patty-cake |
the first words of a common nursery rhyme. [2 definitions] |
pattypan |
a round flattish type of summer squash that has a scalloped edge. |
patty shell |
a small pastry crust that is filled with meat, vegetables, fruit, or the like. |
Patuxet |
Wampanoag village in southeastern Massachusetts whose inhabitants nearly all died of illness between 1616 and 1618. In 1620, English colonists established Plymouth Colony at the site of this village. |
paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
Paul |
an early convert to Christianity, the apostle of the Gentiles, and the author of the Acts of the Apostles and several of the Epistles in the New Testament. |
Pauli exclusion principle |
the principle that no two electrons, protons, or the like in a particular system can occupy the same space at the same time. |
Pauli Murray |
American civil rights and women's rights activist, lawyer, author, and Episcopal priest (b.1910--d.1985). |
Pauline |
of, concerning, or characteristic of the apostle Paul, or of his writings or doctrines. |
Paul Laurence Dunbar |
U.S. poet and novelist, noted for his portrayals of African American life in the South (b.1872--d.1906). |
Paul Revere |
a U.S. silversmith and revolutionary patriot (b.1735--d.1818). |
paunch |
the belly or abdomen, esp. a large protruding belly. |
pauper |
an extremely poor person, esp. one who must live on public charity. [2 definitions] |
pauperize |
to make extremely poor; impoverish. |
pause |
a temporary stop. [4 definitions] |
pave |
to cover (a road or other way or area) with concrete, asphalt, stones, or the like in order to make a hard flat surface. |
pavement |
a paved surface, esp. a sidewalk or public road. [2 definitions] |
pave the way for |
to prepare for; make a ready or easy way for. |
pavilion |
a light, often open-sided building used for shelter or recreation, as in a park. [4 definitions] |
paving |
pavement. [2 definitions] |
paw |
the foot of a four-legged animal, esp. one with claws. [6 definitions] |