the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
preservation
Noun
an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
preservation
Noun
a process that saves organic substances from decay
preservation
Noun
the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
political campaign
Noun
the campaign of a candidate to be elected
political campaign
Noun
a race between candidates for elective office
proration
Noun
the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer
prisoner of war censorship
Noun
military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces
primary censorship
Noun
armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unit
precaution
Noun
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger, damage or injury
precaution
Noun
the trait of practicing caution in advance
precaution
Noun
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
public-relations campaign
Noun
an advertising campaign intended to improve public relations
price freeze
Noun
a freeze of prices at a given level
peril
Noun
a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
peril
Noun
a source of danger
peril
Noun
a state of danger involving risk
peril
Verb
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
peril
Verb
pose a threat to
power trip
Noun
a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people
panting
Noun
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
panting
Noun
any fabric used to make trousers
periodic breathing
Noun
abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate
puffing
Noun
an act of forcible exhalation
puffing
Noun
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
primping
Noun
careful or finicky grooming
pant
Noun
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
pant
Noun
usually in the plural; a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
pant
Noun
the noise made by a short puff of steam, as from an engine
pant
Verb
to breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
pant
Verb
to utter while panting, as if out of breath
patrol
Verb
maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
patrol
Noun
the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
patrol
Noun
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
patrol
Noun
a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
potation
Noun
the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)
potation
Noun
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
procreation
Noun
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
phototropism
Noun
an orienting response to light
positive chemotaxis
Noun
movement toward a chemical stimulus
propagation
Noun
the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
propagation
Noun
the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
propagation
Noun
the movement of a wave through a medium
physiological reaction
Noun
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
promiscuity
Noun
indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
promiscuousness
Noun
indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
patellar reflex
Noun
a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon