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P, phosphorus +
P. Allen, Gates, and Microsoft Corp., 1975 +
P. Berger and the surgical mask, 1897 +
P. Janssen and fentanyl, 1960 +
P. Robertson and the square-headed screw-driver and screws, 1908 +
P. Spencer and the microwave oven, 1946 +
pace it out +
pacemaker +
Pacific Daylight Time, PDT +
Pacific Ocean +
Pacific Standard Time, PST +
Pacioli and the double-entry bookkeeping system, 1494 +
pack a change of clothes +
pack ice -
pack it up +
pack my things +
pack them in dozens +
pack up +
package deal +
Packard and power windows, 1940 +
packed in tens +
padded cell +
Page, Brin, and Google, 1998 +
paid $200 down +
paid homage to his achievements +
paid in full +
paid not the slightest attention -
paid them a compliment +
paid them a visit +
paid time and a half +
paid vacation +
pain in the neck, a -
pain point -
paint roller +
pair of scissors, a +
pair off +
pajama party +
pajama top +
palace guard +
pale horse +
paleontology, the scientific study of life in the geological past +
palette knife +
Pali Canon, the teachings of Buddhism in Pali language -
palliative care +
palm oil +
Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter +
palm tree +
Panama Canal, the +
pancreas transplant +
panda +
Pandora's box; the box, when opened, lets misfortunes upon mankind loose -
panic button +
panoramic movie +
Pap smear test, a test for cervical cancer +
Papanikolaou and the Pap smear test, c. 1928 +
paparazzi, the intrusive photographers -
paper +
paper and pen +
paper anniversary, 1 year of marriage +
paper bag +
paper clip +
paper doll +
paper mill +
paper money +
paper nautilus, a small female mollusk with a very thin shell +
paper tiger -
Papin and the pressure cooker, 1679 +
parachute +
parallel bars +
parallel situations +
parcel post +
pared down their expenses +
parent company, the +
Paris and the Louvre Pyramid +
parish register +
parking curb +
parking lot, a +
parking meter +
parking spaces +
parking ticket -
Parkinson's disease, characterized by involuntary tremors or shaking -
Parkinson's disease, the death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra -
Parkinson's disease and L-dopa +
Parkinson's law, "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion." +
parole violation -
parrot, a bird +
parrot flits, the (motion) +
parrot screeches, the (sound) +
Parsons and the steam turbine, 1897 +
part my hair +
part owner +
part song +
part time +
partial eclipse, a -
particle board +
parts of speech +
Pascal and Pascal's triangle, 1654 +
Pascal's triangle +
pass away -
pass the hat +
pass water, to urinate +
passenger seat +
passenger train +
passive resistance, uncooperative -
passive voice -
Passover, a Jewish festival commemorating the liberation of slavery from Egypt +
Pasteur and chiral chemistry, 1848 +
Pasteur and the germ theory of disease, 1862 +
Pasteur and pasteurization, 1864 +
Pasteur and the rabies vaccine, 1885 +
pasteurization, a process that kills microbes in food and beverages +
pat on the back, a +
patch test, an allergy test +
patch work quilt +
patches of fog -
patent medicines +
patent pending +
paternal uncle +
paternity test +
patron saint +
patterns in organic chemistry: ring and straight line +
pave the way +
paving stone +
pawn shop +
pawn ticket +
pay as you go +
pay attention +
pay by cash +
pay by check +
pay by credit card +
pay by debit card +
pay dividends +
pay his last respects +
pay it back +
pay its way +
pay less tax +
pay my respects +
pay off +
pay phone +
payable on demand +
paying guest +
PayPal Holdings, Inc., a worldwide online payments company +/-
PDF, an universal file format +
PDF, Portable Document Format +
PDT, Pacific Daylight Time +
PE, polyethylene +
PE, used for supermarket bags and plastic bottles +
peace not war +
peace offering +
peace officer +
peace pipe +
peace symbol +
peace terms +
peace treaty, a +
peaceful coexistence +
peaceful settlement, a +
peaceful uses of atomic energy +
peak hours +
pealess whistle +
peanut butter +
pearl diver +
peat moss +
pedestrian crossing +
pedigree cattle +
peep show -
peep, peep, peep; the ideation of a voyeur -
peeping Tom, a tailor who watched Lady Godiva ride naked through the streets of Coventry -
peer group +
Pei and the Louvre Pyramid, 1989 +
Peking opera, late 1700s +
Pell and the division sign, c. 1630 +
Pemberton and franchising, 1886 +
pen name +
pen pal +
penal code +
penalty area +
penalty box -
penalty kick +
pencil +
pencil box +
pencil sharpener +
pending his return +
pendulum clock +
penguin, a seabird +
penicillin, an antibiotic +
penny wise and pound foolish -
people of rank +
People's Republic of China, PRC +
pepper mill +
pepper spray, used in riot control and defense against dogs and bears +
peptic ulcer -
percussion instrument +
perfect circle, a +
perfectly satisfied +
performed the ceremony +
performing arts +
periodic table, an array of elements by atomic number +
peripheral nervous system +
Perls and the empty chair technique, 1951 +
permanent press +
permanent teeth, 32 in number +
permanent wave +
permissible under our agreement +
pernicious anemia -
perpetual motion machine -
Perry and the rubber band, 1845 +
persecution complex, a delusion -
Persia and polo, 600 BC +
person of consequence, a +
person of distinction, a +
person talks, the +
person walks, the +
personal column +
personal magnetism +
personal matter, a +
persuasive tongue, a +
PET, a functional imaging technique +
PET, Positron Emission Tomography +
PETE, polyethylene terephthalate +
PETE; used for carbonated drinks bottles, peanut butter jars, plastic film +
Peter of Bruys and cross burning, c. 1131 -
petrol engine +
petroleum jelly +
petty cash +
Pfleumer and tape recording, 1935 +
pH, potential of hydrogen +
pH of human blood, 7.34-7.45 +
pH of human gastric acid, 1.5-3.5 +
pH of human pancreas secretions, 8.1 +
pH of human urine, 6.0 +
pH scale, a numeric acidity or basicity scale +
Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy +
phantom limb pain, the pain that an amputated or missing limb is still attached -
phantom limb pain and mirror therapy +
phantom ships -
phase in +
phase out +
Pheidippides and the marathon, 490 BC +
Phelps and PET, 1973 +
Phidias and the golden ratio, 400s BC +
Philippines and the bamboo dance, 1565-1899 +
Philips, Sony, and the CD, 1982 +
phobia, morbid fear -
phonetic alphabet, the +
phonograph +
phosphorus, P +
photoelectric effect, the emission of electrons when photons hit a metal +
photograph +
photographer and models +
photographic film +
photographic paper +
phototherapy +
photon, a light particle +
photosynthesis
phrase book +
physical culture +
physical education +
physical fitness +
physical sciences +
physiotherapy +
Piaggio and the Vespa scooter, 1946 +
piano +
Picasso, an artist +
Picasso and Cubism, 1909-1919 +
picnic area +
pick a lock -
pick a winner +
pick and choose +
pick his pocket -
pick peas +
pick up speed +
pick up the bill +
picket line -
picky about food -
picky eater -
picture gallery +
pidgin English, a simplified form of English -
piece it together +
piece of history, a +
piece rates +
peace of mind +
piezoelectricity, electricity resulting from pressure +
pig and pork +
pig grunts, the (sound) +
pig iron -
pig trots, the ( motion) +
pigeon breast -
pigeon coos, the (sound) +
pigeon flutters, the (motion) +
piggy bank +
pile up -
Pilgrims and Thanksgiving Day in the New World, the, 1621 +
pillar of rock, a +
pillow talk +
pilot and copilot +
pilot light +
pilot project, a +
pimp and prostitute -
pinball, an arcade game +
pinch of salt, a +
Pincus, Rock, and the contraceptive pill, 1954 +
pineal gland, located in the epithalamus near the center of the brain +
pineal gland, producing melantonin to modulate sleep patterns +
pinhole camera +
pink kissing fish, an aquarium fish +
pink pearls +
pinkie ring, a ring worn on the little finger -
pinking shears, serrated scissors +
pinnacle of his fame, the +
Pinocchio, a children's novel +
Pinocchio and his long nose -
pinpoint accuracy +
pinto bean, a speckled bean +
pinwheel, a toy windmill +
pip, the seed of an apple, pear, orange, etc. +
pip, not edible -
pipe bomb -
Pisano and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, 1372 +
pit stop, a stop for racing cars +
pit viper -
pitch black +
pitch pipe +
pitched their hopes high +
pith of the argument, the +
pituitary gland, an endocrine gland +
pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain below the hypothalamus +
pituitary gland, producing hormones to regulate other endocrine glands +
Pitman and shorthand, 1837 +
pitted cherries +
pixel, a dot +
pizza +
place mat +
place setting +
placebo effect, a psychological effect of a nonproven treatment +
placed an order +
placed in numerical order +
plague, a deadly contagious disease -
plan A +
plan B +
plan C +
plan ahead +
plan my escape route +
Planck and the quantum theory, 1900 +
plane geometry +
planned parenthood +
planned with care +
plant food +
plant kingdom, the +
plant pathology +
plant respiration, a carbon dioxide intake and oxygen output in darkness +
Plante and the lead-acid battery, 1859 +
plants and animals +
plaster of Paris cast +
plastic bullet, used for riot control +
plastic bag +
plastic explosive, putty explosive +
plastic surgeon +
plastic surgery +
plate glass +
plate rack +
Plath and the two-wheel suitcase, 1987 +
platypus, an animal with a duck-like beak and a flat tail +
play around -
play by ear +
play chess +
play football +
play for time +
play games +
play group +
play house +
play on words, a +
play safe +
play the drum +
play the fool, a defense +
play the lead +
play school +
play the violin +
play truant, to be absent from school without leave -
play with fire -
play, play, play; an ideation of a playboy -
Playboy, an adult magazine -
Playboy Club, a chain of nightclubs and resorts -
Play-Doh, a modeling clay +
player piano +
playing cards +
playing dead, a defense +
playing field +
plea bargaining +
plea for mercy, a +
plead for answers +
pleading my cause +
please lay it on the floor +
please myself +
please reply, RSVP +
please ring the bell +
pleasure to talk to you, a +
pleasure trip +
Plexiglass, a transparent thermoplastic +
Plimpton and roller skates, 1863 +
plowed through the mud +
plumb bob +
plumb line +
plumbed the depths of the lake +
plumber's helper +
plume of smoke, a +
plump a pillow +
Plunkett and Telfon, 1938 +
plus sign +
PM, Prime Minister +
pm, post meridiem +
pneumatic drill +
pneumatic tire +
pocket calculator +
pocket edition, a +
pocket money +
pocket watch +
Poinsett and poinsettias, 1825 +
poinsettia, a plant +
point of no return -
point of view +
point to conspiracy -
poison hemlock -
poison ivy -
poison oak -
poison pen -
poisoned their minds -
poke the fire +
poked a hole in it +
poker face +
polar bear +
pole dance +
pole vault +
police action +
police and justice +
police and robbers +
police car +
police dog +
police officer +
police power +
police station +
police van +
police wagon +
polio vaccine +
polish it well +
polished performance, a +
polite society +
political asylum +
political connections +
political morality +
political prisoner -
polka, a lively dance for couples +
polka dots +
pollen count +
polling place +
polluting the mind -
polo, a team sport played on horseback +
polo shirt +
polonium, a radioactive element +
polyethylene, PE +
polyethylene terephthalate, PETE +
polygamy, having more than one wife at a time -
polymer banknote +
Polynesians and hula dancing +
polypropylene, PP +
polystyrene, PS +
polyvinyl chloride, PVC +
pontoon bridge, a temporary bridge held in place by a number of boats +
pool, a table game +
pool hall +
pool room +
pool table +
pooled our resources +
pooper scooper +
poor crop, a -
poor driver, a -
Poor fellow! -
poor in minerals -
poor soil -
Poor thing! -
poor visibility -
pop, a carbonated drink +
pop., popular +
pop art +
