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polly fish |
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gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth |
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pollyfish |
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gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth |
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paddlefish |
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primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout |
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poacher |
Noun
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small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates |
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poacher |
Noun
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a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs) |
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poacher |
Noun
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someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another |
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pogge |
Noun
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northern Atlantic sea poacher |
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palometa |
Noun
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smaller than Florida pompano |
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pintado |
Noun
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large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters |
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plumed scorpionfish |
Noun
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a kind of scorpionfish |
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plaice |
Noun
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large European food fish |
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plaice |
Noun
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flesh of large European flatfish |
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prothorax |
Noun
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the anterior part of an insect's thorax |
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phenylacetamide |
Noun
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a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic |
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phonograph recording disk |
Noun
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a disk coated with cellulose acetate |
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plectognath |
Noun
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tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines |
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plectognath fish |
Noun
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tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines |
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phenacetin |
Noun
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a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic |
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puffer |
Noun
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any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe |
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puffer |
Noun
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delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver |
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pufferfish |
Noun
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any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe |
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pufferfish |
Noun
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delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver |
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particle accelerator |
Noun
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a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles |
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porcupinefish |
Noun
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spines become erect when the body is inflated |
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porcupine fish |
Noun
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spines become erect when the body is inflated |
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painted greenling |
Noun
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greenling with whitish body marked with black bands |
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piano accordion |
Noun
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a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument |
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painkiller |
Noun
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a medicine used to relieve pain |
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pain pill |
Noun
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a medicine used to relieve pain |
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prop |
Noun
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a propeller that rotates to push against air |
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prop |
Noun
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a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling |
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prop |
Noun
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any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie |
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prop |
Verb
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support by placing against something solid or rigid |
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pane |
Noun
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street name for lysergic acid diethylamide |
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pane |
Noun
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sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors |
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pane |
Noun
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a panel or section of panels in a wall or door |
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public square |
Noun
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a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece |
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public square |
Noun
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an open area at the meeting of two or more streets |
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pep pill |
Noun
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a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite |
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pneumatic hammer |
Noun
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a hammer driven by compressed air |
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pom-pom |
Noun
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artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes |
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pom-pom |
Noun
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decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk |
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plate armor |
Noun
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specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire |
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plate armour |
Noun
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specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire |
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pergola |
Noun
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a framework that supports climbing plants |
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perambulator |
Noun
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a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around |
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pram |
Noun
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a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around |
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plutonium bomb |
Noun
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a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) |
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pushchair |
Noun
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a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around |
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pusher |
Noun
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a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around |