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philip milton roth

noun · United States writer whose novels portray middle-class Jewish life (born in 1933)

philippine

adjective · of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs

Example: the Philippine President

phlebodium aureum

noun · tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium

phlebotomise

verb · draw blood

Example: In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment

phlegmatic

adjective · showing little emotion

Example: a phlegmatic...and certainly undemonstrative man

phonemic

adjective · of or relating to phonemes of a particular language

Example: phonemic analysis

phonetic alphabet

noun · an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech

phonetically

adverb · by phonetics

Example: phonetically realized

phosphorescent

adjective · emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous

Example: the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood

phosphorous

adjective · containing or characteristic of phosphorus

Example: phosphoric acid

photoelectrical

adjective · of or pertaining to photoelectricity

Example: the photoelectric effect

physiological

adjective · of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning

Example: physiologic functions

physiologically

adverb · of or relating to physiological processes; with respect to physiology

Example: physiologically ready

phytolacca

noun · type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed

phytolacca dioica

noun · fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves

picaresque

adjective · involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction

Example: picaresque novels

piciformes

noun · woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans

pick off

verb · pull or pull out sharply

Example: pluck the flowers off the bush

pictorially

adverb · in a pictorial manner

Example: depth is established pictorially

picture

noun · graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

Example: a small painting by Picasso

piddle

noun · liquid excretory product

Example: there was blood in his urine

piddling

adjective · (informal) small and of little importance

Example: a fiddling sum of money

piercingly

adverb · in a shrill voice

Example: she sang rather shrilly

pietistical

adjective · excessively or hypocritically pious

Example: a sickening sanctimonious smile

pig it

verb · live like a pig, in squalor

pig-a-back

adverb · on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip

Example: she carried her child piggyback

pig-headedly

adverb · in a stubborn unregenerate manner

Example: she remained stubbornly in the same position

piggishly

adverb · in a piggish manner

Example: piggishly, he took two pieces of cake

pill pusher

noun · a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

pilot burner

noun · small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner

pin up

verb · attach with or as if with a pin

Example: pin up a picture

pinniped mammal

noun · aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers

pintail

noun · long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers

pinus edulis

noun · small compact two-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine

piously

adverb · in a devout and pious manner

Example: she was devoutly Catholic

pipe down

verb · become quiet or quieter

Example: The audience fell silent when the speaker entered

pipe-clay

verb · whiten or clean with pipe-clay

Example: pipe-clay leather

piratically

adverb · in a piratical manner

Example: the piratically published edition of his book

pithily

adverb · in a pithy sententious manner

Example: she expressed herself pithily

pithy

adjective · concise and full of meaning- Hervey Allen

Example: welcomed her pithy comments

pitiable

adjective · inspiring mixed contempt and pity

Example: their efforts were pathetic

pitiably

adverb · in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion

Example: the sick child cried pathetically

pitilessly

adverb · without pity; in a merciless manner

Example: he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House

pitter-patter

adverb · describing a rhythmic beating

Example: his heart went pit-a-pat

pityingly

adverb · in a compassionate manner

Example: the nurse looked at him pityingly

pizza

noun · Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese

place down

verb · cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place

Example: set down your bags here

plain wanderer

noun · small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains

plainly

adverb · in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment

Example: she was dressed plainly

plasmodiophora brassicae

noun · a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants

plassey

noun · the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal

plasticize

verb · make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer

Example: plasticized PVC

plastinate

verb · preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes

Example: The doctor plastinates bodies to teach anatomy to his students