| 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] |
| pawl |
a pivoting lever or tongue, or a sliding bolt, that is made to catch in the notches of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion or assist forward motion. |
| pawn1 |
to deposit (something) with a pawnbroker as security for a loan. [6 definitions] |
| pawn2 |
one of the eight chess pieces of lowest value, placed in the front rank at the beginning of a game. [2 definitions] |
| pawnbroker |
a person whose business is making loans at interest, secured by personal property left with him or her. |
| Pawnee |
a member of a confederation of North American Plains Indians, originally living in Kansas and Nebraska and now in northern Oklahoma. [2 definitions] |