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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Pall Mall
noun a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs

pall-mall
noun a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet

Palladian
adjective referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio; `the much imitated arch and column compositions known as the Palladian motif`

Palladio
Andrea Palladio noun highly original and much imitated Italian architect (1508-1580)

palladium
Pd noun a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry

Pallas
noun a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered

pallas`s sandgrouse
Syrrhaptes paradoxus noun Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly

pallasite
noun a meteorite composed principally of olivine and metallic iron

pallbearer
noun one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral

pallet
noun a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed

pallette
noun one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor

palliation
noun easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause

palliative
alleviant noun remedy that alleviates pain without curing

pallid bat
cave bat noun drab yellowish big-eared bat that lives in caves

pallidly
adverb in a manner lacking interest or vitality; `a palely entertaining show`

pallidum
globus pallidus noun the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus

pallium
noun cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome

pallone
noun an Italian game similar to tennis

palm
thenar noun the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

Palm Beach
noun a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coast

palm cat
palm civet noun spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies

palm nut
palm kernel noun see o any oil palm

palm oil
noun oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm

Palm Sunday
noun Sunday before Easter

Palmae
family Palmae noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales

Palmales
order Palmales noun coextensive with the family Palmae: palms

palmar
volar adjective relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot; `the volar surface`; `the palmar muscle`

palmate
palm-shaped adjective of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point

palmate leaf
noun a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point

palmately
adverb in a palmate manner; `palmately cleft`

palmately-lobed
adjective having lobes radiating from a central point

palmatifid
adjective of a leaf shape; palmately cleft rather than lobed

palmature
noun an abnormality in which the fingers are webbed

palmetto
noun any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves

palmist
palmister noun fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms

palmistry
palm reading noun telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand

palmitic acid
hexadecanoic acid noun a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products

palmitin
noun an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid

palmlike
adjective resembling a palm tree

palmyra
palmyra palm noun 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

Palo Alto
noun a university town in California

palo santo
Bulnesia sarmienti noun South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense

palo verde
Parkinsonia florida noun densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium

palometa
California pompano noun smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies

palomino
noun a horse of light tan or golden color with cream or white mane and tail

palooka
noun a second-rate prize fighter

paloverde
noun a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves

palpable
adjective can be felt by palpation; `a palpable tumor`

palpably
adverb so as to be palpable; `she was palpably nervous`

palpation
tactual exploration noun a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)

palpatory
adjective relating to or involving palpation

palpebra conjunctiva
conjunctival layer of eyelids noun the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva

palpebrate
adjective having eyelids

palpebration
noun repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent)

palpitant
palpitating adjective having a slight and rapid trembling motion; `palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions`; `my palpitating heart`

palpitation
noun a rapid and irregular heart beat

palsied
adjective affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor; `palsied hands`

paltriness
sorriness noun worthlessness due to insignificance

Pamir Mountains
the Pamirs noun a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China

Pamlico
noun the Algonquian language of the Pamlico

pampas
noun the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina

pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana noun tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps

pamperer
spoiler 2 coddler noun someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence

pampering(a)
adjective overly indulgent; `pampering parents often have spoilt children`

pamphleteer
noun a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues)

Pan
genus Pan noun chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids

pan
noun cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

Pan American Day
41730 noun a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries

Pan American Union
noun the administrative agency of the Organization of American States

pan gravy
noun pan juices thickened and seasoned

panacea
nostrum 1 catholicon noun hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

panache
noun a feathered plume on a helmet

Panama
Republic of Panama noun a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903

Panama Canal
noun a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)

Panama Canal Zone
Canal Zone noun a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal

Panama City
capital of Panama noun the capital and largest city of Panama

Panama redwood tree
Panama redwood 1 Platymiscium pinnatum noun large erect shrub of Columbia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers

Panama tree
Sterculia apetala noun large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk

Panamanian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Panama or its people; `Panamanian economy`

Panamanian monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Panama

panatela
panetela noun a long slender cigar

Panax
genus Panax noun perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng

pancake
battercake noun a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

pancake batter
noun batter for making pancakes

pancake turner
noun turner for serving or turning pancakes

pancake-like
adjective resembling a pancake in shape

pancake-style
adjective cooked as pancakes are cooked

pancarditis
noun inflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium)

panchayat
panchayet noun a village council in India or southern Pakistan

Panchen Lama
noun the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama

panchromatic film
noun photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red)

pancreas
noun a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin

pancreatectomy
noun surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas

pancreatic
adjective of or involving the pancreas; `pancreatic cancer`

pancreatic artery
arteria pancreatica noun a branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas

pancreatic cancer
noun cancer of the pancreas

pancreatic duct
noun a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine

pancreatic juice
noun a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas; important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats

pancreatic vein
venae pancreatica noun veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins

pancreatin
noun extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions