Prairial
         n 1: ninth month of the Revolutionary calendar (May and June);
               the month of meadows

English Dictionary: Pueraria lobata	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie lotus n North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers Synonym(s): prairie bird's-foot trefoil, compass plant, prairie lotus, prairie trefoil, Lotus americanus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie willow n slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America [syn: prairie willow, Salix humilis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prairie wolf n small wolf native to western North America [syn: coyote, prairie wolf, brush wolf, Canis latrans]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prayer wheel n a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pueraria lobata n fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States Synonym(s): kudzu, kudzu vine, Pueraria lobata
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Railroad \Rail"road`\, Railway \Rail"way`\, n.       1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of             iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks             for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a             bed or substructure.          Note: The modern railroad is a development and adaptation of                the older tramway.          2. The road, track, etc., with al the lands, buildings,             rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and             constituting one property; as, certain railroad has been             put into the hands of a receiver.          Note: Railway is the commoner word in England; railroad the                commoner word in the United States.          Note: In the following and similar phrases railroad and                railway are used interchangeably:          {Atmospheric railway}, {Elevated railway}, etc. See under             {Atmospheric}, {Elevated}, etc.          {Cable railway}. See {Cable road}, under {Cable}.          {Perry railway}, a submerged track on which an elevated             platform runs, fro carrying a train of cars across a water             course.          {Gravity railway}, a railway, in a hilly country, on which             the cars run by gravity down gentle slopes for long             distances after having been hauled up steep inclines to an             elevated point by stationary engines.          {Railway brake}, a brake used in stopping railway cars or             locomotives.          {Railway car}, a large, heavy vehicle with flanged wheels             fitted for running on a railway. [U.S.]          {Railway carriage}, a railway passenger car. [Eng.]          {Railway scale}, a platform scale bearing a track which forms             part of the line of a railway, for weighing loaded cars.                      {Railway slide}. See {Transfer table}, under {Transfer}.          {Railway spine} (Med.), an abnormal condition due to severe             concussion of the spinal cord, such as occurs in railroad             accidents. It is characterized by ataxia and other             disturbances of muscular function, sensory disorders, pain             in the back, impairment of general health, and cerebral             disturbance, -- the symptoms often not developing till             some months after the injury.          {Underground railroad} [or] {railway}.             (a) A railroad or railway running through a tunnel, as                   beneath the streets of a city.             (b) Formerly, a system of co[94]peration among certain                   active antislavery people in the United States, by                   which fugitive slaves were secretly helped to reach                   Canada.          Note: [In the latter sense railroad, and not railway, was                used.] [bd]Their house was a principal entrep[93]t of                the underground railroad.[b8] --W. D. Howells.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pr91oral \Pr[91]*o"ral\, n., Pr91pubis \Pr[91]*pu"bis\, n.,    Pr91scapula \Pr[91]*scap"u*la\, n., Pr91scutum \Pr[91]*scu"tum\,       n., Pr91sternum \Pr[91]*ster"num\, n.       Same as {Preoral}, {Prepubis}, {Prescapula}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wolf \Wolf\, n.; pl. {Wolves}. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin       to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [umac]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan.       ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr.       ly`kos, Skr. v[rsdot]ka; also to Gr. "e`lkein to draw, drag,       tear in pieces. [root]286. Cf. {Lupine}, a., {Lyceum}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of wild and savage             carnivores belonging to the genus {Canis} and closely             allied to the common dog. The best-known and most             destructive species are the European wolf ({Canis lupus}),             the American gray, or timber, wolf ({C. occidentalis}),             and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in             packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.          2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy,             larv[91] of several species of beetles and grain moths;             as, the bee wolf.          3. Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person             or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled             hard to keep the wolf from the door.          4. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.          5. An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. {Lupus}. [Obs.]                         If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf                      into thy side.                                    --Jer. Taylor.          6. (Mus.)             (a) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an                   organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.             (b) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective                   vibration in certain notes of the scale.          7. (Textile Manuf.) A willying machine. --Knight.          {Black wolf}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A black variety of the European wolf which is common                   in the Pyrenees.             (b) A black variety of the American gray wolf.          {Golden wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the Thibetan wolf ({Canis             laniger}); -- called also {chanco}.          {Indian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic wolf ({Canis pallipes})             which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also {landgak}.                      {Prairie wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the coyote.          {Sea wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Strand wolf} (Zo[94]l.) the striped hyena.          {Tasmanian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the zebra wolf.          {Tiger wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena.          {To keep the wolf from the door}, to keep away poverty; to             prevent starvation. See {Wolf}, 3, above. --Tennyson.          {Wolf dog}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees,                   supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of                   the St. Bernard dog.             (b) The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used                   formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves.             (c) A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo                   dog.          {Wolf eel} (Zo[94]l.), a wolf fish.          {Wolf fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             voracious marine fishes of the genus {Anarrhichas},             especially the common species ({A. lupus}) of Europe and             North America. These fishes have large teeth and powerful             jaws. Called also {catfish}, {sea cat}, {sea wolf}, {stone             biter}, and {swinefish}.          {Wolf net}, a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great             numbers of fish.          {Wolf's peach} (Bot.), the tomato, or love apple             ({Lycopersicum esculentum}).          {Wolf spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             running ground spiders belonging to the genus {Lycosa}, or             family {Lycosid[91]}. These spiders run about rapidly in             search of their prey. Most of them are plain brown or             blackish in color. See Illust. in App.          {Zebra wolf} (Zo[94]l.), a savage carnivorous marsupial             ({Thylacinus cynocephalus}) native of Tasmania; -- called             also {Tasmanian wolf}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,       LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]       1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of             trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually             characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound             throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies             and the Rocky mountains.                         From the forests and the prairies, From the great                      lakes of the northland.                     --Longfellow.          2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called             natural meadow.          {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the             genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly             {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central             United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.          {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in             dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in             the prairies of the United States.          {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium             terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow             flowers, found in the Western prairies.          {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys             Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the             plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in             the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like             that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}.          {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.          {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare             ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}.                      {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of             Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts             are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the             under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.          {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.                      {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with             intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and             Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch},             {winter itch}.          {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above.          {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops             argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.          {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the             upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2.          {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga.          {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake             ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged             with brown above.          {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel             of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; --             called also {gopher}.          {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous             root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the             Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also             {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}.          {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American             warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow,             with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under             parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the             sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;             three outer tail feathers partly white.          {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coyote \Coy"o*te\ (k?"?-t? [or] k?"?t), n. [Spanish Amer., fr.       Mexican coyotl.] (Zo[94]l.)       A carnivorous animal ({Canis latrans}), allied to the dog,       found in the western part of North America; -- called also       {prairie wolf}. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a       prolonged, shrill howl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wolf \Wolf\, n.; pl. {Wolves}. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin       to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [umac]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan.       ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr.       ly`kos, Skr. v[rsdot]ka; also to Gr. "e`lkein to draw, drag,       tear in pieces. [root]286. Cf. {Lupine}, a., {Lyceum}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of wild and savage             carnivores belonging to the genus {Canis} and closely             allied to the common dog. The best-known and most             destructive species are the European wolf ({Canis lupus}),             the American gray, or timber, wolf ({C. occidentalis}),             and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in             packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.          2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy,             larv[91] of several species of beetles and grain moths;             as, the bee wolf.          3. Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person             or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled             hard to keep the wolf from the door.          4. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.          5. An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. {Lupus}. [Obs.]                         If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf                      into thy side.                                    --Jer. Taylor.          6. (Mus.)             (a) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an                   organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.             (b) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective                   vibration in certain notes of the scale.          7. (Textile Manuf.) A willying machine. --Knight.          {Black wolf}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A black variety of the European wolf which is common                   in the Pyrenees.             (b) A black variety of the American gray wolf.          {Golden wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the Thibetan wolf ({Canis             laniger}); -- called also {chanco}.          {Indian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic wolf ({Canis pallipes})             which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also {landgak}.                      {Prairie wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the coyote.          {Sea wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Strand wolf} (Zo[94]l.) the striped hyena.          {Tasmanian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the zebra wolf.          {Tiger wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena.          {To keep the wolf from the door}, to keep away poverty; to             prevent starvation. See {Wolf}, 3, above. --Tennyson.          {Wolf dog}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees,                   supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of                   the St. Bernard dog.             (b) The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used                   formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves.             (c) A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo                   dog.          {Wolf eel} (Zo[94]l.), a wolf fish.          {Wolf fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,             voracious marine fishes of the genus {Anarrhichas},             especially the common species ({A. lupus}) of Europe and             North America. These fishes have large teeth and powerful             jaws. Called also {catfish}, {sea cat}, {sea wolf}, {stone             biter}, and {swinefish}.          {Wolf net}, a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great             numbers of fish.          {Wolf's peach} (Bot.), the tomato, or love apple             ({Lycopersicum esculentum}).          {Wolf spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             running ground spiders belonging to the genus {Lycosa}, or             family {Lycosid[91]}. These spiders run about rapidly in             search of their prey. Most of them are plain brown or             blackish in color. See Illust. in App.          {Zebra wolf} (Zo[94]l.), a savage carnivorous marsupial             ({Thylacinus cynocephalus}) native of Tasmania; -- called             also {Tasmanian wolf}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,       LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]       1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of             trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually             characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound             throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies             and the Rocky mountains.                         From the forests and the prairies, From the great                      lakes of the northland.                     --Longfellow.          2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called             natural meadow.          {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the             genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly             {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central             United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.          {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus             {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in             dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in             the prairies of the United States.          {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium             terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow             flowers, found in the Western prairies.          {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys             Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the             plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in             the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like             that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}.          {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.          {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare             ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}.                      {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of             Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts             are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the             under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.          {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.                      {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with             intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and             Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch},             {winter itch}.          {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above.          {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops             argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.          {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the             upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2.          {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga.          {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake             ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged             with brown above.          {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel             of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; --             called also {gopher}.          {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous             root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the             Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also             {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}.          {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American             warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow,             with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under             parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the             sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;             three outer tail feathers partly white.          {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Coyote \Coy"o*te\ (k?"?-t? [or] k?"?t), n. [Spanish Amer., fr.       Mexican coyotl.] (Zo[94]l.)       A carnivorous animal ({Canis latrans}), allied to the dog,       found in the western part of North America; -- called also       {prairie wolf}. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a       prolonged, shrill howl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prayerless \Prayer"less\ (?; 277), a.       Not using prayer; habitually neglecting prayer to God;       without prayer. [bd]The next time you go prayerless to       bed.[b8] --Baxter. -- {Prayer"less*ly}, adv. --       {Prayer"less*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prayerless \Prayer"less\ (?; 277), a.       Not using prayer; habitually neglecting prayer to God;       without prayer. [bd]The next time you go prayerless to       bed.[b8] --Baxter. -- {Prayer"less*ly}, adv. --       {Prayer"less*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prayerless \Prayer"less\ (?; 277), a.       Not using prayer; habitually neglecting prayer to God;       without prayer. [bd]The next time you go prayerless to       bed.[b8] --Baxter. -- {Prayer"less*ly}, adv. --       {Prayer"less*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preoral \Pre*o"ral\, a. (Anat.)       Situated in front of, or anterior to, the mouth; as, preoral       bands.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Priorly \Pri"or*ly\, adv.       Previously. [R.] --Geddes.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prairie Hill, TX       Zip code(s): 76678
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prior Lake, MN (city, FIPS 52594)       Location: 44.72855 N, 93.43402 W       Population (1990): 11482 (4177 housing units)       Area: 33.9 sq km (land), 6.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55372