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Penis EnvynounMWEa female's presumed envy of the male's penis, according to Freudian psychoanalysisverified
Penny PinchernounMWEsomeone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it)verified
Pension FundnounMWEa financial institution that collects regular contributions from employers to provide retirement income for employeesverified
Pentobarbital SodiumnounMWEa barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodicverified
People of ColornounMWEa race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)verified
People of ColournounMWEa race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)verified
Pep PillnounMWEa central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetiteverified
Pep TalknounMWEa speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staffverified
Pepper BushnounMWEshrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowersverified
Pepper FamilynounMWEtropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikeletsverified
Pepper SaucenounMWEfor venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepperverified
Pepper ShrubnounMWEevergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruitsverified
Pepper SpraynounMWEa nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscumverified
Pepper SteaknounMWEsteak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauceverified
Pepper TreenounMWEsmall Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruitsverified
Peppered SteaknounMWEsteak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauceverified
Per Capita IncomenounMWEthe total national income divided by the number of people in the nationverified
Per CentumnounMWEa proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)verified
Per DiemnounMWEa daily allowance for living expenses (especially while traveling in connection with your job)verified
Per-Call KeynounMWEUnique traffic encryption key generated automatically by certain secure telecommunications systems to secure single voice or data transmissions. See Cooperative Key Generation.verified
Percent SignnounMWEa sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100verified
Percentage SignnounMWEa sign (`%') used to indicate that the number preceding it should be understood as a proportion multiplied by 100verified
Perceptual ConstancynounMWE(psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observationverified
Percussion InstrumentnounMWEa musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking anotherverified
Percussion SectionnounMWEthe section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instrumentsverified
Percussive InstrumentnounMWEa musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking anotherverified
Perennial PeanounMWEperennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowersverified
Perennial RagweednounMWEcoarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexicoverified
Perennial RyegrassnounMWEEuropean perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grassverified
Perfect GamenounMWEa game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach baseverified
Perfect GasnounMWEa hypothetical gas with molecules of negligible size that exert no intermolecular forcesverified
Perfect TensenounMWEverb form that indicates that an action or circumstance occurred earlier than the time under consideration, often focusing attention on the resulting state rather than on the occurrence itselfverified
Perfective TensenounMWEa tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)verified
Perfoliate LeafnounMWEa leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stemverified
Performance BondnounMWEa bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filledverified
Performance CapabilitynounMWEthe capability of a technological system to perform as intendedverified
Performance Reference ModelnounMWEFramework for performance measurement providing common output measurements throughout the federal government. It allows agencies to better manage the business of government at a strategic level by providing a means for using an agency’s EA to measure the success of information systems investments and their impact on strategic outcomes.verified
performance reviewnounMWEThe purpose of this task is to evaluate one's abilities to execute the required functions of a job and to analyze the system for performance against a known benchmark or design document.verified
Performing ArtistnounMWEan entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audienceverified
Periarteritis NodosanounMWEa progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteriesverified
Pericardial CavitynounMWEthe space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movementverified
Pericardial SpacenounMWEthe space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movementverified