| 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 |
a flooded field for growing rice. |
| padlock |
a portable lock for fastening doors, boxes, cables, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| pagan |
a person professing belief in a polytheistic religion. [6 definitions] |
| page1 |
one side of a sheet of printed or written paper. [6 definitions] |
| page2 |
esp. formerly, a young person who attends someone of authority such as a king. [3 definitions] |
| pageant |
a public spectacle with much colorful display, often celebrating and commemorating events of history or legend and presenting scenes from these. [2 definitions] |
| pagoda |
a religious temple of eastern or southern Asia, often Hindu or Buddhist and having elaborate roof lines at each of many different levels. |
| paid |
past tense and past participle of "pay." |
| pail |
a steep-sided container with a handle; bucket. [2 definitions] |
| pain |
physical distress or discomfort that is usu. caused by injury or illness and is the nervous system's means of signaling to the brain that something is wrong. [7 definitions] |
| painful |
causing pain. [2 definitions] |
| paint |
a liquid mixture of material including coloring agents or pigments, used to cover the surface of something or create pictures. [10 definitions] |
| paintbrush |
any brush used to apply paint. [2 definitions] |
| painter1 |
one who practices the art of painting. [2 definitions] |
| painting |
a specific picture done by a painter. [3 definitions] |
| pair |
two like or corresponding items designed to be used together. [10 definitions] |
| pajamas |
a set of loose-fitting jacket and pants worn for sleeping or lounging. [2 definitions] |
| Pakistan |
an Asian coastal country between India and Iran; Islamic Republic of Pakistan. |
| Pakistani |
a native or citizen of Pakistan, or a descendant thereof. [2 definitions] |