pavor nocturnus
— Noun
– English
～ a disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmare; they occur during NREM sleep
paw
— Noun
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～ a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
paw
— Noun
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～ the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"
pawer
— Noun
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～ a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner
pawl
— Noun
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～ a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
pawn
— Noun
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～ borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
pawn
— Noun
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～ (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
pawn
— Noun
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～ an article deposited as security
pawn
— Noun
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～ a person used by another to gain an end
pawnbroker
— Noun
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～ a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
pawnee
— Noun
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～ a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
Pawnee
— Noun
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～ the Caddoan language spoken by the Pawnee
pawnshop
— Noun
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～ a shop where loans are made with personal property as security
pawpaw
— Noun
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～ tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
pawpaw
— Noun
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～ fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
pawpaw
— Noun
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～ small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
pax
— Noun
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～ (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist
paxil
— Noun
– English
～ a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil)
Paxto
— Noun
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～ an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan
Paxton
— Noun
– English
～ English architect (1801-1865)