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point of periapsis |
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(astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited |
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perigee |
Noun
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periapsis in Earth orbit |
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puddle |
Noun
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something resembling a pool of liquid |
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puddle |
Noun
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a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid |
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puddle |
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a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry |
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puddle |
Verb
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eliminate urine |
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puddle |
Verb
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mix up or confuse |
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puddle |
Verb
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make a puddle by splashing water |
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puddle |
Verb
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make into a puddle |
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puddle |
Verb
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mess around, as in a liquid or paste |
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puddle |
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work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud |
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puddle |
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dip into mud before planting |
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puddle |
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subject to puddling or form by puddling |
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puddle |
Verb
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wade or dabble in a puddle |
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perihelion |
Noun
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periapsis in solar orbit |
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perijove |
Noun
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periapsis in orbit around Jupiter |
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periselene |
Noun
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periapsis in orbit around the moon |
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perilune |
Noun
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periapsis in orbit around the moon |
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pesthole |
Noun
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a breeding ground for epidemic disease |
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picnic area |
Noun
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a tract of land set aside for picnicking |
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picnic ground |
Noun
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a tract of land set aside for picnicking |
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prairie |
Noun
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a treeless grassy plain |
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piazza |
Noun
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a public square with room for pedestrians |
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pole position |
Noun
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the most favorable position at the start of a race |
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polls |
Noun
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the place where people vote |
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pride of place |
Noun
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the first or highest, most important, or most ostentatious place |
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plane section |
Noun
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(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid |
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piece of ground |
Noun
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an extended area of land |
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parcel of land |
Noun
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an extended area of land |
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plot of land |
Noun
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a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation |
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plot of ground |
Noun
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a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation |
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populated area |
Noun
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a geographical area constituting a city or town |
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provincial capital |
Noun
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the capital city of a province |
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planetary house |
Noun
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(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |
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pampas |
Noun
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the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina |
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pueblo |
Noun
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a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States |
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piece of land |
Noun
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an extended area of land |
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positive muon |
Noun
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the antiparticle of a muon |
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potomania |
Noun
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an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess |
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phaneromania |
Noun
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an irresistible desire to pick at superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting) |
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pyromania |
Noun
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an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things |
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psychic energy |
Noun
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an actuating force or factor |
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peat bog |
Noun
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wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation |
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plowland |
Noun
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arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops |
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ploughland |
Noun
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arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops |
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psi particle |
Noun
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a neutral meson with a large mass |
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pion |
Noun
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a meson involved in holding the nucleus together |
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pi-meson |
Noun
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a meson involved in holding the nucleus together |
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planetoid |
Noun
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any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun |
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placer |
Noun
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an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral |