Chapter M (3)

~Ostentation~, _n._ Display, show, parade, flourish, dash, pomposity, pompousness, pageantry, high pretension.

~Ostentatious~, _a._ Boastful, vain, showy, dashing, flaunting, pompous, vainglorious, fond of display.

~Ostentatiously~, _ad._ Showily, pompously, boastfully, with a flourish of trumpets, with beat of drum.

~Ostracism~, _n._ Banishment, expulsion, exclusion, excommunication.

~Ostracize~, _v. a._ Banish, exile, put under the ban.

~Otalgia~, _n._ (_Med._) Ear-ache.

~Otalgy~, _n._ (_Med._) Ear-ache.

~Ottoman~, _n._ Turk.

~Ottoman~, _a._ Turkish.

~Oust~, _v. a._ Eject, expel, dislodge, turn out.

~Out and out~, ~1.~ [_Adverbially._] Completely, thoroughly, utterly.

~2.~ [_Adjectively._] Complete, thorough, consummate, unqualified.

~Out-balance~, _v. a._ Overweigh, overbalance, overpoise.

~Outbreak~, _n._ ~1.~ Eruption, explosion.

~2.~ Riot, row, fray, affray, broil, conflict, breach of the peace.

~Outburst~, _n._ Eruption, outbreak.

~Outcast~, _n._ ~1.~ Exile.

~2.~ Reprobate, castaway, vagabond, Pariah, abandoned wretch.

~Outcrop~, _n._ (_Geol._) Basseting, cropping out.

~Outcry~, _n._ ~1.~ Cry, scream, screech, yell.

~2.~ Clamor, vociferation, HALLABALOO, noise, hue and cry.

~Outdo~, _v. a._ Excel, surpass, exceed, beat, outstrip, outvie, outgo, go beyond, be superior to.

~Out-doors~, _ad._ Abroad, out-of-doors, in the open air, out of the house.

~Outer~, _a._ Exterior, external.

~Outface~, _v. a._ Brave, look out of countenance, stare down.

~Outfit~, _n._ Equipment.

~Outflow~, _n._ Efflux, effusion, flow, out-pouring.

~Outgo~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Outstrip, go beyond.

~2.~ Surpass, excel, exceed, outdo, outvie, beat, be superior to.

~Outgo~, _n._ Expenditure, outlay.

~Out-Herod Herod~, Be very extravagant, overdo the matter.

~Outlandish~, _a._ ~1.~ Foreign, strange, exotic, alien, not native, not domestic, from abroad.

~2.~ Barbarous, rustic, boorish, rude, clownish.

~Outlaw~, _n._ Robber, bandit, brigand, freebooter, highwayman, marauder.

~Outlay~, _n._ Expenditure, outgo.

~Outlet~, _n._ Exit, egress, vent.

~Outline~, _n._ ~1.~ Contour.

~2.~ Sketch, plan, draft, delineation, drawing, rough draft.

~Outlive~, _v. a._ Survive, live longer than.

~Outlook~, _n._ ~1.~ Watch.

~2.~ Prospect, view, sight.

~Outmost~, _a._ Remotest, furthest.

~Out of~, ~1.~ From.

~2.~ By means of, in consequence of.

~3.~ Not in.

~4.~ Abroad, not within.

~5.~ Beyond.

~Out of character~, Inappropriate, improper, unsuitable, out of keeping, out of place, in bad taste.

~Out of conceit with~, Tired of, no longer fond of, no longer pleased with.

~Out of date~, Antiquated, antique, archaic, obsolete, old-fashioned, out of fashion, gone by, fallen into desuetude.

~Out-of-doors~, _ad._ Abroad, out-doors, in the open air, out of the house.

~Out of fashion~, OUT OF DATE.

~Out of humor~, Irritated, ruffled, vexed, angry, sullen, peevish, out of temper, out of tune.

~Out of joint~, ~1.~ Dislocated.

~2.~ Disordered, displaced, going wrong.

~Out of sorts~, ~1.~ Ill, unwell, ailing, sick, indisposed, laid up.

~2.~ (_Printing._) Without an assortment of types.

~Out of temper~, OUT OF HUMOR.

~Out-of-the-way~, _a._ Uncommon, unusual, singular, strange, rare.

~Out of tune~, ~1.~ Harsh, discordant, not in tune.

~2.~ Irritated, ruffled, OUT OF HUMOR.

~Out of the frying pan into the fire~, From bad to worse.

~Out of wind~, Plane, even, level, flat.

~Out of winding~, Plane, even, level, flat.

~Out-pouring~, _n._ Effusion, efflux, outflow.

~Outrage~, _n._ Insult, affront, indignity, abuse, offence.

~Outrage~, _v. a._ Insult, abuse, maltreat, offend, shock.

~Outrageous~, _a._ ~1.~ Furious, violent, raging, wild, mad, frantic, infuriate, frenzied.

~2.~ Atrocious, heinous, villanous.

~3.~ Excessive, exorbitant, enormous, extravagant.

~Outré~, _a._ [Fr.] Extravagant, excessive, exorbitant, immoderate, inordinate, overstrained.

~Outright~, _ad._ ~1.~ Immediately, instantly, at once, without delay.

~2.~ Completely, utterly, entirely.

~Outrun~, _v. a._ Exceed, surpass, outstrip, outgo, beat, go beyond.

~Outset~, _n._ Beginning, commencement, opening, starting-point.

~Outside~, _n._ Exterior, surface, superficies, external part.

~Outside~, _a._ Exterior, external, outward, outer, on the surface.

~Outskirt~, _n._ Suburb, border, environs.

~Outstanding~, _a._ Unsettled, unpaid, owing, due.

~Outstrip~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Outgo, outrun, go beyond.

~2.~ Excel, surpass, exceed, outvie, outdo.

~Outvie~, _v. a._ Excel, exceed, surpass, outdo, outstrip.

~Outward~, _a._ ~1.~ External, exterior, outer, outside.

~2.~ Extrinsic, extraneous, adventitious.

~Outweigh~, _v. a._ Overbalance, overpoise, overweigh.

~Outwit~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Outgeneral, out-manœuvre, baffle, steal a march upon.

~2.~ Overreach, cheat, dupe, deceive, circumvent, swindle, defraud, victimize, cozen, gull, chouse, diddle, take in, impose upon.

~Oval~, _a._ Elliptical.

~Ovate~, _a._ Egg-shaped.

~Ovation~, _n._ Triumph.

~Over~, _prep._ ~1.~ Above.

~2.~ Across, athwart, from one side of to the other.

~3.~ Throughout, through, through the whole extent of.

~4.~ More than, upwards of.

~Over~, _ad._ ~1.~ Above the top.

~2.~ Across, athwart, transversely, from one side to the other.

~3.~ From one to another, from hand to hand.

~4.~ Besides, to boot, in addition, into the bargain.

~5.~ Throughout, completely, from beginning to end.

~Over-abundant~, _a._ Exuberant, plenteous, copious, full, rank, plentiful, ample, replete, liberal, lavish.

~Overawe~, _v. a._ Awe, intimidate, cow, frighten, affright, daunt.

~Overbalance~, _v. a._ Outweigh, overpoise, overweigh.

~Overbear~, _v. a._ Overpower, overwhelm, subdue, overthrow, prostrate.

~Overbearing~, _a._ ~1.~ Overpowering, oppressive.

~2.~ Imperious, domineering, dictatorial, supercilious, lordly, haughty, arrogant.

~Overcast~, _a._ Clouded, darkened, obscured.

~Overcharge~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Burden, oppress, surcharge, overload.

~2.~ Exaggerate, overstate, overstrain, overlay with ornament.

~Overcome~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Subdue, conquer, vanquish, subjugate, overthrow, overwhelm, overturn, overbear, overpower, overmaster, defeat, crush, beat, rout, discomfit, choke, get the better of, get the upper hand of.

~2.~ Surmount, rise above.

~Overcome~, _v. n._ Prevail, conquer, gain the victory.

~Over-confident~, _a._ Rash, venturesome, presumptuous, overweening, headlong, precipitate, incautious, imprudent.

~Overdone~, _a._ ~1.~ Overwrought.

~2.~ Cooked too much.

~Overestimate~, _v. a._ Overvalue, overprize, overrate, make too much of.

~Overflow~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Inundate, deluge, flood, flow over.

~2.~ Overspread, overrun.

~Overflow~, _v. n._ Overrun, run over.

~Overflow~, _n._ ~1.~ Inundation.

~2.~ Superabundance, exuberance, luxuriance, profusion, excess.

~Overfond~, _a._ Doting, too fond.

~Overfull~, _a._ Surcharged, overcharged, overloaded, surfeited, plethoric.

~Overhaul~, _v. a._ ~1.~ (_Naut._) Overtake, come up with.

~2.~ Examine, look into.

~3.~ [_Colloquial U. S._] Censure, blame, reprove, reprehend, find fault with, pass censure on, take to task, bring to book, call over the coals, haul over the coals, call to account, come down upon, snap up.

~Overhead~, _ad._ Above, aloft.

~Overjoyed~, _a._ Transported, enraptured, in raptures, in ecstacies, in a transport.

~Overlay~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Cover, spread over.

~2.~ Crush, smother.

~Overliberal~, _a._ Lavish, profuse, prodigal, thriftless, unthrifty, extravagant, wasteful, too free.

~Overlook~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Superintend, supervise, oversee, inspect, have charge of.

~2.~ Excuse, forgive, pardon, pass over, forgive and forget.

~3.~ Disregard, neglect, miss, BLINK, pass by, be inattentive to, not notice, not think of.

~Overmaster~, _v. a._ OVERPOWER.

~Overmodest~, _a._ Bashful, shy, timid, timorous, coy, diffident, shamefaced, sheepish, not self-possessed.

~Overplus~, _n._ Excess, surplus, surplusage, residue.

~Overpoise~, _v. a._ Overbalance, outweigh.

~Overpower~, _v. a._ Subdue, conquer, overwhelm, overcome, overturn, over-bear, overmaster, defeat, rout, crash, beat, vanquish, subjugate, discomfit, choke, get the better of, get the upper hand of.

~Overprize~, _v. a._ Overestimate, overvalue, make too much of.

~Overrate~, _v. a._ Overestimate, overvalue, make too much of.

~Overreach~, _v. a._ Deceive, cheat, dupe, circumvent, defraud, swindle, cozen, bamboozle, gull, trick, victimize, diddle, chouse, take in, impose upon.

~Override~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Pass, ride beyond.

~2.~ Outweigh, surpass, be superior to, take precedence of.

~Overrule~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Control, govern, sway, have control of.

~2.~ Annul, cancel, revoke, rescind, repeal, nullify, recall, reject, repudiate, supersede, set aside.

~Overruling~, _a._ Controlling, governing, directing, prevailing, predominant.

~Overrun~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Run over, spread over.

~2.~ Ravage, devastate, despoil, lay waste.

~Overrun~, _v. n._ Overflow, run over.

~Oversee~, _v. a._ Superintend, supervise, overlook, inspect, boss, have charge of, have the direction of.

~Overseer~, _n._ Superintendent, inspector, supervisor, director, BOSS.

~Overset~, _v. a_. ~1.~ Overturn, upset, capsize, turn topsy-turvy.

~2.~ Subvert, overthrow, destroy.

~Oversight~, _n._ ~1.~ Superintendence, control, direction, management, supervision, inspection, charge, care, SURVEILLANCE.

~2.~ Error, blunder, mistake, slip, trip, lapse, miss, inadvertency.

~Overspread~, _v. a._ Cover, spread over.

~Overstate~, _v. a._ Exaggerate, overcharge.

~Overstrain~, _v. a._ Exaggerate, overcharge.

~Overt~, _a._ Open, manifest, public, patent, notorious, glaring.

~Overtake~, _v. a._ Catch, come up with.

~Overthrow~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Overturn, upset, overset, subvert, prostrate, level, fell, throw down, beat down.

~2.~ Demolish, destroy, ruin.

~3.~ Vanquish, conquer, defeat, worst, overcome, master, overpower, overbear, overwhelm, subjugate, crush, discomfit, beat, rout, foil.

~Overthrow~, _n._ ~1.~ Subversion, prostration.

~2.~ Destruction, demolition, ruin, shipwreck.

~3.~ Defeat, discomfiture, rout.

~Overtop~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Rise above.

~2.~ Excel, transcend, surpass, exceed.

~Overture~, _n._ ~1.~ Proposal, offer, proposition.

~2.~ (_Mus._) Orchestral introduction to an opera, oratorio, &c.

~Overturn~, _v. a._ OVERTHROW.

~Overvalue~, _v. a._ Overrate, overprize, overestimate, make too much of.

~Overweening~, _a._ Conceited, haughty, proud, arrogant, opinionated, egotistical, consequential, supercilious, vain, vain-glorious, puffed up.

~Overwhelm~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Overflow, spread over and cover.

~2.~ Subdue, vanquish, conquer, defeat, overpower, OVERTHROW.

~Overwrought~, _a._ Overdone, elaborated too much.

~Ovule~, _n._ (_Bot._) Rudimentary seed.

~Ovum~, _n._ [L. _pl. Ova_.] Egg.

~Owe~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Be indebted to, be bound to pay.

~2.~ Be obliged to ascribe to, be obliged for, have to attribute to.

~Owing~, _a._ Due.

~Owing to~, Attributable to, ascribable to, traceable to.

~Own~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Possess, hold, have, be in possession of, have a title to.

~2.~ Acknowledge, confess, avow, allow, admit.

~Owner~, _n._ Proprietor, possessor, holder.

~Oxidate~, _v. a._ OXIDIZE.

~Oxidize~, _v. a._ Oxidate, calcine, convert into an oxide.

~Oxygenate~, _v. a._ Oxygenize, unite or impregnate with oxygen.

~Oxygenize~, _v. a._ Oxygenate.

~Oxygon~, _n._ Acute-angled triangle.

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~Pace~, _n._ ~1.~ Step, tread.

~2.~ Gait, manner of walking.

~3.~ Amble (_of a horse_), pacing.

~Pace~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Walk (_with measured steps_).

~2.~ Go at a pace, go at an ambling gait.

~Pachydermatous~, _a._ Thick-skinned.

~Pacific~, _a._ ~1.~ Conciliatory, appeasing, mild, peace-making.

~2.~ Peaceful, peaceable, tranquil, gentle, calm, smooth, quiet, unruffled.

~Pacification~, _n._ Tranquillization, reconciliation, reconcilement, accommodation.

~Pacificator~, _n._ Peacemaker.

~Pacify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Conciliate, appease, give peace to, restore harmony to.

~2.~ Tranquillize, assuage, calm, still, quiet, lull, smooth, compose, moderate, hush, quell, lay, allay, soften, soothe, mollify.

~Pacing~, _n._ Pace, amble.

~Pack~, _n._ ~1.~ Bundle, package, budget, parcel, packet, bale.

~2.~ Burden, load.

~3.~ Collection, assemblage, assortment.

~4.~ Gang, crew, set, knot, band, clan, company, bevy, lot, squad.

~Pack~, _v. a._ Compress (_into a bundle_), put together (_in close order_).

~Package~, _n._ Bundle, budget, parcel, pack, bale, PACKET.

~Packet~, _n._ ~1.~ Package (_small_).

~2.~ Vessel (_for freight and passengers between stated ports_).

~Packfong~, _n._ [Written also _Pakfong_.] German silver, white copper.

~Pack off~, [_Active._] Despatch, send off, send away.

~Pack off~, [_Neuter._] Depart, go, start, set out, set off, be off, get off.

~Pact~, _n._ Compact, contract, agreement, bargain, covenant, stipulation, convention, concordant.

~Pad~, _n._ ~1.~ Cushion.

~2.~ Horse (_for the saddle_), saddle-horse.

~Padisha~, _n._ ~1.~ Shah (_of Persia_).

~2.~ Sultan (_of Turkey_), grand-seignor, Turkish emperor.

~Pæan~, _n._ Triumphal song.

~Pagan~, _n._ Heathen, gentile, idolater.

~Pagan~, _a._ Heathenish, heathen.

~Paganism~, _n._ Heathenism.

~Page~, _n._ Boy-servant (_attending a royal or noble personage or a legislature_), serving-boy.

~Pageant~, _n._ Spectacle, show, display, parade.

~Pageantry~, _n._ Show, display, parade, pomp, state, splendor, magnificence, flourish, showing off.

~Pain~, _n._ ~1.~ Penalty, punishment.

~2.~ Suffering, distress, ache, pang, torment, torture, anguish, agony, throe, twinge.

~3.~ Uneasiness, disquietude, anxiety, solicitude, care, grief, sorrow, bitterness, affliction, woe, heartache.

~Pain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Torment, torture, rack, agonize, distress, hurt.

~2.~ Disquiet, trouble, afflict, grieve, aggrieve, displease, annoy, plague, bore, harass, vex, worry, tease, chafe, fret, incommode.

~Painful~, _a._ ~1.~ Tormenting, torturing, agonizing, racking, distressing, distressful, excruciating.

~2.~ Grievous, afflicting, afflictive, disquieting, troublesome, displeasing, provoking, annoying, vexatious, unpleasant, disagreeable.

~3.~ Toilsome, arduous, difficult, hard, severe.

~Pains~, _n._ [_Used in the singular number by the best writers._] Labor, care, trouble, toilsome effort.

~Painstaking~, _a._ Laborious, sedulous, diligent, industrious, careful, plodding, assiduous, strenuous, hard-working, persevering, sparing no pains.

~Painstaking~, _n._ Labor, industry, assiduity, diligence, perseverance, careful toil, conscientious exertion.

~Paint~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Represent (_by colors_).

~2.~ Color (_with a pigment_), coat with paint.

~3.~ Depict, delineate, describe, sketch, portray, pencil, set forth.

~Paint~, _n._ Pigment, coloring matter.

~Painting~, _n._ Picture (_in colors_).

~Pair~, _n._ Two (_of the same kind or suited to each other_), couple, brace, SPAN.

~Pair~, _v. a. & n._ Couple.

~Pakfong~, _n._ [Written also PACKFONG.] German silver, white copper.

~Palace~, _n._ Stately mansion.

~Palatable~, _a._ Savory, delicious, nice, luscious, delicate.

~Palate~, _n._ Roof of the mouth.

~Palatial~, _a._ Stately, magnificent.

~Palaver~, _n._ Twaddle, chatter, balderdash, rigmarole, gibberish, stuff, trash, fudge, nonsense, platitude, moonshine, wish-wash, flummery, jargon, senseless prate, frothy discourse, idle talk.

~Pale~, _a._ ~1.~ Pallid, wan, ashy, whitish, colorless, cadaverous, not ruddy.

~2.~ Dim, sombre.

~Pale~, _n._ ~1.~ Picket, stake.

~2.~ Enclosure, circuit.

~Palfrey~, _n._ Saddle-horse.

~Paling~, _n._ Fence (_made of pales_).

~Palingenesia~, _n._ [Gr.] Palengenesis, palengenesy, regeneration, second birth, new birth.

~Palengenesis~, _n._ Palingenesia.

~Palengenesy~, _n._ Palingenesia.

~Palinode~, _n._ Recantation.

~Pall~, _n._ Cloak (_of state_), mantle.

~Pall~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Make vapid or insipid.

~2.~ Satiate, cloy, surfeit, sate, glut, gorge, fill to repletion.

~Pall~, _v. n._ Become insipid, grow tasteless.

~Palladium~, _n._ Bulwark, safeguard, security.

~Palliate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Extenuate, excuse, gloss, apologize for.

~2.~ Allay, ease, soothe, mitigate, moderate, assuage, alleviate, soothe, soften, abate, mollify, lessen, diminish, relieve, dull, blunt, quiet, still, quell.

~Palliation~, _n._ ~1.~ Extenuation.

~2.~ Mitigation, alleviation, relief.

~Palliative~, _n._ Lenitive.

~Pallid~, _a._ Wan, whitish, ashy, colorless, cadaverous, pale, not ruddy.

~Palling~, _a._ Nauseating, loathsome, sickening.

~Palm~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Conceal in the palm (_as a juggler_).

~2.~ Impose (_by fraud_), obtrude, pass off.

~Palmer~, _n._ Pilgrim (_returned from the Holy Land_), crusader.

~Palmiped~, _a._ Web-footed.

~Palmistry~, _n._ Chiromancy.

~Palm off upon~, Impose by fraud, put upon by trickery.

~Palm upon~, Impose by fraud, put upon by trickery.

~Palmy~, _a._ Prosperous, fortunate, flourishing, thriving, happy, joyous, halcyon, golden, Saturnian.

~Palpable~, _a._ ~1.~ Tangible, tactile.

~2.~ Manifest, obvious, plain, evident, glaring, unmistakable, gross, easily seen, very perceptible.

~Palpitate~, _v. n._ Pulsate, throb, flutter, go pit-a-pat.

~Palpitation~, _n._ Throbbing, fluttering, beating, pulsation, throb.

~Palpi~, _n. pl._ [L.] (_Ent._) Feelers.

~Palsy~, _n._ Paralysis.

~Palsy~, _v. a._ Paralyze, benumb, deaden.

~Palter~, _v. n._ Equivocate, shuffle, dodge, quibble, evade, prevaricate.

~Paltry~, _a._ ~1.~ Small, little, diminutive, inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant, petty, miserable, wretched, slight, slender, feeble, trifling, trivial, of no consequence, of no importance.

~2.~ Base, vile, abject, grovelling, low, mean, beggarly, pitiful, despicable, contemptible.

~Pamper~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Feed to excess, feed luxuriantly.

~2.~ Indulge (_unduly_), cocker.

~Pamphlet~, _n._ BROCHURE.

~Panacea~, _n._ Catholicon, universal medicine, universal remedy.

~Pancake~, _n._ Flapjack, fritter.

~Pander~, _n._ Procurer, pimp, male bawd.

~Pander to~, Subserve, minister to.

~Panegyric~, _n._ Eulogy, eulogium, encomium, tribute of praise.

~Panegyric~, _a._ Encomiastic, encomiastical, eulogistic, eulogistical, commendatory, laudatory.

~Panegyrical~, _a._ Encomiastic, encomiastical, eulogistic, eulogistical, commendatory, laudatory.

~Panegyrize~, _v. a._ Praise (_highly_), extol, eulogize.

~Panel~, _n._ (_Law._) Array, body of jurors.

~Pang~, _n._ Pain (_sharp and sudden_), throe, twinge, gripe.

~Pangolin~, _n._ Manis, scaly ant-eater.

~Panic~, _n._ Fright, affright, alarm, terror, consternation, sudden fear.

~Panicle~, _n._ Compound raceme.

~Panic-stricken~, _a._ Dismayed, terrified, horrified, appalled, frightened, horror-struck.

~Panoply~, _n._ Armor (_complete_), suit of armor.

~Pansy~, _n._ (_Bot._) Heart's-ease, garden violet (_Viola tricolor_).

~Pant~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Puff, gasp, blow, breathe hard, lose breath.

~2.~ Long, yearn, hunger, thirst, sigh.

~Pantaloons~, _n. pl._ Trousers, breeches.

~Pantomime~, _n._ Dumb show.

~Pantophagous~, _a._ Omnivorous, all-devouring.

~Pap~, _n._ ~1.~ Nipple, teat, dug.

~2.~ Food (_made soft for infants and weaklings_), nutriment, nourishment.

~Papa~, _n._ Father (_so used by children_).

~Papaverous~, _a._ Poppy-like.

~Paper~, _n._ ~1.~ Document, writing, written instrument.

~2.~ Newspaper, journal.

~3.~ (_Com._) Notes, bank-notes, drafts, bills of exchange.

~Papilionaceous~, _a._ Butterfly-shaped.

~Parable~, _n._ Fable (_in which what is stated as fact is probable, or which is founded on the ordinary incidents of daily life_), APOLOGUE, story, NOVEL, short tale, fictitious narrative (_intended to illustrate some spiritual truth_).

~Parabolic~, _a._ Figurative, expressed by a parable or similitude.

~Parabolical~, _a._ Figurative, expressed by a parable or similitude.

~Paraclete~, _n._ Advocate, Intercessor, Comforter, Holy Spirit, Spirit of Truth.

~Parade~, _n._ ~1.~ Ostentation, display, ceremony, show, pompous exhibition.

~2.~ Pageant, spectacle, pompous procession.

~Parade~, _v. a._ Display, flaunt, show off.

~Parade~, _v. n._ Make a show, show off.

~Paradise~, _n._ ~1.~ Eden, the garden of Eden.

~2.~ Heaven, Elysium, abode of the blessed, place of bliss.

~Paradox~, _n._ Absurdity (_as appears at first sight, yet not so in fact_), seeming contradiction.

~Paradoxical~, _a._ Absurd (_to appearance, yet conformable to fact_), incredible, puzzling, inconceivable.

~Paragon~, _n._ Model, pattern, master-piece, CHEF-D'ŒUVRE, BEAU IDEAL, nonesuch, pink.

~Paragraph~, _n._ ~1.~ Passage, clause, section of a discourse.

~2.~ Item (_as in a newspaper_), remark, short notice.

~Parallel~, _a._ ~1.~ Equidistant throughout (_as lines_).

~2.~ In conformity, in harmony, in accordance.

~3.~ Like, similar, analogous, resembling, allied, of a piece.

~Parallel~, _n._ ~1.~ Parallel line.

~2.~ Resemblance, similarity, likeness.

~3.~ Comparison.

~Paralysis~, _n._ Palsy.

~Paralyze~, _v. a._ Palsy, benumb, deaden.

~Paralogism~, _n._ Sophistry (_unintentional_), false reasoning.

~Paralogy~, _n._ Sophistry (_unintentional_), false reasoning.

~Paramount~, _a._ Supreme, superior, preeminent, principal, chief.

~Paramour~, _n._ ~1.~ Lover (_in a bad sense_), wooer, gallant.

~2.~ Concubine, mistress.

~Parapet~, _n._ (_Fort._) Breastwork (_on a rampart_).

~2.~ Breast wall (_as on a bridge_).

~Paraphernalia~, _n. pl._ Appendages, ornaments, trappings, equipment.

~Paraphrase~, _n._ ~1.~ Explanation (_by amplifying_), exposition.

~2.~ Free translation.

~Paraphrastic~, _a._ ~1.~ Explanatory (_by amplification_).

~2.~ Free, loose, diffuse, not literal, not verbal.

~Paraphrastical~, _a._ ~1.~ Explanatory (by amplification).

~2.~ Free, loose, diffuse, not literal, not verbal.

~Paratonnere~, _n._ [Fr.] Lightning-rod.

~Parasite~, _n._ Sycophant, flatterer, toady, fawner, wheedler, flunky, spaniel, lickspittle, pick-thank, toad-eater, time-server, hanger-on.

~Parasitic~, _a._ Sycophantic, fawning, flattering, wheedling, servile, slavish, meanly submissive.

~Parasitical~, _a._ Sycophantic, fawning, flattering, wheedling, servile, slavish, meanly submissive.

~Parboil~, _v. a._ Coddle, boil slightly.

~Parcel~, _n._ ~1.~ Bundles, package, packet, budget.

~2.~ Set, lot, batch, collection.

~3.~ (_Law._) Piece, part, portion, tract, plot, patch.

~Parcel out~, Divide, distribute, apportion, deal out.

~Parch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Burn (_slightly_), scorch, roast.

~2.~ Dry, shrivel, dry up.

~Pardon~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Remit, overlook, pass over.

~2.~ FORGIVE (_especially for a grave offence_), absolve, excuse, acquit.

~Pardon~, _n._ Forgiveness (_especially of a grave offence after conviction, and granted to a specified person_), remission (_of a penalty incurred_), absolution, grace, mercy, AMNESTY.

~Pardonable~, _a._ Excusable, venial, that may be pardoned.

~Pare~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Peel (_by the use of a knife_).

~2.~ Clip, cut, shave off.

~Parentage~, _n._ Extraction, birth, descent, lineage, pedigree, stock.

~Parents~, _n. pl._ Father and mother.

~Parget~, _v. a._ Plaster, cover with plaster.

~Pargeter~, _n._ Plasterer.

~Parhelion~, _n._ [_Gr. pl. Parhelia._] Mock sun.

~Pariah~, _n._ Outcast, wretch, Troglodyte, miserable person.

~Parity~, _n._ Equality, analogy, close correspondence.

~Parley~, _v. n._ Talk, converse, discourse, hold a conference (_especially with an enemy_).

~Parley~, _n._ Conference (_especially between enemies_), talk, discourse, conversation.

~Parliament~, _n._ House of Lords and House of Commons (_of Great Britain and Ireland_).

~Parlor~, _n._ Drawing-room.

~Parody~, _n._ Travesty, burlesque, caricature.

~Parody~, _v. a._ Travesty, burlesque, caricature, turn into burlesque.

~Parol~, _a._ (_Law._) Oral, verbal, by word of mouth.

~Parole~, _a._ (_Law._) Oral, verbal, by word of mouth.

~Parol~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Law._) Word of mouth, oral declaration.

~2.~ (_Mil._) Word of honor, word of promise, plighted faith.

~Parole~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Law._) Word of mouth, oral declaration.

~2.~ (_Mil._) Word of honor, word of promise, plighted faith.

~Paroxysm~, _n._ (_Med._) Exacerbation (_of a disease, periodically_), fit, convulsion, sudden attack.

~Parquet~, _n._ [Fr.] Pit, parterre.

~Parricidal~, _a._ Patricidal.

~Parricide~, _n._ Patricide.

~Parrot~, _n._ POLL.

~Parry~, _v. a._ Ward off, turn aside.

~Parsimonious~, _a._ Stingy, close, avaricious, niggardly, miserly, mean, penurious, grasping, covetous, close-fisted, sordid, very saving, excessively frugal.

~Parsimony~, _n._ Stinginess, niggardliness, penuriousness, avarice, covetousness, cupidity, meanness.

~Parson~, _n._ Minister, priest, clergyman, pastor, ecclesiastic, churchman, divine.

~Part~, _n._ ~1.~ Piece, portion, fraction, section, division, subdivision.

~2.~ Member, organ, constituent, element, component, ingredient.

~3.~ Share, allotment, lot, dividend.

~4.~ Business, charge, duty, office, function.

~5.~ Side, party, interest, concern, faction.

~Part~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Divide, sever, dissever, sunder, dismember, subdivide, break, break in pieces, tear asunder.

~2.~ Disunite, separate, disjoin, disconnect, detach, dissociate, keep apart, hold apart.

~3.~ Apportion, allot, share, distribute, parcel out, deal out.

~Part~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Be broken, be parted, be divided, become separated, go asunder.

~2.~ Quit each other, take leave, bid farewell.

~3.~ Depart, go away, set out.

~Part from~, Leave, be detached from, be separated from.

~Part with~, Relinquish, resign, surrender, lose, give up.

~Partake of~, Participate, partake, share, have a share of, take a part of, have a part of, participate in.

~Partaking~, _n._ Participation.

~Partake~, _v. a._ Share, partake of, participate in, have a part of, take a part of.

~Partaker~, _n._ Participator, sharer, communicant.

~Parterre~, _n._ [Fr.] Pit, parquet.

~Partial~, _a._ ~1.~ Incomplete, imperfect, limited, not entire, not total, not general, not universal.

~2.~ Biassed, prejudiced, prepossessed, warped, interested, unfair, unjust, one-sided, not indifferent.

~Partial to~, Fond of.

~Partiality~, _n._ ~1.~ Unfairness, injustice, favoritism.

~2.~ Fondness, predilection, liking, fancy, inclination, leaning, bent.

~Partially~, _ad._ Partly, imperfectly, in part, not totally.

~Particeps criminis~, [L.] Accomplice, confederate, abettor, SOCIUS CRIMINIS.

~Participant~, _n._ Participator, sharer.

~Participate in~, Partake, share, have a part in, take a part in.

~Participation~, _n._ Partaking.

~Participator~, _n._ Partaker, sharer.

~Particle~, _n._ Bit, ATOM, MOLECULE, corpuscle, mote, jot, iota, tittle, whit, grain, scrap, mite, scintilla, ace.

~Particular~, _a._ ~1.~ Especial, special, specific, not general.

~2.~ Individual, single, separate, distinct, distinction.

~3.~ Minute, exact, precise, nice, scrupulous, fastidious.

~4.~ Peculiar, odd, singular, strange, notable.

~Particular~, _n._ Instance, circumstance, detail, item, particularity, special point.

~Particularity~, _n._ ~1.~ Exactness, preciseness, precision.

~2.~ Detail, item, particular, special point.

~3.~ Peculiarity, singularity, characteristic.

~Particularize~, _v. a._ Specify, mention in detail, set forth minutely.

~Particularize~, _v. n._ Be particular, descend to particulars, mention particulars.

~Particularly~, _ad._ ~1.~ Especially, specially, specifically, circumstantially.

~2.~ Separately, singly, distinctly, individually.

~Parting~, _n._ ~1.~ Breaking, rupture, disruption, severing, tearing asunder.

~2.~ Separation, detachment.

~3.~ Leave-taking.

~Partisan~, _n._ ~1.~ Adherent, follower, supporter, disciple, champion, votary, party man.

~2.~ Truncheon, staff.

~Partisanship~, _n._ Championship.

~Partition~, _n._ ~1.~ Division, separation, distinction.

~2.~ Dividing wall, BULKHEAD.

~Partition~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Apportion, share, divide into shares, parcel out.

~2.~ Divide by partitions.

~Partitive~, _a._ (_Gram._) Distributive.

~Partitive~, _n._ (_Gram._) Distributive.

~Partly~, _ad._ In part, in some measure, in some degree, not wholly, not entirely.

~Partner~, _n._ ~1.~ Associate, colleague, partaker, sharer, participator, participant.

~2.~ Member of a partnership, member of a firm, one of a firm or house.

~Partnership~, _n._ ~1.~ Union, connection, interest, participation.

~2.~ Copartnership, company, association, society, firm, house.

~Partridge-berry~, _n._ ~1.~ Wintergreen, teaberry, deerberry, boxberry, mountain-tea (_Gaultheria procumbens_).

~2.~ Checkerberry, squaw-vine, winter-clover (_Mitchella repens_).

~Parts~, _n. pl._ ~1.~ Talents, faculties, powers, abilities, endowments, gifts, genius, calibre.

~2.~ Quarters, regions, districts.

~Parturition~, _n._ Delivery, labor, travail, child-birth, bringing forth.

~Party~, _n._ ~1.~ Faction, CABAL, CLIQUE, set, junto, COTERIE, circle, combination, league, confederacy, alliance.

~2.~ Company, assembly, body, gathering, social assemblage.

~3.~ Participator, participant, partaker, sharer.

~4.~ Litigant, plaintiff or defendant.

~5.~ Person, individual, man, one, somebody, some one.

~Party-colored~, _a._ Variegated, piebald, many-colored, many-hued, divers-colored, of all manner of colors.

~Party-man~, _n._ PARTISAN.

~Parvenu~, _n._ [Fr.] Upstart, mushroom, snob, pretentious fellow, pretender to gentility.

~Pasigraphy~, _n._ Universal language.

~Pasilaly~, _n._ Universal language.

~Pasquinade~, _n._ Lampoon, satire.

~Pasquinade~, _v. a._ [_Rare._] Lampoon, satirize, abuse by satire.

~Pass~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Go, move, proceed, go on, make a transit.

~2.~ Elapse, be spent, pass away.

~3.~ Vanish, disappear, cease, fade, die, be lost.

~4.~ Occur, happen, take place.

~5.~ Circulate, be current, gain currency.

~6.~ Be enacted, be sanctioned by a majority of votes.

~7.~ Be deemed, be considered, be held, be regarded.

~8.~ Answer, do, do well enough.

~9.~ Go unheeded, go unregarded.

~10.~ Make a thrust, make a pass.

~Pass~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Allow to proceed, let go.

~2.~ Send, transmit, deliver, make over.

~3.~ Go over, go across.

~4.~ Undergo, experience, live through, make trial of.

~5.~ Spend (_as time_).

~6.~ Omit, neglect, disregard, take no notice of.

~7.~ Overstep, go beyond.

~8.~ Exceed, surpass, excel, transcend.

~9.~ Be enacted by, be passed by.

~10.~ Enact, ratify, sanction by a majority of votes.

~11.~ Utter, deliver, pronounce.

~12.~ Give currency to, put into circulation.

~Pass~, _n._ ~1.~ Passage, way, road, avenue.

~2.~ Defile, ravine, gorge, narrow passage.

~3.~ Passport, permission to pass.

~4.~ Conjuncture, state, condition.

~5.~ Thrust, push, allonge, lunge, tilt.

~Passable~, _a._ ~1.~ Fit for travel (_as a road_).

~2.~ Tolerable, middling, moderate, ordinary, so so, mediocre, pretty good, not very bad.

~Passage~, _n._ ~1.~ Passing, transit.

~2.~ Road, path, way, avenue, pass, thoroughfare, channel, route.

~3.~ Act, deed, event, occurrence, feat, exploit.

~4.~ Clause, sentence, paragraph, text.

~5.~ Corridor, entry, entry way.

~6.~ Enactment, passing.

~7.~ (_Music._) Phrase, part of an air.

~Pass away~, Elapse, lapse, pass, glide, slip away.

~Pass by~, Overlook, disregard, omit, take no notice of, pass over.

~Pass current~, Be received, be admitted, GO DOWN.

~Passé~, _a._ [Fr.] Past, worn, faded, out of use, out of date.

~Passenger~, _n._ Traveller, wayfarer, voyager, itinerant, tourist.

~Passim~, _ad._ [L.] Here and there, everywhere.

~Pass in review~, Review, revise, reconsider, re-examine.

~Passion~, _n._ ~1.~ Suffering (_specifically that of Christ by crucifixion_).

~2.~ Emotion, ardor, fervor, zeal, rapture, transport, excitement, impulse, glow, strong feeling.

~3.~ Pathos, warmth of feeling, tender emotion.

~4.~ Anger, resentment, wrath, indignation, fury.

~5.~ Love, affection, attachment, fondness, devotion.

~Passionate~, _a._ ~1.~ Warm, ardent, earnest, vehement, excited, animated, fiery, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, burning, zealous, violent, furious, impetuous, impulsive.

~2.~ Irascible, excitable, choleric, hasty, touchy, hot, peppery, hot- tempered, quick-tempered.

~Passionless~, _a._ ~1.~ Impassive, unsusceptible, unimpressible, apathetic, cold, phlegmatic, stoical, cold-blooded, without passion or feeling.

~2.~ Cool, calm, collected, unmoved, imperturbable, of a calm temper.

~Passion-week~, _n._ Holy Week, week before Easter.

~Passive~, _a._ ~1.~ Quiet, quiescent, inert, inactive, not active.

~2.~ Unresisting, submissive, patient, long-suffering.

~Pass muster~, Answer, do, pass, serve, be sufficient, do well enough.

~Pass off~, Palm, palm off, impose by trick, impose fraudulently.

~Pass on or upon~, ~1.~ Befall, happen to, come upon.

~2.~ Impose upon, palm upon, palm off upon, pass off upon.

~Pass over~, Overlook, disregard, omit, take no notice of, pass by.

~Passport~, _n._ Pass.

~Password~, _n._ Watchword, countersign.

~Past~, _a._ Spent, gone, ended, elapsed, gone by.

~Past~, _n._ Past time, time gone by.

~Past~, _prep._ ~1.~ Beyond, out of the reach of.

~2.~ After (_in time_).

~Past~, _ad._ By.

~Pastime~, _n._ Amusement, entertainment, diversion, sport, play, recreation.

~Pastor~, _n._ ~1.~ Shepherd.

~2.~ Minister, clergyman, priest, parson, ecclesiastic, churchman, divine.

~Pastoral~, _a._ ~1.~ Rural, rustic, of shepherds.

~2.~ Bucolic.

~3.~ Ministerial, of a pastor.

~Pastoral~, _n._ Bucolic, idyl, eclogue, pastoral poem.

~Pastorate~, _n._ Pastorship.

~Pastorship~, _n._ Pastorate.

~Pasturage~, _n._ Pasture, grazing land.

~Pasture~, _n._ Herbage, herbs, pasturage, grass, grazing land.

~Pasture~, _v. a._ Supply with pasturage, graze, turn out to pasture.

~Pasty~, _a._ Meat-pie.

~Pat~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Fit, apt, pertinent, suitable, appropriate.

~Pat~, _n._ Rap, dab, tap, hit, light blow.

~Pat~, _v. a._ Rap, dab, tap, strike lightly, hit.

~Patch~, _n._ ~1.~ Part, piece.

~2.~ Tract, parcel, plot.

~Pate~, _n._ Head (_in a ludicrous sense_).

~Patella~, _n._ [L.] ~1.~ Knee-pan.

~2.~ (_Conch._) Limpet.

~Patent~, _a._ Open, apparent, evident, plain, obvious, manifest, clear, public, conspicuous, unconcealed, palpable, unmistakable, glaring, notorious.

~Paternal~, _a._ ~1.~ Fatherly.

~2.~ Hereditary.

~Paternal estate~, Patrimony.

~Paternity~, _n._ Fathership, fatherhood.

~Pater noster~, _n._ [L.] The Lord's prayer.

~Path~, _n._ ~1.~ Track (_trodden_), foot-way, pathway.

~2.~ Road, way, course, route, passage, avenue.

~Pathetic~, _a._ Affecting, touching, moving, melting, tender, plaintive.

~Pathless~, _a._ Untrodden, trackless.

~Pathos~, _n._ ~1.~ Passion, warmth of feeling, tender emotion.

~2.~ Pathetic quality, tender tone.

~Pathway~, _n._ Path, footway, track.

~Patience~, _n._ ~1.~ Endurance (_without complaint_), fortitude, resignation, submission, sufferance, long-sufferance, long-suffering.

~2.~ Perseverance, persistence, indefatigableness, constancy, diligence, assiduity.

~Patient~, _a._ ~1.~ Submissive, resigned, uncomplaining, unrepining, passive, long-suffering.

~2.~ Persevering, persistent, diligent, assiduous, indefatigable, constant.

~Patness~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Suitableness, appropriateness, fitness, propriety, aptness, pertinency.

~Patois~, _n._ [Fr.] Rustic or provincial dialect.

~Patrician~, _n._ Nobleman (_of ancient Rome_).

~Patrician~, _a._ Noble, senatorial, aristocratic, high-born, not plebeian, well-born.

~Patricidal~, _a._ Parricidal.

~Patricide~, _n._ Parricide.

~Patrimony~, _n._ Inheritance, heritage, paternal or hereditary estate.

~Patriot~, _n._ Lover of one's country.

~Patriotism~, _n._ Love of country.

~Patron~, _n._ Defender, advocate, protector, supporter, favorer, guardian, good genius, tutelary saint.

~Patronage~, _n._ ~1.~ Favor, countenance, support, assistance, influence, friendship, aid.

~2.~ Custom, good-will (_of an established place of business_).

