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

pancreatitis
noun inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain

pancytopenia
noun an abnormal deficiency in all blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets); usually associated with bone marrow tumor or with aplastic anemia

panda car
noun a police cruiser

Pandanaceae
family Pandanaceae noun family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus

Pandanales
order Pandanales noun families Typhaceae; Sparganiaceae; Pandanaceae

pandanus
screw pine noun any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves

pandemic
adjective existing everywhere; `pandemic fear of nuclear war`

pandiculation
noun yawning and stretching (as when first waking up)

Pandion
genus Pandion noun type genus of the Pandionidae

Pandionidae
family Pandionidae noun ospreys

Pandora
noun (Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils

Pandora`s box
noun (Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind

pandurate
panduriform adjective of a leaf shape

pandurate leaf
panduriform leaf noun a fiddle-shaped leaf

pane
pane of glass noun sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors

panel
noun sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something

panel
noun (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)

panel discussion
noun discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience

panel heating
noun heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes

panel light
noun a light to illuminate an instrument panel

paneled
wainscoted adjective fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting

paneling
panelling noun a panel or section of panels in a wall or door

panelist
panellist noun a member of a panel

panencephalitis
noun diffuse inflammation of the entire brain

panfish
noun any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market

pang
stab noun a sudden sharp feeling; `pangs of regret`; `she felt a stab of excitement`; `twinges of conscience`

Pangaea
Pangea noun (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 an incurable optimist in a satire by Voltaire

pangolin
scaly anteater noun 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
noun the handle of a pan

panhandler
noun a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money

Panhellenic
Pan-Hellenic adjective of or relating to all the Greeks; `the Olympic Games were a Panhellenic celebration`

panic
terror noun an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

panic
noun 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 button
noun a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency; `the circuit is operated by a panic button`; `when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button`

panic disorder
noun an anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks; the attacks are usually severe but brief

panic grass
noun any grass of the genus Panicum; grown for grain and fodder

panicky
panicked adjective thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; `became panicky as the snow deepened`; `felt panicked before each exam`; `trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd`; `the terrified horse bolted`

panicle
noun compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers

panicled
adjective having panicles; occurring in panicles; `a panicled inflorescence`

panicled aster
noun a variety of aster

paniculate
adjective having a panicle

Panicum
genus Panicum noun panic grass

Panini
noun Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC)

Panipat
battle of Panipat noun battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761

pannier
noun set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips

pannikin
noun a small pan or cup (usually of tin)

Panofsky
Erwin Panofsky noun art historian (1892-1968)

Panonychus
genus Panonychus noun a genus of Tetranychidae

panoply
noun a complete and impressive array

panoptic
panoptical adjective including everything visible in one view; `a panoptic aerial photograph of the missile base`; `a panoptic stain used in microscopy`

panopticon
noun a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791

panorama
cyclorama noun a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene

panoramic sight
noun gunsight (a telescopic device for an artillery piece) that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle

Panorpidae
family Panorpidae noun a family of insects of the order Mecoptera

panpipe
pandean pipe noun a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together

pansexual
noun a person who participates in (or is open to) sexual activities of many kinds

pansinusitis
noun inflammation of all of the paranasal sinuses

pansy
noun large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors

pansy orchid
noun any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers

pant
noun the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)

pant leg
trouser leg noun the leg of a pair of trousers

pantaloon
noun trousers worn in former times

pantheism
noun the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God

pantheist
pantheistic adjective of or relating to pantheism

pantheon
noun (antiquity) a temple to all the gods

panther lily
Lilium pardalinum noun lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers

Panthera
genus Panthera noun lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers

pantie
panty noun short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)

pantile
noun a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap

panting
trousering noun any fabric used to make trousers

pantingly
adverb as someone winded and out of breath; `he came running after us pantingly`

panto
noun an abbreviation of pantomime

pantograph
noun mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale

pantothenic acid
pantothen noun a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acids; occurs in many foods

Pantotheria
subclass Pantotheria noun generalized extinct mammals widespread during the Jurassic; commonly conceded to be ancestral to marsupial and placental mammals

pantropical
pantropic adjective distributed throughout the tropics

pantry
larder noun a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

pants suit
noun a slack suit for women

panty girdle
noun a woman`s undergarment that combines a girdle and panties

pantyhose
noun a woman`s tights consisting of underpants and stockings

panzer
adjective equipped with armored vehicles; `a panzer division`

pap
pablum noun worthless or oversimplified ideas

Pap test
Papanicolaou test noun a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer

papacy
pontificate noun the government of the Roman Catholic Church

papain
noun a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer

papal
adjective proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles; `papal dispensation`

papal bull
noun a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)

papal cross
noun a cross with three crossbars

papal infallibility
noun belief of the Roman Catholic Church that God protects the pope from error when he speaks about faith or morality

Papal States
noun the temporal dominions belonging to the pope (especially in central Italy)

paparazzo
noun a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines

Papaver
genus Papaver noun type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers

Papaver alpinum
noun Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers

Papaver argemone
noun annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit

Papaveraceae
family Papaveraceae noun herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits

papaverine
Kavrin noun an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive

papaw
pawpaw noun fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples

papaw
Asimina triloba noun small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit

papaw tree
Asimina triloba noun small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit