| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| pac | noun | A kind of moccasin, having the edges of the sole turned up and sewed to the upper. |
| pad | noun | A footpath; a road., An easy-paced horse; a padnag., A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; — usually called a footpad., The act of robbing on the highway., To travel upon foot; to tread., To travel heavily or slowly., To rob on foot., To wear a path by walking., A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing., A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper., A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame., A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising., A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals., A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant., A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc., A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck., A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles., To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding., To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth. |
| pah | interj. | An exclamation expressing disgust or contempt. See Bah., A kind of stockaded intrenchment. |
| pal | noun | A mate; a partner; esp., an accomplice or confederate. |
| pam | noun | The knave of clubs. |
| pan | noun | A part; a portion., The distance comprised between the angle of the epaule and the flanked angle., A leaf of gold or silver., To join or fit together; to unite., The betel leaf; also, the masticatory made of the betel leaf, etc. See /etel., The god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing and hunting. He is usually represented as having the head and trunk of a man, with the legs, horns, and tail of a goat, and as playing on the shepherd’s pipe, which he is said to have invented., A shallow, open dish or vessel, usually of metal, employed for many domestic uses, as for setting milk for cream, for frying or baking food, etc.; also employed for various uses in manufacturing., A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating. See Vacuum pan, under Vacuum., The part of a flintlock which holds the priming., The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the upper part of the head; the brainpan; the cranium., A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge., The hard stratum of earth that lies below the soil. See Hard pan, under Hard., A natural basin, containing salt or fresh water, or mud., To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by washing in a kind of pan., To yield gold in, or as in, the process of panning; — usually with out; as, the gravel panned out richly., To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly. |
| pap | noun | A nipple; a mammilla; a teat., A rounded, nipplelike hill or peak; anything resembling a nipple in shape; a mamelon., A soft food for infants, made of bread boiled or softtened in milk or water., Nourishment or support from official patronage; as, treasury pap., The pulp of fruit., To feed with pap. |
| par | noun | See Parr., By; with; — used frequently in Early English in phrases taken from the French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay., Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper., Equality of condition or circumstances. |
| pas | noun | A pace; a step, as in a dance., Right of going foremost; precedence. |
| pat | verb t. | To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog., A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap., A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats., Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely., In a pat manner. |
| pau | noun | See Pah. |
| paw | noun | The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc., The hand., To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot., To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely., To scrape or beat with the forefoot. |
| pax | noun | The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches., A tablet or board, on which is a representation of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by the priest and then by the people, in mediaeval times; an osculatory. It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc. |
| pay | verb t. | To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear., To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered, property delivered, etc.; to discharge one’s obligation to; to make due return to; to compensate; to remunerate; to recompense; to requite; as, to pay workmen or servants., Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon., To discharge, as a debt, demand, or obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required; to deliver the amount or value of to the person to whom it is owing; to discharge a debt by delivering (money owed)., To discharge or fulfill, as a duy; to perform or render duty, as that which has been promised., To give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to pay attention; to pay a visit., To give a recompense; to make payment, requital, or satisfaction; to discharge a debt., Hence, to make or secure suitable return for expense or trouble; to be remunerative or profitable; to be worth the effort or pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait; politeness always pays., Satisfaction; content., An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or services performed; salary or wages for work or service; compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a clerk; the pay of a soldier. |