| panfish | (noun) any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market | - |
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| pang | (noun) a sudden sharp feeling | Synonyms: stab, twinge |
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| (noun) a sharp spasm of pain | - |
| (noun) a mental pain or distress | Synonyms: sting |
| panga | (noun) a large heavy knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation | Synonyms: machete, matchet |
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| pangen | (noun) a hypothetical heredity-controlling particle of protoplasm. | - |
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| pangolin | (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 | Synonyms: anteater, scaly anteater |
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| panhandle | (noun) the handle of a pan | - |
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| (noun) a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area | - |
| panhandler | (noun) a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money | - |
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| panhysterectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes | Synonyms: radical hysterectomy |
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| panic | (noun) an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety | Synonyms: affright, terror |
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| (noun) sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events | Synonyms: scare |
| panicle | (noun) compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers | - |
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| panjandrum | (noun) an important or influential (and often overbearing) person | Synonyms: dignitary, high-up, high muckamuck, very important person, VIP |
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| pannier | (noun) set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips | - |
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| (noun) a large basket (usually one of a pair) carried by a beast of burden or on by a person | - |
| (noun) either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle) | - |
| pannikin | (noun) a small pan or cup (usually of tin) | - |
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| panocha | (noun) fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts | Synonyms: panoche, penoche, penuche |
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| panoche | (noun) fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts | Synonyms: panocha, penoche, penuche |
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| panoply | (noun) a complete and impressive array | - |
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| panopticon | (noun) a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791 | - |
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| (noun) an area where everything is visible | - |
| panorama | (noun) a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene | Synonyms: cyclorama, diorama |
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| (noun) the visual percept of a region | Synonyms: aspect, prospect, scene, view, vista |
| panpipe | (noun) a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together | Synonyms: pandean pipe, syrinx |
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| pansexual | (noun) a person who participates in (or is open to) sexual activities of many kinds | - |
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| pansinusitis | (noun) inflammation of all of the paranasal sinuses | - |
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| panspermia | (noun) The hypothesis that microorganisms may transmit life from outer space to habitable bodies; or the process of such transmission. | - |
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| pansy | (noun) offensive term for a homosexual man | Synonyms: fag, faggot, fagot, fairy, nance, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer |
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| (noun) a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | Synonyms: milksop, Milquetoast, pantywaist, sissy |
| (noun) large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors | Synonyms: Viola tricolor hortensis |
| pant | (noun) a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open | Synonyms: gasp |
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| (noun) (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately | Synonyms: pair of trousers, trousers |
| (noun) the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine) | - |
| pantaloon | (noun) trousers worn in former times | - |
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| pantechnicon | (noun) a large moving van (especially one used for moving furniture) | - |
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| 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 | - |
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| (noun) (rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods | - |
| pantheist | (noun) someone who believes that God and the universe are the same | - |
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| pantheon | (noun) (antiquity) a temple to all the gods | - |
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| (noun) a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes | - |
| (noun) all the gods of a religion | - |
| panther | (noun) a leopard in the black color phase | - |
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| (noun) a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis | Synonyms: Felis onca, jaguar, Panthera onca |
| (noun) large American feline resembling a lion | Synonyms: catamount, cougar, Felis concolor, mountain lion, painter, puma |
| pantie | (noun) short underpants for women or children | Synonyms: panty, scanty, step-in |
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| pantile | (noun) a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap | - |
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| panting | (noun) breathing heavily (as after exertion) | Synonyms: heaving |
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| (noun) any fabric used to make trousers | Synonyms: trousering |
| panto | (noun) an abbreviation of pantomime | - |
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| pantograph | (noun) mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale | - |
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| pantomime | (noun) a performance using gestures and body movements without words | Synonyms: dumb show, mime |
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| pantomimer | (noun) an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression | Synonyms: mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimist |
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| pantomimist | (noun) an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression | Synonyms: mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer |
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| 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 | Synonyms: pantothenic acid |
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| pantry | (noun) a small storeroom for storing foods or wines | Synonyms: buttery, larder |
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| pantryman | (noun) a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table | Synonyms: butler |
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| pants | (noun) (used in the plural) underpants worn by women | Synonyms: bloomers, drawers, knickers |
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| pantsuit | (noun) a pair of pants and a matching jacket worn by women | Synonyms: pants suit |
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| panty | (noun) short underpants for women or children | Synonyms: pantie, scanty, step-in |
