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Pin-Up
- noun - a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
Pincus
- noun - United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967)
Pineus
- noun - a genus of Adelgidae
Plague
- noun - a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"
- an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"
- annoy continually or chronically;
- any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
- cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"
Plaguy
- adjective - causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
- in a disagreeable manner; "it's so plaguey cold!"
Plaque
- noun - (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
- a memorial made of brass
- Tooth decay
Plenum
- noun - a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases"
- an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside
Plexus
- noun - a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
Plutus
- - The son of Jason and Ceres, and the god of wealth. He was represented as bearing a cornucopia, and as blind, because his gifts were bestowed without discrimination of merit.
Podium
- noun - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
- dais or platform