| patio |
a paved area next to a house that is used for dining or relaxing outdoors. |
| pat (someone) on the back |
(informal) to show praise or thanks by words or actions. |
| patriarch |
a man who is the leader of a family or tribe. [2 definitions] |
| patriot |
one who loves, supports, and defends his or her country. |
| patriotic |
feeling or showing love for and loyalty to one's country. |
| patriotism |
love for and loyalty to one's country. |
| patrol |
to guard by making regular trips along or through. [3 definitions] |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. [2 definitions] |
| patronize |
to shop at or use the services of regularly. [2 definitions] |
| pattern |
an arrangement of shapes, lines, letters, numbers, or colors that can be repeated or used again and again. [4 definitions] |
| patty |
a small, flat, round cake of ground meat or other food. [2 definitions] |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| pause |
a short stop. [2 definitions] |
| pave |
to cover with concrete, asphalt, stones, or some other material to make a hard flat surface. |
| pavement |
a hard surface for a road, driveway, or sidewalk. [2 definitions] |
| pavilion |
a light building with open sides used for shelter or recreation. [2 definitions] |
| paw |
the foot of an animal that has four legs and claws. [3 definitions] |
| pawn1 |
to leave with a lender of money to get a loan. In order to get the item back, the loan must be paid back. |
| pawn2 |
one of the eight pieces in the game of chess. The pawn has the lowest value and is placed in the front rank at the beginning of a game. [2 definitions] |
| pay |
to give money to. [9 definitions] |
| pay back |
to return what is owed or borrowed; repay. |