Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

paid

from the verb to pay

I paid for the movie tickets.

pail

pails noun

a bucket, usually made of

wood or metal.

pain

pains noun

suffering caused by an injury,

disease, or sadness.

painful adjective

paint

paints noun

a colored liquid used for

decorating or for

making pictures.

paint

paints painting painted verb

to cover a surface with color,

either for decoration or

to create a picture.

painting

paintings noun

a painted picture.

pair

pairs noun

a set of two things that

match each other, or

belong together.

A pair of socks.

palace

palaces noun

a large, grand home belonging

to an important person.

pale

adjective

of faint color, almost white.

He painted the hall pale blue.

N comparisons paler palest

palm

palms noun

1 the flat, middle part on

the inside of

your hand.

2 a tree without branches

that grows in hot

regions. Palms

have long

leaves that

grow from

the top of the

trunk (see tree

on page 223).

pan

pans noun

a metal container with a

handle, used for cooking.

pancake

pancakes noun

a flat, fried cake made

of eggs, flour, and milk.

panda

pandas noun

a large, bearlike mammal

that lives in the mountain

forests of China. Pandas

mainly eat bamboo shoots,

but sometimes

eat other

plants

and small

animals.

pant

pants panting panted verb

to breathe quickly through

your mouth because you are

hot or out of breath.

panther

panthers noun

a black

leopard.

pantomime

pantomimes noun

a traditional children’s

play with music, songs,

and dancing.

paper

papers noun

a material made from wood,

and mainly used for writing,

printing, and

drawing on.

parachute

parachutes noun

an apparatus made of

material that helps people

and objects fall to the ground

safely from

an aircraft.

N say pair-uh-shoot

parade

parades noun

a procession of people,

animals, or vehicles, either

for display or inspection.

paragraph

paragraphs noun

a section in a piece of

writing. Paragraphs start

on a new line.

parallel

adjective

being side by side and at

the same distance from

each other.

paralyze

paralyzes paralyzing paralyzed

verb

to be unable to move a part

of the body because of

an injury or disease.

paralysis noun

parcel

parcels noun

an object

wrapped up

with paper.

parent

parents noun

a father or mother.

park

parks noun

an area of grass and trees

that the public may use.

paid

parallel lines

paintbrush

panic

panics panicking panicked verb

to lose control suddenly

because you are frightened

or do not know what to do.

The chickens panicked

when they saw the fox.

panic noun