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   panel discussion
         n 1: discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of
               persons forming a panel usually before an audience

English Dictionary: penalty free throw by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
panel heating
n
  1. heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
panel truck
n
  1. a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers
    Synonym(s): delivery truck, delivery van, panel truck
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paneled
adj
  1. fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting [syn: paneled, wainscoted]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penalty
n
  1. the act of punishing [syn: punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation]
  2. a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
  3. the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty"
    Antonym(s): advantage, reward
  4. (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penalty box
n
  1. (ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penalty free throw
n
  1. an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
    Synonym(s): foul shot, free throw, penalty free throw, charity toss, charity throw, charity shot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penult
n
  1. the next to last syllable in a word [syn: penult, penultima, penultimate]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penultima
n
  1. the next to last syllable in a word [syn: penult, penultima, penultimate]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penultimate
adj
  1. next to the last; "the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter"; "the figures in the next-to-last column"
    Synonym(s): penultimate, next-to-last
n
  1. the next to last syllable in a word [syn: penult, penultima, penultimate]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phenylethylene
n
  1. a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene [syn: styrene, cinnamene, phenylethylene, vinylbenzene]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phenyltoloxamine
n
  1. antihistamine included in some preparations used to treat coughing and nasal congestion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pomelo tree
n
  1. southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
    Synonym(s): pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock, Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis, Citrus decumana
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      2. (Law)
            (a) A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the
                  names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff;
                  hence, more generally, the whole jury. --Blackstone.
            (b) (Scots Law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar
                  of a criminal court. --Burrill.
  
      3. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a
            soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.
  
      4. (Joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove
            of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.
  
      5. (Masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone. --Gwilt.
  
      6. (Painting) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of
            canvas, a picture is painted.
  
      7. (Mining)
            (a) A heap of dressed ore.
            (b) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size,
                  into which a mine is laid off in one system of
                  extracting coal.
  
      8. (Dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or
            plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a
            dress, for ornament.
  
      9. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or
            struts, as in a bridge truss.
  
      {Panel game}, a method of stealing money in a panel house.
  
      {Panel house}, a house of prostitution in which the rooms
            have secret entrances to facilitate theft by accomplices
            of the inmates.
  
      {Panel saw}, handsaw with fine teeth, -- used for cutting out
            panels, etc.
  
      {Panel thief}, one who robs in a panel house.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Panelation \Pan`el*a"tion\, n.
      The act of impaneling a jury. [Obs.] [Written also
      {panellation}.] --Wood.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Panel \Pan"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paneled}or {Panelled}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Paneling} or {Panelling}.]
      To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Paneled back} (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window
            back. See {Window back}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Panelation \Pan`el*a"tion\, n.
      The act of impaneling a jury. [Obs.] [Written also
      {panellation}.] --Wood.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Panel \Pan"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paneled}or {Panelled}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Paneling} or {Panelling}.]
      To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Penality \Pe*nal"i*ty\, n. [Cf. LL. poenalitas. See {Penalty}.]
      The quality or state of being penal; lability to punishment.
      --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Penalty \Pe"nal*ty\, n.; pl. {Penalties}. [F. p[82]nalit[82].
      See {Penal}.]
      1. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the
            suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or
            judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense,
            or trespass.
  
                     Death is the penalty imposed.            --Milton.
  
      2. The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a
            person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case
            of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine.
  
                     The penalty and forfeit of my bond.   --Shak.
  
      3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant]
  
      Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a
               pecuniary punishment.
  
      {Bill of pains and penalties}. See under {Bill}.
  
      {On}, [or] {Under}, {penalty of}, on pain of; with exposure
            to the penalty of, in case of transgression.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Penalty \Pe"nal*ty\, n.; pl. {Penalties}. [F. p[82]nalit[82].
      See {Penal}.]
      1. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the
            suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or
            judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense,
            or trespass.
  
                     Death is the penalty imposed.            --Milton.
  
      2. The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a
            person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case
            of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine.
  
                     The penalty and forfeit of my bond.   --Shak.
  
      3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant]
  
      Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a
               pecuniary punishment.
  
      {Bill of pains and penalties}. See under {Bill}.
  
      {On}, [or] {Under}, {penalty of}, on pain of; with exposure
            to the penalty of, in case of transgression.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Penalty \Pe"nal*ty\, n.; pl. {Penalties}. [F. p[82]nalit[82].
      See {Penal}.]
      1. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the
            suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or
            judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense,
            or trespass.
  
                     Death is the penalty imposed.            --Milton.
  
      2. The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a
            person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case
            of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine.
  
                     The penalty and forfeit of my bond.   --Shak.
  
      3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant]
  
      Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a
               pecuniary punishment.
  
      {Bill of pains and penalties}. See under {Bill}.
  
      {On}, [or] {Under}, {penalty of}, on pain of; with exposure
            to the penalty of, in case of transgression.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Penholder \Pen"hold`er\, n.
      A handle for a pen.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Penult \Pe"nult\, n. [Abbreviated fr. penultima.] (Gram. &
      Pros.)
      The last syllable but one of a word; the syllable preceding
      the final one.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Penultima \Pe*nul"ti*ma\, n. [L. (sc. syllaba), fr. penultimus,
      paenultimus, the last but one; paene almost + ultimus the
      last.]
      Same as {Penult}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Penultimate \Pe*nul"ti*mate\, a.
      Last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable
      but one of a word.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Penultimate \Pe*nul"ti*mate\, n.
      The penult.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bean \Bean\ (b[emac]n), n. [OE. bene, AS. be[a0]n; akin to D.
      boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[omac]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b[94]nne,
      Sw. b[94]na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.]
      1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous
            herbs, chiefly of the genera {Faba}, {Phaseolus}, and
            {Dolichos}; also, to the herbs.
  
      Note: The origin and classification of many kinds are still
               doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and
               China bean, included in {Dolichos Sinensis}; black
               Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, {D. Lablab}; the common
               haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole
               beans, all included in {Phaseolus vulgaris}; the lower
               bush bean, {Ph. vulgaris}, variety {nanus}; Lima bean,
               {Ph. lunatus}; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, {Ph.
               maltiflorus}; Windsor bean, the common bean of England,
               {Faba vulgaris}. As an article of food beans are
               classed with vegetables.
  
      2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more
            or less resembling true beans.
  
      {Bean aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse ({Aphis fab[91]})
            which infests the bean plant.
  
      {Bean fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly found on bean flowers.
  
      {Bean goose} (Zo[94]l.), a species of goose ({Anser
            segetum}).
  
      {Bean weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil that in the larval
            state destroys beans. The American species in {Bruchus
            fab[91]}.
  
      {Florida bean} (Bot.), the seed of {Mucuna urens}, a West
            Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida
            shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.
  
      {Ignatius bean}, or {St. Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), a species
            of {Strychnos}.
  
      {Navy bean}, the common dried white bean of commerce;
            probably so called because an important article of food in
            the navy.
  
      {Pea bean}, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the
            edible white bean; -- so called from its size.
  
      {Sacred bean}. See under {Sacred}.
  
      {Screw bean}. See under {Screw}.
  
      {Sea bean}.
            (a) Same as {Florida bean}.
            (b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament.
  
      {Tonquin bean}, or {Tonka bean}, the fragrant seed of
            {Dipteryx odorata}, a leguminous tree.
  
      {Vanilla bean}. See under {Vanilla}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phenolate \Phe"no*late\, n. [Phenol + -ate.] (Chem.)
      A compound of phenol analogous to a salt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Styrolene \Sty"ro*lene\, n. (Chem.)
      An unsaturated hydrocarbon, {C8H8}, obtained by the
      distillation of storax, by the decomposition of cinnamic
      acid, and by the condensation of acetylene, as a fragrant,
      aromatic, mobile liquid; -- called also {phenyl ethylene},
      {vinyl benzene}, {styrol}, {styrene}, and {cinnamene}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phenyl \Phe"nyl\, n. [Gr. [?] to bring to light + -yl: cf. F.
      ph[82]nyle. So called because it is a by-product of
      illuminating gas.] (Chem.)
      A hydrocarbon radical ({C6H5}) regarded as the essential
      residue of benzene, and the basis of an immense number of
      aromatic derivatives.
  
      {Phenyl hydrate} (Chem.), phenol or carbolic acid.
  
      {Phenyl hydrazine} (Chem.), a nitrogenous base ({C6H5.N2H3})
            produced artificially as a colorless oil which unites with
            acids, ketones, etc., to form well-crystallized compounds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phenyl \Phe"nyl\, n. [Gr. [?] to bring to light + -yl: cf. F.
      ph[82]nyle. So called because it is a by-product of
      illuminating gas.] (Chem.)
      A hydrocarbon radical ({C6H5}) regarded as the essential
      residue of benzene, and the basis of an immense number of
      aromatic derivatives.
  
      {Phenyl hydrate} (Chem.), phenol or carbolic acid.
  
      {Phenyl hydrazine} (Chem.), a nitrogenous base ({C6H5.N2H3})
            produced artificially as a colorless oil which unites with
            acids, ketones, etc., to form well-crystallized compounds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phonolite \Pho"no*lite\, n. [Phono- + -lite: cf. F. phonolithe.]
      (Min.)
      A compact, feldspathic, igneous rock containing nephelite,
      ha[81]ynite, etc. Thin slabs give a ringing sound when
      struck; -- called also {clinkstone}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pimelite \Pim"e*lite\, n. [Gr. [?] fat.] (Min.)
      An apple-green mineral having a greasy feel. It is a hydrous
      silicate of nickel, magnesia, aluminia, and iron.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pinhold \Pin"hold`\, n.
      A place where a pin is fixed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pinnulate \Pin"nu*late\, a. [See {Pinnule}.] (Bot.)
      Having each pinna subdivided; -- said of a leaf, or of its
      pinn[91].

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pinnulated \Pin"nu*la`ted\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Having pinnules.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pommel \Pom"mel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.]
      To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with
      something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written
      also {pummel}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pommel \Pom"mel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled};
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.]
      To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with
      something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written
      also {pummel}.]
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