: (a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood)
protohistory, Noun
  • (n) protohistory, protoanthropology: (the study humans prior to the invention of writing)
protomammal, Noun
  • (n) therapsid, protomammal: (probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals)
proton, Noun
  • (n) proton: (a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron)
protoplast, Noun
  • (n) energid, protoplast: (a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts)
prototypal, Adjective
  • (s) archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical: (representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned) "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist"
prototype, Noun
  • (n) prototype, paradigm, epitome, image: (a standard or typical example) "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
prototypic, Adjective
  • (s) archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical: (representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned) "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist"
prototypical, Adjective
  • (s) archetypal, archetypical, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical: (representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned) "archetypal patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist"
protozoal, Adjective
  • (a) protozoal, protozoan, protozoic: (of or relating to the Protozoa)
protozoan, Adjective
  • (a) protozoal, protozoan, protozoic: (of or relating to the Protozoa)
protozoan, Noun
  • (n) protozoan, protozoon: (any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic)
protozoic, Adjective
  • (a) protozoal, protozoan, protozoic: (of or relating to the Protozoa)
protozoon, Noun
  • (n) protozoan, protozoon: (any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic)
protract, Verb
  • (v) prolong, protract, extend, draw_out: (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, Adjective
  • (s) drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, 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"
protractible, Adjective
  • (s) protractile, protractible: (able to be extended) "protractile muscle"
protractile, Adjective
  • (s) protractile, protractible: (able to be extended) "protractile muscle"
protraction, Noun
  • (n) lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction: (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)
  • (n) prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening: (the act of prolonging something) "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"
protrude, Verb
  • (v) bulge, pouch, protrude: (swell or protrude outwards) "His stomach bulged after the huge meal"
  • (v) start, protrude, pop, pop_out, bulge, bulge_out, bug_out, come_out: (bulge outward) "His eyes popped"
  • (v) stick_out, protrude, jut_out, jut, project: (extend out or project in space) "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"
protruding, Adjective
  • (s) jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, relieved, sticking, sticking_out: (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, Adjective
  • (s) protrusile, protrusible: (capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue)
protrusile, Adjective
  • (s) protrusile, protrusible: (capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue)
protrusion, Noun
  • (n) bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence: (something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings) "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
  • (n) protrusion, projection, jut, jutting: (the act of projecting out from something)
protrusive, Adjective
  • (a) protrusive: (thrusting outward)
protuberance, Noun
  • (n) bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence: (something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings) "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
  • (n) protuberance: (the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out) "the protuberance of his belly"
protuberant, Adjective
  • (s) bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulging, bulgy, protuberant: (curving outward)
proturan, Noun
  • (n) proturan, telsontail: (any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter)
proud, Adjective
  • (s) gallant, lofty, majestic, proud: (having or displaying great dignity or nobility) "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"
  • (a) 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"
provability, Noun
  • (n) demonstrability, provability: (capability of being demonstrated or logically proved)
provable, Adjective
  • (s) demonstrable, 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"
prove, Verb
  • (v) prove, turn_out, turn_up: (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"
  • (v) prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew: (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"
  • (v) prove: (prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof)
  • (v) prove: (take a trial impression of)
  • (v) prove: (obtain probate of) "prove a will"
  • (v) raise, leaven, prove: (cause to puff up with a leaven) "unleavened bread"
  • (v) rise, prove: (increase in volume) "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
  • (v) test, prove, try, try_out, examine, essay: (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to) "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
  • (v) testify, bear_witness, prove, evidence, show: (provide evidence for) "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
proved, Adjective
  • (a) proved, proven: (established beyond doubt) "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"
proven, Adjective
  • (a) proved, proven: (established beyond doubt) "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"
provenance, Noun
  • (n) birthplace, cradle, place_of_origin, provenance, provenience: (where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence) "the birthplace of civilization"
provencal, Adjective
  • (a) provencal: (of or relating to Provence or its people or their culture)
provender, Noun
  • (n) commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals: (a stock or supply of foods)
  • (n) feed, provender: (food for domestic livestock)
provenience, Noun
  • (n) birthplace, cradle, place_of_origin, provenance, provenience: (where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence) "the birthplace of civilization"
proverb, Noun
  • (n) proverb, adage, saw, byword: (a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people)
proverbial, Adjective
  • (a) proverbial: (of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb) "he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the proverbial grasshopper"
  • (s) proverbial: (widely known and spoken of) "her proverbial lateness"; "the proverbial absentminded professor"; "your proverbial dizzy blonde"
provide, Verb
  • (v) leave, allow_for, allow, 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 for lots of leeway"
  • (v) provide, supply, ply, cater: (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance) "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
  • (v) 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"
  • (v) provide, bring_home_the_bacon: (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"
  • (v) provide: (take measures in preparation for) "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"
  • (v) put_up, provide, offer: (mount or put up) "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
  • (v) supply, provide, render, furnish: (give something useful or necessary to) "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
provident, Adjective
  • (a) provident: (providing carefully for the future) "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"
  • (s) provident: (careful in regard to your own interests) "the prudent use and development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident"
providential, Adjective
  • (s) heaven-sent, providential, miraculous: (peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention) "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a providential recovery"
  • (a) providential: (relating to or characteristic of providence) "assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan"- M.R.Cohen"
  • (s) providential, divine: (resulting from divine providence) "providential care"; "a providential visitation"
provider, Noun
  • (n) provider: (someone who provides the means for subsistence)
  • (n) supplier, provider: (someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity)
province, Noun
  • (n) province, responsibility: (the proper sphere or extent of your activities) "it was his province to take care of himself"
  • (n) state, province: (the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation) "his state is in the deep south"
provincial, Adjective
  • (a) provincial: (of or associated with a province) "provincial government"
  • (a) 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, Noun
  • (n) peasant, provincial, bucolic: (a country person)
  • (n) 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"
provincialism, Noun
  • (n) provincialism: (a lack of sophistication)
  • (n) sectionalism, provincialism, localism: (a partiality for some particular place)
provision, Noun
  • (n) planning, preparation, 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"
  • (n) provision, proviso: (a stipulated condition) "he accepted subject to one provision"
  • (n) provision, supply, supplying: (the activity of supplying or providing something)
  • (n) provision: (a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms))
provision, Verb
  • (v) provision, purvey: (supply with provisions)
provisional, Adjective
  • (s) probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative: (under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon) "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"
provisionary, Adjective
  • (s) probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative: (under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon) "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"
provisioner, Noun
  • (n) sutler, victualer, victualler, provisioner: (a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army)
provisions, Noun
  • (n) commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals: (a stock or supply of foods)
  • (n) planning, preparation, 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"
  • (n) provision, proviso: (a stipulated condition) "he accepted subject to one provision"
  • (n) provision, supply, supplying: (the activity of supplying or providing something)
  • (n) provision: (a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms))
proviso, Noun
  • (n) provision, proviso: (a stipulated condition) "he accepted subject to one provision"
provocation, Noun
  • (n) aggravation, irritation, provocation: (unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment)
  • (n) incitement, incitation, provocation: (something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action)
  • (n) provocation, incitement: (needed encouragement) "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"
provocative, Adjective
  • (a) 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"
  • (s) provocative: (exciting sexual desire) "her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"
provoke, Verb
  • (v) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke: (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)) "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
  • (v) harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke: (annoy continually or chronically) "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
  • (v) provoke, evoke, call_forth, kick_up: (evoke or provoke to appear or occur) "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
  • (v) provoke, stimulate: (provide the needed stimulus for)
provoked, Adjective
  • (s) aggravated, provoked: (incited, especially deliberately, to anger) "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child"
provoker, Noun
  • (n) instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand: (someone who deliberately foments trouble) "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
provoking, Adjective
  • (s) agitative, agitating, provoking: (causing or tending to cause anger or resentment) "a provoking delay at the airport"
provost, Noun
  • (n) provost: (a high-ranking university administrator)
prow, Noun
  • (n) bow, fore, prow, stem: (front part of a vessel or aircraft) "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
prowess, Noun
  • (n) art, artistry, prowess: (a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation) "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
prowl, Noun
  • (n) prowl: (the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner))
prowl, Verb
  • (v) prowl: (move about in or as if in a predatory manner) "The suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"
  • (v) prowl, lurch: (loiter about, with no apparent aim)
prowler, Noun
  • (n) prowler, sneak, stalker: (someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions)
prox, Adjective
  • (s) proximo, prox: (in or of the next month after the present) "scheduled for the 6th prox"
proximal, Adjective
  • (a) proximal: (situated nearest to point of attachment or origin) "the proximal end of a bone"
proximate, Adjective
  • (a) 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"
  • (s) proximate: (very close in space or time) "proximate words"; "proximate houses"
proximity, Noun
  • (n) proximity, propinquity: (the property of being close together)
  • (n) proximity: (the region close around a person or thing)
  • (n) proximity, law_of_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)
proximo, Adjective
  • (s) proximo, prox: (in or of the next month after the present) "scheduled for the 6th prox"
proxy, Noun
  • (n) proxy, placeholder, procurator: (a person authorized to act for another)
  • (n) proxy: (a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting)
prude, Noun
  • (n) prude, puritan: (a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum)
prudence, Noun
  • (n) discretion, discreetness, circumspection, prudence: (knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress) "the servants showed great tact and discretion"
  • (n) prudence: (discretion in practical affairs)
prudent, Adjective
  • (a) prudent: (careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment) "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
prudential, Adjective
  • (s) prudential: (arising from or characterized by prudence especially in business matters) "he abstained partly for prudential reasons"
prudery, Noun
  • (n) primness, prudishness, prudery, Grundyism: (excessive or affected modesty)
prudish, Adjective
  • (s) priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian: (exaggeratedly proper) "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
prudishness, Noun
  • (n) primness, prudishness, prudery, Grundyism: (excessive or affected modesty)
prune, Noun
  • (n) prune: (dried plum)
prune, Verb
  • (v) cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise: (weed out unwanted or unnecessary things) "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
  • (v) snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut_back: (cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of) "dress the plants in the garden"
pruner, Noun
  • (n) pruner, trimmer: (a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs) "untouched by the pruner's axe"
  • (n) pruner, pruning_hook, lopper: (a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees)
pruning, Noun
  • (n) pruning: (something that has been pruned off of a plant)
  • (n) pruning: (the act of trimming a plant)
prurience, Noun
  • (n) prurience, pruriency, lasciviousness, carnality, lubricity: (feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness)
pruriency, Noun
  • (n) prurience, pruriency, lasciviousness, carnality, lubricity: (feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness)
prurient, Adjective
  • (s) lubricious, lustful, prurient, salacious: (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"
pry, Noun
  • (n) crowbar, wrecking_bar, pry, pry_bar: (a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge)
pry, Verb
  • (v) intrude, horn_in, pry, nose, poke: (search or inquire in a meddlesome way) "This guy is always nosing around the office"
  • (v) pry, prise, prize, lever, jimmy: (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"
  • (v) pry: (be nosey) "Don't pry into my personal matters!"
