pandemonium, n. 1. chaos, bedlam, confusion, “confusion worse confounded” (Milton), riot, anarchy, disorder, turmoil, tumult, turbulence, frenzy, fury, rage, furor; Inf. hell broken loose; cacophony, noise, din, racket, static; uproar, hubbub, hue and cry, outcry.
2. commotion, hullaballoo, row, fracas, rumpus, Inf. ruckus, free-for-all, brawl, donnybrook, brouhaha, three-ring circus, Inf. shindy, Brit. Inf. dustup, SI. rumble, SI. rhubarb.
3. hell, perdition, inferno, the pit, the bottomless pit, the abyss; Hades, netherworld, underworld, infernal regions, abode of the damned.
pander, n. 1. panderer, pimp, procurer, whoremonger, SI. flesh-peddler, SI. hustler, U.S. SI. sweet-man, Fr. maquereau; white slaver, smuggler, runner; go-between, intermediary, middleman, agent, solicitor; purveyor, supplier, provider, furnisher; procuress, Archaic. bawd, madam.
2. manipulator, exploiter; toady, toadeater, sycophant, fawner, flatterer, puffer, Inf. apple-polisher, SI. brown-nose; parasite, leech, scrounger, scrounge, Inf. sponger or sponge, SI. moocher or mooch, freeloader, scavenger, SI. bum, hanger-on.
-v. 3. procure, pimp, solicit, SI. hustle; purvey, supply, provide, furnish.
4. Usu.
pander to gratify, indulge, satisfy, please, humor; cater, pamper, attend, wait upon; toady, fawn, SI. fall all over, truckle, SI. suck up to, SI. play up to, Inf. apple-polish, SI. brown-nose; lickspittle, lick [s.o.'s] shoes, lick or kiss [s.o.'s] feet, SI. bootlick; kowtow, bow, bow and scrape, stoop, kneel, grovel, crawl, creep, crouch, slither.
pane, n. plate of glass, glass, window glass, window pane; panel, sheet, partition, part.
panegyric, n. 1. eulogy, eulogium, eulogization, encomium, citation; testimonial, declaration, discourse, oration, announcement.
2. tribute, credit, recognition; exaltation, glorification; homage, reverence, devotion, veneration; blessing, Eccles. benediction, Archaic, benison; honor, crown, glory.
3. praise, extolment, kudos, Archaic, magnification; approval, approbation, endorsement, sanction, commendation, recommendation, advocacy, espousal; acclaim, acclamation, applause, plaudits, salvo, accolade; celebration, paean, congratulation, Archaic. gratulation; compliment, flattery, adulation; hosanna, huzzah, hurrah.
panegyrical, adj. eulogizing, eulogistic, eulogistical, encomiastic, encomiastical; laudatory, praising, praiseful, acclamatory; approving, approbatory, approbative, commendatory; complimentary, flattering, uncritical, uncensorious; celebrative, celebratory, favorable, positive; glorifying, benedictory.
panel, n. 1. wainscoting, woodwork; wood, plank, board, sheet, lamina, lamination; portion, section, segment, division, part, partition; wall, divider, Naut. bulkhead.
2. pane, window pane, window glass, plate of glass.
3. inset, insert, gore, godet.
4. jury, review board, council, cabinet, committee, advisory group; board, advisors, directors, trustees; All Law. coroner's jury, inquest, grand jury, petty jury.
pang, n. 1. spasm, twitch, kink, stitch, crick, kink, tic; twinge, pinch, smart, ache; stabbing pain, sharp pain, shooting pain.
2. misgiving, qualm, scruple, mental pain, mental suffering; hesitation, hesitancy, recoil, shrinking; uneasiness, discomfort, malaise.