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. |
panatela |
a long thin cigar. |
pan-broil |
to cook over direct heat in an uncovered frying pan, using little or no grease. |
pancake |
a flat round cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or frying pan; hotcake; griddlecake. [4 definitions] |
Pancake Day |
(chiefly British; informal) Shrove Tuesday. |
Pan-Cake Make-Up |
trademark for a cosmetic face powder formed into a compact round cake. |
panchromatic |
of photographic film, sensitive to all visible colors. |
pancreas |
a gland located near the stomach that secretes a digestive juice into the intestine and insulin into the blood. |
pancreatic juice |
the clear, alkaline secretion of the pancreas that aids in the digestion of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. |