proconsul |
a provincial administrator of consular rank in the Roman Empire. [2 definitions] |
procrastinate |
to put off taking an action or doing a task; delay. [2 definitions] |
procreate |
to beget or give life to (offspring). [3 definitions] |
procrustean |
(often cap.) pertaining to the forcing of someone or something into conformity with preconceptions. |
Procrustes |
in Greek mythology, a giant who stretched his captives or cut off their legs to make them fit a bed he put them in. |
proctology |
the branch of medicine that deals with the rectum and anus. |
proctor |
one who supervises students during an examination, esp. in a college or university. [2 definitions] |
proctoscope |
an instrument used to examine visually the interior of the rectum. |
procumbent |
lying face down; prone. [2 definitions] |
procuration |
the act of obtaining something. [4 definitions] |
procurator |
a business agent who has power of attorney. |
procure |
to get or get hold of by effort; obtain. [2 definitions] |
procurement |
the act or process of procuring. |
procurer |
one who secures the services of a prostitute for another person. |
Procyon |
a yellowish white binary star in the constellation Canis Minor, having a combined magnitude of 0.4. |
prod |
to poke with, or as though with, a pointed rod or instrument. [4 definitions] |
prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. [3 definitions] |
prodigality |
an act or instance, or the quality, of spending wastefully or of giving abundantly. |
prodigal son |
in the New Testament, a young man who wasted his inheritance but returned home repentant and was warmly received by his family. |
prodigious |
extremely large or great in size, amount, strength, extent, or the like; enormous. [2 definitions] |
prodigy |
a person, esp. a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. [2 definitions] |