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proper noun - An Irish nickname for Patrick, originally from Pí¡drig the Irish language form of Patrick; sometimes used as offensive slang for an Irish person.
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| PAM |
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initialism
- Power Amplitude Modulation. (electronics)
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| Pamela |
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proper noun - (given name, female, from Greek, )
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| pansy |
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noun (pansies)
- Common name for a cultivated flowering plant, Viola tricolor hortensis, derived from heartsease; many garden varieties are hybrids.
- (colour) A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
- <table><tr><td>pansy colour: </td><td bgcolor="
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- (context, pejorative, slang) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
- (slang) A timid man or boy.
adjective
- wimpy, Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
- (colour) Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
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| Parker |
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proper noun
- An English occupational surname for a gamekeeper.
- (given name, male), transferred use of the surname.
- A Parker™ pen
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| Pat |
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proper noun (plural Pats)
- (given name, female), short for Patricia
- (given name, male), short for Patrick
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| Patience |
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proper noun
- (given name, female), a virtue name first used by Puritans in the sixteenth century.
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| Patricia |
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proper noun - (given name, female, ) ,formerly rare, but became popular in the 20th century, partly due to a Princess Patricia (1886-1974), a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, so named since she was born on St. Patrick's day.
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| Patrick |
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proper noun
- (given name, male)
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| patsy |
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noun (pats, ies)
- (Informal) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.
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| Patty |
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proper noun - (given name, female, ) Diminutive of Patricia, a female given name.
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| Paul |
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proper noun
- (biblical character) In the New Testament, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.
- (given name, male, ).
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| Paula |
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proper noun
- (given name, female, ), feminine form of Paul; rather rare in English until early twentieth century.
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| Pearl |
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proper noun
- (given name, female) from the English noun pearl
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| Peg |
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proper noun
- a female given name, diminutive of Peggy
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| Peggy |
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proper noun - A diminutive of the female given name Margaret.
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| Penelope |
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proper noun
- Wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology.
- (given name, female) of mainly British usage.
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| Penny |
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proper noun
- (given name, female), diminutive of Penelope.
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| Percival |
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proper noun
- A male given name from Welsh and Arthurian mythology
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| Percy |
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proper noun
- An English surname.
- (given name, male), transferred use of the surname since the Middle Ages, also used as a pet form of Piers and Percival.
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| Perry |
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proper noun
- A surname derived from the Old English pyrige (a pear tree).
- (given name, male) derived from the surname, or a pet form of the rare given name Peregrine.
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| Persephone |
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proper noun - (greekmyth) Daughter of Zeus and Demeter, wife of Hades. After being abducted by Hades, she lives in the Underworld for six months and with Demeter for the rest of the year.
- (given name, female, from Greek, ) a female given name.
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| Pet. |
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abbreviation (infl, en, abbreviation)
- (biblical) An abbreviation used for the epistles of Peter, books of the New Testament in the Bible.
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| Peter |
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proper noun (book of the Bible, Epistle of Peter)
- (given name, male).
- (biblical character) The leading Apostle in the New Testament.
- (biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.
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| Phebe |
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proper noun - (given name, female, from Greek, ) (alternative spelling of, Phoebe)
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| Phil |
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proper noun
- A male given name, contraction of Philip
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| Philip |
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proper noun
- (biblical character) One of the twelve disciples; one of the seven deacons.
- (given name, male).
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| Philippa |
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proper noun
- (given name, female), a feminine form of Philip used since the Middle Ages.
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| Phillip |
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proper noun
- (given name, male), a less common spelling of Philip.
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| Phoebe |
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proper noun - (given name, female, from Greek, ): A female given name
- (greekmyth): A Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia. She became associated with Artemis, goddess of the moon.
- (astronomy): The 14th moon of Saturn
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| Phyllis |
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proper noun
- (Greek mythology) a girl who killed herself for love, and was turned into an almond tree
- (given name, female) derived from the mythological character
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| PIA |
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initialism - Personal Injury Accident
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| Pierce |
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proper noun
- (given name, male), medieval variant of Piers; modern usage may also derive from the surname.
- A surname derived from the given name.
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| Pierre |
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proper noun
- (given name, male) occasionally borrowed from French, cognate to Peter.
- The capital of South Dakota.
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| Pip |
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proper noun
- diminutive form of the given names Philip, Phillip, and Philippa.
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| Polly |
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proper noun
- (given name, female), nickname for Mary created by rhyming with Molly.
- A common pet name for a parrot.
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| porter |
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noun
- A person who carries luggage and related objects.
- By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.
- In the bowling industry, an employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
- A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters, similar to a stout but less strong.
- (Ireland) Another name for stout.
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noun
- A device used to apply pressure to an item.
- ...a flower .
- A collective term for the print based media (both the people and the newspapers)
- This article appeared in the .
- ...according to a member of the ...
- An enclosed storage space (eg closet, cupboard).
- Put the cups in the .
- General term for a printing machine.
- Stop the presses!
- (weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
verb (press, es)
- To apply pressure to an item.
- Press any key
- (with "gone"): To indicate that a story is being printed.
- That story has gone to .
(rfv, In the sentence "That story has gone to press", is not "press" a noun? --User:Daniel Polansky, Daniel Polansky 09:09, 11 November 2007 (UTC))
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| Preston |
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proper noun
- An industrial town in Lancashire, England.
- Several other towns and villages.
- An English surname derived from any of the placenames.
- (given name, male), transferred use of the surname.
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| Price |
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proper noun
- A welsh patronymic surname, anglicized from ap Rhys
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| prince |
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noun
- male ruler or head of a principality
- son or male-line grandson of a reigning prince, king, queen, emperor, or empress, or another type of monarch
- (metaphorical) great person
- "He is a prince among men."
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| Priscilla |
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proper noun
- (given name, female). Diminutive: Prissy
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| Prudence |
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proper noun - A female given name.
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| Psyche |
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noun
- In psychology and related fields, the psyche is the entirety of the non-physical aspects of a person
- Psychidae, or Bagworms, a family of Lepidoptera
proper noun
- 16 Psyche, an asteroid
- A Gothic band
- An album by British band Ant and Dec
- A code name for Red Hat Linux 8.0
- (Greek and Roman mythology) name of a girl loved by Cupid (or Eros)
- In late Greek art and literature, a goddess who is the personification of the soul; she is primarily known for her role in the story of Cupid and Psyche, best attested in Apuleius' novel The Golden Ass
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