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Powdered MustardnounMWEa substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emeticverified
Powdery MildewnounMWEany of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surfaceverified
Power BrakenounMWEa brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicleverified
Power BreakfastnounMWEa meeting of influential people to conduct business while eating breakfastverified
Power CouplenounMWEa couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influentialverified
Power DivenounMWEa dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engineverified
Power GridnounMWEa system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a regionverified
Power LawnounMWE(psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of the stimulus intensityverified
Power of AppointmentnounMWEauthority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's propertyverified
Power of AttorneynounMWEa legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agentverified
Power PacknounMWEa device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular equipmentverified
Power PlaynounMWEin ice hockey, a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penaltiesverified
Power PoliticsnounMWEdiplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectivesverified
Power SeriesnounMWEthe sum of terms containing successively higher integral powers of a variableverified
Power SteeringnounMWEautomotive steering where engineer power amplifies the torque applied to the steering wheelverified
Power StructurenounMWEthe organization of people at different ranks in an administrative bodyverified
Power SystemnounMWEa system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a regionverified
Power TakeoffnounMWEa device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer)verified
Power TrainnounMWEwheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changedverified
Power TripnounMWEa self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other peopleverified
Power UsernounMWEin computing, a computer user who needs the fastest and most powerful computers availableverified
Power WalkingnounMWEa form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the armsverified
Power-Assisted SteeringnounMWEautomotive steering where engineer power amplifies the torque applied to the steering wheelverified
Poxnouna contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marksverified
Practical Extraction and Reporting LanguagenounMWEA script programming language that is similar in syntax to the C language and that includes a number of popular Unix facilities such as sed, awk, and tr.Capability
Practical JokenounMWEa prank or trick played on a person, especially one intended to make the victim appear foolishverified
Practical NursenounMWEa nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sickverified
Practical PoliticsnounMWEpolitics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerationsverified
Practical SignificancenounMWEa conceptual framework for evaluating discrimination cases developed primarily on statistical evidence that is the subject of increasing interest and discussion by some in the equal employment opportunity (EEO) field.FrameworkRegulated
Practice of LawnounMWEthe learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial systemverified
Practice of MedicinenounMWEthe learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuriesverified
Practice StatementnounMWEA formal statement of the practices followed by an authentication entity (e.g., RA, CSP, or Verifier). It usually describes the policies and practices of the parties and can become legally binding.ArtifactInternal
Practice TeachernounMWEa college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in educationverified
Praesidiumnouna permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in sessionverified
Pragmatic SanctionnounMWEan imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the landverified
Pragmatismnoun(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and valueverified
Pragmatistnouna person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actionsverified
Prairie AsternounMWEviolet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary headsverified
Prairie BerrynounMWEweedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowersverified
Prairie CordgrassnounMWENorth American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awnsverified