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         adj 1: capable of being packed

English Dictionary: possibly by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pagophila
n
  1. a genus of Laridae
    Synonym(s): Pagophila, genus Pagophila
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pagophila eburnea
n
  1. white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick
    Synonym(s): ivory gull, Pagophila eburnea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pagophilus
n
  1. harp seals
    Synonym(s): Pagophilus, genus Pagophilus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pagophilus groenlandicus
n
  1. common Arctic seal; the young are all white [syn: {harp seal}, Pagophilus groenlandicus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paspalum
n
  1. tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States
    Synonym(s): dallisgrass, dallis grass, paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Paspalum dilatatum
n
  1. tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States
    Synonym(s): dallisgrass, dallis grass, paspalum, Paspalum dilatatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Paspalum distichum
n
  1. low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems
    Synonym(s): knotgrass, Paspalum distichum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Paspalum notatum
n
  1. perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of the Gulf States
    Synonym(s): Bahia grass, Paspalum notatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pasque flower
n
  1. any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone
    Synonym(s): pasqueflower, pasque flower
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pasqueflower
n
  1. any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone
    Synonym(s): pasqueflower, pasque flower
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
passable
adj
  1. able to be passed or traversed or crossed; "the road is passable"
    Antonym(s): impassable, unpassable
  2. about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary"
    Synonym(s): adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
passably
adv
  1. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"
    Synonym(s): reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably
    Antonym(s): immoderately, unreasonably
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Passiflora
n
  1. type genus of the Passifloraceae [syn: Passiflora, {genus Passiflora}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Passiflora edulis
n
  1. Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit
    Synonym(s): granadilla, purple granadillo, Passiflora edulis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Passiflora foetida
n
  1. tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed
    Synonym(s): love- in-a-mist, running pop, wild water lemon, Passiflora foetida
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Passiflora incarnata
n
  1. of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg
    Synonym(s): maypop, Passiflora incarnata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Passiflora laurifolia
n
  1. West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit
    Synonym(s): Jamaica honeysuckle, yellow granadilla, Passiflora laurifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Passiflora ligularis
n
  1. considered best for fruit [syn: granadilla, {sweet granadilla}, Passiflora ligularis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Passiflora maliformis
n
  1. West Indian passionflower with edible apple-sized fruit
    Synonym(s): sweet calabash, Passiflora maliformis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Passiflora mollissima
n
  1. cultivated for fruit [syn: banana passion fruit, Passiflora mollissima]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Passiflora quadrangularis
n
  1. tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit
    Synonym(s): granadilla, giant granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Passifloraceae
n
  1. tropical woody tendril-climbing vines [syn: Passifloraceae, family Passifloraceae, passionflower family]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
passively
adv
  1. in a passive manner; "he listened passively" [ant: actively]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peaceable
adj
  1. inclined or disposed to peace; "they met in a peaceable spirit"; "peace-loving citizens"
    Synonym(s): peaceable, peace-loving
  2. not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"
    Synonym(s): peaceful, peaceable
    Antonym(s): unpeaceful
  3. disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature; "the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force"; "a quiet and peaceable person"; "in a peaceable and orderly manner"
    Synonym(s): pacific, peaceable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peaceableness
n
  1. a state that is calm and tranquil [syn: peaceableness, peacefulness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peaceably
adv
  1. in a peaceable manner; "the tenant paying the rent hereby reserved and performing the several covenants herein on his part contained shall peaceably hold and enjoy the demised premises"
    Synonym(s): peaceably, pacifically
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peaceful
adj
  1. not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"
    Synonym(s): peaceful, peaceable
    Antonym(s): unpeaceful
  2. peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"
    Synonym(s): passive, peaceful
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peacefully
adv
  1. in a peaceful manner; "the hen settled herself on the nest most peacefully"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peacefulness
n
  1. a state that is calm and tranquil [syn: peaceableness, peacefulness]
  2. the absence of mental stress or anxiety
    Synonym(s): peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peach bell
n
  1. perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers
    Synonym(s): peach bells, peach bell, willow bell, Campanula persicifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peach bells
n
  1. perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers
    Synonym(s): peach bells, peach bell, willow bell, Campanula persicifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peach blight
n
  1. a disease of trees bearing drupes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peccable
adj
  1. liable to sin; "a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter Scott
    Synonym(s): peccable, peccant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pes planus
n
  1. a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out
    Synonym(s): flatfoot, splayfoot, pes planus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phospholipid
n
  1. any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phycobilin
n
  1. water-soluble proteinaceous pigments found in red algae and cyanobacteria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
picovolt
n
  1. a unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a volt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
piece of land
n
  1. an extended area of land [syn: tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
piece of leather
n
  1. a separate part consisting of leather
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pikeblenny
n
  1. tropical American fishes; males are aggressively defensive of their territory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pious platitude
n
  1. insincere talk about religion or morals [syn: cant, pious platitude]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
possibility
n
  1. a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities"
  2. capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
    Synonym(s): possibility, possibleness
    Antonym(s): impossibility, impossibleness
  3. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
    Synonym(s): hypothesis, possibility, theory
  4. a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
    Synonym(s): possibility, possible action, opening
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
possible
adj
  1. capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"
    Antonym(s): impossible
  2. existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"
    Synonym(s): potential, possible
    Antonym(s): actual, existent
n
  1. something that can be done; "politics is the art of the possible"
  2. an applicant who might be suitable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
possible action
n
  1. a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
    Synonym(s): possibility, possible action, opening
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
possibleness
n
  1. capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
    Synonym(s): possibility, possibleness
    Antonym(s): impossibility, impossibleness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
possibly
adv
  1. by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time"
    Synonym(s): possibly, perchance, perhaps, maybe, mayhap, peradventure
  2. to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means; "they can't possibly get here in time for the funeral?"
    Antonym(s): impossibly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
PSA blood test
n
  1. a blood test that measures levels of a protein called prostate specific antigen that is manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland; men with prostate problems usually have elevated levels of PSA
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
psephologist
n
  1. a sociologist who studies election trends
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
psephology
n
  1. the branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pushball
n
  1. a game using a leather ball six feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pushful
adj
  1. marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young executive"; "a pushful insurance agent"
    Synonym(s): pushful, pushy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Sand grouse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of many species of Old
            World birds belonging to the suborder Pterocletes, and
            resembling both grouse and pigeons. Called also {rock
            grouse}, {rock pigeon}, and {ganga}. They mostly belong to
            the genus {Pterocles}, as the common Indian species ({P.
            exustus}). The large sand grouse ({P. arenarius}), the
            painted sand grouse ({P. fasciatus}), and the pintail sand
            grouse ({P. alchata}) are also found in India. See Illust.
            under {Pterocletes}.
  
      {Sand hill}, a hill of sand; a dune.
  
      {Sand-hill crane} (Zo[94]l.), the American brown crane ({Grus
            Mexicana}).
  
      {Sand hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a beach flea; an orchestian.
  
      {Sand hornet} (Zo[94]l.), a sand wasp.
  
      {Sand lark}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small lark ({Alaudala raytal}), native of India.
            (b) A small sandpiper, or plover, as the ringneck, the
                  sanderling, and the common European sandpiper.
            (c) The Australian red-capped dotterel ({[92]gialophilus
                  ruficapillus}); -- called also {red-necked plover}.
  
      {Sand launce} (Zo[94]l.), a lant, or launce.
  
      {Sand lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a common European lizard ({Lacerta
            agilis}).
  
      {Sand martin} (Zo[94]l.), the bank swallow.
  
      {Sand mole} (Zo[94]l.), the coast rat.
  
      {Sand monitor} (Zo[94]l.), a large Egyptian lizard ({Monitor
            arenarius}) which inhabits dry localities.
  
      {Sand mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Sand myrtle}. (Bot.) See under {Myrtle}.
  
      {Sand partridge} (Zo[94]l.), either of two small Asiatic
            partridges of the genus {Ammoperdix}. The wings are long
            and the tarsus is spurless. One species ({A. Heeji})
            inhabits Palestine and Arabia. The other species ({A.
            Bonhami}), inhabiting Central Asia, is called also {seesee
            partridge}, and {teehoo}.
  
      {Sand picture}, a picture made by putting sand of different
            colors on an adhesive surface.
  
      {Sand pike}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The sauger.
            (b) The lizard fish.
  
      {Sand pillar}, a sand storm which takes the form of a
            whirling pillar in its progress in desert tracts like
            those of the Sahara and Mongolia.
  
      {Sand pipe} (Geol.), a tubular cavity, from a few inches to
            several feet in depth, occurring especially in calcareous
            rocks, and often filled with gravel, sand, etc.; -- called
            also {sand gall}.
  
      {Sand pride} (Zo[94]l.), a small British lamprey now
            considered to be the young of larger species; -- called
            also {sand prey}.
  
      {Sand pump}, in artesian well boring, a long, slender bucket
            with a valve at the bottom for raising sand from the well.
           
  
      {Sand rat} (Zo[94]l.), the pocket gopher.
  
      {Sand rock}, a rock made of cemented sand.
  
      {Sand runner} (Zo[94]l.), the turnstone.
  
      {Sand saucer} (Zo[94]l.), the mass of egg capsules, or
            o[94]thec[91], of any mollusk of the genus {Natica} and
            allied genera. It has the shape of a bottomless saucer,
            and is coated with fine sand; -- called also {sand
            collar}.
  
      {Sand screw} (Zo[94]l.), an amphipod crustacean
            ({Lepidactylis arenarius}), which burrows in the sandy
            seabeaches of Europe and America.
  
      {Sand shark} (Zo[94]l.), an American shark ({Odontaspis
            littoralis}) found on the sandy coasts of the Eastern
            United States; -- called also {gray shark}, and {dogfish
            shark}. See Illust. under {Remora}.
  
      {Sand skink} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old
            World lizards belonging to the genus {Seps}; as, the
            ocellated sand skink ({Seps ocellatus}) of Southern
            Europe.
  
      {Sand skipper} (Zo[94]l.), a beach flea, or orchestian.
  
      {Sand smelt} (Zo[94]l.), a silverside.
  
      {Sand snake}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Any one of several species of harmless burrowing
                  snakes of the genus {Eryx}, native of Southern Europe,
                  Africa, and Asia, especially {E. jaculus} of India and
                  {E. Johnii}, used by snake charmers.
            (b) Any innocuous South African snake of the genus
                  {Psammophis}, especially {P. sibilans}.
  
      {Sand snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the sandpiper.
  
      {Sand star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiurioid starfish living on
            sandy sea bottoms; a brittle star.
  
      {Sand storm}, a cloud of sand driven violently by the wind.
           
  
      {Sand sucker}, the sandnecker.
  
      {Sand swallow} (Zo[94]l.), the bank swallow. See under
            {Bank}.
  
      {Sand tube}, a tube made of sand. Especially:
            (a) A tube of vitrified sand, produced by a stroke of
                  lightning; a fulgurite.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any tube made of cemented sand.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) In starfishes, a tube having calcareous
                  particles in its wall, which connects the oral water
                  tube with the madreporic plate.
  
      {Sand viper}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Hognose snake}.
  
      {Sand wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            hymenopterous insects belonging to the families
            {Pompilid[91]} and {Spherid[91]}, which dig burrows in
            sand. The female provisions the nest with insects or
            spiders which she paralyzes by stinging, and which serve
            as food for her young.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Moss \Moss\, n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me[a2]s, D. mos, G. moos,
      OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh',
      L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.]
      1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with
            distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small
            capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so
            discharging the spores. There are many species,
            collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,
            and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.
  
      Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other
               small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species
               of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,
               etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus
               {Lycopodium}. See {Club moss}, under {Club}, and
               {Lycopodium}.
  
      2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses
            of the Scottish border.
  
      Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of
               words which need no special explanation; as,
               moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.
  
      {Black moss}. See under {Black}, and {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Bog moss}. See {Sphagnum}.
  
      {Feather moss}, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.
            several species of the genus {Hypnum}.
  
      {Florida moss}, {Long moss}, [or] {Spanish moss}. See
            {Tillandsia}.
  
      {Iceland moss}, a lichen. See {Iceland Moss}.
  
      {Irish moss}, a seaweed. See {Carrageen}.
  
      {Moss agate} (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown,
            black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in
            part to oxide of manganese. Called also {Mocha stone}.
  
      {Moss animal} (Zo[94]l.), a bryozoan.
  
      {Moss berry} (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium
            Oxycoccus}).
  
      {Moss campion} (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene
            acaulis}), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the
            highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the
            Arctic circle.
  
      {Moss land}, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,
            forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the
            water is grained off or retained in its pores.
  
      {Moss pink} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Phlox} ({P.
            subulata}), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the
            Middle United States, and often cultivated for its
            handsome flowers. --Gray.
  
      {Moss rose} (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike
            growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived
            from the Provence rose.
  
      {Moss rush} (Bot.), a rush of the genus {Juncus} ({J.
            squarrosus}).
  
      {Scale moss}. See {Hepatica}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pacable \Pa"ca*ble\, a. [L. pacare to pacify.]
      Placable. [R.] --Coleridge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pasch \Pasch\, d8Pascha \[d8]Pas"cha\, n. [AS. pascha, L.
      pascha, Gr. [?], fr. Heb. pesach, fr. p[be]sach to pass over:
      cf. OF. pasque, F. p[83]que. Cf. {Paschal}, {Paas}, {Paque}.]
      The passover; the feast of Easter.
  
      {Pasch egg}. See {Easter egg}, under {Easter}.
  
      {Pasch flower}. See {Pasque flower}, under {Pasque}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water grass \Water grass\
            (a) A tall march perennial grass ({Paspalum dilatatum}) of
                  the southern United States and the American tropics.
            (b) Manna grass.
            (c) The grass {Chloris elegans}.
            (d) [Dial. Eng.] (1) Velvet grass. (2) The water cress.
                  (3) One of various horsetails.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pasque \Pasque\, n. [OF. pasque.]
      See {Pasch}.
  
      {Pasque flower} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the genus
            {Anemone}, section {Pulsatilla}. They are perennial herbs
            with rather large purplish blossoms, which appear in early
            spring, or about Easter, whence the common name. Called
            also {campana}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Passable \Pass"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. passable.]
      1. Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed,
            penetrated, or the like; as, the roads are not passable;
            the stream is passablein boats.
  
                     His body's a passable carcass if it be not hurt; it
                     is a throughfare for steel.               --Shak.
  
      2. Capable of being freely circulated or disseminated;
            acceptable; generally receivable; current.
  
                     With men as with false money -- one piece is more or
                     less passable than another.               --L'Estrange.
  
                     Could they have made this slander passable.
                                                                              --Collier.
  
      3. Such as may be allowed to pass without serious objection;
            tolerable; admissable; moderate; mediocre.
  
                     My version will appear a passable beauty when the
                     original muse is absent.                     --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Passableness \Pass"a*ble*ness\, n.
      The quality of being passable.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Passably \Pass"a*bly\, adv.
      Tolerably; moderately.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Passibility \Pas`si*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. passibilitas: cf. F.
      passibilit[82].]
      The quality or state of being passible; aptness to feel or
      suffer; sensibility. --Hakewill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Passible \Pas"si*ble\, a. [L. passibilis, fr. pati, to suffer:
      cf. F. passible. See {Passion}.]
      Susceptible of feeling or suffering, or of impressions from
      external agents.
  
               Apolinarius, which held even deity itself passible.
                                                                              --Hooker.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Passibleness \Pas"si*ble*ness\, n.
      Passibility. --Brerewood.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Granadilla \[d8]Grana*dil"la\, n. [Sp., dim. of granada
      pomegranate. See {Grenade}, {Garnet}.] (Bot.)
      The fruit of certain species of passion flower (esp.
      {Passiflora quadrangularis}) found in Brazil and the West
      Indies. It is as large as a child's head, and is a good
      dessert fruit. The fruit of {Passiflora edulis} is used for
      flavoring ices.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Love \Love\, n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E.
      lief, believe, L. lubet, libet,it pleases, Skr. lubh to be
      lustful. See {Lief}.]
      1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which
            delights or commands admiration; pre[89]minent kindness or
            devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love
            of brothers and sisters.
  
                     Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest
                     sons' and mothers' love Most sacred, most Thine own.
                                                                              --Keble.
  
      2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate
            affection for, one of the opposite sex.
  
                     He on his side Leaning half-raised, with looks of
                     cordial love Hung over her enamored.   --Milton.
  
      3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e.,
            to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.
  
                     Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter,
                     Helena, And won her soul.                  --Shak.
  
      4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or
            desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to {hate}; often
            with of and an object.
  
                     Love, and health to all.                     --Shak.
  
                     Smit with the love of sacred song.      --Milton.
  
                     The love of science faintly warmed his breast.
                                                                              --Fenton.
  
      5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.
  
                     Keep yourselves in the love of God.   --Jude 21.
  
      6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing
            address. [bd]Trust me, love.[b8] --Dryden.
  
                     Open the temple gates unto my love.   --Spenser.
  
      7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.
  
                     Such was his form as painters, when they show Their
                     utmost art, on naked Lores bestow.      --Dryden.
  
                     Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] --Boyle.
  
      9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis ({C. Vitalba}).
  
      10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in
            counting score at tennis, etc.
  
                     He won the match by three sets to love. --The
                                                                              Field.
  
      Note: Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in
               most of which the meaning is very obvious; as,
               love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked,
               love-taught, etc.
  
      {A labor of love}, a labor undertaken on account of regard
            for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself,
            without expectation of reward.
  
      {Free love}, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one
            of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See
            {Free love}.
  
      {Free lover}, one who avows or practices free love.
  
      {In love}, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of
            the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love.
  
      {Love apple} (Bot.), the tomato.
  
      {Love bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small,
            short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus
            {Agapornis}, and allied genera. They are mostly from
            Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are
            celebrated for the affection which they show for their
            mates.
  
      {Love broker}, a person who for pay acts as agent between
            lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --Shak.
  
      {Love charm}, a charm for exciting love. --Ld. Lytton.
  
      {Love child}. an illegitimate child. --Jane Austen.
  
      {Love day}, a day formerly appointed for an amicable
            adjustment of differences. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
            --Chaucer.
  
      {Love drink}, a love potion; a philter. --Chaucer.
  
      {Love favor}, something given to be worn in token of love.
  
      {Love feast}, a religious festival, held quarterly by some
            religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists,
            in imitation of the agap[91] of the early Christians.
  
      {Love feat}, the gallant act of a lover. --Shak.
  
      {Love game}, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished
            person or party does not score a point.
  
      {Love grass}. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus
            {Eragrostis}.
  
      {Love-in-a-mist}. (Bot.)
            (a) An herb of the Buttercup family ({Nigella Damascena})
                  having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut
                  bracts.
            (b) The West Indian {Passiflora f[d2]tida}, which has
                  similar bracts.
  
      {Love-in-idleness} (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy.
  
                     A little western flower, Before milk-white, now
                     purple with love's wound; And maidens call it
                     love-in-idleness.                              --Shak.
  
      {Love juice}, juice of a plant supposed to produce love.
            --Shak.
  
      {Love knot}, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from
            being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual
            affection. --Milman.
  
      {Love lass}, a sweetheart.
  
      {Love letter}, a letter of courtship. --Shak.
  
      {Love-lies-bleeding} (Bot.), a species of amaranth
            ({Amarantus melancholicus}).
  
      {Love match}, a marriage brought about by love alone.
  
      {Love potion}, a compounded draught intended to excite love,
            or venereal desire.
  
      {Love rites}, sexual intercourse. --Pope
  
      {Love scene}, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the
            stage.
  
      {Love suit}, courtship. --Shak.
  
      {Of all loves}, for the sake of all love; by all means.
            [Obs.] [bd]Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come
            back again.[b8] --Holinshed.
  
      {The god of love}, [or] {Love god}, Cupid.
  
      {To make love to}, to express affection for; to woo. [bd]If
            you will marry, make your loves to me.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {To play for love}, to play a game, as at cards, without
            stakes. [bd]A game at piquet for love.[b8] --Lamb.
  
      Syn: Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness;
               delight.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Maypop \May"pop\, n. [Perh. corrupt. fr. maracock.] (Bot.)
      The edible fruit of a passion flower, especially that of the
      North American {Passiflora incarnata}, an oval yellowish
      berry as large as a small apple.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water lemon \Wa"ter lem"on\ (Bot.)
      The edible fruit of two species of passion flower
      ({Passiflora laurifolia}, and {P. maliformis}); -- so called
      in the West Indies.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dutchman \Dutch"man\, n.; pl. {Dutchmen}.
      A native, or one of the people, of Holland.
  
      {Dutchman's breeches} (Bot.), a perennial American herb
            ({Dicentra cucullaria}), with peculiar double-spurred
            flowers. See Illust. of {Dicentra}.
  
      {Dutchman's laudanum} (Bot.), a West Indian passion flower
            ({Passiflora Murucuja}); also, its fruit.
  
