pan-the-ism /'paenGiizam/
noun [U] 1 the belief that God is
present in all natural things S#
)
2 belief in many or all gods 'gi#li^;
# ft ► pantheist /-Giist/ noun parithe-lst ic /.paen- Gi'istik/ adj.
pan theon /'paenGian; NAmE -Gia:n/ noun 1 (technical A i§) all the gods of a
nation or people ( — 15
)
&#, it#: the ancient Egyptian pantheon ^ 2 {formal) a group of people who
are famous within a particular area of activity ( )
&A, tS 3 a
HONOURED 73#it;
pan ther /■ paenGa(r)/ noun 1 a black leopard (= a large wild animal of the cat family) 2 (NAmE) = puma
pantie girdle noun = panty girdle pan-ties /‘paentiz/ noun (especially NAmE) = knickers(I) pan-tile /'paentail/ noun a curved tile used for roofs ME
panto /'paentau;
NAmE -tou/ noun (pi pantos /'paenteuz;
/VAmE
-touz/) (BrE,
informal) = pantomime(X) panto-graph /'paentagraif; NAmE -graef/ noun a device used for
copying a drawing in a bigger or smaller size
mmc; .
panto-mime /'paentamaim/
noun 1 (also BrE informal panto) [c, U] (in
2
[U, C*. usually sing.] the use of movement and the expression of your face to
communicate sth or to tell a story ®JgiJ; IfcJgiJ EEd mime 3
[C,
usually sing.] (BrE) a ridiculous situation,
usually with a lot of confusion BEd farce
.pantomime
'dame (also
dame) noun a female character in a
pantomime(I), that
is usually played by a man )
.pantomime
'horse noun (BrE) a character in a pantomime that is supposed to be a horse, played by two people
in a special costume iigjgij AW A ( AM A ).
pan-try /‘paentri/
noun (pi -ies) a cupboard/closet or
small room in a house, used for storing food np 1
Sd LARDER
pants /paents/ noun [pi.]
1 (BrE) UNDERPANTS Or KNICKERS
; MW: 0. pair of pants —2 (especially NAmE) trousers Dl 7: a
new pair of pants <>
ski pants — picture o
page R20 —
see also cargo pants 3 (BrE, slang) (also used as an
adjective something you think
is of poor quality #:
no; HTM rubbish : Their
new CD is absolute pants! (Ml W/fr AJe Ain ! 0 Do we have to watch this pants programme? fled#!?# g ffij? fTSTOI bore, scare, etc. the pants off sb (informal) to make sb extremely
bored, frightened, etc. -
E ( ) —more at ant, catch v.,
SEAT n., WEAR V., WET V.
pant-suit /'paentsuit; BrE also -sju:t/ noun (NAmE)
= TROUSER SUIT
pant-sula
/.paent'surla/
noun [U] a style of South
African dancing in which each person takes a turn to perform dance movements in
front of a group of other dancers who are in a circle ( MAH,
panty girdle (also pantie girdle) /'paenti g3:dl; NAmE g3:rdl/ noun a tight piece of
women’s underwear that combines knickers/panties
and a girdle ( A A ) M
mm
panty-hose /'paentihauz;
NAmE -houz/ noun [pi.] (NAmE)
= TIGHTS(l)
pap /paep/
noun [U] 1 (disapproving) books, magazines,
television programmes, etc. that have no real value 7c @ ^ ) 2 soft or almost
liquid food eaten by babies or people who are ill/sick ( JLH s£#IAtfeW ) (SAfrE) porridge made with
flour from corn (maize)
papa /pa'pa:;
NAmE
'parpa/
noun (BrE,
old-fashioned or NAmE)
used
to talk about or to address your father papacy /‘peipasi/ noun
1 the papacy [sing.] the position or the
authority of the Pope ffcHWIR jft ( A A ) 2 [C, usually sing.] the period of time when
a particular Pope is in power ( ) ffIRWW#!
papal /'peipl/
adj.
[only before
noun] connected
with the Pope ticM67 : papal authority ffc H67Aj
o a
papal visit to
paparazzo /.paepa'raetsau;
NAmE
-'raetsou/
noun (pi pap-ar-azzi /-tsi/) [usually pi.] a photographer who
follows famous people around in order to get interesting photographs of them
to sell to a newspaper
pa
paya /pa'paia/
(BrE
also
paw-paw) noun
a
tropical fruit with yellow and green skin, sweet orange or red flesh and round
black seeds #A /R.;: ( ) A JR.
—
picture o page Ri8 paper
0-w /'peip8(r)/
noun, verb u noun
►
FOR WRITING/WRAPPING A ^/ $1 1 [U] (often in
compounds is)) the thin material that you
write and draw on and that is
also used for wrapping and packing things ; ‘t&M.-. a piece/sheet of paper —Jt / package wrapped in
brown paper —A
A k. &M 0 recycled
paper
#4^ o She
wrote her name and address on a slip (= a small piece) of paper.
—o Experience is more important for this job than paper qualifications (= that exist on
paper, but may not have any real value). fftj& gixftmw, opaper
losses/profits (= that are shown in
accounts but which may not exist in reality) AM 0 This journal
is available in paper and electronic form. Ji fj)-
hJ J©l
JK
A % 7 IK A o — see also notepaper, wrapping
PAPER,
WRITING PAPER
►
NEWSPAPER m m 2 [C] a newspaper M : a local/
national paper J&A'# O a daily/evening/
Sunday paper / read about it in the
paper. jft ± # ^ „ 0 Have you seen today’s
paper? % ^ SI 4'^ o The papers
(=
newspapers in general) soon got hold o/ the story. M
c.
►
DOCUMENTS A# 3
papers [pi.] pieces of paper
with
writing on them, such as
letters, pieces of work or private documents A#; AM: His desk was covered with books and
papers. A#»
4 papers [pi.] official documents
that prove your identity, give you permission to do sth, etc. il 0f!; i5E #: divorce/identification papers ^ vE # — see
also WALKING PAPERS,
WORKING PAPER(2)
►
EXAM # At 5 [C] (Br£) a set of exam questions on a
particular subject; the answers
that people write to the questions ^#; istS£; The Geography paper
was
hard. o She spent the evening
marking
exam papers.
►
ARTICLE A# 6 [C] an academic article about a
particular subject that is written by and for specialists ifc A: a recent paper in the Journal of Medicine IJiRfij A
AW^MifeAo She was invited to give a paper (= a talk) on the results of her
research. i&A, — see also Green Paper,
Order Paper, position paper, White Paper, working paper(I) 7 [C] (NAmE)
a
piece of written work done by a student ( f ifiil ) i&A: Your grade
will be based on four
papers and a final exam. # (ft J$;
—see
also term
PAPER
►
ON WALLS JiH 1. 8 [C, U] paper that you use to cover
and decorate the walls of a
room The room was
damp and the paper was
peeling off.
There
are many other compounds ending in paper. You will find them at their place in
the alphabet. \>X paper A
IB on
paper 1 when you put sth on
paper, you write it down A T A; ^ ^ 2 judged