compass, bring about, bring to pass, work out.
~2.~ Observe, fulfil, meet, discharge, satisfy, complete, adhere to,
be faithful to, comply with.
~Performance~, _n._ ~1.~ Accomplishment, execution, completion.
~2.~ Action, deed, act, achievement, exploit, feat.
~Performer~, _n._ ~1.~ Doer, operator, executor.
~2.~ Actor, player, stage-player, comedian, tragedian.
~Perfume~, _n._ ~1.~ Fragrance, balminess, aroma, redolence, incense,
pleasing scent, grateful odor, sweetness of smell.
~2.~ Sweet-smelling substance.
~Perfume~, _v. a._ Scent, fill, impregnate or imbue with grateful odor.
~Perfumery~, _n._ Perfumes.
~Perfunctory~, _a._ Indifferent, careless, slovenly, heedless,
reckless, negligent, slight; done, but not well done; done to be rid
of (_without a due sense of obligation_).
~Perhaps~, _ad._ Perchance, possibly, haply, PERADVENTURE, by chance,
maybe, it may be, as luck may have it.
~Pericarp~, _n._ (_Bot._) Capsule, pod, seed-vessel, ripened ovary.
~Peril~, _n._ Danger, hazard, jeopardy, risk, venture.
~Peril~, _v. a._ Risk, endanger, imperil, jeopard, put at hazard, put
in danger, expose to danger.
~Perilous~, _a._ Dangerous, hazardous, RISKY, full of danger, fraught
with danger.
~Period~, _n._ ~1.~ Cycle, circle of time, revolution of time, round
of years.
~2.~ Time, term, era, epoch, date, age.
~3.~ End, limit, bound, termination, conclusion.
~4.~ (_Rhet._) Sentence (_full or completed_), proposition.
~5.~ (_Gram._) Dot, full stop.
~Periodic~, _a._ Recurring (_regularly_).
~Periodical~, _a._ Recurring (_regularly_).
~Periodically~, _ad._ Regularly, statedly, at stated times, at regular
times, at fixed periods.
~Peripatetic~, _a._ Aristotelian, of Aristotle.
~Periphery~, _n._ Circumference.
~Periphrase~, _a._ Circumlocution, periphrasis, circuit of words,
roundabout expression.
~Periphrasis~, _n._ [L.] PERIPHRASE.
~Periphrastic~, _a._ Circumlocutory.
~Periphrastical~, _a._ Circumlocutory.
~Perish~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Decay, waste, wither, pass away, be destroyed,
be ruined, be lost, come to nought, go to destruction.
~2.~ Die, expire, decease, cease to exist.
~Perishable~, _a._ ~1.~ Destructible, decaying, liable to decay.
~2.~ Dying, mortal.
~Periwig~, _n._ Wig, peruke, scratch.
~Perjure one's self~, Forswear one's self, swear falsely, take a false
oath, bear false witness, break one's word, break one's faith, play
false.
~Perjury~, _n._ False swearing.
~Perk~, _v. n._ Be perk, be proud, be perky, be smart.
~Perk~, _a._ Pert, PERKY.
~Perky~, _a._ Pert, smart, UPPISH, proud, perk, assuming.
~Permanence~, _n._ Duration, durability, lastingness, continuance,
fixedness.
~Permanency~, _n._ Duration, durability, lastingness, continuance,
fixedness.
~Permanent~, _a._ Lasting, abiding, fixed, enduring, continuing,
durable, stable, steadfast, unchangeable, immutable, perpetual,
invariable, constant, persistent.
~Permeable~, _a._ Pervious, penetrable.
~Permissible~, _a._ Allowable, admissible, lawful, legal, legitimate,
proper.
~Permission~, _n._ Leave, license, liberty, allowance, consent, permit.
~Permit~, _v. a._ Allow, let, suffer, license, empower, authorize,
warrant, give permission to, give leave to, give carte blanche to.
~Permit~, _n._ Leave, license, permission, liberty.
~Pernicious~, _a._ Hurtful, deleterious, injurious, detrimental,
baneful, baleful, prejudicial, noxious, mischievous, damaging,
disadvantageous, destructive, ruinous, fatal.