      {Dutchman's pipe} (Bot.), an American twining shrub
            ({Aristolochia Sipho}). Its flowers have their calyx tubes
            curved like a tobacco pipe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Granadilla \[d8]Grana*dil"la\, n. [Sp., dim. of granada
      pomegranate. See {Grenade}, {Garnet}.] (Bot.)
      The fruit of certain species of passion flower (esp.
      {Passiflora quadrangularis}) found in Brazil and the West
      Indies. It is as large as a child's head, and is a good
      dessert fruit. The fruit of {Passiflora edulis} is used for
      flavoring ices.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Passively \Pas"sive*ly\, adv.
      1. In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.
  
      2. As a passive verb; in the passive voice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Peaceable \Peace"a*ble\, a. [OE. peisible, F. paisible.]
      Begin in or at peace; tranquil; quiet; free from, or not
      disposed to, war, disorder, or excitement; not quarrelsome.
      -- {Peace"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Peace"a*bly}, adv.
  
      Syn: Peaceful; pacific; tranquil; quiet; mild; undisturbed;
               serene; still.
  
      Usage: {Peaceable}, {Peaceful}. Peaceable describes the state
                  of an individual, nation, etc., in reference to
                  external hostility, attack, etc.; peaceful, in respect
                  to internal disturbance. The former denotes [bd]in the
                  spirit of peace;[b8] latter; [bd]in the possession or
                  enjoyment of peace.[b8] A peaceable adjustment of
                  difficulties; a peaceful life, scene.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Peaceable \Peace"a*ble\, a. [OE. peisible, F. paisible.]
      Begin in or at peace; tranquil; quiet; free from, or not
      disposed to, war, disorder, or excitement; not quarrelsome.
      -- {Peace"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Peace"a*bly}, adv.
  
      Syn: Peaceful; pacific; tranquil; quiet; mild; undisturbed;
               serene; still.
  
      Usage: {Peaceable}, {Peaceful}. Peaceable describes the state
                  of an individual, nation, etc., in reference to
                  external hostility, attack, etc.; peaceful, in respect
                  to internal disturbance. The former denotes [bd]in the
                  spirit of peace;[b8] latter; [bd]in the possession or
                  enjoyment of peace.[b8] A peaceable adjustment of
                  difficulties; a peaceful life, scene.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Peaceable \Peace"a*ble\, a. [OE. peisible, F. paisible.]
      Begin in or at peace; tranquil; quiet; free from, or not
      disposed to, war, disorder, or excitement; not quarrelsome.
      -- {Peace"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Peace"a*bly}, adv.
  
      Syn: Peaceful; pacific; tranquil; quiet; mild; undisturbed;
               serene; still.
  
      Usage: {Peaceable}, {Peaceful}. Peaceable describes the state
                  of an individual, nation, etc., in reference to
                  external hostility, attack, etc.; peaceful, in respect
                  to internal disturbance. The former denotes [bd]in the
                  spirit of peace;[b8] latter; [bd]in the possession or
                  enjoyment of peace.[b8] A peaceable adjustment of
                  difficulties; a peaceful life, scene.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Peaceful \Peace"ful\, a.
      1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war,
            tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil;
            as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.
  
      2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation;
            pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words.
  
      Syn: See {Peaceable}. --{Peace"ful*ly}, adv.. --
               {Peace"ful*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Peaceful \Peace"ful\, a.
      1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war,
            tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil;
            as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.
  
      2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation;
            pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words.
  
      Syn: See {Peaceable}. --{Peace"ful*ly}, adv.. --
               {Peace"ful*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Peaceful \Peace"ful\, a.
      1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war,
            tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil;
            as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.
  
      2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation;
            pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words.
  
      Syn: See {Peaceable}. --{Peace"ful*ly}, adv.. --
               {Peace"ful*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Peachblow \Peach"blow`\, a. (Ceramics)
      Of the delicate purplish pink color likened to that of peach
      blooms; -- applied esp. to a Chinese porcelain, small
      specimens of which bring great prices in the Western
      countries.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Peccability \Pec`ca*bil"i*ty\, n.
      The state or quality of being peccable; lability to sin.
  
