pad of paper

a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge ;

padauk

tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain ;

padda

a genus of Ploceidae ;

padda oryzivora

small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields ;

padder

a highwayman who robs on foot ;

padding

artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort ;

paddle

a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat ; an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board ; a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel ; small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games ;

paddle-box

a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel ;

paddle-wheeler

a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels ;

paddle box

a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel ;

paddle steamer

a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels ;

paddle wheel

a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat ;

paddlefish

primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout ;

paddler

someone paddling a canoe ;

paddlewheel

a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat ;

paddock

pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race ;

paddy

rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field ; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown ; (slur) a person of Irish descent ;

paddy field

an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown ;

paddy wagon

van used by police to transport prisoners ;

paddymelon

small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea ;

pademelon

small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea ;

paderewski

Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941) ;

padlock

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 ;

padouk

tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain ;

padova

a city in Veneto ;

padre

`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military ; a chaplain in one of the military services ;

padrone

an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S. ; an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy ;

padua

a city in Veneto ;

paducah

a town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River ;

paean

a formal expression of praise ; (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) ;

paederast

a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner ;

paederasty

sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) ;

paediatrician

a specialist in the care of babies ;

paediatrics

the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children ;

paedophile

an adult who is sexually attracted to children ;

paedophilia

a sexual attraction to children ;

paella

saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken ;

paeonia

peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers ;

paeoniaceae

perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America ;

paeony

any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers ;