painstaking
         adj 1: characterized by extreme care and great effort;
                  "conscientious application to the work at hand";
                  "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"
                  [syn: {conscientious}, {painstaking}, {scrupulous}]

English Dictionary: punch out	by the DICT Development Group
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painstakingly adv in a fastidious and painstaking manner; "it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling" Synonym(s): painstakingly, fastidiously
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painstakingness n the trait of being painstaking and careful [syn: conscientiousness, painstakingness] Antonym(s): unconscientiousness
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panchayat n a village council in India or southern Pakistan [syn: panchayat, panchayet, punchayet]
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panchayet n a village council in India or southern Pakistan [syn: panchayat, panchayet, punchayet]
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pancytopenia n an abnormal deficiency in all blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets); usually associated with bone marrow tumor or with aplastic anemia
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panhysterectomy n surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes Synonym(s): radical hysterectomy, panhysterectomy
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panic attack n a sudden attack of fear Synonym(s): scare, panic attack
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panic disorder n an anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks; the attacks are usually severe but brief
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panic-stricken adj thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic- stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" Synonym(s): panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened
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panic-struck adj thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic- stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" Synonym(s): panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened
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panicked adj thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic- stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted" Synonym(s): panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paying attention adj taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing" Synonym(s): heedful, attentive, thoughtful, paying attention Antonym(s): heedless, unheeding n paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" Synonym(s): attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention Antonym(s): heedlessness, inattentiveness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paymaster n a person in charge of paying wages
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Pennisetum n a genus of Old World grasses [syn: Pennisetum, {genus Pennisetum}]
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Pennisetum Americanum n tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer Synonym(s): pearl millet, bulrush millet, cattail millet, Pennisetum glaucum, Pennisetum Americanum
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Pennisetum cenchroides n erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage Synonym(s): buffel grass, Cenchrus ciliaris, Pennisetum cenchroides
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Pennisetum glaucum n tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer Synonym(s): pearl millet, bulrush millet, cattail millet, Pennisetum glaucum, Pennisetum Americanum
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Pennisetum ruppelii n tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia Synonym(s): fountain grass, Pennisetum ruppelii, Pennisetum setaceum
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Pennisetum setaceum n tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia Synonym(s): fountain grass, Pennisetum ruppelii, Pennisetum setaceum
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Pennistum villosum n northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles Synonym(s): feathertop, feathertop grass, Pennistum villosum
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penny stock n a stock selling for less that $1/share
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pennyweight n a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
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pennywhistle n an inexpensive fipple flute [syn: pennywhistle, {tin whistle}, whistle]
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Penstemon n large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America Synonym(s): Penstemon, genus Penstemon
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Penstemon barbatus n plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip Synonym(s): golden-beard penstemon, Penstemon barbatus
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Penstemon centranthifolius n plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward Synonym(s): scarlet bugler, Penstemon centranthifolius
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Penstemon cyananthus n erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming Synonym(s): Platte River penstemon, Penstemon cyananthus
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Penstemon davidsonii n mat-forming plant with blue and lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California Synonym(s): Davidson's penstemon, Penstemon davidsonii
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Penstemon deustus n stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah Synonym(s): hot-rock penstemon, Penstemon deustus
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Penstemon dolius n low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah Synonym(s): Jones' penstemon, Penstemon dolius
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Penstemon fruticosus n low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue- violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems Synonym(s): shrubby penstemon, lowbush penstemon, Penstemon fruticosus
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Penstemon linarioides n plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona Synonym(s): narrow-leaf penstemon, Penstemon linarioides
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Penstemon newberryi n mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to California Synonym(s): mountain pride, Penstemon newberryi
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Penstemon palmeri n fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah Synonym(s): balloon flower, scented penstemon, Penstemon palmeri
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Penstemon parryi n erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona Synonym(s): Parry's penstemon, Penstemon parryi
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Penstemon rupicola n one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California Synonym(s): rock penstemon, cliff penstemon, Penstemon rupicola
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Penstemon rydbergii n plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado Synonym(s): Rydberg's penstemon, Penstemon rydbergii
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Penstemon serrulatus n whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon Synonym(s): cascade penstemon, Penstemon serrulatus
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Penstemon whippleanus n wine and lavender to purple and black flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico Synonym(s): Whipple's penstemon, Penstemon whippleanus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
penstock n regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice Synonym(s): sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate Synonym(s): sluice, sluiceway, penstock
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phenacetin n a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic Synonym(s): acetophenetidin, acetphenetidin, phenacetin
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Phineas Taylor Barnum n United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891) Synonym(s): Barnum, P. T. Barnum, Phineas Taylor Barnum
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Phoenix dactylifera n tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit Synonym(s): date palm, Phoenix dactylifera
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phoenix tree n deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods Synonym(s): Chinese parasol tree, Chinese parasol, Japanese varnish tree, phoenix tree, Firmiana simplex
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pianist n a person who plays the piano [syn: pianist, {piano player}]
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pianistic adj skilled at or adapted for the piano; "pianistic abilities" of or relating to the piano
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piano action n action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed
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piano stool n a stool for piano players; usually adjustable in height Synonym(s): music stool, piano stool
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pimozide n the most commonly used diphenylbutyl piperidine
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pinch hitter n (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
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pinched adj sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice" Synonym(s): adenoidal, pinched, nasal very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" Synonym(s): bony, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted not having enough money to pay for necessities Synonym(s): hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances(p), penniless, penurious, pinched as if squeezed uncomfortably tight; "her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her"
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Pinctada n pearl oysters Synonym(s): Pinctada, genus Pinctada
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Pinctada margaritifera n tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls Synonym(s): pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera
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pink disease n serious bark disease of many tropical crop trees (coffee, citrus, rubber); branches have a covering of pink hyphae
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pink disease fungus n fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc Synonym(s): pink disease fungus, Corticium salmonicolor
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pink-tinged adj of a color tinged with pink
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pink-tipped adj of a leaf tipped with pink
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pinocytosis n process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid
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pinstripe n a suit made from a fabric with very thin stripes a fabric with very thin stripes a very thin stripe (especially a white stripe on a dark fabric)
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pinstriped adj having very thin stripes
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Pinus attenuata n medium-sized three-needled pine of the Pacific coast of the United States having a prominent knob on each scale of the cone Synonym(s): knobcone pine, Pinus attenuata
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Pinus densiflora n pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental Synonym(s): Japanese red pine, Japanese table pine, Pinus densiflora
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Pinus edulis n small compact two-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine Synonym(s): Rocky mountain pinon, Pinus edulis
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Pinus quadrifolia n five-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes three-needled or four-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum) Synonym(s): Parry's pinyon, Pinus quadrifolia, Pinus parryana
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Pinus strobiformis n medium-size pine of northwestern Mexico; bark is dark brown and furrowed when mature Synonym(s): southwestern white pine, Pinus strobiformis
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Pinus strobus n tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree Synonym(s): American white pine, eastern white pine, weymouth pine, Pinus strobus
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Pinus taeda n tall spreading three-needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper head Synonym(s): loblolly pine, frankincense pine, Pinus taeda
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Pinus thunbergii n large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog Synonym(s): Japanese black pine, black pine, Pinus thunbergii
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Pinus torreyana n medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones Synonym(s): Torrey pine, Torrey's pine, soledad pine, grey-leaf pine, sabine pine, Pinus torreyana
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poinsettia n tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers Synonym(s): poinsettia, Christmas star, Christmas flower, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, painted leaf, Euphorbia pulcherrima
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poinsettia strain n a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias Synonym(s): superbug, Bemisia tabaci, poinsettia strain
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Ponce de Leon n Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521) Synonym(s): Ponce de Leon, Juan Ponce de Leon
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pongid n any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae Synonym(s): great ape, pongid
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Pongidae n usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons Synonym(s): Pongidae, family Pongidae
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Ponstel n a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug (trade name Ponstel) used to treat mild pain (especially menstrual cramps) Synonym(s): mefenamic acid, Ponstel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
punch out v register one's departure from work [syn: clock out, punch out, clock off] Antonym(s): clock in, clock on, punch in
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punch-drunk adj dazed from or as if from repeated blows; "knocked silly by the impact"; "slaphappy with exhaustion" Synonym(s): punch- drunk, silly, slaphappy
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punchayet n a village council in India or southern Pakistan [syn: panchayat, panchayet, punchayet]
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punched card n a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes Synonym(s): punched card, punch card, Hollerith card
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punctilio n a fine point of etiquette or petty formality strict observance of formalities
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punctilious adj marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette" Synonym(s): meticulous, punctilious
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punctiliously adv in a punctilious manner; "he launched into a long history of the birth of communism, giving credit punctiliously to the work of Marx and Engels"
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punctiliousness n strict attention to minute details [syn: meticulousness, meticulosity, punctiliousness, scrupulousness]