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| pantyhose | (noun) a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings | - |
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| pantywaist | (noun) a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | Synonyms: milksop, Milquetoast, pansy, sissy |
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| panzer | (noun) an armored vehicle or tank | - |
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| participant | (noun) someone who takes part in an activity | Synonyms: player |
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| (noun) a person who participates in or is skilled at some game | Synonyms: player |
| phenylpropanolamine | (noun) an adrenergic drug used in many preparations to relieve allergic reactions or respiratory infections | - |
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| pompano | (noun) any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico | - |
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| (noun) flesh of pompano; warm-water fatty fish | - |
| preoccupancy | (noun) the act of taking occupancy before someone else does | Synonyms: preoccupation |
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| (noun) the mental state of being preoccupied by something | Synonyms: absorption, engrossment, preoccupation |
| propanal | (noun) a colorless liquid aldehyde | Synonyms: propionaldehyde |
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| propanamide | (noun) the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) | Synonyms: proprionamide |
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| propane | (noun) colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel | - |
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| propanediol | (noun) a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects | Synonyms: propylene glycol |
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| propanol | (noun) a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic | Synonyms: propyl alcohol |
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| propanone | (noun) the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics | Synonyms: acetone, dimethyl ketone |
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| saltpan | (noun) a shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake | - |
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| sampan | (noun) an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars | - |
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| saucepan | (noun) a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling | - |
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| skidpan | (noun) a paved surface on which cars can be made to skid so that drivers can practice controlling them | - |
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| span | (noun) the act of sitting or standing astride | Synonyms: straddle |
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| (noun) a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. | Synonyms: bridge |
| (noun) the distance or interval between two points | - |
| (noun) a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches) | - |
| (noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, twain, twosome, yoke |
| (noun) the complete duration of something | - |
| spandex | (noun) an elastic synthetic fabric | - |
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| spandrel | (noun) an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them | Synonyms: spandril |
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| spandril | (noun) an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them | Synonyms: spandrel |
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| spangle | (noun) adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing | Synonyms: diamante, sequin |
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| spaniel | (noun) any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears | - |
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| spank | (noun) a slap with the flat of the hand | - |
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| spanker | (noun) a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel | - |
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| (noun) a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand | Synonyms: slapper |
| spanking | (noun) the act of slapping on the buttocks | - |
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| spanner | (noun) a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt | Synonyms: wrench |
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| stewpan | (noun) a saucepan used for stewing | Synonyms: stewing pan |
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| sweatpants | (noun) loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes | Synonyms: sweat pants |
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| taipan | (noun) large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia | Synonyms: Oxyuranus scutellatus |
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| tarpan | (noun) European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century | Synonyms: Equus caballus gomelini |
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| timpani | (noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, tympani, tympanum |
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| timpanist | (noun) a person who plays the kettledrums | Synonyms: tympanist |
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| tragopan | (noun) brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head | - |
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| trepan | (noun) a drill for cutting circular holes around a center | - |
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| (noun) a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull | Synonyms: trephine |
| trepang | (noun) of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese | Synonyms: Holothuria edulis |
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| tympan | (noun) a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end | Synonyms: drum, membranophone |
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| tympani | (noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympanum |
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| tympanist | (noun) a person who plays the kettledrums | Synonyms: timpanist |
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| tympanites | (noun) distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity | - |
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| tympanitis | (noun) inflammation of the inner ear | - |
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| tympanoplasty | (noun) surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear | - |
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| tympanum | (noun) a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | Synonyms: kettle, kettledrum, timpani, tympani |
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| (noun) the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound | Synonyms: eardrum, myringa, tympanic membrane |
| (noun) the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear | Synonyms: middle ear, tympanic cavity |
| underpants | (noun) an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin | - |
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| windowpane | (noun) very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America | Synonyms: Scophthalmus aquosus |
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| (noun) a pane of glass in a window | Synonyms: window |
| wingspan | (noun) linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil | Synonyms: wingspread |
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