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purl Verb embroider with gold or silver thread
purl Verb edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
purl Verb knit with a purl stitch
purl Verb flow in a circular current, of liquids
psychrometer Noun a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer
privateer Noun a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
privateer Noun an officer or crew member of a privateer
private line Noun a telephone line serving a single subscriber
purl stitch Noun one of the two basic knitting stitches, used to create the inside of plain knitting
purl stitch Verb to make with purl stitches
privet hedge Noun hedge of privet plants
probenecid Noun a uricosuric drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood
purse seine Noun a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line
p-type semiconductor Noun a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes
purse string Noun a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse
public address system Noun an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
push-bike Noun a bicycle that must be pedaled
P.A. system Noun an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
procaine hydrochloride Noun procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)
push broom Noun a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper
PA system Noun an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
push button Noun an electrical switch operated by pressing
P.A. Noun an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
PA Noun an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
push-button radio Noun a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons
procarbazine Noun an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease
push-down storage Noun a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
prochlorperazine Noun antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting
public house Noun tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms
push-down store Noun a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
proctoscope Noun an endoscope for examining the rectum
pub Noun tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms
procyclidine Noun drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in Parkinsonism
pothouse Noun tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms
prod Noun a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
prod Noun a verbalization that encourages one to attempt something
prod Verb poke or thrust abruptly
prod Verb urge on
prod Verb to push against gently
public toilet Noun a toilet that is available to the public
public convenience Noun a toilet that is available to the public
put-put Noun a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat)
public lavatory Noun a toilet that is available to the public
puttee Noun a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging
putter Noun the iron normally used on the putting green
putter Noun a golfer who is putting
putter Verb move around aimlessly
putter Verb do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
putter Verb work lightly
production line Noun mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it