~Perpendicular~, _a._ ~1.~ Vertical, upright, pointing to the zenith.
~2.~ At right angles, making a right angle.
~Perpetrate~, _v. a._ Do (_as something base_), commit, perform,
execute.
~Perpetration~, _n._ Commission (_as of a crime_), doing, performing.
~Perpetual~, _a._ Endless, unending, everlasting, eternal, ever-
during, ceaseless, continual, incessant, unintermitted, uninterrupted,
constant, interminable, perennial.
~Perpetuate~, _v. a._ Eternize, make perpetual.
~Perpetuity~, _n._ Eternity, endless duration.
~Perplex~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Entangle, tangle, complicate, involve, snarl,
make intricate, make difficult.
~2.~ Embarrass, puzzle, distract, pose, bewilder, beset, mystify,
confuse, confound.
~Perplexing~, _a._ Troublesome, puzzling, embarrassing, bewildering,
confusing.
~Perplexity~, _n._ ~1.~ Intricacy, intricateness, complexity,
obscurity, hardness, complication, involution.
~2.~ Concern, care, anxiety, solicitude, trouble, embarrassment,
distraction, doubt, confusion, bewilderment.
~3.~ Embarrassment, difficulty, strait, hobble, pickle, critical
situation.
~Per saltum~, [L.] By a leap, by a jump.
~Per se~, [L.] By itself.
~Persecute~, _v. a._ Oppress, harass, afflict, molest, distress,
worry, hunt down, run down, pursue malignantly, drive from pillar to
post.
~Perseverance~, _n._ Steadiness, persistence, persistency, constancy.
~Persevere~, _v. n._ Persist, be steady, be steadfast, be constant, go
on, keep on, hold on, keep one's coarse, keep one's ground, maintain
one's ground, stick to it, not give it up, stand firm, stand fast,
move heaven and earth, go through fire and water, go all lengths,
stick at nothing.
~Persiflage~, _n._ [Fr.] Banter, raillery, ridicule, jeering, mockery,
quizzing, joking, pleasantry, frivolous talk.
~Persist~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Continue, remain, last, endure.
~2.~ PERSEVERE, be steadfast.
~Persistence~, _n._ ~1.~ PERSEVERANCE.
~2.~ Obstinacy, contumacy, doggedness, stubbornness, perverseness,
pertinacity, obduracy, headiness, pig-headedness.
~Persistency~, _n._ ~1.~ PERSEVERANCE.
~2.~ Obstinacy, contumacy, doggedness, stubbornness, perverseness,
pertinacity, obduracy, headiness, pig-headedness.
~Persistent~, _a._ Persevering, constant, steady.
~Person~, _n._ ~1.~ Individual, man, one, party, somebody, some one,
intelligent being, human being, human creature.
~2.~ Body, bodily substance.
~Personage~, _n._ ~1.~ Assumed character.
~2.~ Person of rank, man of distinction, great person, illustrious
person.
~Personal~, _a._ ~1.~ Individual, private, special.
~2.~ Corporal, exterior, physical, material.
~Personality~, _n._ Individuality, distinct existence.
~Personally~, _ad._ ~1.~ Individually, as to one's person.
~2.~ In person, by bodily presence.
~Personate~, _v. a._ Play, act, act the part of, take the part of.
~Personation~, _n._ Representation, acting, simulation.
~Personification~, _n._ (_Rhet._) Prosopopœia.
~Perspective~, _n._ Vista, prospect, view.
~Perspicacious~, _a._ Discerning, acute, keen, sagacious, shrewd,
clear-sighted, keen-sighted, sharp-witted, keen-witted, long-headed,
eagle-eyed.
~Perspicaciousness~, _n._ PERSPICACITY.
~Perspicacity~, _n._ Perspicaciousness, acuteness, sharpness,
shrewdness, discernment, penetration, sagacity, astuteness, insight.
~Perspicuity~, _n._ Clearness, lucidness, transparency, plainness,
intelligibility, perspicuousness.
~Perspicuous~, _a._ Clear, lucid, plain, transparent, intelligible.
~Perspicuousness~, _n._ PERSPICUITY.
~Perspiration~, _n._ ~1.~ Exudation, sweating.
~2.~ Sweat.
~Perspire~, _v. n._ Sweat.
~Persuade~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Induce, influence, lead, incite, impel,
actuate, set on, prevail upon, bring over, win over, bring round.
~2.~ Convince, satisfy by proof or evidence.
~Persuasion~, _n._ ~1.~ Influence, inducement, incitement, suasion,
bringing over.
~2.~ Conviction, creed, belief, doctrine, tenet, dogma, way of thinking.
~Persuasive~, _a._ Convincing, cogent, logical, valid, sound, weighty.
~Persuasive~, _n._ Inducement, incitement.
~Pert~, _a._ Saucy, forward, bold, impertinent, impudent, flippant.
~Pertain to~, ~1.~ Belong to, appertain to, be the property of.
~2.~ Behoove, befit, beseem, be incumbent on, be the duty of, devolve
on.
~3.~ Regard, concern, relate to, refer to, answer to, have relation to.
~Pertinacious~, _a._ ~1.~ Constant, steady, firm, determined,
resolute, steadfast, stanch.
~2.~ Stubborn, obstinate, dogged, wilful, mulish, unyielding,
intractable, headstrong, perverse, wayward, CANTANKEROUS, PIG-HEADED.
~Pertinaciousness~, _n._ PERTINACITY.
~Pertinacity~, _n._ ~1.~ Resolution, determination, steadiness,
constancy, inflexibility, firmness, perseverance, tenacity of purpose.
~2.~ Stubbornness, obstinacy, wilfulness, doggedness, headiness,
mulishness.
~Pertinence~, _n._ Fitness, appropriateness, relevancy, appositeness,
suitableness, applicability, propriety, PATNESS.
~Pertinency~, _n_. Fitness, appropriateness, relevancy, appositeness,
suitableness, applicability, propriety, PATNESS.
~Pertinent~, _a._ Fit, appropriate, suitable, relevant, apposite,
adapted, applicable, proper, PAT, apropos, to the point, to the purpose.
~Pertness~, _n._ Sauciness, forwardness, impertinence, impudence,
flippancy.
~Perturbation~, _n._ Agitation, trepidation, disquiet, uneasiness,
excitement, discomposure, worry, vexation.
~Perturbed~, _a._ Disturbed, disquieted, distressed, agitated,
discomposed, excited, worried, vexed.
~Peruke~, _n._ Wig, periwig, scratch.
~Perusal~, _n._ Reading.
~Peruse~, _v. a._ Read.
~Peruvian bark~, Cinchona, Jesuit's bark, Cinchona bark.
~Pervade~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Permeate, penetrate, pass through.
~2.~ Overspread, fill, run through, be diffused through, be
disseminated through.
~Perverse~, _a._ ~1.~ Distorted (_from the right_), bad.
~2.~ Obstinate, stubborn, wilful, dogged, mulish, untractable,
unyielding, headstrong, pertinacious, wayward, CANTANKEROUS, PIG-HEADED.
~3.~ Cross, petulant, waspish, captious, snappish, touchy, testy,
crusty, churlish, crabbed, froward, morose, surly, snarling, ill-
tempered, ill-natured.
~Perverseness~, _n._ Petulance, peevishness, churlishness, moroseness,
surliness, ill-temper, perversity.
~Perversion~, _n._ Impairment, injury, vitiation, corruption,
debasement, prostitution, abasement.
~Perversity~, _n._ PERVERSENESS.
~Pervert~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Distort, stretch, falsify, make an ill use of.
~2.~ Entice, tempt, corrupt.
~Pervious~, _a._ Permeable, penetrable.
~Pest~, _n._ ~1.~ Plague, pestilence, infection, fatal epidemic,
infectious disease.
~2.~ Contamination, poison, taint, bane, scourge, curse, infliction,
nuisance, great annoyance.
~Pester~, _v. a._ Disturb, annoy, harass, provoke, nettle, trouble,
plague, vex, tease, hector, harry, molest, bother, worry, fret, gall,
bore, incommode, disquiet, infest, torment, badger, chafe, irritate.
~Pestiferous~, _a._ PESTILENTIAL.
~Pestilence~, _n._ Plague, pest, BLIGHT, contagious distemper.
~Pestilential~, _a._ ~1.~ Pestiferous, infectious, contagious,
catching, malignant, poisonous.
~2.~ Mischievous, destructive, deleterious, noxious, ruinous, deadly.
~Pet~, _n._ ~1.~ Fondling, darling, favorite.
~2.~ MIFF, angry mood, fit of peevishness.
~Pet~, _a._ Favorite, especially liked.
~Pet~, _v. a._ Fondle, indulge, caress, make much of.
~Petiole~, _n._ (_Bot._) Leaf-stalk.
~Petition~, _n._ Request, prayer, supplication, entreaty, suit,
solicitation, application, appeal, address.
~Petition~, _v. a._ Entreat, pray, supplicate, solicit, crave, ask,
beg, apply to, make application to, prefer a request to.
~Petitioner~, _n._ Suppliant, solicitor, applicant, suitor.
~Petitio principii~, [L.] (_Logic._) Begging of the question, taking
for granted the question in dispute.
~Petit-maître~, _n._ [Fr.] Coxcomb, dandy, fop, beau, exquisite,
popinjay, jackanapes, jack-a-dandy, man of dress; vain, showy fellow.
~Pet lamb~, Cosset.
~Petrify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Change to stone.
~2.~ Make callous, make obdurate.
~3.~ Astonish, amaze, astound, dumfounder, confound, stupefy, take by
surprise, strike dumb.
~Petroleum~, _n._ Rock-oil, mineral oil, mineral pitch, mineral tar,
Barbadoes tar, Seneca oil.
~Petticoat~, _n._ Skirt.
~Pettifogger~, _n._ Petty lawyer.
~Pettish~, _a._ Peevish, fretful, PETULANT.
~Petty~, _a._ ~1.~ Little, small, trifling, trivial, frivolous,
inconsiderable, unimportant, insignificant, slight, of small moment,
of small account.
~2.~ Inferior, of a low grade.
~Petty-chaps~, _n._ Fig-pecker, fig-eater, becafico, garden warbler,
greater petty-chaps (_Sylvia hortensis_).
~Petulance~, _n._ Peevishness, fretfulness, testiness, waspishness,
crustiness, pettishness, snappishness, irritability, ill-temper.
~Petulant~, _a._ Irascible, irritable, fretful, peevish, hasty,
touchy, testy, crusty, pettish, waspish, choleric, snappish, snarling,
cross, crabbed, captious, censorious, acrimonious, perverse, froward,
ill-tempered, out of sorts.
~Pewit~, _n._ Lapwing (_Tringa vanellus_).
~Phalansterianism~, _n._ Fourierism, socialism, humanitarianism, Saint
Simonianism.
~Phantasm~, _n._ Vision (_fancied_), appearance, apparition, spectre,
phantom, illusion.
~Phantasmagoria~, _n._ ~1.~ Magic lantern.
~2.~ Illusive images, optical illusions.
~Phantom~, _n_. PHANTASM.
~Phantom-like~, _a._ Spectral.
~Pharisaic~, _a._ Sanctimonious, hypocritical.
~Pharisaical~, _a._ Sanctimonious, hypocritical.
~Pharisaism~, _n._ Hypocrisy, formalism, sanctimoniousness, cant,
pietism, phariseeism, assumed piety.
~Phariseeism~, _n._ PHARISAISM.
~Pharmacopœia~, _n._ Dispensatory.
~Phascolome~, _n._ Wombat (_Phascolomys ursinus_).
~Phase~, _n._ Appearance (_as of the moon or a planet_), aspect.
~Phenomenon~, _n._ [_pl. Phenomena._] ~1.~ Appearance, what is seen
(_as distinguished from its essence or substance_).
~2.~ Prodigy, wonder, marvel, miracle.
~Philander~, _v. n._ Coquet, flirt, make love, make a show of love,
affect to be in love, play at courtship.
~Philanthropic~, _n._ Benevolent, kind, benignant, gracious, humane.
~Philanthropical~, _n._ Benevolent, kind, benignant, gracious, humane.
