Patronize, v. a. Favor, countenance, support, aid, assist, help, befriend, make interest for, defend, maintain.
Patronymic, n. Surname, family name, ancestral name, sirname, cognomen.
Pattern, n.
- 1. Exemplar, model, archetype, prototype, original.
- 2. Specimen, sample, example.
- 3. Figure, shape, design.
- 4. Figure, style.
Pattern, v. a. Imitate, copy, follow.
Paucity, n.
- 1. Fewness, small number, rarity.
- 2. Smallness of quantity, poverty, exiguity.
Pauhaugen, n. (Indian name.) See Manhaden.
Paul, n. See Pawl.
Paunch, n.
- 1. Abdomen, belly.
- 2. First stomach (of a ruminating animal).
Pauper, n. Poor person (depending on charity).
Pauperism, n. Indigence, destitution, penury, extreme poverty, want, need.
Pause, n.
- 1. Stop, cessation, suspension, interruption, rest, halt, intermission, remission, stoppage, stopping, break.
- 2. Suspense, hesitation, uncertainty.
- 3. Break, paragraph (in writing).