Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 131
Prong (n.) The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork of two or three prongs.
Prong (n.) (Zool.) A sharp projection, as of an antler.
Prong (n.) (Zool.) The fang of a tooth.
Prong (n.) A pointed projection.
Prong (n.) [ C ] （尤指叉子）尖頭，尖齒，叉 One of two or more long, sharp points on an object, especially a fork.
Prong (n.) Each of two or more projecting pointed parts at the end of a fork.
Prong (n.) A projecting part on various other devices.
// A small rubber brush with large prongs.
Prong (n.) (Vulgar slang) A man's penis.
Prong (n.) Each of the separate parts of an attack or operation, typically approaching a place or subject from different positions.
// The three main prongs of the government's programme.
Prong (v. t.) 刺；貫穿；翻掘 Pierce or stab with a fork.
// He passed his fork to the right hand to prong the meat.
Prongbuck (n.) (Zool.) The springbuck.
Prongbuck (n.) (Zool.) The pronghorn.
Compare: Pronghorn
Pronghorn (n.) (Zool.) An American antelope ({Antilocapra Americana), native of the plain near the Rocky Mountains. The upper parts are mostly yellowish brown; the under parts, the sides of the head and throat, and the buttocks, are white. The horny sheath of the horns is shed annually. Called also cabr['e]e, cabut, prongbuck, and pronghorned antelope.
Prongbuck (n.) Fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns [syn: {pronghorn}, {prongbuck}, {pronghorn antelope}, {American antelope}, {Antilocapra americana}].
Compare: Pronghorn
Pronghorn (n.) (Zool.) 【動】叉角羚 An American antelope ({Antilocapra Americana}), native of the plain near the Rocky Mountains. The upper parts are mostly yellowish brown; the under parts, the sides of the head and throat, and the buttocks, are white. The horny sheath of the horns is shed annually. Called also {cabr['e]e}, {cabut}, {prongbuck}, and {pronghorned antelope}.
Pronged (a.) Having prongs or projections like the tines of a fork; as, a three-pronged fork.
Prong-hoe (n.) A hoe with prongs to break the earth.
Pronity (n.) Proneness; propensity.
Pronominal (a.) Belonging to, or partaking of the nature of, a pronoun.
Pronominalize (v. t.) To give the effect of a pronoun to; as, to pronominalize the substantives person, people, etc.
Pronominally (adv.) In a pronominal manner/ with the nature or office of a pronoun; as a pronoun.
Prononce (a.) Strongly marked; decided, as in manners, etc.
Pronotary (n.) See Prothonotary.
Pronota (n. pl. ) of Pronotum.
Pronotum (n.) The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera.
Pronoun (n.) A word used instead of a noun or name, to avoid the repetition of it. The personal pronouns in English are I, thou or you, he, she, it, we, ye, and they.
Pronounced (imp. & p. p.) of Pronounce.
Pronounging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pronounce.
Pronounce (v. t.) 宣佈；宣稱，宣告；發…的音 To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a foreign language correctly.
Pronounce (v. t.) To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death.
Pronounce (v. t.) To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as, to pronounce an oration.
Pronounce (v. t.) To declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud.
Pronounce (v. i.) 發表意見；發音 To give a pronunciation; to articulate; as, to pronounce faultlessly.
Pronounce (v. i.) To make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence.
Pronounce (n.) 宣言，宣告，宣布，聲明，發表，發音，讀法 Pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation.
Pronounceable (a.) 可發音的，可斷言的 Capable of being pronounced.
Pronounced (a.) 發出音的；講出來的；顯著的，明顯的 Strongly marked; unequivocal; decided. [A Gallicism]
Pronounced (a.) 明顯的；明確的 Very noticeable or certain.
// I'm told I have a very pronounced English accent when I speak French.
// She's a woman of very pronounced views which she is not afraid to air.
Pronouncement (n.) 宣言，宣告，發表 The act of pronouncing; a declaration; a formal announcement.
Pronouncer (n.) One who pronounces, utters, or declares; also, a pronouncing book.
Pronouncing (a.) Pertaining to, or indicating, pronunciation; as, a pronouncing dictionary.
Pronubial (a.) Presiding over marriage.
Pronuclei (n. pl. ) of Pronucleus.
Pronucleus (n.) One of the two bodies or nuclei (called male and female pronuclei) which unite to form the first segmentation nucleus of an impregnated ovum.
Pronuncial (a.) Of or pertaining to pronunciation; pronunciative.
Pronunciamento (n.) A proclamation or manifesto; a formal announcement or declaration.
Pronunciamiento (n.) See Pronunciamento.
Pronunciation (n.) The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation.
Pronunciation (n.) The mode of uttering words or sentences.
Pronunciation (n.) The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called delivery.
Pronunciation (n.) [ C or U ] (B1) 發音 How words are pronounced.
// English pronunciation is notoriously difficult.
// There are two different pronunciations of this word.
Pronunciative (a.) Of or pertaining to pronunciation.
Pronunciative (a.) Uttering confidently; dogmatical.
Pronunciator (n.) One who pronounces; a pronouncer.
Pronunciatory (a.) Of or pertaining to pronunciation; that pronounces.
Proof (n.) Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
For whatsoever mother wit or art Could work, he put in proof. -- Spenser.
You shall have many proofs to show your skill. -- Ford.
Formerly, a very rude mode of ascertaining the strength of spirits was practiced, called the proof. -- Ure.
Proof (n.) That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments that induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
I'll have some proof. -- Shak.
It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to confirm whatever he pleases. -- Emerson.
Note: Properly speaking, proof is the effect or result of evidence, evidence is the medium of proof. Cf. Demonstration, 1.
Proof (n.) The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
Proof (n.) Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.
Proof (n.) (Print.) A trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination; -- called also proof sheet.
Proof (n.) (Math.) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove, v. t., 5.
Proof
(v. t.)
Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armor
of proof. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Artist's proof, a very early proof impression of an engraving, or the like; -- often
distinguished by the artist's signature.
Proof
reader, One who
reads, and marks correction in, proofs. See def. 5, above.
Syn: Testimony; evidence; reason; argument; trial; demonstration.
See Testimony.
Proof (a.) Used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proof charge.
Proof (a.) Firm or successful in resisting; as, proof against harm; waterproof; bombproof.
I . . . have found thee Proof against all temptation. -- Milton.
This was a good, stout proof article of faith. --Burke.
Proof (a.) Being of a certain standard as to strength; -- said of alcoholic liquors.
Proof charge (Firearms), A charge of powder and ball, greater than the service charge, fired in an arm, as a gun or cannon, to test its strength.
Proof impression. See under Impression.
Proof load (Engin.), The greatest load than can be applied to a piece, as a beam, column, etc., without straining the piece beyond the elastic limit.
Proof sheet. See Proof, n., 5.
Proof spirit (Chem.), A strong distilled liquor, or mixture of alcohol and water, containing not less than a standard amount of alcohol. In the United States "proof spirit is defined by law to be that mixture of alcohol and water which contains one half of its volume of alcohol, the alcohol when at a temperature of 60[deg] Fahrenheit being of specific gravity 0.7939 referred to water at its maximum density as unity. Proof spirit has at 60[deg] Fahrenheit a specific gravity of 0.93353, 100 parts by volume of the same consisting of 50 parts of absolute alcohol and 53.71 parts of water," the apparent excess of water being due to contraction of the liquids on mixture.
In England proof spirit is defined by Act 58, George III., to be such as shall at a temperature of 51[deg] Fahrenheit weigh exactly the 12/13 part of an equal measure of distilled water. This contains 49.3 per cent by weight, or 57.09 by volume, of alcohol. Stronger spirits, as those of about 60, 70, and 80 per cent of alcohol, are sometimes called second, third, and fourth proof spirits respectively.
Proof staff, A straight-edge used by millers to test the flatness of a stone.
Proof stick (Sugar Manuf.), A rod in the side of a vacuum pan, for testing the consistency of the sirup.
Proof text, A passage of Scripture used to prove a doctrine.
