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

physics class
noun students taking a course in physics together

physics department
department of physics noun the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics

physics lab
physics laboratory noun a laboratory for research in physics

Physidae
family Physidae noun freshwater snails

physiologic
physiological adjective of or consistent with an organism`s normal functioning; `physiologic functions`; `physiological processes`

physiological
adjective of or relating to the biological study of physiology; `physiological psychology`; `Pavlov`s physiological theories`

physiological nystagmus
noun small involuntary tremors of the eyeballs; when it is eliminated by stabilizing the image on the retina, visual perception fades rapidly from fatigue of the retinal receptors

physiological property
noun a property having to do with the functioning of the body

physiological psychology
neuropsychology noun the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes

physiological sphincter
noun a sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent tissue

physiological state
physiological condition noun the state of the body or bodily functions

physiologically
adverb of or relating to physiological processes; with respect to physiology; `physiologically ready`; `physiologically addicted`

physiologist
noun a biologist specializing in physiology

physiology
noun processes and functions of an organism

physiotherapeutic
adjective of or relating to or used in physical therapy

physique
build noun constitution of the human body

physostegia
noun any of various plants of the genus Physostegia having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white or rose or lavender flowers

Physostigma
genus Physostigma noun African woody vines: calabar beans

physostigmine
noun used in treatment of Alzheimer`s disease and glaucoma

phytelephas
genus Phytelephas noun small genus of South American feather palms

phytohormone
plant hormone noun (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone

Phytolacca
genus Phytolacca noun type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed

Phytolacca acinosa
noun pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China

Phytolaccaceae
family Phytolaccaceae noun chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma

Phytomastigina
subclass Phytomastigina noun plantlike flagellates containing chlorophyll; often considered unicellular algae

Phytophthora
genus Phytophthora noun destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants

Phytophthora citrophthora
noun causes brown rot gummosis in citrus fruits

Phytophthora infestans
noun fungus causing late blight in solanaceous plants especially tomatoes and potatoes

phytoplankton
noun photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae

phytotherapy
herbal therapy noun the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)

pi
noun the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet

pia
Indian arrowroot noun perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch

pia mater
noun the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges

Piaf
Edith Piaf noun French cabaret singer (1915-1963)

piaffe
noun a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot

Piaget
Jean Piaget noun Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980)

Piagetian
adjective of or relating to or like or in the manner of Jean Piaget

pianism
noun performance by or technique of a pianist; `a program of pianism`

pianissimo
adjective chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft

pianissimo assai
adjective chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft

pianist
piano player noun a person who plays the piano

pianistic
adjective skilled at or adapted for the piano; `pianistic abilities`

piano
adjective used chiefly as a direction or description in music; `the piano passages in the composition`

piano action
noun action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed

piano keyboard
fingerboard 1 clavier noun a bank of keys on a musical instrument

piano lesson
noun a lesson in playing the piano

piano maker
noun a person who makes pianos

piano music
noun the sound of music produced by a piano; `he thought he heard piano music next door`

piano sonata
noun a sonata for piano

piano teacher
noun someone who teaches students to play the piano

piano wire
noun thin steel wire of high tensile strength

piassava palm
pissaba palm noun Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes

piaster
piastre noun a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria

pibroch
noun martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes

Pica
genus Pica noun magpies

pica em
pica noun a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing

picador
noun the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low

Picardie
Picardy noun a region of northern France on the English Channel

picaresque
adjective involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction; `picaresque novels`; `waifs of the picaresque tradition`; `a picaresque hero`

Picariae
order Picariae noun term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes

Picasso
Pablo Picasso noun prolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973)

piccalilli
noun relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion

piccolo
noun a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute

Picea
genus Picea noun a genus of temperate and arctic evergreen trees (see spruce)

pichi
Fabiana imbricata noun Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic

pichiciago
pichiciego noun very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck

Picidae
family Picidae noun woodpeckers

piciform bird
noun any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood

Piciformes
order Piciformes noun woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans

pick
pickax noun 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`

pick
plectron noun a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

pick up
gather up verb take and lift upward

Pick`s disease
noun a progressive form of presenile dementia found most often in middle-aged and elderly women and characterized by degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes with loss of intellectual ability and transitory aphasia

pick-off
noun a baseball play in which a base runner is caught off base and tagged out

pickaback plant
piggyback plant noun vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk

pickaninny
piccaninny noun (offensive) a Black child

pickelhaube
noun a spiked helmet worn by German soldiers

picker
noun someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.

picker
selector noun a person who chooses or selects out

pickerel
noun any of several North American species of small pike

pickerel frog
Rana palustris noun a meadow frog of eastern North America

pickerelweed
pickerel weed noun American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds

Pickeringia
genus Pickeringia noun one species: chaparral pea

picket
pale noun a wooden strip forming part of a fence

picket boat
noun a boat serving as a picket

picket fence
paling noun a fence made of upright pickets

picket line
noun a line of people acting as pickets

picket ship
noun a ship serving as a picket

Pickett
George Edward Pickett noun American confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875)

picking
noun the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)

pickings
taking noun the act of someone who picks up or takes something; `the pickings were easy`; `clothing could be had for the taking`

pickle
noun vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar

pickle barrel
noun a barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled

pickle relish
noun relish of chopped (usually sweet) pickles

pickled
adjective (used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid

pickled herring
noun herring preserved in a pickling liquid (usually brine or vinegar)

pickpocket
cutpurse noun a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

pickup
pickup truck noun a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard

picnic
noun any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion

picnic area
picnic ground noun a tract of land set aside for picnicking