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punctual adj acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment" Antonym(s): unpunctual
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punctuality n the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time [syn: punctuality, promptness] Antonym(s): tardiness
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punctually adv at the proper time; "she was duly apprised of the raise" Synonym(s): punctually, duly
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punctuate v insert punctuation marks into Synonym(s): punctuate, mark to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" Synonym(s): stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"
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punctuated equilibrium n a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change Synonym(s): punctuated equilibrium, theory of punctuated equilibrium
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punctuation n something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases Synonym(s): punctuation, punctuation mark the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
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punctuation mark n the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases Synonym(s): punctuation, punctuation mark
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punctum n (anatomy) a point or small area
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puncturable adj capable of being punctured Antonym(s): punctureless
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puncture n loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object a small hole made by a sharp object the act of puncturing or perforating v pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; "puncture a tire" make by piercing; "puncture a hole" reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" Synonym(s): deflate, puncture cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; "puncture an air balloon" be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured"
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punctured adj having a hole cut through; "pierced ears"; "a perforated eardrum"; "a punctured balloon" Synonym(s): pierced, perforated, perforate, punctured
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punctureless adj being without punctures or incapable of being punctured Antonym(s): puncturable
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punished adj subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience) Antonym(s): unpunished
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punster n someone overly fond of making puns
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Petunia \Pe*tu"ni*a\, n. [NL., fr. Braz. petun tobacco.] (Bot.)       A genus of solanaceous herbs with funnelform or salver-shaped       corollas. Two species are common in cultivation, {Petunia       violacera}, with reddish purple flowers, and {P.       nyctaginiflora}, with white flowers. There are also many       hybrid forms with variegated corollas.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pimaric \Pi*mar"ic\, a. [NL. pinum maritima, an old name for {P.       Pinaster}, a pine which yields galipot.] (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in galipot, and       isomeric with abietic acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Painstaker \Pains"tak`er\, n.       One who takes pains; one careful and faithful in all work.       --Gay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Painstaking \Pains"tak`ing\, a.       Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive.       [bd]Painstaking men.[b8] --Harris.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Painstaking \Pains"tak`ing\, n.       The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in       performance. --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pangothic \Pan*goth"ic\, a. [Pan- + Gothic.]       Of, pertaining to, or including, all the Gothic races.       [bd]Ancestral Pangothic stock.[b8] --Earle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Panic-stricken \Pan"ic-strick`en\, Panic-struck    \Pan"ic-struck`\, a.       Struck with a panic, or sudden fear. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Panic-stricken \Pan"ic-strick`en\, Panic-struck    \Pan"ic-struck`\, a.       Struck with a panic, or sudden fear. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Panoistic \Pan`o*is"tic\, a. [Pan- + Gr. [?] an egg.] (Zo[94]l.)       Producing ova only; -- said of the ovaries of certain insects       which do not produce vitelligenous cells.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pansied \Pan"sied\, a. [From {Pansy}.]       Covered or adorned with pansies. [bd]The pansied grounds.[b8]       --Darwin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Panstereorama \Pan*ste`re*o*ra"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?],       all + [?] solid + [?] a view.]       A model of a town or country, in relief, executed in wood,       cork, pasteboard, or the like. --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paunch \Paunch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paunched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Paunching}.]       1. To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to             disembowel. --Shak.          2. To stuff with food. [Obs.] --Udall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paymaster \Pay"mas`ter\, n.       One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites;       specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a       corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay       salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purser \Purs"er\, n. [See {Purse}, and cf. {Bursar}.]       1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge             of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on             shipboard; -- now called {paymaster}.          2. A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to             keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of             freight, tickets, etc.          3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier.          {Purser's name} (Naut.), a false name. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paymaster \Pay"mas`ter\, n.       One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites;       specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a       corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay       salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Purser \Purs"er\, n. [See {Purse}, and cf. {Bursar}.]       1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge             of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on             shipboard; -- now called {paymaster}.          2. A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to             keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of             freight, tickets, etc.          3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier.          {Purser's name} (Naut.), a false name. [Slang]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paymaster-general \Pay"mas`ter-gen"er*al\       1.             (a) (Mil.) In the United States army, an officer of the                   rank of brigadier general, who commands the pay                   department, which is charged with the payment of the                   officers and men.             (b) (Nav.) In the United States navy, the Chief of the                   Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, who has charge of                   the payment of officers and men and their clothing and                   subsistence. He has the rank of rear admiral.          2. In Great Britain, an officer of the Treasury who makes all             payments and disbursements, civil as well as military. He             is a member of the ministry, but not of the cabinet.
