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phase-out |
Noun
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the act or instance of a planned discontinuation |
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philately |
Noun
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the collection and study of postage stamps |
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propping up |
Noun
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the act of propping up with shores |
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prolongation |
Noun
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the act of prolonging something |
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prolongation |
Noun
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the consequence of being lengthened in duration |
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prolongation |
Noun
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amount or degree or range to which something extends |
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place-worship |
Noun
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the worship of places |
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penance |
Noun
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a Catholic sacrament |
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penance |
Noun
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voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing |
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penance |
Noun
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remorse for your past conduct |
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pyrolatry |
Noun
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the worship of fire |
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popery |
Noun
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offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church |
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papism |
Noun
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offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church |
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papism |
Noun
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the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome |
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prayer |
Noun
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the act of communicating with a deity, especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving |
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prayer |
Noun
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a fixed text used in praying |
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prayer |
Noun
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earnest or urgent request |
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prayer |
Noun
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reverent petition to a deity |
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prayer |
Noun
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someone who prays to God |
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prayer meeting |
Noun
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a service at which people sing hymns and pray together |
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prayer service |
Noun
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a service at which people sing hymns and pray together |
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pit stop |
Noun
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a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car |
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pit stop |
Noun
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a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment |
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provision |
Noun
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the activity of supplying or providing something |
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provision |
Noun
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the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening |
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provision |
Noun
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a stipulated condition |
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provision |
Noun
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a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) |
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provision |
Verb
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supply with provisions |
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placebo |
Noun
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(Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead |
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placebo |
Noun
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an innocuous or inert medication |
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point duty |
Noun
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the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection |
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price-fixing |
Noun
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control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce |
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preclusion |
Noun
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the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively |
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prophylaxis |
Noun
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the prevention of disease |
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purveyance |
Noun
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the act of supplying something |
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postponement |
Noun
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act of putting off to a future time |
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postponement |
Noun
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time during which some action is awaited |
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pampering |
Noun
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the act of indulging or gratifying a desire |
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pampering |
Adjective
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gratifying tastes, appetites, or desires |
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prorogation |
Noun
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discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it |
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procrastination |
Noun
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the act of procrastinating |
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procrastination |
Noun
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slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it |
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pause |
Noun
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temporary inactivity |
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pause |
Noun
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a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
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pause |
Verb
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to cease an action temporarily |
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pause |
Verb
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to interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing |
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prevention |
Noun
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the act of preventing |
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peddling |
Noun
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the act of selling goods for a living |
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public assistance |
Noun
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governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need |
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pogy |
Noun
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money received from the state |