Parana
         n 1: a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata [syn:
               {Parana}, {Parana River}]

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paranoia n a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
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Perm n a city in the European part of Russia [syn: Perm, Molotov] a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals Synonym(s): permanent wave, permanent, perm v give a permanent wave to; "She perms her hair"
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pernio n inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture Synonym(s): chilblain, chilblains, pernio
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Peron n Argentine soldier who became president of Argentina (1895-1974) Synonym(s): Peron, Juan Domingo Peron
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pharma n a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals [syn: {drug company}, pharmaceutical company, pharma]
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pirana n small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals Synonym(s): piranha, pirana, caribe
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piranha n someone who attacks in search of booty [syn: marauder, predator, vulture, piranha] small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals Synonym(s): piranha, pirana, caribe
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porn n creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire Synonym(s): pornography, porno, porn, erotica, smut
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porno n creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire Synonym(s): pornography, porno, porn, erotica, smut
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pram n a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around Synonym(s): baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusher
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prawn n any of various edible decapod crustaceans [syn: prawn, shrimp] shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible v fish for prawns
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preemie n an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn: premature baby, preterm baby, premature infant, preterm infant, preemie, premie]
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preen v clean with one's bill; "The birds preened" [syn: preen, plume] pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement Synonym(s): preen, congratulate dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera" Synonym(s): preen, primp, plume, dress
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premie n an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation [syn: premature baby, preterm baby, premature infant, preterm infant, preemie, premie]
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Priam n (Greek mythology) the last king of Troy; father of Hector and Paris and Cassandra
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prim adj affectedly dainty or refined [syn: dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee] exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" Synonym(s): priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight- laced, victorian v assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim" contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" dress primly Synonym(s): prim, prim up, prim out
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Prima adj indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance" Synonym(s): leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a) n used primarily as eating apples
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prime adj first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" Synonym(s): premier(a), prime(a) used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover" of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" Synonym(s): choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers; "prime number" being at the best stage of development; "our manhood's prime vigor"- Robert Browning Synonym(s): prime, meridian n a number that has no factor but itself and 1 [syn: prime, prime quantity] the period of greatest prosperity or productivity Synonym(s): flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m. the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest Synonym(s): prime, prime of life v insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" cover with a primer; apply a primer to Synonym(s): prime, ground, undercoat fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine"
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primo adj the best of its kind n the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet)
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Prinia n a genus of Sylviidae Synonym(s): Prinia, genus Prinia
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prion n (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
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PRN adv according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions); "add water as needed" Synonym(s): as needed, as required, pro re nata, PRN
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prom n a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year Synonym(s): promenade, prom
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prone adj having a tendency (to); often used in combination; "a child prone to mischief"; "failure-prone" lying face downward Synonym(s): prone, prostrate
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prune n dried plum v cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" Synonym(s): snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" Synonym(s): cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise
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pruno n a liquor concocted from a mixture of ingredients (such as prunes and raisins and milk and sugar) that can be fermented to produce alcohol; made by prison inmates
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Purana n a body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances
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Purim n (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman
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purine n any of several bases that are derivatives of purine a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances
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pyrene n a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it
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Param \Par"am\, n. (Chem.)       A white crystalline nitrogenous substance ({C2H4N4}); --       called also {dicyandiamide}.
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Parian \Pa"ri*an\, a. [L. Parius.]       Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in the [92]gean Sea       noted for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian marble.          {Parian chronicle}, a most ancient chronicle of the city of             Athens, engraved on marble in the Isle of Paros, now among             the Arundelian marbles.
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Parian \Pa"ri*an\, n.       1. A native or inhabitant of Paros.          2. A ceramic ware, resembling unglazed porcelain biscuit, of             which are made statuettes, ornaments, etc.
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Pern \Pern\, v. t. [See {Pernancy}.]       To take profit of; to make profitable. [Obs.] --Sylvester.
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Pern \Pern\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The honey buzzard.
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Perron \Per"ron\, n. [F.] (Arch.)       An out-of-door flight of steps, as in a garden, leading to a       terrace or to an upper story; -- usually applied to       medi[91]vel or later structures of some architectural       pretensions.
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Pharaon \Pha"ra*on\, n.       See {Pharaoh}, 2.
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Phorone \Phor"one\, n. [Camphor + acetone.] (Chem.)       A yellow crystalline substance, having a geraniumlike odor,       regarded as a complex derivative of acetone, and obtained       from certain camphor compounds.
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Pierian \Pi*e"ri*an\, a. [L. Pierius, from Mount Pierus, in       Thessaly, sacred to the Muses.]       Of or pertaining to Pierides or Muses.                   Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. --Pope.
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Pirn \Pirn\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]       A quill or reed on which thread or yarn is wound; a bobbin;       also, the wound yarn on a weaver's shuttle; also, the reel of       a fishing rod. [Scot.]
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Porime \Po"rime\, n. [Gr. [?] practicable.] (Math.)       A theorem or proposition so easy of demonstration as to be       almost self-evident. [R.] --Crabb.
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Praam \Praam\, n. [D. praam; cf. G. prahm, F. prame; all of       Slavonic origin, from a word akin to E. fare. See {Fare}.]       (Naut.)       A flat-bottomed boat or lighter, -- used in Holland and the       Baltic, and sometimes armed in case of war. [Written also       {pram}, and {prame}.]
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Praam \Praam\, n. [D. praam; cf. G. prahm, F. prame; all of       Slavonic origin, from a word akin to E. fare. See {Fare}.]       (Naut.)       A flat-bottomed boat or lighter, -- used in Holland and the       Baltic, and sometimes armed in case of war. [Written also       {pram}, and {prame}.]
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Pram \Pram\, Prame \Prame\, n. (Naut.)       See {Praam}.
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Praam \Praam\, n. [D. praam; cf. G. prahm, F. prame; all of       Slavonic origin, from a word akin to E. fare. See {Fare}.]       (Naut.)       A flat-bottomed boat or lighter, -- used in Holland and the       Baltic, and sometimes armed in case of war. [Written also       {pram}, and {prame}.]
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Pram \Pram\, Prame \Prame\, n. (Naut.)       See {Praam}.
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Praam \Praam\, n. [D. praam; cf. G. prahm, F. prame; all of       Slavonic origin, from a word akin to E. fare. See {Fare}.]       (Naut.)       A flat-bottomed boat or lighter, -- used in Holland and the       Baltic, and sometimes armed in case of war. [Written also       {pram}, and {prame}.]
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Pram \Pram\, Prame \Prame\, n. (Naut.)       See {Praam}.
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Praam \Praam\, n. [D. praam; cf. G. prahm, F. prame; all of       Slavonic origin, from a word akin to E. fare. See {Fare}.]       (Naut.)       A flat-bottomed boat or lighter, -- used in Holland and the       Baltic, and sometimes armed in case of war. [Written also       {pram}, and {prame}.]
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Pram \Pram\, Prame \Prame\, n. (Naut.)       See {Praam}.
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Prawn \Prawn\, n. [OE. prane, of unknown origin; cf. L. perna a       sea mussel.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea       having slender legs and long antenn[91]. They mostly belong       to the genera {Pandalus}, {Pal[91]mon}, {Pal[91]monetes}, and       {Peneus}, and are much used as food. The common English prawn       is {Pal[91]mon serratus}.          Note: The name is often applied to any large shrimp.
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Preen \Preen\, n. [AS. pre[a2]n a clasp, bodkin; akin to D.       priem punch, bodkin, awl, G. pfriem, Icel. prj[omac]nn a       knitting needle, pin, Dan. preen a bodkin, punch.]       A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.
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Preen \Preen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preened}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Preening}.] [See {Preen}, n.; or cf. {Prune}.]       1. To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with             the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds. --Derham.          2. To trim up, as trees. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Prian \Pri"an\, n. [Cornish, clayey ground, from pri clay.]       (Mining)       A fine, white, somewhat friable clay; also, the ore contained       in a mixture of clay and pebbles. [Written also {pryan}.]
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Prim \Prim\, n. [See {Privet}.] (Bot)       The privet.
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Prim \Prim\, a. [OF. prim, prin, prime, first, principal. sharp,       thin, piercing, fr. L. primus first. See {Prime}, a.]       Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim       regularity; a prim person. --Swift.
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Prim \Prim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Primming}.]       To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected       preciseness; to prink.
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Prim \Prim\, v. i.       To dress or act smartly. [R.]
