| pack off |
to leave abruptly. |
| pack rat |
a large, bushy-tailed, North American rodent known to gather and hide small objects in its nest. [2 definitions] |
| packsack |
a sack or bag of canvas or leather that can be carried by straps over the shoulders. |
| packsaddle |
a saddle esp. designed to accommodate the load carried by a pack animal. |
| packthread |
a strong thread or twine used esp. to tie packages or bundles. |
| pack train |
a long line or succession of pack animals, such as mules or horses, carrying supplies. |
| pact |
an agreement, esp. a sworn promise. [2 definitions] |
| pad1 |
a piece of soft material used as cushioning to protect from abrasion or impact, such as a cushion, mat, or thick piece of blanket or quilt. [12 definitions] |
| pad2 |
a soft sound of footsteps. [3 definitions] |
| padauk |
any of a family of trees native to Africa and Asia. [2 definitions] |
| padded cell |
a room, cell, or the like that is extensively lined with padding and in which potentially violent prisoners or patients may be confined without risk of injuring themselves. |
| padding |
material used as pads or to make pads or cushions. [3 definitions] |
| paddle |
a wide-bladed oar with a long handle, used with both arms for moving a small boat, esp. a canoe, through the water. [8 definitions] |
| paddleball |
a game played on a handball court following handball rules, but in which the ball, resembling a tennis ball, is hit with a short-handled, perforated paddle. |
| paddlefish |
a large fish, found in the Mississippi and Yangtze river basins, that has a long flat snout shaped like a paddle. |
| paddle tennis |
a modified form of tennis, handball, and squash played on an outdoor court with wooden paddles and a rubber ball. |
| paddle wheel |
an engine-driven or pedal-operated wheel that has boards or paddles fixed at right angles around its circumference, used to propel a boat, esp. a river steamboat. |
| paddock |
an enclosed field, usu. near a barn, for grazing or exercising horses. [2 definitions] |
| Paddy |
(slang; often derogatory) an Irishman. |
| paddy |
a flooded field for growing rice. |
| padlock |
a portable lock for fastening doors, boxes, cables, and the like. [2 definitions] |