pop gun, a toy gun +
pop music +
popcorn +
Pope Gregory XIII and the Gregorian calendar, 1582 +
Popeye, a cartoon fictional character +
Popeye and spinach +
Popp and ransomware, 1989 -
population explosion -
porcelain +
porcupine, a rodent +
porcupine and spines +
pornography, pornography, pornography, an ideation of an addict -
port of call +
port of entry +
Portable Document Format, PDF +
Portland cement +
posed as an expert -
positive and negative +
positive pole +
positive sign +
positive terminal of a battery +
positron, a positive electron +
Positron Emission Tomography, PET +
Posselt, Reimann, and nicotine, 1828 +
possum, a marsupial +
possum and playing dead +
post and beam +
post meridiem, pm +
post no bills +
post office +
postage stamp +
postal district, a +
postal service +
poster paint +
posthumous award, a +
posthumous novel, a +
Post-It note +
postnasal drip -
postpartum depression -
postpone the meeting -
post-traumatic stress disorder -
pot holder +
potato, a food +
potato beetle -
potent drugs +
potential energy +
potter's wheel +
potty chair +
potty seat +
Poulsen and the magnetic tape recorder, 1898 +
pour cold water on his plan -
poverty line +
powder puff +
powdered milk +
power brakes +
power failure, a -
power loom +
power plant +
power politics -
power station +
power steering +
power window +
powwow, a social gathering +
PP, polypropylene +
PP; used for bottle caps, drinking straws, yogurt containers, appliances, car bumpers +
practical nurse +
practice what you preach +
Pravaz and the hypodermal syringe, 1853 +
prayer book +
prayer mat +
praying mantis +
PRC, People's Republic of China +
preach the gospel +
preached economy +
Prebble and the Newton's cradle, 1967 +
precious metals +
precious stones +
precision tools +
preen myself +
pregnancy approaching term, a +
prenatal clinic +
premature baby -
prep., preposition +
prepare for disaster +
prepared for the worst +
preposition, prep. +
Prescott and the clothoid loop, 1901 +
present arms, to hold a rifle vertically as a salute +
present myself +
presentation in recognition of his services, a +
president and the cabinet +
president and first lady +
president and vice president +
President F. Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1930s +
President Kennedy and "Ask not what your country can do for you", 1961 +
President Kennedy and "Ask what you can do for your country", 1961 +
President T. Roosevelt and the Teddy bear, 1902 +
President Trump and "America First", 2017 +
president-elect, the +
press agent +
press box +
press clipping +
press conference +
press gallery +
press photographer, a +
press release +
pressure center +
pressure cooker +
pressure gauge +
pressure group +
pressure point -
pressure suit +
pressurized cabin +
pressurized suit +
pretax earnings -
pretty much the same +
pretzel, a baked bread shaped into a twisted knot +
prevailing wind, a +
preventive dentistry +
preventive medicine +
price on his head, a +
price on his life, a +
price support +
price war -
prices soared -
prick the bubble -
prick up my ears +
prickly heat, an itchy skin inflammation -
pride of place -
Priestley and oxygen, 1774 +
Priestley and pop, 1772 +
primary colors +
primary colors of light: red and green and violet +
primary colors of paint: red and yellow and blue +
primary education +
primary school +
prime meridian, the zero meridian passing through Greenwich, England +
Prime Minister, PM +
prime minister and the cabinet +
prime mover +
prime number, a number that can be divided only by itself or 1 +
prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11... +
prime rate +
prime time +
primitive defense mechanisms: regression, projection, and reaction formation -
primitive tools -
primitive tribes -
primrose path +
prince and princess +
Prince of Darkness, the Devil of Satan -
Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ +
printed circuit +
printed in large type +
printed matter +
printer and ink +
printing press +
prion, an infectious misfolded protein -
prions and mad cow disease, 1982 -
prior to that date +
prism, used to separate light into 7 colors +
prison camp -
prisoner of war -
private detective +
private enterprise +
private parts +
private property +
private school +
private sector of the economy, the +
pro and con, for and against +
probation officer +
produce evidence +
produced on a commercial scale +
professor of emeritus +
profit and loss +
profit margins +
profit sharing +
profuse variety, a +
progressive improvement, a +
Progressive Party +
projection, a primitive defense mechanism -
projection, the imagination of oneself in another's situation/feelings -
prolific writer, a +
prominent citizens +
promise you won't tell +
Promised Land +
promissory note +
promote an atmosphere of violence -
promote friendship +
promote friendship between nations +
pron., pronoun +
prone to jealousy -
pronoun, pron. +
pronounce you man and wife +
proper name +
prophylactic measures +
proportional representation +
proposed to wait +
proprietary medicines +
prospective customers +
prospered under his rule +
prostitute and johns (slang) -
prostitute and pimp -
prostitute and spy -
prostitute herself -
proteinogenic amino acids, 22 +
proteinogenic amino acid, the building block of protein +
protest march, a +
Protestant, a member of any of the Christian bodies except the RC Church +
Protestantism, a movement against the errors in the RC Church +
protested in strong term +
protesting his innocence +
proton, a particle of matter with a positive charge +
proud day for us, a +
proud of my son's achievements +
prove yourself +
provide relief +
provincial government +
proving ground +
proxy vote, a vote cast by an authorized representative +
Prusiner and prions, 1982 +
PS, polystyrene +
PS; used for food containers, plastic tableware, CD, cassette cases +
PST, Pacific Standard Time +
psychic structure: id, ego and super-ego +
psychoactive mushroom -
psychoanalysis, treating psychopathology through dialogue +
psychological warfare +
Pua and USB flash drive, 2001 +
pubic hair +
public aquarium +
public enemy -
public holiday +
public opinion +
public parks +
public relations +
public school +
public utilities +
Puckle and the machine gun, 1718 +
puerperal fever, associated with childbirth or abortion -
puff adder, a poisonous viper that inflates the upper part of the body when excited -
pufferfish, a toxic fish -
pufferfish, puffs up its stomach when excited +
pull a gun +
pull a horse -
pull his leg -
pull it up by the roots +
pull the cork +
pull the trigger +
pull up stakes -
pulp magazine -
pulsar, a pulsating radio star +
pumice stone, a light porous lava used for rubbing stains from the skin +
pump gun, a slide-action shotgun +
pumpkin pie +
puma, a mountain lion +
pump up the tires +
punch bowl +
punch line +
punch press +
punched card machine +
punched tape +
punching bag +
punctuation marks +
punk rock, pop music that involves outrage and shock effects -
puppet government -
puppet show +
puppy love -
Purdue Pharma and OxyContin, 1996 +
pure mathematics +
pure nonsense -
purple for plastic surgery +
pursuing her hobby +
push and pull +
push broom +
push button +
push to open +
push-pin +
put a curb on spending +
put e-cigarette and coins in my pocket -
put heads together +
put in the shade -
put it to the test +
put me in a difficult position -
put my feet up -
put my foot in it +
put the lid on +
put the past behind me +
put through the mill +
put to death +/-
put to one side -
put to the test +
put words into his mouth +
put your house in order +
putting on weight -
putty knife +
puzzling problem, a -
PVC, polyvinyl chloride +
PVC; used for plumbing pipes and guttering, shower curtains, window frames, flooring +
pyramid +
pyramid investment -
Pyrex, a line of clear glass kitchenware for stovetop use +
pysanka, a decorated Easter egg +
Pythagoras and Pythagorean theorem, c. 600 BC +
Pythagorean theorem; h² = a² + b², where h = the hypotenuse +