Passion Week
— Noun
– English
~ the week before Easter
pea weevil
— Noun
– English
~ larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant
pull one's weight
— Verb
– English
~ do one's share in a common task; "Bob has never pulled his weight, and we all have to work harder to make up for his laziness"
pump well
— Noun
– English
~ an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold that protects the ship's pumps
Pembroke Welsh corgi
— Noun
– English
~ the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail
prevailing westerly
— Noun
– English
~ the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
Peace of Westphalia
— Noun
– English
~ the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648
pygmy sperm whale
— Noun
– English
~ small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America
piked whale
— Noun
– English
~ small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific
pilot whale
— Noun
– English
~ small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
puffed wheat
— Noun
– English
~ puffy wheat berries
Phillis Wheatley
— Noun
– English
~ American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784)
planet wheel
— Noun
– English
~ an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
potter's wheel
— Noun
– English
~ a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter; "the potter's wheel was invented in Asia Minor around 6500 BC"
prayer wheel
— Noun
– English
~ a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet