packing box
1: a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal [syn: {stuffing box}] 2: a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage [syn: {...
packing case
1: a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage [syn: {packing box}]
packing material
1: any material used especially to protect something [syn: {packing}, {wadding}]
packing nut
1: a nut used to tighten a stuffing box [syn: {stuffing nut}]
packing plant
1: a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products [syn: {packinghouse}]
packinghouse
1: a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed; "they came from an apple packinghouse" 2: a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products [syn: {packing plan...
packman
1: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) [syn: {peddler}, {pedlar}, {hawker}, {pitchman}]
packrat
1: a collector of miscellaneous useless objects 2: any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects [syn: {pack rat}, {trade rat}, {bush...
packsack
1: a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn: {backpack}, {back pack}, {knapsack}, {rucksack}, {haversack}]
packsaddle
1: a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
packthread
1: a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages
pact
1: a written agreement between two states or sovereigns [syn: {treaty}, {accord}]
pad
1: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge [syn: {pad of paper}, {tablet}] 2: the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily) 3: a block of absorbent material satu...
pad of paper
1: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge [syn: {pad}, {tablet}]
padauk
1: tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain [syn: {padouk}, {amboyna}, {Pterocarpus indicus}]
Padda
1: a genus of Ploceidae [syn: {genus Padda}]
Padda oryzivora
1: small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields [syn: {Java sparrow}, {Java finch}, {ricebird}]
padder
1: a highwayman who robs on foot [syn: {footpad}]
paddle
1: small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games 2: a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel 3: an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board 4: a short light ...
paddle box
1: a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel [syn: {paddle-box}]
paddle steamer
1: a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels [syn: {paddle-wheeler}]
paddle wheel
1: a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat [syn: {paddlewheel}]
paddle-box
1: a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel [syn: {paddle box}]
paddle-wheeler
1: a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels [syn: {paddle steamer}]
paddlefish
1: primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout [syn: {duckbill}, {Polyodon spathula}] [also: {paddlefishes} (pl)]
paddler
1: someone paddling a canoe [syn: {canoeist}]
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paddlewheel
1: a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat [syn: {paddle wheel}]
paddock
1: pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
Paddy
1: (slur) a person of Irish descent [syn: {Mick}, {Mickey}] 2: an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown [syn: {paddy field}, {rice paddy}] 3: rice in the husk either gathered or still in the ...
paddy field
1: an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown [syn: {paddy}, {rice paddy}]
paddy wagon
1: van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police van}, {police wagon}, {patrol wagon}, {wagon}, {black Maria}]
paddymelon
1: small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea [syn: {pademelon}]
pademelon
1: small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea [syn: {paddymelon}]
Paderewski
1: Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941) [syn: {Ignace Paderewski}, {Ignace Jan Paderewski}]
padlock
1: a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut v : fasten with a padlock
padouk
1: tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain [syn: {padauk}, {amboyna}, {Pterocarpus indicus}]
Padova
1: a city in Veneto [syn: {Padua}, {Patavium}]
padre
1: a chaplain in one of the military services [syn: {military chaplain}, {Holy Joe}, {sky pilot}] 2: `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or...
padrone
1: an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy 2: an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.
Padua
1: a city in Veneto [syn: {Padova}, {Patavium}]
Paducah
1: a town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River
paean
1: a formal expression of praise [syn: {encomium}, {eulogy}, {panegyric}, {pean}] 2: (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) [syn: {pean}]
paederast
1: a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner [syn: {pederast}, {child molester}]
paederastic
1: of homosexuality between a man and a boy [syn: {pederastic}]
paederasty
1: sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) [syn: {pederasty}]
paediatric
1: of or relating to the medical care of children; "pediatric dentist" [syn: {pediatric}]
paediatrician
1: a specialist in the care of babies [syn: {baby doctor}, {pediatrician}, {pediatrist}]
paediatrics
1: the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children [syn: {pediatrics}, {pediatric medicine}]
paedophile
1: an adult who is sexually attracted to children [syn: {pedophile}]
paedophilia
1: sexual activity of an adult with a child [syn: {pedophilia}]
paella
1: saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
Paeonia
1: peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers [syn: {genus Paeonia}]
Paeoniaceae
1: perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America [syn: {family Paeoniaceae}, {peony family}]
paeony
1: any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers [syn: {peony}]
PAGAD
1: a terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords; evolved into a vigilante group with anti Western views closely allied with Qibla; is believed to have ties to Islamic ex...
pagan
1: not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam [syn: {heathen}, {heathenish}, {ethnic}] n : a person who does not acknowledge your God [syn: {heathen}, {gentile}, {infidel}]
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