LETTER P Flashcards
pace·mak·er
/ˈpāsˌmākər/
an artificial device for stimulating the heart muscle and regulating its contractions.
*another term for pacesetter.
Pail
A usually cylindrical container with a handle: bucket. a milk pail. : the quantity that a pail contains. a pail of water.
Paintbrush
- a brush for applying paint.
- a North American plant that bears brightly coloured flowering spikes with a brushlike appearance.
Panting
Breathing with short, quick breaths; out of breath.
“a panting dog”
Parade
A public procession usually to mark a holiday or event.
*The halloween parade is open to all city boys and girls 12 years and younger wearing costumes
there was a May Day parade”
“the Scouts were on parade”
“the recruits were due to parade that day”
“every fourth of July there’s a parade down Main Street”
Pas de chat
In ballet, is a jump with each foot in turn is raised to the opposite knee
Path
A way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading
- The path continues alongside the river for half a mile
The course or direction in which a person or thing is moving
- The missile traced a fiery path in the sky
A course of action or conduct
- An ordered, gradual path toward economic liberalization
Pay off
(Of a course of action) yield good results; succeed.
- All the hard work I had done over the summer paid off
Pay a debt in full
- I’ve saved up enough to pay off my mortgage
- He left the company with an $800,000 pay-off
- He’s making himself useful in the hope of a good pay-off
- The Democrats’ strategy also holds a potential pay-off for another reason
Peas
a spherical green seed that is eaten as a vegetable or as a pulse when dried.
“pasta with peas, leeks, and watercress”
Pebble
a small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand.
Peeler
a device for removing the skin from fruit and vegetables.
“a potato peeler”
Pencil case
a small container for pencils, pens, and other writing equipment.
Perhaps
Used to express uncertainty or possibility
- Perhaps I should have been frank with him
Used when one does not wish to be too definite or assertive in the expression of an opinion
- Perhaps not surprisingly, he was cautious about committing himself
Used when making a polite request, offer, or suggestion
- Would you perhaps consent to act as our guide?
Pick up antonym
Drop off
Pilgrim
- a person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons.
- travel or wander like a pilgrim.
“he pilgrimed to his old sporting places”
Pinata
(Especially in Spanish-speaking communities) a decorated figure of an animal containing toys and candy that is suspended from a height and broken open by blindfolded children as part of a celebration.
Pipe
A tube of metal, plastic, or other material used to convey water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances.
They had accidentally damaged a gas pipe while drilling.
The plant makes plastic covered steel pipes for the oil and gas industries.
The heated gas is piped through a coil surrounded by water.
The villagers piped in drinking water from the reservoir.
Most of the houses in the capital don’t have piped water.
Pity
Sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy
“it’s a pity that you have to leave”
“what a pity we can’t be friends”
“he felt no pity for them”
“her voice was full of pity”
