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pace, n. amble, [rack].
pacifiable, a. [placable], [appeasable], conciliable.
pacify, v. [appease], [quiet], [calm], [mollify], propitiate, tranquilize.
pack, n. [bundle], bale, [parcel], [package]; [multitude], [number], [quantity]; [gang]; shook.
pack, v. compress, stow, [truss]; [load], encumber.
package, n. [bundle], packet, bale, [parcel], [pack], budget, [truss], ceroon.
pact, n. [compact], [covenant], concordat. See agreement.
pad, n. [cushion], [bolster]; saddle-cloth, housing.
padlock, n. Associated words: [shackle], staple, hasp.
pagan, n. See heathen.
page, n. [footboy], buttons (Colloq.); folio.
page number. folio.
pail, n. bucket; piggin.
pain, v. [hurt], torture, [rack]; [distress], [grieve], [afflict], aggrieve.
pain, n. [punishment], [penalty]; [suffering], ache, [smart], throe, [rack], agony, torture, [distress], [qualm], discomfort, pang, excruciation, paroxysm, gripe, twinge, [cramp], travail, stitch, crick, [anguish]; heartache, misery, dolor. Antonyms: [ease], [comfort], [relief], solace. Associated words: anodyne, anæsthetic, analgesic, dolorific, doloriferous, surcease, anæsthetize.
painful, a. [distressing], agonizing, excruciating, dolorous, racking; toilsome, [arduous], [difficult].
painstaking, a. [diligent], [particular], [precise], [scrupulous]. Antonyms: [slovenly], [negligent].
paint, n. pigment; cosmetic, [rouge].
paint, v. delineate, [portray], lim, [depict], [picture], [sketch].
painting, n. Associated words: easel, palette, grisaille, artist, [art], atelier, [studio].
pair, n. [two], [brace], [couple], [span], [team], [yoke], [set].
pal, n. (Slang) [partner], [mate], [confederate], [associate], [accomplice].
palace, n. [mansion], [castle], pretorium. Associated words: palatine, palatial.
palaver, n. [cajolery], flummery; conference, [debate], [talk].
pale, a. pallid, wan, [colorless], [ghastly], blanched, cadaverous, etiolate, [ashy]; [dim], [faint], indistinct, [obscure]. Antonyms: [ruddy], buxom, flushed, blowzed.
pale, n. [picket]; [boundary], [limit], [confine], [fence]; [inclosure].
paleness, n. pallidness, pallor, wanness, colorlessness, etiolation.
pall, v. [cloy], sate, [satiate], [surfeit], [glut].
palled, a. surfeited, satiated.
palliate, v. [excuse], apologize for, gloss [over], extenuate; [moderate], [mitigate], [temper].
palliation, n. extenuation, glossing [over], [excuse], [apology]; [moderation], [mitigation], [alleviation].
palliative, a. lenitive, [mitigative], palliatory, apologetic, extenuating.
pamper, v. [overfeed], feed luxuriously; [indulge], [gratify], [spoil], [cocker].
pamphlet, n. brochure, [booklet], [tract].
pan, n. basin, chafer.
panacea, n. [cure-all], catholicon, [relief], solace, nepenthe.
pancake, n. griddlecake, flapjack, fritter.
pander, n. bawd, [pimp], procurer, [whoremonger].
panegyric, n. [eulogy], encomium. See praise.
panic, n. [consternation], [terror], [alarm].
panic-stricken, a. panic-struck, alarmed, dismayed, terrified, appalled.
pansy, n. heart's-ease, love-in-idleness.
pant, n. [gasp], gasping.
pant, v. [gasp]; [long], hunger, [yearn], [thirst].
panther, n. puma, cougar, jaguar.
panting, n. anhelation, gasping; [longing], hunger, [desire], [thirst].
pantry, n. buttery, [larder], ambry.
pants, n. pl. (Colloq.) [trousers], [breeches], pantaloons; drawers; [knickerbockers], skilts, smallclothes, kneebreeches; overalls; chaparejos, chapareras (leather breeches).
paper, n. document; [essay], [dissertation], [article]; [journal], newspaper, periodical, gazette, courant. Associated words: papyrus, [parchment], papeterie, [tablet], stationer, stationery, papier-mâché, portfolio.
papery, a. chartaceous.
par, n. [equality], equivalence.
parade, n. [pomp], [display], ostentation, [show]; [procession], pageant, cavalcade; promenade.--v. [display], flaunt, show off.
paradise, n. garden of Eden; Elysium; Heaven.
paragon, n. [model], [pattern].
parallel, a. [like], [similar], [equal], analogous.
paralysis, n. palsy.
paralyze, v. [benumb], [deaden], [stun], unnerve.
paralyzed person. paralytic.
paraphernalia, n. equipments, accouterments, ornaments.
parasite, n. [hanger-on], [toady], [sycophant], [fawner], [flunky]; zoō [parasite], entozoa.
parcel, n. [bundle], [package]; [collection], [lot]; [tract], [plot], [piece].
parch, v. torrefy.
parchment, n. vellum, pell, palimpsest.
pardon, n. [absolution], [remission], amnesty, [forgiveness], condonation. Antonyms: [retribution], [vengeance], [retaliation], implacability, [penalty].
pardon, v. [absolve], remit, [forgive], condone.
pardonable, a. [venial], [excusable]. Antonyms: [unpardonable], [inexcusable].
pare, v. [peel].
parentage, n. extraction, [descent], [pedigree], [ancestry], [family], birth, lineage.
parish, n. Associated words: parochial, parochialism, parishioner, parochialize.
parry, v. ward off, avert, [prevent]; [avoid], [evade], elude.
parson, n. See clergyman.
parsonage, n. [rectory]; manse; [living], [benefice].
part, n. [portion], fraction, [division], [piece], constituent, installment, [element], [section], subdivision; quarter, [region], [district]; [share], [portion], [lot], [allotment], [assignment], [duty], participation, [function]; rôle, [character]; [clause], [section], paragraph, [chapter], [passage], [division].
part, v. [divide], [sever], disunite, dissever, sunder, dissociate, [disconnect], [detach], [separate]; intervene; [apportion], [share], mete [out], [allot], [distribute].
partable, a. [partible], [separable]. Antonyms: impartible, indivisible.
partake, v. [share], participate in.
partaker, n. participant, participator, [sharer].
partaking, n. participation.
parted, a. separated, divided, severed, disunited, [isolated], detached, [riven], [cleft], sundered.
partial, a. [warped], biased, prejudiced; [imperfect], [incomplete]. Antonyms: See impartial.
partiality, n. [bias], [favoritism]; predilection, [inclination], [fondness], predisposition, [bent].
partible, a. [separable], [divisible], detachable, dissoluble, severable. Antonym: impartible.
particle, n. See bit; [atom], [molecule], monad.
particular, a. [special], [especial], [specific]; [minute], [precise], detailed, circumstantial; individual, [separate], sole, [single]; [characteristic], [distinctive], individual, personal, [peculiar]; [fastidious], [finical], [scrupulous], [precise], [strict]. Antonyms: indiscriminate, [slatternly], [promiscuous], [general].
particular, n. [detail].
particulars, n. pl. [details], [minutiæ].
parting, a. [farewell], valedictory.
parting, n. [division], disunion, severance, [separation]; leave-taking, [farewell].
partisan, a. factionary.
partition, n. [division], [distribution], [apportionment], [allotment].
partner, n. copartner, coadjutor; colleague, [associate], [confederate], [accessory], [ally], [accomplice], [partaker], confrère.
partnership, n. copartnership, cahoot (Slang).
parts, n. pl. talents, gifts, faculties, endowments; regions, districts, [quarters].
party, n. [clique], [faction], [set], [circle], [ring], cabal, [coterie], [junto]; [function], [reception], salon, soirée, levee, matinée, drawing-room; [company], [squad], [detachment], [troop]; [partaker], participant; person, somebody.
party-colored, a. [variegated].
party man. [partisan].
pass, v. elapse, [lapse]; transmit, deliver, [hand]; [go], [move], proceed, [advance]; [disappear], [vanish], recede, depart; pass by, [omit], pretermit; [overstep], overpass; transude.
pass, n. passageway, [defile], [passage]; [thrust], passado, [lunge], allonge; [condition], [plight], predicament, [state], conjuncture, [situation]; [passport], [safe-conduct].
passable, a. navigable, traversable, [penetrable]; [tolerable], [mediocre], [middling], [so-so], [ordinary], [fair]. Antonyms: [impassable], [impervious], [impenetrable].
passage, n. transit; fare; [clause], [sentence], paragraph; enactment; corridor, [hall]; gangway; slype; [pass], [defile].
passing, a. [exceeding], [surpassing]; [transient], [momentary], transitory, [fleeting], impermanent.
passing, adv. exceedingly, surpassingly.
passion, n. [suffering], [pain], agony; emotion, [ardor], [feeling], pathos; [wrath], [fury], [anger]; [love], infatuation, transport.
passionate, a. irascible, quick-tempered, [choleric], [excitable], [waspish]; [ardent], [fervid], [vehement], impassioned, [fervent].
passionless, a. impassive, [phlegmatic], stoical, [unemotional], dispassionate, [apathetic].
passive, a. [inactive], [quiet], inert, receptive, quiescent, [patient], [unresisting], [submissive].
pass over. traverse.
passport, n. [pass], [safe-conduct]; sea [letter].
password, n. [countersign], [watchword], sesame.
past, n. Associated words: preterist, preterition, pretermission, preteritive, preterit, aorist, aoristic, retrospect, retrospective, retrospection, antiquary, [antiquity], [antiquarian], [quondam], [antecedent], [antecedence], antecedents.
past, a. bygone, elapsed; preterite, preterit.
pastime, n. [amusement], [sport], [diversion], [recreation], divertisement, [entertainment], [play], [fun].
pastor, n. See clergyman.
pat, a. [suitable], [fit], [convenient], [timely], [pertinent], [appropriate].
patch, n. clout; [tract], [plot], [parcel].--v. [mend], [repair], vamp, revamp.
patent, a. [evident], [obvious], [manifest], [apparent].
path, n. footway, runway, [course], [passage], [route], avenue, trottoir, [trail]; towpath, heelpath, berm.
pathetic, a. [plaintive], [pitiable], [piteous], [mournful], [sad].
pathless, a. [untrodden], unexplored, trackless, [impenetrable].
patience, n. [long-suffering], fortitude, [resignation], [submission], sufferance; [indulgence], leniency, [forbearance]; persistence, [diligence], [perseverance]. Antonyms: impatience, restiveness, [resistance].
patient, a. [uncomplaining], [submissive], [resigned], [passive], [long-suffering], [indulgent]; [diligent].
patriotism, n. amor patriæ. Antonyms: incivism, chauvinism.
patron, n. [supporter], promoter, [defender], [guardian], benefactor; [customer].
patronizing, a. condescending.
pattern, n. [model], exemplar, [original], prototype, archetype; [specimen], [example]; [copy], [reproduction]; delineator, protractor. Associated word: exemplary.
pattern, v. [model], [copy], [imitate], [follow].
paunch, n. [abdomen].
pauperism, n. [penury], indigence.
pauperize, v. impoverish.
pause, n. intermission, [suspension], [break]; [hesitation]; [break], cæsura.
pause, v. [stop], [hesitate], desist, [waver], intermit.
pawn, v. [pledge], impawn.
pay, v. compensate, remunerate, [recompense], [requite], indemnify, [reward], commute; [retaliate], [punish]; liquidate, defray, [settle], [discharge]; be [profitable]; disburse (payout). Antonyms: [repudiate], protest, bilk, [defraud].
pay, n. compensation, [remuneration], [recompense], [requital], emolument, salary, [wages], [fee], [tip], honorarium, [stipend], [reward], [hire], [allowance], perquisite.
payable, a. [due], [unpaid], outstanding; remunerable.
pay back. reimburse, [refund], [restore], [repay], [requite], indemnify; [retaliate].
paying, a. [profitable], [lucrative], gainful, [remunerative].
paying back. reimbursement, refunding, [restitution], [requital], indemnification, [restoration], [repayment]; [retaliation], [requital], reprisal, [retribution].
paymaster, n. purser.
payment, n. [paying], compensation, remuneration liquidation, [discharge], [reparation], [settlement], [recompense], defrayment, [amends]; [retaliation], [retribution], paying [back]. Antonyms: nonpayment, protest, [repudiation], default, defalcation, appropriation.
peace, n. concord, [amity], [harmony]; tranquillity, [quietness], [repose], [calmness], [serenity]; [reconciliation], compromise, pacification; armistice, [truce].
peaceable, a. [amicable], inoffensive; tranquil, [serene], undisturbed, placid, [peaceful], [quiet]. Antonyms: [bellicose], [belligerent], [contentious], [rebellious], pugnacious.
peaceably, adv. amicably.
peaceful, a. [amicable], tranquil, [peaceable], halcyon.
peacemaker, n. [mediator], [intercessor], pacificator, make-peace, [arbitrator], intermediary.
peacemaking, a. pacificatory, conciliatory, intercessory, propitiatory, [mediatorial], irenic, intercessional.
peacemaking, n. [mediation], pacification, [reconciliation], [intercession], propitiation, pacation, compromise, [intervention], arbitration, negotiation, irenics, irenicon.
peace-offering, n. [atonement], [reparation], [amends].
peach, v. (Colloq.) tell on, [betray].
peacock, n. bird of Juno, Pavo. Associated word: pavonine.
peak, n. apex, [pinnacle], [summit], [crest], [spire], [point], [top], [crown], finial.
peaked, a. [pointed]; (Cottoq.) [sickly], [thin], [pale], emaciated.
peal, v. [resound], [reverberate], [echo], [boom].
peal, n. [reverberation], [resounding].
peanut, n. groundnut, earthnut, goober.
pear cider. perry.
pearl, n. margarite; [jewel], [gem]; baroque [pearl]; nacre ([mother-of-pearl]).
pearl-producing, a. margaritiferous.
pearly, a. nacreous, pearlaceous, pellucid, [iridescent].
pear-shaped, a. pyriform.
peart, a. (Colloq.) [lively], [active], [smart], [brisk].
peasant, n. [rustic], swain, [hind].
pease, n. pl. legumes, pulse; hastings. Associated word: leguminous.
pea-shaped, a. pisiform.
peck at. carp at, [nag], [tease], importune, [twit].
peculation, n. [embezzlement].
peculator, n. [embezzler].
peculiar, a. individual, personal, [particular]; [singular], [eccentric], [erratic], [queer], [odd], exceptional, [unique], [bizarre], [grotesque], [nondescript], [unusual], unconventional.
peculiarity, n. [characteristic], trait, [attribute], idiosyncrasy, [eccentricity], oddness.
peddler, n. hawker, [huckster], vender, chapman, cadger, packman, coster.
peddler's pack. [wallet].
peddling, n. hucksterage, hawking.
pedigree, n. lineage, [ancestry], [descent], extraction, genealogy.
peek, v. [peep].
peel, n. [rind], [skin].--v. [pare], decorticate. Antonym: pulp.
peep, v. [chirp], cheep, pule; [peer], [peek], [pry].
peer, n. [equal], [match], [mate], compeer; [nobleman], [noble], [lord].
peerless, a. [matchless], unrivalled, inimitable, [incomparable], [unsurpassed], superlative, nonpareil, transcendent, [supreme], unequalled.
peevish, a. [petulant], [querulous], [captious], [spleeny], [fretful], [impatient], [cross].
peg, n. [pin], spilikin; pretext, [support], [reason]; degree, [step].
pellmell, adv. [disorderly], confusedly, [helter-skelter].
pelt, n. woolfell, fell.
pelt, v. [batter], [beat], [assail], [pepper].
pen, v. [confine], [coop], encage, corral.
pen, n. [coop], [sty], cote, enclosure, hutch, paddock, [pound], pinfold, corral, stockade.
penalty, n. [punishment], [retribution]; forfeiture, [fine], [mulct].
pending, a. [undecided], [unsettled].--prep. during.
penetrable, a. [permeable], [pervious]. Antonym: [impenetrable].
penetrate, v. [pierce], [perforate]; [comprehend], [understand]; explore; interpenetrate.
penetrating, a. [piercing], [subtile], penetrant, [sharp]; acute, [discerning], penetrative.
penetration, n. [piercing], [perforation]; acuteness, [discernment], [sharpness]; interpenetration.
peninsula, n. chersonese.
penis, n. Associated words: penial, [foreskin], prepuce, glans, urethra, chordee, [erection], orgasm, corpus spangiosum, priapism, phimosis, smegma, phallus, bougie.
penitence, n. [contrition], [repentance], [remorse], [compunction]. Antonym: [impenitence].
penitent, a. [contrite], remorseful. Antonyms: [impenitent], incontrite.
penitentiary, n. [prison].
penman, n. calligrapher, calligraphist, chirographer, chirographist, [writer].
penmanship, n. [writing], calligraphy, pencraft, chirography.
pen name. pseudonym, nom de plume.
penniless, a. impecunious, indigent, [destitute]. See poor.
pennilessness, n. impecuniosity, indigence, [poverty], [destitution].
penny, n. cent; groat, stiver; denarius.
penny-a-liner, n. hack, hack [writer].
pensive, a. [meditative], [dreamy], [lackadaisical], introspective, [thoughtful], [sad], [grave].
Pentecost, n. [Whitsunday], Whitsuntide.
penthouse, n. [lean-to].
pent up. confined, restrained, restricted.
penurious, a. [miserly], [stingy], niggardly, parsimonious, [avaricious], [grasping].
penury, n. [poverty], indigence.
people, n. [folks]; inhabitants, [population], citizens; [populace], [commonalty], [rabble], canaille; relatives, relations, [kindred]; laity.
people, v. populate, colonize.
peopled, a. inhabited, populated.
pepper, n. capsicum.
peppery, a. [pungent]; irascible, hot-tempered, [choleric].
perceive, v. [see], [discern], observe; [apprehend], [comprehend], [understand]. See see.
perception, n. cognizance, [discernment]; [sensation], [feeling]. Antonym: imperception.
perch, n. [roost].
perchance, adv. [perhaps], peradventure, [possibly], [maybe].
perchers, n. pl. Insessores.
percolate, v. [ooze], [strain], [filter], transude.
percolation, n. filtration, straining, transuding.
perdition, n. [ruin], [wreck], [destruction]; [hell].
perennial, a. [perpetual], [undying], [imperishable].
perfect, a. [consummate], [faultless], [flawless], [exquisite], inviolate, impeccable, [infallible], [correct], [mature], [ideal], irreproachable, [blameless]. Antonyms: See imperfect.
perfect, v. [consummate], elaborate, retouch, [develop].
perfection, n. faultlessness, [consummation], impeccability.
perfidious, a. See unfaithful.
perfidy, n. [treachery], [faithlessness], [disloyalty], [unfaithfulness].
perforate, v. bore through, [pierce], [penetrate], [drill].
perforation, n. [piercing], [penetration]; [hole], [opening], pertusion, aperture. Antonyms: imperforation, imperforable.
perforator, n. cephalotome.
perform, v. [accomplish], [execute], [do].
performance, n. [execution], [achievement], [accomplishment]; [trick], [feat], [exploit], [stunt], [deed], [act].
performer, n. [acrobat], funambulist, equilibrist, [tumbler], contortionist, aerosaltant, [actor], [player], [impersonator].
perfume, n. [fragrance], aroma, redolence, sachet, [incense], emanation, [odor]; attar, musk, patchouli, frankincense, civet, myrrh, pastil, pulvillio. Associated words: exhale, exhalation, cassolette, perfumer, perfumery.
perhaps, adv. [perchance], peradventure, [possibly], haply.
peril, n. See danger.
perilous, a. [dangerous], [hazardous], imperiled, [unsafe]. Antonyms: See [safe].
period, n. [interval].
perishable, a. destructible, impermanent, mortal. Antonyms: [imperishable], [permanent].
perjury, n. [oath-breaking]. Associated words: suborn subornation, suborner, perjurer, perjurous, [forswear].
perk, a. [vain], [trim], [spruce], [smart], [jaunty].
permanence, n. durability, imperishability, [stability], permanency.
permanent, a. [stable], immutable, durable, [imperishable], [unchangeable], [abiding], indestructible. Antonyms: impermanent, evanescent, ephemeral, [transient].
permeable, a. [penetrable], [pervious], pervadible. Antonym: impermeable.
permission, n. [consent], [allowance], [license], [leave], [permit], authorization, [warrant]. Antonyms: [refusal], [denial], embargo, injunction, veto, prohibition, [resistance].
permit, v. [allow], consent to, suffer, [tolerate], [let], [authorize], [indulge], [license], empower. Antonyms: [refuse], disallow, [prohibit], [resist].
permit, n. [warrant], [license], [leave], [permission].
pernicious, a. [deleterious], [harmful], [noisome], baleful, [vicious].
pernickety, a. (Colloq.) [finical], [particular], [fastidious], [fussy].
perpendicular, a. [upright], [vertical]. Antonyms: horizontal oblique.
perpetual, a. See everlasting.
perplex, v. [bewilder], [puzzle], [pose], [confuse], [mystify], distract, disconcert, [entangle].
perplexed, a. [bewildered], confused, puzzled, disconcerted.
perplexing, a. [bewildering], confusing, [carking], [mystifying], [puzzling].
perplexity, n. [bewilderment], [distraction], [confusion], disconcertion, [doubt], [uncertainty], predicament, [dilemma], [plight], [quandary], [difficulty], [strait].
persecute, v. [harass], [oppress], [tyrannize], [torment], dragoon, importune, [annoy], [hector], badger.
persecution, n. [oppression], [molestation], importunity.
perseverance, n. persistence, [diligence], [constancy], indefatigableness, [assiduity], [pertinacity].
persevere, v. [persist], continue.
persevering, a. [persistent], [steadfast], [untiring], [indefatigable], [pertinacious], [unremitting], indomitable. Antonyms: [inconstant], [fickle], [unsteadfast].
persist, v. [persevere].
persistency, n. [perseverance], doggedness, [pertinacity], [obstinacy], contumacy, [insistence].
persistent, a. contumacious, [persevering], [insistent], [pertinacious], [tenacious], importunate, [constant].
personality, n. individuality; [reflection], [stricture], animadversion, [criticism].
personally, adv. individually.
personate, v. [impersonate].
personation, n. [impersonation].
perspiration, n. See sweat.
perspire, v. [sweat].
persuade, v. induce.
persuasion, n. [inducement], [suasion], [incitement]; [creed], [belief]. Antonyms: [dissuasion], [coercion], [constraint].
persuasive, a. persuasory.
pert, a. [sprightly], [dapper], [nimble]; [forward], [bold], [saucy], malapert.
pertain, v. appertain.
pertinacious, a. [resolute], determined, [stubborn].
pertinacity, n. resoluteness, persistence, doggedness, stubbornness.
pertinence, n. [relevancy], applicability, propriety. Antonyms: impertinence, irrelevance.
pertinent, a. [relevant], apposite, [applicable], [proper]. Antonyms: [impertinent], irrelevant.
perturb, v. disquiet, [excite], [disturb], [agitate], discompose, [distress].
perturbation, n. [excitement], [agitation], [discomposure], [distress], disconcertion, [worry]. Antonyms: [composure], imperturbation, [calmness].
perturbed, a. [excited], distressed, worried, discomposed, agitated.
perusal, n. [reading].
peruse, v. [read].
perverse, a. perverted, misdirected, [erring], depraved, vitiated; intractable, [obstinate], [stubborn], [contrary], [headstrong], [indocile]. Antonyms: See obedient.
perversion, n. [debasement], [vitiation], [corruption], [falsification].
pervert, v. [lead astray], [corrupt], [debase], [vitiate]; [misuse], [misapply], [misinterpret], [distort], [falsify].
pervious, a. [permeable], [penetrable]. Antonym: [impervious].
pesky, a. (Colloq.) [vexatious], [troublesome].
pessimistic, a. [gloomy], [foreboding], [hopeless].
pest, n. [pestilence], [plague], [scourge]; [curse], [nuisance], [annoyance], infliction, bane.
pester, v. [plague], badger, [harass], harry, [tease], [torment], [hector], [disturb], [molest].
pest house, n. lazaretto, lazar-house.
pestiferous, a. [infectious], [contagious], pestilential; [noxious], [noisome].
pestilence, n. [plague], [scourge], fatal epidemic.
pestilent, a. [pestiferous].
pet, n. fondling, darling, favorite; cosset; tiff.
pet, v. [humor], [coddle], [fondle], cosset, caress, [indulge].
pet, a. favorite, petted, cade.
peter out. (Slang) [dwindle].
petition, n. entreaty, supplication, [prayer].
petition, v. entreat, supplicate, [pray].
petitioner, n. suppliant, [applicant], solicitor.
petrifaction, n. lapidification, petrescence, lapidescence; [fossil], [stone].
petrify, v. lapidify, [fossilize].
petticoat, n. underskirt; balmoral.
petty, a. [small], [insignificant], [trivial], [trifling].
petulant, a. See cross.
pew, n. [slip].
phantom, n. spectre, [apparition], [ghost].
phantomlike, a. [spectral], [ghostly].
pharmaceutist, n. apothecary, [druggist].
pharmacist, n. apothecary, [druggist], [pharmaceutist].
phase, n. [aspect], [appearance].
phase, v. (Colloq.) disconcert, [disturb], discompose, [affect].
philistine, a. [uncultured], [commonplace].
phiz, n. (Colloq.) [face], visage, [countenance], physiognomy.
phlegm, n. [mucus].
phlegm, n. dullness, sluggishness, coldness, [indifference].
phlegmatic, a. [unemotional], [cold], [dull], [sluggish].
phonograph, n. graphophone.
photograph, n. heliograph.
photography, n. heliography.
phrase, n. idiom; [diction], phraseology.
phrenologist, n. craniologist.
phrenology, n. craniology.
physic, n. [medicine]; [cathartic], [purge], purgative.
physic, v. [purge].
physical, a. [material], [bodily].
physical structure. physique.
physician, n. See doctor.
piano, n. pianoforte.
piazza, n. [veranda], [portico], [stoop], [porch].
pick, v. [pluck]; pick [out], [select], [choose], [cull], glean.
pick, n. pickax; [choice]; spike, pike; plectrum.
picket, n. [stake], [pale], paling; sentry, [guard], [watchman], [sentinel].
pickle, n. brine; (Colloq.) [dilemma], predicament, [plight]; marinade.
pickpocket, n. cutpurse, chevalier d'industrie (French).
picture, v. delineate, [sketch], [draw], [represent], [depict].
picture, n. [drawing], [painting], [engraving], half- [tone], [photograph], print, miniature, daguerreotype, chromo, icon, chromotype, mezzotint, pastel, lithograph, lithotint, cartoon, [sketch], etching, chromolithograph, pasticcio, tableau, portrait, [illustration], cyclorama, silhouette, carte-de-visite, minette, [caricature], vignette, draught, aquarelle, thermotype, [tintype], ambrotype, cabinet, heliograph, chrysotype, photogravure, oleograph, [cut], [negative], [study], [likeness], [scene], [landscape], [view], stereogram, stereograph, panorama, aristotype, heliotype, diorama, diaphanotype, decalcomania, [mosaic], photoengraving, inconograph.
piddle, v. [trifle].
piddling, a. [trifling], inconsiderable, [insignificant], [piffling], inconsequential.
piebald, a. [spotted], [dappled], [pied], pintado, pinto, [party-colored].
piece, n. [scrap], swatch, clout, chunk, [slice], clipping, chip, hunk, [hunch], [fragment], fillet, shard; [essay], [article], composition; étude (Mus.).
piece, v. [patch], [repair]; augment.
pied, a. [mottled], [spotted], [piebald], [dappled], [party-colored].
pieplant, n. rhubarb.
pier, n. [wharf], [dock], jetty, [buttress].
pierce, v. transfix, [stab], impale, [gore]; [penetrate], [bore], [perforate], [drill].
pierced, a. perforated, penetrated.
piercer, n. stiletto, eyeleteer, gimlet, awl, [bodkin].
piercing, a. [penetrating], [keen], [sharp], [thrilling], [poignant].
piercing, n. [penetration], [perforation], impalement, transfixion, [boring].
piety, n. [sanctity], godliness, [holiness].
piffle, n. [trifling].--v. [trifle], [piddle].
piffling, a. [trifling].
pig, n. shoat, [far]; gilt (young female); whinock; [hog], [swine]. Associated words: porcine, farrow, [litter], barrow, [boar], [sow], [pork].
pigeon-house, n. dove-cote, columbary.
piggery, n. pig [pen], [sty], pigsty.
pigheaded, a. [stubborn], [perverse].
pig pen, n. [sty], pigsty, [piggery].
pigtail, n. [queue].
pile, n. [heap], [stack], [accumulation].
pile, v. [heap], [stack], accumulate.
piles, n. hemorrhoids.
pilfer, v. filch, purloin.
pilfering, n. filching, [theft], pilfery.
pilgrim, n. [wayfarer], [traveler], sojourner, crusader.
pilgrimage, n. [journey], expedition, sojourn, crusade.
pilgrim's staff. bourdon.
pillage, n. [devastation], plundering, [rapine], spoliation; [spoil], [plunder], [booty], [loot].
pillage, v. [sack], [plunder], despoil, [devastate], [foray].
pillar, n. [column], [pier], [shaft], [post], [obelisk], monolith; [supporter], maintainer.
pillow, n. [cushion], [bolster].
pilot, n. [steersman], helmsman; director, [guide], conductor.
pilot, v. [guide], [steer], [direct].
pimp, n. procurer, bawd, [pander].--v. [pander], bawd.
pimple, n. [eruption], papule, pustule.
pin, n. [peg], [bolt], skewer, spilikin, spile, [plug], linchpin.
pinafore, n. [apron], tier.
pinch, n. twinge, tweak, [twitch]; exigency, [strait].
pinch, v. [squeeze], compress, twinge, tweak, gripe, [nip]; [cramp], [straiten], [oppress]; skrimp.
pinch, v. (Slang) [arrest].
pinchbeck, a. [sham], [spurious], brummagem.
pinchers, n. pl. pincers, tweezers, pliers, [nippers], forceps.
pinching, a. [griping], compressing, [nipping], skrimping.
pine, v. [droop], languish, [waste]; [yearn], long--n. [deal].
pining, a. languishing, [fading], drooping.
pink, v. scallop.
pinnacle, n. [peak], [summit], [top], apex, [zenith]; finial.
pious, a. [religious], [devout], saintly, [righteous], [reverent]. Antonym: impious.
pip, n. [seed]; roup.
pipe, n. [tube], conduit, aqueduct.
pipe, n. tobacco [pipe], clay [pipe]; nargile, nargileh; hubble-bubble; hookah; chibouque; dudeen.
piped, a. [tubular].
pipe of peace. calumet.
pipe-shaped, a. [tubular].
piping, a. [peaceful], [favorable]; [shrill], acute; sizzling, [boiling], [hissing].
piquancy, n. pungency, [sharpness], spiciness; raciness, [liveliness].
piquant, a. [pungent], [spicy]; [racy], [lively].
pique, n. [displeasure], [resentment], [vexation], [umbrage].
pique, v. [displease], [offend].
piracy, n. [freebooting], sea-robbery.
pirate, n. sea-robber, buccaneer, picaroon, corsair, [freebooter], viking.
pirate's flag. Jolly Roger.
piratical, a. [predatory].
pismire, n. emmet.
piss, n. [urine].--v. urinate.
pit, n. [hollow], [hole], excavation, cavity; abyss; parquet; [quarry]; endocarp, [stone], putamen.
pitapat, adv. in a [flutter], flutteringly.
pitch, n. [slope], declivity, [slant].
pitch, n. bitumen, asphaltum.
pitch, v. [cast], hurl, toss, [throw], fling, heave, chuck; [plunge]; [decline], [slope], [slant].
pitcher, n. [jug], ewer, [jar], toby, aiguière.
pitcher-shaped, a. urceolate.
pitch into. (Slang) [attack], [assault], [assail].
piteous, a. compassionate, [merciful]; [mournful], [plaintive], [doleful].
pitfall, n. [snare], [trap], [pit].
pith, n. [marrow]; [gist], [heart], essence, substance.
pithy, a. [sententious], laconic.
pitiable, a. [sad], [piteous], [lamentable], deplorable.
pitiful, a. tender-hearted, compassionate, [merciful], [lenient], [ruthful], clement; [lamentable], [piteous], [sad], [sorrowful]; [despicable], [contemptible], [abject], [mean].
pitiless, a. See unmerciful.
pittance, n. [dole].
pity, n. [compassion], [mercy], [ruth], commiseration, condolence, [sympathy].
pity, v. have pity for, condole with, commiserate.
pitying, a. commiserative, [sympathetic], [tender], [merciful].
pivot pin. pintle.
placable, a. [appeasable], [pacifiable].
placard, n. [broadside], [poster], [bill], affiché.
place, a. [position], [site], [situation], locality; rendezvous, tryst; [duty], [function], [post], [work], [office]; stead, lieu.
place, v. [deposit], locate, dispose, put, [set], [station], [establish], [attribute], impute, [ascribe], [assign]; identify.
place between. interpose.
plague, n. [pestilence].
plague, v. [hector], [tantalize], [tease], badger, [pester], [twit], [nag], [torment], [harass], harry.
plaguy, a. (Colloq.) [troublesome], [vexatious], [annoying].
plaid, a. [checkered], [crossbarred].
plaid cloth of Scotland. tartan.
plain, n. prairie, [field], savanna, pampas, steppe, llano, champaign, campagna, heath, moor, camass, downs, tundra, veldt, peneplain.
plain, a. [evident], [manifest], explicit, [obvious], [unmistakable], distinct, [apparent], palpable, [patent]; unembellished, [simple], austere, [severe], ungarnished, unadorned, untrimmed; [homely], uncomely; [flat], [level], [even], [smooth], plane; [unaffected], [simple], [artless], [outspoken], [undesigning], ingenuous, [unreserved], [direct]; [frugal], [homely]; unvaried, unfigured; mere, [absolute], [unmistakable]. Antonyms: [ambiguous], equivocal, indistinct, indecipherable, elaborate, [luxurious], [cryptic], [abstruse], [ornate], enigmatic, [vague], inexplicable, [obscure], [complex], [intricate], embellished.
plain, adv. plainly, distinctly, bluntly, candidly, explicitly.
plain-dealing, n. [honesty].
plain song. Gregorian [chant], canto fermo.
plain-spoken, a. [frank], [candid], [unreserved], [outspoken].
plaint, n. [complaint], [lamentation].
plaintiff, n. complainant.
plaintive, a. [piteous], [melancholy], [sad], [sorrowful], [doleful].
plait, n. [braid], [plat], [gather], [ruffle], gauffering, plication, fluting, kilting.
plait, v. [braid], [plat], flute.
plaited, a. pleated, kilted.
plan, n. diagram, draught.
plan, v. [scheme], project, [intend], [devise], [contrive], [design], [purpose].
planetarium, n. orrery.
plant, n. [vegetable], herb; pl. flora (plants of a region).
plant, v. [sow]; [settle], [establish].
plant-eaters, n. pl. Herbivora.
plant-eating, a. herbivorous, phytivorous, plantivorous, phytophagous.
plant-eating, n. phytophagy.
plant green. chlorophyll, fecula.
plant louse. [aphis], aphid, aphidian; pl. aphides, aphidæ.
plastic, a. [formative], [creative]; impressible, fictile.
plateau, n. table-land, [mesa].
platform, n. [rostrum], [stage], dais.
platitude, n. [banality].
platitudinous, a. [banal], [trite], [commonplace].
platter, n. trencher.
plaudit, n. [applause], acclaim, acclamation.
plausibility, n. speciousness.
plausible, a. [specious]; [glib], [fluent], [oily], smooth-tongued. Antonym: implausible.
play, v. [frolic], [sport], [gambol], disport, [frisk], [skip], [caper], romp, [revel]; [wanton], [dally], [toy], twiddle; [impersonate], [personate], [act]; [perform], [execute]; strum, thrum; gamble; [simulate], [pretend], [feign], dissemble.
play, n. [game], [pastime], [amusement], [recreation], [diversion], [sport], disport, gambols, [frolic], [jest], [merriment]; [action], [use], employment, [practice], [exercise]; comedy, drama, melodrama, [farce], [burlesque]; [dalliance], toying, twiddling; [liberty], [scope], [swing]. Associated words: dramaturgy, dramaturgist, dramatic, dramatize, dramatization, [theater], rôle, repertoire.
playday, n. [holiday].
player, n. [idler], [drone]; [actor], thespian, tragedian, comedian, [imitator], [impersonator], mime, [mimic]; [performer], instrumentalist.
playful, a. [sportive], [frolicsome], [prankish], [jocular], [sprightly], [wanton].
play off. [feign], [simulate], dissemble.
plaything, n. [bauble], [gimcrack], [toy].
play-writer, n. playwright, dramatist.
plea, n. [defense], [excuse], [apology], [vindication], [intercession], [prayer], entreaty.
plead, v. [reason], [argue]; apologize; [defend], [advocate], [intercede].
pleader, n. [intercessor], [defender], [advocate].
pleasant, a. [agreeable], [genial], [congenial], [affable], [amiable], enjoyable, good-humored, pleasurable. Antonyms: [unpleasant], [disagreeable], [uncongenial], [repellent], repelling, austere, [unamiable], inaffable, [dreary], [dismal], [offensive].
pleasantry, n. [badinage], [banter], [raillery], witticism, [joke], [jest], [jocularity], [drollery], [waggery], jollity, [humor].
please, v. [rejoice], [gladden], delight, [gratify], [cheer], elate; [satisfy], [content]; [like], [choose], prefer.
pleasing, a. [pleasant], [delightful], gratifying, delectable, [gracious], [winning].
pleasure, n. [gratification], [enjoyment], [happiness], delectation, delight; [amusement], [recreation], [diversion]; [will], [choice], preference, [desire]; voluptuousness, [sensuality]. Antonym: [displeasure].
pleat, n. [plait].
pledge, n. gage, [security], hostage, [guarantee].
pledge, v. [pawn], impawn, hypothecate, [plight].
plenteous, a. [plentiful].
plentiful, a. [abundant], [bounteous], [ample], [galore], [copious], [full], [sufficient], [lavish], replete, [unstinted], prolific. Antonyms: [scarce], [deficient], [inadequate], [insufficient], [scant], niggardly.
plenty, n. [abundance], [sufficiency], plenitude. Antonyms: See [scarcity].
plethora, n. [superabundance], [superfluity], [excess], [repletion]; hyperæmia.
pliability, n. [flexibility], suppleness, pliancy, limberness, ductility, malleability. Antonyms: [inflexibility], [rigidity]. See [inflexibility].
pliable, a. [flexible], pliant, [supple], [limber], lithesome, lithe, flexile, malleable; [irresolute], [yielding], facile, [compliant]. Antonyms: impliable, [inflexible].
plight, n. [condition], [state], [dilemma], predicament, [situation], [scrape].
plight, v. [pawn], [pledge]; [promise], [betroth].
plod, v. trudge, [tramp].
plodding, a. hardworking, [diligent].
plot, n. [conspiracy], [intrigue], machination, cabal, complot; [plat]; imbroglio (complicated plot). Associated word: marplot.
plot, v. [conspire], [intrigue], cabal, complot, machinate, [scheme].
plotter, n. [conspirator], [intriguer], intrigant, machinator, caballer, intrigante ([female]).
plowable, a. arable. Antonym: inarable.
plowland, n. arable, carucate.
plowman, n. plower, husbandman.
pluck, v. [pull], [draw]; [pick], [gather].
pluck, n. [courage], [energy], [spirit], [stamina], pluckiness.
plucky, a. [courageous], [spirited], indomitable, [resolute], [unflinching], [game].
plug, n. [stopper], stopple, [bung], tampoon, spile, tampion, [spigot].
plumb, a. [perpendicular], [upright], [true].
plume, v. preen, prink; [pride], [vaunt], [boast], [glory].
plump, a. [fleshy], [bouncing], chubby, [fat], [portly], [stout]; [blunt], [unreserved], [unqualified].
plunder, n. [booty], [spoil], [loot], [pillage], [robbery].
plunder, v. [pillage], [loot], [rob].
plunderer, n. pillager, [robber], spoiler, [depredator], [marauder].
plunge, v. [souse], [immerse], [submerge], [dip], [douse]; [dive], [pitch].
pocket, n. [bag], [sack], [pouch], placket, sabretasche.
pocket-book, n. purse, [wallet], portemonnaie.
pockmarked, a. pockpitted, pockfretten, pocky, pitted.
pod, n. capsule, legume, burr, shale, [boll].
poem, n. sonnet, ballad, [verse], distich, lyric, elegy, eclogue, idyl, madrigal, epic, ode, georgic, cid, rondeau, epilogue, epigram, elegiac, [roundelay], dithyramb, dithyrambic, doggerel, rhapsody.
poet, n. bard; laureate; versifier, rhymster, [poetaster]; troubadour, jongleur.
poetaster, n. rhymster, verse-monger, versifier.
poetical, a. metrical, rhythmic.
poetry, n. [verse], [rhyme], poems, poesy, orthometry, [versification], prosody, poetics. Antonym: prose. Associated word: anthology.
poignant, a. [pricking], [piercing], [pungent].
point, n. [prick], [gad], [goad]; punctilio, [nicety], [subtlety]; poignancy, [sting]; degree, [step], [stage]; ferrule; zenith ([highest point]); nadir ([lowest point]); aiglet, tag; apex, [tip].
point, v. [aim], [level], [direct]; [show], [indicate], designate; punctuate; taper.
point-blank, a. [direct], [plain], [unqualified], [unreserved].
pointed, a. [sharp], picked, [peaked], [tapering], conical. Antonyms: pointless, [dull].
pointer, n. [indicator], index.
pointing, n. sharpening; punctuation; designation, [indication].
poise, n. [equipoise], [balance], [equilibrium].
poise, v. [balance], librate.
poison, n. venom, virus, toxine, toxicant, irritant, [taint], bane, ptomaine. Associated words: toxicology, toxicophobia, toxicomania, toxiferous, toxicologist, [antidote], alexiteric, venenific, septiferous, envenom, infect.
poisoning, n. toxication, venenation; autotoxication (self-poisoning); tainting, [vitiation], [infection].
poisonous, a. toxic, toxical, venomous, [noxious], baneful, [virulent], malignant. Antonyms: nonpoisonous, antidotal.
poisonousness, n. toxicity, venomousness, virulence, malignancy.
poke, n. [bag], [sack], [pocket]; [thrust], [punch], [jog], [dig]; dawdler, [bore].
poke, v. stir up, [excite]; [punch], [thrust]; [gore], [hook]; grope.
poke fun at. (Colloq.) [ridicule], [deride].
poker-painting, n. pyrography, xylopyrography.
poky, a. (Colloq.) [slow], [dull], [tiresome], [tedious], prosaic.
polar lights. aurora borealis ([northern]); aurora australis (southern);
Pole, n. Polander, Polack.
pole, n. [shaft], thill (of a vehicle); [rod], [perch]; bergstock, alpenstock; poy (rope-dancer's pole); 5 1/2 yards, 30 1/4 square yards; jalons; quant.
polestar, n. [north star], polar [star], Polaris, loadstar, Cynosure.
polish, v. burnish, [furbish].
polish, n. [gloss], [luster], [sheen], glaze, glazing; courtliness, [refinement].
polished, a. burnished, glistening, [bright]; [courtly], elegant [refined].
polite, a. [courtly], [civil], [courteous], [suave], urbane, deferential [debonair], mannerly. Antonyms: See impolite.
politeness, n. courtliness, [courtesy], [civility], [suavity], urbanity, deference, [amenity], [comity].
politic, a. political; [judicious], [discreet], [shrewd], astute; diplomatic, strategic, [artful].
politician, n. statesman, statist; demagogue (unprincipled and factious).
polliwog, n. [tadpole], purwiggy.
poll tax. [capitation].
pollute, v. [defile], [contaminate], [corrupt], infect, [debase], [vitiate], [desecrate], befoul.
pollution, n. [defilement], [contamination], [corruption], infection [debasement], [vitiation].
poltroon, n. [coward], [craven], [dastard].
pommel, v. [beat], [pound], [maul], belabor, [cudgel], thwack, [club].
pomp, n. pageantry, [parade], pageant.
pompous, a. [stately], [imposing], [august]; pretentious, grandiose See [bombastic].
pond, n. lake ([small]); lagoon.
ponder, v. [meditate], [reflect], [ruminate], [think], [muse].
ponderous, a. [massive], [heavy], [cumbersome]; [dull], spiritless momentous, [important].
pooh-pooh, v. (Colloq.) [deride].
poor, a. indigent, impecunious, [needy], poverty -stricken, [straitened], necessitous, [penniless], eleemosynary; emaciated, [skinny], [lean], [spare], [meager], bony, [gaunt], [thin], [haggard], [scrawny], angular, [peaked], [rawboned], pinched; [inferior], [mean], [shabby], [seedy], [tacky], [worthless]; [barren], [sterile], effete infecund, inarable, [exhausted], infertile; [miserable], [wretched], [faulty], defective; [despicable], [contemptible], [abject], [sordid], [sorry]; [unfavorable], inauspicious, unpropitious.
poorhouse, n. almshouse, infirmary.
pope, n. bishop of Rome, pontiff, Pontifex Maximus. Associated words: papal, papacy, paparchy, popish, [see], popedom, popery, ablegate, nuncio, [legate], Vatican, pontifical.
poppinjay, n. [dandy], [coxcomb]. See fop.
populace, n. [commonalty], proletariat, [rabble].
popular, a. approved.
popularity, n. [favor], [esteem], approbation, [celebrity].
population, n. inhabitants.
porch, n. [piazza], [stoop], [veranda], porte-cochère, [portico].
pork, n. Associated words: trichina, trichinosis.
porous, a. [permeable], [penetrable], [pervious], percolable. Antonyms: imporous, [compact].
porridge dish. porringer.
port, n. [harbor], [haven]; port-hole, embrasure; larboard; [deportment], [carriage], [bearing], [demeanor].
portend, v. [foretoken], [bode], [presage], [foreshadow], [augur].
portentous, a. [ominous], premonitory; [monstrous], prodigious.
porter, n. [doorkeeper], concierge.
portico, n. colonnade, arcade; [porch].
portion, n. [part], [section], [piece]; [allotment], [quota], [share], contingent; [inheritance]; dowry.
portly, a. [dignified], [imposing], [stately], [commanding]; [fleshy], obese, corpulent, [stout].
portray, v. delineate, [depict], [picture], [draw], [sketch], [paint], [describe].
portrayal, n. delineation, [description], [account], [recital], [painting], [depiction].
pose, n. [attitude], posture ([assumed]).--v. attitudinize; [nonplus], [bewilder], [embarrass].
position, n. [situation], [post]; [attitude], [posture]; [situation], [place], [job]; [rank], [standing], [status]; [state], [condition], circumstances.
positive, a. [definite], [precise], unequivocal, explicit, catagorical, [unmistakable]; [confident], [certain], [sure]; veritable, [actual], [absolute]; [indisputable]; peremptory, [dogmatic].
posse, n. (Colloq.) [crowd], throng, [multitude].
possess, v. [own]; have, [hold], [occupy]; [seize], [take], [appropriate].
possession, n. [ownership], occupancy, tenure, fruition, retention, [occupation].
possessor, n. [owner], proprietor; [occupant], tenant, [holder].
possibility, n. potentiality, contingency. Antonym: [impossibility].
possible, a. potential, in posse, contingent, practicable. Antonym: [impossible].
possibly, adv. [maybe], [perhaps], [perchance], peradventure, haply.
post, n. [column], [pillar], pilaster; [position], [seat], [station]; [office], employment, [station]; bollard, stanchion, [pile], newel, puncheon.
post, v. [placard], [announce]; [mail].
posted, a. (Colloq.) informed.
poster, n. [placard], bulletin, [bill].
posterior, a. [later], subsequent, ensuing, [succeeding]; [hinder], [rear].
post-mortem, n. [autopsy], necropsy.
postpone, v. defer, [delay], [put off], procrastinate, adjourn, prorogue.
postponement, n. deferring, [delay], procrastination.
posture, n. [attitude].
posy, n. [flower], nosegay, boutonnière, [bouquet].
pot, n. [kettle]; chamber-pot, jorden, urinal; jardinière.
potboy, n. [menial], [scullion].
potent, a. [powerful], [forcible], [cogent], [effective], [strong].
pother, n. [confusion], [commotion], [flutter], [bustle], [stir].
potter, v. [trifle], [pother].
potter's wheel. jigger, [throw].
pouch, n. [bag], [sack]; [paunch]; marsupium.
poultice, n. cataplasm.
pound, v. [beat]; comminute, [pulverize], bray, triturate; [maul], belabor; impound.
pound, n. pinfold; sixteen ounces (avoir.); twelve ounces (troy); [sovereign], >.86.
pounder, n. pestle.
pour, v. decant.
pouring, n. decantation.
poverty, n. [penury], indigence, [need], [destitution], [privation], neediness, impecuniosity, [pauperism]; [deficiency], paucity, infecundity, [dearth], [lack], meagerness, [sterility], [barrenness]. Associated words: impoverish, impoverishment.
powder, n. [dust], pulverulence; cosmetic, [rouge]; pounce; efflorescence.
powder, v. [pulverize], triturate, comminute, levigate.
powdery, a. friable, [loose]; [dusty], pulverized, pulverulent, [mealy].
power, n. potency, [might], cogency, [efficacy], [force]; armipotence, omnipotence; [influence], [sway], [command], [domination], [authority]; [faculty], [endowment], [gift].
powerful, a. [mighty], [potent], drastic, [efficacious], [intense], [strong], dynamic, puissant, [effective], omnipotent, armipotent, stentorian, [invincible], [cogent], [commanding].
powerless, a. impotent. See weak.
pox, n. syphilis.
practicability, n. [feasibility].
practical, a. pragmatical. Antonyms: impractical, [Utopian], chimerical.
practice, n. [custom], [usage], habit; [exercise], [application], [drill], rehearsal.
practice, v. [exercise], [apply], [do], [train], [drill], rehearse.
praise, n. commendation, laudation, approbation, encomium, [panegyric], [eulogy], [applause], [laud], acclaim, éclat, [plaudit], compliment, acclamation, puff, [flattery]; [worship], [homage], glorification; pæan. Antonyms: [condemnation], dispraise, disapprobation, [disparagement], [denunciation], animadversion, [stricture].
praise, v. [laud], [extol], [commend], [eulogize], panegyrize, applaud; [magnify], glorify. Antonyms: [condemn], denounce, [disparage], deprecate, criticize.
praiser, n. [eulogist], panegyrist, extoller, encomiast, lauder.
praiseworthy, a. [laudable], [commendable]. Antonyms: illaudable, [unpraiseworthy], indign.
prance, v. cavort.
prank, n. [trick], [antic], [frolic], [caper].
prankish, a. [playful], [frolicsome], [sportive], mischievous, gamesome.
prate, v. [babble], [gabble], clatter, chatter, prattle. See talk.
prate, n. chatter, [gabble], [babble], [twaddle].
pray, v. invoke, supplicate, entreat, [implore], [beg], [petition], [intercede].
pray against. deprecate.
prayer, n. [invocation], orison, [collect], [suffrage], supplication, obsecration; litany, rogation, rosary, euchologion, secreta; entreaty, [intercession].
preach, v. exhort.
preacher, n. homilist, exhorter, predicant, pulpiteer; [missionary], evangelist, [revivalist].
preaching, n. [sermon], homily, exhortation. Associated words: homiletics, homiletic.
precarious, a. [uncertain], [insecure], unassured, doubtful
preceding, a. [foregoing].
precept, n. commandment, [maxim], [rule], [adage], behest, injunction.
precious, a. [costly], [expensive]; [valuable]; [dear], beloved, adored, idolized.
precious stone. [jewel], [gem]. See stone.
precise, a. [exact]; [formal], punctilious, [particular], [prim], prudish.
precision, n. [exactness], [accuracy]; formalness, prudery.
predatory, a. predaceous, plundering.
predestination, n. [foreordination], foreordainment.
predict, v. [prophesy], [foretell], prognosticate, [forebode], [portend], [augur], [presage], vaticinate.
prediction, n. [prophecy], [soothsaying], divination, [augury], prognostication.
predominant, a. [dominant], [overruling], ascendant, [supreme].
preface, n. prologue, prelude. See introduction.
prejudice, n. prejudgment, [bias]; [harm], mischief, detriment.
preposterous, a. [absurd], [ridiculous], irrational, [inconsistent], [foolish].
presage, n. [omen], [augury], auspice, portent; [foreknowledge], premonition.
present, n. [gift], [donation], largess, gratuity, douceur.
preserve, v. [conserve].--n. compote.
press, n. pressure, [urgency].
press, v. [squeeze], [crowd], compress; [urge], [crowd]; [express]; embrace, [hug], [clasp]; [oppress], enjoin, constrain.
pressed together. [compact], serried, [crowded].
pressing, a. [urgent], importunate, exigent.
pretend, v. [claim]; [simulate], [feign], [affect].
pretense, n. assumption, [claim], pretension; [simulation], [affectation]; pretext, [feint], [subterfuge].
pretty, a. [comely], [fair]; personable, considerable. Antonyms: [plain], [homely], uncomely, [ugly].
prevent, v. [thwart], [hinder], [obstruct], preclude, obviate, [forestall], intercept, avert, [parry], [deter], [frustrate].
prevention, n. [obstruction], thwarting, interruption, [hindrance], preclusion, obviation, interception.
preventive, a. deterrent, prophylactic, obviating.--n. prophylactic.
previous, a. [former], [foregoing], [antecedent], [prior], [anterior].
prey, n. [spoil], [loot], [plunder], [booty]; [victim], [quarry], captive; [depredation], [ravage], spoliation.
preying upon others. [predatory].
prick, n. [goad], [spur], [gad]; [sting], [compunction], [qualm]; [puncture].
prick, v. [puncture], [pierce], [perforate]; [goad], [spur], [incite]; [sting], [wound], [hurt].
pricking, a. [poignant], [sharp], [piercing], stinging.
prickle, n. [thorn], [spine], barb.
prickly, a. [thorny], spiny, brambly, briery.
pride, n. self-esteem, self-respect; [haughtiness], [arrogance], [hauteur], superciliousness, contumely, [conceit], [vanity], priggishness, lordliness, imperiousness. Antonyms: [humility], [shame], [self-abasement], [modesty], [lowliness].
priestly, a. sacerdotal.
priestly garments. [vestments], [canonicals]. See canonicals.
prim, a. [formal], [precise], [demure], prudish.
prime minister. premier.
primer, n. hornbook.
primitive, a. pristine, primordial, primeval, primal; [antique], [quaint], [old-fashioned]; [original], [radical], primary.
principal, a. [leading], [chief], [cardinal], paramount, [main], foremost.
printing, n. [typography]; (for the blind) Braille.
prior, a. [previous], [former], antedecent, [anterior].
priority, n. [antecedence], anteriority, precedence.
prison, n. [penitentiary], bridewell, [jail], house of [correction], clink, bastille.--v. [imprison], incarcerate. Associated words: mittimus, [commit], commitment, [turnkey], [warden], [remand], prisoner, [convict].
privacy, n. [retirement], [seclusion]; [retreat], [solitude], [concealment], [secrecy], [secret].
private, a. personal, individual; [secret], [secluded], [covert], [sequestered], [hidden], unrevealed.
privates, n. pl. [genitals]. See sexual organs.
privation, n. deprivation, [degradation]; [destitution], [poverty], [need]; [absence].
privilege, n. [liberty], [right], franchise, prerogative, immunity, [advantage].
privy, n. [water-closet], [backhouse], jakes.
prize, n. [meed], guerdon, palm, trophy, laurels, [reward], premium, sweepstakes.
prize-fighter, n. pugilist.
prize-fighting, n. pugilism.
probability, n. [likelihood], verisimilitude, credibleness.
probable, a. [likely], credible, [reasonable].
probe, v. [investigate], [examine].
proboscis, n. [snout], [trunk]; haustellum (sucking proboscis).
procession, n. [parade], cavalcade, [cortège], [train], [retinue], [file].
proclaim, v. See announce.
procure, v. [get], [obtain], acquire.
prod, n. [goad].
prodigal, a. [wasteful], [extravagant], [lavish], profuse.
profane, v. [violate], [desecrate]; [debase], [prostitute], [defile].
profane, a. unconsecrated, [secular]; unsanctified, [unholy]; blasphemous, irreverent, impious, [sacrilegious].
profess, v. [acknowledge], avow, [admit]; [claim], [pretend].
profession, n. [acknowledgment], avowal; vocation, [business], [calling].
proficient, a. [expert], [adept], skilled.
profit, n. [gain], emolument, dividend. Associated words: pernor, fructuary, [exploit], [exploitation].
profitable, a. [remunerative], [lucrative], gainful, [beneficial]. Antonyms: See unprofitable.
profound, a. abysmal, [deep]; [abstruse], [recondite]. Antonym: [shallow].
progress, n. progression, [advancement], [improvement].
prohibit, v. See forbid.
prominent, a. protuberant; [conspicuous], [salient]; [eminent], [distinguished].
promiscuous, a. indiscriminate.
promise, n. [pledge], [word], parole, [plight], [betrothal], troth, [vow], [assurance], [covenant].
promise, v. [pledge], [covenant], assure, [plight].
promote, v. [advance], [forward]; [exalt], [elevate], [raise], [aggrandize]; brevet.
promotion, n. preferment, [exaltation], [advancement], furtherance, [aggrandizement]; brevet.
prompt, a. [quick], expeditious, ready; punctual, [timely].
pronunciation, n. orthoëpy; [utterance], [articulation], enunciation. Associated words: diacritical marks, macron, breve, diæresis, orthoëpic, orthoëpist, cacoëpy.
proof, n. [verification], corroboration, [attestation], certification, [confirmation]. Antonyms: [disproof], [refutation].
prop, n. [buttress], [stay], [support], [brace], fulcrum, [shore], stanchion.
prop, v. [buttress], [brace], [stay], [support], sustain, shore up.
proper, a. [appropriate], [meet], [suitable], [seemly], condign, appertinent, conformable, consistent, apposite; decorous, conventional, [formal], [sedate], [demure]. Antonyms: [improper], [inappropriate], [unsuitable].
property, n. [attribute], trait; estate, [wealth], chattels, [goods], [resources], [assets], [inheritance].
prophecy, n. [prediction], [foretelling], divination, [soothsaying], prognostication, [augury], vaticination.
prophesy, v. prognosticate, [foretell], [divine], [augur], [predict], vaticinate.
prophet, n. prognosticator, vaticinator, [soothsayer], diviner, oracle, [seer], python.
prophetess, n. sibyl, pythoness.
prophetic, a. prognostic, predictive, fatidical, oracular, divinatory, vaticinal.
prosperity, n. [weal], [success], well-being. Antonyms: [adversity], reverses, [disaster].
prostitute, n. [harlot], [whore], strumpet, [courtesan].
prostitution, n. [harlotry], social [evil], [whoredom]; [perversion], [misuse], profanation.
prosy, a. prosaic, [dull], [tiresome], [tedious], uninteresting, jejune.
protect, v. [shield], [defend], [guard], fortify, [screen], [shelter], befriend.
protection, n. [defense], [shield], [shelter], tutelage, [refuge], [bulwark], coverture, [safeguard].
protector, n. [defender], [guardian], [patron].
proud, a. [arrogant], [vain], [haughty], [overbearing], supercilious, cavalier, [overweening], [disdainful], [imperious], [lordly], magisterial, contumelious. Antonyms: [meek], [humble].
proud flesh. granulation, [fungus].
provable, a. demonstrable.
prove, v. [verify], corroborate, [substantiate], demonstrate. Antonyms: [disprove], [refute].
proverb, n. aphorism, [maxim], [saw], [adage]. See saying.
provide, v. [supply], [furnish]; stipulate, [covenant], [agree]; [cater], purvey.
provider, n. furnisher, [caterer], [purveyor], provisor.
provoke, v. [incite], [stimulate], instigate, [rouse]; [exasperate], [displease], [aggravate], [offend].
prowess, n. [bravery], intrepidity, [valor].
prudence, n. [discretion], [caution].
prudent, a. [discreet], [cautious], circumspect, provident. Antonyms: imprudent, [incautious].
pry, n. [lever]; [leverage].--v. [prize]; gaze, [inspect].
puberty, n. Associated words: puberal, pubescence, pubescent, hebetic, impuberal.
publish, v. promulgate, [proclaim], [circulate], [blazon], [announce]. Antonyms: [suppress], [withhold].
publisher's inscription. colophon, impress, imprint.
pucker, v. [crease], corrugate, cockle, purse, [wrinkle].
pucker, n. [crease], corrugation, cockle, [wrinkle]; (Colloq.) [confusion], [bother], [perplexity].
puckery, a. astringent.
puddle, n. pool, plashet, plash.
puerile, a. [childish], [silly], [trifling].
puke, v. [vomit].
pull, v. [draw], [tug], haul, tow, [drag]; [pluck], [jerk], [twitch].
pulverize, v. triturate, comminute, levigate, bray.
pump, v. interrogate, [question], [quiz].
pun, n. paragram.
punch, v. [push], [poke]; [pierce], [bore], [perforate], [puncture].
puncture, v. [prick], [perforate], [pierce].
pungent, a. [pricking], stinging; [poignant], [sharp], excruciating, [severe].
punish, v. [chastise], [castigate], [chasten], [discipline].
punishment, n. [chastisement], [castigation], scourging, [discipline], [penalty], visitation, [retaliation], [retribution], infliction. Antonyms: immunity, impunity, [acquittal], exoneration. Associated words: penal, penology, punitive, penologist, penological, reprieve, commute, commutation, Nemesis, connivance.
punning, n. paronomasia.
puny, a. [undeveloped], [small], undersized, diminutive, [stunted], atrophied, [feeble].
pup, n. [puppy], whelp.
pupil, n. [scholar]; learner, [disciple], catechumen, [neophyte], [tyro], [novice], probationer.
pupilage, n. nonage, [minority].
puppy, n. [pup], whelp; [coxcomb], [dandy], [fop].
purchasable, a. [venal].
purchase, v. [buy].
pure, a. [chaste], [virtuous], [innocent], undefiled, unpolluted, inviolated, [unspotted], immaculate, [virgin], incorrupt, impeccable, inviolable; [unadulterated], unalloyed, [unsophisticated], [simple], [refined], [genuine], uncontaminated. Antonyms: See impure.
purge, n. [physic], purgative, [cathartic].
purification, n. depuration, expurgation, defecation, [refinement], [cleansing].
purificator, n. mundatory.
purify, v. [cleanse], [refine], expurgate, [sublime], clarify.
purity, n. [chastity]. Antonyms: See impurity.
purport, n. [meaning], [signification], import.--v. [mean], [intend], [signify], import.
purpose, n. [aim], [object], [design], intent, [goal], [view], [drift].
purpose, v. [intend], [design], contemplate.
purveyor, n. [caterer], [provider]; procurer, [pimp], bawd, [pander].
pus, n. [matter], purulence. Associated words: purulent, [maturate], [maturation], suppurate, suppuration, indigested, [fester].
push, v. shove, impel.
push, n. shove.
push, n. (Colloq.) [energy], spiritedness, [enterprise], aggressiveness; (Slang) [crowd], [gang], [posse].
pushing, a. [enterprising], [energetic], [intrusive], [forward], [officious], [obtrusive], aggressive.
pusillanimous, a. See cowardly.
pussy, a. (Colloq.) pursy, [fleshy].
put back. [replace], [restore], reinstate; [retard], [impede], [delay], [hinder].
put between. interpose.
put down. [deposit]; [crush], [quell], [suppress], [repress], vanquish [overthrow]; [reduce], [lower].
put in. [insert], inject, interpolate, interpose, thrust in, interject, interlard.
put-off, n. [shift], [evasion], [subterfuge], [ruse], [parry].
put off. discard, doff; [delay], defer, [postpone], procrastinate.
put out. [eject], [oust], [remove], evict, [dispossess], dislodge; [extend], protrude; extinguish; [issue], [publish]; [dislocate]; [displease], [offend], [anger].
putter, v. [potter], [pother], [trifle], fribble, [dally], dawdle.
putting back. hindering, [delay], retardation; [replacement], [restoration], reinstatement.
putting in. [insertion], [injection], interpolation.
putting in practice. [application].
putting off. [delay], deferment, [postponement], procrastination.
putting on. investing, investiture; assumption, arrogation; instigation, [incitement].
putting out. [ejection], eviction, [dispossession], [expulsion], [ousting]; extinguishment, extinction; [dislocation].
put to flight. [rout].
put-up, a. (Colloq.) arranged, predetermined.
puzzle, v. [mystify], [pose], [nonplus], [perplex], [bewilder], [confuse].
puzzle, n. enigma, conundrum, [intricacy], [maze], [crux], [riddle], rebus, poser; [confusion], [quandary], [perplexity], [nonplus], [bewilderment].
puzzling, a. enigmatical, [perplexing], inexplicable, [inscrutable], [intricate], [bewildering].
pyx, n. ciborium; ostensorium, monstrance; binnacle.