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Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or       OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The       final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf.       {Pease}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of             many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a             papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,             popularly called a pod.          Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,                the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained                nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease                is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at                dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the                form peas being used in both senses.          2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the             seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos},             {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)             of a different color from the rest of the seed.          Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or                less closely related to the common pea. See the                Phrases, below.          {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}.                      {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos             sph[91]rospermus} and its seed.          {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana},             having showy blossoms.          {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}.          {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}.          {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}.          {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n.          {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue.                      {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and             {Orris}.          {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}.          {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows             single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used             adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.          {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}.          {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.          {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus             {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,             the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the             common mussel and the cockle.          {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove.          {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of             leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of             the pea. --G. Bentham.          {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth             ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.          {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in             round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.          {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is             sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.                      {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of             the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China.          {Pea vine}. (Bot.)             (a) Any plant which bears peas.             (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States                   ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species).          {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi})             which destroys peas by eating out the interior.          {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}.          {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus};             also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Penchute \Pen"chute`\, n.       See {Penstock}.
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Pennached \Pen"nached\, a. [Cf. OF. pennach[82]. See {Panache}.]       Variegated; striped. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
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Cuscus \Cus"cus\, n. [The same word as {Couscous}, fr. F.       couscous couscous, Ar. kuskus.] (Bot.)       A soft grass ({Pennisetum typhoideum}) found in all tropical       regions, used as food for men and cattle in Central Africa.
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Pennyweight \Pen"ny*weight`\, n.       A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth       part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It       was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name.
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Pensative \Pen"sa*tive\, a.       Pensive. [Obs.] --Shelton.
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Penstock \Pen"stock\, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perh. fr. pen an       inclosure + stock.]       1. A close conduit or pipe for conducting water, as, to a             water wheel, or for emptying a pond, or for domestic uses.          2. The barrel of a wooden pump.
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Phenacetin \Phe*nac"e*tin\, Phenacetine \Phe*nac"e*tine\, n.       [Phenyl + acetic + -in.] (Pharm.)       A white, crystalline compound, {C10H13O2N}, used in medicine       principally as an antipyretic.
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Phenacetin \Phe*nac"e*tin\, Phenacetine \Phe*nac"e*tine\, n.       [Phenyl + acetic + -in.] (Pharm.)       A white, crystalline compound, {C10H13O2N}, used in medicine       principally as an antipyretic.
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Phenacite \Phen"a*cite\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], impostor, deceiver.]       (Min.)       A glassy colorless mineral occurring in rhombohedral       crystals, sometimes used as a gem. It is a silicate of       glucina, and receives its name from its deceptive similarity       to quartz.
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Phonascetics \Pho`nas*cet"ics\, n. [Gr. [?] to practice the       voice; [?] voice + [?] to practice.]       Treatment for restoring or improving the voice.
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Pianist \Pi*an"ist\, n. [Cf. F. pianiste, It. pianista.]       A performer, esp. a skilled performer, on the piano.
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Pinacate bug \Pin`a*ca"te bug\ [Orig. uncert.]       Any of several clumsy, wingless beetles of the genus       {Eleodes}, found in the Pacific States.
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Pinacoid \Pin"a*coid\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a tablet + -oid.]       (Crystallog.)       A plane parallel to two of the crystalline axes.
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Pinaster \Pi*nas"ter\, n. [L., fr. pinus a pine.] (Bot.)       A species of pine ({Pinus Pinaster}) growing in Southern       Europe.
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Pinch \Pinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pinching}.] [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch;       akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin.       Cf. {Piece}.]       1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers,             between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an             instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two             hard bodies.          2. o seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. [Obs.]                         He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down.                                                                               --Chapman.          3. To plait. [Obs.]                         Full seemly her wimple ipinched was.   --Chaucer.          4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to             starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.                         Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. --Sir W.                                                                               Raleigh.          5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a             pinch. See {Pinch}, n., 4.
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Pineaster \Pine`as"ter\, n.       See {Pinaster}.
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Ping \Ping\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pinged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pinging}.]       To make the sound called ping.
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Pingster \Ping"ster\, n.       See {Pinkster}.
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Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?].       See {Pentecost}.]       Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.]          {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea             nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also             {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the             Dutch settlers.
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Pingster \Ping"ster\, n.       See {Pinkster}.
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Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?].       See {Pentecost}.]       Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.]          {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea             nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also             {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the             Dutch settlers.
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Pinguid \Pin"guid\, a. [L. pinguis fat.]       Fat; unctuous; greasy. [Obs.] [bd]Some clays are more       pinguid.[b8] --Mortimer.
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Pinguidinous \Pin*guid"i*nous\, a. [L. pinguedo fatness, fr.       pinguis fat.]       Containing fat; fatty. [Obs.]
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Pinguitude \Pin"gui*tude\, n. [L. pinguitudo, from pinguis fat.]       Fatness; a growing fat; obesity. [R.]
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Pink \Pink\, n. [D. pink.] (Naut.)       A vessel with a very narrow stern; -- called also {pinky}.       --Sir W. Scott.          {Pink stern} (Naut.), a narrow stern.
