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Percy
- noun - English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)
- United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
Phoca
- noun - type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals
Piece
- noun -
- a distance; "it is down the road a piece"
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
- a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
- a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
- a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
- a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
- a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
- a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece"
- an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
- an instance of some kind; "i
Pilch
- - A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.
Pinch
- noun - a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the recession"
- a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
- a small sharp bite or snip
- a squeeze with the fingers
- a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
- an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- cut the top off;
- irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
- make off with belongings of others
- make ridges into by pinching together
- squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Pisco
- unknown - Peruvian brandy
Pitch
- noun - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
- a high approach shot in golf
- a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors"
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
- an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
- erect and fasten; "pitch a tent"
- fall or plunge forward; "She pitched over the railing of the balcony"
- heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
- hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- move abruptly; "Th
Place
- noun - a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
- a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"
- a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
- a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?"
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
- a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place"
- an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
- an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
- any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns
Plack
- - A small copper coin formerly current in Scotland, worth less than a cent.
Plica
- noun - a folded part (as in skin or muscle)