| paddle wheel |
an engine-driven or pedal-operated wheel that has boards or paddles fixed at right angles around its circumference, used to propel a boat, esp. a river steamboat. |
| paddock |
an enclosed field, usu. near a barn, for grazing or exercising horses. [2 definitions] |
| Paddy |
(slang; often derogatory) an Irishman. |
| paddy |
a flooded field for growing rice. |
| padlock |
a portable lock for fastening doors, boxes, cables, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| padre |
father (a form of address used for a priest in Spanish-speaking countries). |
| padrone |
a master; boss. [2 definitions] |
| paduasoy |
a rich, strong, corded silk fabric. [2 definitions] |
| paean |
a song or hymn sung as an expression of praise. |
| paella |
a Spanish dish combining chicken, rice, vegetables, and usu. meat and seafood, that is seasoned with saffron. |
| paeon |
a metrical unit of one long and three short syllables that may occur in any order. |
| pagan |
a person professing belief in a polytheistic religion. [6 definitions] |
| paganize |
to make or become pagan. |
| page1 |
one side of a sheet of printed or written paper. [6 definitions] |
| page2 |
esp. formerly, a young person who attends someone of authority such as a king. [3 definitions] |
| pageant |
a public spectacle with much colorful display, often celebrating and commemorating events of history or legend and presenting scenes from these. [2 definitions] |
| pageantry |
grand, colorful, or spectacular display. [3 definitions] |
| pageboy |
a hair style in which the hair is worn in a straight long bob, with the ends rolled under. |
| pager |
a portable electronic receiver that emits a signal when the person carrying it is paged and displays the phone number to be called. |
| Paget's disease |
a disease that deforms or weakens bones. [2 definitions] |
| paginate |
to number the pages of (a book, magazine, or the like). |