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   P. T. Barnum
         n 1: United States showman who popularized the circus
               (1810-1891) [syn: {Barnum}, {P. T. Barnum}, {Phineas Taylor
               Barnum}]

English Dictionary: put differently by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pediapred
n
  1. a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions
    Synonym(s): prednisolone, Pediapred, Prelone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
petty apartheid
n
  1. racial segregation enforced primarily in public transportation and hotels and restaurants and other public places
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
petty bourgeoisie
n
  1. lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
    Synonym(s): petit bourgeois, petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
photo opportunity
n
  1. an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed
    Synonym(s): photo opportunity, photo op
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pitprop
n
  1. a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine [syn: pitprop, sprag]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pot farm
n
  1. a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
potpourri
n
  1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
    Synonym(s): assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
  2. a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
    Synonym(s): medley, potpourri, pastiche
  3. a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
put differently
adv
  1. otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" [syn: in other words, put differently]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
put forward
v
  1. put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"
    Synonym(s): submit, state, put forward, posit
  2. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"
    Synonym(s): assert, put forward
  3. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
    Synonym(s): raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
  4. propose as a candidate for some honor
    Synonym(s): nominate, put up, put forward
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
put over
v
  1. communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"
    Synonym(s): get across, put over
  2. hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
    Synonym(s): postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Java \Ja"va\, n.
      1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to
            the Netherlands.
  
      2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java.
  
      {Java cat} (Zo[94]l.), the musang.
  
      {Java sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a species of finch ({Padda
            oryzivora}), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a
            cage bird; -- called also {ricebird}, and {paddy bird}. In
            the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and
            tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks
            white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also
            kept as a cage bird.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paddy \Pad"dy\, n. [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay
      p[be]d[c6].] (Bot.)
      Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.
  
      {Paddy bird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Java sparrow}, under {Java}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Java \Ja"va\, n.
      1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to
            the Netherlands.
  
      2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java.
  
      {Java cat} (Zo[94]l.), the musang.
  
      {Java sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a species of finch ({Padda
            oryzivora}), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a
            cage bird; -- called also {ricebird}, and {paddy bird}. In
            the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and
            tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks
            white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also
            kept as a cage bird.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paddy \Pad"dy\, n. [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay
      p[be]d[c6].] (Bot.)
      Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.
  
      {Paddy bird}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Java sparrow}, under {Java}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pediform \Ped"i*form\, a. [Pedi- + -form.]
      Shaped like a foot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Petty \Pet"ty\, a. [Compar. {Pettier}; superl. {Pettiest}.] [OE.
      petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E.
      piece. Cf. {Petit}.]
      Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior;
      subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince. --Denham.
  
               Like a petty god I walked about, admired of all.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      {Petty averages}. See under {Average}.
  
      {Petty cash}, money expended or received in small items or
            amounts.
  
      {Petty officer}, a subofficer in the navy, as a gunner, etc.,
            corresponding to a noncommissionned officer in the army.
  
      Note: For petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty
               treason, See {Petit}.
  
      Syn: Little; diminutive; inconsiderable; inferior; trifling;
               trivial; unimportant; frivolous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Average \Av"er*age\, n. [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr.
      OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop.
      infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. av[82]rage
      small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage
      to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perh. the
      service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for
      carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in
      proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf.
      {Aver}, n., {Avercorn}, {Averpenny}.]
      1. (OLd Eng. Law) That service which a tenant owed his lord,
            to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the
            carriage of wheat, turf, etc.
  
      2. [Cf. F. avarie damage to ship or cargo.] (Com.)
            (a) A tariff or duty on goods, etc. [Obs.]
            (b) Any charge in addition to the regular charge for
                  freight of goods shipped.
            (c) A contribution to a loss or charge which has been
                  imposed upon one of several for the general benefit;
                  damage done by sea perils.
            (d) The equitable and proportionate distribution of loss
                  or expense among all interested.
  
      {General average}, a contribution made, by all parties
            concerned in a sea adventure, toward a loss occasioned by
            the voluntary sacrifice of the property of some of the
            parties in interest for the benefit of all. It is called
            general average, because it falls upon the gross amount of
            ship, cargo, and freight at risk and saved by the
            sacrifice. --Kent.
  
      {Particular average} signifies the damage or partial loss
            happening to the ship, or cargo, or freight, in
            consequence of some fortuitous or unavoidable accident;
            and it is borne by the individual owners of the articles
            damaged, or by their insurers.
  
      {Petty averages} are sundry small charges, which occur
            regularly, and are necessarily defrayed by the master in
            the usual course of a voyage; such as port charges, common
            pilotage, and the like, which formerly were, and in some
            cases still are, borne partly by the ship and partly by
            the cargo. In the clause commonly found in bills of
            lading, [bd]primage and average accustomed,[b8] average
            means a kind of composition established by usage for such
            charges, which were formerly assessed by way of average.
            --Arnould. --Abbott. --Phillips.
  
      3. A mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, made out of
            unequal sums or quantities; an arithmetical mean. Thus, if
            A loses 5 dollars, B 9, and C 16, the sum is 30, and the
            average 10.
  
      4. Any medial estimate or general statement derived from a
            comparison of diverse specific cases; a medium or usual
            size, quantity, quality, rate, etc. [bd]The average of
            sensations.[b8] --Paley.
  
      5. pl. In the English corn trade, the medial price of the
            several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets.
  
      {On an average}, taking the mean of unequal numbers or
            quantities.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Photophore \Pho"to*phore\, n. [Photo- + Gr. [?] to bear.]
      1. (Med.) A form of endoscope using an electric light.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A light-emitting organ; specif., one of the
            luminous spots on certain marine (mostly deep-sea) fishes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Photoprint \Pho"to*print`\, n.
      Any print made by a photomechanical process.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phytivorous \Phy*tiv"o*rous\, a. [Phyto- + L. vorare to eat
      greedily.]
      Feeding on plants or herbage; phytophagous; as, phytivorous
      animals. --Ray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pit \Pit\, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a
      well, pit.]
      1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or
            artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an
            indentation; specifically:
            (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit.
            (b) A large hole in the ground from which material is dug
                  or quarried; as, a stone pit; a gravel pit; or in
                  which material is made by burning; as, a lime pit; a
                  charcoal pit.
            (c) A vat sunk in the ground; as, a tan pit.
  
                           Tumble me into some loathsome pit. --Shak.
  
      2. Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades.
  
                     Back to the infernal pit I drag thee chained.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     He keepth back his soul from the pit. --Job xxxiii.
                                                                              18.
  
      3. A covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall;
            hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively.
  
                     The anointed of the Lord was taken in their pits.
                                                                              --Lam. iv. 20.
  
      4. A depression or hollow in the surface of the human body;
            as:
            (a) The hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the
                  axilla, or armpit.
            (b) See {Pit of the stomach} (below).
            (c) The indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in
                  smallpox.
  
      5. Formerly, that part of a theater, on the floor of the
            house, below the level of the stage and behind the
            orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the
            stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the
            occupants of such a part of a theater.
  
      6. An inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other
            animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to
            kill rats. [bd]As fiercely as two gamecocks in the
            pit.[b8] --Locke.
  
      7. [Cf. D. pit, akin to E. pith.] (Bot.)
            (a) The endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or
                  seeds; a stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc.
            (b) A depression or thin spot in the wall of a duct.
  
      {Cold pit} (Hort.), an excavation in the earth, lined with
            masonry or boards, and covered with glass, but not
            artificially heated, -- used in winter for the storing and
            protection of half-hardly plants, and sometimes in the
            spring as a forcing bed.
  
      {Pit coal}, coal dug from the earth; mineral coal.
  
      {Pit frame}, the framework over the shaft of a coal mine.
  
      {Pit head}, the surface of the ground at the mouth of a pit
            or mine.
  
      {Pit kiln}, an oven for coking coal.
  
      {Pit martin} (Zo[94]l.), the bank swallow. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Pit of the stomach} (Anat.), the depression on the middle
            line of the epigastric region of the abdomen at the lower
            end of the sternum; the infrasternal depression.
  
      {Pit saw} (Mech.), a saw worked by two men, one of whom
            stands on the log and the other beneath it. The place of
            the latter is often in a pit, whence the name.
  
      {Pit viper} (Zo[94]l.), any viperine snake having a deep pit
            on each side of the snout. The rattlesnake and copperhead
            are examples.
  
      {Working pit} (Min.), a shaft in which the ore is hoisted and
            the workmen carried; -- in distinction from a shaft used
            for the pumps.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Podobranch \Pod"o*branch\, n. [See {Podo-}, and {Branchia}.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the branchi[91] attached to the bases of the legs in
      Crustacea.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Podobranchia \[d8]Pod`o*bran"chi*a\, n., pl. {Podobranchi[91]}
      (-[emac]). [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Same as {Podobranch}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Potpourri \Pot`pour`ri"\, n. [F., fr. pot pot + pourri, p. p. of
      pourrir to rot, L. putrere. Cf. {Olla-podrida}.]
      A medley or mixture. Specifically:
      (a) A ragout composed of different sorts of meats,
            vegetables, etc., cooked together.
      (b) A jar or packet of flower leaves, perfumes, and spices,
            used to scent a room.
      (c) A piece of music made up of different airs strung
            together; a medley.
      (d) A literary production composed of parts brought together
            without order or bond of connection.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Pathfork, KY
      Zip code(s): 40863

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Potiphar
      dedicated to Ra; i.e., to the sun-god, the Egyptian to whom the
      Ishmaelites sold Joseph (Gen. 39:1). He was "captain of the
      guard", i.e., chief, probably, of the state police, who, while
      they formed part of the Egyptian army, were also largely
      employed in civil duties (37:36; marg., "chief of the
      executioners"). Joseph, though a foreigner, gradually gained his
      confidence, and became overseer over all his possessions.
      Believing the false accusation which his profligate wife brought
      against Joseph, Potiphar cast him into prison, where he remained
      for some years. (See {JOSEPH}.)
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Potipherah
      a priest of On, whose daughter Asenath became Joseph's wife
      (Gen. 41:45).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Potiphar, bull of Africa; a fat bull
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Potipherah, that scatters abroad, or demolishes, the fat
  
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