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Pressures
- noun - a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government"
- an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
- exert pressure on someone through threats
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
- the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"
- the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
- the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"
- the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "
Prestiges
- noun - a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"
Pretences
- noun - a false or unsupportable quality
- an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
- imaginative intellectual play
- pretending with intention to deceive
- the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
Pretenses
- noun - a false or unsupportable quality
- an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
- imaginative intellectual play
- pretending with intention to deceive
- the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
Preterits
- noun - a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
Pretrials
- noun - (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases
Priapisms
- noun - condition in which the penis is continually erect; usually painful and seldom with sexual arousal
Priceless
- adjective - having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
- very amusing
Prickings
- noun - the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick"