Pap test
         n 1: a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for
               early diagnosis of uterine cancer [syn: {Pap test},
               {Papanicolaou test}, {smear test}]

English Dictionary: Papa Doc	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papa Doc n oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971) [syn: Duvalier, Francois Duvalier, Papa Doc]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pappataci fever n a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii Synonym(s): sandfly fever, pappataci fever, phlebotomus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paved surface n a level horizontal surface covered with paving material
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peptic adj relating to or promoting digestion; "peptic juices"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peptic ulcer n an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract Synonym(s): peptic ulcer, peptic ulceration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peptic ulceration n an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract Synonym(s): peptic ulcer, peptic ulceration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peptisation n the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution Synonym(s): peptization, peptisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peptise v disperse in a medium into a colloidal state [syn: peptize, peptise]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peptization n the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution Synonym(s): peptization, peptisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peptize v disperse in a medium into a colloidal state [syn: peptize, peptise]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pivot joint n a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint" Synonym(s): pivot joint, rotary joint, rotatory joint, articulatio trochoidea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pivot shot n a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot
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poop deck n an exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship
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pop the question v ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman" Synonym(s): propose, declare oneself, offer, pop the question
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
puppet government n a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed Synonym(s): puppet government, puppet state, pupet regime
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
puppet show n a show in which the actors are puppets [syn: puppet show, puppet play]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
puppet state n a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed Synonym(s): puppet government, puppet state, pupet regime
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peptic \Pep"tic\, a. [L. pepticus, Gr. [?]. See {Pepsin}.]       1. Relating to digestion; promoting digestion; digestive; as,             peptic sauces.          2. Able to digest. [R.]                         Tolerably nutritive for a mind as yet so peptic.                                                                               --Carlyle.          3. (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to pepsin; resembling pepsin             in its power of digesting or dissolving albuminous matter;             containing or yielding pepsin, or a body of like             properties; as, the peptic glands.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peptic \Pep"tic\, n.       1. An agent that promotes digestion.          2. pl. The digestive organs.                         Is there some magic in the place, Or do my peptics                      differ?                                             --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peptics \Pep"tics\, n.       The science of digestion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peptogen \Pep"to*gen\, n. [Peptone + -gen.] (Physiol.)       A substance convertible into peptone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peptogenic \Pep`to*gen"ic\, a.       Same as {Peptogenous}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peptogenous \Pep*tog"e*nous\, a. (Physiol. Chem.)       Capable of yielding, or being converted into, peptone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pivot \Piv"ot\, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe.       See {Pipe}.]       1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or             other body turns.          2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a             support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch.          3. Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on             which important results depend; as, the pivot of an             enterprise.          4. (Mil.) The officer or soldier who simply turns in his             place whike the company or line moves around him in             wheeling; -- called also {pivot man}.          {Pivot bridge}, a form of drawbridge in which one span,             called the pivot span, turns about a central vertical             axis.          {Pivot gun}, a gun mounted on a pivot or revolving carriage,             so as to turn in any direction.          {Pivot tooth} (Dentistry), an artificial crown attached to             the root of a natural tooth by a pin or peg.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deck \Deck\, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.]       1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or             compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck;             larger ships have two or three decks.          Note: The following are the more common names of the decks of                vessels having more than one.          {Berth deck} (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where             the hammocks of the crew are swung.          {Boiler deck} (River Steamers), the deck on which the boilers             are placed.          {Flush deck}, any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to             stern.          {Gun deck} (Navy), a deck below the spar deck, on which the             ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the             upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower             gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun             deck.          {Half-deck}, that portion of the deck next below the spar             deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin.          {Hurricane deck} (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck,             usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull.                      {Orlop deck}, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are             stowed, usually below the water line.          {Poop deck}, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop             cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the             mizzenmast aft.          {Quarter-deck}, the part of the upper deck abaft the             mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.          {Spar deck}.             (a) Same as the upper deck.             (b) Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck.          {Upper deck}, the highest deck of the hull, extending from             stem to stern.          2. (arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb             roof when made nearly flat.          3. (Railroad) The roof of a passenger car.          4. A pack or set of playing cards.                         The king was slyly fingered from the deck. --Shak.          5. A heap or store. [Obs.]                         Who . . . hath such trinkets Ready in the deck.                                                                               --Massinger.          {Between decks}. See under {Between}.          {Deck bridge} (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries             the track upon the upper chords; -- distinguished from a             through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower             chords, between the girders.          {Deck curb} (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof             construction.          {Deck floor} (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as             of a belfry or balcony.          {Deck hand}, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but             not expected to go aloft.          {Deck molding} (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a             deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the             roof.          {Deck roof} (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not             surmounted by parapet walls.          {Deck transom} (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the             deck is framed.          {To clear the decks} (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary             incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for             action.          {To sweep the deck} (Card Playing), to clear off all the             stakes on the table by winning them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock             drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play.                         At the pipes of some carved organ move, The gilded                      puppets dance.                                    --Pope.          3. One controlled in his action by the will of another; a             tool; -- so used in contempt. --Sir W. Scott.          4. (Mach.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle             in a lathe.          {Puppet master}. Same as {Puppetman}.          {Puppet play}, a puppet show.          {Puppet player}, one who manages the motions of puppets.          {Puppet show}, a mock drama performed by puppets moved by             wires.          {Puppet valve}, a valve in the form of a circular disk, which             covers a hole in its seat, and opens by moving bodily away             from the seat while remaining parallel with it, -- used in             steam engines, pumps, safety valves, etc. Its edge is             often beveled, and fits in a conical recess in the seat             when the valve is closed. See the valves shown in Illusts.             of {Plunger pump}, and {Safety valve}, under {Plunger},             and {Safety}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puppetish \Pup"pet*ish\, a.       Resembling a puppet in appearance or action; of the nature of       a puppet.