  • (v) pry, prise: (make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry) "They pried the information out of him"
prying, Adjective
  • (s) nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy: (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"
prying, Noun
  • (n) nosiness, prying, snoopiness: (offensive inquisitiveness)
psalm, Verb
  • (v) psalm: (sing or celebrate in psalms) "He psalms the works of God"
psalmody, Noun
  • (n) psalmody, hymnody: (the act of singing psalms or hymns)
psalterium, Noun
  • (n) psalterium, omasum, third_stomach: (the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant)
pseud, Noun
  • (n) imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role_player: (a person who makes deceitful pretenses)
pseudo, Adjective
  • (s) pseudo: ((often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of) "a pseudo esthete"; "pseudoclassic"
pseudo, Noun
  • (n) imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role_player: (a person who makes deceitful pretenses)
pseudoephedrine, Noun
  • (n) pseudoephedrine: (poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it)
pseudohermaphrodite, Adjective
  • (s) pseudohermaphroditic, pseudohermaphrodite: (having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex)
pseudohermaphrodite, Noun
  • (n) 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)
pseudohermaphroditic, Adjective
  • (s) pseudohermaphroditic, pseudohermaphrodite: (having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex)
pseudonym, Noun
  • (n) pseudonym, anonym, nom_de_guerre: (a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role)
pseudoperipteral, Adjective
  • (s) peristylar, pseudoperipteral: (having columniation completely circling an area of the structure)
pseudopod, Noun
  • (n) pseudopod, pseudopodium: (temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion)
pseudopodium, Noun
  • (n) pseudopod, pseudopodium: (temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion)
pseudoprostyle, Adjective
  • (s) prostyle, pseudoprostyle: (marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure)
pseudosmallpox, Noun
  • (n) alastrim, variola_minor, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk_pox, white_pox, West_Indian_smallpox, Cuban_itch, Kaffir_pox: (a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus)
pseudovariola, Noun
  • (n) alastrim, variola_minor, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk_pox, white_pox, West_Indian_smallpox, Cuban_itch, Kaffir_pox: (a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus)
psilocin, Noun
  • (n) psilocybin, psilocin: (a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom)
psilocybin, Noun
  • (n) psilocybin, psilocin: (a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom)
psilosis, Noun
  • (n) psilosis: (falling out of hair)
  • (n) sprue, tropical_sprue, psilosis: (a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation)
psittacosaur, Noun
  • (n) psittacosaur, psittacosaurus: (primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal)
psittacosaurus, Noun
  • (n) psittacosaur, psittacosaurus: (primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal)
psittacosis, Noun
  • (n) psittacosis, parrot_disease: (infectious disease of birds)
  • (n) psittacosis, parrot_fever, ornithosis: (an atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds)
psoriasis, Noun
  • (n) 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)
psychedelic, Adjective
  • (s) psychedelic: (producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis) "psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and mescaline"
  • (s) psychedelic: (having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states) "a psychedelic painting"
  • (s) psychedelic: ((of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair) "a psychedelic experience"
psychiatric, Adjective
  • (a) psychiatric, psychiatrical: (relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry) "psychiatric disorder"; "psychiatric hospital"
psychiatrical, Adjective
  • (a) psychiatric, psychiatrical: (relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry) "psychiatric disorder"; "psychiatric hospital"
psychiatrist, Noun
  • (n) psychiatrist, head-shrinker, shrink: (a physician who specializes in psychiatry)
psychiatry, Noun
  • (n) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological_medicine: (the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders)
psychic, Adjective
  • (s) psychic, psychical: (affecting or influenced by the human mind) "psychic energy"; "psychic trauma"
  • (s) psychic, psychical: (outside the sphere of physical science) "psychic phenomena"
psychic, Noun
  • (n) psychic: (a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception)
psychical, Adjective
  • (s) psychic, psychical: (affecting or influenced by the human mind) "psychic energy"; "psychic trauma"
  • (s) psychic, psychical: (outside the sphere of physical science) "psychic phenomena"
psycho, Noun
  • (n) psychotic, psychotic_person, psycho: (a person afflicted with psychosis)
psychoactive, Adjective
  • (a) psychoactive, psychotropic: (affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes) "psychoactive drugs"
psychoanalyse, Verb
  • (v) analyze, analyse, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse: (subject to psychoanalytic treatment) "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"
psychoanalysis, Noun
  • (n) psychoanalysis, analysis, depth_psychology: (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, Noun
  • (n) analyst, psychoanalyst: (a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis)
psychoanalytic, Adjective
  • (a) psychoanalytical, 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, Adjective
  • (a) psychoanalytical, psychoanalytic: (of or relating to or incorporating the methods and theory of psychiatric treatment originated by Sigmund Freud) "Freud's psychoanalytical theories"; "psychoanalytic treatment"
psychoanalyze, Verb
  • (v) analyze, analyse, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse: (subject to psychoanalytic treatment) "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist"
psychogenetic, Adjective
  • (a) psychogenetic, psychogenic: (of or relating to the psychological cause of a disorder)
  • (a) psychogenetic: (of or relating to the origin and development of the mind)
psychogenic, Adjective
  • (a) psychogenetic, psychogenic: (of or relating to the psychological cause of a disorder)
  • (s) psychogenic: (mental or emotional rather than physiological in origin) "a psychogenic disorder"
psychokinesis, Noun
  • (n) telekinesis, psychokinesis: (the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force)
psychological, Adjective
  • (a) psychological: (of or relating to or determined by psychology) "psychological theories"
  • (s) psychological: (mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature) "give psychological support"; "psychological warfare"
psychologist, Noun
  • (n) psychologist: (a scientist trained in psychology)
psychology, Noun
  • (n) psychology, psychological_science: (the science of mental life)
psychometric, Adjective
  • (a) psychometric: (of or relating to psychometrics) "psychometric journals"
psychometrics, Noun
  • (n) psychometry, psychometrics, psychometrika: (any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements)
psychometrika, Noun
  • (n) psychometry, psychometrics, psychometrika: (any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements)
psychometry, Noun
  • (n) psychometry, psychometrics, psychometrika: (any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements)
psychoneurosis, Noun
  • (n) neurosis, neuroticism, psychoneurosis: (a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction)
psychoneurotic, Adjective
  • (a) neurotic, psychoneurotic: (affected with emotional disorder)
psychoneurotic, Noun
  • (n) neurotic, psychoneurotic, mental_case: (a person suffering from neurosis)
psychopath, Noun
  • (n) sociopath, 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, Adjective
  • (s) psychopathic, psychopathologic, psychopathological: (suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder)
psychopathologic, Adjective
  • (s) psychopathic, psychopathologic, psychopathological: (suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder)
psychopathological, Adjective
  • (s) psychopathic, psychopathologic, psychopathological: (suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder)
psychopathology, Noun
  • (n) abnormal_psychology, psychopathology: (the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior)
  • (n) psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological_medicine: (the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders)
psychophysiology, Noun
  • (n) physiological_psychology, neuropsychology, psychophysiology: (the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes)
psychosexual, Adjective
  • (a) psychosexual: (of or relating to the mental or emotional attitudes about sexuality)
psychosis, Noun
  • (n) psychosis: (any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted)
psychotherapeutic, Adjective
  • (s) cathartic, psychotherapeutic: (emotionally purging)
  • (a) psychotherapeutic: (of or relating to or practicing psychotherapy) "psychotherapeutic sessions"
psychotherapeutics, Noun
  • (n) psychotherapy, psychotherapeutics, mental_hygiene: (the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods)
psychotherapist, Noun
  • (n) psychotherapist, clinical_psychologist: (a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders)
psychotherapy, Noun
  • (n) psychotherapy, psychotherapeutics, mental_hygiene: (the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods)
  • (n) psychotherapy: (the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means)
psychotic, Adjective
  • (s) psychotic: (characteristic of or suffering from psychosis)
psychotic, Noun
  • (n) psychotic, psychotic_person, psycho: (a person afflicted with psychosis)
psychotropic, Adjective
  • (a) psychoactive, psychotropic: (affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes) "psychoactive drugs"
psylla, Noun
  • (n) jumping_plant_louse, psylla, psyllid: (small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices)
psyllid, Noun
  • (n) jumping_plant_louse, psylla, psyllid: (small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices)
psyllium, Noun
  • (n) fleawort, psyllium, Spanish_psyllium, Plantago_psyllium: (plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative)
ptomain, Noun
  • (n) ptomaine, ptomain: (any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria)
ptomaine, Noun
  • (n) ptomaine, ptomain: (any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria)
  • (n) ptomaine, 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)
ptyalise, Verb
  • (v) spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue: (expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth) "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
ptyalize, Verb
  • (v) spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue: (expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth) "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
pub, Noun
  • (n) public_house, pub, saloon, pothouse, gin_mill, taphouse: (tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals)
puberty, Noun
  • (n) puberty, pubescence: (the time of life when sex glands become functional)
puberulent, Adjective
  • (s) downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous: (covered with fine soft hairs or down) "downy milkweed seeds"
pubes, Noun
  • (n) pubes, pubic_region, loins: (the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs)
  • (n) pubis, pubic_bone, os_pubis: (one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis)
pubescence, Noun
  • (n) puberty, pubescence: (the time of life when sex glands become functional)
pubescent, Adjective
  • (s) downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous: (covered with fine soft hairs or down) "downy milkweed seeds"
  • (s) 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, Adjective
  • (a) pubic: (relating or near the pubis) "pubic bones"; "pubic hair"
pubis, Noun
  • (n) pubis, pubic_bone, os_pubis: (one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis)
public, Adjective
  • (a) 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"
  • (s) public: (affecting the people or community as a whole) "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"
public, Noun
  • (n) populace, public, world: (people in general considered as a whole) "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
  • (n) public: (a body of people sharing some common interest) "the reading public"
publication, Noun
  • (n) issue, publication: (the act of issuing printed materials)
  • (n) publication: (a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)
  • (n) publication: (the communication of something to the public; making information generally known)
  • (n) publication, publishing: (the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution)
publicise, Verb
  • (v) advertise, publicize, advertize, publicise: (call attention to) "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
  • (v) publicize, publicise, air, bare: (make public) "She aired her opinions on welfare"
publicised, Adjective
  • (a) publicized, publicised: (made known; especially made widely known)
publiciser, Noun
  • (n) publicist, publicizer, publiciser: (someone who publicizes)
publicist, Noun
  • (n) publicist, publicizer, publiciser: (someone who publicizes)
publicity, Noun
  • (n) promotion, publicity, promotional_material, packaging: (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution) "the packaging of new ideas"
  • (n) publicity: (the quality of being open to public view) "the publicity of the court room"
publicize, Verb
  • (v) advertise, publicize, advertize, publicise: (call attention to) "Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS"
  • (v) publicize, publicise, air, bare: (make public) "She aired her opinions on welfare"
publicized, Adjective
  • (a) publicized, publicised: (made known; especially made widely known)
publicizer, Noun
  • (n) publicist, publicizer, publiciser: (someone who publicizes)
publicizing, Noun
  • (n) advertising, publicizing: (the business of drawing public attention to goods and services)
publish, Verb
  • (v) print, publish: (put into print) "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed"
  • (v) publish, bring_out, put_out, issue, release: (prepare and issue for public distribution or sale) "publish a magazine or newspaper"
  • (v) publish, write: (have (one's written work) issued for publication) "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career"
publishable, Adjective
  • (a) publishable: (suitable for publication)
published, Adjective
  • (s) promulgated, published: (formally made public) "published accounts"
  • (a) published: (prepared and printed for distribution and sale) "the complete published works Dickens"
publisher, Noun
  • (n) publisher, publishing_house, publishing_firm, publishing_company: (a firm in the publishing business)
  • (n) publisher: (a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music)
  • (n) publisher, newspaper_publisher: (the proprietor of a newspaper)
publishing, Noun
  • (n) publication, publishing: (the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution)
puccoon, Noun
  • (n) bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, tetterwort, Sanguinaria_canadensis: (perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant)
  • (n) puccoon, Lithospermum_caroliniense: (perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment)
pucka, Adjective
  • (s) pukka, pucka: (absolutely first class and genuine) "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants"
pucker, Noun
  • (n) pucker, ruck: (an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth))
pucker, Verb
  • (v) gather, pucker, tuck: (draw together into folds or puckers)
  • (v) pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit: (to gather something into small wrinkles or folds) "She puckered her lips"
  • (v) pucker, ruck, ruck_up: (become wrinkled or drawn together) "her lips puckered"
puckish, Adjective
  • (s) arch, impish, implike, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, puckish, wicked: (naughtily or annoyingly playful) "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"
puckishness, Noun
  • (n) impishness, mischievousness, puckishness, whimsicality: (the trait of behaving like an imp)
pud, Noun
  • (n) pudding, pud: ((British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally))
pudden-head, Noun
  • (n) stupid, stupid_person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding_head, pudden-head, poor_fish, pillock: (a person who is not very bright) "The economy, stupid!"
pudding-wife, Noun
  • (n) puddingwife, pudding-wife, Halicoeres_radiatus: (bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil)
pudding, Noun
  • (n) pudding: (any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes) "corn pudding"
  • (n) pudding, pud: ((British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally))
  • (n) pudding: (any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed)
puddingheaded, Adjective
  • (s) addlebrained, addlepated, puddingheaded, muddleheaded: (stupid and confused) "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne"
puddingwife, Noun
  • (n) puddingwife, pudding-wife, Halicoeres_radiatus: (bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil)
puddle, Noun
  • (n) pool, 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"
  • (n) pool, puddle: (something resembling a pool of liquid) "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"
  • (n) 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, Verb
  • (v) addle, muddle, puddle: (mix up or confuse) "He muddled the issues"
  • (v) make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make_water, relieve_oneself, take_a_leak, spend_a_penny, wee, wee-wee, pass_water: (eliminate urine) "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
  • (v) muddle, puddle: (make into a puddle) "puddled mire"
  • (v) puddle: (wade or dabble in a puddle) "The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard"
  • (v) puddle: (subject to puddling or form by puddling) "puddle iron"
  • (v) puddle: (dip into mud before planting) "puddle young plants"
  • (v) puddle: (work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud)
  • (v) puddle: (mess around, as in a liquid or paste) "The children are having fun puddling in paint"
  • (v) puddle: (make a puddle by splashing water)
pudginess, Noun
  • (n) chubbiness, pudginess, tubbiness, rolypoliness: (the property of having a plump and round body)
pudgy, Adjective
  • (s) dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby, roly-poly: (short and plump)
puerile, Adjective
  • (s) adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile: (displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity) "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"
  • (a) puerile: (of or characteristic of a child) "puerile breathing"
puerility, Noun
  • (n) childhood, puerility: (the state of a child between infancy and adolescence)
  • (n) childishness, puerility: (a property characteristic of a child)
puff, Adjective
  • (s) puff, puffed: (gathered for protruding fullness) "puff sleeves"
puff, Noun
  • (n) blow, 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"
  • (n) ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock: (thick cushion used as a seat)
  • (n) powderpuff, puff: (a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin)
  • (n) puff, puff_of_air, whiff: (a short light gust of air)
  • (n) puff: (a light inflated pastry or puff shell)
  • (n) puff: (exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes))
  • (n) puff, drag, 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"
  • (n) quilt, comforter, comfort, puff: (bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together)
puff, Verb
  • (v) pant, puff, gasp, heave: (breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted) "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
  • (v) puff, whiff: (smoke and exhale strongly) "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"
  • (v) puff, drag, draw: (suck in or take (air)) "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
  • (v) puff: (make proud or conceited) "The sudden fame puffed her ego"
  • (v) puff, puff_up: (praise extravagantly) "The critics puffed up this Broadway production"
  • (v) puff: (speak in a blustering or scornful manner) "A puffing kind of man"
  • (v) puff, puff_up, blow_up, puff_out: (to swell or cause to enlarge, "Her faced puffed up from the drugs") "puffed out chests"
  • (v) puff, huff, chuff: (blow hard and loudly) "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain"
puffball, Noun
  • (n) earthball, false_truffle, puffball, hard-skinned_puffball: (any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles)
