overdriven
Driven too hard, or beyond normal limits; exhausted.

overdrives
plural of overdrive

overdrove
simple past of overdrive

overgrainer
The brush used in overgraining.

overgrainers
plural of overgrainer

overinstrumentation
Use of excessively large surgical instruments in a surgical procedure or the damage caused thereby.
Excessive instrumentation.

overpull
The amount of force that must be exerted on a pipe to pull it upward, above and beyond its own weight, due to drag and other forces.
The driver for a pump that has the eccentrics above or beside the gear wheel.
The act of pulling too much.

overpulled
simple past and past participle of overpull

overpulls
plural of overpull

overtare
Weight above tare.

overtares
plural of overtare

overtube
A protective tube used during endoscopy, typically during removal of a foreign body

overtubes
plural of overtube

oxgoad
A goad for driving oxen.

oxgoads
plural of oxgoad

oxyhexact
A hexact with axes running to a point.

oxyhexacts
plural of oxyhexact

pachislo
Alternative form of pachislot.

pachislot
A Japanese slot machine.

pachyvessel
A pachychoroid blood vessel

pachyvessels
plural of pachyvessel

pahi
A large war canoe of Tahiti.

pahis
plural of pahi

paila
An earthenware bowl used as a plate in parts of South America.

pailas
plural of paila

paintpot
A pot for holding paint.
A lever on a telecine machine that controls the range of colors in an image.

paintpots
plural of paintpot

paixiao
A type of pan flute with pipe holes made from notches that is from China.

pajeetware
Software created by stereotypical Indians, especially when regarded as poor-quality.

pajeetwares
plural of pajeetware

pakhavaj
An Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, a variant and descendant of the mridang.

pakhavajs
plural of pakhavaj

pakhawaj
Alternative form of pakhavaj.

pakhawajs
plural of pakhawaj

paleocoordinate
A geographical coordinate at a past time accounting for the effects of plate tectonics, etc.

paleocoordinates
plural of paleocoordinate

paleoplate
A former tectonic plate, possibly subducted or joined to make a bigger tectonic plate.

paleoplates
plural of paleoplate

paleospring
a spring (water source) that existed in the distant past

paleosprings
plural of paleospring

palindromization
The conversion of a word (or other string of characters) into a palindrome

palintrope
A part of the ventral valve of some brachiopods between the beak and the hinge line.

palintropes
plural of palintrope

palmarium
One of the bifurcations of the brachial plates of a crinoid.

palouser
A primitive lantern consisting of a candle placed in a tin can or similar container.

palousers
plural of palouser

palstave
A prehistoric bronze axe of the middle Bronze Age with a thin haft for a forked handle and a thick blade.

panendoscope
An endoscope used in panendoscopy

panendoscopes
plural of panendoscope

panful
As much as a pan will hold.

panfuls
plural of panful

panin
A hominid of the genus Pan.

panins
plural of panin

panisc
The god Pan, represented as a satyr.

paniscs
plural of panisc

panolepsy
Possession by Pan.

panoram
A panoramic view.

panorams
plural of panoram

panselectionism
The theory that natural selection acting on genetic variation is virtually the only acceptable mechanism of evolutionary change.

pansful
plural of panful

pantech
A pantechnicon; a large removal van.

pantechs
plural of pantech

pantelegraph
An early kind of fax machine using telegraph lines to transmit small drawings, signatures, etc.

pantelegraphs
plural of pantelegraph

panware
Pans collectively.

panya
A large earthenware jar.

panyas
plural of panya

paopao
A traditional single-outrigger canoe of Tuvalu.

paopaos
plural of paopao

paperware
Articles made from paper.

paperwares
plural of paperware

papeterie
A case or box containing paper and writing materials.

papeteries
plural of papeterie

parataxes
plural of parataxis

parataxis
Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".
The juxtaposition of two images or fragments, usually starkly dissimilar, without a clear connection.
A coalition or "partisan camp" in the Ancient Greek political system.

parepididymis
paradidymis

parison
A spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately after being taken out of the furnace.

parisons
plural of parison

partiture
The printing of each instrument's part on a separate stave

partlet
A hen (originally in the form Dame Partlet).

partlets
plural of partlet

partyware
disposable plates, cups, etc. intended for children's parties

partywares
plural of partyware

pasquil
A pasquin; a lampoon.

pasquils
plural of pasquil

pastepot
A pot for holding paste, such as wheat paste.

pastepots
plural of pastepot

pastillator
An industrial machine that performs the granulation of raw material into pastille.

pastillators
plural of pastillator

pathomechanism
pathological mechanism; the mechanism by which a pathological condition occurs

pattal
A plate or bowl made from leaves stitched together.

pattals
plural of pattal

patternation
The act or result of forming a pattern, particularly of a spray from a nozzle.

patternations
plural of patternation

pavache
A large shield, similar to a pavais.

pavaches
plural of pavache

pavais
Alternative form of pavis.

pavaises
plural of pavais

pavese
Obsolete form of pavis.

paveses
plural of pavese

pavesse
Obsolete form of pavis.

pavesses
plural of pavesse

pavis
Most usually, a very large shield fitted with a stand, like a small moveable wall, carried in front to protect all or most of the bearer's body that could be positioned independently of the user, such as a crossbowman, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center. However, smaller, more standard shield types were also termed as such, with the central verticle ridge as a defining feature.

pavise
Alternative form of pavis.

pavises
plural of pavis
plural of pavise

pavisses
plural of pavis

pawtener
A bag or pouch; purse, scrip.

pawteners
plural of pawtener

payline
A line of symbols on a slot machine (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) that can win a jackpot.
A criterion score used by an organization that gives grants to determine which applications are good enough to be given money.
The minimum salary associated with a pay grade.
The planned limit of an excavation, beyond which a contractor is not paid for any excavation work.
A line in a paysheet, corresponding to a single paycheck.

paylines
plural of payline

payware
Software for which a payment is required.

pebibytes
plural of pebibyte

pectoralgia
pain in the chest

pectoralgias
plural of pectoralgia

pedicab
A tricycle having a hooded cab to seat paying passengers.

pedicabs
plural of pedicab

pedotubule
A pedological feature, somewhat like a cutan, that has a tubular form

pedotubules
plural of pedotubule

pedrero
A cannon that fires stone cannonballs.

pedreroes
plural of pedrero

pedreros
plural of pedrero

peemergencies
plural of peemergency

peemergency
A situation in which one has an urgent need to urinate but is prevented from doing so due to lack of access to a toilet, restrictive gear, etc.

peirameter
A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.

peirameters
plural of peirameter

pencase
A box or case for storing a pen.

pencases
plural of pencase

penitente
A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes.

penitentes
plural of penitente

penrack
A rack to hold pens while not in use.

penracks
plural of penrack

pentaconter
Alternative form of penteconter.

pentaconters
plural of pentaconter

pentapod
An organism or machine with five legs.

pentapods
plural of pentapod

penteconter
A galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars.

penteconters
plural of penteconter