English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 42 of 931

palisadenoun

A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.

Palisadesname

A line of steep cliffs along the western bank of the Hudson River in New Jersey.

palisadicadj

Relating to a palisade. (all senses)

palisadonoun

Obsolete form of palisade.

palishadj

somewhat pale

palishlyadv

In a palish manner.

Palissy warenoun

Ceramics produced in the style of the famous French potter Bernard Palissy (c. 1510-1590), characterized by three-dimensional modelled animals, often aquatic creatures such as snakes, fish, lizards, frogs and snails, arranged on large platters.

palistrophenoun

chiasmus

palistrophicadj

Exhibiting palistrophe.

palitawnoun

A small, flat, sweet rice cake eaten in the Philippines.

palitzanoun

The epigonation.

palivizumabnoun

A humanized monoclonal antibody used in the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections.

Palixname

A surname from French.

Paljevicname

A surname from Albanian or Serbo-Croatian

Palkname

A surname.

palkeenoun

Archaic form of palki (“an Indian litter, a palanquin”).

palkee-gareenoun

Alternative form of palkigari.

palkee-garrynoun

Alternative form of palkigari.

palkinoun

Synonym of palanquin.

palki garinoun

Alternative form of palkigari.

palkigarinoun

A carriage or cart considered similar-looking to a palanquin, particularly (historical) those instituted for regular service between major towns in British India in the 1840s.

palkigharrynoun

Alternative form of palkigari.

Palko testnoun

A judicial test as to whether a US state is bound by the United States Bill of Rights in relation to a specific right claimed by the plaintiff, hinging on whether the due process clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the US Constitution override the immunity which ordinarily applies to states; specifically, the right in question must be "of the very essence of a scheme of ordered liberty" and "deeply rooted in [American] history and tradition" in order to qualify.

pallnoun

Senses relating to cloth.

Pall Mallname

A fashionable street in Westminster, leading from Trafalgar Square, via the Haymarket, to St James; it is the home of many select gentlemen's clubs.

pall onverb

To come to be annoying, boring or grating to (someone).

pall reversednoun

An ordinary that looks like an upside-down 'Y' (⅄).

pallanoun

A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.

palladacyclicadj

Of or pertaining to a palladacycle

Palladianadj

Of or relating to Pallas, an epithet of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and potentially to other female Greek figures such as Pallas the daughter of Triton and granddaughter of Poseidon.

Palladianismnoun

Palladian architecture

Palladianizeverb

To erect or remodel in the style of the Palladian school of architecture.

palladianizedadj

Coated with palladium.

palladicadj

Of or pertaining to palladium.

palladidenoun

Any binary compound of palladium and a more electropositive metal

palladiferousadj

Containing or producing palladium.

Palladinoname

A surname from Italian.

palladiousadj

Of, pertaining to, or containing palladium; used specifically to designate those compounds in which palladium has a lower valence compared with palladic compounds.

Palladistnoun

A type of Satanist.

palladiumnoun

A safeguard.

palladiumizeverb

To coat with palladium.

Palladiusname

A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek].

Palladius systemname

A Cyrillization scheme for Chinese.

palladoanadj

Containing divalent palladium.

palladoarsenidenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic steel gray mineral containing arsenic and palladium.

palladobismutharsenidenoun

An opaque metallic silvery-white mineral containing palladium, bismuth, and arsenic.

palladodymitenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, palladium, and rhodium.

palladousadj

Relating to palladium with an oxidation number of 2

palladseitenoun

An isometric-hexoctahedral white mineral containing palladium and selenium.

Pallantename

A surname from Italian.

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