| palpation | (noun) a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) | Synonyms: tactual exploration |
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| palpebra | (noun) either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye | Synonyms: eyelid, lid |
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| palpebration | (noun) repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent) | - |
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| palpitation | (noun) a rapid and irregular heart beat | - |
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| (noun) a shaky motion | Synonyms: quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling, vibration |
| palsgrave | (noun) (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands | Synonyms: palatine |
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| palsy | (noun) loss of the ability to move a body part | Synonyms: paralysis |
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| (noun) a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor | - |
| paltering | (noun) a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear | Synonyms: fibbing |
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| paltriness | (noun) worthlessness due to insignificance | Synonyms: sorriness |
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| pamperer | (noun) someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence | Synonyms: coddler, mollycoddler, spoiler |
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| pampering | (noun) the act of indulging or gratifying a desire | Synonyms: humoring, humouring, indulgence, indulging |
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| pamphlet | (noun) a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet | Synonyms: tract |
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| (noun) a small book usually having a paper cover | Synonyms: booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet |
| pamphleteer | (noun) a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues) | - |
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| pan | (noun) shallow container made of metal | - |
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| (noun) cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel | Synonyms: cooking pan |
| panacea | (noun) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | Synonyms: catholicon, cure-all, nostrum |
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| panache | (noun) a feathered plume on a helmet | - |
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| (noun) distinctive and stylish elegance | Synonyms: dash, elan, flair, style |
| panamica | (noun) low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers | Synonyms: friendship plant, panamiga, Pilea involucrata |
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| panamiga | (noun) low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers | Synonyms: friendship plant, panamica, Pilea involucrata |
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| panatela | (noun) a long slender cigar | Synonyms: panetela, panetella |
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| pancake | (noun) a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle | Synonyms: battercake, flannel-cake, flannel cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hot cake, hotcake |
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| pancarditis | (noun) inflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium) | - |
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| panchayat | (noun) a village council in India or southern Pakistan | Synonyms: panchayet, punchayet |
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| panchayet | (noun) a village council in India or southern Pakistan | Synonyms: panchayat, punchayet |
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| pancreas | (noun) a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin | - |
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| pancreatectomy | (noun) surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas | - |
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| pancreatin | (noun) extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions | - |
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| pancreatitis | (noun) inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain | - |
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| pancytopenia | (noun) an abnormal deficiency in all blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets); usually associated with bone marrow tumor or with aplastic anemia | - |
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| panda | (noun) large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae | Synonyms: Ailuropoda melanoleuca, coon bear, giant panda, panda bear |
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| (noun) reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas | Synonyms: Ailurus fulgens, bear cat, cat bear, lesser panda, red panda |
| pandanus | (noun) any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves | Synonyms: screw pine |
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| (noun) fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats) | - |
| pandar | (noun) someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) | Synonyms: fancy man, pander, panderer, pimp, ponce, procurer |
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| pandeism | (noun) the belief that God created the universe and its phenomena by becoming the universe, thereafter the sole manifestation of God | - |
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| pandemic | (noun) an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world | - |
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| pandemonium | (noun) a state of extreme confusion and disorder | Synonyms: bedlam, chaos, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness |
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| pander | (noun) someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) | Synonyms: fancy man, pandar, panderer, pimp, ponce, procurer |
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| panderer | (noun) someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) | Synonyms: fancy man, pandar, pander, pimp, ponce, procurer |
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| (noun) a person who serves or caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others (especially in order to make money) | - |
| pandiculation | (noun) yawning and stretching (as when first waking up) | - |
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| pandowdy | (noun) deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust | Synonyms: dowdy |
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| pane | (noun) sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors | Synonyms: pane of glass, window glass |
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| (noun) a panel or section of panels in a wall or door | Synonyms: paneling, panelling |
| (noun) street name for lysergic acid diethylamide | Synonyms: acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, superman, window pane, Zen |
| panegyric | (noun) a formal expression of praise | Synonyms: encomium, eulogy, paean, pean |
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| panegyrist | (noun) an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics | Synonyms: eulogist |
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| panel | (noun) sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something | - |
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| (noun) electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices | Synonyms: board, control board, control panel, instrument panel |
| (noun) a soft pad placed under a saddle | - |
| (noun) (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel' | Synonyms: dialog box |
| (noun) a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in making garments or umbrellas or sails | Synonyms: gore |
| (noun) a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc | - |
| (noun) a committee appointed to judge a competition | Synonyms: jury |
| (noun) (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen) | Synonyms: venire |
| paneling | (noun) a panel or section of panels in a wall or door | Synonyms: pane, panelling |
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| panelist | (noun) a member of a panel | Synonyms: panellist |
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| panelling | (noun) a panel or section of panels in a wall or door | Synonyms: pane, paneling |
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| panellist | (noun) a member of a panel | Synonyms: panelist |
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| panencephalitis | (noun) diffuse inflammation of the entire brain | - |
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| panentheism | (noun) the belief that God is in part of the universe and its phenomena and also transcends the universe and intervenes in its operations | - |
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| panetela | (noun) a long slender cigar | Synonyms: panatela, panetella |
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| panetella | (noun) a long slender cigar | Synonyms: panatela, panetela |
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| 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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| pap | (noun) the small projection of a mammary gland | Synonyms: mamilla, mammilla, nipple, teat, tit |
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| (noun) worthless or oversimplified ideas | Synonyms: pablum |
| (noun) a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders | Synonyms: soft diet, spoon food |
| papa | (noun) an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk | Synonyms: dad, dada, daddy, pa, pappa, pop |
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| papacy | (noun) the government of the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: pontificate |
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| papaia | (noun) tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit | Synonyms: Carica papaya, melon tree, papaya, papaya tree, pawpaw |
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