               The common peccability of mankind.         --Dr. H. More.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Peccable \Pec"ca*ble\, a. [Cf. F. peccable. See {Peccant}.]
      Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law. [bd]A
      frail and peccable mortal.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Physiophyly \Phys`i*oph"y*ly\, n. [Gr. fy`sis nature + [?] a
      clan.] (Biol.)
      The tribal history of the functions, or the history of the
      paleontological development of vital activities, -- being a
      branch of phylogeny. See {Morphophyly}. --Haeckel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pick-fault \Pick"-fault`\, n.
      One who seeks out faults.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pisophalt \Pis"o*phalt\, n. [For pissasphalt.] (Min.)
      Pissasphalt. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pospolite \Pos"po*lite\, n. [Pol. pospolite ruszenie a general
      summons to arms, an arriere-ban; pospolity general + ruszenie
      a stirring.]
      A kind of militia in Poland, consisting of the gentry, which,
      in case of invasion, was summoned to the defense of the
      country.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Possibility \Pos`si*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Possibilities}. [F.
      possibilit[82], L. possibilitas.]
      1. The quality or state of being possible; the power of
            happening, being, or existing. [bd]All possibility of
            error.[b8] --Hooker. [bd]Latent possibilities of
            excellence.[b8] --Johnson.
  
      2. That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event
            that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or
            personal estate. --South. Burrill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Possibility \Pos`si*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Possibilities}. [F.
      possibilit[82], L. possibilitas.]
      1. The quality or state of being possible; the power of
            happening, being, or existing. [bd]All possibility of
            error.[b8] --Hooker. [bd]Latent possibilities of
            excellence.[b8] --Johnson.
  
      2. That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event
            that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or
            personal estate. --South. Burrill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Possible \Pos"si*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. possibilis, fr. posse to
      be able, to have power; potis able, capable + esse to be. See
      {Potent}, {Am}, and cf. {Host} a landlord.]
      Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or
      thought of; able to happen; capable of being done; not
      contrary to the nature of things; -- sometimes used to
      express extreme improbability; barely able to be, or to come
      to pass; as, possibly he is honest, as it is possible that
      Judas meant no wrong.
  
               With God all things are possible.            --Matt. xix.
                                                                              26.
  
      Syn: Practicable; likely. See {Practicable}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Possibly \Pos"si*bly\, adv.
      In a possible manner; by possible means; especially, by
      extreme, remote, or improbable intervention, change, or
      exercise of power; by a chance; perhaps; as, possibly he may
      recover.
  
               Can we . . . possibly his love desert?   --Milton.
  
               When possibly I can, I will return.         --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Puckball \Puck"ball`\, n. [Puck + ball.]
      A puffball.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Piling \Pil"ing\, n. [See {Pile} a stake.]
      A series of piles; piles considered collectively; as, the
      piling of a bridge.
  
      {Pug piling}, sheet piles connected together at the edges by
            dovetailed tongues and grooves.
  
      {Sheet piling}, a series of piles made of planks or half logs
            driven edge to edge, -- used to form the walls of
            cofferdams, etc.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Paxville, SC (town, FIPS 55060)
      Location: 33.73976 N, 80.36044 W
      Population (1990): 218 (90 housing units)
      Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 29102

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Peace Valley, MO
      Zip code(s): 65788

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Peckville, PA
      Zip code(s): 18452

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Pikeville, KY (city, FIPS 60852)
      Location: 37.47716 N, 82.51385 W
      Population (1990): 6324 (2738 housing units)
      Area: 33.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Pikeville, NC (town, FIPS 51780)
      Location: 35.49753 N, 77.98432 W
      Population (1990): 598 (274 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 27863
   Pikeville, TN (town, FIPS 58120)
      Location: 35.60670 N, 85.19579 W
      Population (1990): 1771 (802 housing units)
      Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 37367

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Poseyville, IN (town, FIPS 61416)
      Location: 38.17016 N, 87.78281 W
      Population (1990): 1089 (461 housing units)
      Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 47633

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   page fault
  
      In a {paged virtual memory} system, an
      access to a page (block) of memory that is not currently
      mapped to {physical memory}.   When a page fault occurs the
      {operating system} either fetches the page in from {secondary
      storage} (usually disk) if the access was legitimate or
      otherwise reports the access as illegal.
  
      (1995-11-11)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   POSYBL
  
      Programming system for distributed applications.   A {Linda}
      implementation for {Unix} networks by Ioannis Schoinas
      .
  
      {(ftp://ariadne.csi.forth.gr/pub/POSYBL.TAR.Z)}.
  
      (1995-12-04)
  
  
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