paint leaf
         n 1: showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to
               Peru [syn: {Japanese poinsettia}, {mole plant}, {paint
               leaf}, {Euphorbia heterophylla}]

English Dictionary: pendulous	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paint the lily v adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful) Synonym(s): gild the lily, paint the lily make unnecessary additions to what is already complete Synonym(s): gild the lily, paint the lily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Panadol n an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) Synonym(s): acetaminophen, Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Anacin III
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
panatela n a long slender cigar [syn: panatela, panetela, panetella]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
panetela n a long slender cigar [syn: panatela, panetela, panetella]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
panetella n a long slender cigar [syn: panatela, panetela, panetella]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pant leg n the leg of a pair of trousers [syn: pant leg, {trouser leg}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pantaloon n a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man trousers worn in former times
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pantalooned adj dressed in trousers [syn: breeched, pantalooned, trousered]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pantile n a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peanut oil n an oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap [syn: peanut oil, groundnut oil]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pen-tail n brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia Synonym(s): pentail, pen-tail, pen-tailed tree shrew
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pen-tailed tree shrew n brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia Synonym(s): pentail, pen-tail, pen-tailed tree shrew
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pendulous adj having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers" Synonym(s): cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pendulum n an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pendulum clock n a clock regulated by a pendulum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pendulum watch n (18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pennatula n type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens [syn: Pennatula, genus Pennatula]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pennatulidae n sea pens Synonym(s): Pennatulidae, family Pennatulidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pentail n brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia Synonym(s): pentail, pen-tail, pen-tailed tree shrew
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pentlandite n a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pentylenetetrazol n a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark Synonym(s): pentylenetetrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol, Metrazol
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phentolamine n a virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men Synonym(s): phentolamine, Vasomax
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pin-tailed duck n long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers Synonym(s): pintail, pin- tailed duck, Anas acuta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pin-tailed grouse n sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers Synonym(s): pin-tailed sandgrouse, pin-tailed grouse, Pterocles alchata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pin-tailed sandgrouse n sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers Synonym(s): pin-tailed sandgrouse, pin-tailed grouse, Pterocles alchata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pindolol n an oral beta blocker (trade name Visken) used in treating hypertension Synonym(s): pindolol, Visken
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pinnate leaf n a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pinnate-leafed adj having pinnate leaves [syn: pinnate-leaved, {pinnate- leafed}]
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pinnate-leaved adj having pinnate leaves [syn: pinnate-leaved, {pinnate- leafed}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pinnately adv having a pinnate shape; "a pinnately compound leaf"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pintail n long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers Synonym(s): pintail, pin- tailed duck, Anas acuta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pintle n a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
point lace n lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern Synonym(s): point lace, needlepoint
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pointel n a tool used by an engraver [syn: graver, graving tool, pointel, pointrel]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pointillism n a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pointillist adj of or relating to pointillism [syn: pointillist, pointillistic] n a painter who uses the technique of pointillism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pointillistic adj of or relating to pointillism [syn: pointillist, pointillistic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pointless adj not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless" Synonym(s): pointless, unpointed Antonym(s): pointed serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence" Synonym(s): otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pointlessly adv in a pointless manner; "he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pointlessness n total lack of meaning or ideas [syn: inanity, senselessness, mindlessness, vacuity, pointlessness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pond lily n a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions Synonym(s): water nymph, fragrant water lily, pond lily, Nymphaea odorata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ponytail n a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
poundal n a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons Synonym(s): poundal, pdl
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Magpie \Mag"pie\, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr.       Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and       common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita       pearl, Gr. [?], prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie,       and cf. the analogous names {Tomtit}, and {Jackdaw}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of the genus {Pica} and related       genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.          Note: The common European magpie ({Pica pica}, or {P.                caudata}) is a black and white noisy and mischievous                bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie                ({P. Hudsonica}) is very similar. The yellow-belled                magpie ({P. Nuttalli}) inhabits California. The blue                magpie ({Cyanopolius Cooki}) inhabits Spain. Other                allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and                Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white                magpie ({Gymnorhina organicum}), the black magpie                ({Strepera fuliginosa}), and the Australian magpie                ({Cracticus picatus}).          {Magpie lark} (Zo[94]l.), a common Australian bird ({Grallina             picata}), conspicuously marked with black and white; --             called also {little magpie}.          {Magpie moth} (Zo[94]l.), a black and white European             geometrid moth ({Abraxas grossulariata}); the harlequin             moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paintless \Paint"less\, a.       Not capable of being painted or described. [bd]In paintless       patience.[b8] --Savage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantalet \Pan`ta*let"\, n. [Dim. of pantaloon.]       One of the legs of the loose drawers worn by children and       women; particularly, the lower part of such a garment, coming       below the knee, often made in a separate piece; -- chiefly in       the plural.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantaloon \Pan`ta*loon"\, n. [F. pantalon, fr. It. pantalone, a       masked character in the Italian comedy, who wore breeches and       stockings that were all of one piece, from Pantaleone, the       patron saint of Venice, which, as a baptismal name, is very       frequent among the Venetians, and is applied to them by the       other Italians as a nickname, fr. Gr. [?], lit., all lion, a       Greek personal name.]       1. A ridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian             comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes. --Addison.                         The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slippered                      pantaloon.                                          --Shak.          2. pl. A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from             the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and             stockings in one.          3. pl. In recent times, same as {Trousers}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantaloonery \Pan`ta*loon"er*y\, n.       1. The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.             [R.] --Lamb.          2. Materials for pantaloons.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantelegraph \Pan*tel"e*graph\, n. [Pan- + telegraph.]       See under {Telegraph}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Telegraph \Tel"e*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] far, far off (cf. Lith.       toli) + -graph: cf. F. t[82]l[82]graphe. See {Graphic}.]       An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence       rapidly between distant points, especially by means of       preconcerted visible or audible signals representing words or       ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by       electrical action.          Note: The instruments used are classed as indicator,                type-printing, symbol-printing, or chemical-printing                telegraphs, according as the intelligence is given by                the movements of a pointer or indicator, as in Cooke &                Wheatstone's (the form commonly used in England), or by                impressing, on a fillet of paper, letters from types,                as in House's and Hughe's, or dots and marks from a                sharp point moved by a magnet, as in Morse's, or                symbols produced by electro-chemical action, as in                Bain's. In the offices in the United States the                recording instrument is now little used, the receiving                operator reading by ear the combinations of long and                short intervals of sound produced by the armature of an                electro-magnet as it is put in motion by the opening                and breaking of the circuit, which motion, in                registering instruments, traces upon a ribbon of paper                the lines and dots used to represent the letters of the                alphabet. See Illustration in Appendix.          {Acoustic telegraph}. See under {Acoustic}.          {Dial telegraph}, a telegraph in which letters of the             alphabet and numbers or other symbols are placed upon the             border of a circular dial plate at each station, the             apparatus being so arranged that the needle or index of             the dial at the receiving station accurately copies the             movements of that at the sending station.          {Electric telegraph}, [or] {Electro-magnetic telegraph}, a             telegraph in which an operator at one station causes words             or signs to be made at another by means of a current of             electricity, generated by a battery and transmitted over             an intervening wire.          {Facsimile telegraph}. See under {Facsimile}.          {Indicator telegraph}. See under {Indicator}.          {Pan-telegraph}, an electric telegraph by means of which a             drawing or writing, as an autographic message, may be             exactly reproduced at a distant station.          {Printing telegraph}, an electric telegraph which             automatically prints the message as it is received at a             distant station, in letters, not signs.          {Signal telegraph}, a telegraph in which preconcerted             signals, made by a machine, or otherwise, at one station,             are seen or heard and interpreted at another; a semaphore.                      {Submarine telegraph cable}, a telegraph cable laid under             water to connect stations separated by a body of water.          {Telegraph cable}, a telegraphic cable consisting of several             conducting wires, inclosed by an insulating and protecting             material, so as to bring the wires into compact compass             for use on poles, or to form a strong cable impervious to             water, to be laid under ground, as in a town or city, or             under water, as in the ocean.          {Telegraph plant} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Desmodium             gyrans}) native of the East Indies. The leaflets move up             and down like the signals of a semaphore.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantelegraph \Pan*tel"e*graph\, n. [Pan- + telegraph.]       See under {Telegraph}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Telegraph \Tel"e*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] far, far off (cf. Lith.       toli) + -graph: cf. F. t[82]l[82]graphe. See {Graphic}.]       An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence       rapidly between distant points, especially by means of       preconcerted visible or audible signals representing words or       ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by       electrical action.          Note: The instruments used are classed as indicator,                type-printing, symbol-printing, or chemical-printing                telegraphs, according as the intelligence is given by                the movements of a pointer or indicator, as in Cooke &                Wheatstone's (the form commonly used in England), or by                impressing, on a fillet of paper, letters from types,                as in House's and Hughe's, or dots and marks from a                sharp point moved by a magnet, as in Morse's, or                symbols produced by electro-chemical action, as in                Bain's. In the offices in the United States the                recording instrument is now little used, the receiving                operator reading by ear the combinations of long and                short intervals of sound produced by the armature of an                electro-magnet as it is put in motion by the opening                and breaking of the circuit, which motion, in                registering instruments, traces upon a ribbon of paper                the lines and dots used to represent the letters of the                alphabet. See Illustration in Appendix.          {Acoustic telegraph}. See under {Acoustic}.          {Dial telegraph}, a telegraph in which letters of the             alphabet and numbers or other symbols are placed upon the             border of a circular dial plate at each station, the             apparatus being so arranged that the needle or index of             the dial at the receiving station accurately copies the             movements of that at the sending station.          {Electric telegraph}, [or] {Electro-magnetic telegraph}, a             telegraph in which an operator at one station causes words             or signs to be made at another by means of a current of             electricity, generated by a battery and transmitted over             an intervening wire.          {Facsimile telegraph}. See under {Facsimile}.          {Indicator telegraph}. See under {Indicator}.          {Pan-telegraph}, an electric telegraph by means of which a             drawing or writing, as an autographic message, may be             exactly reproduced at a distant station.          {Printing telegraph}, an electric telegraph which             automatically prints the message as it is received at a             distant station, in letters, not signs.          {Signal telegraph}, a telegraph in which preconcerted             signals, made by a machine, or otherwise, at one station,             are seen or heard and interpreted at another; a semaphore.                      {Submarine telegraph cable}, a telegraph cable laid under             water to connect stations separated by a body of water.          {Telegraph cable}, a telegraphic cable consisting of several             conducting wires, inclosed by an insulating and protecting             material, so as to bring the wires into compact compass             for use on poles, or to form a strong cable impervious to             water, to be laid under ground, as in a town or city, or             under water, as in the ocean.          {Telegraph plant} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Desmodium             gyrans}) native of the East Indies. The leaflets move up             and down like the signals of a semaphore.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantheologist \Pan`the*ol"o*gist\, n.       One versed in pantheology.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantheology \Pan`the*ol"o*gy\, n. [Pan- + theology.]       A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete       system of theology.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantile \Pan"tile`\, n. [5th pan + tile.] (Arch.)       A roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section       resembling an elongated S laid on its side ([?]).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantler \Pan"tler\, n. [F. panetier. See {Panter}, {Pantry}.]       The servant or officer, in a great family, who has charge of       the bread and the pantry. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantological \Pan`to*log"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to pantology.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantologist \Pan*tol"o*gist\, n.       One versed in pantology; a writer of pantology.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantology \Pan*tol"o*gy\, n. [Panto- + -logy.]       A systematic view of all branches of human knowledge; a work       of universal information.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pendular \Pen"du*lar\, a.       Pendulous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pendulate \Pen"du*late\, v. i.       To swing as a pendulum. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pendule \Pen"dule\, n. [F.]       A pendulum. [R.] --Evelyn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pendulosity \Pen`du*los"i*ty\, n. [See {Pendulous}.]       The state or quality of being pendulous. --Sir T. Browne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pendulous \Pen"du*lous\, a. [L. pendulus, fr. pendere to hang.       Cf. {Pendant}, and cf. {Pendulum}.]       1. Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. --Shak.             [bd]The pendulous round earth.[b8] --Milton.          2. Wavering; unstable; doubtful. [R.] [bd]A pendulous state             of mind.[b8] --Atterbury.          3. (Bot.) Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a             recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper             part of the ovary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pendulously \Pen"du*lous*ly\, adv.       In a pendulous manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pendulousness \Pen"du*lous*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being pendulous; the state of hanging       loosely; pendulosity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pendulum \Pen"du*lum\, n.; pl. {Pendulums}. [NL., fr. L.       pendulus hanging, swinging. See {Pendulous}.]       A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to       and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It       is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other       machinery.          Note: The time of oscillation of a pendulum is independent of                the arc of vibration, provided this arc be small.          {Ballistic pendulum}. See under {Ballistic}.          {Compensation pendulum}, a clock pendulum in which the effect             of changes of temperature of the length of the rod is so             counteracted, usually by the opposite expansion of             differene metals, that the distance of the center of             oscillation from the center of suspension remains             invariable; as, the mercurial compensation pendulum, in             which the expansion of the rod is compensated by the             opposite expansion of mercury in a jar constituting the             bob; the gridiron pendulum, in which compensation is             effected by the opposite expansion of sets of rodsof             different metals.          {Compound pendulum}, an ordinary pendulum; -- so called, as             being made up of different parts, and contrasted with             simple pendulum.          {Conical} [or] {Revolving}, {pendulum}, a weight connected by             a rod with a fixed point; and revolving in a horizontal             cyrcle about the vertical from that point.          {Pendulum bob}, the weight at the lower end of a pendulum.          {Pendulum level}, a plumb level. See under {Level}.          {Pendulum wheel}, the balance of a watch.          {Simple} [or] {Theoretical}, {pendulum}, an imaginary             pendulum having no dimensions except length, and no weight             except at the center of oscillation; in other words, a             material point suspended by an ideal line.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hydrometer \Hy*drom"e*ter\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -meter: cf. F.       hydrom[8a]tre.]       1. (Physics) An instrument for determining the specific             gravities of liquids, and thence the strength spirituous             liquors, saline solutions, etc.          Note: It is usually made of glass with a graduated stem, and                indicates the specific gravity of a liquid by the depth                to which it sinks in it, the zero of the scale marking                the depth to which it sinks in pure water. Extra                weights are sometimes used to adapt the scale to                liquids of different densities.          2. An instrument, variously constructed, used for measuring             the velocity or discharge of water, as in rivers, from             reservoirs, etc., and called by various specific names             according to its construction or use, as {tachometer},             {rheometer}, {hydrometer}, {pendulum}, etc.; a current             gauge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pendulum \Pen"du*lum\, n.; pl. {Pendulums}. [NL., fr. L.       pendulus hanging, swinging. See {Pendulous}.]       A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to       and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It       is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other       machinery.          Note: The time of oscillation of a pendulum is independent of                the arc of vibration, provided this arc be small.          {Ballistic pendulum}. See under {Ballistic}.          {Compensation pendulum}, a clock pendulum in which the effect             of changes of temperature of the length of the rod is so             counteracted, usually by the opposite expansion of             differene metals, that the distance of the center of             oscillation from the center of suspension remains             invariable; as, the mercurial compensation pendulum, in             which the expansion of the rod is compensated by the             opposite expansion of mercury in a jar constituting the             bob; the gridiron pendulum, in which compensation is             effected by the opposite expansion of sets of rodsof             different metals.          {Compound pendulum}, an ordinary pendulum; -- so called, as             being made up of different parts, and contrasted with             simple pendulum.          {Conical} [or] {Revolving}, {pendulum}, a weight connected by             a rod with a fixed point; and revolving in a horizontal             cyrcle about the vertical from that point.          {Pendulum bob}, the weight at the lower end of a pendulum.          {Pendulum level}, a plumb level. See under {Level}.          {Pendulum wheel}, the balance of a watch.          {Simple} [or] {Theoretical}, {pendulum}, an imaginary             pendulum having no dimensions except length, and no weight             except at the center of oscillation; in other words, a             material point suspended by an ideal line.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hydrometer \Hy*drom"e*ter\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -meter: cf. F.       hydrom[8a]tre.]       1. (Physics) An instrument for determining the specific             gravities of liquids, and thence the strength spirituous             liquors, saline solutions, etc.          Note: It is usually made of glass with a graduated stem, and                indicates the specific gravity of a liquid by the depth                to which it sinks in it, the zero of the scale marking                the depth to which it sinks in pure water. Extra                weights are sometimes used to adapt the scale to                liquids of different densities.          2. An instrument, variously constructed, used for measuring             the velocity or discharge of water, as in rivers, from             reservoirs, etc., and called by various specific names             according to its construction or use, as {tachometer},             {rheometer}, {hydrometer}, {pendulum}, etc.; a current             gauge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pendulum \Pen"du*lum\, n.; pl. {Pendulums}. [NL., fr. L.       pendulus hanging, swinging. See {Pendulous}.]       A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to       and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It       is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other       machinery.          Note: The time of oscillation of a pendulum is independent of                the arc of vibration, provided this arc be small.          {Ballistic pendulum}. See under {Ballistic}.          {Compensation pendulum}, a clock pendulum in which the effect             of changes of temperature of the length of the rod is so             counteracted, usually by the opposite expansion of             differene metals, that the distance of the center of             oscillation from the center of suspension remains             invariable; as, the mercurial compensation pendulum, in             which the expansion of the rod is compensated by the             opposite expansion of mercury in a jar constituting the             bob; the gridiron pendulum, in which compensation is             effected by the opposite expansion of sets of rodsof             different metals.          {Compound pendulum}, an ordinary pendulum; -- so called, as             being made up of different parts, and contrasted with             simple pendulum.          {Conical} [or] {Revolving}, {pendulum}, a weight connected by             a rod with a fixed point; and revolving in a horizontal             cyrcle about the vertical from that point.          {Pendulum bob}, the weight at the lower end of a pendulum.          {Pendulum level}, a plumb level. See under {Level}.          {Pendulum wheel}, the balance of a watch.          {Simple} [or] {Theoretical}, {pendulum}, an imaginary             pendulum having no dimensions except length, and no weight             except at the center of oscillation; in other words, a             material point suspended by an ideal line.
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Pendulum \Pen"du*lum\, n.; pl. {Pendulums}. [NL., fr. L.       pendulus hanging, swinging. See {Pendulous}.]       A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to       and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It       is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other       machinery.          Note: The time of oscillation of a pendulum is independent of                the arc of vibration, provided this arc be small.          {Ballistic pendulum}. See under {Ballistic}.          {Compensation pendulum}, a clock pendulum in which the effect             of changes of temperature of the length of the rod is so             counteracted, usually by the opposite expansion of             differene metals, that the distance of the center of             oscillation from the center of suspension remains             invariable; as, the mercurial compensation pendulum, in             which the expansion of the rod is compensated by the             opposite expansion of mercury in a jar constituting the             bob; the gridiron pendulum, in which compensation is             effected by the opposite expansion of sets of rodsof             different metals.          {Compound pendulum}, an ordinary pendulum; -- so called, as             being made up of different parts, and contrasted with             simple pendulum.          {Conical} [or] {Revolving}, {pendulum}, a weight connected by             a rod with a fixed point; and revolving in a horizontal             cyrcle about the vertical from that point.          {Pendulum bob}, the weight at the lower end of a pendulum.          {Pendulum level}, a plumb level. See under {Level}.          {Pendulum wheel}, the balance of a watch.          {Simple} [or] {Theoretical}, {pendulum}, an imaginary             pendulum having no dimensions except length, and no weight             except at the center of oscillation; in other words, a             material point suspended by an ideal line.
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Pendulum \Pen"du*lum\, n.; pl. {Pendulums}. [NL., fr. L.       pendulus hanging, swinging. See {Pendulous}.]       A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to       and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It       is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other       machinery.          Note: The time of oscillation of a pendulum is independent of                the arc of vibration, provided this arc be small.          {Ballistic pendulum}. See under {Ballistic}.          {Compensation pendulum}, a clock pendulum in which the effect             of changes of temperature of the length of the rod is so             counteracted, usually by the opposite expansion of             differene metals, that the distance of the center of             oscillation from the center of suspension remains             invariable; as, the mercurial compensation pendulum, in             which the expansion of the rod is compensated by the             opposite expansion of mercury in a jar constituting the             bob; the gridiron pendulum, in which compensation is             effected by the opposite expansion of sets of rodsof             different metals.          {Compound pendulum}, an ordinary pendulum; -- so called, as             being made up of different parts, and contrasted with             simple pendulum.          {Conical} [or] {Revolving}, {pendulum}, a weight connected by             a rod with a fixed point; and revolving in a horizontal             cyrcle about the vertical from that point.          {Pendulum bob}, the weight at the lower end of a pendulum.          {Pendulum level}, a plumb level. See under {Level}.          {Pendulum wheel}, the balance of a watch.          {Simple} [or] {Theoretical}, {pendulum}, an imaginary             pendulum having no dimensions except length, and no weight             except at the center of oscillation; in other words, a             material point suspended by an ideal line.
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Pendulum \Pen"du*lum\, n.; pl. {Pendulums}. [NL., fr. L.       pendulus hanging, swinging. See {Pendulous}.]       A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to       and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It       is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other       machinery.          Note: The time of oscillation of a pendulum is independent of                the arc of vibration, provided this arc be small.          {Ballistic pendulum}. See under {Ballistic}.          {Compensation pendulum}, a clock pendulum in which the effect             of changes of temperature of the length of the rod is so             counteracted, usually by the opposite expansion of             differene metals, that the distance of the center of             oscillation from the center of suspension remains             invariable; as, the mercurial compensation pendulum, in             which the expansion of the rod is compensated by the             opposite expansion of mercury in a jar constituting the             bob; the gridiron pendulum, in which compensation is             effected by the opposite expansion of sets of rodsof             different metals.          {Compound pendulum}, an ordinary pendulum; -- so called, as             being made up of different parts, and contrasted with             simple pendulum.          {Conical} [or] {Revolving}, {pendulum}, a weight connected by             a rod with a fixed point; and revolving in a horizontal             cyrcle about the vertical from that point.          {Pendulum bob}, the weight at the lower end of a pendulum.          {Pendulum level}, a plumb level. See under {Level}.          {Pendulum wheel}, the balance of a watch.          {Simple} [or] {Theoretical}, {pendulum}, an imaginary             pendulum having no dimensions except length, and no weight             except at the center of oscillation; in other words, a             material point suspended by an ideal line.
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d8Pennatula \[d8]Pen*nat"u*la\, n.; pl. L. {Pennatul[91]}, E.       {Pennatulas}. [NL., fr. L. penna a feather.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of {Pennatula}, {Pteroides}, and       allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a featherlike form; a       sea-pen. The zooids are situated along one edge of the side       branches.
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d8Pennatula \[d8]Pen*nat"u*la\, n.; pl. L. {Pennatul[91]}, E.       {Pennatulas}. [NL., fr. L. penna a feather.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of {Pennatula}, {Pteroides}, and       allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a featherlike form; a       sea-pen. The zooids are situated along one edge of the side       branches.
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Pentail \Pen"tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A peculiar insectivore ({Ptilocercus Lowii}) of Borneo; -- so       called from its very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly       at the base and plumose at the tip.
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Pentelic \Pen*tel"ic\, Pentelican \Pen*tel"i*can\, a.       Of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus, near Athens, famous for       its fine white marble quarries; obtained from Mount       Pentelicus; as, the Pentelic marble of which the Parthenon is       built.
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Pentelic \Pen*tel"ic\, Pentelican \Pen*tel"i*can\, a.       Of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus, near Athens, famous for       its fine white marble quarries; obtained from Mount       Pentelicus; as, the Pentelic marble of which the Parthenon is       built.
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Pentile \Pen"tile`\, n.       See {Pantile}.
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Pentyl \Pen"tyl\, n. [Penta + -yl.] (Chem.)       The hypothetical radical, {C5H11}, of pentane and certain of       its derivatives. Same as {Amyl}.
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Pentylic \Pen*tyl"ic\, a.       Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, pentyl; as,       pentylic alcohol
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Phenetol \Phe"ne*tol\, n. [Phenyl + ethyl + L. oleum oil.]       (Chem.)       The ethyl ether of phenol, obtained as an aromatic liquid,       {C6H5.O.C2H5}.
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Pindal \Pin"dal\, Pindar \Pin"dar\, n. [D. piendel.] (Bot.)       The peanut ({Arachis hypog[91]a}); -- so called in the West       Indies.
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Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See             {Pinus}.          Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United                States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the                {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P.                resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P.                Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch                pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine}                ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The                {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which                bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces,                firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly                considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other                genera.          2. The wood of the pine tree.          3. A pineapple.          {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.          {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,             the {Araucaria excelsa}.          {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered             with pines. [Southern U.S.]          {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into             pine trees.          {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.                      {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola             enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both             hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with             red.          {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray             lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle             States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and             {alligator}.          {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also                   {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.             (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.          {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91]             burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often             doing great damage.          {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola             pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine             forests.          {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves             of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.          {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).          {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir             and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.                      {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American             snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered             with brown blotches having black margins. Called also             {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is             chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.          {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.          {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the             seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a             figure of a pine tree.          {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees.             Several species are known in both Europe and America,             belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.          {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming             them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the             Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic             arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood             wool}.
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Piney \Pin"ey\, a. [Of East Indian origin.]       A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the {Vateria       Indica} or piney tree, of the order {Dipterocarpe[91]}, which       grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products.          {Piney dammar}, {Piney resin}, {Piney varnish}, a pellucid,             fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney             tree ({Vateria Indica}) when wounded. It is used as a             varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for             incense and for amber. Called also {liquid copal}, and             {white dammar}.          {Piney tallow}, a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow,             obtained from the roasted seeds of the {Vateria Indica};             called also {dupada oil}.          {Piney thistle} (Bot.), a plant ({Atractylis gummifera}),             from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance             exudes.
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Pinnately \Pin"nate*ly\, adv.       In a pinnate manner.
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Pinnatilobate \Pin*nat`i*lo"bate\, a. [See {Pinnate}, and       {Lobate}.] (Bot.)       Having lobes arranged in a pinnate manner.
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Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta}), native of             both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail.             Called also {gray duck}, {piketail}, {piket-tail},             {spike-tail}, {split-tail}, {springtail}, {sea pheasant},             and {gray widgeon}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and             Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}); -- called             also {pintailed grouse}, {pintailed chicken},             {springtail}, and {sharptail}.
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Pin-tailed \Pin"-tailed`\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest; --       said of birds.
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Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta}), native of             both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail.             Called also {gray duck}, {piketail}, {piket-tail},             {spike-tail}, {split-tail}, {springtail}, {sea pheasant},             and {gray widgeon}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and             Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}); -- called             also {pintailed grouse}, {pintailed chicken},             {springtail}, and {sharptail}.
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Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n.       1. (Zo[94]l.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta}), native of             both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail.             Called also {gray duck}, {piketail}, {piket-tail},             {spike-tail}, {split-tail}, {springtail}, {sea pheasant},             and {gray widgeon}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and             Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[91]tes phasianellus}); -- called             also {pintailed grouse}, {pintailed chicken},             {springtail}, and {sharptail}.
