pantaloon, n. 1. Usu.
pantaloons pants, trousers, (among Scottish Highlanders) trews; breeches, knee breeches, Inf. britches, knickers, knickerbockers, plus fours, Scot. and North Eng. breeks; pantalets, bloomers. 2. (all in the modern pantomime) dupe, butt, fair game, laughingstock, everybody's fool, Inf goat, U.S. Sl. fall guy, Brit. Sl. mug; straight man, foil,
pantheism, n. Rare, cosmotheism; nature worship; animism; paganism, heathenism, idolatry,
panther, n. 1. cougar, puma, wild cat, black panther, painter; mountain lion, catamount, catamountain.
2. leopard, Archaic, pard, jaguar, cheetah, jungle cat.
3. Informal, wild man, savage, brute, beast, wild beast, animal, tiger, Inf. fire-eater, Inf. ugly customer, Sl. bad dude.
-adj. 4. fierce, ferocious, savage, violent, sanguinary, Sl. kill-crazy.
panting, n. 1. breathlessness, shortness of breath, windedness, short-windedness; huffing, puffing, huffing and puffing, gasping, heavy breathing; wheezing, labored breathing, Pathol, dyspnea, (usu. of horses) broken-windedness.
2. pulse, pulsation, palpitation, pitapat, pitter-patter, beating, throb, throbbing; heaving.
3. lust, desire, longing, yearning, wanting, craving, hunger, Sl. salivating.
-adj. 4. breathless, out of breath, short of breath, winded; huffing, puffing, gasping, heaving; wheezing, short-winded, (usu. of horses) broken-winded, Pathol. dyspneal.
5. eager, anxious, agog, all agog; impatient, champing at the bit, Inf rarin' to go.
pantomime, n. 1. charade, dumb show, Brit, panto.
2. mime, miming, pantomiming, pantomimicry; mimicry, impersonation.
3. pantomimist. See - pantomimist. pantomimist, n. mime, Rare, mimester, pantomime, pantomimic, mummer, mute, mimic; actor, performer,
pantry, n. cupboard, cuddy, stillroom, Brit. Dial. spence; larder, buttery, food room, cold room,
pants, n. 1. trousers, drawers, slacks, ducks, Brit. Inf strides, Brit. Sl. bags; breeches, knee breeches, Inf britches, knickers, knickerbockers, plus fours, (among Scottish Highlanders) trews, Scot. and North Eng. breeks; pantalets, pantaloons, bloomers; overalls, chaps, chaparajos; palazzo pants, (in the Orient) pajamas, harem pants; pegtops, Sl. drainpipes, straightlegs; bell-bottoms, hip-huggers, flares; jeans, bluejeans, dungarees, Trademark. Levi's, denims; chinos, khakis, fatigues, whites, tweeds, flannels, corduroys, Inf. cords, Sl. whistle britches; clam diggers, pedal pushers; shorts, bermuda shorts, bermudas, walking shorts, (in Bavaria) lederhosen, Inf. cut-offs; short-shorts, hot pants.
2. underpants, underdrawers, underwear, underclothes, Brit, smallclothes, briefs, trunks, Sl. skivvies, Sl. undies, Trademark. BVDs, Trademark. Fruit of the Looms, Brit. Y-fronts; boxing shorts or trunks; panties, Brit, knickers, panty girdle, panty hose, Trademark. Underalls; long underwear, long drawers, Sl. long johns, thermals.
3. wear the pants dominate, rule, control, Inf. rule the roost; determine, decide, dispose, Inf. call the shots, be in the driver's seat or the saddle.
pap1, n. 1. baby food, Trademark. Pablum, Trademark. Beechnut's, Trademark. Gerber's; mash, mush, Sl. smush, paste, goo, Inf. goop, Sl. glop; cereal, farina, Chiefly Brit, porridge, oatmeal, Scot. corn meal, Brit, hasty pudding, grits, hominy grits; Trademark. Cream of Rice, Trademark. Cream of Wheat, Trademark. Wheatina, Trademark. Maypo.
2. Slang, (all gained through political patronage) favors of office, U.S. Sl. pork, U.S. Sl. pork barrel;