Proof (a.) (Used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; "temptation-proof"; "childproof locks"
Proof (n.) Any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it" [syn: proof, cogent evidence].
Proof (n.) A formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it.
Proof (n.) A measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume).
Proof (n.) (Printing) An impression made to check for errors [syn: proof, test copy, trial impression].
Proof (n.) A trial photographic print from a negative.
Proof (n.) The act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something [syn: validation, proof, substantiation].
Proof (v.) Make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset.
Proof (v.) Knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough."
Proof (v.) Read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" [syn: proofread, proof].
Proof (v.) Activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk; "proof yeast."
Proof (v.) Make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer."
Proof, () A finite sequence of well-formed formulas, F1, F2, ... Fn, where each Fi either is an axiom, or follows by some rule of inference from some of the previous F's, and Fn is the statement being proved. See also proof theory.
Proof, () A left-associative natural language parser by Craig R. Latta . Ported to Decstation 3100, Sun-4. (1994-11-29)
Proof, () practice. The conviction or persuasion of the mind of a judge or jury, by the exhibition of evidence, of the reality of a fact alleged: as, to prove, is to determine or persuade that a thing does or does not exist. 8 Toull. n. 2; Ayl. Parerg. 442; 2 Phil. Ev. 44, n, a. Proof is the perfection of evidence, for without evidence there is no proof, although, there may be evidence which does not amount to proof: for example, a man is found murdered at a spot where another had been seen walking but a short time before, this fact would be evidence to show that the latter was the murderer, but, standing alone, would be very far from proof of it.
Proof, () Ayliffe defines judicial proof to be a clear and evident declaration or demonstration, of a matter which was before doubtful, conveyed in a judicial manner by fit and proper arguments, and likewise by all other legal methods; first, by proper arguments, such as conjectures, presumptions, indicia, and other adminicular ways and means; and, secondly, by legal method, or methods according to law, such as witnesses, public instruments, end the like. Parerg. 442 Aso. & Man. Inst. B. 3, t. 7.
Proof (n.) Evidence having a shade more of plausibility than of unlikelihood. The testimony of two credible witnesses as opposed to that of only one.
Proof-arm (v. t.) To arm with proof armor; to arm securely; as, to proof-arm herself.
Proofless (a.) Wanting sufficient evidence to induce belief; not proved.
Proof-proof (a.) Proof against proofs; obstinate in the wrong.
Proofreader (n.) 校對者 See P roofread.
Compare: Proofread
Proofread (v.) [With object] (v. t.) 校對；校勘 (v. i.) 做校對工作； proofread 的動詞過去式、過去分詞 Read (printer's proofs or other written or printed material) and mark any errors.
‘They must revise and proofread their work.’
‘Typesetting from the writer's keystrokes reduces the need for proofreading.’
Proostraca (n. pl. ) of Proostracum.
Proostracum (n.) The anterior prolongation of the guard of the phragmocone of belemnites and allied fossil cephalopods, whether horny or calcareous. See Illust. of Phragmocone.
Prootic (a.) In front of the auditory capsule; -- applied especially to a bone, or center of ossification, in the periotic capsule.
Prootic (n.) A prootic bone.
Prop (n.) A shell, used as a die. See Props.
Propped (imp. & p. p.) of Prop.
Propping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prop.
Prop (v. t.) To support, or prevent from falling, by placing something under or against; as, to prop up a fence or an old building; (Fig.) to sustain; to maintain; as, to prop a declining state.
Prop (v.) That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building.
Propaedeutic (a.) Alt. of Propaedeutical.
Propaedeutical (a.) Of, pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction; introductory to any art or science; instructing beforehand.
Propaedeutics (n.) The preliminary learning connected with any art or science; preparatory instruction.
Propagable (a.) Capable of being propagated, or of being continued or multiplied by natural generation or production.
Propagable (a.) Capable of being spread or extended by any means; -- said of tenets, doctrines, or principles.
Propaganda (n.) A congregation of cardinals, established in 1622, charged with the management of missions.
Propaganda (n.) The college of the Propaganda, instituted by Urban VIII. (1623-1644) to educate priests for missions in all parts of the world.
Propaganda (n.) Hence, any organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles.
Propaganda (n.) [ U ] (Mainly disapproving) (C2) 宣傳；鼓吹 Information, ideas, opinions, or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are broadcast, published, or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people's opinions.
// Political/ wartime propaganda.
// At school we were fed communist/ right-wing propaganda.
// One official dismissed the ceasefire as a mere propaganda exercise.
Propagandize (v.) [ I ] (Formal mainly disapproving UK usually propagandise) 宣傳；鼓吹 To create or spread propaganda.
Propagandism (n.) The art or practice of propagating tenets or principles; zeal in propagating one's opinions.
Propagandist (n.) A person who devotes himself to the spread of any system of principles.
Propagated (imp. & p. p.) of Propagate.
Propagating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Propagate.
Propagate (v. t.) 繁殖，傳播，傳送 To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree.
Propagate (v. t.) To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light.
Propagate (v. t.) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to propagate the Christian religion.
Propagate (v. t.) To multiply; to increase.
Propagate (v. t.) To generate; to produce.
Propagate (v. i.) 繁殖，蔓延 To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate rapidly.
Propagation (n.) 繁殖；增殖；宣傳；波及 The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as, the propagation of animals or plants.
There is not in nature any spontaneous generation, but all come by propagation. -- Ray.
Propagation (n.) The spreading abroad, or extension, of anything; diffusion; dissemination; as, the propagation of sound; the propagation of the gospel. -- Bacon.
Propagation (n.) The spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions [syn: {propagation}, {extension}].
Propagation (n.) The act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production [syn: {generation}, {multiplication}, {propagation}].
Propagation (n.) The movement of a wave through a medium.
Propagative (a.) 傳播的，繁殖的 Producing by propagation, or by a process of growth.
Propagator (n.) 宣傳者；繁殖者；傳播物 One who propagates; one who continues or multiplies.
Propagula (n. pl. ) of Propagulum.
Propagulum (n.) 繁殖體 A runner terminated by a germinating bud.
Propane (n.) 丙烷 A heavy gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H8, of the paraffin series, occurring naturally dissolved in crude petroleum, and also made artificially; -- called also propyl hydride.
Propargyl (n.) (Chem.) Same as Propinyl.
Compare: Propinyl
Propinyl (n.) (Chem.) 丙炔基 A hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential residue of propine and allied compounds.
Compare: Hydrocarbon
Hydrocarbon (n.) (Chem.)【化】碳氫化合物 A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives.
Hydrocarbon burner, furnace, stove, A burner, furnace, or stove with which liquid fuel, as petroleum, is used.
Hydrocarbon (n.) An organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen.
Proparoxytone (n.) (Gr. Gram.) A word which has the acute accent on the antepenult.
Proparoxytone (n.) Word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult.
Compare: Proleg
Proleg (n.) (Zool.) One of the fleshy legs found on the abdominal segments of the larv[ae] of Lepidoptera, sawflies, and some other insects.
Those of Lepidoptera have a circle of hooks. Called also proped, propleg, and falseleg.
Proped (n.) Same as Proleg.
Propelled (imp. & p. p.) of Propel.
Propelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Propel.
Propel (v. t.) 推進，推；推動；驅策，激勵 To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move, or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by gunpowder.
Propel (v.) Cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship" [syn: propel, impel].
Propel (v.) Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" [syn: motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite].
Propellent (a.) Tending to or capable of propelling; "propellant fuel for submarines"; "the faster a jet plane goes the greater its propulsive efficiency"; "universities...the seats of propulsive thought" [syn: propellant, propellent, propelling, propulsive].
Propellent (n.) 推進物；發射火箭；推進燃料；推進者；推動者 Any substance that propels [syn: propellant, propellent].
Propeller (n.) 螺旋槳；推進器 [C] One who, or that which, propels.
Propeller (n.) A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel.
Propeller (n.) A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
Propeller wheel, The screw, usually having two or more blades, used in propelling a vessel.
Propeller (n.) A mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water [syn: propeller, propellor].