~Patronize~, _v. a._ Favor, countenance, support, aid, assist, help, befriend, make interest for.

~Pattern~, _n._ ~1.~ Exemplar, model, archetype, prototype, original, precedent.

~2.~ Specimen, sample, example, instance.

~3.~ Figure, style, shape.

~Pattern after~, Imitate, copy, follow.

~Paucity~, _n._ Fewness, small number.

~Pauhaugen~, _n._ [_Indian name._] Menhaden, hardhead, moss-bunker.

~Paunch~, _n._ ~1.~ Abdomen, belly.

~2.~ First stomach (_of a ruminating animal_).

~Pauper~, _n._ Mendicant, beggar, starveling, poor person (_depending on charity_).

~Pauperism~, _n._ Mendicancy, indigence, destitution, beggary, penury, extreme poverty.

~Pause~, _n._ ~1.~ Stop, cessation, suspension, interruption, rest, halt, intermission, remission, stoppage, stopping, break, CÆSURA.

~2.~ Point, punctuation mark.

~Pause~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Stop, cease, desist, wait, delay, rest, breathe, stay, break off.

2.~ Hesitate, demur, deliberate, waver.~~Pave the way~, Prepare, make ready, get ready, make preparation, smooth the way.

~Pavilion~, _n._ ~1.~ Tent.

~2.~ (_Anat._) Auricle, external ear.

~Pavonine~, _a._ Iridescent, irisated, nacreous.

~Paw~, _n._ 1~.~ Foot (_of beasts with claws_).

~2.~ Hand (_in contempt_).

~Pawl~, _n._ Click, detent, catch, ratchet.

~Pawn~, _n._ Pledge (_of a chattel to secure a debt_), gage, security.

~Pawn~, _v. a._ Pledge, offer or give as security.

~Pawnee~, _n._ (_Law._) Pledgee.

~Pay~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Discharge, settle, liquidate, cash.

~2.~ Compensate, recompense, requite, remunerate, reward, make payment to.

~3.~ Punish, take revenge upon, retort upon.

~4.~ (_Naut._) Smear (_with tar or pitch_).

~Pay~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Make compensation.

~2.~ Be profitable, be remunerative, make a good return, be a good investment, give a good interest.

~Pay~, _n._ Compensation, recompense, remuneration, reward, requital, wages, salary, stipend, hire, allowance.

~Pay down~, Pay on the spot, pay on delivery.

~Pay for~, ~1.~ Give an equivalent for, bear the expense of.

~2.~ Atone for, make amends for.

~Paying~, _a._ Remunerative, profitable, gainful, that pays.

~Pay off~, ~1.~ Pay and discharge (_as hired men_).

~2.~ Punish, pay, take revenge upon, retort upon.

~3.~ (_Naut._) Fall off, fall to leeward.

~Pay one's addresses to~, Woo, court, solicit in love, make love to.

~Pay up~, [_Colloquial._] Settle, pay arrears, settle an account, square accounts, quit scores, strike a balance, pony up, shell out, fork over, pay the bill, pay the piper, pay the fiddler, come down with the cash.

~Peace~, _n._ ~1.~ Calm, repose, quiet, tranquillity, stillness, silence.

~2.~ Amity, concord, harmony, truce, ARMISTICE.

~Peaceable~, _a._ ~1.~ Peaceful, pacific, free from war.

~2.~ Gentle, mild, amicable, friendly, disposed to peace, not quarrelsome.

~3.~ Quiet, tranquil, placid, unmoved, undisturbed, serene.

~Peaceful~, _a._ ~1.~ Quiet, calm, still, undisturbed, placid, tranquil, serene.

~2.~ Mild, gentle, kindly, friendly.

~Peace-maker~, _n._ Mediator, intercessor.

~Peace-making~, _a._ Conciliatory, mild, appeasing.

~Peace-offering~, _n._ ~1.~ Atonement, satisfaction, amends, reparation, atoning sacrifice.

~2.~ Mediation, olive-branch, intercession.

~Peak~, _n._ Top (_of a mountain_), summit, crest, crown, pinnacle.

~Peak~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Grow thin or lean, become emaciated.

~2.~ Sneak, make a mean figure.

~Peaked~, _a._ Pointed.

~Peal~, _n._ Blast, burst, blare, clang.

~Peal~, _v. n._ Resound, echo, re-echo, boom, thunder, roar.

~Pea-nut~, _n._ Ground-nut, earth-nut (_Arachis hypogæa_).

~Pearlash~, _n._ Sub-carbonate of potassa (_impure_), calcined potash.

~Pearl-powder~, _n._ PEARL-WHITE.

~Pearl-white~, _n._ Pearl-powder, sub-muriate of bismuth.

~Pearly~, _a._ ~1.~ Abounding in pearls.

~2.~ Clear, pure, transparent, nacreous.

~Peasant~, _n._ Rustic, countryman, hind, swain.

~Pebble~, _n._ Stone (_of small size_), pebble-stone.

~Pebble-stone~, _n._ Pebble.

~Peccability~, _n._ Frailty, infirmity, weakness, liability to sin.

~Peccable~, _a._ Frail, weak, imperfect, erring, sinning, liable to sin.

~Peccadillo~, _n._ Petty fault, slight offence.

~Peccant~, _a._ ~1.~ Sinning, erring, guilty, criminal.

~2.~ Morbid, malignant, corrupting, corroding.

~Peculation~, _n._ Embezzlement.

~Peculiar~, _a._ ~1.~ That specially pertains, that belongs exclusively.

~2.~ Singular, particular, characteristic, special, exceptional, rare, not common, not general.

~Peculiarity~, _n._ Individuality, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, characteristic, speciality, singularity.

~Pecuniary~, _a._ Monetary, financial.

~Pedagogue~, _n._ [_A contemptuous term._] Schoolmaster, teacher.

~Pedant~, _n._ Pretender to learning.

~Pedantic~, _a._ Conceited, pragmatical, vain of knowledge, ostentations of learning.

~Pedantical~, _a._ Conceited, pragmatical, vain of knowledge, ostentations of learning.

~Pedantry~, _n._ Ostentation of learning, boastful display of knowledge.

~Pedestrian~, _n._ Foot-traveller, traveller afoot.

~Pedigree~ _n._ Lineage, descent, ancestry, genealogy, stock, breed, family, race, house, line of ancestors.

~Peel~, _v. a._ Pare (_by stripping or pulling_), hull, shell.

~Peel~, _v. n._ Exfoliate, come off (_as skin or rind_), peel off, shell off.

~Peel~, _n._ Rind, skin.

~Peep~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Chirp (_as a chicken_), pule, pip.

~2.~ Peer, look slyly.

~Peep of day~, Dawn, morning, aurora, sunrise, prime, prime of day, break of day, early morning, first flush of the morning.

~Peer~, _n._ ~1.~ Equal, mate, match, compeer.

~2.~ Companion, associate, fellow, comrade.

~3.~ Nobleman, lord.

~Peer~, _v. n._ Peep, pry, look closely or narrowly.

~Peerless~, _a._ Unequalled, unmatched, unsurpassed, matchless, without an equal, without a peer.

~Peevish~, _a._ Fretful, petulant, querulous, irritable, waspish, snappish, pettish, captious, cross, crusty, snarling, testy, churlish, crabbed, acrimonious, irritable.

~Pelf~, _n._ Money, riches, lucre, mammon, gain, wealth.

~Pellicle~, _n._ Film, thin skin, thin coating.

~Pell-mell~, _ad._ Confusedly, irregularly, disorderly, in confusion, in disorder, helter-skelter, at sixes and sevens.

~Pellucid~, _a._ Clear, transparent, transpicuous, limpid, diaphanous, crystalline, bright, lucid, translucent.

~Pelt~, _n._ Skin (_of a beast with the hair on it_), hide.

~Pelts~, _n. pl._ Skins (_as above_), peltry, hides.

~Pelt~, _v. a._ Strike (_with something thrown_), beat, batter, assail with missiles.

~Peltate~, _a._ (_Bot._) Shield-shaped.

~Peltated~, _a._ (_Bot._) Shield-shaped.

~Pelting~, _n._ Beating, battering.

~Peltry~, _n._ Pelts, hides.

~Pen~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Write, compose, indite.

~2.~ Incage, coop, confine, enclose, impound, imprison, incarcerate, shut up, shut in, hem in, wall in, rail in.

~Pen~, _n._ Enclosure, COOP, PENFOLD, pinfold, pound.

~Penal~, _a._ Punitive.

~Penalty~, _n._ ~1.~ Punishment, penal retribution.

~2.~ Forfeiture, fine.

~Penance~, _n._ Punishment (_self-inflicted or imposed by ecclesiastical authority_), mortification, maceration, humiliation, penalty.

~Penchant~, _n._ [Fr.] Inclination, bent, propensity, proneness, proclivity, disposition, tendency, turn, leaning, predisposition, liking, fondness, predilection.

~Pencil~, _n._ ~1.~ Brush (_made of hair or fine bristles_).

~2.~ Crayon.

~Pencil~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Paint, depict, delineate, portray, sketch.

~2.~ Mark or draw with a pencil.

~Pencilling~, _n._ Sketch, outline.

~Pendant~, _n._ ~1.~ Hanging appendage, bob.

~2.~ Ear-ring, ear-drop.

~3.~ (_Naut._) Pennant, PENNON.

~Pendent~, _a._ Hanging, pendulous, suspended, pensile.

~Pendente lite~, [L.] While the suit is pending, pending the suit or action, during litigation.

~Pending~, _a._ Depending, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, in suspense.

~Pending~, _prep._ During.

~Pendulous~, _a._ Hanging, PENDENT.

~Penetrable~, _a._ Permeable, pervious.

~Penetrate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Pierce, perforate, bore, enter, transfix.

~2.~ Discern, understand, comprehend.

~Penetrating~, _a._ Discerning, intelligent, sagacious, sharp-witted, clear-sighted, acute, keen, quick, shrewd, keen-sighted.

~Penetration~, _n._ ~1.~ Penetrating.

~2.~ Acuteness, discernment, sagacity, shrewdness, astuteness, sharpness, perspicacity, insight, mother-wit, quick parts.

~Penfold~, _n._ Pen (_for confining strayed beasts_), pinfold, pound.

~Penitence~, _n._ Repentance, contrition, compunction, regret, remorse.

~Penitent~, _a._ Repentant, contrite.

~Penitent~, _n._ Repentant.

~Penitentiary~, _n._ Prison, jail, bridewell, work-house, house of correction.

~Penman~, _n._ Writer, scribe, chirographer, chirographist, quill- driver.

~Penmanship~, _n._ Chirography.

~Pennant~, _n._ (_Naut._) Pendant.

~Penniless~, _a._ Moneyless, destitute, poor, necessitous, needy, indigent, distressed, pinched, reduced, short of money, out of money, out of cash, out of pocket, in need, in want.