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Pink stern \Pink" stern`\ [See 1st {Pink}.] (Naut.)       See {Chebacco}, and 1st {Pink}.
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Pink \Pink\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pinking}.] [OE. pinken to prick, probably a nasalized form       of pick.]       1. To pierce with small holes; to cut the edge of, as cloth             or paper, in small scallops or angles.          2. To stab; to pierce as with a sword. --Addison.          3. To choose; to cull; to pick out. [Obs.] --Herbert.
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Pinked \Pinked\, a.       Pierced with small holes; worked in eyelets; scalloped on the       edge. --Shak.
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Pink-eyed \Pink"-eyed`\, a. [Pink half-shut + eye.]       Having small eyes. --Holland.
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Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?].       See {Pentecost}.]       Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.]          {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea             nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also             {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the             Dutch settlers.
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Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?].       See {Pentecost}.]       Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.]          {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea             nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also             {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the             Dutch settlers.
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Chebacco \Che*bac"co\, n. [From Chebacco, the former name of       Essex, a town in Massachusetts where such vessels were       built.] (Naut.)       A narrow-sterned boat formerly much used in the Newfoundland       fisheries; -- called also {pinkstern} and {chebec}.       --Bartlett.
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Pink-sterned \Pink"-sterned`\, a. [See 1st {Pink}.] (Naut.)       Having a very narrow stern; -- said of a vessel.
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Loblolly \Lob"lol`ly\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]       Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen.          {Loblolly bay} (Bot.), an elegant white-flowered evergreen             shrub or small tree, of the genus {Gordonia} ({G.             Lasianthus}), growing in the maritime parts of the             Southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in             tanning. Also, a similar West Indian tree ({Laplacea             h[91]matoxylon}).          {Loblolly boy}, a surgeon's attendant on shipboard.             --Smollett.          {Loblolly pine} (Bot.), a kind of pitch pine found from             Delaware southward along the coast; old field pine ({Pinus             T[91]da}). Also, {P. Bahamensis}, of the West Indies.          {Loblolly tree} (Bot.), a name of several West Indian trees,             having more or less leathery foliage, but alike in no             other respect; as {Pisonia subcordata}, {Cordia alba}, and             {Cupania glabra}.
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Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?].       See {Pentecost}.]       Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.]          {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea             nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also             {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the             Dutch settlers.
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Pinxter \Pinx"ter\, n.       See {Pinkster}.
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Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?].       See {Pentecost}.]       Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.]          {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea             nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also             {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the             Dutch settlers.
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Pinxter \Pinx"ter\, n.       See {Pinkster}.
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Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. [?].       See {Pentecost}.]       Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.]          {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea             nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also             {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the             Dutch settlers.
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Pounced \Pounced\, a.       1. Furnished with claws or talons; as, the pounced young of             the eagle. --Thomson.          2. Ornamented with perforations or dots. [Obs.] [bd]Gilt             bowls pounced and pierced.[b8] --Holinshed.
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Pouncet box \Poun"cet box`\ [Cf. F. poncette, fr. ponce pounce.       See {Pounce} a powder.]       A box with a perforated lid, for sprinkling pounce, or for       holding perfumes. --Shak.
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Pumicate \Pu"mi*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pumicated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Pumicating}.] [L. pumicatus, p. p. of pumicare to       pumicate, fr. pumex. See {Pumice}.]       To make smooth with pumice. [R.]
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Pumicate \Pu"mi*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pumicated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Pumicating}.] [L. pumicatus, p. p. of pumicare to       pumicate, fr. pumex. See {Pumice}.]       To make smooth with pumice. [R.]
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Pumicate \Pu"mi*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pumicated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Pumicating}.] [L. pumicatus, p. p. of pumicare to       pumicate, fr. pumex. See {Pumice}.]       To make smooth with pumice. [R.]
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Pumiced \Pum"iced\, a. (Far.)       Affected with a kind of chronic laminitis in which there is a       growth of soft spongy horn between the coffin bone and the       hoof wall. The disease is called pumiced foot, or pumice       foot.
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Punch \Punch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Punching}.] [From {Punch}, n., a tool; cf. F.       poin[cced]onner.]       To perforate or stamp with an instrument by pressure, or a       blow; as, to punch a hole; to punch ticket.          {Punching machine}, [or] {Punching press}, a machine tool for             punching holes in metal or other material; -- called also             {punch press}.
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Punctated \Punc"ta*ted\, Punctated \Punc"ta*ted\, a. [From L.       punctum point. See {Point} .]       1. Pointed; ending in a point or points.          2. (Nat. Hist.) Dotted with small spots of color, or with             minute depressions or pits.
