pain in the ass
         n 1: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of
               unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a
               dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's
               an infliction" [syn: {annoyance}, {bother}, {botheration},
               {pain}, {infliction}, {pain in the neck}, {pain in the
               ass}]

English Dictionary: Panama tree	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pain in the neck n a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" Synonym(s): pain, pain in the neck, nuisance something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" Synonym(s): annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pain unit n a unit measuring the intensity of pain
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Panama hat n a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown [syn: boater, leghorn, Panama, Panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Panama tree n large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk Synonym(s): Panama tree, Sterculia apetala
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
panhandle n a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area; "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia" the handle of a pan v beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
panhandler n a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
payment n a sum of money paid or a claim discharged [ant: default, nonpayment, nonremittal] the act of paying money Synonym(s): payment, defrayal, defrayment Antonym(s): evasion, nonpayment an act of requiting; returning in kind Synonym(s): requital, payment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
payment rate n the amount of money paid out per unit time [syn: {payment rate}, rate of payment, repayment rate, installment rate]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pen-and-ink n a drawing executed with pen and ink
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pennant n the award given to the champion Synonym(s): pennant, crown a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering) a long flag; often tapering Synonym(s): pennant, pennon, streamer, waft
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penny ante n a business deal on a trivial scale poker played for small stakes Synonym(s): penny ante, penny ante poker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penny ante poker n poker played for small stakes [syn: penny ante, {penny ante poker}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Piemonte n the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley Synonym(s): Piedmont, Piemonte
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pimenta n allspice tree Synonym(s): Pimenta, genus Pimenta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pimenta acris n West Indian tree; source of bay rum [syn: bayberry, {bay- rum tree}, Jamaica bayberry, wild cinnamon, Pimenta acris]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pimenta dioica n aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries Synonym(s): allspice, allspice tree, pimento tree, Pimenta dioica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pimenta officinalis n tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries Synonym(s): allspice tree, Pimenta officinalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pimento n plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers Synonym(s): sweet pepper, bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked Synonym(s): pimento, pimiento
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pimento butter n butter blended with mashed pimento
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pimento tree n aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries Synonym(s): allspice, allspice tree, pimento tree, Pimenta dioica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pimiento n plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers Synonym(s): sweet pepper, bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked Synonym(s): pimento, pimiento
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pine nut n edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America Synonym(s): pine nut, pignolia, pinon nut
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pinioned adj (of birds) especially having the flight feathers bound fast especially having the arms restrained
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pinon nut n edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America Synonym(s): pine nut, pignolia, pinon nut
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pneumatic adj of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas); "pneumatic drill"; "pneumatic tire"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pneumatic caisson n large watertight chamber used for construction under water Synonym(s): caisson, pneumatic caisson, cofferdam
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pneumatic drill n a power drill powered by compressed air
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pneumatic hammer n a hammer driven by compressed air [syn: air hammer, jackhammer, pneumatic hammer]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pneumatic tire n a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc Synonym(s): pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pneumatic tyre n a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc Synonym(s): pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pneumatically adv in a pneumatic manner; "at the present time the transmission is very often done hydraulically or pneumatically"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pneumatics n the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pneumatophore n an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pneumothorax n abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pament \Pa"ment\, n.       A pavement. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Panama hat \Pan`a*ma" hat`\       A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young       leaves of a plant ({Carludovica palmata}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Panhandle \Pan"han`dle\, n.       The handle of a pan; hence, fig., any arm or projection       suggestive of the handle of a pan; as, the panhandle of West       Virginia, Texas, or Idaho.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Panhandle State \Panhandle State\       West Virginia; -- a nickname.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Payment \Pay"ment\, n. [F. payment, paiement. See {Pay} to       requite.]       1. The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge             of a debt or an obligation.                         No man envieth the payment of a debt. --Bacon.          2. That which is paid; the thing given in discharge of a             debt, or an obligation, or in fulfillment of a promise;             reward; recompense; requital; return. --Shak.          3. Punishment; chastisement. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Bow pen}. See {Bow-pen}.          {Dotting pen}, a pen for drawing dotted lines.          {Drawing}, [or] {Ruling}, {pen}, a pen for ruling lines             having a pair of blades between which the ink is             contained.          {Fountain pen}, {Geometric pen}. See under {Fountain}, and             {Geometric}.          {Music pen}, a pen having five points for drawing the five             lines of the staff.          {Pen and ink}, [or] {pen-and-ink}, executed or done with a             pen and ink; as, a pen and ink sketch.          {Pen feather}. A pin feather. [Obs.]          {Pen name}. See under {Name}.          {Sea pen} (Zo[94]l.), a pennatula. [Usually written             {sea-pen}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Bow pen}. See {Bow-pen}.          {Dotting pen}, a pen for drawing dotted lines.          {Drawing}, [or] {Ruling}, {pen}, a pen for ruling lines             having a pair of blades between which the ink is             contained.          {Fountain pen}, {Geometric pen}. See under {Fountain}, and             {Geometric}.          {Music pen}, a pen having five points for drawing the five             lines of the staff.          {Pen and ink}, [or] {pen-and-ink}, executed or done with a             pen and ink; as, a pen and ink sketch.          {Pen feather}. A pin feather. [Obs.]          {Pen name}. See under {Name}.          {Sea pen} (Zo[94]l.), a pennatula. [Usually written             {sea-pen}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Penaunt \Pen"aunt\, n. [OF. penant, peneant. See {Penitent}.]       A penitent. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pennant \Pen"nant\, n. [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun, OF. penon, F.       pennon, fr. L. penna feather. See {Pen} a feather, and cf.       {Pennon}, {Pinion}.] (Naut.)       (a) A small flag; a pennon. The {narrow, [or] long, pennant}             (called also whip or coach whip) is a long, narrow piece             of bunting, carried at the masthead of a government             vessel in commission. The {board pennant} is an oblong,             nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of a             commodore's vessel. [bd]With flags and pennants             trimmed.[b8] --Drayton.       (b) A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phenanthrene \Phe*nan"threne\, n. [Phenyl + antracene.] (Chem.)       