Skip to content 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 paucispiral Having few spirals or whorls. paucistratified Having few strata paucisymptomatic Presenting few symptoms paucituberculatan Any marsupial of the order Paucituberculata; a shrew opossum. paucituberculate Relating to the Paucituberculata paucity Fewness in number; too few. paucivalency The condition of being paucivalent. paucivalent Having a low valency Paugh A surname. paugie A fish, Stenotomus chrysops, the porgy. paugul An idiot; a simpleton. pauhagen menhaden (fish) paukpan A bast fiber made from the flowering plant Aeschynomene aspera. paul An old Italian silver coin; a paolo. Paula A female given name from Latin. paulchoffatiid Any extinct mammal in the family Paulchoffatiidae. Paulding A surname. pauldron A component of plate armor that protects the shoulder, generally covering more than a spaulder, also protecting the armpit and overlapping with other armor over the upper chest and back. Paulena A female given name from Latin. Paules A surname from Spanish. Paulet A surname transferred from the given name. Paulette A female given name from French. Pauletto A surname from Italian. Pauley A surname transferred from the given name. Pauli A surname of German origin. Paulian Synonym of Pauline (“of or relating to Paul the Apostle or his writings”). Paulianist Synonym of Paulian (“a follower of Paul of Samosata”). Paulician A follower of Paulicianism. Paulicianism A Christian sect and militarized revolt movement that flourished between 650 and 872 in Armenia and the Eastern Themes of the Byzantine Empire. Paulick A surname from German. Paulie A diminutive of the male given name Paul. paulin A tarpaulin. Paulina A pupil or alumna of St Paul's Girls' School, London, England. Pauline Of or relating to Paul the Apostle, his writings, his doctrines, and the form of Christianity that arose from them. Pauling Synonym of Pauling unit. paulingite A rare zeolite mineral found in vesicles in alluvial basaltic rocks. Paulinian Synonym of Paulist (“a person who follows or is associated with Paul the Apostle or his doctrines.”). Paulinism The teaching or theology of the apostle Paul. Paulinist A follower of the apostle Paul. Paulinistic Of, relating to, or characteristic of a Paulinist or Paulinism. Paulinize To cause to conform with the writings or doctrines of the Apostle Paul. Paulino A surname. paulioside A particular steroid glycoside. Paulism Synonym of Paulinism (“the teaching or theology of the apostle Paul”). Paulist A member of various religious orders associated with either of the saints Paul of Thebes and Paul of Tarsus. Paulista A native or inhabitant of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Paulistania A region in the Center-South of Brazil formed by the colonization of paulista bandeirantes Paulistano Someone from São Paulo, Brazil. Paulistine Synonym of Paulist. Paulite A supporter of Ron Paul. Paulk A surname. paulkellerite A monoclinic-prismatic greenish yellow mineral containing bismuth, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus. paulkerrite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and titanium. Paull A surname transferred from the given name. Paulley A surname transferred from the given name. Paullin A surname. paullinate Any salt or ester of paullinic acid paullinia Any vine of the genus Paullinia. paullone Any of a class of compounds that inhibit cyclin-dependent kinases that regulate cell division, apoptosis etc. paulmooreite A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing arsenic, lead, and oxygen. Paulohi A nearly extinct Austronesian language spoken on Seram Island in eastern Indonesia. Paulomi A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. paulownia Any member of the genus Paulownia, comprising deciduous flowering trees native to Asia. Paulsboro A borough on the bank of the Delaware River in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. paulscherrerite A monoclinic schoepite mineral with chemical formula UO₂(OH)₂. Paulsen A surname from Danish or Norwegian. Paulson A surname originating as a patronymic. Paulstretch A certain audio time stretching algorithm. Paultard A supporter of Ron Paul. Paultin A surname from French. Paulton A large village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6556). Pauly A diminutive of the male given name Paul. paum To palm off by fraud; to cheat or swindle Pauma Synonym of Paamese (“a language of Vanuatu”). Paumanok Long Island. Paumari An Arauan language of Brazil. Paumotu The Tuamotuan language. Paumotuan The Tuamotuan language. paunce A piece of armour which covers the abdomen or lower body. paunch The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen. paunched Synonym of paunchy paunchful Enough to fill one's paunch; a bellyful. paunchily In a paunchy manner. paunchiness The state or condition of being paunchy. paunchless Having no paunch. paunchy Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied. paune cornpone (bread) Pauni The tenth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the second month of the season of Shemu. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Pauni has been in roughly June. pauper One who is extremely poor. pauperage The state of being a pauper; extreme poverty. pauperdom The state of being a pauper. pauperess A female pauper. pauperism The state of being a pauper; poverty. pauperization The act or process of reducing to poverty. pauperize To make someone a pauper; to impoverish. pauperizer One who pauperizes. paupiette A thin slice of meat or fish wrapped around a stuffing then fried, baked or braised Paupong A locality in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Pauquachin A Coast Salish people of Vancouver Island paurangiotic Of or pertaining to a very sparsely vascularized retina, such as that found in the horse. pauraque Any member of the species Nyctidromus albicollis of nightjars found from the far southern part of the US through Central and South America. paurodontid Any nematode in the family Paurodontidae. paurometabolic Synonym of paurometabolous. paurometabolism Hemimetabolism. paurometabolous Of or belonging to the Paurometabola. paurometaboly Synonym of paurometabolism. pauropod Any myriapod in the class Pauropoda. pauropodid Any pauropod in the family Pauropodidae. pausa The hiatus between prosodic units, e.g. at the end of a sentence. pausable That can be paused. pausal Relating to a pausa pausally In a pausal manner or context; during pausa. Pausanian Of or relating to Pausanias (Greek: Παυσανίας; c. AD 110 – c. 180), an Ancient Greek traveller and geographer. Pausanias A male given name. pausation A pause, or arrangement of pauses, as in poetry. pause To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort. PauseChamp wait for it pauseful Full of pauses; slow and irregular. pausefully In a pauseful manner; with pauses. pauseless Without pausing; ceaseless. pauselessly In a pauseless manner. pauselessness The quality of being pauseless. pauser Someone who pauses. Pauserna An indigenous people in Bolivia and Brazil who live along the upper Río Guaporé. Pausha The tenth month in the Hindu lunar calendar. Pausic A surname from Serbo-Croatian. pausing A pause. pausingly With pauses; haltingly. paussid Any beetle in the former family Paussidae, now considered to be the carabid subfamily Paussinae. paussine Any member of the subfamily Paussinae of ground beetles, most of which live as predators in ants' nests. Paustian A surname. Paute A town in Azuay, Ecuador. pautovite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal dark steel gray mineral containing cesium, iron, potassium, rubidium, sulfur, and thallium. Pautz A surname. Pauwasi A language family spoken in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Pauwela A village in the census-designated place of Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii, United States. pauxi A curassow. Pauza A surname pav An Indian-style bread roll. pavache A large shield, similar to a pavais. Pavadairayan a folk and Hindu deity worshipped in Tamil Nadu. Pavagadhi A surname. pavan A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. pavane A musical style characteristic of the 16th and 17th centuries. Pavani Name of a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is the 41stmelakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. Pavano A surname from Sicilian. Pavarottian Of or relating to Luciano Pavarotti (1935–2007), celebrated Italian operatic tenor. pave To cover something with paving slabs. paved Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt. pavee A traveller, a member of Ireland's nomadic ethnic minority.