| prairie dog |
any of several small burrowing rodents that have a barklike cry and live in large colonies in the North American prairies. |
| prairie schooner |
a large covered wagon used by nineteenth-century pioneers to cross the American prairies. |
| prairie wolf |
a coyote. |
| praise |
a verbal expression of admiration, approval, or respect; commendation. [4 definitions] |
| praiseworthy |
extremely commendable or laudable; deserving praise. |
| Prakrit |
any of several vernacular Indic languages, spoken in ancient and medieval India, as distinguished from Sanskrit, the literary language. |
| praline |
any of a variety of candies made with nuts that are cooked in a sugar syrup. |
| pram |
(chiefly British) a small, four-wheeled carriage used to transport a baby; baby carriage. |
| prance |
to move forward by raising the front legs and springing with the hind legs, as a horse does. [5 definitions] |
| prandial |
of or in connection with a meal. |
| prank |
a playful or mischievous trick; stunt. |
| prankish |
given to playing pranks; mischievous. [2 definitions] |
| prankster |
one who likes to play pranks on others. |
| prao |
variant of proa. |
| praseodymium |
a rare-earth metallic chemical element that has fifty-nine protons in each nucleus and that is usu. found together with neodymium. (symbol: Pr) |
| prate |
to talk excessively and meaninglessly; prattle. [3 definitions] |
| pratfall |
a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often done intentionally for humorous effect. |
| pratique |
permission granted to a ship to enter a port following the ship's quarantine. |
| prattle |
to talk in a foolish and childish way; chatter meaninglessly. [3 definitions] |
| prawn |
any of a variety of edible crustaceans that resemble and are related to shrimp. [2 definitions] |
| praxis |
practical application or exercise of knowledge, as opposed to theory. [2 definitions] |