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985 Words That Start With PA

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pa (noun) an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk Synonyms: dad, dada, daddy, papa, pappa, pop
pablum (noun) worthless or oversimplified ideas Synonyms: pap
pabulum (noun) insipid intellectual nourishment
(noun) any substance that can be used as food Synonyms: comestible, eatable, edible, victual, victuals
paca (noun) large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food Synonyms: Cuniculus paca
pace (noun) a step in walking or running Synonyms: stride, tread
(noun) the relative speed of progress or change Synonyms: rate
(noun) a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride Synonyms: yard
(noun) the distance covered by a step Synonyms: footstep, step, stride
(noun) the rate of moving (especially walking or running) Synonyms: gait
(noun) the rate of some repeating event Synonyms: tempo
(verb) measure (distances) by pacing Synonyms: step
(verb) regulate or set the pace of
(verb) walk with slow or fast paces
(verb) go at a pace
pacemaker (noun) a horse used to set the pace in racing Synonyms: pacer, pacesetter
(noun) an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker Synonyms: artificial pacemaker
(noun) a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat Synonyms: cardiac pacemaker, SA node, sinoatrial node
(noun) a leading instance in its field Synonyms: pacesetter
pacer (noun) a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together
(noun) a horse used to set the pace in racing Synonyms: pacemaker, pacesetter
pacesetter (noun) a horse used to set the pace in racing Synonyms: pacemaker, pacer
(noun) a leading instance in its field Synonyms: pacemaker
pacha (noun) a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt Synonyms: pasha
pachinko (noun) a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board
pachisi (noun) an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board Synonyms: parchesi, parchisi
pachouli (noun) a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant Synonyms: patchouli, patchouly
(noun) small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes Synonyms: patchouli, patchouly, Pogostemon cablin
pachuco (noun) a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes
pachycephalosaur (noun) bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found Synonyms: pachycephalosaurus
pachycephalosaurus (noun) bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found Synonyms: pachycephalosaur
pachycheilia (noun) an abnormal thickness of the lips
pachyderm (noun) any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus
pachyderma (noun) thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction Synonyms: nevoid elephantiasis
pachydermal (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms Synonyms: pachydermatous, pachydermic, pachydermous
pachydermatous (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms Synonyms: pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous
(adjective) emotionally hardened Synonyms: callous, indurate
pachydermic (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms Synonyms: pachydermal, pachydermatous, pachydermous
pachydermous (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms Synonyms: pachydermal, pachydermatous, pachydermic
pachysandra (noun) any plant of the genus Pachysandra; low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover
pachytene (noun) the third stage of the prophase of meiosis
pacific (adjective) promoting peace
(adjective) disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature Synonyms: peaceable
pacifically (adverb) in a peaceable manner Synonyms: peaceably
pacification (noun) the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined Synonyms: mollification
(noun) actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency Synonyms: counterinsurgency
(noun) a treaty to cease hostilities Synonyms: peace, peace treaty
pacificism (noun) the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable Synonyms: pacifism, passivism
(noun) the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration Synonyms: pacifism
pacificist (noun) someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes Synonyms: disarmer, pacifist
pacifier (noun) device used for an infant to suck or bite on Synonyms: baby's dummy, comforter, teething ring
(noun) anything that serves to pacify
(noun) someone who tries to bring peace Synonyms: conciliator, make-peace, peacemaker, reconciler
pacifism (noun) the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable Synonyms: pacificism, passivism
(noun) the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration Synonyms: pacificism
pacifist (adjective) opposed to war Synonyms: dovish, pacifistic
(noun) someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes Synonyms: disarmer, pacificist
pacifistic (adjective) opposed to war Synonyms: dovish, pacifist
pacifistically (adverb) in a pacifistic manner
pacify (verb) fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of Synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, placate
pacing (noun) walking with slow regular strides
(noun) (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played Synonyms: tempo
pack (noun) a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
(noun) a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
(noun) a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
(noun) a cream that cleanses and tones the skin Synonyms: face pack
(noun) a group of hunting animals
(noun) an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose Synonyms: camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle
(noun) an association of criminals Synonyms: gang, mob, ring
(noun) a complete collection of similar things
(noun) a large indefinite quantity Synonyms: battalion, large number, multitude, plurality
(verb) treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood
(verb) arrange in a container
(verb) load with a pack Synonyms: load down
(verb) compress into a wad Synonyms: bundle, compact, wad
(verb) seal with packing
(verb) press down tightly Synonyms: tamp, tamp down
(verb) carry, as on one's back
(verb) have the property of being packable or of compacting easily Synonyms: compact
(verb) press tightly together or cram Synonyms: jam, mob, pile, throng
(verb) hike with a backpack Synonyms: backpack
(verb) fill to capacity
(verb) set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
(verb) have with oneself; have on one's person Synonyms: carry, take
packable (adjective) capable of being packed
package (noun) a wrapped container Synonyms: parcel
(noun) (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory Synonyms: computer software, software, software package, software program, software system
(noun) a collection of things wrapped or boxed together Synonyms: bundle, packet, parcel
(verb) put into a box Synonyms: box
packaged (adjective) enclosed in a package or protective covering
packaging (noun) the business of packing
(noun) material used to make packages
(noun) a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution Synonyms: promo, promotion, promotional material, publicity
packed (adjective) pressed together or compressed
(adjective) extremely crowed or filled to capacity Synonyms: jam-packed, jammed
packer (noun) a workman employed to pack things into containers Synonyms: bagger, boxer
(noun) a wholesaler in the meat-packing business Synonyms: meat packer
(noun) a hiker who wears a backpack Synonyms: backpacker
packet (noun) a small package or bundle
(noun) a boat for carrying mail Synonyms: mail boat, mailboat, packet boat
(noun) (computer science) a message or message fragment
(noun) a collection of things wrapped or boxed together Synonyms: bundle, package, parcel
packhorse (noun) a workhorse used as a pack animal
packing (noun) the enclosure of something in a package or box Synonyms: boxing
(noun) carrying something in a pack on the back Synonyms: backpacking
(noun) any material used especially to protect something Synonyms: packing material, wadding
packinghouse (noun) a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products Synonyms: packing plant
(noun) a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed
packman (noun) someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) Synonyms: hawker, peddler, pedlar, pitchman
packrat (noun) any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects Synonyms: bushytail woodrat, Neotoma cinerea, pack rat, trade rat
(noun) a collector of miscellaneous useless objects
packsack (noun) a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder Synonyms: back pack, backpack, haversack, knapsack, rucksack
packsaddle (noun) a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
packthread (noun) a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages
pact (noun) a written agreement between two states or sovereigns Synonyms: accord, treaty
paczki (noun) A traditional Polish doughnut.
pad (noun) the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
(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
(verb) add padding to Synonyms: bolster
(verb) add details to Synonyms: aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard
(verb) line or stuff with soft material Synonyms: fill out
(verb) walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud Synonyms: footslog, plod, slog, tramp, trudge
padauk (noun) tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain Synonyms: amboyna, padouk, Pterocarpus indicus
(noun) the wood of any of the padauk trees, used in decorative cabinetwork.
padded (adjective) softened by the addition of cushions or padding Synonyms: cushioned, cushiony
padder (noun) a highwayman who robs on foot Synonyms: footpad
padding (noun) artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort Synonyms: cushioning
paddle (noun) a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat Synonyms: boat paddle
(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
(verb) stir with a paddle
(verb) give a spanking to; subject to a spanking Synonyms: larrup, spank
(verb) propel with a paddle
(verb) swim like a dog in shallow water
(verb) walk unsteadily, with short steps Synonyms: coggle, dodder, toddle, totter, waddle
(verb) play in or as if in water, as of small children Synonyms: dabble, splash around
paddlefish (noun) primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout Synonyms: duckbill, Polyodon spathula
paddler (noun) someone paddling a canoe Synonyms: canoeist
paddlewheel (noun) a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat Synonyms: paddle wheel
paddock (noun) pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
paddy (noun) rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field
(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
pademelon (noun) small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea Synonyms: paddymelon
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
(verb) fasten with a padlock
padouk (noun) tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain Synonyms: amboyna, padauk, Pterocarpus indicus
padre (noun) a chaplain in one of the military services Synonyms: Holy Joe, military chaplain, sky pilot
padrone (noun) an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy
(noun) an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.
paean (noun) a formal expression of praise Synonyms: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, pean
(noun) (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) Synonyms: pean
paederast (noun) a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner Synonyms: child molester, pederast
paederastic (adjective) of homosexuality between a man and a boy Synonyms: pederastic
paederasty (noun) sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) Synonyms: pederasty
paediatric (adjective) of or relating to the medical care of children Synonyms: pediatric
paediatrician (noun) a specialist in the care of babies Synonyms: baby doctor, pediatrician, pediatrist
paediatrics (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children Synonyms: pediatric medicine, pediatrics, pedology
paedophile (noun) an adult who is sexually attracted to children Synonyms: pedophile
paedophilia (noun) a sexual attraction to children Synonyms: pedophilia
paella (noun) saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
paeony (noun) any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers Synonyms: peony
pagan (adjective) not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam Synonyms: ethnic, heathen, heathenish
(noun) a person who does not acknowledge your god Synonyms: gentile, heathen, infidel
(noun) a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)
(noun) someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures Synonyms: hedonist, pleasure seeker
paganise (verb) make pagan in character Synonyms: paganize
paganism (noun) any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism Synonyms: heathenism, pagan religion
paganize (verb) make pagan in character Synonyms: paganise
page (noun) one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
(noun) in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood Synonyms: varlet
(noun) a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings
(noun) a boy who is employed to run errands Synonyms: pageboy
(verb) contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system
(verb) number the pages of a book or manuscript Synonyms: foliate, paginate
(verb) work as a page
pageant (noun) an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes Synonyms: pageantry
(noun) a rich and spectacular ceremony Synonyms: pageantry
pageantry (noun) an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes Synonyms: pageant
(noun) a rich and spectacular ceremony Synonyms: pageant
pageboy (noun) a smooth hair style with the ends of the hair curled inward
(noun) a boy who is employed to run errands Synonyms: page
pager (noun) an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged Synonyms: beeper
paginate (verb) number the pages of a book or manuscript Synonyms: foliate, page
pagination (noun) the system of numbering pages Synonyms: folio, page number, paging
paging (noun) calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system)
(noun) the system of numbering pages Synonyms: folio, page number, pagination
pagoda (noun) an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
pahautea (noun) evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka Synonyms: Libocedrus bidwillii, mountain pine
pahoehoe (noun) freely flowing lava
paid (adjective) marked by the reception of pay
(adjective) involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby Synonyms: nonrecreational
(adjective) yielding a fair profit Synonyms: gainful, paying
paigle (noun) early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers Synonyms: cowslip, Primula veris
(noun) Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel Synonyms: oxlip, Primula elatior
pail (noun) a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top Synonyms: bucket
(noun) the quantity contained in a pail Synonyms: pailful

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