| pat (someone) on the back |
(informal) to encourage, praise, or congratulate by words or actions. |
| patsy |
(slang) one who is easily victimized or manipulated. |
| patten |
any of various thick-soled wooden shoes formerly used for walking in mud. |
| patter1 |
to make a series of quick, light, tapping sounds. [4 definitions] |
| patter2 |
rapid, glib, and often amusing talk, as by a comedian, salesman, auctioneer, or magician. [5 definitions] |
| pattern |
a regular or formal design, esp. one used to decorate something. [9 definitions] |
| patternless |
combined form of pattern. |
| patty |
a small flat round or oval cake of ground meat or other food. [2 definitions] |
| 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] |