| Pacific Ocean |
the largest ocean in the world, separating Asia and North America, and Australia and South America, and extending to Antarctic. |
| Pacific Standard Time |
the standard time used in the Pacific Coast region of the United States, eight hours behind Greenwich time. |
| pacifier |
a pliable device for an infant to suck on, esp. in the shape of a nipple. [2 definitions] |
| pacifism |
refusal to use or acknowledge violence as a means for settling disputes. [2 definitions] |
| pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. [3 definitions] |
| pacify |
to calm or restore peace of mind to. [2 definitions] |
| -pack |
a package containing (so many) items, usu. cans or bottles. |
| pack1 |
a container for goods or belongings, usu. flexible and carried on the back. [16 definitions] |
| pack2 |
to fraudulently manipulate, as by choosing, for one's own purposes. |
| package |
an object or bundle that is packed, wrapped, or boxed; parcel. [6 definitions] |
| package store |
a store, esp. one under the control of a given U.S. state, that sells only hard liquor and other sealed alcoholic beverages. |
| packer |
someone or something that packs. [2 definitions] |
| packet |
a small bundle or parcel. [2 definitions] |
| pack ice |
a floating mass of ice composed of smaller pieces of ice frozen together. |
| packing |
the process of a person or thing that packs. [5 definitions] |
| packing box |
a large box, crate, or the like in which goods or other items are packed for storage or transport. |
| packing house |
a plant in which food, esp. meat, is processed and packaged for the wholesale market. |
| packman |
see peddler. |
| pack rat |
a large, bushy-tailed, North American rodent known to gather and hide small objects in its nest. [2 definitions] |
| packsack |
a sack or bag of canvas or leather that can be carried by straps over the shoulders. |
| packsaddle |
a saddle esp. designed to accommodate the load carried by a pack animal. |