peddling
         n 1: the act of selling goods for a living [syn: {vending},
               {peddling}, {hawking}, {vendition}]

English Dictionary: petulantly	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pedilanthus n tropical American succulent shrubs [syn: Pedilanthus, genus Pedilanthus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pedilanthus bracteatus n wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica Synonym(s): candelilla, Pedilanthus bracteatus, Pedilanthus pavonis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pedilanthus pavonis n wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica Synonym(s): candelilla, Pedilanthus bracteatus, Pedilanthus pavonis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pedilanthus tithymaloides n low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties Synonym(s): Jewbush, Jew-bush, Jew bush, redbird cactus, redbird flower, Pedilanthus tithymaloides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
petulance n an irritable petulant feeling [syn: irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
petulant adj easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" Synonym(s): cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
petulantly adv in a petulant manner; "he said testily; `Go away!'" [syn: testily, irritably, petulantly, pettishly]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
piddling adj (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" Synonym(s): fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pidlimdi n a three-tone Chadic language [syn: Tera, Pidlimdi, Yamaltu]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pied lemming n North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pith helmet n a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun Synonym(s): pith hat, pith helmet, sun helmet, topee, topi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Podilymbus n a genus of Podicipedidae [syn: Podilymbus, {genus Podilymbus}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Podilymbus podiceps n American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill [syn: pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ptilonorhynchidae n bowerbirds [syn: Ptilonorhynchidae, {family Ptilonorhynchidae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ptilonorhynchus n type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae [syn: Ptilonorhynchus, genus Ptilonorhynchus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus n of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green Synonym(s): satin bowerbird, satin bird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ptolemaic adj of or relating to the astronomer Ptolemy of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system; "in the Ptolemaic system of planetary motion the earth is fixed as the center of the universe with the sun and moon and planets revolving around it"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ptolemaic dynasty n an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra Synonym(s): Ptolemy, Ptolemaic dynasty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ptolemaic system n (astronomy) Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ptolemy n Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance Synonym(s): Ptolemy, Claudius Ptolemaeus an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra Synonym(s): Ptolemy, Ptolemaic dynasty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ptolemy I n the king of Egypt who founded the Macedonian dynasty in Egypt; a close friend and general of Alexander the Great who took charge of Egypt after Alexander died (circa 367-285 BC)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ptolemy II n son of Ptolemy I and king of Egypt who was said to be responsible for the Septuagint (circa 309-247 BC)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ptyalin n an amylase secreted in saliva
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Polyporus \[d8]Po*lyp"o*rus\, n.; pl. {Polypori}. [NL., fr.       Gr. poly`s many + [?] a pore.] (Bot.)       A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute       pores; also, any fungus of this genus.          Note: {Polyporus fomentarius} was formerly dried and cut in                slices for tinder, called amadou. {P. betulinus} is                common in America, and forms very large thick white                semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several                species of {Polyporous} are considered edible.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paddle \Pad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Paddling}]       1. To pat or stroke amorously, or gently.                         To be paddling palms and pinching fingers. --Shak.          2. To propel with, or as with, a paddle or paddles.          3. To pad; to tread upon; to trample. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Padelion \Pad`e*li"on\, n. [F. pas de lionon's foot.] (Bot.)       A plant with pedately lobed leaves; the lady's mantle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pedal \Pe"dal\, a. [L. pedalis, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See       {Foot}, and cf. {Pew}.]       1. Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or             figuratively; specifically (Zo[94]l.), pertaining to the             foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.          2. Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.          {Pedal curve} [or] {surface} (Geom.), the curve or surface             which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars let fall             from a fixed point upon the straight lines tangent to a             given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a given             surface.          {Pedal note} (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained             through an organ point. See {Organ point}, under {Organ}.                      {Pedal organ} (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of             keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which             is played with the feet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pedalian \Pe*da"li*an\, a.       Relating to the foot, or to a metrical foot; pedal. [R.]       --Maunder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peddle \Ped"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Peddling}.]       To sell from place to place; to retail by carrying around       from customer to customer; to hawk; hence, to retail in very       small quantities; as, to peddle vegetables or tinware.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peddling \Ped"dling\, a.       1. Hawking; acting as a peddler.          2. Petty; insignificant. [bd]The miserable remains of a             peddling commerce.