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pluralization |
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the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to |
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pluralisation |
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the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to |
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perfective |
Noun
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the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action |
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perfective |
Noun
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a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect) |
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perfective aspect |
Noun
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the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action |
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pucker |
Noun
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an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) |
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pucker |
Verb
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to gather something into small wrinkles or folds |
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pucker |
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become wrinkled or drawn together |
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pucker |
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draw together into folds or puckers |
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plane angle |
Noun
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an angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane) |
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perigon |
Noun
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an angle of 360 degrees |
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polarity |
Noun
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a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies |
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polarity |
Noun
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having an indicated pole, as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges |
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polar opposition |
Noun
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an opposition that can be graded between two extremes or poles |
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parallelogram |
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a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length |
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protuberance |
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something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
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protuberance |
Noun
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the condition of being protuberant |
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pentacle |
Noun
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a star with 5 points |
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pentagram |
Noun
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a star with 5 points |
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pentangle |
Noun
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a star with 5 points |
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pentagon |
Noun
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a five-sided polygon |
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paraboloid |
Noun
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a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis |
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partner relation |
Noun
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the responsibility of partners to act in one another's best interests |
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picture plane |
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the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting |
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political relation |
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social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power |
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periphery |
Noun
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the outside boundary or surface of something |
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polyhedron |
Noun
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a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces |
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plane figure |
Noun
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a two-dimensional shape |
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parallelepiped |
Noun
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a prism whose bases are parallelograms |
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parallelopiped |
Noun
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a prism whose bases are parallelograms |
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parallelepipedon |
Noun
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a prism whose bases are parallelograms |
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parallelopipedon |
Noun
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a prism whose bases are parallelograms |
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parasitism |
Noun
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the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage) |
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polygon |
Noun
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a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides |
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polygonal shape |
Noun
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a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides |
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parabola |
Noun
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a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve |
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pandemonium |
Noun
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a state of extreme confusion and disorder |
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prolate cycloid |
Noun
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a cycloid generated by a point outside the rolling circle |
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proxy war |
Noun
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a war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate |
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pentahedron |
Noun
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any polyhedron having five plane faces |
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pitch blackness |
Noun
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total absence of light |
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polyhedral angle |
Noun
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the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex |
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penumbra |
Noun
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a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra |
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polyandry |
Noun
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having more than one husband at a time |
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polygamy |
Noun
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having more than one spouse at a time |
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polygyny |
Noun
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having more than one wife at a time |
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prismatoid |
Noun
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a polyhedron whose vertices all lie in one or the other of two parallel planes |
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prismoid |
Noun
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a prismatoid whose bases are polygons having the same number of sides and whose other faces are trapezoids or parallelograms |
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peaceableness |
Noun
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a state that is calm and tranquil |
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poverty trap |
Noun
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a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off |