A mytho-historical group of archetypes of perfection, the the five acknowledged sons of Pandu, according to the Indian epic Mahabharata.
paravane
paravane
noun
(nautical) A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines.
(nautical) A towed underwater object with hydrofoils, of diverse uses.
paravant
paravant
adv
(obsolete, rare) Pre-eminently; first.
paravent
paravent
noun
A windscreen.
parvenue
parvenue
noun
female equivalent of parvenu
parvenus
parvenus
noun
plural of parvenu
parvolin
parvolin
noun
Alternative form of parvoline
patavian
pavement
pavement
noun
(architecture) The interior flooring of a church sanctuary, between the communion rail and the altar.
(chiefly British) A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
(now chiefly Canada, US) A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.
(now chiefly Canada, US) The paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.
(now chiefly in technical contexts) A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
pavilion
pavilion
noun
(anatomy) The cartiliginous part of the outer ear; auricle.
(anatomy) The fimbriated extremity of the Fallopian tube.
(cricket) The building where the players change clothes, wait to bat, and eat their meals.
(heraldry) A tent used as a bearing.
(military) A flag, ensign, or banner.
A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.
A detached or semi-detached building at a hospital or other building complex.
A flag or ensign carried at the gaff of the mizzenmast.
A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc.
An ornate tent.
The lower surface of a brilliant-cut gemstone, lying between the girdle and collet.
verb
(transitive) To furnish with a pavilion.
(transitive) To put inside a pavilion.
(transitive, figuratively) To enclose or surround (after Robert Grant's hymn line "pavilioned in splendour").
pavillon
pavillon
noun
Archaic form of pavilion.
pavonian
pavonian
adj
Of or pertaining to the peacock
pavonine
pavonine
adj
Of or pertaining to the genus Pavo or its family Pavonidae, including the peafowl.
Possessing the coloring or iridescence of a peacock feather.
Showy, like a peacock's tail; exhibiting vanity.
noun
Any bird from the family Pavonidae.
Tarnish found on some ores and metals which resembles the tail feathers of a peacock.
pavonize
peruvian
peruvian
Noun
A person from Peru or of Peruvian descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Peru or the Peruvian people.
pivotman
pivotman
noun
(figurative) A central or key person; someone around whom a particular project etc. rotates.
(military) A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels.
(sports) A player in a central position.
povindah
prenaval
proavian
proavian
noun
Any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a protobird.
pronaval
provenal
proviant
proviant
noun
(Scotland) provisions, especially for an army
puinavis
pulvinar
pulvinar
adj
Padded; formed like a cushion.
noun
(anatomy) A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.
(obsolete) A pillow or cushion.
repaving
repaving
noun
The process of replacing paving.
verb
present participle of repave
slavepen
spavinaw
spavindy
spavindy
adj
(archaic) spavined; having spavin
spavined
spavined
adj
Having spavin (said of a horse).
Old, worn out, obsolete (said figuratively of a person).
unpaving
unpaving
verb
present participle of unpave
unvamped
unvamped
adj
Not vamped.
upavenue
upheaven
vaalpens
vamphorn
vamphorn
noun
(music, historical) A horn without holes or keys, used to amplify the voice in singing.
vanpools
vanpools
noun
plural of vanpool
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vanpool
vaporing
vaporing
noun
Alternative form of vapouring
verb
present participle of vapor
viperian
viperina
volplane
volplane
noun
A steep, controlled dive, especially by an aircraft with the engine off.