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Pithinessnounterseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few wordsverified
Pituitary DwarfnounMWEa dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)verified
Pityriasis AlbanounMWEcommon form of pityriasis, usually in children or young adults, characterized by round patches of depigmentationverified
Pityriasis RoseanounMWEpityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremitiesverified
Pixelnoun(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)verified
Pixienouncreeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowersverified
Pixynouncreeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowersverified
PizzanounItalian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheeseverified
Pizza PienounMWEItalian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheeseverified
Place of BusinessnounMWEan establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are renderedverified
Placeholdernouna symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified setverified
Placentanounthe vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetusverified
Placenta PrevianounMWEpregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part)verified
Plagal CadencenounMWEa cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonicverified
Plagiarismnouna piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own workverified
Plagiocephalynouncongenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is obliqueverified
Plague PneumonianounMWEa rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to personverified
Plain ClothesnounMWEordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.verified
Plain WeavenounMWEa basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effectverified
Plains SpadefootnounMWEthis spadefoot toad lives in plains and hills and river bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky Mountainsverified
Plainsmannounan inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)verified
Plaintnoun(United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressedverified