| packet |
a small bundle or parcel. |
| pact |
an agreement or a sworn promise. [2 definitions] |
| pad1 |
a piece of soft material used as cushioning for protection or comfort. [7 definitions] |
| paddle |
an oar with a wide, flat blade and long handle. A paddle is used with both arms for moving a small boat through the water. A paddle is not attached to the boat. [4 definitions] |
| paddle wheel |
a wheel that has boards or paddles fixed at right angles around it. A paddle wheel is used to move a river steamboat. |
| paddock |
a field surrounded by a fence, near a barn. Animals graze or exercise in a paddock. [2 definitions] |
| paddy |
a flooded field for growing rice. |
| padlock |
a lock with a bar shaped like a U used to fasten doors, boxes, or cables. One end of the bar moves on a hinge. The other end of the bar is slipped through a ring before being snapped into the body of the lock. [2 definitions] |
| pagan |
a person who practices a religion that worships many gods. [2 definitions] |
| page1 |
one side of a sheet of printed or written paper. [2 definitions] |
| page2 |
a young person who worked as a servant for a person such as a king. [3 definitions] |
| pageant |
a public show about events in history or legend. |
| pagoda |
a religious temple of Asia that has curved roof lines at each of its many stories. |
| paid |
past tense and past participle of "pay." |
| pail |
a container with steep sides and a handle; bucket. [2 definitions] |
| pain |
physical hurt or discomfort that is usually caused by injury or illness. Pain is the nervous system's way of telling the brain that something is wrong. [5 definitions] |
| painful |
causing pain. [2 definitions] |
| paint |
a mixture of liquid and pigments that is used to cover the surface of something. [3 definitions] |
| paintbrush |
a brush used to put paint on something. |
| painter1 |
one who paints pictures. [2 definitions] |
| painting |
a specific picture done by a painter. [3 definitions] |