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English Dictionary: peony family	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penny bank n a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig) [syn: {piggy bank}, penny bank]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penny pincher n someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penny-pinch v spend money frugally; spend as little as possible [syn: penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penny-pinching adj giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" Synonym(s): cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny n extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily Synonym(s): parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinching
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peony family n perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America Synonym(s): Paeoniaceae, family Paeoniaceae, peony family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Phenaphen n an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) Synonym(s): acetaminophen, Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Anacin III
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pimpinella n anise Synonym(s): Pimpinella, genus Pimpinella
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pimpinella anisum n native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery Synonym(s): anise, anise plant, Pimpinella anisum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pin bone n part of the sirloin between the flat bone and the porterhouse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pine family n a family of Pinaceae [syn: Pinaceae, family Pinaceae, pine family]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pine finch n small finch of North American coniferous forests [syn: pine siskin, pine finch, Spinus pinus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pinpoint n a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together" a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky" Synonym(s): speck, pinpoint the sharp point of a pin v locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome" Synonym(s): pinpoint, nail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pom-pom n decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat Synonym(s): pompon, pom-pom artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes Synonym(s): antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, flack, pom- pom, ack-ack, ack-ack gun
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pompano n flesh of pompano; warm-water fatty fish any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pompon n decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat Synonym(s): pompon, pom-pom dusky grey food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward Synonym(s): pompon, black margate, Anisotremus surinamensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pump-and-dump scheme n an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pumping station n a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated Synonym(s): pump house, pumping station
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pompano \Pom"pa*no\, n. [Sp. p[a0]mpano.] [Written also {pampano}.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus {Trachynotus}, of which four species are found on the Atlantic coast of the United States; -- called also {palometa}. Note: They have a brilliant silvery or golden luster, and are highly esteemed as food fishes. The round pompano ({T. thomboides}) and the Carolina pompano ({T. Carolinus}) are the most common. Other species occur on the Pacific coast. 2. A California harvest fish ({Stromateus simillimus}), highly valued as a food fish. {Pompano shell} (Zo[94]l.), a small bivalve shell of the genus {Donax}; -- so called because eaten by the pompano. [Florida]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pampiniform \Pampin"iform\, a. [L. pampinus a tendril + -form.] (Anat.) In the form of tendrils; -- applied especially to the spermatic and ovarian veins.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pimpinel \Pim"pi*nel\, n. [See {Pimpernel}.] (Bot.) The burnet saxifrage. See under {Saxifrage}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anise \An"ise\ ([acr]n"[icr]s), n. [OE. anys, F. anis, L. anisum, anethum, fr. Gr. 'a`nison, 'a`nhqon.] 1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ({Pimpinella anisum}) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds. 2. The fruit or seeds of this plant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Saxifrage \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break: cf. F. saxifrage. See {Fracture}, and cf. {Sassafras}, {Saxon}.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Saxifraga}, mostly perennial herbs growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions. {Burnet saxifrage}, a European umbelliferous plant ({Pimpinella Saxifraga}). {Golden saxifrage}, a low half-succulent herb ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}) growing in rivulets in Europe; also, {C. Americanum}, common in the United States. See also under {Golden}. {Meadow saxifrage}, or {Pepper saxifrage}. See under {Meadow}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pimping \Pimp"ing\, a. [Cf. G. pimpelig, pimpelnd, sickly, weak.] 1. Little; petty; pitiful. [Obs.] --Crabbe. 2. Puny; sickly. [Local, U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pimp \Pimp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pimped} (p[icr]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Pimping}.] To procure women for the gratification of others' lusts; to pander. --Dryden.