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Pintle \Pin"tle\, n. [A diminutive of {Pin}.]       1. A little pin.          2. (Mech.) An upright pivot pin; as:             (a) The pivot pin of a hinge.             (b) A hook or pin on which a rudder hangs and turns.             (c) A pivot about which the chassis swings, in some kinds                   of gun carriages.             (d) A kingbolt of a wagon.
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Point alphabet \Point alphabet\       An alphabet for the blind with a system of raised points       corresponding to letters.
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Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.       punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See       {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.]       1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,             esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle             or a pin.          2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle             used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;             also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;             -- called also {pointer}.          3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined             termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a             tract of land extending into the water beyond the common             shore line.          4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,             as a needle; a prick.          5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or             supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither             parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has             neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes             conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of             which a line is conceived to be produced.          6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;             hence, the verge.                         When time's first point begun Made he all souls.                                                                               --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the             divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed             in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a             stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,             figuratively, an end, or conclusion.                         And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.                         Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.          8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative             position, or to indicate a transition from one state or             position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position             or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of             depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by             tenpoints. [bd]A point of precedence.[b8] --Selden.             [bd]Creeping on from point to point.[b8] --Tennyson.                         A lord full fat and in good point.      --Chaucer.          9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or             character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a             peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,             the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,             etc.                         He told him, point for point, in short and plain.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.                         Shalt thou dispute With Him the points of liberty ?                                                                               --Milton.          10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an             argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,             the proposition to be established; as, the point of an             anecdote. [bd]Here lies the point.[b8] --Shak.                         They will hardly prove his point.      --Arbuthnot.          11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a             punctilio.                         This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.                         [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.          12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or             time; as:             (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or                   characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of                   perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a                   tune. [bd]Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a                   flourish, but a point of war.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.             (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,                   to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,                   as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a                   half note equal to three quarter notes.          13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or             zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the             intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,             and named specifically in each case according to the             position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the             solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,             etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}.          14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the             escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}.          15. (Naut.)             (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the                   compass}, below); also, the difference between two                   points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.             (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See                   {Reef point}, under {Reef}.          16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together             certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.          17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels             point. See Point lace, below.          18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]          19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.             [Cant, U. S.]          20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,             about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in             advance of, the batsman.          21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;             as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}.          22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of             type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica             type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}.          23. A tyne or snag of an antler.          24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.          25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,             tierce point.          Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the                sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,                perspective, and physics, but generally either in the                geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition                of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or                qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the                specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon                point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,                vanishing point, etc.          {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly.             --Shak.          {At point}, {In point}, {At}, {In}, [or] On, {the point}, as             near as can be; on the verge; about (see {About}, prep.,             6); as, at the point of death; he was on the point of             speaking. [bd]In point to fall down.[b8] --Chaucer.             [bd]Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken,             recovered himself so valiantly as brought day on his             side.[b8] --Milton.          {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}.          {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at             which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the             nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either             with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with             each eye separately (monocular near point).          {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the             greater weight of authority.          {On the point}. See {At point}, above.          {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished             from that made on the pillow.          {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels             lace (Brussels ground).          {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines,             but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for             instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.          {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes             its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and             concavity change sides.          {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of             order or propriety under the rules.          {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the             point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the             spectator.          {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is             seen or any subject is considered.          {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of             division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the             corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is             supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the             directions of east, west, north, and south, are called             cardinal points, and the rest are named from their             respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,             N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}.          {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil             for transferring a design.          {Point system of type}. See under {Type}.          {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses             some property not possessed by points in general on the             curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.          {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a             controversy.          {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to.          {To make}, [or] {gain}, {a point}, accomplish that which was             proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or             position.          {To mark}, [or] {score}, {a point}, as in billiards, cricket,             etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run,             etc.          {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;             to stretch one's authority or conscience.          {Vowel point}, in Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and             ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the             consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or             vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.
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Pointal \Point"al\, n. [From {Point}: cf. F. pointal an upright       wooden prop, OF. pointille a prick or prickle.]       1. (Bot.) The pistil of a plant.          2. A kind of pencil or style used with the tablets of the             Middle Ages. [bd]A pair of tablets [i. e., tablets] . . .             and a pointel.[b8] --Chaucer.          3. (Arch.) See {Poyntel}. [Obs. or R.]
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Poyntel \Poyn"tel\, n. [See {Pointal}.] (Arch.)       Paving or flooring made of small squares or lozenges set       diagonally. [Formerly written {pointal}.]
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Pointal \Point"al\, n. [From {Point}: cf. F. pointal an upright       wooden prop, OF. pointille a prick or prickle.]       1. (Bot.) The pistil of a plant.          2. A kind of pencil or style used with the tablets of the             Middle Ages. [bd]A pair of tablets [i. e., tablets] . . .             and a pointel.[b8] --Chaucer.          3. (Arch.) See {Poyntel}. [Obs. or R.]
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Poyntel \Poyn"tel\, n. [See {Pointal}.] (Arch.)       Paving or flooring made of small squares or lozenges set       diagonally. [Formerly written {pointal}.]
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Pointel \Point"el\, n. [From {Point}. Cf. {Pointal}.]       See {Pointal}.
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Neoimpressionism \Ne`o*im*pres"sion*ism\, n. (Painting)       A theory or practice which is a further development, on more       rigorously scientific lines, of the theory and practice of       Impressionism, originated by George Seurat (1859-91), and       carried on by Paul Signac (1863- -) and others. Its method is       marked by the laying of pure primary colors in minute dots       upon a white ground, any given line being produced by a       variation in the proportionate quantity of the primary colors       employed. This method is also known as {Pointillism}       (stippling).
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Pointless \Point"less\, a.       Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a       pointless sword; a pointless remark.          Syn: Blunt; obtuse, dull; stupid.
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Pointlessly \Point"less*ly\, adv.       Without point.
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Pointleted \Point"let*ed\, a. (Bot.)       Having a small, distinct point; apiculate. --Henslow.
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Pond \Pond\, n. [Probably originally, an inclosed body of water,       and the same word as pound. See {Pound} an inclosure.]       A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and       usually of less extent than a lake. [bd]Through pond or       pool.[b8] --Milton.          {Pond hen} (Zo[94]l.), the American coot. See {Coot}       (a) .          {Pond lily} (Bot.), the water lily. See under {Water}, and             Illust. under {Nymph[91]a}.          {Pond snail} (Zo[94]l.), any gastropod living in fresh-water             ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air-breathing             snails ({Pulmonifera}) belonging to Limn[91]a, Physa,             Planorbis, and allied genera. The operculated species are             pectinibranchs, belonging to {Melantho}, {Valvata}, and             various other genera.
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Pontil \Pon"til\, n.       Same as {Pontee}.
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Pontile \Pon"tile\, a. [L. pontilis pertaining to a bridge.]       (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to the pons Varolii. See {Pons}.
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Pontlevis \Pont"le*vis\, n. [F., properly, a drawbridge.] (Man.)       The action of a horse in rearing repeatedly and dangerously.
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Poundal \Pound"al\, n. [From 5th {Pound}.] (Physics & Mech.)       A unit of force based upon the pound, foot, and second, being       the force which, acting on a pound avoirdupois for one       second, causes it to acquire by the of that time a velocity       of one foot per second. It is about equal to the weight of       half an ounce, and is 13,825 dynes.
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Poyntel \Poyn"tel\, n. [See {Pointal}.] (Arch.)       Paving or flooring made of small squares or lozenges set       diagonally. [Formerly written {pointal}.]
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Pundle \Pun"dle\, n. [Cf. {Bundle}.]       A short and fat woman; a squab. [Obs.]
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Pontee \Pon*tee"\, n. [F. pontil, pontis.] (Glass Making)       An iron rod used by glass makers for manipulating the hot       glass; -- called also, {puntil}, {puntel}, {punty}, and       {ponty}. See {Fascet}.
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Puntil \Pun"til\, Puntel \Pun"tel\, n. (Glass Making)       See {Pontee}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontee \Pon*tee"\, n. [F. pontil, pontis.] (Glass Making)       An iron rod used by glass makers for manipulating the hot       glass; -- called also, {puntil}, {puntel}, {punty}, and       {ponty}. See {Fascet}.
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Puntil \Pun"til\, Puntel \Pun"tel\, n. (Glass Making)       See {Pontee}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontee \Pon*tee"\, n. [F. pontil, pontis.] (Glass Making)       An iron rod used by glass makers for manipulating the hot       glass; -- called also, {puntil}, {puntel}, {punty}, and       {ponty}. See {Fascet}.
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Puntil \Pun"til\, Puntel \Pun"tel\, n. (Glass Making)       See {Pontee}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pontee \Pon*tee"\, n. [F. pontil, pontis.] (Glass Making)       An iron rod used by glass makers for manipulating the hot       glass; -- called also, {puntil}, {puntel}, {punty}, and       {ponty}. See {Fascet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puntil \Pun"til\, Puntel \Pun"tel\, n. (Glass Making)       See {Pontee}.
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Point Lay, AK (CDP, FIPS 61700)       Location: 69.71114 N, 163.00889 W       Population (1990): 139 (48 housing units)       Area: 45.0 sq km (land), 85.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 99759