Words starting with P

• pit of the stomach — Noun – English ～ a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)
• privilege of the floor — Noun – English ～ the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session
• pleading in the alternative — Noun – English ～ a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on
• Pliny the Elder — Noun – English ～ Roman author of an encyclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79)
• precession of the equinoxes — Noun – English ～ a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation
• Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine — Noun – English ～ a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren"
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — Noun – English ～ a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command — Noun – English ～ a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe
• Pompey the Great — Noun – English ～ Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)
• Peter the Great — Noun – English ～ czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725)
• phase of the moon — Noun – English ～ a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance
• periodic apnea of the newborn — Noun – English ～ irregular breathing of newborns; periods of rapid breathing followed by apnea; believed to be associated with sudden infant death syndrome
• Paul the Apostle — Noun – English ～ (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle; "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
• physiological jaundice of the newborn — Noun – English ～ yellowish appearance in newborn infants; usually subsides spontaneously
• Pieter Brueghel the Elder — Noun – English ～ Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569)
• Pepin the Short — Noun – English ～ king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
• peer of the realm — Noun – English ～ a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords
• pain in the neck — Noun – English ～ something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
• pain in the ass — Noun – English ～ something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
• pain in the neck — Noun – English ～ a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain"

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