dictionary

1: a righteye flounder found in the Pacific [syn: {Hippoglossus stenolepsis}]

1: tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree [syn: {western hemlock}, {west coast hemlock}, {Tsuga heterophylla}]

1: important food fish of the northern Pacific [syn: {Clupea harengus pallasii}]

1: any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America

1: a region of the northwestern United States usually including Wshington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia

1: the largest ocean in the world [syn: {Pacific}]

1: shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit [syn: {Sierra plum}, {Prunus subcordata}]

1: olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans [syn: {olive ridley}, {Lepidochelys olivacea}]

1: small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America [syn: {Sardinops caerulea}]

1: medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed [syn: {amabilis fir}, {white fir}, {red silver fir}, {Christmas tree}, {A...

1: dogfish of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Squalus suckleyi}]

1: standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States [syn: {Pacific Time}, {PST}]

1: food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America [syn: {white sturgeon}, {Sacramento sturgeon}, {Acipenser transmontanus}]

1: standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States [syn: {Pacific Standard Time}, {PST}]

1: most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America [syn: {Hyla regilla}]

1: tripletail found in the Pacific [syn: {Lobotes pacificus}]

1: a walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific [syn: {Odobenus divergens}]

1: small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood [syn: {California yew}, {western yew}, {Taxus brevifolia}]

1: in a peaceable manner; "the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the several covenants herein on his part contained shall peaceably hold and enjoy the demised premises" [syn: {peac...

1: the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" [syn: {mollific...

1: someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes [syn: {pacifist}, {disarmer}]

{pacify}

1: someone who tries to bring peace [syn: {conciliator}, {make-peace}, {peacemaker}, {reconciler}] 2: device used for an infant to suck or bite on [syn: {comforter}, {baby's dummy}, {teething ring}]

1: the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable [syn: {passivism}] 2: the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration

1: opposed to war [syn: {pacifist(a)}, {pacifistic}, {dovish}] n : someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes [syn: {pacificist}, {disarmer}]

1: opposed to war [syn: {pacifist(a)}, {dovish}]

1: in a pacifistic manner; "the pacifistically inclined liberals"

1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}...

1: freeing from fear and anxiety [syn: {assuasive}, {calming}, {soothing}]

1: (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played [syn: {tempo}] 2: walking with slow regular strides

1: a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals

1: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" [syn: {battalion}, {large number}, {multitude}, {plurality}] 2: a complete collection of s...

1: an animal such as a mule or burro or horse used to carry loads [syn: {sumpter}]

1: a large expanse of floating ice [syn: {Ice pack}]

1: a pack of 52 playing cards [syn: {deck of cards}, {deck}]

1: gain (weight); "He packed on two pounds over the summer"

1: someone who collects things that have been discarded by others [syn: {magpie}, {scavenger}] 2: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and oth...

1: riding with a pack

1: a tent that can be carried in a backpack [syn: {backpacking tent}]

1: make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data" [syn: {compress}, {compact}] [ant: {decompress}]

1: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: {bundle}, {packet}, {parcel}] 2: a wrapped container [syn: {parcel}] 3: (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associa...

1: a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened [syn: {letter bomb}, {parcel bomb}]

1: a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price [syn: {package tour}]

1: a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere [syn: {liquor store}, {off-licence}]

1: a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price [syn: {package holiday}]

1: enclosed in a package or protective covering; "packaged cereals" [ant: {unpackaged}]

1: groceries that are packaged for sale

1: the business of packaging; "the packaging of new ideas"; "packaging for transport" 2: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution [syn: {promotion}, {public...

1: a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage [syn: {packaging concern}]

1: a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage [syn: {packaging company}]

1: filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater" [syn: {jammed}, {jam-pawncked}] 2: pressed together or compressed; "packed snow"

1: the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit [syn: {hematocrit}, {haematocrit}]

1: a preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma; "packed cells are given to severely anemic patients in order to avoid overloading the circulatory system with too much fluid"

1: a workman employed to pack things into containers [syn: {bagger}, {boxer}] 2: a wholesaler in the meat-packing business [syn: {meat packer}] 3: a hiker who wears a backpack [syn: {backpacker}]

1: genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus Senecio [syn: {genus Packera}]

1: weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {golden groundsel}, {golden ragwort}, {Senecio aur...

1: a collection of things wrapped or boxed together [syn: {package}, {bundle}, {parcel}] 2: (computer science) a message or message fragment 3: a small package or bundle 4: a boat for carrying mail [s...

1: a boat for carrying mail [syn: {mailboat}, {mail boat}, {packet}]

1: a workhorse used as a pack animal

1: any material used especially to protect something [syn: {packing material}, {wadding}] 2: the enclosure of something in a package or box [syn: {boxing}] 3: carrying something in a pack on the back;...