painstaking
1: characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details" [syn: {conscientious}, {scrupulous}]
painstakingly
1: in a fastidious and painstaking manner; "it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling" [syn: {fastidiously}]
painstakingness
1: the trait of being painstaking and careful [syn: {conscientiousness}] [ant: {unconscientiousness}]
paint
1: a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating 2: (basketball) a space (including the foul line...
paint leaf
1: showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru [syn: {Japanese poinsettia}, {mole plant}, {Euphorbia heterophylla}]
paint roller
1: a roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading paint
paint the lily
1: adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful) [syn: {gild the lily}] 2: make unnecessary additions to what is already complete [syn: {gild the lily}]
paintable
1: lending itself to being painted; "a highly paintable landscape"; "made of sturdy eminently paintable wood" [ant: {unpaintable}]
paintball
1: a capsule filed with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in the game of paintball 2: a game that simulates military combat; players on one team try to eliminate players on the opposing team by s...
paintball gun
1: an air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomatic
paintbox
1: a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint
paintbrush
1: a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
painted
1: represented in a painting; "as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean" 2: coated with paint; "freshly painted lawn furniture" [ant: {unpainted}] 3: lacking substance or vitality as if produced...
painted beauty
1: American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots [syn: {Vanessa virginiensis}]
painted cup
1: any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts [syn: {Indian paintbrush}]
painted daisy
1: spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {...
painted greenling
1: greenling with whitish body marked with black bands [syn: {convict fish}, {convictfish}, {Oxylebius pictus}]
painted leaf
1: poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla [syn: {fire-on-the-mountain}, {Mexican fire plant}, {Euphorbia cyathophora}] 2: tropical American plant ha...
painted nettle
1: perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon [syn: {Joseph's coat}, ...
painted terrapin
1: freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States [syn: {painted turtle}, {painted tortoise}, {Chrysemys picta}]
painted tongue
1: Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat [syn: {Salpiglossis sinuata}]
painted tortoise
1: freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States [syn: {painted turtle}, {painted terrapin}, {Chrysemys picta}]
painted turtle
1: freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States [syn: {painted terrapin}, {painted tortoise}, {Chrysemys picta}]
painted-leaf begonia
1: any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers...
painter
1: an artist who paints 2: a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint 3: a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing) 4: large American feli...
painter's colic
1: symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation [syn: {lead colic}]
painterly
1: having qualities unique to the art of painting
painting
1: graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" [...
pair
1: a set of two similar things considered as a unit [syn: {brace}] 2: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad...
pair creation
1: the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus [syn: {pair production}, {pair formation}]
pair formation
1: the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus [syn: {pair production}, {pair creation}]
pair of pincers
1: a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever [syn: {pincer}, {tweezer}, {pair of tweezers}]
pair of pliers
1: a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws [syn: {pliers}, {plyers}]
pair of scissors
1: and edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades [syn: {scissors}]
pair of tongs
1: any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below [syn: {tongs}]
pair of tweezers
1: a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever [syn: {pincer}, {pair of pincers}, {tweezer}]
pair of virginals
1: a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries [syn: {virginal}]
pair off
1: form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off" [syn: {pair}, {partner off}, {couple}]
pair production
1: the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus [syn: {pair creation}, {pair formation}]
paired
1: used of gloves, socks, etc. [syn: {mated}] 2: of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves" [syn: {opposite}] [ant: {alternate}] 3: mated sexually
pairing
1: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: {coupling}, {mating}, {conjugatio...
paisa
1: a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan [also: {paise} (pl)]
paisley
1: a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes
Paiute
1: a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States [syn: {Piute}] 2: the Shoshonean language spoke...
pajamas
1: loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers [syn: {pyjamas}, {pj's}, {jammies}] 2: lightweight trousers worn in various Eastern countries [syn: {pyjamas...
pakchoi
1: Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves [syn: {bok choy}, {bok choi}, {Chinese white cabbage}, {Brassica rapa chinensis}]
Pakistan
1: a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 [syn: {Isl...
