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1paddle verb pad·dled; pad·dling : to move the hands and feet about in shallow water

2paddle noun 1 : an implement with a flat blade used in propelling and steering a small craft (as a canoe)

2 : an implement used for stirring, mixing, or beating

3 : a broad board on the outer rim of a waterwheel or a paddle wheel

3paddle verb pad·dled; pad·dling 1 : to move on or through water by or as if by using a paddle

2 : to beat or stir with a paddle

paddle wheel noun : a wheel with paddles around its outer edge used to move a boat

paddle wheeler noun : a steam-driven vessel propelled by a paddle wheel

pad·dock noun 1 : a usu. enclosed area for pasturing or exercising animals; especially : one where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race

2 : an area at a racecourse where racing cars are parked

pad·dy noun, plural paddies : wet land where rice is grown

paddy wagon noun : an enclosed motortruck for carrying prisoners

pad·lock noun : a removable lock with a curved piece that snaps into a catch

— padlock verb

pa·dre noun [ORIGIN: Sp or It or Pg, lit., father, fr. L pater]

1 : a Christian clergyman; especially : PRIEST

2 : a military chaplain

pad thai noun, often cap T : a Thai dish of rice noodles stir-fried with additional ingredients

pae·an noun : an exultant song of praise or thanksgiving

Synonyms

accolade, citation, commendation, encomium, eulogy, homage, panegyric, salutation, tribute—more at ENCOMIUM

pae·di·at·ric, pae·di·a·tri·cian, pae·di·at·rics chiefly British variant of PEDIATRIC, PEDIATRICIAN, PEDIATRICS

pa·el·la noun : a saffron-flavored dish of rice, meat, seafood, and vegetables

pa·gan noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. LL paganus, fr. L, country dweller, fr. pagus country district]

: an unconverted member of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of the Bible : HEATHEN

— pagan adjective

— pa·gan·ism noun

1page noun : one employed to deliver messages, assist patrons, serve as a guide, or attend to similar duties

Synonyms

courier, go-between, messenger, runner—more at MESSENGER

2page verb paged; pag·ing 1 : to summon by repeatedly calling out the name of

2 : to send a message to via a pager

3page noun 1 : a single leaf (as of a book); also : a single side of such a leaf

2 : the information at a single World Wide Web address

4page verb paged; pag·ing : to mark or number the pages of

pag·eant noun [ORIGIN: ME pagyn, padgeant, lit., scene of a play, fr. AF pagine, pagent, fr. ML pagina, perh. fr. L, page]

: an elaborate spectacle, show, or procession esp. with tableaux or floats

— pag·eant·ry noun

page·boy noun [ORIGIN: 1page]

: an often shoulder-length hairdo with the ends of the hair turned smoothly under

pag·er noun : one that pages; especially : a small radio receiver that alerts its user to incoming messages

pag·i·nate verb -nat·ed; -nat·ing : 4PAGE

pag·i·na·tion noun 1 : the paging of written or printed matter

2 : the number and arrangement of pages (as of a book)

pa·go·da noun : a tower with roofs curving upward at the division of each of several stories

paid past and past participle of PAY

pail noun : a usu. cylindrical vessel with a handle

— pail·ful noun

1pain noun 1 : PUNISHMENT, PENALTY

2 a : suffering or distress of body or mind

b : a basic bodily sensation marked by discomfort (as throbbing or aching)

3 plural : great care

4 : one that irks or annoys

Synonyms

[2a] affliction, agony, anguish, distress, misery, torment, torture, tribulation, woe—more at DISTRESS

[2b] ache, pang, prick, smart, sting, stitch, tingle, twinge; also discomfort, distress, soreness, tenderness; agony, anguish, misery, suffering, torment, torture; inflammation, swelling; damage, harm, hurt, injury; backache, bellyache, charley horse, colic, earache, gripe, headache, stomachache, toothache

pains [3] care, carefulness, heed, heedfulness, scrupulousness—more at CARE

pains [3] effort, exertion, expenditure,