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Passive
- adjective - expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
- lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
- peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"
- the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
Passkey
- noun - key that secures entrance everywhere
Passman
- - One who passes for a degree, without honors. See Classman, 2.
Pastels
- noun - any of various pale or light colors
Pastern
- noun - the part between the fetlock and the hoof
Pasters
- noun - a workman who pastes
- an adhesive label
Pasteur
- noun - French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895)
Pastier
- adjective - having the sticky properties of an adhesive
- resembling paste in color; pallid; "he looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white"
Pasties
- noun - (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers
- small meat pie or turnover
Pastils
- noun - a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat