| palpate |
to examine (an internal organ or an external part of the body) for medical reasons by touching or pressing. |
| palpitate |
of the heart, to pulsate rapidly; flutter; quiver. [2 definitions] |
| palpitation |
an act, instance, or condition of fluttering, quivering, or beating rapidly, as the heart. |
| palpus |
a jointed feeler or sense organ for tasting and touching that is attached to a head appendage or near the mouth in many crustaceans and insects. |
| palsy |
a muscular condition marked by uncontrolled movements, such as shaking or jerking. [3 definitions] |
| palter |
to speak or behave insincerely. [2 definitions] |
| paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
| pampas |
a large, mostly treeless grassland in South America, esp. in Argentina. |
| pampas grass |
a tall ornamental grass found in South America that bears large, feathery, silvery or pink flower clusters. |
| pamper |
to treat or please with an uncommon or excessive amount of care, attention, or indulgence; coddle. |
| pamphlet |
a short printed publication that is unbound or has a paper binding, often written to inform on some topic or to address a controversial public issue. |
| pamphleteer |
a writer or publisher of pamphlets that are often polemical. [2 definitions] |
| Pan |
in Greek mythology, the god of woods and fields and the protector of shepherds and flocks, represented with the legs and sometimes the horns and ears of a goat; Faunus. |
| pan |
an open, shallow container, usu. made of metal, designed for cooking, baking, or other household uses. [6 definitions] |
| pan- |
all. |
| panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |
| panache |
a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner. [2 definitions] |
| Panama |
a Central American country on the border of South America. [3 definitions] |
| Panama Canal |
a canal that reaches from the Atlantic southeast through the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific. |
| Panama hat |
a durable, lightweight, crushable hat made of the flexible strawlike leaves of a perennial that is native to Central and South America. [2 definitions] |
| Pan-American |
of, pertaining to, including, or representing North, Central, and South America or their peoples. |