A complex hydrocarbon, {C14H10}, found in coal tar, and       obtained as a white crystalline substance with a bluish       fluorescence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phenanthridine \Phe*nan"thri*dine\, n. [Phenanthrene +       pyridine.] (Chem.)       A nitrogenous hydrocarbon base, {C13H9N}, analogous to       phenanthrene and quinoline.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phenanthroline \Phe*nan"thro*line\, n. [Phenanthrene +       quinoline.] (Chem.)       Either of two metameric nitrogenous hydrocarbon bases,       {C12H8N2}, analogous to phenanthridine, but more highly       nitrogenized.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phonometer \Pho*nom"e*ter\, n. [Phono- + -meter.] (Physics)       An instrument for measuring sounds, as to their intensity, or       the frequency of the vibrations.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phonomotor \Pho`no*mo"tor\, n. [Phono- + -motor.] (Physics)       An instrument in which motion is produced by the vibrations       of a sounding body.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piment \Pi"ment\, n. [F. See {Pimento}.]       Wine flavored with spice or honey. See {Pigment}, 3. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pimenta \Pi*men"ta\, n. (Bot.)       Same as {Pimento}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)       (a) The fruit of the bay tree or {Laurus nobilis}.       (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle ({Pimenta             acris}).       (c) The fruit of {Myrica cerifera} (wax myrtle); the shrub             itself; -- called also {candleberry tree}.          {Bayberry tallow}, a fragrant green wax obtained from the             bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also {myrtle wax}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pimento \Pi*men"to\, n. [Sp. pimiento, pimienta; cf. Pg.       pimenta, F. piment; all fr. L. pigmentum a paint, pigment,       the juice of plants; hence, something spicy and aromatic. See       {Pigment}.] (Bot.)       Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See       {Allspice}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pimiento \Pi*mien"to\, n. [Sp.]       The Spanish sweet pepper, the fruit of which is used as a       vegetable, to stuff olives, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Pin and web} (Med.), two diseases of the eye, caligo and             pterygium; -- sometimes wrongly explained as one disease.             See {Pin}, n., 8, and {Web}, n., 8. [bd]He never yet had             pinne or webbe, his sight for to decay.[b8] --Gascoigne.          {Web member} (Engin.), one of the braces in a web system.          {Web press}, a printing press which takes paper from a roll             instead of being fed with sheets.          {Web system} (Engin.), the system of braces connecting the             flanges of a lattice girder, post, or the like.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See             {Pinus}.          Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United                States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the                {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P.                resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P.                Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch                pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine}                ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The                {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which                bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces,                firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly                considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other                genera.          2. The wood of the pine tree.          3. A pineapple.          {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.          {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,             the {Araucaria excelsa}.          {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered             with pines. [Southern U.S.]          {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into             pine trees.          {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola             enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both             hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with             red.          {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray             lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle             States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and             {alligator}.          {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also                   {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.             (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.          {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91]             burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often             doing great damage.          {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola             pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine             forests.          {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves             of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.          {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).          {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir             and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.                      {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American             snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered             with brown blotches having black margins. Called also             {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is             chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.          {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.          {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the             seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a             figure of a pine tree.          {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees.             Several species are known in both Europe and America,             belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.          {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming             them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the             Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic             arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood             wool}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See             {Pinus}.          Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United                States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the                {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P.                resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P.                Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch                pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine}                ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The                {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which                bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces,                firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly                considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other                genera.          2. The wood of the pine tree.          3. A pineapple.          {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.          {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,             the {Araucaria excelsa}.          {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered             with pines. [Southern U.S.]          {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into             pine trees.          {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola             enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both             hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with             red.          {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray             lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle             States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and             {alligator}.          {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also                   {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.             (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.          {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91]             burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often             doing great damage.          {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola             pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine             forests.          {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves             of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.          {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).          {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir             and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.                      {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American             snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered             with brown blotches having black margins. Called also             {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is             chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.          {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.          {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the             seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a             figure of a pine tree.          {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees.             Several species are known in both Europe and America,             belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.          {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming             them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the             Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic             arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood             wool}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See             {Pinus}.          Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United                States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the                {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P.                resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P.                Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch                pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine}                ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The                {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which                bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces,                firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly                considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other                genera.          2. The wood of the pine tree.          3. A pineapple.          {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.          {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,             the {Araucaria excelsa}.          {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered             with pines. [Southern U.S.]          {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into             pine trees.          {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola             enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both             hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with             red.          {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray             lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle             States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and             {alligator}.          {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also                   {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.             (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.          {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91]             burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often             doing great damage.          {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola             pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine             forests.          {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves             of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.          {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).          {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir             and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.                      {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American             snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered             with brown blotches having black margins. Called also             {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is             chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.          {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.          {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the             seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a             figure of a pine tree.          {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees.             Several species are known in both Europe and America,             belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.          {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming             them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the             Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic             arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood             wool}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See             {Pinus}.          Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United                States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the                {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P.                resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P.                Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch                pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine}                ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The                {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which                bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces,                firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly                considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other                genera.          2. The wood of the pine tree.          3. A pineapple.          {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.          {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,             the {Araucaria excelsa}.          {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered             with pines. [Southern U.S.]          {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into             pine trees.          {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola             enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both             hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with             red.          {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray             lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle             States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and             {alligator}.          {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also                   {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.             (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.          {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91]             burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often             doing great damage.          {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola             pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine             forests.          {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves             of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.          {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).          {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir             and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.                      {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American             snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered             with brown blotches having black margins. Called also             {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is             chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.          {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.          {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the             seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a             figure of a pine tree.          {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees.             Several species are known in both Europe and America,             belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.          {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming             them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the             Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic             arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood             wool}.
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Pinioned \Pin"ioned\, a.       Having wings or pinions.
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Pinion \Pin"ion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinioned}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Pinioning}.]       1. To bind or confine the wings of; to confine by binding the             wings. --Bacon.          2. To disable by cutting off the pinion joint. --Johnson.          3. To disable or restrain, as a person, by binding the arms,             esp. by binding the arms to the body. --Shak.                         Her elbows pinioned close upon her hips. --Cowper.          4. Hence, generally, to confine; to bind; to tie up.             [bd]Pinioned up by formal rules of state.[b8] --Norris.
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Pneometer \Pne*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] to breathe + -meter.]       (Physiol.)       A spirometer.
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Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, n.       A vehicle, as a bicycle, the wheels of which are fitted with       pneumatic tires.
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Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a.       Adapted for containing compressed air; inflated with air; as,       a pneumatic cushion; a pneumatic tire, a tire formed of an       annular tube of flexible fabric, as India rubber, suitable       for being inflated with air.
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Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.       pneumaticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], wind, air, [?] to blow,       breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf.       {Pneumonia}.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties             of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.                         The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the                      native spirit of the body.                  --Bacon.          2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their             properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic             experiments. [bd]Pneumatical discoveries.[b8] --Stewart.          3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a             pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.          4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with             air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.          {Pneumatic action}, [or] {Pneumatic lever} (Mus.), a             contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and             other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air             from the wind chest to move them.          {Pneumatic dispatch}, a system of tubes, leading to various             points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,             by the flow and pressure of air.          {Pneumatic elevator}, a hoisting machine worked by compressed             air.          {Pneumatic pile}, a tubular pile or cylinder of large             diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.          {Pneumatic pump}, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.          {Pneumatic railway}. See {Atmospheric railway}, under             {Atmospheric}.          {Pneumatic syringe}, a stout tube closed at one end, and             provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced             by compressing a gas will ignite substances.          {Pneumatic trough}, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet             metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled             with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical             operations.          {Pneumatic tube}. See {Pneumatic dispatch}, above.
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Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.       pneumaticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], wind, air, [?] to blow,       breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf.       {Pneumonia}.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties             of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.                         The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the                      native spirit of the body.                  --Bacon.          2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their             properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic             experiments. [bd]Pneumatical discoveries.[b8] --Stewart.          3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a             pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.          4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with             air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.          {Pneumatic action}, [or] {Pneumatic lever} (Mus.), a             contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and             other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air             from the wind chest to move them.          {Pneumatic dispatch}, a system of tubes, leading to various             points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,             by the flow and pressure of air.          {Pneumatic elevator}, a hoisting machine worked by compressed             air.          {Pneumatic pile}, a tubular pile or cylinder of large             diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.          {Pneumatic pump}, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.          {Pneumatic railway}. See {Atmospheric railway}, under             {Atmospheric}.          {Pneumatic syringe}, a stout tube closed at one end, and             provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced             by compressing a gas will ignite substances.          {Pneumatic trough}, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet             metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled             with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical             operations.          {Pneumatic tube}. See {Pneumatic dispatch}, above.
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Caisson \Cais"son\, n. [F., fr. caisse, case, chest. See 1st       {Case}.]       1. (Mil.)             (a) A chest to hold ammunition.             (b) A four-wheeled carriage for conveying ammunition,                   consisting of two parts, a body and a limber. In light                   field batteries there is one caisson to each piece,                   having two ammunition boxes on the body, and one on                   the limber. --Farrow.             (c) A chest filled with explosive materials, to be laid in                   the way of an enemy and exploded on his approach.          2.             (a) A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work                   is carried on in building foundations or structures                   below the water level.             (b) A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves                   to close the entrances of docks and basins.             (c) A structure, usually with an air chamber, placed                   beneath a vessel to lift or float it.          3. (Arch.) A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits.          {Pneumatic caisson} (Engin.), a caisson, closed at the top             but open at the bottom, and resting upon the ground under             water. The pressure of air forced into the caisson keeps             the water out. Men and materials are admitted to the             interior through an air lock. See {Lock}.
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Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.       pneumaticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], wind, air, [?] to blow,       breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf.       {Pneumonia}.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties             of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.                         The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the                      native spirit of the body.                  --Bacon.          2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their             properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic             experiments. [bd]Pneumatical discoveries.[b8] --Stewart.          3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a             pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.          4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with             air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.          {Pneumatic action}, [or] {Pneumatic lever} (Mus.), a             contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and             other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air             from the wind chest to move them.          {Pneumatic dispatch}, a system of tubes, leading to various             points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,             by the flow and pressure of air.          {Pneumatic elevator}, a hoisting machine worked by compressed             air.          {Pneumatic pile}, a tubular pile or cylinder of large             diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.          {Pneumatic pump}, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.          {Pneumatic railway}. See {Atmospheric railway}, under             {Atmospheric}.          {Pneumatic syringe}, a stout tube closed at one end, and             provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced             by compressing a gas will ignite substances.          {Pneumatic trough}, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet             metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled             with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical             operations.          {Pneumatic tube}. See {Pneumatic dispatch}, above.
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Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.       pneumaticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], wind, air, [?] to blow,       breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf.       {Pneumonia}.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties             of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.                         The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the                      native spirit of the body.                  --Bacon.          2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their             properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic             experiments. [bd]Pneumatical discoveries.[b8] --Stewart.          3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a             pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.          4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with             air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.          {Pneumatic action}, [or] {Pneumatic lever} (Mus.), a             contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and             other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air             from the wind chest to move them.          {Pneumatic dispatch}, a system of tubes, leading to various             points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,             by the flow and pressure of air.          {Pneumatic elevator}, a hoisting machine worked by compressed             air.          {Pneumatic pile}, a tubular pile or cylinder of large             diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.          {Pneumatic pump}, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.          {Pneumatic railway}. See {Atmospheric railway}, under             {Atmospheric}.          {Pneumatic syringe}, a stout tube closed at one end, and             provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced             by compressing a gas will ignite substances.          {Pneumatic trough}, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet             metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled             with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical             operations.          {Pneumatic tube}. See {Pneumatic dispatch}, above.
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Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.       pneumaticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], wind, air, [?] to blow,       breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf.       {Pneumonia}.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties             of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.                         The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the                      native spirit of the body.                  --Bacon.          2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their             properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic             experiments. [bd]Pneumatical discoveries.[b8] --Stewart.          3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a             pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.          4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with             air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.          {Pneumatic action}, [or] {Pneumatic lever} (Mus.), a             contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and             other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air             from the wind chest to move them.          {Pneumatic dispatch}, a system of tubes, leading to various             points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,             by the flow and pressure of air.          {Pneumatic elevator}, a hoisting machine worked by compressed             air.          {Pneumatic pile}, a tubular pile or cylinder of large             diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.          {Pneumatic pump}, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.          {Pneumatic railway}. See {Atmospheric railway}, under             {Atmospheric}.          {Pneumatic syringe}, a stout tube closed at one end, and             provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced             by compressing a gas will ignite substances.          {Pneumatic trough}, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet             metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled             with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical             operations.          {Pneumatic tube}. See {Pneumatic dispatch}, above.
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Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.       pneumaticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], wind, air, [?] to blow,       breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf.       {Pneumonia}.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties             of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.                         The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the                      native spirit of the body.                  --Bacon.          2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their             properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic             experiments. [bd]Pneumatical discoveries.[b8] --Stewart.          3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a             pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.          4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with             air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.          {Pneumatic action}, [or] {Pneumatic lever} (Mus.), a             contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and             other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air             from the wind chest to move them.          {Pneumatic dispatch}, a system of tubes, leading to various             points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,             by the flow and pressure of air.          {Pneumatic elevator}, a hoisting machine worked by compressed             air.          {Pneumatic pile}, a tubular pile or cylinder of large             diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.          {Pneumatic pump}, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.          {Pneumatic railway}. See {Atmospheric railway}, under             {Atmospheric}.          {Pneumatic syringe}, a stout tube closed at one end, and             provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced             by compressing a gas will ignite substances.          {Pneumatic trough}, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet             metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled             with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical             operations.          {Pneumatic tube}. See {Pneumatic dispatch}, above.
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Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.       pneumaticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], wind, air, [?] to blow,       breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf.       {Pneumonia}.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties             of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.                         The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the                      native spirit of the body.                  --Bacon.          2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their             properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic             experiments. [bd]Pneumatical discoveries.[b8] --Stewart.          3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a             pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.          4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with             air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.          {Pneumatic action}, [or] {Pneumatic lever} (Mus.), a             contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and             other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air             from the wind chest to move them.          {Pneumatic dispatch}, a system of tubes, leading to various             points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,             by the flow and pressure of air.          {Pneumatic elevator}, a hoisting machine worked by compressed             air.          {Pneumatic pile}, a tubular pile or cylinder of large             diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.          {Pneumatic pump}, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.          {Pneumatic railway}. See {Atmospheric railway}, under             {Atmospheric}.          {Pneumatic syringe}, a stout tube closed at one end, and             provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced             by compressing a gas will ignite substances.          {Pneumatic trough}, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet             metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled             with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical             operations.          {Pneumatic tube}. See {Pneumatic dispatch}, above.
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Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.       pneumaticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], wind, air, [?] to blow,       breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf.       {Pneumonia}.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties             of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.                         The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the                      native spirit of the body.                  --Bacon.          2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their             properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic             experiments. [bd]Pneumatical discoveries.[b8] --Stewart.          3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a             pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.          4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with             air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.          {Pneumatic action}, [or] {Pneumatic lever} (Mus.), a             contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and             other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air             from the wind chest to move them.          {Pneumatic dispatch}, a system of tubes, leading to various             points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,             by the flow and pressure of air.          {Pneumatic elevator}, a hoisting machine worked by compressed             air.          {Pneumatic pile}, a tubular pile or cylinder of large             diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.          {Pneumatic pump}, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.          {Pneumatic railway}. See {Atmospheric railway}, under             {Atmospheric}.          {Pneumatic syringe}, a stout tube closed at one end, and             provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced             by compressing a gas will ignite substances.          {Pneumatic trough}, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet             metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled             with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical             operations.          {Pneumatic tube}. See {Pneumatic dispatch}, above.
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Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.       pneumaticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], wind, air, [?] to blow,       breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf.       {Pneumonia}.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties             of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.                         The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the                      native spirit of the body.                  --Bacon.          2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their             properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic             experiments. [bd]Pneumatical discoveries.[b8] --Stewart.          3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a             pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.          4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with             air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.          {Pneumatic action}, [or] {Pneumatic lever} (Mus.), a             contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and             other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air             from the wind chest to move them.          {Pneumatic dispatch}, a system of tubes, leading to various             points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,             by the flow and pressure of air.          {Pneumatic elevator}, a hoisting machine worked by compressed             air.          {Pneumatic pile}, a tubular pile or cylinder of large             diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.          {Pneumatic pump}, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.          {Pneumatic railway}. See {Atmospheric railway}, under             {Atmospheric}.          {Pneumatic syringe}, a stout tube closed at one end, and             provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced             by compressing a gas will ignite substances.          {Pneumatic trough}, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet             metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled             with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical             operations.          {Pneumatic tube}. See {Pneumatic dispatch}, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.       pneumaticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], wind, air, [?] to blow,       breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf.       {Pneumonia}.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties             of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.                         The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the                      native spirit of the body.                  --Bacon.          2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their             properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic             experiments. [bd]Pneumatical discoveries.[b8] --Stewart.          3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a             pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.          4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with             air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.          {Pneumatic action}, [or] {Pneumatic lever} (Mus.), a             contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and             other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air             from the wind chest to move them.          {Pneumatic dispatch}, a system of tubes, leading to various             points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,             by the flow and pressure of air.          {Pneumatic elevator}, a hoisting machine worked by compressed             air.          {Pneumatic pile}, a tubular pile or cylinder of large             diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.          {Pneumatic pump}, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.          {Pneumatic railway}. See {Atmospheric railway}, under             {Atmospheric}.          {Pneumatic syringe}, a stout tube closed at one end, and             provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced             by compressing a gas will ignite substances.          {Pneumatic trough}, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet             metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled             with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical             operations.          {Pneumatic tube}. See {Pneumatic dispatch}, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.       pneumaticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], wind, air, [?] to blow,       breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf.       {Pneumonia}.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties             of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.                         The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the                      native spirit of the body.                  --Bacon.          2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their             properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic             experiments. [bd]Pneumatical discoveries.[b8] --Stewart.          3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a             pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.          4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with             air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.          {Pneumatic action}, [or] {Pneumatic lever} (Mus.), a             contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and             other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air             from the wind chest to move them.          {Pneumatic dispatch}, a system of tubes, leading to various             points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,             by the flow and pressure of air.          {Pneumatic elevator}, a hoisting machine worked by compressed             air.          {Pneumatic pile}, a tubular pile or cylinder of large             diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.          {Pneumatic pump}, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.          {Pneumatic railway}. See {Atmospheric railway}, under             {Atmospheric}.          {Pneumatic syringe}, a stout tube closed at one end, and             provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced             by compressing a gas will ignite substances.          {Pneumatic trough}, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet             metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled             with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical             operations.          {Pneumatic tube}. See {Pneumatic dispatch}, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a.       Adapted for containing compressed air; inflated with air; as,       a pneumatic cushion; a pneumatic tire, a tire formed of an       annular tube of flexible fabric, as India rubber, suitable       for being inflated with air.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.       pneumaticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], wind, air, [?] to blow,       breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf.       {Pneumonia}.]       1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties             of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.                         The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the                      native spirit of the body.                  --Bacon.          2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their             properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic             experiments. [bd]Pneumatical discoveries.[b8] --Stewart.          3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a             pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.          4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with             air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.          {Pneumatic action}, [or] {Pneumatic lever} (Mus.), a             contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and             other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air             from the wind chest to move them.          {Pneumatic dispatch}, a system of tubes, leading to various             points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,             by the flow and pressure of air.          {Pneumatic elevator}, a hoisting machine worked by compressed             air.          {Pneumatic pile}, a tubular pile or cylinder of large             diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.          {Pneumatic pump}, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.          {Pneumatic railway}. See {Atmospheric railway}, under             {Atmospheric}.          {Pneumatic syringe}, a stout tube closed at one end, and             provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced             by compressing a gas will ignite substances.          {Pneumatic trough}, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet             metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled             with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical             operations.          {Pneumatic tube}. See {Pneumatic dispatch}, above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumaticity \Pneu`ma*tic"i*ty\, n. (Biol.)       The state of being pneumatic, or of having a cavity or       cavities filled with air; as, the pneumaticity of the bones       of birds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatics \Pneu*mat"ics\, n. [Cf. F. pneumatique.]       1. That branch of science which treats of the mechanical             properties of air and other elastic fluids, as of their             weight, pressure, elasticity, etc. See {Mechanics}.          2. (Philos. & Theol.) The scientific study or knowledge of             spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and             men.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mechanics \Me*chan"ics\, n. [Cf. F. m[82]canique.]       That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats       of the action of forces on bodies.          Note: That part of mechanics which considers the action of                forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called                {statics}; that which relates to such action in                producing motion is called {dynamics}. The term                mechanics includes the action of forces on all bodies,                whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is sometimes,                however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of                solid bodies only: The mechanics of liquid bodies is                called also {hydrostatics}, or {hydrodynamics},                according as the laws of rest or of motion are                considered. The mechanics of gaseous bodies is called                also {pneumatics}. The mechanics of fluids in motion,                with special reference to the methods of obtaining from                them useful results, constitutes {hydraulics}.          {Animal mechanics} (Physiol.), that portion of physiology             which has for its object the investigation of the laws of             equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most             important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the             bones forming the arms of the levers, the contractile             muscles the power, the joints the fulcra or points of             support, while the weight of the body or of the individual             limbs constitutes the weight or resistance.          {Applied mechanics}, the principles of abstract mechanics             applied to human art; also, the practical application of             the laws of matter and motion to the construction of             machines and structures of all kinds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatics \Pneu*mat"ics\, n. [Cf. F. pneumatique.]       1. That branch of science which treats of the mechanical             properties of air and other elastic fluids, as of their             weight, pressure, elasticity, etc. See {Mechanics}.          2. (Philos. & Theol.) The scientific study or knowledge of             spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and             men.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mechanics \Me*chan"ics\, n. [Cf. F. m[82]canique.]       That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats       of the action of forces on bodies.          Note: That part of mechanics which considers the action of                forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called                {statics}; that which relates to such action in                producing motion is called {dynamics}. The term                mechanics includes the action of forces on all bodies,                whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is sometimes,                however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of                solid bodies only: The mechanics of liquid bodies is                called also {hydrostatics}, or {hydrodynamics},                according as the laws of rest or of motion are                considered. The mechanics of gaseous bodies is called                also {pneumatics}. The mechanics of fluids in motion,                with special reference to the methods of obtaining from                them useful results, constitutes {hydraulics}.          {Animal mechanics} (Physiol.), that portion of physiology             which has for its object the investigation of the laws of             equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most             important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the             bones forming the arms of the levers, the contractile             muscles the power, the joints the fulcra or points of             support, while the weight of the body or of the individual             limbs constitutes the weight or resistance.          {Applied mechanics}, the principles of abstract mechanics             applied to human art; also, the practical application of             the laws of matter and motion to the construction of             machines and structures of all kinds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumato- \Pneu"ma*to-\ (n[umac]"m[adot]*t[osl]- or       n[usl]*m[acr]t"[osl]-).       A combining form from Gr. pney^ma, pney`matos, wind, air,       breath, respiration; as, pneumatograph, pneumatology. [1913       Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatocele \Pneu*mat"o*cele\, n. [Pneumato- + Gr. [?] a tumor;       cf. F. pneumatoc[8a]le.] (Med.)       A distention of the scrotum by air; also, hernia of the       lungs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatocyst \Pneu*mat"o*cyst\, n. [Pneumato- + cyst.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A cyst or sac of a siphonophore, containing air, and serving       as a float, as in Physalia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatogarm \Pneu*mat"o*garm\, n. [Pneumato- + -gram.]       (Physiol.)       A tracing of the respiratory movements, obtained by a       pneumatograph or stethograph.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatograph \Pneu*mat"o*graph\, n. [Pneumato- + -graph.]       (Physiol.)       An instrument for recording the movements of the thorax or       chest wall during respiration; -- also called {stethograph}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatological \Pneu`ma*to*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.       pneumatologique.]       Of or pertaining to pneumatology.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatologist \Pneu`ma*tol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F.       pneumatologiste.]       One versed in pneumatology.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatology \Pneu`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Pneumato- + -logy: cf. F.       pneumatologie.]       1. The doctrine of, or a treatise on, air and other elastic             fluids. See {Pneumatics}, 1.          2. (Philos. & Theol.) The science of spiritual being or             phenomena of any description.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatometer \Pneu`ma*tom"e*ter\, n. [Pneumato- + -meter.]       (Physiol.)       An instrument for measuring the amount of force exerted by       the lungs in respiration.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatometry \Pneu`ma*tom"e*try\, n.       See {Spirometry}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pneumonophora \[d8]Pneu`mo*noph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.       [?] a lung + [?] to bear.] (Zo[94]l.)       The division of Siphonophora which includes the Physalia and       allied genera; -- called also {Pneumatophor[91]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatophore \Pneu*mat"o*phore\, n. [Pneumato- + Gr. [?] to       bear.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Pneumonophora.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatothorax \Pneu`ma*to*tho"rax\, n. [Pneumato- + thorax.]       (Med.)       See {Pneumothorax}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumothorax \Pneu`mo*tho"rax\, n. [Gr. [?] air + E. thorax.]       (Med.)       A condition in which air or other gas is present in the       cavity of the chest; -- called also {pneumatothorax}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumatothorax \Pneu`ma*to*tho"rax\, n. [Pneumato- + thorax.]       (Med.)       See {Pneumothorax}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumothorax \Pneu`mo*tho"rax\, n. [Gr. [?] air + E. thorax.]       (Med.)       A condition in which air or other gas is present in the       cavity of the chest; -- called also {pneumatothorax}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumotherapy \Pneu`mo*ther"a*py\, n. [Gr. [?] air + therapy.]       (Med.)       The treatment of disease by inhalations of compressed or       rarefied air.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumothorax \Pneu`mo*tho"rax\, n. [Gr. [?] air + E. thorax.]       (Med.)       A condition in which air or other gas is present in the       cavity of the chest; -- called also {pneumatothorax}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pomander \Po*man"der\, n. [Sp. poma.]             (a) A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of                   a ball.             (b) A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by                   ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly                   {pomander box}. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pomander \Po*man"der\, n. [Sp. poma.]             (a) A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of                   a ball.             (b) A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by                   ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly                   {pomander box}. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ponent \Po"nent\, a. [OF., fr. It. ponente, properly, setting       (applied to the setting sun), fr. L. ponens, p. pr. of ponere       to set, put.]       Western; occidental. [R.]                   Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. --Milton.
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
pain in the net n.   A {flamer}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pain in the net          {flamer}