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Punctator \Punc*ta"tor\, n.       One who marks with points. specifically, one who writes       Hebrew with points; -- applied to a Masorite. --E. Robinson.
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Puncticular \Punc*tic"u*lar\, a.       Comprised in, or like, a point; exact. [Obs. & R.] --Sir T.       Browne.
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Punctiform \Punc"ti*form\, a. [L. punctum point + -form.]       Having the form of a point.
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Punctilio \Punc*til"io\ (p[ucr][nsm]k*t[icr]l"y[osl]), n.; pl.       {Punctilios} (-y[omac]z). [It. puntiglio, or Sp. puntillo,       dim. fr. L. punctum point. See {Point}, n.]       A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or       proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the       punctilios of a public ceremony.                   They will not part with the least punctilio in their                opinions and practices.                           --Fuller.
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Punctilio \Punc*til"io\ (p[ucr][nsm]k*t[icr]l"y[osl]), n.; pl.       {Punctilios} (-y[omac]z). [It. puntiglio, or Sp. puntillo,       dim. fr. L. punctum point. See {Point}, n.]       A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or       proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the       punctilios of a public ceremony.                   They will not part with the least punctilio in their                opinions and practices.                           --Fuller.
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Punctilious \Punc*til"ious\ (-y[ucr]s), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso,       Sp. puntilloso.]       Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of       behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in       the smallest particulars. [bd]A punctilious observance of       divine laws.[b8] --Rogers. [bd]Very punctilious copies of any       letters.[b8] --The Nation.                   Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of                common life.                                          --I. Taylor.       -- {Punc*til"ious*ly}, adv. -- {Punc*til"ious*ness}, n.
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Punctilious \Punc*til"ious\ (-y[ucr]s), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso,       Sp. puntilloso.]       Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of       behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in       the smallest particulars. [bd]A punctilious observance of       divine laws.[b8] --Rogers. [bd]Very punctilious copies of any       letters.[b8] --The Nation.                   Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of                common life.                                          --I. Taylor.       -- {Punc*til"ious*ly}, adv. -- {Punc*til"ious*ness}, n.
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Punctilious \Punc*til"ious\ (-y[ucr]s), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso,       Sp. puntilloso.]       Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of       behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in       the smallest particulars. [bd]A punctilious observance of       divine laws.[b8] --Rogers. [bd]Very punctilious copies of any       letters.[b8] --The Nation.                   Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of                common life.                                          --I. Taylor.       -- {Punc*til"ious*ly}, adv. -- {Punc*til"ious*ness}, n.
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Punction \Punc"tion\, n. [L. punctio, fr. pungere, punctum, to       prick: cf. F. ponction. Cf. {Puncheon}.]       A puncturing, or pricking; a puncture.
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Punctist \Punc"tist\, n.       A punctator. --E. Henderson.
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Puncto \Punc"to\, n. [See {Punto}.]       1. A nice point of form or ceremony. --Bacon.          2. A term applied to the point in fencing. --Farrow.
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Punctual \Punc"tu*al\, a. [F. ponctuel (cf. Sp. puntual, It.       puntuale), from L. punctum point. See {Point}.]       1. Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended.             [R.] [bd]This punctual spot.[b8] --Milton.                         The theory of the punctual existence of the soul. --                                                                               Krauth.          2. Observant of nice points; punctilious; precise.                         Punctual to tediousness in all that he relates. --                                                                               Bp. Burnet.                         So much on punctual niceties they stand. --C. Pitt.          3. Appearing or done at, or adhering exactly to, a regular or             an appointed time; precise; prompt; as, a punctual man; a             punctual payment. [bd]The race of the undeviating and             punctual sun.[b8] --Cowper.                         These sharp strokes [of a pendulum], with their                      inexorably steady intersections, so agree with our                      successive thoughts that they seem like the punctual                      stops counting off our very souls into the past. --                                                                               J. Martineau.
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Punctualist \Punc"tu*al*ist\, n.       One who is very exact in observing forms and ceremonies.       --Milton.
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Punctuality \Punc`tu*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. ponctualit[82].]       The quality or state of being punctual; especially, adherence       to the exact time of an engagement; exactness.
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Punctually \Punc"tu*al*ly\, adv.       In a punctual manner; promptly; exactly.
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Punctualness \Punc"tu*al*ness\, n.       Punctuality; exactness.
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Punctuate \Punc"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctuated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Punctuating}.] [Cf. F. ponctuer. See       {Punctual}.]       To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses,       etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in       expressing the meaning.
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Punctuate \Punc"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctuated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Punctuating}.] [Cf. F. ponctuer. See       {Punctual}.]       To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses,       etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in       expressing the meaning.
