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Pressure FeednounMWEmechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearingsverified
Pressure SensationnounMWEthe somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skinverified
Pressure SorenounMWEa chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)verified
Pressure SuitnounMWEprotective garment consisting of an inflatable suit for space or high altitude flyingverified
Pressure-Feed Lubricating SystemnounMWEmechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearingsverified
Pressurized Water ReactornounMWEa nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderatorverified
Presumptionnoun(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticedverified
Pretendernouna person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motivesverified
Pretensionnounthe quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)verified
Pretentiousnessnounthe quality of behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worthverified
Preteristnouna theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) have already been fulfilledverified
Preteritionnounsuggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omittedverified
Pretrialnounin law, a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be triedverified
Pretrial ConferencenounMWE(law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be triedverified
Prettinessnounthe quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)verified
Pretty Good PrivacynounMWETrademark of Network Associates, Inc., referring to a computer program (and related protocols) that uses cryptography to provide data security for electronic mail and other applications on the Internet.Capability
Prevailing WesterlynounMWEthe winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earthverified
Prevalencenoun(epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the populationverified
Preventive AttacknounMWEa strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forcesverified
Preventive StrikenounMWEa strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forcesverified
Previous QuestionnounMWEa motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assemblyverified
previous residencenounMWEA location where someone was living before where that person is currently living.DataRegulatedPII
Prevuenounan advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near futureverified
Price CompetitionnounMWEintense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain businessverified
Price ControlnounMWErestriction on maximum prices that is established and maintained by the government (as during periods of war or inflation)verified
Price CutnounMWEcutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised priceverified
Price CuttingnounMWEcutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised priceverified
Price GougingnounMWEpricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is availableverified
Price IndexnounMWEan index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over timeverified
Price LevelnounMWEan index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over timeverified
Price-Fixingnouncontrol (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerceverified
Prickle-Weednounperennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowersverified
Pricklebacknounsmall (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtshipverified
Prickly AshnounMWEAustralian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowersverified
Prickly Custard ApplenounMWEsmall tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruitverified
Prickly PearnounMWEcacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some speciesverified
Prickly Pear CactusnounMWEcacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some speciesverified
Prickly PinenounMWEa small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scalesverified
Prickly PoppynounMWEany plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and podsverified
Prickly Shield FernnounMWENorth American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scalesverified
Prickly-Seeded SpinachnounMWEsouthwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leavesverified