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

papaya
noun large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh

papaya juice
noun juice from papayas

Papeete
noun the capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti

paper
noun medium for written communication; `the notion of an office running without paper is absurd`

paper chain
noun a chain made of loops of colored paper; used to decorate a room

paper chase
hare and hounds noun an outdoor game; the hares start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and the hounds try to catch them before they reach a designated spot

paper chromatography
noun chromatography that uses selective adsorption on a strip of paper

paper clip
paperclip noun a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together; `the paper clip was invented in 1900`

paper cutter
noun a cutting implement for cutting sheets of paper to the desired size

paper doll
noun a piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human being

paper electrophoresis
carrier electrophoresis noun electrophoresis carried out on filter paper

paper fastener
noun a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place

paper feed
noun a device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter; `the job was delayed because the paper feed was clogged`

paper flower
Bougainvillea glabra noun Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously

paper loss
noun an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor`s cost

paper mill
noun a mill where paper is manufactured

paper money
folding money noun currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie

paper mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera noun shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth; grown as a shade tree in Europe and America; male flowers are pendulous catkins and female are urn-shaped followed by small orange-red aggregate berries

paper nautilus
nautilus 2 Argonaut noun cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells

paper plate
noun a disposable plate made of cardboard

paper profit
noun an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor`s cost from the current market price

paper route
paper round noun the route taken when delivering newspapers every day

paper tape
noun a long narrow strip of paper

paper thin
adjective thin as paper; `her blouse was paper thin`

paper tiger
noun the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual; `he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth`

paper towel
noun a disposable towel made of absorbent paper

paper toweling
noun absorbent paper used as toweling

paper trail
noun the written evidence of someone`s activities; `this paper trail consisted mainly of electronically stored information`

paper wasp
noun any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper

paper white
Narcissus papyraceus noun a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter

paper-pusher
noun a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork

paperback
paperbacked adjective (of books) having a flexible binding

paperback book
paper-back book noun a book with paper covers

paperboard
poster board noun a cardboard suitable for making posters

paperboy
noun a boy who sells or delivers newspapers

paperhanger
paperer noun one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper

papering
paperhanging noun the application of wallpaper

papermaking
noun the craft of making paper

paperweight
noun a weight used to hold down a stack of papers

paperwork
noun work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.

papery
adjective thin and paperlike; `papery leaves`; `wasps that make nests of papery material`

Paphiopedilum
genus Paphiopedilum noun horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium

papier-mache
noun a substance made from paper pulp that can be molded when went and painted when dry

Papilionaceae
family Papilionacea noun leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae

Papilionoideae
subfamily Papilionoideae noun alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae

papilla
noun a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather

papillary
papillose adjective of or relating to or resembling papilla

papillary muscle
noun any of several muscles associated with the atrioventricular valves; `the papillary muscles contract during systole to prevent regurgitation of blood into the atria`

papillate
adjective resembling or covered with papillae

papilledema
noun swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball); usually associated with an increase in intraocular pressure

papilliform
adjective shaped like a papilla

papilloma
villoma noun a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass

papillon
noun small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat

Papio
genus Papio noun baboons

papist
noun an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy

papoose
pappoose noun an American Indian infant

papovavirus
noun any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas

pappose
adjective (of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles

pappus
noun calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions

paprika
noun a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos

Paprilus
genus Paprilus noun a genus of Stromateidae

Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Papua New Guinea noun a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea

Papuan
adjective of or relating to Papua or its people or language; `Papuan native crafts`; `Papuan vowels`

Papuan monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Papua New Guinea

papule
noun a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)

papulovesicle
vesicopapule noun a papule that changes into a blister

papyrus
Egyptian paper reed noun tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times

par
noun (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 excellence
adverb to a degree of excellence; `he is the honest politician par excellence`

par value
face value noun the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value

Para
Para River noun an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows

para aminobenzoic acid
PABA noun a metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to make dyes and drugs and sun blockers

para rubber
noun a type of South American rubber

para rubber tree
caoutchouc tree noun deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; the rubber tree usually cultivated in plantations; chief source of Para rubber

parabola
noun a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve

parabolic
parabolical adjective having the form of a parabola

parabolic mirror
noun a parabolic reflector for light radiation

parabolic reflector
paraboloid reflector noun a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam

paraboloid
noun a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis

paraboloidal
adjective having the shape of a paraboloid

Paracelsus
Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus noun Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541)

paracentral scotoma
noun a scotoma that is adjacent to the fixation point

paracervical block
noun regional anesthesia resulting from the injection of a local anesthetic on each side of the cervix; used during labor and childbirth

Paracheirodon
genus Paracheirodon noun a genus of Characidae

parachute
noun rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

parachuting
noun descent with a parachute; `he had done a lot of parachuting in the army`

parachutist
parachuter noun a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute

paracosm
noun a prolonged fantasy world invented by children; can have a definite geography and language and history

parade
noun a visible display; `she made a parade of her sorrows`

parade
verb walk ostentatiously; `She parades her new husband around town`

parade ground
noun an area for holding parades

parader
noun walks with regular or stately step

paradiddle
roll 3 drum roll noun the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

paradigm
noun systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

paradigmatic
adjective of or relating to a typical example; `paradigmatic learning`

Paradisaeidae
family Paradisaeidae noun birds of paradise

Paradise
noun (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death

paradise tree
bitterwood 3 Simarouba glauca noun medium to large tree of tropical North and South America having odd-pinnate leaves and long panicles of small pale yellow flowers followed by scarlet fruits

paradisiacal
paradisiac adjective relating to or befitting Paradise; `together in that paradisal place`; `paradisiacal innocence`

paradox
noun (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; ``I always lie` is a paradox because if it is true it must be false`