apadana | (noun) the great hall in ancient Persian palaces | - |
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epispadias | (noun) a congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis | - |
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escapade | (noun) any carefree episode | Synonyms: lark |
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(noun) a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) | Synonyms: adventure, dangerous undertaking, risky venture |
espadrille | (noun) a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper part | - |
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footpad | (noun) a highwayman who robs on foot | Synonyms: padder |
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hepadnavirus | (noun) a group of animal DNA viruses including viruses of ducks and woodchucks and squirrels and others as well as the virus causing hepatitis B in humans | - |
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hypospadias | (noun) an abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis | - |
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inkpad | (noun) a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp | Synonyms: inking pad, pad, stamp pad |
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keypad | (noun) a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard | Synonyms: computer keyboard |
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launchpad | (noun) a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched | Synonyms: launch area, launch pad, launching pad, pad |
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mousepad | (noun) a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse | Synonyms: mouse mat |
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notepad | (noun) a pad of paper for keeping notes | - |
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pad | (noun) the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger | - |
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(noun) a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort | - |
(noun) a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched | Synonyms: launch area, launch pad, launching pad, launchpad |
(noun) temporary living quarters | Synonyms: diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings |
(noun) a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp | Synonyms: inking pad, inkpad, stamp pad |
(noun) the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily) | - |
(noun) a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge | Synonyms: pad of paper, tablet |
padauk | (noun) tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain | Synonyms: amboyna, padouk, Pterocarpus indicus |
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(noun) the wood of any of the padauk trees, used in decorative cabinetwork. | - |
padder | (noun) a highwayman who robs on foot | Synonyms: footpad |
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padding | (noun) artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort | Synonyms: cushioning |
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paddle | (noun) a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat | Synonyms: boat paddle |
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(noun) an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board | - |
(noun) a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel | - |
(noun) small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games | - |
paddlefish | (noun) primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout | Synonyms: duckbill, Polyodon spathula |
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paddler | (noun) someone paddling a canoe | Synonyms: canoeist |
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paddlewheel | (noun) a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat | Synonyms: paddle wheel |
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paddock | (noun) pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race | - |
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paddy | (noun) rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field | - |
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(noun) an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown | Synonyms: paddy field, rice paddy |
paddymelon | (noun) small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea | Synonyms: pademelon |
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pademelon | (noun) small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea | Synonyms: paddymelon |
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padlock | (noun) a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut | - |
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padouk | (noun) tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain | Synonyms: amboyna, padauk, Pterocarpus indicus |
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padre | (noun) a chaplain in one of the military services | Synonyms: Holy Joe, military chaplain, sky pilot |
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padrone | (noun) an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy | - |
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(noun) an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S. | - |
pompadour | (noun) a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead | - |
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scratchpad | (noun) (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information | - |
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sexcapade | (noun) a sexual escapade; an illicit affair | - |
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shinpad | (noun) a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins | Synonyms: shin guard |
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spade | (noun) a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot | - |
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(noun) a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it | - |
spadefish | (noun) deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters | Synonyms: angelfish, Chaetodipterus faber |
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spadefoot | (noun) a burrowing toad of the Northern Hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot | Synonyms: spadefoot toad |
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spadeful | (noun) the quantity a shovel can hold | Synonyms: shovel, shovelful |
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spadework | (noun) dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking | - |
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spadix | (noun) the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe | - |
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strapado | (noun) a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope | Synonyms: strappado |
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strappado | (noun) a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope | Synonyms: strapado |
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