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Punctuate \Punc"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctuated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Punctuating}.] [Cf. F. ponctuer. See       {Punctual}.]       To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses,       etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in       expressing the meaning.
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Punctuation \Punc`tu*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ponctuation.] (Gram.)       The act or art of punctuating or pointing a writing or       discourse; the art or mode of dividing literary composition       into sentences, and members of a sentence, by means of       points, so as to elucidate the author's meaning.          Note: Punctuation, as the term is usually understood, is                chiefly performed with four points: the period [.], the                colon [:], the semicolon [;], and the comma [,]. Other                points used in writing and printing, partly rhetorical                and partly grammatical, are the note of interrogation                [?], the note of exclamation [!], the parentheses [()],                the dash [--], and brackets []. It was not until the                16th century that an approach was made to the present                system of punctuation by the Manutii of Venice. With                Caxton, oblique strokes took the place of commas and                periods.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Punctuative \Punc"tu*a*tive\, a.       Of or belonging to points of division; relating to       punctuation.                   The punctuative intonation of feeble cadence. --Rush.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Punctuator \Punc"tu*a`tor\, n.       One who punctuates, as in writing; specifically, a punctator.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Punctuist \Punc"tu*ist\, n.       A punctator.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Punctulate \Punc"tu*late\, Punctulated \Punc"tu*la`ted\, a. [L.       punctulum, dim. of punctum point.]       Marked with small spots.                   The studs have their surface punctulated, as if set all                over with other studs infinitely lesser. -- Woodward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Punctulate \Punc"tu*late\, Punctulated \Punc"tu*la`ted\, a. [L.       punctulum, dim. of punctum point.]       Marked with small spots.                   The studs have their surface punctulated, as if set all                over with other studs infinitely lesser. -- Woodward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puncturation \Punc`tu*ra"tion\, n.       The act or process of puncturing. See {Acupuncture}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puncture \Punc"ture\, n. [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to       prick. See {Pungent}.]       1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.          2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or             sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.                         A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.                                                                               --Rambler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctured}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Puncturing}.]       To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to       prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctured}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Puncturing}.]       To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to       prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Punctured \Punc"tured\, a.       1. Having the surface covered with minute indentations or             dots.          2. (Med.) Produced by puncture; having the characteristics of             a puncture; as, a punctured wound.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctured}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Puncturing}.]       To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to       prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puny \Pu"ny\, a. [Compar. {Punier}; superl. {Puniest}.] [F.       pu[8c]t[82] younger, later born, OF. puisn[82]; puis       afterwards (L. post; see {Post-}) + n[82] born, L. natus. See       {Natal}, and cf. {Puisne}.]       Imperfectly developed in size or vigor; small and feeble;       inferior; petty.                   A puny subject strikes at thy great glory. --Shak.                   Breezes laugh to scorn our puny speed.   --Keble.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Punish \Pun"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punished}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Punishing}.] [OE. punischen, F. punir, from L. punire,       punitum, akin to poena punishment, penalty. See {Pain}, and       {-ish}.]       1. To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or             suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a             view to the offender's amendment; to cause to suffer in             retribution; to chasten; as, to punish traitors with             death; a father punishes his child for willful             disobedience.                         A greater power Now ruled him, punished in the shape                      he sinned.                                          --Milton.          2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense) upon the offender;             to repay, as a fault, crime, etc., with pain or loss; as,             to punish murder or treason with death.          3. To injure, as by beating; to pommel. [Low]          Syn: To chastise; castigate; scourge; whip; lash; correct;                discipline. See {Chasten}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Punster \Pun"ster\, n.       One who puns, or is skilled in, or given to, punning; a       quibbler; a low wit.
