paddle
         n 1: small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting
               balls in various games
         2: a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
         3: an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
         4: a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe
            or small boat [syn: {paddle}, {boat paddle}]
         v 1: propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe"
         2: play in or as if in water, as of small children [syn:
            {dabble}, {paddle}, {splash around}]
         3: swim like a dog in shallow water
         4: walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" [syn: {toddle},
            {coggle}, {totter}, {dodder}, {paddle}, {waddle}]
         5: give a spanking to; subject to a spanking [syn: {spank},
            {paddle}, {larrup}]
         6: stir with a paddle

English Dictionary: piddle	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patella n a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint Synonym(s): patella, kneecap, kneepan type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets Synonym(s): Patella, genus Patella
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pdl n a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons Synonym(s): poundal, pdl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pedal adj of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'" n a sustained bass note Synonym(s): pedal point, pedal a lever that is operated with the foot Synonym(s): pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever v ride a bicycle [syn: bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal, wheel] operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peddle v sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
petal n part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored [syn: petal, flower petal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
petiole n the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf [syn: petiole, leafstalk]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pettily adv in a petty way
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
piddle n liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water" Synonym(s): urine, piss, pee, piddle, weewee, water v waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn: piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifle] eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" Synonym(s): make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
piddle away v waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn: piddle, wanton, wanton away, piddle away, trifle]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pithily adv in a pithy sententious manner; "she expressed herself pithily" Synonym(s): pithily, sententiously
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
poodle n an intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clipped; an old breed sometimes trained as sporting dogs or as performing dogs Synonym(s): poodle, poodle dog
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pothole n a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface) Synonym(s): pothole, chuckhole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pottle n a pot that holds 2 quarts
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
puddle n a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" Synonym(s): pool, puddle something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" Synonym(s): pool, puddle v wade or dabble in a puddle; "The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard" subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron" dip into mud before planting; "puddle young plants" work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint" make into a puddle; "puddled mire" Synonym(s): muddle, puddle make a puddle by splashing water mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" Synonym(s): addle, muddle, puddle eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" Synonym(s): make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water
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]:
Paddle \Pad"dle\, n. [See {Paddle}, v. i.]       1. An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a             fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.          2. The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made;             hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a             paddle.                         Thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon. --Deut.                                                                               xxiii. 13.          3. One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference             of a water wheel, or paddle wheel.          4. A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off             water; -- also called {clough}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.          6. A paddle-shaped implement for string or mixing.          7. [In this sense prob. for older spaddle, a dim. of spade.]             See {Paddle staff} (b), below. [Prov. Eng.]          {Paddle beam} (Shipbuilding), one of two large timbers             supporting the spring beam and paddle box of a steam             vessel.          {Paddle board}. See {Paddle}, n., 3.          {Paddle box}, the structure inclosing the upper part of the             paddle wheel of a steam vessel.          {Paddle shaft}, the revolving shaft which carries the paddle             wheel of a steam vessel.          {Paddle staff}.             (a) A staff tipped with a broad blade, used by mole                   catchers. [Prov. Eng.]             (b) A long-handled spade used to clean a plowshare; --                   called also {plow staff}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Paddle steamer}, a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels,             in distinction from a screw propeller.          {Paddle wheel}, the propelling wheel of a steam vessel,             having paddles (or floats) on its circumference, and             revolving in a vertical plane parallel to the vessel's             length.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paddle \Pad"dle\, v. i. [Prob. for pattle, and a dim. of pat,       v.; cf. also E. pad to tread, Prov. G. paddeln, padden, to       walk with short steps, to paddle, G. patschen to splash,       dash, dabble, F. patouiller to dabble, splash, fr. patte a       paw. [?].]       1. To use the hands or fingers in toying; to make caressing             strokes. [Obs.] --Shak.          2. To dabble in water with hands or feet; to use a paddle, or             something which serves as a paddle, in swimming, in             paddling a boat, etc.                         As the men were paddling for their lives.                                                                               --L'Estrange.                         While paddling ducks the standing lake desire.                                                                               --Gay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Padella \[d8]Pa*del"la\, n. [It., prop., a pan, a friing pan,       fr. L. patella a pan.]       A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which       a wick is placed, -- used for public illuminations, as at St.       Peter's, in Rome. Called also {padelle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Patella \[d8]Pa*tel"la\, n.; pl. {Patell[91]}. [L., a small       pan, the kneepan, dim. of patina, patena, a pan, dish.]       1. A small dish, pan, or vase.          2. (Anat.) The kneepan; the cap of the knee.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patly \Pat"ly\, adv.       Fitly; seasonably. --Barrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patolli \Pa*tol"li\, n. [Mex. patolli dice.]       An American Indian game analogous to dice, probably       originally a method of divination.
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]:
Pedal \Pe"dal\, n. [Cf. F. p[82]dale, It. pedale. See {Pedal},       a.]       1. (Mech.) A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the             pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open             and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a             bicycle.          2. (Geom.) A pedal curve or surface.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peddle \Ped"dle\, v. i. [From {Peddler}.]       1. To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to             place, or from house to house, for the purpose of             retailing goods; as, to peddle without a license.          2. To do a small business; to be busy about trifles; to             piddle.
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]:
Pedial \Pe"di*al\, a.       Pertaining to the foot, or to any organ called a foot; pedal.       --Dana.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petal \Pet"al\, n. [Gr. [?] a leaf, a leaf or plate of metal,       fr. [?] outspread, broad, flat: cf. F. p[82]tale. See       {Fathom}.]       1. (Bot.) One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored             leaves of a flower. See {Corolla}, and Illust. of             {Flower}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a             rosette on the black of certain Echini.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Petalum \[d8]Pet"a*lum\, n.; pl. {Petala}. [NL.]       A petal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petiole \Pet"i*ole\, n. [F. p[82]tiole, fr. L. petiolus a little       foot, a fruit stalk; cf. pes, pedis, a foot.]       1. (Bot.) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting             the blade with the stem. See Illust. of {Leaf}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A stalk or peduncle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pettily \Pet"ti*ly\, adv.       In a petty manner; frivolously.
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]:
Pithily \Pith"i*ly\, adv.       In a pithy manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pit-hole \Pit"-hole`\, n.       A pit; a pockmark.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Podley \Pod"ley\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A young coalfish.
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]:
Podley \Pod"ley\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A young coalfish.
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]:
Poodle \Poo"dle\, n. [G. pudel.] (Zo[94]l.)       A breed of dogs having curly hair, and often showing       remarkable intelligence in the performance of tricks.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pot \Pot\, n. [Akin to LG. pott, D. pot, Dan. potte, Sw. potta,       Icel. pottr, F. pot; of unknown origin.]       1. A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a             great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables,             for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a             flower pot; a bean pot.          2. An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug.          3. The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of             ale. [bd]Give her a pot and a cake.[b8] --De Foe.          4. A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top             of a chimney; a chimney pot.          5. A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.          6. A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc.          7. A perforated cask for draining sugar. --Knight.          8. A size of paper. See {Pott}.          {Jack pot}. See under 2d {Jack}.          {Pot cheese}, cottage cheese. See under {Cottage}.          {Pot companion}, a companion in drinking.          {Pot hanger}, a pothook.          {Pot herb}, any plant, the leaves or stems of which are             boiled for food, as spinach, lamb's-quarters, purslane,             and many others.          {Pot hunter}, one who kills anything and everything that will             help to fill has bag; also, a hunter who shoots game for             the table or for the market.          {Pot metal}.             (a) The metal from which iron pots are made, different                   from common pig iron.             (b) An alloy of copper with lead used for making large                   vessels for various purposes in the arts. --Ure.             (c) A kind of stained glass, the colors of which are                   incorporated with the melted glass in the pot.                   --Knight.          {Pot plant} (Bot.), either of the trees which bear the             monkey-pot.          {Pot wheel} (Hydraul.), a noria.          {To go to pot}, to go to destruction; to come to an end of             usefulness; to become refuse. [Colloq.] --Dryden. --J. G.             Saxe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potale \Pot"ale`\, n.       The refuse from a grain distillery, used to fatten swine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pothole \Pot"hole`\, n.       A circular hole formed in the rocky beds of rivers by the       grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the       water in what was at first a natural depression of the rock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pottle \Pot"tle\, n. [OE. potel, OF. potel, dim. of pot. See       {Pot}.]       1. A liquid measure of four pints.          2. A pot or tankard. --Shak.                         A dry pottle of sack before him.         --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          3. A vessel or small basket for holding fruit.                         He had a . . . pottle of strawberries in one hand.                                                                               --Dickens.          {Pottle draught}, taking a pottle of liquor at one draught. [             Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puddle \Pud"dle\, n. [OE. podel; cf. LG. pudel, Ir. & Gael. plod       pool.]       1. A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a             small pool. --Spenser.          2. Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked,             when wet, to render it impervious to water.          {Puddle poet}, a low or worthless poet. [R.] --Fuller.
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]:
Puddle \Pud"dle\, v. i.       To make a dirty stir. [Obs.] --R. Junius.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puddly \Pud"dly\, a.       Consisting of, or resembling, puddles; muddy; foul. [bd]Thick       puddly water.[b8] --Carew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Patela \[d8]Pat"e*la\, n. [Hind. patel[be].]       A large flat-bottomed trading boat peculiar to the river       Ganges; -- called also {puteli}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pedley, CA (CDP, FIPS 56350)       Location: 33.97673 N, 117.47065 W       Population (1990): 8869 (2754 housing units)       Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Petal, MS (city, FIPS 56800)       Location: 31.34415 N, 89.25144 W       Population (1990): 7883 (3180 housing units)       Area: 25.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 39465
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
PDL /P-D-L/, /pid'l/, /p*d'l/ or /puhd'l/   1. n. `Program    Design Language'.   Any of a large class of formal and profoundly    useless pseudo-languages in which {management} forces one to design    programs.   Too often, management expects PDL descriptions to be    maintained in parallel with the code, imposing massive overhead to    little or no benefit.   See also {{flowchart}}.   2. v. To design    using a program design language.   "I've been pdling so long my eyes    won't focus beyond 2 feet."   3. n. `Page Description Language'.    Refers to any language which is used to control a graphics device,    usually a laserprinter.   The most common example is, of course,    Adobe's {{PostScript}} language, but there are many others, such as    Xerox InterPress, etc.   4. In ITS days, the preferred MITism for    {stack}.   See {overflow pdl}.   5. Dave Lebling, one of the    co-authors of {Zork}; (his {network address} on the ITS machines was    at one time pdl@dms).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Paddle          A language for transformations leading from specification to       program.   Used in the {POPART} programming environment       generator.          (1994-11-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PDEL          Partial Differential Equation Language.   A {preprocessor} for       {PL/I}.          ["PDEL - A Language for Partial Differential Equations",       A.F. Cardenas, CACM 13(3):184-191 (Mar 1970)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PDIL          A language developed at Agence d'Informatique,       France in the 1970s for description of communication       {protocol}s.   It was part of the {RHIN} project.          (1995-02-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PDL          1. {Page Description Language}.          2. {Program Design Language}.          3. {Push Down List}.          4. Dave Lebling, one of the co-authors of {Zork}.   His       {network address} on the {ITS} machines was at one time       .          5. {Propositional Dynamic Logic}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PDL2          {Process Design Language 2}.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Pedahel       redeemed of God, the son of Ammihud, a prince of Naphtali (Num.       34:28).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Pethuel       vision of God, the father of Joel the prophet (Joel 1:1).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Puteoli       a city on the coast of Campania, on the north shore of a bay       running north from the Bay of Naples, at which Paul landed on       his way to Rome, from which it was distant 170 miles. Here he       tarried for seven days (Acts 28:13, 14). This was the great       emporium for the Alexandrian corn ships. Here Paul and his       companions began their journey, by the "Appian Way," to Rome. It       is now called Pozzuoli. The remains of a huge amphitheatre, and       of the quay at which Paul landed, may still be seen here.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Pethuel, mouth of God; persuasion of God
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Puteoli, sulphureous wells
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Putiel, God is my fatness