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. |
Pan American Exposition |
a world's fair held in 1901 in Buffalo, New York, where the use of electricity was the highlight and at which U.S. President William McKinley was assassinated. |
Pan-Americanism |
any policy or theory advocating mutual aid and cooperation among the Pan-American nations, such as the establishment of political, economic, military, and cultural alliances. |