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

patriot
nationalist noun one who loves and defends his or her country

Patriot`s Day
noun the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775

patriotic
adjective inspired by love for your country

patriotically
adverb in a patriotic manner; `patriotically, he buys only U.S.-made products`

patriotism
nationalism noun 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`

patristic
patristical adjective of or relating to the writings of the early church fathers

patristics
patrology noun the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers

Patroclus
noun (Greek mythology) a friend of Achilles who was killed in the Trojan War; his death led Achilles to return to the fight after his quarrel with Agamemnon

patrol
noun the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes

patrol boat
patrol ship noun a vessel assigned to patrol an area

patroller
noun someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area

patron
frequenter noun a regular customer

patron
noun someone who supports or champions something

patron saint
noun a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation

patroness
patronne noun a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron

patronized
patronised adjective having patronage or clients; `street full of flourishing well-patronized shops`

patronymic
adjective of a patronymic name

patter
noun a quick succession of light rapid sounds; `the patter of mice`; `the patter of tiny feet`

pattern
verb plan or create according to a model or models

patterned
adjective having patterns (especially colorful patterns)

patternmaker
noun someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)

patty shell
bouchee noun shell of puff paste

patty-pan
noun a pan for cooking patties or pasties

pattypan squash
noun round greenish-white squash having one face flattened with a scalloped edge

Patwin
noun a Copehan language spoken by the Patwin

patzer
noun a poor chess player

Paul
Saint Paul noun (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an apostle; `Paul`s name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity`

Paul
noun United States feminist (1885-1977)

Paul Hermann Muller
noun Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965)

Paul III
Alessandro Farnese noun Italian pope from 1534 to 1549 who excommunicated Henry VIII of England in 1538 and initiated the Council of Trent in 1545; was active in the Counter Reformation and promoted the Society of Jesus for this purpose (1468-1549)

Paul VI
Giovanni Battista Montini noun Italian pope from 1963 to 1978 who eased restrictions on fasting and on interfaith marriages (1897-1978)

Pauli exclusion principle
exclusion principle noun no two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers

Pauline
adjective relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines

Pauling
Linus Pauling noun United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994)

Paulo Afonso
Paulo Afonso Falls noun a major waterfall in northeastern Brazil

paunch
noun a protruding abdomen

pauper
poor man noun a person who is very poor

pauperization
pauperisation noun the act of making someone poor

Pauropoda
class Pauropoda noun an obscure class of minute arthropods with branched antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs

pause
noun temporary inactivity

pause
verb cease an action temporarily; `We pause for station identification`; `let`s break for lunch`

pavage
noun a tax toward paving streets

pavane
pavan noun a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries

pave
noun a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows

paved
adjective covered with a firm surface

paved surface
noun a horizontal surface covered with paving material

pavement
paving noun the paved surface of a thoroughfare

pavement artist
noun someone who draws on the pavement with colored chalks (hoping that passers-by will give them money)

pavilion
noun large and often sumptuous tent

paving
pavage noun the act of applying paving materials to an area

paving material
noun material used for pavement

paving stone
noun a stone used for paving

pavior
paviour noun a machine for laying pavement

pavis
pavise noun (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position

Pavlov
Ivan Pavlov noun Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936)

Pavlova
Anna Pavlova noun Russian ballerina (1882-1931)

Pavlovian
adjective of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or his experiments; `Pavlovian conditioning`

Pavo
genus Pavo noun peafowl

pavonia
noun any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers

paw
noun a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped

pawer
noun a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner

pawky
adjective cunning and sly; `the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants`- Punch

pawl
detent noun a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

pawn
noun borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

pawn ticket
noun a pawnbroker`s receipt for articles taken as security

pawnbroker
noun a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security

pawnbroker`s shop
pawnshop noun a shop where loans are made with personal property as security

Pawnee
noun the Caddoan language spoken by the Pawnee

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

pax
kiss of peace noun (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

Pax Romana
noun the Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on states in the Roman Empire

Paxton
Joseph Paxton noun English architect (1801-1865)

pay
verb do or give something to somebody in return; `Does she pay you for the work you are doing?`

pay cut
salary cut noun the act of reducing a salary

pay dirt
noun a profitable success; `the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt`

pay envelope
pay packet noun wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner

pay for
verb have as a guest; `I invited them to a restaurant`

pay off
verb do or give something to somebody in return; `Does she pay you for the work you are doing?`

pay rate
rate of pay noun amount of money received per unit time; `women`s pay rate is lower than men`s`

pay-phone
pay-station noun a coin-operated telephone

payables
noun money that you currently expect to pay on notes and accounts

payback
noun financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)

paycheck
payroll check noun a check issued in payment of wages or salary

payday
noun the day on which you receive pay for your work

PAYE
pay as you earn noun the British system of withholding tax

payee
noun a person to whom money is paid

Payena
genus Payena noun genus of medium to large Malaysian trees yielding gutta-percha

payer
remunerator noun a person who pays money for something

paying back
getting even noun a reciprocal group action; `in return we gave them as good as we got`

paymaster
noun a person in charge of paying wages

payment
defrayal noun the act of paying money

payment rate
rate of payment noun the amount of money paid out per unit time

Payne`s grey
Payne`s gray noun any pigment that produces a greyish to dark greyish blue

paynim
noun a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim)

payoff
final payment noun the final payment of a debt

payola
noun a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record

payroll
payroll department noun the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee

Pays de la Loire
noun an agricultural region of western France on the Bay of Biscay

payslip
noun a slip of paper included with your pay that records how much money you have earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out

PC board
noun a removable circuit board for a personal computer; fits into a slot in the mother board