Index of English words, starting with "pa"

(1) - Paddock (n.) A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a stable.
(2) - Paddock (n.) A small inclosure or park for sporting.
(3) - Paddock (n.) A toad or frog.

(1) - Paddy (n.) Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.
(2) - Paddy (n.) A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman.
(3) - Paddy (a.) Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.

(1) - Padlock (v. t.) To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock.
(2) - Padlock (n.) Fig.: A curb; a restraint.
(3) - Padlock (n.) A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened, the other end being fastened by the bolt, -- used for fastening by passing the bow through a staple over a hasp or through the links of a chain, etc.

(1) - Padrone (n.) A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc.
(2) - Padrone (n.) The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.
(3) - Padrone (n.) A patron; a protector.