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Panguitch, UT (city, FIPS 57740)       Location: 37.82368 N, 112.43766 W       Population (1990): 1444 (602 housing units)       Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 84759
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Pemiscot County, MO (county, FIPS 155)       Location: 36.21455 N, 89.78335 W       Population (1990): 21921 (8806 housing units)       Area: 1277.2 sq km (land), 50.1 sq km (water)
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Pine City, MN (city, FIPS 51064)       Location: 45.83086 N, 92.96995 W       Population (1990): 2613 (1174 housing units)       Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)    Pine City, NY       Zip code(s): 14871
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Pinesdale, MT (town, FIPS 57700)       Location: 46.33651 N, 114.21942 W       Population (1990): 670 (121 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Poinsett County, AR (county, FIPS 111)       Location: 35.57739 N, 90.66321 W       Population (1990): 24664 (10271 housing units)       Area: 1962.7 sq km (land), 14.6 sq km (water)
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Ponce de Leon, FL (town, FIPS 58175)       Location: 30.72195 N, 85.93704 W       Population (1990): 406 (207 housing units)       Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Ponce De Leon, FL       Zip code(s): 32455    Ponce De Leon, MO       Zip code(s): 65728
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Ponce de Leon, FL (town, FIPS 58175)       Location: 30.72195 N, 85.93704 W       Population (1990): 406 (207 housing units)       Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Ping O' Death n.   A notorious {exploit} that (when first    discovered) could be easily used to crash a wide variety of machines    by overunning size limits in their TCP/IP stacks.   First revealed in    late 1996.   The open-source Unix community patched its systems to    remove the vulnerability within days or weeks, the closed-source OS    vendors generally took months.   While the difference in response    times repeated a pattern familiar from other security incidents, the    accompanying glare of Web-fueled publicity proved unusually    embarrassing to the OS vendors and so passed into history and myth.    The term is now used to refer to any nudge delivered by network    wizards over the network that causes bad things to happen on the    system being nudged.   For the full story on the original exploit, see       `http://www.insecure.org/sploits/ping-o-death.html'.          Compare with 'kamikaze packet,' 'Finger of Death' and 'Chernobyl    packet.'
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
ping storm n.   A form of {DoS attack} consisting of a flood of    {ping} requests (normally used to check network conditions) designed    to disrupt the normal activity of a system.   This act is sometimes    called `ping lashing' or `ping flood'.   Compare {mail storm},    {broadcast storm}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
punched card n.obs.   [techspeak] (alt. `punch card') The    signature medium of computing's {Stone Age}, now obsolescent outside    of some IBM shops.   The punched card actually predated computers    considerably, originating in 1801 as a control device for mechanical    looms.   The version patented by Hollerith and used with mechanical    tabulating machines in the 1890 U.S. Census was a piece of cardboard    about 90 mm by 215 mm.   There is a widespread myth that it was    designed to fit in the currency trays used for that era's larger    dollar bills, but recent investigations have falsified this.          IBM (which originated as a tabulating-machine manufacturer) married    the punched card to computers, encoding binary information as    patterns of small rectangular holes; one character per column, 80    columns per card.   Other coding schemes, sizes of card, and hole    shapes were tried at various times.          The 80-column width of most character terminals is a legacy of the    IBM punched card; so is the size of the quick-reference cards    distributed with many varieties of computers even today.   See    {chad}, {chad box}, {eighty-column mind}, {green card}, {dusty    deck}, {lace card}, {card walloper}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Phong shading          A model of how light is reflected from surfaces       used extensively in three dimensional graphics to generate       visually realistic images.          [Details?]          (1994-11-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
punched card          (Or "punch card") The signature medium of       computing's Stone Age, now long obsolete outside of a few       {legacy systems}.   The punched card actually predates       computers considerably, originating in 1801 as a control       device for {Jacquard looms}.   {Charles Babbage} used them as a       data and program storage medium for his {Analytical Engine}:          "To those who are acquainted with the principles of the       Jacquard loom, and who are also familiar with analytical       formulæ, a general idea of the means by which the Engine       executes its operations may be obtained without much       difficulty.   In the Exhibition of 1862 there were many       splendid examples of such looms. [...] These patterns are then       sent to a peculiar artist, who, by means of a certain machine,       punches holes in a set of pasteboard cards in such a manner       that when those cards are placed in a Jacquard loom, it will       then weave upon its produce the exact pattern designed by the       artist.   [...]   The analogy of the Analytical Engine with this       well-known process is nearly perfect.   There are therefore two       sets of cards, the first to direct the nature of the       operations to be performed -- these are called operation       cards: the other to direct the particular variables on which       those cards are required to operate -- these latter are called       variable cards.   Now the symbol of each variable or constant,       is placed at the top of a column capable of containing any       required number of digits."          -- from Chapter 8 of Charles Babbage's "Passages from the Life       of a Philosopher", 1864.          The version patented by {Herman Hollerith} and used with       mechanical tabulating machines in the 1890 US Census was a       piece of cardboard about 90 mm by 215 mm.   There is a       widespread myth that it was designed to fit in the currency       trays used for that era's larger dollar bills, but recent       investigations have falsified this.          {IBM} (which originated as a tabulating-machine manufacturer)       married the punched card to computers, encoding binary       information as patterns of small rectangular holes; one       character per column, 80 columns per card.   Other coding       schemes, sizes of card, and hole shapes were tried at various       times.          The 80-column width of most character terminals is a legacy of       the IBM punched card; so is the size of the quick-reference       cards distributed with many varieties of computers even today.          See {chad}, {chad box}, {eighty-column mind}, {green card},       {dusty deck}, {lace card}, {card walloper}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1998-10-19)