  • (n) puffball, true_puffball: (any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature)
puffed, Adjective
  • (s) puff, puffed: (gathered for protruding fullness) "puff sleeves"
puffer, Noun
  • (n) blowfish, sea_squab, puffer, pufferfish: (delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver)
  • (n) puffer, pufferfish, blowfish, globefish: (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)
pufferfish, Noun
  • (n) blowfish, sea_squab, puffer, pufferfish: (delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver)
  • (n) puffer, pufferfish, blowfish, globefish: (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)
puffiness, Noun
  • (n) ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation: (lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity)
  • (n) swelling, puffiness, lump: (an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement)
puffing, Noun
  • (n) puffing: (blowing tobacco smoke out into the air) "they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing"
  • (n) puffing, huffing, snorting: (an act of forcible exhalation)
puffy, Adjective
  • (s) bouffant, puffy: (being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing) "a bouffant skirt"
  • (s) gusty, puffy: (blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts) "puffy off-shore winds"; "gusty winds "
  • (s) puffy, intumescent, tumescent, tumid, turgid: (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"
pug-dog, Noun
  • (n) pug, pug-dog: (small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle)
pug-nose, Adjective
  • (s) pug-nosed, pug-nose, short-nosed, snub-nosed: (having a blunt nose) "a pug-nosed boy with freckles"; "a snub-nosed automatic"
pug-nosed, Adjective
  • (s) pug-nosed, pug-nose, short-nosed, snub-nosed: (having a blunt nose) "a pug-nosed boy with freckles"; "a snub-nosed automatic"
pug, Noun
  • (n) pug, pug-dog: (small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle)
pugilism, Noun
  • (n) boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs: (fighting with the fists)
pugilist, Noun
  • (n) boxer, pugilist: (someone who fights with his fists for sport)
pugnacious, Adjective
  • (s) hard-bitten, hard-boiled, pugnacious: (tough and callous by virtue of experience)
  • (s) pugnacious, rough: (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"
pugnacity, Noun
  • (n) aggressiveness, belligerence, pugnacity: (a natural disposition to be hostile)
puke, Noun
  • (n) rotter, dirty_dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum_bag, so-and-so, git: (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'"
  • (n) vomit, vomitus, puke, barf: (the matter ejected in vomiting)
puke, Verb
  • (v) vomit, vomit_up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be_sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw_up: (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, Noun
  • (n) vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking: (the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)
pukka, Adjective
  • (s) pukka, pucka: (absolutely first class and genuine) "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants"
pulasan, Noun
  • (n) pulasan, pulassan, pulasan_tree, Nephelium_mutabile: (East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan)
  • (n) pulasan, pulassan: (fruit of an East Indian tree similar to the rambutan but sweeter)
pulassan, Noun
  • (n) pulasan, pulassan, pulasan_tree, Nephelium_mutabile: (East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan)
  • (n) pulasan, pulassan: (fruit of an East Indian tree similar to the rambutan but sweeter)
pule, Verb
  • (v) wail, whimper, mewl, pule: (cry weakly or softly) "she wailed with pain"
pull-in, Noun
  • (n) pull-in, pull-up: (a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers)
pull-off, Noun
  • (n) pull-off, rest_area, rest_stop, layby, lay-by: (designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily)
pull-up, Noun
  • (n) pull-in, pull-up: (a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers)
  • (n) pull-up, chin-up: (an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar)
pull, Noun
  • (n) puff, drag, 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"
  • (n) pull, 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"
  • (n) pull: (the force used in pulling) "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"
  • (n) pull, clout: (special advantage or influence) "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"
  • (n) pull: (a device used for pulling something) "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer"
  • (n) pull: (a sustained effort) "it was a long pull but we made it"
  • (n) wrench, twist, 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, Verb
  • (v) attract, pull, pull_in, draw, draw_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 the ad drew in many new customers"
  • (v) draw, pull, pull_out, get_out, take_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"
  • (v) extract, pull_out, pull, pull_up, take_out, draw_out: (remove, 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"
  • (v) perpetrate, commit, pull: (perform an act, usually with a negative connotation) "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
  • (v) pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume: (strip of feathers) "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
  • (v) pull, draw, force: (cause to move by pulling) "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
  • (v) pull: (move into a certain direction) "the car pulls to the right"
  • (v) 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 knees towards your chin"
  • (v) pull: (steer into a certain direction) "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
  • (v) pull, overstretch: (strain abnormally) "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
  • (v) pull, draw: (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"
  • (v) pull: (operate when rowing a boat) "pull the oars"
  • (v) pull: (rein in to keep from winning a race) "pull a horse"
  • (v) pull: (hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing) "pull the ball"
  • (v) pull, root_for: (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?"
  • (v) pull: (take away) "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
  • (v) rend, rip, rive, pull: (tear or be torn violently) "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
pullback, Noun
  • (n) pullback, tieback: (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"
  • (n) pullback: ((military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops)) "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"
puller, Noun
  • (n) puller: (someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself)
  • (n) puller, tugger, dragger: (someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something)
pullet, Noun
  • (n) fryer, frier, pullet: (flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying)
  • (n) pullet: (young hen usually less than a year old)
pulley-block, Noun
  • (n) pulley, pulley-block, pulley_block, 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)
pulley, Noun
  • (n) pulley, pulley-block, pulley_block, 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, Noun
  • (n) pull, 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"
pullout, Noun
  • (n) disengagement, fallback, pullout: (to break off a military action with an enemy)
pullover, Noun
  • (n) pullover, slipover: (a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head)
pullulate, Verb
  • (v) pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate: (move in large numbers) "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
  • (v) pullulate: (become abundant; increase rapidly)
  • (v) pullulate: (breed freely and abundantly)
  • (v) shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon_forth, sprout: (produce buds, branches, or germinate) "the potatoes sprouted"
  • (v) teem, pullulate, swarm: (be teeming, be abuzz) "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
pullulation, Noun
  • (n) pullulation, gemmation: (asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual)
  • (n) pullulation: (a rapid and abundant increase)
pulmonary, Adjective
  • (a) pneumonic, pulmonary, pulmonic: (relating to or affecting the lungs) "pulmonary disease"
pulmonic, Adjective
  • (a) pneumonic, pulmonary, pulmonic: (relating to or affecting the lungs) "pulmonary disease"
pulp, Noun
  • (n) pulp, mush: (any soft or soggy mass) "he pounded it to a pulp"
  • (n) pulp, flesh: (a soft moist part of a fruit)
  • (n) pulp: (a mixture of cellulose fibers)
  • (n) pulp, pulp_magazine: (an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper)
  • (n) pulp: (the soft inner part of a tooth)
pulp, Verb
  • (v) pulp: (remove the pulp from, as from a fruit)
  • (v) pulp: (reduce to pulp) "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"
pulpiness, Noun
  • (n) mushiness, pulpiness: (a mushy pulpy softness)
pulpit, Noun
  • (n) dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox: (a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it)
pulpy, Adjective
  • (s) pulpy, squashy: (like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness)
pulsar, Noun
  • (n) pulsar: (a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation)
pulsate, Verb
  • (v) pulsate, throb, pulse: (expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically) "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
  • (v) pulsate, beat, quiver: (move with or as if with a regular alternating motion) "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
  • (v) pulse, 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"
pulsation, Noun
  • (n) pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse: ((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"
  • (n) pulsation: (a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity)
  • (n) pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat: (the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart) "he could feel the beat of her heart"
pulse, Noun
  • (n) pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse: ((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"
  • (n) pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat: (the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart) "he could feel the beat of her heart"
  • (n) pulse, pulse_rate, heart_rate: (the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health)
  • (n) pulse: (edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.))