Pakistani
1: of or relating to Pakistan or its people or language; "Pakistani mountain passes"; "Pakistani soldiers" n : a native or inhabitant of Pakistan
Pakistani rupee
1: the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisas [syn: {rupee}]
pal
1: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: {buddy}, {brother}, {chum}, {crony}, {sidekick}] v : become friends; act friendly towards [syn: {pal up}, {chum up}] [also: {pal...
pal up
1: become friends; act friendly towards [syn: {pal}, {chum up}]
palace
1: a large and stately mansion [syn: {castle}] 2: the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects" 3: a large ornate exhibition hall 4: official residence of an e...
palace car
1: a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs [syn: {parlor car}, {parlour car}, {drawing-room car}, {chair car}]
Palace of Versailles
1: a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles [syn: {Versailles}]
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paladin
1: someone who fights for a cause [syn: {champion}, {fighter}, {hero}]
palaeencephalon
1: the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex [syn: {paleencephalon}, {paleoencephalon}]
Palaemon
1: type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus [syn: {genus Palaemon}]
Palaemon australis
1: large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers [syn: {long-clawed prawn}, {river prawn}]
palaeoanthropology
1: the scientific study of human fossils [syn: {paleoanthropology}, {human paleontology}, {human palaeontology}]
palaeobiology
1: a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms [syn: {paleobiology}]
palaeobotany
1: the study of fossil plants [syn: {paleobotany}]
palaeodendrology
1: the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees [syn: {paleodendrology}]
palaeoecology
1: the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology [syn: {paleoecology}]
palaeogeography
1: the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs [syn: {paleogeography}]
palaeogeology
1: the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks [syn: {paleogeology}]
palaeolithic
1: of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic); "paleolithic artifacts" [syn: {paleolithic}] n : second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years ...
palaeology
1: the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities [syn: {paleology}]
palaeontologist
1: a specialist in paleontology [syn: {paleontologist}, {fossilist}]
palaeontology
1: the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains [syn: {paleontology}, {fossilology}]
palaeopathology
1: the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) [syn: {paleopathology}]
palaeozoology
1: the study of fossil animals [syn: {paleozoology}]
palaestra
1: a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes [syn: {palestra}]
palaetiology
1: the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes) [syn: {paletiology}]
Palaic
1: an Anatolian language
palankeen
1: a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers [syn: {palanquin}]
palanquin
1: a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers [syn: {palankeen}]
Palaquium
1: large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and leathery leaves [syn: {genus Palaquium}]
Palaquium gutta
1: East Indian tree yielding gutta-percha [syn: {gutta-percha tree}]
palas
1: East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye [syn: {dhak}, {dak}, {Butea frondosa}, {Butea monosperma}]
palatability
1: the property of being acceptable to the mouth [syn: {palatableness}] [ant: {unpalatability}]
palatable
1: acceptable to the taste or mind; "palatable food"; "a palatable solution to the problem" [ant: {unpalatable}]
palatableness
1: the property of being acceptable to the mouth [syn: {palatability}] [ant: {unpalatability}]
palatably
1: in a palatable way [ant: {unpalatably}]
palatal
1: relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils" [syn: {palatine}] 2: produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade ...
palatalise
1: pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate [syn: {palatalize}]
palatalised
1: produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') [syn: {palatal}, {palatalize...
palatalize
1: pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate [syn: {palatalise}]
palatalized
1: produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') [syn: {palatal}, {palatalise...
palate
1: the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities [syn: {roof of the mouth}]
palatial
1: relating to or being a palace; "the palatial residence" 2: suitable for or like a palace; "palatial furnishings"; "a palatial yacht"
Palatinate
1: a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine [syn: {Pfalz}]
palatine
1: relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils" [syn: {palatal}] 2: of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives 3: of or relating to a palace n 1: an...
palatine artery
1: one of several arteries supplying the face [syn: {arteria palatina}]
palatine bone
1: either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits [syn: {palatine}, {os palatinum}]
palatine tonsil
1: either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx [syn: {tonsil}, {faucial tonsil}, {tonsilla}]
palatine vein
1: a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein [syn: {vena palatina}]
palatopharyngoplasty
1: surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) [syn: {PPP}, {uvulopalatopharyngoplast...
Palau
1: a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States [syn: {Republic of Palau}, {TT}] 2: a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western centra...
Palau Islands
1: a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean [syn: {Palau}, {Belau}, {Pelew}]
palaver
1: flattery intended to persuade [syn: {blandishment}, {cajolery}] 2: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn: {hot air}, {empty words}, {empty talk}, {rhetoric}] v 1: speak (about unim...
pale
1: very light colored; highly diluted with white; "pale seagreen"; "pale blue eyes" 2: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun"; "the...
pale ale
1: an amber colored ale brewed with pale malts; similar to bitter but drier and lighter
pale coral root
1: plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Ala...
pale violet
1: leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple [syn: {striped violet}, {cream violet}, {Viola striata}]
pale yellow
1: a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white [syn: {straw}]
Paleacrita
1: geometrid moths [syn: {genus Paleacrita}]
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