Synonyms
inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, minute, negligible, nominal, petty, slight, trifling, trivial—more at NEGLIGIBLE
pam abbreviation pamphlet
pam·pas noun plural : wide grassy So. American plains
pam·per verb : to treat with excessive attention
Synonyms
baby, coddle, mollycoddle, nurse, spoil—more at BABY
pam·phlet noun [ORIGIN: ME pamflet unbound booklet, fr. Pamphilus seu De Amore Pamphilus or On Love, popular Latin love poem of the 12th cent.]
: an unbound printed publication
Synonyms
booklet, brochure, circular, folder, leaflet; also advertisement, catalog; tract; paperback, pocket book; guidebook, handbook, instructions, manual
pam·phle·teer noun : a writer of pamphlets attacking something or urging a cause
1pan noun 1 : a usu. broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use; also : something resembling such a container
2 : a basin or depression in land
3 : HARDPAN
2pan verb panned; pan·ning 1 : to wash earth or gravel in a pan in searching for gold
2 : to criticize severely
Synonyms
blame, censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, fault, knock, reprehend—more at CRITICIZE
Pan abbreviation Panama
pan·a·cea noun : a remedy for all ills or difficulties : CURE-ALL
pa·nache noun [ORIGIN: MF pennache, ultim. fr. LL pinnaculum small wing]
1 : an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) esp. on a helmet
2 : dash or flamboyance in style and action
pan·a·ma noun, often cap : a handmade hat braided from strips of the leaves from a tropical American tree
Pan·a·ma·ni·an noun : a native or inhabitant of Panama
— Panamanian adjective
pan·a·tela noun [ORIGIN: Sp, fr. AmerSp, a long thin biscuit, ultim. fr. L panis bread]
: a long slender cigar with straight sides
pan·cake noun : a flat cake made of thin batter and fried on both sides
Synonyms
flapjack, griddle cake; also crepe; waffle
pan·chro·mat·ic adjective : sensitive to all colors of visible light <~ film>
pan·cre·as noun : a large compound gland of vertebrates that produces insulin and discharges enzymes into the intestine
— pan·cre·at·ic adjective
pan·da noun 1 : a long-tailed reddish brown Himalayan mammal related to and resembling the racoon
2 : a large black-and-white mammal of China usu. classified with the bears
pan·dem·ic noun : a widespread outbreak of disease
— pandemic adjective
pan·de·mo·ni·um noun : a wild uproar : TUMULT
Synonyms
commotion, disturbance, hubbub, hullabaloo, row, tumult, turmoil, uproar
1pander noun 1 : a go-between in love intrigues
2 : PIMP
3 : a person who caters to or exploits others' desires or weaknesses
2pander verb : to act as a pander
P & I abbreviation principal and interest
P & L abbreviation profit and loss
Pan·do·ra's box noun : a prolific source of troubles
pan·dow·dy noun, plural -dies : a deep-dish apple dessert spiced, sweetened, and covered with a crust
pane noun : a sheet of glass (as in a door or window)
pan·e·gy·ric noun : a eulogistic oration or writing
— pan·e·gyr·ist noun
Synonyms
accolade, citation, commendation, encomium, eulogy, homage, paean, salutation, tribute—more at ENCOMIUM
1panel noun [ORIGIN: ME, piece of cloth, jury list on a piece of parchment, fr. AF, fr. VL *pannellus, dim. of L pannus cloth, rag]
1 a : a list of persons appointed for special duty b : a group of people taking part in a discussion or quiz program
c : a formal discussion by a panel
2 : a section of something (as a wall or door) often sunk below the level of the frame; also : a flat piece of construction material
3 : a flat piece of wood on which a picture is painted
4 : a mount for controls or dials
Synonyms
colloquy, conference, council, forum, parley, powwow, seminar, symposium—more at FORUM
2panel verb -eled or -elled; -el·ing or -el·ling : to decorate with panels
paneling noun