pulse, Verb
  • (v) pulsate, throb, pulse: (expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically) "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
  • (v) pulse, 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"
  • (v) pulse: (drive by or as if by pulsation) "A soft breeze pulsed the air"
pulseless, Adjective
  • (s) breathless, inanimate, pulseless: (appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse) "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead"
pulsing, Noun
  • (n) pulsation, pulsing, pulse, impulse: ((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"
pulverisation, Noun
  • (n) grind, mill, pulverization, pulverisation: (the act of grinding to a powder or dust)
  • (n) powder, pulverization, pulverisation: (a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized)
  • (n) pulverization, pulverisation: (annihilation by pulverizing something)
pulverise, Verb
  • (v) demolish, pulverize, pulverise: (destroy completely) "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"
  • (v) powderize, pulverize, pulverise, powderise: (become powder or dust) "When it was blown up, the building powderized"
  • (v) powderize, powderise, powder, pulverize, pulverise: (make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust) "pulverize the grains"
pulverised, Adjective
  • (s) powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained: (consisting of fine particles) "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"
pulverization, Noun
  • (n) grind, mill, pulverization, pulverisation: (the act of grinding to a powder or dust)
  • (n) powder, pulverization, pulverisation: (a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized)
  • (n) pulverization, pulverisation: (annihilation by pulverizing something)
pulverize, Verb
  • (v) demolish, pulverize, pulverise: (destroy completely) "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"
  • (v) powderize, pulverize, pulverise, powderise: (become powder or dust) "When it was blown up, the building powderized"
  • (v) powderize, powderise, powder, pulverize, pulverise: (make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust) "pulverize the grains"
pulverized, Adjective
  • (s) powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained: (consisting of fine particles) "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"
puma, Noun
  • (n) cougar, puma, catamount, mountain_lion, painter, panther, Felis_concolor: (large American feline resembling a lion)
pummel, Verb
  • (v) pummel, pommel, biff: (strike, usually with the fist) "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
pummelo, Noun
  • (n) pomelo, pomelo_tree, pummelo, shaddock, Citrus_maxima, Citrus_grandis, Citrus_decumana: (southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits)
pump, Noun
  • (n) heart, pump, ticker: (the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body) "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
  • (n) pump: (a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)
  • (n) pump: (a low-cut shoe without fastenings)
pump, Verb
  • (v) pump: (operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal) "pump the gas pedal"
  • (v) pump: (deliver forth) "pump bullets into the dummy"
  • (v) pump: (draw or pour with a pump)
  • (v) pump: (supply in great quantities) "Pump money into a project"
  • (v) pump: (flow intermittently)
  • (v) pump: (move up and down) "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"
  • (v) pump: (raise (gases or fluids) with a pump)
  • (v) pump: (question persistently) "She pumped the witnesses for information"
pumped-up, Adjective
  • (s) pumped-up, pumped_up, pumped, wired: (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, Adjective
  • (s) pumped-up, pumped_up, pumped, wired: (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"
pumpkin-shaped, Adjective
  • (a) oblate, pumpkin-shaped: (having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles)
pumpkin, Noun
  • (n) pumpkin, pumpkin_vine, autumn_pumpkin, Cucurbita_pepo: (a coarse vine widely cultivated for its 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)
  • (n) pumpkin: (usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn)
pun, Noun
  • (n) pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia: (a humorous play on words) "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
pun, Verb
  • (v) pun: (make a play on words) "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"
punch-drunk, Adjective
  • (s) punch-drunk, silly, slaphappy: (dazed from or as if from repeated blows) "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion"
punch, Noun
  • (n) punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug: ((boxing) a blow with the fist) "I gave him a clout on his nose"
  • (n) punch: (an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl)
  • (n) punch, puncher: (a tool for making holes or indentations)
punch, Verb
  • (v) punch, plug: (deliver a quick blow to) "he punched me in the stomach"
  • (v) punch: (drive forcibly as if by a punch) "the nail punched through the wall"
  • (v) punch, perforate: (make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation) "perforate the sheets of paper"
punchayet, Noun
  • (n) panchayat, panchayet, punchayet: (a village council in India or southern Pakistan)
puncher, Noun
  • (n) cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherd: (a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback)
  • (n) punch, puncher: (a tool for making holes or indentations)
  • (n) puncher: (someone who delivers punches)
punctilious, Adjective
  • (s) meticulous, punctilious: (marked by precise accordance with details) "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"
punctiliousness, Noun
  • (n) meticulousness, meticulosity, punctiliousness, scrupulousness: (strict attention to minute details)
punctual, Adjective
  • (a) 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, Noun
  • (n) punctuality, promptness: (the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time)
punctuate, Verb
  • (v) punctuate, mark: (insert punctuation marks into)
  • (v) punctuate: (interrupt periodically) "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"
  • (v) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate: (to stress, single out as important) "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
punctuation, Noun
  • (n) punctuation: (something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions)
  • (n) punctuation, punctuation_mark: (the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)
  • (n) punctuation: (the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases)
puncturable, Adjective
  • (a) puncturable: (capable of being punctured)
puncture, Noun
  • (n) puncture: (loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object)
  • (n) puncture: (a small hole made by a sharp object)
  • (n) puncture: (the act of puncturing or perforating)
puncture, Verb
  • (v) deflate, puncture: (reduce or lessen the size or importance of) "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
  • (v) puncture: (pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into) "puncture a tire"
  • (v) puncture: (make by piercing) "puncture a hole"
  • (v) puncture: (cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing) "puncture an air balloon"
  • (v) puncture: (be pierced or punctured) "The tire punctured"
punctured, Adjective
  • (s) pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured: (having a hole cut through) "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon"
punctureless, Adjective
  • (a) punctureless: (being without punctures or incapable of being punctured)
pundit, Noun
  • (n) initiate, learned_person, pundit, savant: (someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field)
pungency, Noun
  • (n) pungency, bite: (wit having a sharp and caustic quality) "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
  • (n) pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness: (a strong odor or taste property) "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine"
pungent, Adjective
  • (s) barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious: (capable of wounding) "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"
  • (s) pungent, acrid: (strong and sharp) "the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"
puniness, Noun
  • (n) pettiness, triviality, slightness, puniness: (the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous)
  • (n) puniness, runtiness, stuntedness: (smallness of stature)
punish, Verb
  • (v) punish, penalize, 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"
punishable, Adjective
  • (s) penal, punishable: (subject to punishment by law) "a penal offense"
  • (s) punishable: (liable to or deserving punishment) "punishable offenses"
punished, Adjective
  • (a) 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, Adjective
  • (s) arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome: (characterized by 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 pace"
  • (a) punishing: (resulting in punishment) "the king imposed a punishing tax"
punishment, Noun
  • (n) punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation: (the act of punishing)
punitive, Adjective
  • (a) punitive, punitory: (inflicting punishment) "punitive justice"; "punitive damages"
punitory, Adjective
  • (a) punitive, punitory: (inflicting punishment) "punitive justice"; "punitive damages"
punk, Adjective
  • (s) bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny: (of very poor quality; flimsy)
punk, Noun
  • (n) hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer: (an aggressive and violent young criminal)
  • (n) kindling, tinder, touchwood, spunk, punk: (material for starting a fire)
  • (n) punk: (substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks))
  • (n) punk_rock, punk: (rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock)
  • (n) punk_rocker, punk: (a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture)
punkey, Noun
  • (n) punkie, punky, punkey, no-see-um, biting_midge: (minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects)
punkie, Noun
  • (n) punkie, punky, punkey, no-see-um, biting_midge: (minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects)
punky, Noun
  • (n) punkie, punky, punkey, no-see-um, biting_midge: (minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects)
punning, Noun
  • (n) pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia: (a humorous play on words) "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
punt, Noun
  • (n) Irish_pound, Irish_punt, punt, pound: (formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence)
  • (n) punt: (an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole)
  • (n) punt, 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"
punt, Verb
  • (v) bet_on, back, gage, stake, game, punt: (place a bet on) "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
  • (v) punt: (kick the ball)
  • (v) punt, pole: (propel with a pole) "pole barges on the river"; "We went punting in Cambridge"
punter, Noun
  • (n) bettor, better, wagerer, punter: (someone who bets)
  • (n) punter: (someone who propels a boat with a pole)
  • (n) 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)
punting, Noun
  • (n) punt, 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, Adjective
  • (s) puny: (inferior in strength or significance) "a puny physique"; "puny excuses"
  • (s) puny, runty, shrimpy: ((used especially of persons) of inferior size)
pup, Noun
  • (n) pup, whelp: (young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf)
  • (n) puppy, pup: (an inexperienced young person)
pup, Verb
  • (v) whelp, pup: (birth) "the dog whelped"
pupil, Noun
  • (n) pupil: (the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot)
  • (n) schoolchild, school-age_child, pupil: (a young person attending school (up through senior high school))
  • (n) student, pupil, educatee: (a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution)
puppet, Noun
  • (n) creature, tool, puppet: (a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else)
  • (n) puppet, marionette: (a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer)
  • (n) 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)
puppy, Noun
  • (n) puppy: (a young dog)
  • (n) puppy, pup: (an inexperienced young person)
puppyish, Adjective
  • (s) puppyish, puppylike: (characteristic of a puppy)
puppylike, Adjective
  • (s) puppyish, puppylike: (characteristic of a puppy)
purau, Noun
  • (n) mahoe, majagua, mahagua, balibago, purau, Hibiscus_tiliaceus: (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, Adjective
  • (s) dim-sighted, near-blind, purblind, sand-blind, visually_impaired, visually_challenged: (having greatly reduced vision)
  • (s) obtuse, 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"
purchasable, Adjective
  • (s) corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal: (capable of being corrupted) "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"
  • (s) purchasable, for_sale: (available for purchase) "purchasable goods"; "many houses in the area are for sale"
purchase, Noun
  • (n) leverage, purchase: (the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever)
  • (n) purchase: (the acquisition of something for payment) "they closed the purchase with a handshake"
  • (n) purchase: (something acquired by purchase)
  • (n) purchase: (a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage) "he could get no purchase on the situation"
purchase, Verb
  • (v) buy, 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, Noun
  • (n) buyer, purchaser, emptor, vendee: (a person who buys)
purchasing, Noun
  • (n) buying, purchasing: (the act of buying) "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"
purdah, Noun
  • (n) purdah, sex_segregation: (the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded)
  • (n) purdah: (a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers)
  • (n) solitude, purdah: (a state of social isolation)
pure, Adjective
  • (s) arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated: (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"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
  • (a) 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 oxygen"
  • (a) 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"
  • (s) pure: (free from discordant qualities)
  • (s) pure: (concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied) "pure science"
  • (s) pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous: (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"
  • (a) saturated, pure: ((of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black)
pureblood, Adjective
  • (s) pedigree, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred: (having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal)
pureblood, Noun
  • (n) thoroughbred, purebred, pureblood: (a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses)
pureblooded, Adjective
  • (s) pedigree, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred: (having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal)
purebred, Adjective
  • (a) purebred: (bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain)
purebred, Noun
  • (n) thoroughbred, purebred, pureblood: (a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses)
puree, Noun
  • (n) puree: (food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender)
puree, Verb
  • (v) puree, strain: (rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender) "puree the vegetables for the baby"
pureness, Noun
  • (n) honor, honour, purity, pureness: (a woman's virtue or chastity)
  • (n) purity, pureness: (being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material)
  • (n) purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence, whiteness: (the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil)
purest, Adjective
  • (s) arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated: (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"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
  • (a) 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 oxygen"
  • (a) 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"
  • (s) pure: (free from discordant qualities)
  • (s) pure: (concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied) "pure science"
  • (s) pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous: (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"
  • (a) saturated, pure: ((of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black)
purgation, Noun
  • (n) catharsis, katharsis, purgation: (purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels)
  • (n) purge, purging, purgation: (the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge)
  • (n) purification, purgation: (a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites)
purgative, Adjective
  • (s) cathartic, evacuant, purgative: (strongly laxative)
purgative, Noun
  • (n) purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient: (a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)
purgatorial, Adjective
  • (a) purgatorial, purging, purifying: (serving to purge or rid of sin) "purgatorial rites"
  • (a) purgatorial: (of or resembling purgatory) "purgatorial fires"
purgatory, Noun
  • (n) purgatory: (a temporary condition of torment or suffering) "a purgatory of drug abuse"
  • (n) 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)
purge, Noun
  • (n) purge, purging, purgation: (the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge)
  • (n) purge, purging: (an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements)
  • (n) purge: (an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place) "he died in a purge by Stalin"
purge, Verb
  • (v) flush, scour, purge: (rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid) "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
  • (v) purge: (oust politically) "Deng Xiao Ping was purged several times throughout his lifetime"
  • (v) purge: (clear of a charge)
  • (v) purge: (rid of impurities) "purge the water"; "purge your mind"
  • (v) purge: (excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)) "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"
  • (v) purify, purge, sanctify: (make pure or free from sin or guilt) "he left the monastery purified"
  • (v) vomit, vomit_up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be_sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw_up: (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"
purging, Adjective
  • (a) purgatorial, purging, purifying: (serving to purge or rid of sin) "purgatorial rites"
purging, Noun
  • (n) purge, purging, purgation: (the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge)
  • (n) purge, purging: (an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements)
purification, Noun
  • (n) purification: (the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities)
  • (n) purification, purgation: (a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites)
  • (n) purification: (the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing) "purification through repentance"
  • (n) refining, refinement, purification: (the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.))
purifier, Noun
  • (n) purifier: (an apparatus for removing impurities)
purify, Verb
  • (v) purify, sublimate, make_pure, distill: (remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation) "purify the water"
  • (v) purify, purge, sanctify: (make pure or free from sin or guilt) "he left the monastery purified"
  • (v) purify: (become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin) "The hippies came to the ashram in order to purify"
purifying, Adjective
  • (s) cleansing, purifying: (acting like an antiseptic)
  • (a) purgatorial, purging, purifying: (serving to purge or rid of sin) "purgatorial rites"
  • (a) purifying: (freeing from noxious matter) "filtration is a purifying agent"
purist, Noun
  • (n) purist: (someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words))
puritanic, Adjective
  • (s) blue, puritanic, puritanical: (morally rigorous and strict) "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
puritanical, Adjective
  • (s) blue, puritanic, puritanical: (morally rigorous and strict) "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
  • (s) priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian: (exaggeratedly proper) "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
  • (a) puritanical: (of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism)
purity, Noun
  • (n) honor, honour, purity, pureness: (a woman's virtue or chastity)
  • (n) purity, pureness: (being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material)
  • (n) purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence, whiteness: (the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil)
purl, Noun
  • (n) purl: (gold or silver wire thread)
  • (n) purl, purl_stitch: (a basic knitting stitch)
purl, Verb
  • (v) eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl: (flow in a circular current, of liquids)
  • (v) purl: (knit with a purl stitch)
  • (v) purl: (edge or border with gold or silver embroidery)
  • (v) purl: (embroider with gold or silver thread)
  • (v) sough, purl: (make a murmuring sound) "the water was purling"
purlieu, Noun
  • (n) environs, purlieu: (an outer adjacent area of any place)
purloin, Verb
  • (v) pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift: (make off with belongings of others)
purloo, Noun
  • (n) purloo, chicken_purloo, poilu: (thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.)
purple-black, Adjective
  • (s) purple-black, purplish-black: (of black tinged with purple)
purple-blue, Adjective
  • (s) purple-blue, purplish-blue: (of blue tinged with purple)
purple-brown, Adjective
  • (s) purple-brown, purplish-brown: (of brown tinged with purple)
purple-green, Adjective
  • (s) purple-green, purplish-green: (of green tinged with purple)
purple-lilac, Adjective
  • (s) purple-lilac, purplish-lilac: (of lavender tinged with purple)
purple-red, Adjective
  • (s) purple-red, purplish-red: (of red tinged with purple)
purple-tinged, Adjective
  • (s) purple-tinged, purple-tinted: (of a color tinged with purple)
purple-tinted, Adjective
  • (s) purple-tinged, purple-tinted: (of a color tinged with purple)
purple-white, Adjective
  • (s) purple-white, purplish-white: (of white tinged with purple)
purple, Adjective
  • (s) empurpled, over-embellished, purple: (excessively elaborate or showily expressed) "a writer of empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "an over-embellished story of the fish that got away"
  • (s) imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal: (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"
  • (s) purple, violet, purplish: (of a color intermediate between red and blue)
purple, Noun
  • (n) purple, purpleness: (a purple color or pigment)
  • (n) purple: (of imperial status) "he was born to the purple"
purple, Verb
  • (v) purple: (become purple)
  • (v) purple, empurple, purpurate: (color purple)
purpleness, Noun
  • (n) purple, purpleness: (a purple color or pigment)
purplish-black, Adjective
  • (s) purple-black, purplish-black: (of black tinged with purple)
purplish-blue, Adjective
  • (s) purple-blue, purplish-blue: (of blue tinged with purple)
purplish-brown, Adjective
  • (s) purple-brown, purplish-brown: (of brown tinged with purple)
purplish-green, Adjective
  • (s) purple-green, purplish-green: (of green tinged with purple)
purplish-lilac, Adjective
  • (s) purple-lilac, purplish-lilac: (of lavender tinged with purple)
purplish-red, Adjective
  • (s) purple-red, purplish-red: (of red tinged with purple)
purplish-red, Noun
  • (n) purplish_red, purplish-red: (a red with a tinge of purple)
purplish-white, Adjective
  • (s) purple-white, purplish-white: (of white tinged with purple)
purplish, Adjective
  • (s) purple, violet, purplish: (of a color intermediate between red and blue)
purport, Noun
  • (n) drift, purport: (the pervading meaning or tenor) "caught the general drift of the conversation"
  • (n) intent, purport, spirit: (the intended meaning of a communication)
purport, Verb
  • (v) aim, purpose, purport, propose: (propose or intend) "I aim to arrive at noon"
  • (v) purport: (have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming) "The letter purports to express people's opinion"
purpose-built, Adjective
  • (s) purpose-built, purpose-made: (designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose)
purpose-made, Adjective
  • (s) purpose-built, purpose-made: (designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose)
purpose, Noun
  • (n) determination, purpose: (the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose) "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"
  • (n) function, purpose, role, use: (what something is used for) "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
  • (n) purpose, intent, intention, aim, design: (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 designs"
purpose, Verb
  • (v) aim, purpose, purport, propose: (propose or intend) "I aim to arrive at noon"
  • (v) purpose, resolve: (reach a decision) "he resolved never to drink again"
purposeful, Adjective
  • (a) purposeful: (serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal)
  • (s) purposeful: (having meaning through having an aim) "led a happy purposeful life"
purposefulness, Noun
  • (n) purposefulness, sense_of_purpose: (the quality of having a definite purpose)
purposeless, Adjective
  • (s) otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted: (serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being) "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
  • (a) purposeless: (not evidencing any purpose or goal)
purposelessness, Noun
  • (n) purposelessness, aimlessness: (the quality of lacking any definite purpose)
purposive, Adjective
  • (s) goal-directed, purposive: (having a purpose) "purposive behavior"
  • (s) purposive: (having or showing or acting with a purpose or design) "purposive behavior"
purpura, Noun
  • (n) purpura, peliosis: (any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding)
purpurate, Verb
  • (v) purple, empurple, purpurate: (color purple)
purr, Noun
  • (n) purr: (a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat)
purr, Verb
  • (v) purr, make_vibrant_sounds: (indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats)
  • (v) whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr: (make a soft swishing sound) "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred"
purse, Noun
  • (n) bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse: (a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)) "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) purse: (a small bag for carrying money)
  • (n) purse: (a sum of money offered as a prize) "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
purse, Verb
  • (v) purse: (contract one's lips into a rounded shape)
  • (v) purse, wrinkle: (gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker) "purse ones's lips"
pursual, Noun
  • (n) pursuit, chase, pursual, following: (the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture) "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
pursuance, Noun
  • (n) pursuance, prosecution: (the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion)
  • (n) pursuit, pursuance, quest: (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, Adjective
  • (s) pursuant: ((followed by `to') in conformance to or agreement with) "pursuant to our agreement"; "pursuant to the dictates of one's conscience"
pursue, Verb
  • (v) prosecute, engage, pursue: (carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in) "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
  • (v) pursue, follow: (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"
  • (v) pursue, follow_up_on, act_on: (carry further or advance) "Can you act on this matter soon?"
  • (v) quest_for, go_after, quest_after, pursue: (go in search of or hunt for) "pursue a hobby"
pursued, Adjective
  • (a) pursued: (followed with enmity as if to harm) "running and leaping like a herd of pursued antelopes"
pursued, Noun
  • (n) pursued, chased: (a person who is being chased) "the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued"
pursuer, Noun
  • (n) pursuer, chaser: (a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture) "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers"
  • (n) pursuer: (a person who pursues some plan or goal) "a pursuer of truth"
pursuing, Adjective
  • (s) 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, Noun
  • (n) avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time_activity: (an auxiliary activity)
  • (n) pastime, interest, 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"
  • (n) pursuit, chase, pursual, following: (the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture) "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
  • (n) pursuit, pursuance, quest: (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, Adjective
  • (s) blown, pursy, short-winded, winded: (breathing laboriously or convulsively)
purulence, Noun
  • (n) purulence, purulency: (symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus))
  • (n) pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering: (a fluid product of inflammation)
purulency, Noun
  • (n) purulence, purulency: (symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus))
purulent, Adjective
  • (s) purulent, pussy: (containing pus) "a purulent wound"
purvey, Verb
  • (v) provision, purvey: (supply with provisions)
purveyor, Noun
  • (n) purveyor: (someone who supplies provisions (especially food))
purview, Noun
  • (n) horizon, view, purview: (the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated) "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"
push, Noun
  • (n) energy, push, get-up-and-go: (enterprising or ambitious drive) "Europeans often laugh at American energy"
  • (n) push, pushing: (the act of applying force in order to move something away) "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
  • (n) push, thrust: (the force used in pushing) "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
  • (n) push: (an effort to advance) "the army made a push toward the sea"
  • (n) push_button, push, button: (an electrical switch operated by pressing) "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
push, Verb
  • (v) advertise, advertize, promote, 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"
  • (v) crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate: (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 favorite candidate"
  • (v) press, push: (make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby) "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
  • (v) push, force: (move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner")
  • (v) push, bear_on: (press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action) "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
  • (v) push: (press against forcefully without moving) "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
  • (v) push, crowd: (approach a certain age or speed) "She is pushing fifty"
  • (v) push: (sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)) "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
  • (v) push: (move strenuously and with effort) "The crowd pushed forward"
  • (v) tug, labor, labour, push, drive: (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"
pushcart, Noun
  • (n) handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart: (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, Noun
  • (n) baby_buggy, baby_carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusher: (a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around)
pusher, Noun
  • (n) baby_buggy, baby_carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusher: (a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around)
  • (n) pusher, thruster: (one who intrudes or pushes himself forward)
  • (n) pusher, drug_peddler, peddler, drug_dealer, drug_trafficker: (an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs)
  • (n) pusher, shover: (someone who pushes)
  • (n) pusher, zori: (a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes)
pushful, Adjective
  • (s) pushful, pushy: (marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative) "an aggressive young executive"; "a pushful insurance agent"
pushiness, Noun
  • (n) bumptiousness, cockiness, pushiness, forwardness: (offensive boldness and assertiveness)
pushing, Noun
  • (n) push, pushing: (the act of applying force in order to move something away) "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
pushover, Noun
  • (n) cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck_soup, child's_play, pushover, walkover, piece_of_cake: (any undertaking that is easy to do) "marketing this product will be no picnic"
  • (n) pushover: (someone who is easily taken advantage of)
pushpin, Noun
  • (n) thumbtack, drawing_pin, pushpin: (a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board)
pushup, Noun
  • (n) pushup, press-up: (an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms)
pushy, Adjective
  • (s) pushful, pushy: (marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative) "an aggressive young executive"; "a pushful insurance agent"
pusillanimity, Noun
  • (n) pusillanimity, pusillanimousness: (contemptible fearfulness)
pusillanimous, Adjective
  • (s) pusillanimous, poor-spirited, unmanly: (lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful)
pusillanimousness, Noun
  • (n) pusillanimity, pusillanimousness: (contemptible fearfulness)
puss, Noun
  • (n) cunt, puss, pussy, slit, snatch, twat: (obscene terms for female genitals)
  • (n) kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat: (informal terms referring to a domestic cat)
  • (n) Pus, Pansa: (the tenth month of the Hindu calendar)
  • (n) pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering: (a fluid product of inflammation)
pussley, Noun
  • (n) common_purslane, pussley, pussly, verdolagas, 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)
pussly, Noun
  • (n) common_purslane, pussley, pussly, verdolagas, 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)
pussy's-paw, Noun
  • (n) pussy-paw, pussy-paws, pussy's-paw, Spraguea_umbellatum, Calyptridium_umbellatum: (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, Noun
  • (n) pussy-paw, pussy-paws, pussy's-paw, Spraguea_umbellatum, Calyptridium_umbellatum: (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, Noun
  • (n) pussy-paw, pussy-paws, pussy's-paw, Spraguea_umbellatum, Calyptridium_umbellatum: (pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America)
pussy, Adjective
  • (s) purulent, pussy: (containing pus) "a purulent wound"
pussy, Noun
  • (n) cunt, puss, pussy, slit, snatch, twat: (obscene terms for female genitals)
  • (n) kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat: (informal terms referring to a domestic cat)
pussycat, Noun
  • (n) kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat: (informal terms referring to a domestic cat)
  • (n) pussycat: (a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable)
pussyfoot, Verb
  • (v) sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot: (to go stealthily or furtively) "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"
pustulate, Adjective
  • (s) acned, pimpled, pimply, pustulate: ((of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin)
pustule, Noun
  • (n) pustule: (a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus)
put-down, Noun
  • (n) put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown: (a crushing remark)
put-on, Noun
  • (n) antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on: (a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement)
  • (n) fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on: (something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage)
  • (n) parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on: (a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way)
put-upon, Adjective
  • (s) exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimised: (of persons; taken advantage of) "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"
put, Noun
  • (n) put_option, put: (the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date)
put, Verb
  • (v) arrange, set_up, put, order: (arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events) "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
  • (v) frame, redact, cast, put, couch: (formulate in a particular style or language) "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
  • (v) invest, put, commit, place: (make an investment) "Put money into bonds"
  • (v) place, put, set: (estimate) "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
  • (v) put, set, place, pose, position, lay: (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"
  • (v) put: (cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation) "That song put me in awful good humor"; "put your ideas in writing"
  • (v) put, assign: (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"
  • (v) put: (cause (someone) to undergo something) "He put her to the torture"
  • (v) put: (adapt) "put these words to music"
putative, Adjective
  • (s) putative: (purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds) "the foundling's putative father"; "the putative author of the book"
putrefacient, Adjective
  • (s) putrefactive, putrefacient: (causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction)
putrefaction, Noun
  • (n) corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction: (moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles) "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
  • (n) decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction: ((biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action)
  • (n) putrefaction, rot: (a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor)
putrefactive, Adjective
  • (s) putrefactive, putrefacient: (causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction)
putrefiable, Adjective
  • (s) decayable, putrescible, putrefiable, spoilable: (liable to decay or spoil or become putrid)
putrescence, Noun
  • (n) putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption: (in a state of progressive putrefaction)
  • (n) putrescence, rottenness: (the quality of rotting and becoming putrid)
putrescent, Adjective
  • (s) putrescent: (becoming putrid) "a trail lined by putrescent carcasses"
putrescible, Adjective
  • (s) decayable, putrescible, putrefiable, spoilable: (liable to decay or spoil or become putrid)
putrid, Adjective
  • (a) putrid: (of or relating to or attended by putrefaction) "putrid decomposition"
  • (s) putrid: (in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor) "horrible like raw and putrid flesh"- Somerset Maugham"
  • (s) putrid: (morally corrupt or evil) "the putrid atmosphere of the court"
putridness, Noun
  • (n) putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption: (in a state of progressive putrefaction)
putsch, Noun
  • (n) coup_d'etat, coup, putsch, takeover: (a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force)
putt, Noun
  • (n) putt, putting: (hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet") "his putting let him down today"
putt, Verb
  • (v) putt: (strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter) "he putted the ball several feet past the hole"
  • (v) putt: (hit a putt) "he lost because he putted so poorly"
putter, Noun
  • (n) putter: (a golfer who is putting)
  • (n) putter, putting_iron: (the iron normally used on the putting green)
putter, Verb
  • (v) potter, putter: (work lightly) "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"
  • (v) putter, mess_around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey_around, muck_about, muck_around: (do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly) "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
  • (v) putter, potter, potter_around, putter_around: (move around aimlessly)
putterer, Noun
  • (n) putterer, potterer: (a person who putters about)
putting, Noun
  • (n) putt, putting: (hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet") "his putting let him down today"
puttyroot, Noun
  • (n) puttyroot, adam-and-eve, Aplectrum_hyemale: (North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers)
putz, Noun
  • (n) cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz: (obscene terms for penis)
  • (n) putz: ((Yiddish) a fool; an idiot)
puzzle, Noun
  • (n) puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser: (a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution) "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"
  • (n) puzzle: (a game that tests your ingenuity)
puzzle, Verb
  • (v) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound: (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"
  • (v) puzzle: (be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide) "We puzzled over her sudden departure"
puzzled, Adjective
  • (s) at_a_loss, nonplused, nonplussed, puzzled: (filled with bewilderment) "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"
puzzlement, Noun
  • (n) bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement: (confusion resulting from failure to understand)
puzzler, Noun
  • (n) puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser: (a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution) "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"
puzzling, Adjective
  • (s) confusing, perplexing, 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"
  • (s) enigmatic, enigmatical, 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"
pyaemia, Noun
  • (n) pyemia, pyaemia: (septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess)
pyaemic, Adjective
  • (a) pyemic, pyaemic: (of or relating to pyemia)
pycnosis, Noun
  • (n) pycnosis, pyknosis: (a degenerative state of the cell nucleus)
pycnotic, Adjective
  • (a) pyknotic, pycnotic: (of or relating to or exhibiting pyknosis)
pye-dog, Noun
  • (n) pariah_dog, pye-dog, pie-dog: (ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India)
pyemia, Noun
  • (n) pyemia, pyaemia: (septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess)
pyemic, Adjective
  • (a) pyemic, pyaemic: (of or relating to pyemia)
pyjama, Noun
  • (n) pajama, pyjama: (a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries)
  • (n) pajama, pyjama, pj's, jammies: ((usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers)
pyknic, Adjective
  • (a) endomorphic, pyknic: (having a squat and fleshy build) "a pyknic practical joke"
pyknosis, Noun
  • (n) pycnosis, pyknosis: (a degenerative state of the cell nucleus)
pyknotic, Adjective
  • (a) pyknotic, pycnotic: (of or relating to or exhibiting pyknosis)
pylorus, Noun
  • (n) pylorus: (a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum)
pyorrhea, Noun
  • (n) pyorrhea, pyorrhoea: (discharge of pus)
  • (n) pyorrhea, pyorrhoea, pyorrhea_alveolaris, Riggs'_disease: (chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets)
pyorrhoea, Noun
  • (n) pyorrhea, pyorrhoea: (discharge of pus)
  • (n) pyorrhea, pyorrhoea, pyorrhea_alveolaris, Riggs'_disease: (chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets)
pyracanth, Noun
  • (n) Pyracantha, pyracanth, fire_thorn, firethorn: (any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries)
pyramid, Verb
  • (v) pyramid: (enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts)
  • (v) pyramid: (use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal)
  • (v) pyramid: (arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid)
  • (v) pyramid: (increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base)
pyramidal, Adjective
  • (s) pyramidal, pyramidic, pyramidical: (resembling a pyramid)
pyramidic, Adjective
  • (s) pyramidal, pyramidic, pyramidical: (resembling a pyramid)
pyramidical, Adjective
  • (s) pyramidal, pyramidic, pyramidical: (resembling a pyramid)
pyrectic, Adjective
  • (a) pyrectic: (having or causing fever)
pyrectic, Noun
  • (n) pyrogen, pyrectic: (any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature)
pyretic, Adjective
  • (a) pyretic: (causing fever)
pyrexia, Noun
  • (n) fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness: (a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection)
pyridoxal, Noun
  • (n) vitamin_B6, pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, adermin: (a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch)
pyridoxamine, Noun
  • (n) vitamin_B6, pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, adermin: (a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch)
pyridoxine, Noun
  • (n) vitamin_B6, pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, adermin: (a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch)
pyrimidine, Noun
  • (n) pyrimidine: (any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine)
  • (n) pyrimidine: (a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor)
pyroelectric, Adjective
  • (a) pyroelectric, pyroelectrical: (relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity)
pyroelectrical, Adjective
  • (a) pyroelectric, pyroelectrical: (relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity)
pyrogen, Noun
  • (n) pyrogen: (any substance characterized by its great flammability)
  • (n) pyrogen, pyrectic: (any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature)
pyrogenetic, Adjective
  • (a) pyrogenic, pyrogenous, pyrogenetic: (produced by or producing fever)
pyrogenic, Adjective
  • (a) igneous, pyrogenic, pyrogenous: (produced under conditions involving intense heat; especially from molten magma") "igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state"; "igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone"; "pyrogenic strata"
  • (a) pyrogenic, pyrogenous, pyrogenetic: (produced by or producing fever)
pyrogenous, Adjective
  • (a) igneous, pyrogenic, pyrogenous: (produced under conditions involving intense heat; especially from molten magma") "igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state"; "igneous fusion is fusion by heat alone"; "pyrogenic strata"
  • (a) pyrogenic, pyrogenous, pyrogenetic: (produced by or producing fever)
pyrola, Noun
  • (n) wintergreen, pyrola: (any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola)
pyrolatry, Noun
  • (n) pyrolatry, fire-worship: (the worship of fire)
pyroligneous, Adjective
  • (a) pyroligneous, pyrolignic: (of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation)
pyrolignic, Adjective
  • (a) pyroligneous, pyrolignic: (of a substance produced by the effect of heat on wood, especially by destructive distillation)
pyrophosphate, Noun
  • (n) pyrophosphate: (a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid)
pyrosis, Noun
  • (n) heartburn, 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)
pyrotechnic, Adjective
  • (a) pyrotechnic, pyrotechnical: (of or relating to the craft of making fireworks) "pyrotechnic smokes"
  • (s) pyrotechnic: (suggestive of fireworks) "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity"; "a pyrotechnic wit"
pyrotechnic, Noun
  • (n) firework, 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.)
pyrotechnical, Adjective
  • (a) pyrotechnic, pyrotechnical: (of or relating to the craft of making fireworks) "pyrotechnic smokes"
pyrotechnics, Noun
  • (n) firework, 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.)
  • (n) pyrotechnics: ((music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music))
  • (n) pyrotechnics, pyrotechny: (the craft of making fireworks)
pyrotechny, Noun
  • (n) pyrotechnics, pyrotechny: (the craft of making fireworks)
pyroxylin, Noun
  • (n) pyroxylin, pyroxyline: (highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers)
pyroxyline, Noun
  • (n) pyroxylin, pyroxyline: (highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers)
pyrrhic, Adjective
  • (a) pyrrhic: (of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece) "pyrrhic dance movements"
  • (a) pyrrhic: (of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables) "pyrrhic verses"
  • (a) 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, Noun
  • (n) pyrrhic, dibrach: (a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables)
  • (n) pyrrhic: (an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare)
pyrrhotine, Noun
  • (n) pyrrhotite, pyrrhotine, magnetic_pyrites: (a brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic properties)
pyrrhotite, Noun
  • (n) pyrrhotite, pyrrhotine, magnetic_pyrites: (a brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic properties)
pythium, Noun
  • (n) pythium: (any fungus of the genus Pythium)
pyx, Noun
  • (n) pyx, pix, pyx_chest, pix_chest: (a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay)
  • (n) pyx, pix: (any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept)
pyxidium, Noun
  • (n) pyxidium, pyxis: (fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released)
pyxie, Noun
  • (n) pyxie, pixie, pixy, 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)