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Pilomotor ReflexnounMWEreflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritationverified
Pilot BurnernounMWEsmall auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burnerverified
Pilot ChartnounMWEa chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditionsverified
Pilot ExperimentnounMWEa preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experimentverified
Pilot LaddernounMWE(nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or stepsverified
Pilot LampnounMWEindicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operationverified
Pilot LightnounMWEindicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operationverified
Pin ClovernounMWEEuropean weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight upverified
Pin CurlnounMWEa curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pinverified
Pin GrassnounMWEEuropean weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight upverified
Pin OaknounMWEfast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumnverified
Pin TumblernounMWEcylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springsverified
Pin WrenchnounMWEa wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turnedverified
Pin-Tailed DucknounMWElong-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathersverified
Pin-Tailed GrousenounMWEsandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathersverified
Pin-Tailed SandgrousenounMWEsandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathersverified
Pincushion FlowernounMWEOld World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower headsverified
Pine FernnounMWEfern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairsverified
Pine LilynounMWElily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petalsverified
Pine NutnounMWEedible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North Americaverified
Pine SnakenounMWEany of several bull snakes of eastern and southeastern United States found chiefly in pine woodsverified
Pine TarnounMWEa dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine woodverified
Pineal EyenounMWEa sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptilesverified
Pineapple FamilynounMWEa family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importanceverified
Pineapple PlantnounMWEa tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leavesverified
Pineapple WeednounMWEannual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowersverified
Ping of DeathnounMWEAn attack that sends an improperly large ICMP echo request packet (a "ping") with the intent of overflowing the input buffers of the destination machine and causing it to crash.verified
Ping SweepnounMWEAn attack that sends ICMP echo requests ("pings") to a range of IP addresses, with the goal of finding hosts that can be probed for vulnerabilities.verified
Pink DiseasenounMWEserious bark disease of many tropical crop trees (coffee, citrus, rubber)verified
Pink Disease FungusnounMWEfungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etcverified
Pink FamilynounMWElarge family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)verified
Pink FivecornernounMWEheathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruitverified
Pink LadynounMWEa cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and iceverified
Pink of My JohnnounMWEa common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derivedverified