palometa

smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies ;

palometa simillima

smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies ;

palomino

a horse of light tan or golden color with cream or white mane and tail ;

palooka

a second-rate prize fighter ;

paloverde

a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves ;

palpability

the quality of being perceivable by touch ;

palpation

a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) ;

palpebra

either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer" ;

palpebra conjunctiva

the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva ;

palpebration

repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent) ;

palpitation

a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe" ; a rapid and irregular heart beat ;

palsgrave

(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands ;

palsy

a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor ; loss of the ability to move a body part ;

paltering

a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear ;

paltriness

worthlessness due to insignificance ;

pamelor

a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs ;

pamir mountains

a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China ;

pamlico

the Algonquian language of the Pamlico ; a member of the Algonquian people formerly of the Pamlico river valley in North Carolina ;

pampas

the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina ;

pampas grass

tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps ;

pamperer

someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence ;

pampering

the act of indulging or gratifying a desire ;

pamphlet

a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet ; a small book usually having a paper cover ;

pamphleteer

a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues) ;

pan

chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids ; shallow container made of metal ; cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel ; (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus ;

pan american day

a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries ;

pan american union

the administrative agency of the Organization of American States ;

pan gravy

pan juices thickened and seasoned ;

pan paniscus

small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species ;

pan troglodytes

intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests ;

pan troglodytes schweinfurthii

long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely related to the central chimpanzees ;

pan troglodytes troglodytes

black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related to eastern chimpanzees ;

pan troglodytes verus

masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species ;

panacea

hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists ; (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia ;

panache

a feathered plume on a helmet ; distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" ;

panadol

an analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) ;

panama

a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown ; a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903 ;

panama canal

a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914) ;

panama canal zone

a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal ;

panama city

the capital and largest city of Panama ; a resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida ;