Pablo Neruda
         n 1: Chilean poet (1904-1973) [syn: {Neruda}, {Pablo Neruda},
               {Reyes}, {Neftali Ricardo Reyes}]

English Dictionary: piffling	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pablum n a soft form of cereal for infants worthless or oversimplified ideas Synonym(s): pap, pablum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pabulum n any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals] insipid intellectual nourishment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
papal infallibility n belief of the Roman Catholic Church that God protects the pope from error when he speaks about faith or morality
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
papal nuncio n (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status Synonym(s): nuncio, papal nuncio
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papilionaceae n leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae Synonym(s): Papilionaceae, family Papilionacea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papilionoideae n alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae Synonym(s): Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
papilloma n a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass [syn: papilloma, villoma, papillary tumor, papillary tumour]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
papillon n small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black- spotted brown to white coat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pavilion n large and often sumptuous tent Synonym(s): pavilion, marquee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pea plant n a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds Synonym(s): pea, pea plant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
people in power n the class of people exerting power or authority [syn: ruling class, people in power]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peplum n a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist Synonym(s): peplos, peplus, peplum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pie plant n long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves Synonym(s): pie plant, garden rhubarb, Rheum cultorum, Rheum rhabarbarum, Rheum rhaponticum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pieplant n long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened Synonym(s): pieplant, rhubarb
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
piffling 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]:
pipeline n gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" Synonym(s): grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport" Synonym(s): pipeline, line
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pipeline company n a company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
poplin n a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pabulum \Pab"u*lum\, n. [L., akin to pascere to pasture. See       {Pastor}.]       The means of nutriment to animals or plants; food;       nourishment; hence, that which feeds or sustains, as fuel for       a fire; that upon which the mind or soul is nourished; as,       intellectual pabulum.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Infallibility \In*fal`li*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.       infaillibilit[82].]       The quality or state of being infallible, or exempt from       error; inerrability.                   Infallibility is the highest perfection of the knowing                faculty.                                                --Tillotson.          {Papal infallibility} (R. C. Ch.), the dogma that the pope             can not, when acting in his official character of supreme             pontiff, err in defining a doctrine of Christian faith or             rule of morals, to be held by the church. This was decreed             by the Ecumenical Council at the Vatican, July 18, 1870.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Papilionaceous \Pa*pil`io*na"ceous\, a.       1. Resembling the butterfly.          2. (Bot.)             (a) Having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a                   butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea.             (b) Belonging to that suborder of leguminous plants                   ({Papilionace[91]}) which includes the bean, pea,                   vetch, clover, and locust.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Papilloma \[d8]Pap`il*lo"ma\, n.; pl. {Papillomata}. [NL. See       {Papilla}, and {-Oma}.] (Med.)       A tumor formed by hypertrophy of the papill[91] of the skin       or mucous membrane, as a corn or a wart. --Quain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Papillomatous \Pap`il*lo"ma*tous\, a. (Med.)       Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, papillomata.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pavilion \Pa*vil"ion\, n. [F. pavillon, fr. L. pavilio a       butterfly, also, a tent, because spread out like a       butterfly's wings.]       1. A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee;             esp., a tent raised on posts. [bd][The] Greeks do pitch             their brave pavilions.[b8] --Shak.          2. (Arch.) A single body or mass of building, contained             within simple walls and a single roof, whether insulated,             as in the park or garden of a larger edifice, or united             with other parts, and forming an angle or central feature             of a large pile.          3. (Mil.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.          4. (Her.) Same as {Tent} (Her.)          5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and             collet. See Illust. of {Brilliant}.          6. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated             extremity of the Fallopian tube.          7. A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.                         The pavilion of heaven is bare.         --Shelley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pavilion \Pa*vil"ion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pavilioned}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Pavilioning}.]       To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents.                   The field pavilioned with his guardians bright.                                                                               --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pavilion \Pa*vil"ion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pavilioned}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Pavilioning}.]       To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents.                   The field pavilioned with his guardians bright.                                                                               --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pavilion \Pa*vil"ion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pavilioned}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Pavilioning}.]       To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents.                   The field pavilioned with his guardians bright.                                                                               --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pebble \Peb"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pebbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pebbling}.]       To grain (leather) so as to produce a surface covered with       small rounded prominences.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
People \Peo"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peopled} p. pr. & vb. n.       {Peopling}.] [Cf. OF. popler, puepler, F. puepler. Cf.       {Populate}.]       To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people;       to populate. [bd]Peopled heaven with angels.[b8] --Dryden.                   As the gay motes that people the sunbeams. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peplum \Pep"lum\, n.; pl. E. {-lumus}, L. {-la}. [L.]       A peplos. Hence: An overskirt hanging like an ancient peplos;       also, a short fitted skirt attached to a waist or coat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rhubarb \Rhu"barb\, n. [F. rhubarbe, OF. rubarbe, rheubarbe,       reubarbare, reobarbe, LL. rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum,       Gr. [?][?][?] (and [?][?]) rhubarb, from the river Rha (the       Volga) on whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was       the barbarian plant from the Rha. Cf. {Barbarous},       {Rhaponticine}.]       1. (Bot.) The name of several large perennial herbs of the             genus {Rheum} and order {Polygonace[91]}.          2. The large and fleshy leafstalks of {Rheum Rhaponticum} and             other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid,             and are used in cookery. Called also {pieplant}.          3. (Med.) The root of several species of {Rheum}, used much             as a cathartic medicine.          {Monk's rhubarb}. (Bot.) See under {Monk}.          {Turkey rhubarb} (Med.), the roots of {Rheum Emodi}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pieplant \Pie"plant`\, n. (Bot.)       A plant ({Rheum Rhaponticum}) the leafstalks of which are       acid, and are used in making pies; the garden rhubarb.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rhubarb \Rhu"barb\, n. [F. rhubarbe, OF. rubarbe, rheubarbe,       reubarbare, reobarbe, LL. rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum,       Gr. [?][?][?] (and [?][?]) rhubarb, from the river Rha (the       Volga) on whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was       the barbarian plant from the Rha. Cf. {Barbarous},       {Rhaponticine}.]       1. (Bot.) The name of several large perennial herbs of the             genus {Rheum} and order {Polygonace[91]}.          2. The large and fleshy leafstalks of {Rheum Rhaponticum} and             other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid,             and are used in cookery. Called also {pieplant}.          3. (Med.) The root of several species of {Rheum}, used much             as a cathartic medicine.          {Monk's rhubarb}. (Bot.) See under {Monk}.          {Turkey rhubarb} (Med.), the roots of {Rheum Emodi}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pieplant \Pie"plant`\, n. (Bot.)       A plant ({Rheum Rhaponticum}) the leafstalks of which are       acid, and are used in making pies; the garden rhubarb.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piffle \Pif"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Piffled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Piffling}.]       To be sequeamish or delicate; hence, to act or talk       triflingly or ineffectively; to twaddle; piddle. [Dial. or       Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pipelaying \Pipe"lay`ing\, n., or Pipe laying \Pipe" lay`ing\       1. The laying of conducting pipes underground, as for water,             gas, etc.          2. (Polit. Cant) The act or method of making combinations for             personal advantage secretly or slyly; -- in this sense,             usually written as one word. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pipe line \Pipe line\       A line of pipe with pumping machinery and apparatus for       conveying liquids, esp. petroleum, between distant points.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pipelaying \Pipe"lay`ing\, n., or Pipe laying \Pipe" lay`ing\       1. The laying of conducting pipes underground, as for water,             gas, etc.          2. (Polit. Cant) The act or method of making combinations for             personal advantage secretly or slyly; -- in this sense,             usually written as one word. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pipe-line \Pipe"-line`\, v. t.       To convey by a pipe line; to furnish with a pipe line or pipe       lines.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Popeling \Pope"ling\, n.       1. A petty or deputy pope.          2. An adherent of the pope. [R.] --Marlowe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poplin \Pop"lin\, n. [F. popeline, papeline.]       A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted,       -- used especially for women's dresses.          {Irish poplin}, a fabric with silk warp and worsted weft,             made in Ireland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Populin \Pop"u*lin\, n. [L. populus poplar: cf. F. populine.]       (Chem.)       A glycoside, related to salicin, found in the bark of certain       species of the poplar ({Populus}), and extracted as a sweet       white crystalline substance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pueblo \Pueb"lo\, n. [Sp., a village, L. populus people. See       {People}.]       A communistic building erected by certain Indian tribes of       Arizona and New Mexico. It is often of large size and several       stories high, and is usually built either of stone or adobe.       The term is also applied to any Indian village in the same       region.          {Pueblo Indians} (Ethnol.), any tribe or community of Indians             living in pueblos. The principal Pueblo tribes are the             Moqui, the Zu[a4]i, the Keran, and the Tewan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pupillometer \Pu`pil*lom"e*ter\, n. [L. pupilla pupil of the eye       + -meter.] (Physiol.)       An instrument for measuring the size of the pupil of the       pupil of the eye.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Papillion, NE (city, FIPS 38295)       Location: 41.15725 N, 96.04047 W       Population (1990): 10372 (3478 housing units)       Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68046, 68128, 68133, 68138, 68157
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pavillion, WY (town, FIPS 60130)       Location: 43.24401 N, 108.69076 W       Population (1990): 126 (74 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 82523
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Pebbleman          {DoD} requirements that led to {APSE}.   They were written in       Jul 1978 and revised Jan 1979.          (1995-01-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pipeline          A sequence of {functional units} ("stages")       which performs a task in several steps, like an assembly line       in a factory.   Each functional unit takes inputs and produces       outputs which are stored in its output {buffer}.   One stage's       output buffer is the next stage's input buffer.   This       arrangement allows all the stages to work in parallel thus       giving greater throughput than if each input had to pass       through the whole pipeline before the next input could enter.          The costs are greater latency and complexity due to the need       to synchronise the stages in some way so that different inputs       do not interfere.   The pipeline will only work at full       efficiency if it can be filled and emptied at the same rate       that it can process.          Pipelines may be synchronous or asynchronous.   A synchronous       pipeline has a master clock and each stage must complete its       work within one cycle.   The minimum clock period is thus       determined by the slowest stage.   An asynchronous pipeline       requires {handshaking} between stages so that a new output is       not written to the interstage buffer before the previous one       has been used.          Many {CPU}s are arranged as one or more pipelines, with       different stages performing tasks such as fetch instruction,       decode instruction, fetch arguments, arithmetic operations,       store results.   For maximum performance, these rely on a       continuous stream of instructions fetched from sequential       locations in memory.   Pipelining is often combined with       {instruction prefetch} in an attempt to keep the pipeline       busy.          When a {branch} is taken, the contents of early stages will       contain instructions from locations after the branch which       should not be executed.   The pipeline then has to be flushed       and reloaded.   This is known as a {pipeline break}.          (1996-10-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pipeline break          (Or "pipeline stall") The delay caused on a       processor using {pipelines} when a {transfer of control} is       taken.   Normally when a control-transfer instruction (a       branch, conditional branch, call or trap) is taken, any       following instructions which have been loaded into the       processor's {pipeline} must be discarded or "flushed" and new       instructions loaded from the branch destination.   This       introduces a delay before the processor can resume execution.          "{Delayed control-transfer}" is a technique used to reduce       this effect.          (1996-10-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Pipeline Burst Cache          (PB Cache) A {synchronous cache} built       from {pipelined} {SRAM}.          A {cache} in which reading or writing a new location takes       multiple {cycles} but subsequent locations can be accessed in       a single {cycle}.   On {Pentium} systems in 1996, pipeline burst       caches are frequently used as {secondary caches}.   The first 8       {bytes} of data are transferred in 3 {CPU} {cycles}, and the       next 3 8-{byte} pieces of data are transferred in one {cycle}       each.          (1996-10-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pipeline stall          {pipeline break}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pipelined          {pipeline}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Pipelined Burst Cache          {Pipeline Burst Cache}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pipelining          {pipeline}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Pavilion       a tent or tabernacle (2 Sam. 22:12; 1 Kings 20:12-16), or       enclosure (Ps. 18:11; 27:5). In Jer. 43:10 it probably denotes       the canopy suspended over the judgement-seat of the king.