Words in english starting with P

• 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"
• pop the question — Verb – English ～ ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
• paint the lily — Verb – English ～ make unnecessary additions to what is already complete
• paint the lily — Verb – English ～ adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
• put on the line — Verb – English ～ expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
• pull the leg of — Verb – English ～ tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?"
• pull out all the stops — Verb – English ～ use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting"

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