| P and L |
abbreviation of "profit and loss." |
| Pandora |
in Greek mythology, the first woman, who, when she opened the lid of a box out of curiosity, let all the evils out into the world. |
| Pandora's box |
a source of unexpected problems or ills. |
| pandour |
an eighteenth-century Croatian soldier noted for extreme brutality and cruelty. [2 definitions] |
| pandowdy |
a deep-dish fruit pie with a thick crust on top, often sweetened with molasses. |
| pane |
one of the glass sections of a window or door, or the sheet of glass that fills such a section. [2 definitions] |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. [2 definitions] |
| panel |
a section, as of a door, wall, or the like, usu. flat and often set apart from the surrounding area by being raised, recessed, or decorated. [7 definitions] |
| panel discussion |
a discussion before an audience of a specified topic by a group of speakers that have been selected in advance. |
| paneless |
combined form of pane. |
| paneling |
a group or set of panels, esp. when used to cover a wall or other surface. [2 definitions] |
| panelist |
a member of a panel, esp. a panel for discussion, judging, questioning, or playing a game. |
| panel truck |
a van or pickup truck with an enclosed body, often used for carrying and delivering light or small loads. |
| panetela |
a long tapering cigar. |
| panettone |
an Italian sweet bread containing raisins, candied fruit, and nuts, usu. eaten on festive occasions. |
| panfish |
any freshwater fish small enough to be cooked whole in a frying pan, such as a sunfish. |
| pan-fry |
to fry in a skillet or frying pan with a small amount of fat. |
| pang |
a sudden, sharp pain. [2 definitions] |
| panga |
a large, broad-bladed African knife used as a cutting tool or weapon. |
| Pangaea |
in plate tectonics, the single land mass that was composed of all the land on Earth until it began breaking into smaller continents 300 million years ago. |
| pangolin |
a toothless mammal of Africa and Asia that feeds on ants and termites and rolls into a ball when attacked; scaly anteater. |