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Privet \Priv"et\, n. [Cf. Scot. privie, Prov. E. prim-print,       primwort. Prob. for primet, and perh. named from being cut       and trimmed. See, {Prim}, a., and cf. {Prime} to prune,       {Prim}, n., {Prie}, n.] (Bot.)       An ornamental European shrub ({Ligustrum vulgare}), much used       in hedges; -- called also {prim}.          {Egyptian privet}. See {Lawsonia}.          {Evergreen privet}, a plant of the genus {Rhamnus}. See             {Alatern}.          {Mock privet}, any one of several evergreen shrubs of the             genus {Phillyrea}. They are from the Mediterranean region,             and have been much cultivated for hedges and for             fancifully clipped shrubberies.
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Prim \Prim\, n. [See {Privet}.] (Bot)       The privet.
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Prim \Prim\, a. [OF. prim, prin, prime, first, principal. sharp,       thin, piercing, fr. L. primus first. See {Prime}, a.]       Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim       regularity; a prim person. --Swift.
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Prim \Prim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Primming}.]       To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected       preciseness; to prink.
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Prim \Prim\, v. i.       To dress or act smartly. [R.]
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Privet \Priv"et\, n. [Cf. Scot. privie, Prov. E. prim-print,       primwort. Prob. for primet, and perh. named from being cut       and trimmed. See, {Prim}, a., and cf. {Prime} to prune,       {Prim}, n., {Prie}, n.] (Bot.)       An ornamental European shrub ({Ligustrum vulgare}), much used       in hedges; -- called also {prim}.          {Egyptian privet}. See {Lawsonia}.          {Evergreen privet}, a plant of the genus {Rhamnus}. See             {Alatern}.          {Mock privet}, any one of several evergreen shrubs of the             genus {Phillyrea}. They are from the Mediterranean region,             and have been much cultivated for hedges and for             fancifully clipped shrubberies.
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Prime \Prime\, a. (Math.)       (a) Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7 is a             prime number.       (b) Having no common factor; -- used with to; as, 12 is prime             to 25.
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Prime \Prime\, a. [F., fr. L. primus first, a superl.       corresponding to the compar. prior former. See {Prior}, a.,       {Foremost}, {Former}, and cf. {Prim}, a., {Primary},       {Prince}.]       1. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive;             primary. [bd]Prime forests.[b8] --Tennyson.                         She was not the prime cause, but I myself. --Milton.          Note: In this sense the word is nearly superseded by                primitive, except in the phrase prime cost.          2. First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance;             as, prime minister. [bd]Prime virtues.[b8] --Dryden.          3. First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat;             a prime quality of cloth.          4. Early; blooming; being in the first stage. [Poetic]                         His starry helm, unbuckled, showed him prime In                      manhood where youth ended.                  --Milton.          5. Lecherous; lustful; lewd. [Obs.] --Shak.          6. Marked or distinguished by a mark ([b7]) called a prime             mark.
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Prime \Prime\, n.       1. The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or             opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn;             the spring. --Chaucer.                         In the very prime of the world.         --Hooker.                         Hope waits upon the flowery prime.      --Waller.          2. The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength,             or beauty; perfection. [bd]Cut off in their prime.[b8]             --Eustace. [bd]The prime of youth.[b8] --Dryden.          3. That which is first in quantity; the most excellent             portion; the best part.                         Give him always of the prime.            --Swift.          4. [F. prime, LL. prima (sc. hora). See {Prime}, a.] The             morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical             hour, succeeding to lauds.                         Early and late it rung, at evening and at prime.                                                                               --Spenser.          Note: Originally, prime denoted the first quarter of the                artificial day, reckoned from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m.                Afterwards, it denoted the end of the first quarter,                that is, 9 a. m. Specifically, it denoted the first                canonical hour, as now. Chaucer uses it in all these                senses, and also in the sense of def. 1, above.                            They sleep till that it was pryme large.                                                                               --Chaucer.          5. (Fencing) The first of the chief guards.          6. (Chem.) Any number expressing the combining weight or             equivalent of any particular element; -- so called because             these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest             relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1.             [Obs. or Archaic]          7. (Arith.) A prime number. See under {Prime}, a.          8. An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal             system; -- denoted by [[b7]]. See 2d {Inch}, n., 1.          {Prime of the moon}, the new moon at its first appearance.