~Philanthropy~, _n._ Humanity, love of mankind, general benevolence,
good will to all men.
~Philibeg~, _n._ [Written also and usually _Fillibeg_.] Kilt.
~Philippic~, _n._ Invective.
~Philomel~, _n._ Nightingale.
~Philomela~, _n._ Nightingale.
~Philosopher~, _n._ ~1.~ Searcher after truth, student of first
principles, seeker of wisdom.
~2.~ Theorist, theorizer, man of abstractions, speculator.
~Philosophic~, _a._ ~1.~ Of philosophy.
~Philosophical~, _a._ ~1.~ Of philosophy.
~2.~ Of a philosopher, of philosophers.
~3.~ Wise, rational, reasonable.
~4.~ Calm, cool, collected, composed, unruffled, sedate, serene,
tranquil, imperturbable, stoical, Platonic.
~Philosophy~, _n._ ~1.~ Science of causes or first principles, science
of the absolute, the science of sciences.
~2.~ Principles (_of any department of knowledge_), laws.
~3.~ Hypothesis, theory, system, doctrine.
~Philosophy of the Academy~, Philosophy of Plato, Platonic philosophy.
~Philosophy of the Garden~, Philosophy of Epicurus, Epicurean
philosophy.
~Philosophy of the Lyceum~, Philosophy of Aristotle, Peripatetic
philosophy.
~Philosophy of the Porch~, Philosophy of Zeno and the Stoics, Stoical
philosophy.
~Philter~, _n._ Love potion, love charm.
~Phiz~, _n._ [_Humorously so used._] Face, visage, countenance,
physiognomy.
~Phlebotomy~, _n._ Venesection, bloodletting.
~Phlegm~, _n._ ~1.~ Mucus, excrementitious humor.
~2.~ Apathy, insensibility, dulness, indifference, coldness,
sluggishness.
~Phlegmatic~ _a._ Apathetic, stoical, dull, sluggish, tame, cold,
frigid, unfeeling, unsusceptible, impassible, impassive, indifferent,
cold-blooded.
~Phonetic~, _a._ Phonic, phonical.
~Phonetical~, _a._ Phonic, phonical.
~Phonetics~, _n._ Phonics, phonology.
~Phonic~, _a._ PHONETIC.
~Phonical~, _a._ PHONETIC.
~Phonology~, _n._ Phonetics, phonics.
~Phosphorus~, _n._ [_Poetical._] The morning star, Lucifer, Venus.
~Phrase~, _n._ ~1.~ Expression (_forming part of a sentence_).
~2.~ Idiom, peculiar expression, turn of expression.
~3.~ Style, diction, phraseology, manner of expression, mode of speech.
~Phrase~, _v._ _a._ Call, name, style, term, denominate, entitle,
designate, christen, dub.
~Phraseology~, _n._ Diction, style, phrase, manner of expression, mode
of speech.
~Phrenitis~, _n._ [L.] (_Med._) Inflammation of the brain.
~Phrenology~, _n._ Craniology, craniognomy.
~Phrensy~, _n._ [Written usually _Frenzy._] Madness, rage, fury,
delirium, insanity, lunacy, aberration of mind.
~Phthisis~, _n._ (_Med._) Consumption (_particularly of the lungs_),
marasmus, emaciation, wasting, atrophy, decline, tabes, pulmonary
consumption.
~Phylactery~, _n._ Charm, amulet, talisman.
~Physic~, _n._ ~1.~ Drug, medicine, remedy, medicament, NOSTRUM.
~2.~ Cathartic, purge, purgative medicine.
~Physic~, _v._ Purge, drench, give physic to.
~Physical~, _a._ ~1.~ Material, corporeal, bodily, natural, sensible.
~2.~ Medicinal, cathartic, purgative.
~Physician~, _n._ Doctor, medical man.
~Physics~, _n._ Natural philosophy, science of nature.
~Physiognomy~, _n._ Face, countenance, PHIZ, visage, cast of
countenance, expression of countenance.
~Physiology~, _n._ Science of life, animal and vegetable economy,
science of organized beings, science of the functions of animals and
vegetables.
~Phytivorous~, _a._ Grass-eating, graminivorous, phytophagous.
~Phytophagous~, _a._ PHYTIVOROUS.
~Picaroon~, _n._ Pirate, corsair, buccaneer, freebooter, marauder, sea-
robber, sea-rover.
~Piccolo~, _n._ [It.] Octave flute.
~Pick~, _v._ _a._ ~1.~ Pluck, pull off, pick off.
~2.~ Open (_as a lock_).
~3.~ Choose, select, cull, single out, pick out, fix upon, pitch upon.
~4.~ Clean, cleanse.
~Pick~, _n._ ~1.~ Pickaxe.
~2.~ Choice, selection.
~Pickaxe~, _n._ (Written also _Pickax._) Pick.
~Picket~, _n._ ~1.~ Stake, pale.
~2.~ (_Mil._) Sentinel (_on the outposts_), guard, watchman,
guardsman, sentry.
~Pickings~, _n._ _pl._ Refuse, leavings, remnants, remains, odds and
ends.
~Pickle~, _n._ ~1.~ Salt and water (_for preserving meat_).
~2.~ Vinegar (_for preserving meats or vegetables_).
~3.~ Sorry condition, sad plight.
~Pickle-herring~, _n._ Buffoon, harlequin, mountebank, jester, droll,
punch, clown, zany, scaramouch, fool, merry-Andrew, jack-pudding,
punchinello.
~Pick off~, ~1.~ Pluck, pick, pull off.
~2.~ Kill (_by shooting, as a marksman_).
~Pick out~, Select, cull, choose, single out, fix upon, pitch upon.
~Pick up~, Take up.
~Picturesque~, _a._ Beautiful (_as a scene in a picture_), graphic.
~Picture~, _n._ ~1.~ Painting, drawing, engraving, print.
~2.~ Image, resemblance, semblance, likeness, representation,
similitude.
~Picture~, _v. a._ Paint, draw, represent, delineate, form an image of.
~Piddle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ [_Rare._] Trifle, act with levity, be busy
about trifles.
~2.~ [_Child's word._] Urinate, make water, void urine.
~Piddling~, _a._ Trifling, trivial, frivolous, petty, unimportant,
insignificant, immaterial, inconsiderable, worthless, of little value
or consequence, of no moment.
~Piebald~, _a._ Motley, mottled, variegated, pied, party-colored, many-
hued, many-colored, divers-colored, of various colors.
~Piece~, _n._ ~1.~ Part, portion, section, fragment, bit, scrap.
~2.~ Composition, writing, lucubration, literary production.
~3.~ Gun, cannon, fire-arm.
~Piecemeal~, _ad._ In pieces, by fragments, part by part.
~Piece-work~, _n._ Job-work.
~Pied~, _a._ Variegated, PIEBALD.
~Pierce~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Transfix, penetrate, perforate, drill, bore,
enter, force a way into.
~2.~ Affect, move, touch, strike, thrill.
~Pierce~, _v. n._ Penetrate, enter, thrill, force a way.
~Piercing~, _a._ ~1.~ Penetrating, perforating.
~2.~ Sharp, keen, acute, thrilling.
~Piety~, _n._ ~1.~ Filial reverence.
~2.~ Godliness, religion, devotion, holiness, sanctity, grace.
~Pig~, _n._ Young hog.
~Pigeon-berry~, _n._ Poke, poke-weed, garget (_Phytolacca decandra_).
~Pigeon-house~, _n._ Columbary, dove-cot.
~Piggery~, _n._ Pig-sty, hog-sty, pig-pen.
~Pig-headed~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Obstinate, stubborn, mulish,
dogged, wilful, heady, headstrong, intractable, perverse, cross-
grained, self-willed.
~Pigment~, _n._ Paint, color, coloring matter.
~Pig-pen~, _n._ PIGGERY.
~Pig-sty~, _n._ PIGGERY.
~Pigwidgeon~, _n._ Fairy, elf, fay.
~Pile~, _n._ ~1.~ Heap, accumulation, mass, collection.
~2.~ Building, structure, edifice, fabric, erection.
~3.~ Large stake.
~4.~ Filament, thread, fibre, staple.
~Pike~, _n._ ~1.~ Turnpike-gate.
~2.~ [_U. S._] Turnpike, turnpike road.
~3.~ (_Ich._) Luce, true-jack.
~Pile~, _v. a._ Accumulate, amass, heap, collect or gather into a heap.
~Piles~, _n. pl._ (_Med._) Hemorrhoids.
~Pilfer~, _v. a._ Steal (_by petty theft_), filch, purloin, CABBAGE,
bob.
~Pilfer~, _v. n._ Steal, thieve, practise petty theft.
~Pilfering~, _n._ Stealing, thieving, thievery, larceny, petty theft,
petty larceny.
~Pilgarlic~, _n._ Wretch, outcast, Pariah, Troglodyte, miserable fellow.
~Pilgrim~, _n._ Traveller (_especially on a religious errand_),
wanderer, wayfarer, PALMER, crusader.
~Pilgrimage~, _n._ Journey (_especially to some hallowed place_),
expedition, tour, excursion.
~Pillage~, _n._ ~1.~ Spoliation, depredation, destruction,
devastation, plundering, rapine.
~2.~ Plunder, booty, spoil, prey.
~Pillage~, _v. a._ Plunder, spoil, despoil, sack.
~Pillar~, _n._ ~1.~ COLUMN (_for supporting something_), shaft, post.
~2.~ Prop, support, supporter, maintainer.
~Pillow-block~, _n._ Plumber-block.
~Pill-wort~, _n._ Pepper-grass (_Pilularia globulifera_).
~Pilot~, _n._ Steersman, guide, conductor.
~Pilot~, _v. a._ Guide, direct, conduct, steer, have or take the
direction of.
~Pilot-bread~, _n._ Hard-bread, ship-biscuit.
~Pimento~, _n._ Allspice, Jamaica pepper.
~Pimp~, _n._ Procurer, pander.
~Pimp~, _v. n._ Pander.
~Pimple~, _n._ Blotch, eruption, pustule.
~Pin~, _n._ ~1.~ Peg, BOLT.
~2.~ Straw (_as something of no value_), fig, button, rush, feather,
farthing, brass farthing.
~Pin~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fasten with a pin.
~2.~ Fasten, fix, make fast.
~Pinch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Nip, squeeze, compress, gripe.
~2.~ Oppress, straiten, distress.
~Pinch~, _v. n._ Bear hard.
~Pinch~, _n._ ~1.~ Nip, gripe.
~2.~ Emergency, exigency, crisis, strait, difficulty, push.
~Pinchbeck~, _n._ Dutch gold.
~Pinched~, _a._ Distressed, straitened, reduced, indigent, destitute,
needy, poor, necessitous, penniless, moneyless, in need, in want, out
of money, out of cash, out of pocket.
~Pine~, _v. n._ Languish, droop, flag, waste, decay, waste away.
~Pinion~, _n._ ~1.~ Wing, pennon.
~2.~ Fetter (_for the arms_).
~Pinion~, _v. a._ Restrain (_by binding the arms_), bind, fasten,
shackle, fetter, chain.
~Pink~, _n._ ~1.~ Rose-color.
~2.~ (_Ich._) Minnow, minion (_Lencisous phoxinus_).
~3.~ Paragon, model, BEAU IDEAL.
~Pinnacle~, _n._ ~1.~ Turret, minaret.
~2.~ Top, summit, apex, acme, zenith, highest point, culminating
point, utmost height.
~Pin one's faith upon~, Believe, put confidence in, rely upon, take at
one's word.
~Pintado~, _n._ Guinea hen.
~Pious~, _a._ ~1.~ Filial.
~2.~ Religious, godly, holy, devout, saintly.
~Pip~, _v. n._ Chirp (_as a chicken_), mewl, peep.
~Pipe of peace~, Calumet.
~Piping~, _a._ ~1.~ Whining, feeble, sickly, weak.
~2.~ Simmering, boiling.
~Pipsissewa~, _n._ [_Indian name._] Winter-green (_Chimaphila
umbellata_).
~Piquancy~, _n._ ~1.~ Pungency, high flavor.
~2.~ Sharpness, tartness, severity.