~Pennon~, _n._ ~1.~ Banner, streamer, standard, flag, colors, ensign.

~2.~ Wing, pinion.

~Pensile~, _a._ Hanging, suspended, pendent, pendulous.

~Pension~, _n._ Allowance (_from a government for past services_), annuity.

~Pensive~, _a._ ~1.~ Thoughtful, meditative, reflective, dreamy, sober.

~2.~ Expressive of sadness.

~Pentagonal~, _a._ Five-angled, five-cornered.

~Pentecost~, _n._ Whitsuntide, Whit-Sunday.

~Pent-house~, _n._ Lean-to.

~Pent-roof~, _n._ Shed-roof.

~Penult~, _n._ Penultima, penultimate, last syllable but one, penultimate syllable.

~Penultima~, _n._ PENULT.

~Penultimate~, _n._ PENULT.

~Penurious~, _a._ Parsimonious, covetous, avaricious, illiberal, miserly, niggardly, sordid, mercenary, close, stingy, mean, close- fisted, hard-fisted.

~Penury~, _n._ Indigence, destitution, beggary, mendicancy, pauperism, extreme poverty.

~People~, _n._ ~1.~ Tribe, nation, race, clan, family.

~2.~ Population, folks, persons, the public, the community, the bulk of mankind.

~3.~ Commonalty, populace, CANAILLE, rabble, mob, the vulgar, vulgar herd, lower classes, humbler classes, the multitude, the million, the peasantry, the masses.

~People~, _v. a._ Populate.

~Pepper-grass~, _n._ Pill-wort (_Pilularia globulifera_).

~2.~ Pepper-wort (_Lepidium sativum_).

~Pepperidge~, _n._ Tupelo, Sour-gum, sour gum-tree (_Nyssa multiflora_).

~Pepperidge-bush~, _n._ Barberry.

~Pepper-wort~, _n._ Pepper-grass (_Lepidium sativum_).

~Peppery~, _a._ ~1.~ Hot, pungent, high-seasoned.

~2.~ Irritable, irascible, touchy, testy, waspish, snappish, snarling, churlish, choleric, petulant, excitable, passionate, hasty, quick, like tinder, like touch-wood.

~Peradventure~, _ad._ [_Rare._] Perhaps, PERCHANCE, possibly.

~Perambulate~, _v. a._ Go around, go about.

~Perambulation~, _n._ Round, circuit, tour.

~Per annum~, [L.] Annually, by the year.

~Per capita~, [L.] By heads, by polls, according to the number of persons.

~Perceive~, _v. a._ ~1.~ See, discover, note, notice, remark, observe, descry, behold, discern.

~2.~ Feel, be sensible of.

~3.~ Understand, comprehend, know.

~Per cent.~, [L.] By the hundred.

~Per centum~, [L.] By the hundred.

~Perceptible~, _a._ Visible, discernible, apparent, in sight, to be seen.

~Perception~, _n._ ~1.~ Seeing, discernment, sense, taste, sensation.

~2.~ Understanding, notion, idea, apprehension.

~Perch~, _n._ ~1.~ Roost.

~2.~ Pole, rod.

~Perch~, _v. n._ Roost, sit on a perch.

~Perchance~, _ad._ Perhaps, possibly, by chance, haply, PERADVENTURE, maybe, it may be, as luck may have it.

~Perchers~, _n. pl._ INSESSORES, perching birds.

~Percolate~, _v. n._ Filter, transude, ooze, exude, strain.

~Percolation~, _n._ Filtration, straining.

~Percussion~, _n._ Collision, clash, shock, concussion.

~Percussion-cap~, _n._ Capsule.

~Per diem~, [L.] By the day.

~Perdition~, _n._ ~1.~ Ruin, destruction, overthrow, wreck, downfall, utter loss.

~2.~ Eternal death, future misery.

~Peregrination~, _n._ Travelling, travel, wandering.

~Peremptory~, _a._ ~1.~ Decisive, express, authoritative, categorical, imperative, positive, absolute.

~2.~ Dogmatical, arbitrary, despotic.

~Perennial~, _a._ Lasting, enduring, permanent, constant, continual, undying, unceasing, perpetual, uninterrupted, imperishable, deathless, never-failing, immortal.

~Perfect~, _a._ ~1.~ Complete, consummate, finished, excellent, capital, exquisite, without blemish, not defective, not deficient.

~2.~ Pure, holy, blameless, faultless, without sin.

~Perfect~, _v. a._ Finish, complete, consummate, elaborate, make perfect, bring to perfection.

~Perfection~, _n._ ~1.~ Perfectness, maturity, completion, consummation, wholeness, excellence.

~2.~ Excellent quality.

~Perfectly~, _ad._ Fully, entirely, totally, completely, exactly, accurately.

~Perfectness~, _n._ PERFECTION.

~Perfidious~, _a._ Faithless, unfaithful, treacherous, false, dishonest, disloyal, traitorous, false-hearted.

~Perfidiousness~, _n._ PERFIDY.

~Perfidy~, _n._ Perfidiousness, treachery, treason, defection, disloyalty, breach of faith, foul play, Punic faith.

~Perforate~, _v. a._ Pierce, penetrate, bore, transfix, drill, bore through.

~Perforation~, _n._ Hole, aperture, opening.

~Perform~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Do, execute, effect, accomplish, achieve, compass, bring about, bring to pass, work out.

~2.~ Observe, fulfil, meet, discharge, satisfy, complete, adhere to, be faithful to, comply with.

~Performance~, _n._ ~1.~ Accomplishment, execution, completion.

~2.~ Action, deed, act, achievement, exploit, feat.

~Performer~, _n._ ~1.~ Doer, operator, executor.

~2.~ Actor, player, stage-player, comedian, tragedian.

~Perfume~, _n._ ~1.~ Fragrance, balminess, aroma, redolence, incense, pleasing scent, grateful odor, sweetness of smell.

~2.~ Sweet-smelling substance.

~Perfume~, _v. a._ Scent, fill, impregnate or imbue with grateful odor.

~Perfumery~, _n._ Perfumes.

~Perfunctory~, _a._ Indifferent, careless, slovenly, heedless, reckless, negligent, slight; done, but not well done; done to be rid of (_without a due sense of obligation_).

~Perhaps~, _ad._ Perchance, possibly, haply, PERADVENTURE, by chance, maybe, it may be, as luck may have it.

~Pericarp~, _n._ (_Bot._) Capsule, pod, seed-vessel, ripened ovary.

~Peril~, _n._ Danger, hazard, jeopardy, risk, venture.

~Peril~, _v. a._ Risk, endanger, imperil, jeopard, put at hazard, put in danger, expose to danger.

~Perilous~, _a._ Dangerous, hazardous, RISKY, full of danger, fraught with danger.

~Period~, _n._ ~1.~ Cycle, circle of time, revolution of time, round of years.

~2.~ Time, term, era, epoch, date, age.

~3.~ End, limit, bound, termination, conclusion.

~4.~ (_Rhet._) Sentence (_full or completed_), proposition.

~5.~ (_Gram._) Dot, full stop.

~Periodic~, _a._ Recurring (_regularly_).

~Periodical~, _a._ Recurring (_regularly_).

~Periodically~, _ad._ Regularly, statedly, at stated times, at regular times, at fixed periods.

~Peripatetic~, _a._ Aristotelian, of Aristotle.

~Periphery~, _n._ Circumference.

~Periphrase~, _a._ Circumlocution, periphrasis, circuit of words, roundabout expression.

~Periphrasis~, _n._ [L.] PERIPHRASE.

~Periphrastic~, _a._ Circumlocutory.

~Periphrastical~, _a._ Circumlocutory.

~Perish~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Decay, waste, wither, pass away, be destroyed, be ruined, be lost, come to nought, go to destruction.

~2.~ Die, expire, decease, cease to exist.

~Perishable~, _a._ ~1.~ Destructible, decaying, liable to decay.

~2.~ Dying, mortal.

~Periwig~, _n._ Wig, peruke, scratch.

~Perjure one's self~, Forswear one's self, swear falsely, take a false oath, bear false witness, break one's word, break one's faith, play false.

~Perjury~, _n._ False swearing.

~Perk~, _v. n._ Be perk, be proud, be perky, be smart.

~Perk~, _a._ Pert, PERKY.

~Perky~, _a._ Pert, smart, UPPISH, proud, perk, assuming.

~Permanence~, _n._ Duration, durability, lastingness, continuance, fixedness.

~Permanency~, _n._ Duration, durability, lastingness, continuance, fixedness.

~Permanent~, _a._ Lasting, abiding, fixed, enduring, continuing, durable, stable, steadfast, unchangeable, immutable, perpetual, invariable, constant, persistent.

~Permeable~, _a._ Pervious, penetrable.

~Permissible~, _a._ Allowable, admissible, lawful, legal, legitimate, proper.

~Permission~, _n._ Leave, license, liberty, allowance, consent, permit.

~Permit~, _v. a._ Allow, let, suffer, license, empower, authorize, warrant, give permission to, give leave to, give carte blanche to.

~Permit~, _n._ Leave, license, permission, liberty.

~Pernicious~, _a._ Hurtful, deleterious, injurious, detrimental, baneful, baleful, prejudicial, noxious, mischievous, damaging, disadvantageous, destructive, ruinous, fatal.

~Perpendicular~, _a._ ~1.~ Vertical, upright, pointing to the zenith.

~2.~ At right angles, making a right angle.

~Perpetrate~, _v. a._ Do (_as something base_), commit, perform, execute.

~Perpetration~, _n._ Commission (_as of a crime_), doing, performing.

~Perpetual~, _a._ Endless, unending, everlasting, eternal, ever- during, ceaseless, continual, incessant, unintermitted, uninterrupted, constant, interminable, perennial.

~Perpetuate~, _v. a._ Eternize, make perpetual.

~Perpetuity~, _n._ Eternity, endless duration.

~Perplex~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Entangle, tangle, complicate, involve, snarl, make intricate, make difficult.

~2.~ Embarrass, puzzle, distract, pose, bewilder, beset, mystify, confuse, confound.

~Perplexing~, _a._ Troublesome, puzzling, embarrassing, bewildering, confusing.

~Perplexity~, _n._ ~1.~ Intricacy, intricateness, complexity, obscurity, hardness, complication, involution.

~2.~ Concern, care, anxiety, solicitude, trouble, embarrassment, distraction, doubt, confusion, bewilderment.

~3.~ Embarrassment, difficulty, strait, hobble, pickle, critical situation.

~Per saltum~, [L.] By a leap, by a jump.

~Per se~, [L.] By itself.

~Persecute~, _v. a._ Oppress, harass, afflict, molest, distress, worry, hunt down, run down, pursue malignantly, drive from pillar to post.

~Perseverance~, _n._ Steadiness, persistence, persistency, constancy.

~Persevere~, _v. n._ Persist, be steady, be steadfast, be constant, go on, keep on, hold on, keep one's coarse, keep one's ground, maintain one's ground, stick to it, not give it up, stand firm, stand fast, move heaven and earth, go through fire and water, go all lengths, stick at nothing.

~Persiflage~, _n._ [Fr.] Banter, raillery, ridicule, jeering, mockery, quizzing, joking, pleasantry, frivolous talk.

~Persist~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Continue, remain, last, endure.

~2.~ PERSEVERE, be steadfast.

~Persistence~, _n._ ~1.~ PERSEVERANCE.

~2.~ Obstinacy, contumacy, doggedness, stubbornness, perverseness, pertinacity, obduracy, headiness, pig-headedness.

~Persistency~, _n._ ~1.~ PERSEVERANCE.

~2.~ Obstinacy, contumacy, doggedness, stubbornness, perverseness, pertinacity, obduracy, headiness, pig-headedness.

~Persistent~, _a._ Persevering, constant, steady.

~Person~, _n._ ~1.~ Individual, man, one, party, somebody, some one, intelligent being, human being, human creature.

~2.~ Body, bodily substance.

~Personage~, _n._ ~1.~ Assumed character.

~2.~ Person of rank, man of distinction, great person, illustrious person.

~Personal~, _a._ ~1.~ Individual, private, special.

~2.~ Corporal, exterior, physical, material.

~Personality~, _n._ Individuality, distinct existence.

~Personally~, _ad._ ~1.~ Individually, as to one's person.

~2.~ In person, by bodily presence.

~Personate~, _v. a._ Play, act, act the part of, take the part of.

~Personation~, _n._ Representation, acting, simulation.

~Personification~, _n._ (_Rhet._) Prosopopœia.

~Perspective~, _n._ Vista, prospect, view.

~Perspicacious~, _a._ Discerning, acute, keen, sagacious, shrewd, clear-sighted, keen-sighted, sharp-witted, keen-witted, long-headed, eagle-eyed.

~Perspicaciousness~, _n._ PERSPICACITY.

~Perspicacity~, _n._ Perspicaciousness, acuteness, sharpness, shrewdness, discernment, penetration, sagacity, astuteness, insight.

~Perspicuity~, _n._ Clearness, lucidness, transparency, plainness, intelligibility, perspicuousness.

~Perspicuous~, _a._ Clear, lucid, plain, transparent, intelligible.

~Perspicuousness~, _n._ PERSPICUITY.

~Perspiration~, _n._ ~1.~ Exudation, sweating.

~2.~ Sweat.

~Perspire~, _v. n._ Sweat.

~Persuade~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Induce, influence, lead, incite, impel, actuate, set on, prevail upon, bring over, win over, bring round.

~2.~ Convince, satisfy by proof or evidence.

~Persuasion~, _n._ ~1.~ Influence, inducement, incitement, suasion, bringing over.

~2.~ Conviction, creed, belief, doctrine, tenet, dogma, way of thinking.

~Persuasive~, _a._ Convincing, cogent, logical, valid, sound, weighty.

~Persuasive~, _n._ Inducement, incitement.

~Pert~, _a._ Saucy, forward, bold, impertinent, impudent, flippant.

~Pertain to~, ~1.~ Belong to, appertain to, be the property of.

~2.~ Behoove, befit, beseem, be incumbent on, be the duty of, devolve on.

~3.~ Regard, concern, relate to, refer to, answer to, have relation to.

~Pertinacious~, _a._ ~1.~ Constant, steady, firm, determined, resolute, steadfast, stanch.

~2.~ Stubborn, obstinate, dogged, wilful, mulish, unyielding, intractable, headstrong, perverse, wayward, CANTANKEROUS, PIG-HEADED.

~Pertinaciousness~, _n._ PERTINACITY.

~Pertinacity~, _n._ ~1.~ Resolution, determination, steadiness, constancy, inflexibility, firmness, perseverance, tenacity of purpose.

~2.~ Stubbornness, obstinacy, wilfulness, doggedness, headiness, mulishness.

~Pertinence~, _n._ Fitness, appropriateness, relevancy, appositeness, suitableness, applicability, propriety, PATNESS.

~Pertinency~, _n_. Fitness, appropriateness, relevancy, appositeness, suitableness, applicability, propriety, PATNESS.

~Pertinent~, _a._ Fit, appropriate, suitable, relevant, apposite, adapted, applicable, proper, PAT, apropos, to the point, to the purpose.

~Pertness~, _n._ Sauciness, forwardness, impertinence, impudence, flippancy.

~Perturbation~, _n._ Agitation, trepidation, disquiet, uneasiness, excitement, discomposure, worry, vexation.

~Perturbed~, _a._ Disturbed, disquieted, distressed, agitated, discomposed, excited, worried, vexed.

~Peruke~, _n._ Wig, periwig, scratch.

~Perusal~, _n._ Reading.

~Peruse~, _v. a._ Read.

~Peruvian bark~, Cinchona, Jesuit's bark, Cinchona bark.

~Pervade~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Permeate, penetrate, pass through.

~2.~ Overspread, fill, run through, be diffused through, be disseminated through.

~Perverse~, _a._ ~1.~ Distorted (_from the right_), bad.

~2.~ Obstinate, stubborn, wilful, dogged, mulish, untractable, unyielding, headstrong, pertinacious, wayward, CANTANKEROUS, PIG-HEADED.

~3.~ Cross, petulant, waspish, captious, snappish, touchy, testy, crusty, churlish, crabbed, froward, morose, surly, snarling, ill- tempered, ill-natured.

~Perverseness~, _n._ Petulance, peevishness, churlishness, moroseness, surliness, ill-temper, perversity.

~Perversion~, _n._ Impairment, injury, vitiation, corruption, debasement, prostitution, abasement.

~Perversity~, _n._ PERVERSENESS.

~Pervert~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Distort, stretch, falsify, make an ill use of.

~2.~ Entice, tempt, corrupt.

~Pervious~, _a._ Permeable, penetrable.

~Pest~, _n._ ~1.~ Plague, pestilence, infection, fatal epidemic, infectious disease.

~2.~ Contamination, poison, taint, bane, scourge, curse, infliction, nuisance, great annoyance.

~Pester~, _v. a._ Disturb, annoy, harass, provoke, nettle, trouble, plague, vex, tease, hector, harry, molest, bother, worry, fret, gall, bore, incommode, disquiet, infest, torment, badger, chafe, irritate.

~Pestiferous~, _a._ PESTILENTIAL.

~Pestilence~, _n._ Plague, pest, BLIGHT, contagious distemper.

~Pestilential~, _a._ ~1.~ Pestiferous, infectious, contagious, catching, malignant, poisonous.

~2.~ Mischievous, destructive, deleterious, noxious, ruinous, deadly.

~Pet~, _n._ ~1.~ Fondling, darling, favorite.

~2.~ MIFF, angry mood, fit of peevishness.

~Pet~, _a._ Favorite, especially liked.

~Pet~, _v. a._ Fondle, indulge, caress, make much of.

~Petiole~, _n._ (_Bot._) Leaf-stalk.

~Petition~, _n._ Request, prayer, supplication, entreaty, suit, solicitation, application, appeal, address.

~Petition~, _v. a._ Entreat, pray, supplicate, solicit, crave, ask, beg, apply to, make application to, prefer a request to.

~Petitioner~, _n._ Suppliant, solicitor, applicant, suitor.

~Petitio principii~, [L.] (_Logic._) Begging of the question, taking for granted the question in dispute.

~Petit-maître~, _n._ [Fr.] Coxcomb, dandy, fop, beau, exquisite, popinjay, jackanapes, jack-a-dandy, man of dress; vain, showy fellow.

~Pet lamb~, Cosset.

~Petrify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Change to stone.

~2.~ Make callous, make obdurate.

~3.~ Astonish, amaze, astound, dumfounder, confound, stupefy, take by surprise, strike dumb.

~Petroleum~, _n._ Rock-oil, mineral oil, mineral pitch, mineral tar, Barbadoes tar, Seneca oil.

~Petticoat~, _n._ Skirt.

~Pettifogger~, _n._ Petty lawyer.

~Pettish~, _a._ Peevish, fretful, PETULANT.

~Petty~, _a._ ~1.~ Little, small, trifling, trivial, frivolous, inconsiderable, unimportant, insignificant, slight, of small moment, of small account.

~2.~ Inferior, of a low grade.

~Petty-chaps~, _n._ Fig-pecker, fig-eater, becafico, garden warbler, greater petty-chaps (_Sylvia hortensis_).

~Petulance~, _n._ Peevishness, fretfulness, testiness, waspishness, crustiness, pettishness, snappishness, irritability, ill-temper.

~Petulant~, _a._ Irascible, irritable, fretful, peevish, hasty, touchy, testy, crusty, pettish, waspish, choleric, snappish, snarling, cross, crabbed, captious, censorious, acrimonious, perverse, froward, ill-tempered, out of sorts.

~Pewit~, _n._ Lapwing (_Tringa vanellus_).

~Phalansterianism~, _n._ Fourierism, socialism, humanitarianism, Saint Simonianism.

~Phantasm~, _n._ Vision (_fancied_), appearance, apparition, spectre, phantom, illusion.

~Phantasmagoria~, _n._ ~1.~ Magic lantern.

~2.~ Illusive images, optical illusions.

~Phantom~, _n_. PHANTASM.

~Phantom-like~, _a._ Spectral.

~Pharisaic~, _a._ Sanctimonious, hypocritical.

~Pharisaical~, _a._ Sanctimonious, hypocritical.

~Pharisaism~, _n._ Hypocrisy, formalism, sanctimoniousness, cant, pietism, phariseeism, assumed piety.

~Phariseeism~, _n._ PHARISAISM.

~Pharmacopœia~, _n._ Dispensatory.

~Phascolome~, _n._ Wombat (_Phascolomys ursinus_).

~Phase~, _n._ Appearance (_as of the moon or a planet_), aspect.

~Phenomenon~, _n._ [_pl. Phenomena._] ~1.~ Appearance, what is seen (_as distinguished from its essence or substance_).

~2.~ Prodigy, wonder, marvel, miracle.

~Philander~, _v. n._ Coquet, flirt, make love, make a show of love, affect to be in love, play at courtship.

~Philanthropic~, _n._ Benevolent, kind, benignant, gracious, humane.

~Philanthropical~, _n._ Benevolent, kind, benignant, gracious, humane.

~Philanthropy~, _n._ Humanity, love of mankind, general benevolence, good will to all men.

~Philibeg~, _n._ [Written also and usually _Fillibeg_.] Kilt.

~Philippic~, _n._ Invective.

~Philomel~, _n._ Nightingale.

~Philomela~, _n._ Nightingale.

~Philosopher~, _n._ ~1.~ Searcher after truth, student of first principles, seeker of wisdom.

~2.~ Theorist, theorizer, man of abstractions, speculator.

~Philosophic~, _a._ ~1.~ Of philosophy.

~Philosophical~, _a._ ~1.~ Of philosophy.

~2.~ Of a philosopher, of philosophers.

~3.~ Wise, rational, reasonable.

~4.~ Calm, cool, collected, composed, unruffled, sedate, serene, tranquil, imperturbable, stoical, Platonic.

~Philosophy~, _n._ ~1.~ Science of causes or first principles, science of the absolute, the science of sciences.

~2.~ Principles (_of any department of knowledge_), laws.

~3.~ Hypothesis, theory, system, doctrine.

~Philosophy of the Academy~, Philosophy of Plato, Platonic philosophy.

~Philosophy of the Garden~, Philosophy of Epicurus, Epicurean philosophy.

~Philosophy of the Lyceum~, Philosophy of Aristotle, Peripatetic philosophy.

~Philosophy of the Porch~, Philosophy of Zeno and the Stoics, Stoical philosophy.

~Philter~, _n._ Love potion, love charm.

~Phiz~, _n._ [_Humorously so used._] Face, visage, countenance, physiognomy.

~Phlebotomy~, _n._ Venesection, bloodletting.

~Phlegm~, _n._ ~1.~ Mucus, excrementitious humor.

~2.~ Apathy, insensibility, dulness, indifference, coldness, sluggishness.

~Phlegmatic~ _a._ Apathetic, stoical, dull, sluggish, tame, cold, frigid, unfeeling, unsusceptible, impassible, impassive, indifferent, cold-blooded.

~Phonetic~, _a._ Phonic, phonical.

~Phonetical~, _a._ Phonic, phonical.

~Phonetics~, _n._ Phonics, phonology.

~Phonic~, _a._ PHONETIC.

~Phonical~, _a._ PHONETIC.

~Phonology~, _n._ Phonetics, phonics.

~Phosphorus~, _n._ [_Poetical._] The morning star, Lucifer, Venus.

~Phrase~, _n._ ~1.~ Expression (_forming part of a sentence_).

~2.~ Idiom, peculiar expression, turn of expression.

~3.~ Style, diction, phraseology, manner of expression, mode of speech.

~Phrase~, _v._ _a._ Call, name, style, term, denominate, entitle, designate, christen, dub.

~Phraseology~, _n._ Diction, style, phrase, manner of expression, mode of speech.

~Phrenitis~, _n._ [L.] (_Med._) Inflammation of the brain.

~Phrenology~, _n._ Craniology, craniognomy.

~Phrensy~, _n._ [Written usually _Frenzy._] Madness, rage, fury, delirium, insanity, lunacy, aberration of mind.

~Phthisis~, _n._ (_Med._) Consumption (_particularly of the lungs_), marasmus, emaciation, wasting, atrophy, decline, tabes, pulmonary consumption.

~Phylactery~, _n._ Charm, amulet, talisman.

~Physic~, _n._ ~1.~ Drug, medicine, remedy, medicament, NOSTRUM.

~2.~ Cathartic, purge, purgative medicine.

~Physic~, _v._ Purge, drench, give physic to.

~Physical~, _a._ ~1.~ Material, corporeal, bodily, natural, sensible.

~2.~ Medicinal, cathartic, purgative.

~Physician~, _n._ Doctor, medical man.

~Physics~, _n._ Natural philosophy, science of nature.

~Physiognomy~, _n._ Face, countenance, PHIZ, visage, cast of countenance, expression of countenance.

~Physiology~, _n._ Science of life, animal and vegetable economy, science of organized beings, science of the functions of animals and vegetables.

~Phytivorous~, _a._ Grass-eating, graminivorous, phytophagous.

~Phytophagous~, _a._ PHYTIVOROUS.

~Picaroon~, _n._ Pirate, corsair, buccaneer, freebooter, marauder, sea- robber, sea-rover.

~Piccolo~, _n._ [It.] Octave flute.

~Pick~, _v._ _a._ ~1.~ Pluck, pull off, pick off.

~2.~ Open (_as a lock_).

~3.~ Choose, select, cull, single out, pick out, fix upon, pitch upon.

~4.~ Clean, cleanse.

~Pick~, _n._ ~1.~ Pickaxe.

~2.~ Choice, selection.

~Pickaxe~, _n._ (Written also _Pickax._) Pick.

~Picket~, _n._ ~1.~ Stake, pale.

~2.~ (_Mil._) Sentinel (_on the outposts_), guard, watchman, guardsman, sentry.

~Pickings~, _n._ _pl._ Refuse, leavings, remnants, remains, odds and ends.

~Pickle~, _n._ ~1.~ Salt and water (_for preserving meat_).

~2.~ Vinegar (_for preserving meats or vegetables_).

~3.~ Sorry condition, sad plight.

~Pickle-herring~, _n._ Buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, jester, droll, punch, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, merry-Andrew, jack-pudding, punchinello.

~Pick off~, ~1.~ Pluck, pick, pull off.

~2.~ Kill (_by shooting, as a marksman_).

~Pick out~, Select, cull, choose, single out, fix upon, pitch upon.

~Pick up~, Take up.

~Picturesque~, _a._ Beautiful (_as a scene in a picture_), graphic.

~Picture~, _n._ ~1.~ Painting, drawing, engraving, print.

~2.~ Image, resemblance, semblance, likeness, representation, similitude.

~Picture~, _v. a._ Paint, draw, represent, delineate, form an image of.

~Piddle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ [_Rare._] Trifle, act with levity, be busy about trifles.

~2.~ [_Child's word._] Urinate, make water, void urine.

~Piddling~, _a._ Trifling, trivial, frivolous, petty, unimportant, insignificant, immaterial, inconsiderable, worthless, of little value or consequence, of no moment.

~Piebald~, _a._ Motley, mottled, variegated, pied, party-colored, many- hued, many-colored, divers-colored, of various colors.

~Piece~, _n._ ~1.~ Part, portion, section, fragment, bit, scrap.

~2.~ Composition, writing, lucubration, literary production.

~3.~ Gun, cannon, fire-arm.

~Piecemeal~, _ad._ In pieces, by fragments, part by part.

~Piece-work~, _n._ Job-work.

~Pied~, _a._ Variegated, PIEBALD.

~Pierce~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Transfix, penetrate, perforate, drill, bore, enter, force a way into.

~2.~ Affect, move, touch, strike, thrill.

~Pierce~, _v. n._ Penetrate, enter, thrill, force a way.

~Piercing~, _a._ ~1.~ Penetrating, perforating.

~2.~ Sharp, keen, acute, thrilling.

~Piety~, _n._ ~1.~ Filial reverence.

~2.~ Godliness, religion, devotion, holiness, sanctity, grace.

~Pig~, _n._ Young hog.

~Pigeon-berry~, _n._ Poke, poke-weed, garget (_Phytolacca decandra_).

~Pigeon-house~, _n._ Columbary, dove-cot.

~Piggery~, _n._ Pig-sty, hog-sty, pig-pen.

~Pig-headed~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Obstinate, stubborn, mulish, dogged, wilful, heady, headstrong, intractable, perverse, cross- grained, self-willed.

~Pigment~, _n._ Paint, color, coloring matter.

~Pig-pen~, _n._ PIGGERY.

~Pig-sty~, _n._ PIGGERY.

~Pigwidgeon~, _n._ Fairy, elf, fay.

~Pile~, _n._ ~1.~ Heap, accumulation, mass, collection.

~2.~ Building, structure, edifice, fabric, erection.

~3.~ Large stake.

~4.~ Filament, thread, fibre, staple.

~Pike~, _n._ ~1.~ Turnpike-gate.

~2.~ [_U. S._] Turnpike, turnpike road.

~3.~ (_Ich._) Luce, true-jack.

~Pile~, _v. a._ Accumulate, amass, heap, collect or gather into a heap.

~Piles~, _n. pl._ (_Med._) Hemorrhoids.

~Pilfer~, _v. a._ Steal (_by petty theft_), filch, purloin, CABBAGE, bob.

~Pilfer~, _v. n._ Steal, thieve, practise petty theft.

~Pilfering~, _n._ Stealing, thieving, thievery, larceny, petty theft, petty larceny.

~Pilgarlic~, _n._ Wretch, outcast, Pariah, Troglodyte, miserable fellow.

~Pilgrim~, _n._ Traveller (_especially on a religious errand_), wanderer, wayfarer, PALMER, crusader.

~Pilgrimage~, _n._ Journey (_especially to some hallowed place_), expedition, tour, excursion.

~Pillage~, _n._ ~1.~ Spoliation, depredation, destruction, devastation, plundering, rapine.

~2.~ Plunder, booty, spoil, prey.

~Pillage~, _v. a._ Plunder, spoil, despoil, sack.

~Pillar~, _n._ ~1.~ COLUMN (_for supporting something_), shaft, post.

~2.~ Prop, support, supporter, maintainer.

~Pillow-block~, _n._ Plumber-block.

~Pill-wort~, _n._ Pepper-grass (_Pilularia globulifera_).

~Pilot~, _n._ Steersman, guide, conductor.

~Pilot~, _v. a._ Guide, direct, conduct, steer, have or take the direction of.

~Pilot-bread~, _n._ Hard-bread, ship-biscuit.

~Pimento~, _n._ Allspice, Jamaica pepper.

~Pimp~, _n._ Procurer, pander.

~Pimp~, _v. n._ Pander.

~Pimple~, _n._ Blotch, eruption, pustule.

~Pin~, _n._ ~1.~ Peg, BOLT.

~2.~ Straw (_as something of no value_), fig, button, rush, feather, farthing, brass farthing.

~Pin~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fasten with a pin.

~2.~ Fasten, fix, make fast.

~Pinch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Nip, squeeze, compress, gripe.

~2.~ Oppress, straiten, distress.

~Pinch~, _v. n._ Bear hard.

~Pinch~, _n._ ~1.~ Nip, gripe.

~2.~ Emergency, exigency, crisis, strait, difficulty, push.

~Pinchbeck~, _n._ Dutch gold.

~Pinched~, _a._ Distressed, straitened, reduced, indigent, destitute, needy, poor, necessitous, penniless, moneyless, in need, in want, out of money, out of cash, out of pocket.

~Pine~, _v. n._ Languish, droop, flag, waste, decay, waste away.

~Pinion~, _n._ ~1.~ Wing, pennon.

~2.~ Fetter (_for the arms_).

~Pinion~, _v. a._ Restrain (_by binding the arms_), bind, fasten, shackle, fetter, chain.

~Pink~, _n._ ~1.~ Rose-color.

~2.~ (_Ich._) Minnow, minion (_Lencisous phoxinus_).

~3.~ Paragon, model, BEAU IDEAL.

~Pinnacle~, _n._ ~1.~ Turret, minaret.

~2.~ Top, summit, apex, acme, zenith, highest point, culminating point, utmost height.

~Pin one's faith upon~, Believe, put confidence in, rely upon, take at one's word.

~Pintado~, _n._ Guinea hen.

~Pious~, _a._ ~1.~ Filial.