Mousetraps are small devices designed to catch mice. There are many different designs of traps, but all rely on using some kind of bait and a trigger mechanism that causes something to move very quickly and either catch or kill the mouse.
Larger versions of mousetraps are available for catching rats.
Pis forPaddle (tool)
A parachute is a large piece of fabric you attach to yourself if you know you are going to fall a very long way and want to land safely. Parachutes slow down the speed of your fall by creating drag.
Parachutes are used by skydivers, to slow down racing cars and space shuttles, and for dropping supplies to stranded people from a plane so the supplies don't break on the way down.
A parasol is a kind of smaller umbrella that is designed to keep off the sun rather than the rain.
A pedal is a device that you operate with your foot. Pedals are found on all sorts of devices, like pianos, electronic keyboards and an assortment of other musical instruments, sewing machines, and of course bicycles.
A peg is something you use to hold wet clothes to a line so it can dry after it has been washed. Modern pegs are usually made of wood or plastic and have a spring in them so they hold shut tightly.
A pendulum is something heavy suspended from a fixed point on the end of a long, thin rod. Pendulums are swung backwards and forwards, and are commonly seen in old fashioned clocks like grandfather clocks.