pigeon loft : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   passionless
         adj 1: not passionate; "passionless observation of human nature"
                  [ant: {passionate}]
         2: unmoved by feeling; "he kept his emotionless objectivity and
            faith in the cause he served"; "this passionless girl was
            like an icicle in the sunshine"-Margaret Deland [syn:
            {emotionless}, {passionless}]

English Dictionary: pigeon loft	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peach melba n ice cream and peaches with a liqueur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pessimal adj of an organism's environment; least favorable for survival Synonym(s): pessimal, pessimum(a)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phacoemulsification n extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phocomelia n an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy Synonym(s): phocomelia, seal limbs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
piecemeal adv a little bit at a time; "the research structure has developed piecemeal" Synonym(s): piecemeal, little by little, bit by bit, in stages adj one thing at a time [syn: bit-by-bit, {in small stages}, piecemeal, step-by-step, stepwise]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pigeon loft n a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept [syn: loft, pigeon loft]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pigeonhole n a specific (often simplistic) category a small compartment Synonym(s): cubbyhole, pigeonhole v place into a small compartment treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" Synonym(s): pigeonhole, stereotype, stamp
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pigeonholing n a system for classifying things into groups [syn: grouping, pigeonholing]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pignolia n edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America Synonym(s): pine nut, pignolia, pinon nut
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
poison milkweed n milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock Synonym(s): poison milkweed, horsetail milkweed, Asclepias subverticillata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
poke milkweed n milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed Synonym(s): poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pygmalion n (Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paganly \Pa"gan*ly\, adv. In a pagan manner. --Dr. H. More.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paginal \Pag"i*nal\, a. [L. paginalis.] Consisting of pages. [bd]Paginal books.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Passional \Pas"sion*al\, a. Of or pertaining to passion or the passions; exciting, influenced by, or ministering to, the passions. -- n. A passionary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Passionless \Pas"sion*less\, a. Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not easily excited; calm. [bd]Self-contained and passionless.[b8] --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pecunial \Pecu"nial\, a. Pecuniary. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piecemeal \Piece"meal`\, adv. [OE. pecemele; pece a piece + AS. m[?]lum, dat. pl. of m[?]l part. See {Meal} a portion.] 1. In pieces; in parts or fragments. [bd]On which it piecemeal brake.[b8] --Chapman. The beasts will tear thee piecemeal. --Tennyson. 2. Piece by piece; by little and little in succession. Piecemeal they win, this acre first, than that. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piecemeal \Piece"meal`\, a. Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate. [bd]These piecemeal guilts.[b8] --Gov. of Tongue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piecemeal \Piece"meal`\, n. A fragment; a scrap. --R. Vaughan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piecemealed \Piece"mealed`\, a. Divided into pieces.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Pigeon grass} (Bot.), a kind of foxtail grass ({Setaria glauca}), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly eaten by pigeons and other birds. {Pigeon hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small American falcon ({Falco columbarius}). The adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked with brown. The tail is banded. (b) The American sharp-shinned hawk ({Accipiter velox, [or] fuscus}). {Pigeon hole}. (a) A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house. (b) See {Pigeonhole}. (c) pl. An old English game, in which balls were rolled through little arches. --Halliwell. {Pigeon house}, a dovecote. {Pigeon pea} (Bot.), the seed of {Cajanus Indicus}; a kind of pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the plant itself. {Pigeon plum} (Bot.), the edible drupes of two West African species of {Chrysobalanus} ({C. ellipticus} and {C. luteus}). {Pigeon tremex}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Tremex}. {Pigeon wood} (Bot.), a name in the West Indies for the wood of several very different kinds of trees, species of {Dipholis}, {Diospyros}, and {Coccoloba}. {Pigeon woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), the flicker. {Prairie pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The upland plover. (b) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pigeonhole \Pi"geon*hole`\, n. A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc.; -- so called from the resemblance of a row of them to the compartments in a dovecote. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pigeonhole \Pi"geon*hole`\, v. t. To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a letter or a report.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pigeon-livered \Pi"geon-liv`ered\, a. Pigeon-hearted.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piscinal \Pis"ci*nal\, a. [L. piscinalis: cf. F. piscinal.] Belonging to a fishpond or a piscina.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poison \Poi"son\, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion, fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.] 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases. 2. That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as, the poison of evil example; the poison of sin. {Poison ash}. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the genus {Amyris} ({A. balsamifera}) found in the West Indies, from the trunk of which a black liquor distills, supposed to have poisonous qualities. (b) The poison sumac ({Rhus venenata}). [U. S.] {Poison dogwood} (Bot.), poison sumac. {Poison fang} (Zo[94]l.), one of the superior maxillary teeth of some species of serpents, which, besides having the cavity for the pulp, is either perforated or grooved by a longitudinal canal, at the lower end of which the duct of the poison gland terminates. See Illust. under {Fang}. {Poison gland} (Biol.), a gland, in animals or plants, which secretes an acrid or venomous matter, that is conveyed along an organ capable of inflicting a wound. {Poison hemlock} (Bot.), a poisonous umbelliferous plant ({Conium maculatum}). See {Hemlock}. {Poison ivy} (Bot.), a poisonous climbing plant ({Rhus Toxicodendron}) of North America. It is common on stone walls and on the trunks of trees, and has trifoliate, rhombic-ovate, variously notched leaves. Many people are poisoned by it, if they touch the leaves. See {Poison sumac}. Called also {poison oak}, and {mercury}. {Poison nut}. (Bot.) (a) Nux vomica. (b) The tree which yields this seed ({Strychnos Nuxvomica}). It is found on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts. {Poison oak} (Bot.), the poison ivy; also, the more shrubby {Rhus diversiloba} of California and Oregon. {Poison sac}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Poison gland}, above. See Illust. under {Fang}. {Poison sumac} (Bot.), a poisonous shrub of the genus {Rhus} ({R. venenata}); -- also called {poison ash}, {poison dogwood}, and {poison elder}. It has pinnate leaves on graceful and slender common petioles, and usually grows in swampy places. Both this plant and the poison ivy ({Rhus Toxicodendron}) have clusters of smooth greenish white berries, while the red-fruited species of this genus are harmless. The tree ({Rhus vernicifera}) which yields the celebrated Japan lacquer is almost identical with the poison sumac, and is also very poisonous. The juice of the poison sumac also forms a lacquer similar to that of Japan. Syn: Venom; virus; bane; pest; malignity. Usage: {Poison}, {Venom}. Poison usually denotes something received into the system by the mouth, breath, etc. Venom is something discharged from animals and received by means of a wound, as by the bite or sting of serpents, scorpions, etc. Hence, venom specifically implies some malignity of nature or purpose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pug \Pug\, n. 1. Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be plastic. 2. A pug mill. {Pug mill}, a kind of mill for grinding and mixing clay, either for brickmaking or the fine arts; a clay mill. It consists essentially of an upright shaft armed with projecting knives, which is caused to revolve in a hollow cylinder, tub, or vat, in which the clay is placed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pygmy \Pyg"my\, Pygmean \Pyg*me"an\, a. [L. pygmaeus. See {Pygmy}.] Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf; dwarfish; very small. [bd] Like that Pygmean race.[b8] --Milton. {Pygmy antelope} (Zo[94]l.), the kleeneboc. {Pygmy goose} (Zo[94]l.), any species of very small geese of the genus {Nettapus}, native of Africa, India, and Australia. {Pygmy owl} (Zo[94]l.), the gnome. {Pygmy parrot} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of very small green parrots ({Nasitern[91]}), native of New Guinea and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pecan Hill, TX (city, FIPS 56485) Location: 32.49686 N, 96.77508 W Population (1990): 564 (184 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pecks Mill, WV Zip code(s): 25547
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pocono Lake, PA Zip code(s): 18347
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
pessimal /pes'im-l/ adj. [Latin-based antonym for `optimal'] Maximally bad. "This is a pessimal situation." Also `pessimize' vt. To make as bad as possible. These words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for `optimal' and `optimize', but for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although `pessimize' is listed in the OED.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pessimal /pes'im-l/ (Latin-based antonym for "optimal") Maximally bad. "This is a pessimal situation." Also "pessimise" To make as bad as possible. These words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for "optimal" and "optimise", but for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although "pessimise" is listed in the OED. [{Jargon File}] (1995-02-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PSML Processor System Modeling Language. Simulating computer systems design. A preprocessor to SIMSCRIPT. "Processor System Modeling - A Language and Simulation System", F. Pfisterer, Proc Symp on Simulation of Computer Systems (Aug 1976).