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pound-foolish |
Adjective
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unwise in dealing with large sums |
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pint-size |
Adjective
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well below average height |
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pint-sized |
Adjective
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well below average height |
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paper thin |
Adjective
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thin as paper |
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papery |
Adjective
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thin and paperlike |
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papery |
Adjective
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of or like paper |
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pomaded |
Adjective
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(of hair) groomed with pomade |
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presumable |
Adjective
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capable of being inferred on slight grounds |
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pumped-up |
Adjective
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tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline |
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pumped up |
Adjective
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tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline |
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pumped |
Adjective
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tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline |
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pondering |
Adjective
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deeply or seriously thoughtful |
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pink-tipped |
Adjective
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of a leaf tipped with pink |
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plume-tipped |
Adjective
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of a plant tipped with a plume |
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pleasant-tasting |
Adjective
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extremely pleasing to the sense of taste |
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penny-wise |
Adjective
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thrifty in small matters only |
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pestered |
Adjective
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troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances |
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played out |
Adjective
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drained of energy or effectiveness |
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played out |
Adjective
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worn out |
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pantropical |
Adjective
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distributed throughout the tropics |
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pantropic |
Adjective
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distributed throughout the tropics |
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polytonal |
Adjective
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using more than one key or tonality simultaneously |
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prix fixe |
Adjective
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(of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price |
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prix fixe |
Noun
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a menu listing fixed meals at fixed prices |
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pronged |
Adjective
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resembling a fork |
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pronged |
Adjective
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having prongs or tines |
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prongy |
Adjective
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resembling a fork |
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put-upon |
Adjective
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of persons |
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pentamerous |
Adjective
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divided into five parts |
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pelecypod |
Adjective
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bivalve |
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pelecypod |
Noun
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marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together |
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pelecypodous |
Adjective
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bivalve |
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priceless |
Adjective
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having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth |
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protean |
Adjective
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taking on different forms |
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profit-maximizing |
Adjective
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making the profit as great as possible |
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palsied |
Adjective
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affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor |
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profit-maximising |
Adjective
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making the profit as great as possible |
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paralytic |
Adjective
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affected with paralysis |
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paralytic |
Adjective
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relating to or of the nature of paralysis |
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paralytic |
Noun
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a person suffering from paralysis |
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paralyzed |
Adjective
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affected with paralysis |
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paraplegic |
Adjective
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suffering complete paralysis of the lower half of the body usually resulting from damage to the spinal cord |
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paraplegic |
Noun
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a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down) |
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peccable |
Adjective
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liable to sin |
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peccant |
Adjective
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liable to sin |
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panoptical |
Adjective
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including everything visible in one view |
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precooled |
Adjective
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cooled in advance |
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poikilothermic |
Adjective
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of animals except birds and mammals |
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poikilothermous |
Adjective
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of animals except birds and mammals |
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panoramic |
Adjective
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as from an altitude or distance |