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Prime \Prime\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Priming}.] [From {Prime}, a.]       1. To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a             primer to, as a metallic cartridge.          2. To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a             surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall.          3. To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to             post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are             primed for mischief. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          4. To trim or prune, as trees. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]          5. (Math.) To mark with a prime mark.          {To prime a pump}, to charge a pump with water, in order to             put it in working condition.
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Prime \Prime\, v. i.       1. To be renewed, or as at first. [Obs.]                         Night's bashful empress, though she often wane, As                      oft repeats her darkness, primes again. --Quarles.          2. To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.          3. To work so that foaming occurs from too violent             ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and             be carried along with, the steam that is formed; -- said             of a steam boiler.
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Primy \Prim"y\, a. [From {Prime}, a.]       Being in its prime. [Obs.] [bd]The youth of primy nature.[b8]       --Shak.
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Proem \Pro"em\, n. [L. prooemium, Gr. [?]; [?] before + [?] way,       course or strain of a song: cf. F. pro[8a]me.]       Preface; introduction; preliminary observations; prelude.                   Thus much may serve by way of proem.      --Swift.
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Proem \Pro"em\, v. t.       To preface. [Obs.] --South.
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Proheme \Pro"heme\, n.       Proem. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Proin \Proin\, v. i.       To employed in pruning. [Obs.]
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Proin \Proin\ (proin), v. t. [See {Prune} to trim.]       To lop; to trim; to prune; to adorn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.                   The sprigs that did about it grow He proined from the                leafy arms.                                             --Chapman.
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Prone \Prone\, a. [L. pronus, akin to Gr. [?], [?], Skr. pravana       sloping, inclined, and also to L. pro forward, for. See       {Pro-}.]       1. Bending forward; inclined; not erect.                         Towards him they bend With awful reverence prone.                                                                               --Milton.          2. Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; --             opposed to {supine}.                         Which, as the wind, Blew where it listed, laying all                      things prone.                                    --Byron.          3. Headlong; running downward or headlong. [bd]Down thither             prone in flight.[b8] --Milton.          4. Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous;             inclined; not level.                         Since the floods demand, For their descent, a prone                      and sinking land.                              --Blackmore.          5. Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or             affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to.             [bd]Prone to mischief.[b8] --Shak.                         Poets are nearly all prone to melancholy. --Landor.
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Prune \Prune\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pruned}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pruning}.] [OE. proine, probably fr. F. provigner to lay       down vine stocks for propagation; hence, probably, the       meaning, to cut away superfluous shoots. See {Provine}.]       1. To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or             shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or             smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune             an essay. --Thackeray.                         Taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be                      pruned and reformed.                           --Bacon.                         Our delightful task To prune these growing plants,                      and tend these flowers.                     --Milton.          2. To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.                         Horace will our superfluous branches prune.                                                                               --Waller.          3. To preen; to prepare; to dress. --Spenser.                         His royal bird Prunes the immortal wing and cloys                      his beak.                                          --Shak.
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Prune \Prune\, v. i.       To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.       --Dryden.
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Prune \Prune\, n. [F. prune, from L. prunum a plum. See {Plum}.]       A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or       Turkish prunes; California prunes.          {German prune} (Bot.), a large dark purple plum, of oval             shape, often one-sided. It is much used for preserving,             either dried or in sirup.          {Prune tree}. (Bot.)       (a) A tree of the genus {Prunus} ({P. domestica}), which             produces prunes.       (b) The West Indian tree, {Prunus occidentalis}.          {South African prune} (Bot.), the edible fruit of a             sapindaceous tree ({Pappea Capensis}).
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Prian \Pri"an\, n. [Cornish, clayey ground, from pri clay.]       (Mining)       A fine, white, somewhat friable clay; also, the ore contained       in a mixture of clay and pebbles. [Written also {pryan}.]
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Pryan \Pry"an\, n. (Mining)       See {Prian}.
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Prian \Pri"an\, n. [Cornish, clayey ground, from pri clay.]       (Mining)       A fine, white, somewhat friable clay; also, the ore contained       in a mixture of clay and pebbles. [Written also {pryan}.]
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Pryan \Pry"an\, n. (Mining)       See {Prian}.
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d8Pyrena \[d8]Py*re"na\, n.; pl. {Pyren[91]}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?],       the stone of fruit.] (Bot.)       A nutlet resembling a seed, or the kernel of a drupe. --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrene \Py"rene\, n. [Gr. [?] fire.] (Chem.)       One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained       as a white crystalline substance, {C16H10}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrene \Py"rene\, n. (Bot.)       Same as {Pyrena}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pyrone \Py`rone\, n. [G. pyron, an abbr. of pyrokoman.] (Org.       Chem.)       An unsaturated cyclic compound, {C5H4O2}, of which two       varieties are known, [alpha] and [gamma]. [gamma]-pyrone is       the parent substance of several natural yellow dyestuffs.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parma, ID (city, FIPS 60940)       Location: 43.78555 N, 116.94053 W       Population (1990): 1597 (685 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 83660    Parma, MI (village, FIPS 62740)       Location: 42.25725 N, 84.59835 W       Population (1990): 809 (301 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 49269    Parma, MO (city, FIPS 56342)       Location: 36.61092 N, 89.81824 W       Population (1990): 995 (431 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63870    Parma, OH (city, FIPS 61000)       Location: 41.38355 N, 81.72944 W       Population (1990): 87876 (35589 housing units)       Area: 51.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 44129, 44134
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Paron, AR       Zip code(s): 72122
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parowan, UT (city, FIPS 58510)       Location: 37.83223 N, 112.82014 W       Population (1990): 1873 (866 housing units)       Area: 14.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 84761
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Perham, MN (city, FIPS 50470)       Location: 46.59961 N, 95.57337 W       Population (1990): 2075 (933 housing units)       Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56573
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Perrin, TX       Zip code(s): 76486
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Perrine, FL (CDP, FIPS 56125)       Location: 25.60555 N, 80.35255 W       Population (1990): 15576 (5226 housing units)       Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33157
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pierron, IL (village, FIPS 59709)       Location: 38.77891 N, 89.56630 W       Population (1990): 554 (223 housing units)       Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Porum, OK (town, FIPS 60250)       Location: 35.35698 N, 95.26276 W       Population (1990): 851 (340 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 74455
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prien, LA (CDP, FIPS 62647)       Location: 30.16635 N, 93.26760 W       Population (1990): 6448 (2362 housing units)       Area: 28.2 sq km (land), 3.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prim, AR       Zip code(s): 72130
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
param /p*-ram'/ n.   [common] Shorthand for `parameter'.   See    also {parm}; compare {arg}, {var}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
parm /parm/ n.   Further-compressed form of {param}.   This term    is an IBMism, and written use is almost unknown outside IBM shops;    spoken /parm/ is more widely distributed, but the synonym {arg} is    favored among hackers.   Compare {arg}, {var}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
pr0n //   [Usenet, IRC] Pornography.   Originally this referred    only to Internet porn but since then it has expanded to refer to    just about anything.   The term comes from the {warez kiddies}    tendency to replace letters with numbers.   At some point on IRC    someone mistyped, swapped the middle two letters, and the name    stuck, then propagated over into mainstream hacker usage.   Compare    {filk}, {grilf}, {hing} and {newsfroup}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
param          {formal argument}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
parm          /parm/ Further-compressed form of {param}.   This term is an       {IBM}ism, and written use is almost unknown outside IBM shops;       spoken /parm/ is more widely distributed, but the synonym       {arg} is favoured among hackers.   Compare {var}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
porno          {pornography}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pr0n          {pron}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PRAM          1. {parallel random access machine}.          2. {parameter RAM}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PROM          {Programmable Read-Only Memory}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
pron          (Or "pr0n") {B1FF}-speak for pornography.   Often seen       on {IRC} in such desperate cries for help as "I WNAT       PRON!!!!!"          (1997-09-14)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Paran       abounding in foliage, or abounding in caverns, (Gen. 21:21), a       desert tract forming the north-eastern division of the peninsula       of Sinai, lying between the 'Arabah on the east and the       wilderness of Shur on the west. It is intersected in a       north-western direction by the Wady el-'Arish. It bears the       modern name of Badiet et-Tih, i.e., "the desert of the       wanderings." This district, through which the children of Israel       wandered, lay three days' march from Sinai (Num. 10:12, 33).       From Kadesh, in this wilderness, spies (q.v.) were sent to spy       the land (13:3, 26). Here, long afterwards, David found refuge       from Saul (1 Sam. 25:1, 4).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Piram       like a wild ass, a king of Jarmuth, a royal city of the       Canaanites, who was conquered and put to death by Joshua (10:3,       23, 26).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Paran, beauty; glory; ornament
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Piram, a wild ass of them