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phone system |
Noun
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a communication system that transmits sound between distant points |
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pushpin |
Noun
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a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board |
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passementerie |
Noun
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a decoration or adornment on a garment |
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phaeton |
Noun
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large open car seating four with folding top |
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pickup arm |
Noun
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mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge |
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pair of tongs |
Noun
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any of various devices for taking hold of objects |
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pants presser |
Noun
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a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out |
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polo-neck |
Noun
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a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar |
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polo-neck collar |
Noun
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a high close-fitting turnover collar |
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phlebogram |
Noun
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an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium |
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peag |
Noun
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small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts |
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primary cell |
Noun
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an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy |
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paseo |
Noun
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a path set aside for walking |
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pair of virginals |
Noun
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a legless rectangular harpsichord |
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piece of work |
Noun
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a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing |
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prison farm |
Noun
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a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects |
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personality |
Noun
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the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual |
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personality |
Noun
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a person of considerable prominence |
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personal identity |
Noun
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the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity |
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personhood |
Noun
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being a person |
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personableness |
Noun
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the complex of attributes that make a person socially attractive |
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pertness |
Noun
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quality of being lively and confident |
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pertness |
Noun
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inappropriate playfulness |
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passion |
Noun
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the trait of being intensely emotional |
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passion |
Noun
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any object of warm affection or devotion |
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passion |
Noun
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a strong feeling or emotion |
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passion |
Noun
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a feeling of strong sexual desire |
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passion |
Noun
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an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action |
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passion |
Noun
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something that is desired intensely |
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piece goods |
Noun
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merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard |
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privacy |
Noun
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the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others |
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privacy |
Noun
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the condition of being concealed or hidden |
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privateness |
Noun
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the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others |
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privateness |
Noun
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the condition of being concealed or hidden |
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physicality |
Noun
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preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites |
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peevishness |
Noun
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a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger |
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peevishness |
Noun
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an irritable petulant feeling |
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pettishness |
Noun
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a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger |
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perfectionism |
Noun
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a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable |
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permissiveness |
Noun
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a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior |
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perkiness |
Noun
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inappropriate playfulness |
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perkiness |
Noun
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cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface |
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Puritanism |
Noun
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strictness and austerity in conduct and religion |
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puckishness |
Noun
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the trait of behaving like an imp |
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pugnacity |
Noun
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a natural disposition to be hostile |
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pep |
Noun
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liveliness and energy |
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peppiness |
Noun
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liveliness and energy |
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pizzazz |
Noun
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the activeness of an energetic personality |
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pizzaz |
Noun
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the activeness of an energetic personality |
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phlegm |
Noun
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inactivity |