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]:
Pinefinch \Pine"finch`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small American bird ({Spinus, [or] Chrysomitris, spinus}); -- called also {pine siskin}, and {American siskin}. (b) The pine grosbeak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pompano \Pom"pa*no\, n. [Sp. p[a0]mpano.] [Written also {pampano}.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus {Trachynotus}, of which four species are found on the Atlantic coast of the United States; -- called also {palometa}. Note: They have a brilliant silvery or golden luster, and are highly esteemed as food fishes. The round pompano ({T. thomboides}) and the Carolina pompano ({T. Carolinus}) are the most common. Other species occur on the Pacific coast. 2. A California harvest fish ({Stromateus simillimus}), highly valued as a food fish. {Pompano shell} (Zo[94]l.), a small bivalve shell of the genus {Donax}; -- so called because eaten by the pompano. [Florida]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pompano \Pom"pa*no\, n. [Sp. p[a0]mpano.] [Written also {pampano}.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus {Trachynotus}, of which four species are found on the Atlantic coast of the United States; -- called also {palometa}. Note: They have a brilliant silvery or golden luster, and are highly esteemed as food fishes. The round pompano ({T. thomboides}) and the Carolina pompano ({T. Carolinus}) are the most common. Other species occur on the Pacific coast. 2. A California harvest fish ({Stromateus simillimus}), highly valued as a food fish. {Pompano shell} (Zo[94]l.), a small bivalve shell of the genus {Donax}; -- so called because eaten by the pompano. [Florida]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pompeian \Pom*pe"ian\, a. [L. Pompeianus.] Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, Pompeii, an ancient city of Italy, buried by an eruption of Vesuvius in 79 a. d., and partly uncovered by modern excavations.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pompeian red \Pompeian red\ (Art) A brownish red approaching maroon, supposed to be imitated from the color of the wall panels of houses in Pompeii, which were decorated during the last age of the Republic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pompion \Pom"pi*on\, n. [OF. pompon. See {Pumpkin}.] See {Pumpion}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pom-pom \Pom"-pom`\, n. [Imitative.] A Vickers-Maxim one-pounder automatic machine cannon using metallic ammunition fed from a lopped belt attached to the gun; -- popularly so called from its peculiar drumming sound in action. Sometimes, any of other similar automatic cannons.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pompon \Pom"pon\, n. (a) A hardy garden chrysanthemum having buttonlike heads of flowers. (b) Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pompon \Pom"pon\, n. [F.] 1. Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet. 2. (Mil.) A tuft or ball of wool, or the like, sometimes worn by soldiers on the front of the hat, instead of a feather.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poonah painting \Poo"nah paint`ing\ [From Poona, in Bombay Province, India.] A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque color is applied without background and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work. Note: Hence: {Poonah brush}, {paper}, {painter}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: for various kinds of pumps, see {Air pump}, {Chain pump}, and {Force pump}; also, under {Lifting}, {Plunger}, {Rotary}, etc. {Circulating pump} (Steam Engine), a pump for driving the condensing water through the casing, or tubes, of a surface condenser. {Pump brake}. See {Pump handle}, below. {Pump dale}. See {Dale}. {Pump gear}, the apparatus belonging to a pump. --Totten. {Pump handle}, the lever, worked by hand, by which motion is given to the bucket of a pump. {Pump hood}, a semicylindrical appendage covering the upper wheel of a chain pump. {Pump rod}, the rod to which the bucket of a pump is fastened, and which is attached to the brake or handle; the piston rod. {Pump room}, a place or room at a mineral spring where the waters are drawn and drunk. [Eng.] {Pump spear}. Same as {Pump rod}, above. {Pump stock}, the stationary part, body, or barrel of a pump. {Pump well}. (Naut.) See {Well}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pumping \Pump"ing\, a. & n. from {pump}. {Pumping engine}, a steam engine and pump combined for raising water. See {Steam engine}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pump \Pump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pumped} (p[ucr]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {pumping}.] 1. To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid. 2. To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship. 3. Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc. But pump not me for politics. --Otway.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pumping \Pump"ing\, a. & n. from {pump}. {Pumping engine}, a steam engine and pump combined for raising water. See {Steam engine}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pump \Pump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pumped} (p[ucr]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {pumping}.] 1. To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid. 2. To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship. 3. Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc. But pump not me for politics. --Otway.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pumping \Pump"ing\, a. & n. from {pump}. {Pumping engine}, a steam engine and pump combined for raising water. See {Steam engine}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pumpion \Pump"ion\, n. (Bot.) See {Pumpkin}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pembina, ND (city, FIPS 61580) Location: 48.96800 N, 97.24566 W Population (1990): 642 (265 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pembina County, ND (county, FIPS 67) Location: 48.76843 N, 97.54561 W Population (1990): 9238 (4294 housing units) Area: 2897.7 sq km (land), 7.7 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pembine, WI Zip code(s): 54156
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pine Haven, WY (town, FIPS 61610) Location: 44.34883 N, 104.81008 W Population (1990): 141 (122 housing units) Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82721
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Piney Point, MD Zip code(s): 20674
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Piney Point Village, TX (city, FIPS 57800) Location: 29.75990 N, 95.51551 W Population (1990): 3197 (1188 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pompano Beach, FL (city, FIPS 58050) Location: 26.23687 N, 80.13286 W Population (1990): 72411 (42719 housing units) Area: 52.7 sq km (land), 4.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33060, 33062, 33068, 33069, 33071, 33073, 33076
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pompano Beach Highlands, FL (CDP, FIPS 58075) Location: 26.28605 N, 80.11510 W Population (1990): 17915 (7946 housing units) Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)