[b8] --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petaline \Pet"al*ine\, a. [Cf. F. p[82]talin.] (Bot.)       Pertaining to a petal; attached to, or resembling, a petal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petulance \Pet"u*lance\, Petulancy \Pet"u*lan*cy\, n. [L.       petulania: cf. F. p[82]tulance. See {Petulant}.]       The quality or state of being petulant; temporary       peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor. [bd]The       petulancy of our words.[b8] --B. Jonson.                   Like pride in some, and like petulance in others.                                                                               --Clarendon.                   The lowering eye, the petulance, the frown. --Cowper.          Syn: {Petulance}, {Peevishness}. -- Peevishness implies the                permanence of a sour, fretful temper; petulance implies                temporary or capricious irritation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petulance \Pet"u*lance\, Petulancy \Pet"u*lan*cy\, n. [L.       petulania: cf. F. p[82]tulance. See {Petulant}.]       The quality or state of being petulant; temporary       peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor. [bd]The       petulancy of our words.[b8] --B. Jonson.                   Like pride in some, and like petulance in others.                                                                               --Clarendon.                   The lowering eye, the petulance, the frown. --Cowper.          Syn: {Petulance}, {Peevishness}. -- Peevishness implies the                permanence of a sour, fretful temper; petulance implies                temporary or capricious irritation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petulant \Pet"u*lant\, a. [L. petulans, -antis, prop., making       slight attacks upon, from a lost dim. of petere to fall upon,       to attack: cf. F. p[82]tulant. See {Petition}.]       1. Forward; pert; insolent; wanton. [Obs.] --Burton.          2. Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured             freakishness; irritable. [bd]Petulant moods.[b8]             --Macaulay.          Syn: Irritable; ill-humored; peevish; cross; fretful;                querulous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petulantly \Pet"u*lant*ly\, adv.       In a petulant manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Photoheliometer \Pho`to*he`li*om"e*ter\, n. [Photo- +       heliometer.] (Astron.)       A double-lens instrument for measuring slight variations of       the sun's diameter by photography, utilizing the common chord       of two overlapping images.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Photoluminescent \Pho`to*lu`mi*nes"cent\, a. [Photo- +       luminescent.] (Physics)       Luminescent by exposure to light waves. --       {Pho`to*lu`mi*nes"cence}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Photoluminescent \Pho`to*lu`mi*nes"cent\, a. [Photo- +       luminescent.] (Physics)       Luminescent by exposure to light waves. --       {Pho`to*lu`mi*nes"cence}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phthalein \Phthal"e*in\, n. [See {Phthalic}.] (Chem.)       One of a series of artificial organic dyes made as       condensation products of the phenols with phthalic acid, and       well represented by phenol phthale[8b]n. Their alkaline       solutions are fluorescent.          {Phenol phthalein}, a white or yellowish white crystalline             substance made from phthalic acid and phenol. Its solution             in alkalies is brilliant red, but is decolorized by acids,             and as this reaction is exceedingly delicate it is used as             an indicator.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phthalimide \Phthal"i*mide\, n. [Phthalic + imide.] (Chem.)       An imido derivative of phthalic acid, obtained as a white       crystalline substance, {C6H4.(CO)2NH}, which has itself (like       succinimide) acid properties, and forms a series of salts.       Cf. {Imido acid}, under {Imido}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phthalin \Phthal"in\, n. (Chem.)       A colorless crystalline substance obtained by reduction from       phthale[8b]n, into which it is easily converted by oxidation;       hence, any one of the series of which phthalin proper is the       type.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piddle \Pid"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Piddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Piddling}.] [Cf. dial. Sw. pittla to keep picking at, Sw.       peta to pick.]       1. To deal in trifles; to concern one's self with trivial             matters rather than with those that are important.             --Ascham.          2. To be squeamishly nice about one's food. --Swift.          3. To urinate; -- child's word.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piddling \Pid"dling\, a.       Trifling; trivial; frivolous; paltry; -- applied to persons       and things.                   The ignoble hucksterage of piddling tithes. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf.       {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the       grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called       also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper},       {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed       grebe}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pollock \Pol"lock\, n. [See {Pollack}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A marine gadoid fish ({Pollachius carbonarius}), native both       of the European and American coasts. It is allied to the cod,       and like it is salted and dried. In England it is called       {coalfish}, {lob}, {podley}, {podling}, {pollack}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Podophyllum \[d8]Pod`o*phyl"lum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s,       podo`s, foot + [?] leaf.]       1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having             large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower.             There are two species, the American {Podohyllum peltatum},             or May apple, the Himalayan {P. Emodi}.          2. (Med.) The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple             ({Podophyllum peltatum}), -- used as a cathartic drug.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pot \Pot\, n.       1. The total of the bets at stake at one time, as in racing             or card playing; the pool; also (Racing, Eng.) a horse             heavily backed; a favorite. [Slang]          2. (Armor) A plain defensive headpiece; later, and perhaps in             a jocose sense, any helmet; -- called also {pot helmet}.          3. (Card Playing) The total of the bets at one time; the             pool.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potulent \Pot"u*lent\, a. [L. potulentus, fr. potus a drinking,       drink, fr. potare to drink.]       1. Fit to drink; potable. [Obs.] --Johnson.          2. Nearly drunk; tipsy. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bower bird \Bow"er bird`\ (Zo[94]l.)       An Australian bird ({Ptilonorhynchus violaceus [or]       holosericeus}), allied to the starling, which constructs       singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and decorates them       with bright-colored objects; the satin bird.          Note: The name is also applied to other related birds of the                same region, having similar habits; as, the spotted                bower bird ({Chalmydodera maculata}), and the regent                bird ({Sericulus melinus}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ptolemaic \Ptol`e*ma"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to Ptolemy, the geographer and astronomer.          {Ptolemaic system} (Astron.), the system maintained by             Ptolemy, who supposed the earth to be fixed in the center             of the universe, with the sun and stars revolving around             it. This theory was received for ages, until superseded by             the Copernican system.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ptolemaic \Ptol`e*ma"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to Ptolemy, the geographer and astronomer.          {Ptolemaic system} (Astron.), the system maintained by             Ptolemy, who supposed the earth to be fixed in the center             of the universe, with the sun and stars revolving around             it. This theory was received for ages, until superseded by             the Copernican system.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ptolemaist \Ptol"e*ma`ist\, n.       One who accepts the astronomical system of Ptolemy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ptyalin \Pty"a*lin\, n. [Gr. [?] spittle. See {Ptyalism}.]       (Physiol. Chem.)       An unorganized amylolytic ferment, on enzyme, present in       human mixed saliva and in the saliva of some animals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puddle \Pud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Puddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Puddling}.]       1. To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt             with (water).                         Some unhatched practice . . . Hath puddled his clear                      spirit.                                             --Shak.          2.             (a) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working                   when wet, so as to render impervious to water.             (b) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to                   apply puddle to.          3. To subject to the process of puddling, as iron, so as to             convert it from the condition of cast iron to that of             wrought iron. --Ure.          {Puddled steel}, steel made directly from cast iron by a             modification of the puddling process.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puddling \Pud"dling\, n.       1. (Hydraul. Engin.)             (a) The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore,                   etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious                   to liquids; also, the process of rendering anything                   impervious to liquids by means of puddled material.             (b) Puddle. See {Puddle}, n., 2.          2. (Metal.) The art or process of converting cast iron into             wrought iron or steel by subjecting it to intense heat and             frequent stirring in a reverberatory furnace in the             presence of oxidizing substances, by which it is freed             from a portion of its carbon and other impurities.          {Puddling furnace}, a reverberatory furnace in which cast             iron is converted into wrought iron or into steel by             puddling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puddling \Pud"dling\, n.       1. (Hydraul. Engin.)             (a) The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore,                   etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious                   to liquids; also, the process of rendering anything                   impervious to liquids by means of puddled material.             (b) Puddle. See {Puddle}, n., 2.          2. (Metal.) The art or process of converting cast iron into             wrought iron or steel by subjecting it to intense heat and             frequent stirring in a reverberatory furnace in the             presence of oxidizing substances, by which it is freed             from a portion of its carbon and other impurities.          {Puddling furnace}, a reverberatory furnace in which cast             iron is converted into wrought iron or into steel by             puddling.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Petaluma, CA (city, FIPS 56784)       Location: 38.24115 N, 122.62546 W       Population (1990): 43184 (16546 housing units)       Area: 31.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 94952, 94954
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PDELAN          {Partial Differential Equation LANguage}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Ptolemy          A flexible foundation for the specification, simulation, and       rapid prototyping of systems.   It is an {object-oriented}       framework within which diverse models of computation can       co-exist and interact.   For example, using Ptolemy a       {data-flow} system can be easily connected to a hardware       simulator which in turn may be connected to a discrete-event       system.   Because of this, Ptolemy can be used to model entire       systems.   In addition, Ptolemy now has code generation       capabilities.   From a {flow graph} description, Ptolemy can       generate both {C} code and {DSP} {assembly code} for rapid       prototyping.   Note that code generation is not yet complete,       and is included in the current release for demonstration       purposes only.          Version 0.4.1 includes a graphical algorithm layout, code       generator and simulator.   It requires {C++}, {C} and has been       ported to {Sun-4}, {MIPS}/{Ultrix}; {DSP56001}, {DSP96002}.       Ptolemy is an active research project.          {(ftp://ptolemy.bekeley.edu/pub/ptolemy/)}.   Mailing list:       ptolemy-hackers-request@ohm.berkeley.edu.   E-mail:       .          (1993-04-22)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ptolemais       a maritime city of Galilee (Acts 21:7). It was originally called       "Accho" (q.v.), and received the name Ptolemais from Ptolemy       Soter when he was in possession of Coele-Syria.