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English words: pastry stout to path of totality

300 English words, part 34 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 37 have a page of their own.

English words pastry stout to path of totality

  1. pastry stout noun: A very sweet-tasting stout beer.
  2. pastry wheel noun: A culinary tool for cutting pastry. It takes the form of a handle that bears a wheel, commonly with a fluted edge to make cuts with a decorative pattern.
  3. pastrycook noun: A cook who makes desserts and pastries.
  4. pastryless adjective: Without pastry.
  5. pastrylike adjective: Resembling pastry or some aspect of it.
  6. pastrymaker noun: a baker who makes pastry products
  7. pastrymaking noun: The making of pastry products.
  8. pastryman noun: A man who makes pastry products.
  9. pasttime noun: Eggcorn of pastime.
  10. pasturability noun: The quality or degree of being pasturable.
  11. pasturable adjective: Fit for pasture.
  12. pasturage noun /ˈpæs.t͡ʃə.ɹɪd͡ʒ/: A pasture; land that is used for pasture.
  13. pastural adjective: Relating to pasture.
  14. pasture noun, verb /ˈpɑːst͡ʃə/: Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
  15. pasture day moth noun: A day-flying agaristine moth, Apina callisto, of Australia.
  16. pasture out verb: To be let into a particular pasture; to be let out for pasture.
  17. pasture rose noun: Synonym of Carolina rose
  18. pasture thistle noun: A North American biennial or perennial herb of species Cirsium pumilum.
  19. pasture tick noun: Synonym of castor bean tick.
  20. pastured adjective, verb: Raised in a pasture, as opposed being confined to a cage, barn, feedlot, etc.
  21. pastureland noun: Land used for pasture, on which livestock can graze.
  22. pastureless adjective: Without a pasture.
  23. pasturer noun: Someone who pastures (takes cattle to graze).
  24. pastures new noun: A new, different place or situation.
  25. pasturing noun, verb: The process of putting an animal out to pasture.
  26. pastward adjective, adverb: Into the past; moving backwards in time.
  27. pastwards adverb: Into the past; moving backwards in time.
  28. pasty adjective, noun /ˈpeɪsti/: Like paste, sticky.
  29. pasty tax noun: The British tax on hot snacks, proposed in 2012, that led to the Pastygate controversy.
  30. pasuk noun: A verse of the Torah
  31. pasulj noun: A kind of bean stew in Balkan cuisine.
  32. pat adjective, adverb, noun, verb /pæt/: The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep.
  33. pat-a-cake noun: Alternative form of patty cake (“game”).
  34. Pat and Mick adjective, noun: Prick.
  35. pat down noun, verb: To frisk; to check someone's body for concealed items, especially weapons.
  36. pat leave noun: Clipped compound of paternity leave.
  37. pat. off. noun: Abbreviation of patent office.
  38. pat on the back noun, verb: Praise, congratulations.
  39. pat. pend. phrase: Abbreviation of patent pending.
  40. pat slide noun: A special sheet of plastic used to transfer patients in hospital from beds to trolleys and vice versa.
  41. PAT testing noun: Action of performing a Portable Appliance Test or PAT
  42. pata noun /pəˈtɑ/: An Indian sword with an attached gauntlet.
  43. pataca noun /pəˈtɑːkə/: The monetary unit of Macau, equal to 100 avos.
  44. patacake noun: Alternative form of patty cake (“game”).
  45. patach noun: A vowel point in the Hebrew script appearing as a horizontal line placed below a letter (ִ◌ַ) and designating the open vowel a /a/.
  46. patache noun /paˈtɑːʃ/: A dispatch-boat; a small vessel used to communicate between the vessels of a fleet.
  47. patacoon noun: Synonym of pataca.
  48. pataecid noun: Any fish in the family Pataecidae.
  49. patagial adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the patagium.
  50. patagially adverb: On the patagium.
  51. patagiate adjective: Having or relating to a patagium; patagial.
  52. patagium noun /pəˈteɪd͡ʒi.əm/: The thin membrane that extends between the limbs and body of a bat or of gliding mammals.
  53. Patagon noun: A member of a mythical race of giant humans said to live in Patagonia.
  54. Patagonia proper noun /ˌpæt.əˈɡəʊ.nɪə/: A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina.
  55. Patagonian adjective, noun /ˌpætəˈɡəʊni.ən/: Of or pertaining to Patagonia or its people, language or culture.
  56. Patagonian cavy noun: Synonym of Patagonian mara.
  57. Patagonian cypress noun: A species of tree, Fitzroya cupressoides, the largest found in South America.
  58. Patagonian fox noun: The South American gray fox.
  59. Patagonian gray fox noun: The South American gray fox.
  60. Patagonian grey fox noun: Alternative spelling of Patagonian gray fox.
  61. Patagonian hare noun: Synonym of Patagonian mara.
  62. Patagonian mara noun: A large rabbit-like rodent of species Dolichotis patagonum, found mainly in Argentina.
  63. Patagonian tinamou noun: A tinamou, Tinamotis ingoufi.
  64. Patagonian toothfish noun: Dissostichus eleginoides, a commercially exploited, cold-water fish of the southern hemisphere.
  65. Patagonian weasel noun: A small mustelid, Lyncodon patagonicus.
  66. Patagonic adjective: Patagonian
  67. patagopterygiform noun: Any ornithuromorph dinosaur of the group Patagopterygiformes.
  68. patagornithine noun: Any extinct bird of the phorusrhacid subfamily Patagornithinae
  69. pataka noun: A Maori storehouse for food, typically raised above the ground.
  70. patakh noun: Alternative form of patach.
  71. patakha noun: Alternative form of pataka.
  72. Pataki proper noun: A surname from Hungarian.
  73. Pataky proper noun: A surname from Hungarian.
  74. patamar noun: A sailing vessel resembling a grab, formerly used in the coasting trade of Bombay and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
  75. Patan proper noun: A district of Gujarat, India.
  76. patana noun /ˈpætənə/: A type of open, hilly grassland, especially in Sri Lanka, often formed after the clearing of jungle.
  77. Patani proper noun: A historical region in southern Thailand, on the northern Malay Peninsula.
  78. pataphor noun: a figure of speech that transcends the original context and creates a secondary reality independent of the original context.
  79. pataphysical adjective: Relating to pataphysics.
  80. pataphysicality noun: The quality of being pataphysical.
  81. pataphysically adverb: In a pataphysical manner.
  82. pataphysician noun: A person involved in pataphysics.
  83. pataphysicist noun /pætəˈfɪzɪsɪst/: A person involved in pataphysics.
  84. 'pataphysics noun: An absurdist philosophy or pseudoscience studying things "beyond" metaphysics.
  85. Patapsco proper noun /pəˈtæpˌskoʊ/: A river on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States.
  86. Patar proper noun: A barangay of Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
  87. Patarine adjective: Of or relating to the Pataria movement in Catholicism.
  88. patas noun: A ground-dwelling long-tailed monkey of species Erythrocebus patas, found in West and East Africa.
  89. patas monkey noun: An African Old World monkey of the genus Erythrocebus.
  90. patashte noun: The tree Theobroma bicolor.
  91. Pataskala proper noun: A city in Licking County, Ohio, United States.
  92. patatas bravas noun: A Spanish dish consisting of small pieces of potato fried in oil, with a spicy tomato sauce.
  93. patater noun: Pronunciation spelling of potato.
  94. patatin noun: Any of a group of glycoproteins found in potatoes
  95. Patau syndrome noun: A syndrome caused by a chromosomal abnormality in which some or all of the cells of the body contain extra genetic material from chromosome 13, leading to...
  96. patavine adjective, noun: A lignan glycoside obtained from plants of the genus Haplophyllum (Rutaceae)
  97. patavinity noun /ˌpætəˈvɪnɪti/: The use of local or provincial words from Patavium
  98. patawa noun: The Amazonian palm tree Oenocarpus bataua.
  99. Patayan adjective, noun: Of or relating to a group of precontact and historical Native American cultures residing in parts of modern-day Arizona, extending west to Lake Cahuilla in...
  100. patball noun: A particular children's ball game played against a wall with a tennis ball.
  101. patballer noun: One who plays patball.
  102. patch noun, verb /pæt͡ʃ/: A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a...
  103. patch bay noun: Alternative form of patchbay.
  104. patch box noun: Alternative spelling of patch box.
  105. patch clamp noun: A device used to measure the ion currents in individual living cells.
  106. patch file noun: A text file or binary file that lists differences between two versions of a file.
  107. patch ice noun: Ice in overlapping pieces in the sea.
  108. patch over verb: To take over and absorb (a smaller motorcycle club).
  109. patch panel noun: a series of network cable connection sockets.
  110. patch pocket noun: A pocket made of a piece of fabric by sewing it onto the outside of a garment.
  111. patch test noun, verb: A diagnostic method used to determine which specific substances cause allergic inflammation of a patient's skin, by affixing small patches to the skin that...
  112. patch together verb: To repair (something), especially in an improvised manner or with insufficient equipment.
  113. patch up noun, verb /ˈpæt͡ʃˌʌp/: The act of patching or repairing.
  114. patchability noun: The property of being patchable.
  115. patchable adjective: Able to be repaired; mendable.
  116. patchak noun: Alternative form of pachak.
  117. patchbay noun: A device that connects the inputs and outputs of a number of electric musical instruments such that they may be routed together.
  118. patchboard noun: A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of...
  119. patchbox noun: Alternative spelling of patch box.
  120. patchcoat noun: patched coat
  121. patched adjective, verb /pæt͡ʃt/: Having been repaired with a patch or patches.
  122. patched up adjective, verb: Fixed by patching.
  123. Patchell proper noun: A surname.
  124. Patchen proper noun: A surname.
  125. patcher noun: A person who patches something.
  126. patcherry noun: Alternative form of patchery (“living quarters for married soldiers”).
  127. patchery noun: Hypocrisy; trickery.
  128. Patchett proper noun: A surname.
  129. patchfile noun: Alternative form of patch file.
  130. patchily adverb: In a patchy manner.
  131. Patchin proper noun: A surname.
  132. patchiness noun: The condition of being patchy.
  133. patching noun, verb /ˈpæ.t͡ʃɪŋ/: The act of one who patches.
  134. patching up noun, verb: The action of one who patches up.
  135. patchless adjective: Without a patch.
  136. patchlike adjective: Resembling a patch or patchwork
  137. patchnose snake noun: Any snake in the genus Salvadora, characterized by having a distinctive scale on the tip of their snout.
  138. Patchogue proper noun: A village in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York.
  139. patchoi noun: Alternative form of bok choy.
  140. patchoulene noun: The triterpene 2,3,6,7,8,8a.alpha.-hexahydro-1.beta.,4,9,9-tetramethyl-1H-3a,7-methanoazulene found in patchouli
  141. patchoulenone noun: A tricyclic ketone derived from Cyperus rotundus. IUPAC name 4,10,11,11-tetramethyltricyclo[5.3.1.0^(1,5)]undec-4-en-6-one
  142. patchouli noun /pəˈt͡ʃuli/: Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
  143. patchoulied adjective: Scented with patchouli.
  144. patchoulol noun: A terpene with chemical formula C₁₅H₂₆O, found in patchouli.
  145. patchouly noun: Alternative spelling of patchouli.
  146. patchree noun: Alternative form of patchri.
  147. patchri noun: A Eurasian dish of seasoned fried aubergine.
  148. patchset noun: A set of software patches.
  149. patchuk noun: Alternative form of pachak.
  150. patchwise adjective, adverb: in patches
  151. patchword noun: A word inserted for the sake of meter.
  152. patchwork noun, verb: A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
  153. patchwork family noun: A blended family; a stepfamily.
  154. patchwork plagiarism noun: A form of plagiarism in which portions of multiple texts are copied and assembled together with minor changes.
  155. patchwork quilt noun: A decorative quilt made of pieces of cloth having diverse sizes, colors, and shapes, sewn together either to form a regular pattern or in a deliberately...
  156. patchwork ruler noun: A tool used for cutting and measuring fabric accurately for quilting, sewing, and crafting projects.
  157. patchworking noun, verb: The making of patchworks.
  158. patchworky adjective: Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
  159. patchwriting noun: A form of plagiarism in which material by various writers is combined.
  160. patchy adjective /ˈpæt͡ʃi/: Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.
  161. patd. adjective, verb: Abbreviation of patented.
  162. patdown noun /ˈpætˌdaʊn/: An act of patting somebody's clothes to check for concealed weapons, etc.
  163. pate adjective, noun /peɪt/: The head, particularly the top or crown.
  164. pâte brisée noun /pat bʁi.ze/: A form of shortcrust pastry made with butter instead of lard or shortening.
  165. pâté chinois noun: A French-Canadian dish of layered ground beef, sweetcorn and mashed potatoes, similar to shepherd's pie.
  166. pâté de foie gras noun: A pâté of fat goose liver; the lowest-grade preparation of foie gras.
  167. pâte de verre noun: A technique in which finely crushed glass, colorants, and binders are set in a mold and fired in a kiln.
  168. pâte fermentée noun: A pre-ferment made by preserving a portion of dough from an earlier batch.
  169. pate feuilletee noun: Alternative form of pate feuilletee.
  170. pâte-sur-pâte noun: A method of porcelain decoration in which a relief design is created on an unfired, unglazed body by applying successive layers of slip (liquid clay) with a...
  171. pateamine noun: An azabicyclic compound that inhibits the initiation of eukaryotic translation
  172. pated adjective: Having a pate or a particular type of pate (head)
  173. patée adjective: Alternative form of patté.
  174. patefaction noun: The act of revealing, disclosing, or manifesting; revelation, opening or declaration.
  175. patefy verb /ˈpætɪfaɪ/: To disclose.
  176. Patek proper noun: A surname from Czech.
  177. patel noun /pəˈtɛl/: A village head man.
  178. patela noun: Alternative spelling of putelee.
  179. patella noun /pəˈtɛlə/: The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
  180. patella femoral pain syndrome noun: A sports injury causing chronic pain in the kneecap.
  181. patellacean noun: Any gastropod of the superfamily Patellacea.
  182. patellamide noun: Any of a class of lipophilic cytotoxic cyclic peptides that were originally isolated from the marine tunicate Lissoclinum patella
  183. patellar adjective /pəˈtɛl.ɚ/: near or relating to the patella or kneecap
  184. patellar ligament noun: a ligament joining the patella to the tibia
  185. patellar reflex noun: The reflex which causes a bent knee to kick when the tendon below the patella (kneecap) is tapped.
  186. patellariaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Patellariaceae.
  187. patellate adjective: Having a patella.
  188. patellazole noun: Any of a group of cytotoxic thiazole macrolides present in the marine tunicate Lissoclinum patella
  189. patellectomy noun: surgical removal of the patella
  190. patellid noun: Any limpet in the family Patellidae.
  191. patelliform adjective: Having the shape of a patella.
  192. patellin noun: Any of a group of proteins associated with cell plate formation during cytokinesis
  193. patelline adjective: Of or pertaining to the family Patellidae of limpets.
  194. patello- prefix: patella (kneecap).
  195. patellofemoral adjective: Of or pertaining to the patella and the femur.
  196. patellofemoral pain syndrome noun: A syndrome characterized by pain or discomfort seemingly originating from the contact of the posterior surface of the patella (back of the kneecap) with the...
  197. patellogastropod noun: Any gastropod of the clade Patellogastropoda.
  198. patelloid noun: Any member of the gastropod superfamily Patelloidea.
  199. patelloplasty noun: Repair or reconstruction of the patella
  200. patellula noun /pəˈtɛljʊlə/: A cup-like sucker on the feet of certain insects.
  201. patellulate adjective: Shaped like a little dish or vase.
  202. patelship noun: The role or position of a patel.
  203. Pateman proper noun: A surname.
  204. paten noun /ˈpætən/: The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist.
  205. patena noun: Alternative spelling of paten (“plate for the host in the Eucharist”).
  206. Patenaude proper noun: A surname from French.
  207. patency noun /ˈpeɪtənsi/: The condition or state of being patent.
  208. patent adjective, noun, verb /ˈpeɪtənt/: An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.
  209. patent ambush noun: The situation in which a member of a standard-setting organization, while participating in the development of a standard, withholds information about their...
  210. patent fuel noun: Fuel, usually in the form of briquettes, made from fine, crushed coal with the addition of a binding agent.
  211. patent hammer noun: A stonecutter's hammer with a head consisting of broad thin chisels clamped together.
  212. patent inside noun: A newspaper like a patent outside but printed only on the inside.
  213. patent law noun: The body of intellectual property law that grants an inventor exclusive rights for a limited time, in order to protect their new, useful, and nonobvious...
  214. patent leather noun: Leather that has been given a high-gloss, shiny finish.
  215. patent leathers noun: Patent-leather shoes.
  216. patent log noun: A taffrail log
  217. patent medicine noun: A medicine that is protected by a patent.
  218. patent model noun: A handmade miniature illustrating how an invention works, used in the early United States patent system.
  219. patent of precedence noun: A grant to an individual by letters patent of a higher social or professional position than the precedence to which their ordinary rank entitles them.
  220. patent office noun: An official organization that can issue patents.
  221. patent outside noun: A newspaper printed only on the outside, sold to a publisher who fills the other side with local news or other material.
  222. patent pool noun: A consortium of companies which agree to crosslicense patents relating to a particular technology, often to avoid the problem of blocking patents.
  223. patent thicket noun: A group of patents in a field of technology which collectively impede a party from commercializing its own patents or products in that field.
  224. patentability noun: The state or condition of being patentable.
  225. patentable adjective: Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted.
  226. patentably adverb: To a patentable degree
  227. patentcy noun: Alternative form of patency.
  228. patented adjective, verb: For which a patent has been granted.
  229. patentee noun: One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent; a person, group, company etc. that has been granted a patent.
  230. patenteeship noun: The role or status of patentee.
  231. patenter noun: One who obtains a patent on something; a patentee.
  232. patentese noun: The legal and technical jargon used in patents.
  233. patentholder noun: The holder of a patent.
  234. patentholding adjective: Having ownership of a legal patent.
  235. patentless adjective: Without a patent or patents.
  236. patentlike adjective: Having some characteristics of a patent.
  237. patently adverb /ˈpeɪtəntli/: In a clear and unambiguous manner.
  238. patentometric adjective: Relating to patentometrics.
  239. patentometrics noun: The statistical analysis of patents
  240. patentor noun: One who obtains a legal patent.
  241. patentspeak noun: Synonym of patentese (“jargon used in patents”).
  242. pater noun /ˈpeɪtɚ/: Father.
  243. pater cove noun: A hedge priest.
  244. pater familias noun: Alternative spelling of paterfamilias.
  245. patera noun: A broad, shallow dish used for drinking, primarily in ritual contexts such as libations.
  246. paterfamilial adjective: Alternative form of paterfamiliar.
  247. paterfamiliar adjective: Of or relating to a paterfamilias.
  248. paterfamilias noun: A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.
  249. Paterian adjective: Of or relating to Walter Pater (1839–1894), English essayist, critic, and fiction writer, regarded as one of the great stylists.
  250. pateriform adjective: Resembling a patera.
  251. paternal adjective, noun /pəˈtɜː.nəl/: Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.
  252. paternal aunt noun /pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl ˈɑːnt/: A sister of someone’s father.
  253. paternal cousin noun: A child of one's father's sibling
  254. paternal custody noun: An arrangement whereby only the father has physical and legal custody of a child while the mother has visitation rights. (This entry is a translation hub.)
  255. paternal grandchild noun: the child of one's son: a grandchild to whom one is the paternal grandparent
  256. paternal grandfather noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal, grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)
  257. paternal grandmother noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal, grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
  258. paternal half aunt noun: A half-sister of one's father.
  259. paternal half-uncle noun: A half-brother of one's father.
  260. paternal orphan noun: A child whose father has died.
  261. paternal uncle noun: A brother or brother-in-law of one's father. (This entry is a translation hub.)
  262. paternalisation noun: Alternative spelling of paternalization.
  263. paternalise verb: Alternative spelling of paternalize.
  264. paternalism noun /pəˈtɜːnəlɪzəm/: The treatment of people in a fatherly manner, especially by caring for them and sometimes being stern with them.
  265. paternalist adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to paternalism.
  266. paternalistic adjective: the quality of being paternal, i.e. like a father, e.g. characterized by behaving in a benevolent yet intrusive manner towards underlings
  267. paternalistically adverb: In a paternalistic manner.
  268. paternality noun: The quality of being paternal.
  269. paternalization noun: The act or process of paternalizing.
  270. paternalize verb: To make paternal; to place in a fatherly role.
  271. paternalizer noun: One who paternalizes.
  272. paternally adverb /pəˈtɝnəli/: In a paternal manner; fatherly.
  273. paternalness noun: Quality of being paternal.
  274. paternity noun /pəˈtɜːnɪti/: Fatherhood, the state or quality of being a father.
  275. paternity leave noun /pəˈtɜːnɪti ˌliːv/: A leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby.
  276. paternity suit noun: A lawsuit to identify a child's father and establish child support.
  277. paternity test noun: A test performed to determine the biological father of a child.
  278. Paterno proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  279. paternoster noun, verb /ˈpɑːtəˌnɒstə(ɹ)/: The Lord's Prayer, especially in a Roman Catholic context.
  280. paternoster lake noun: Any of a series of glacial lakes connected by a single stream or a braided stream system.
  281. paternoster while noun: The amount of time required to recite the Lord's Prayer.
  282. paternosterer noun: A maker of rosary beads.
  283. Pateros proper noun /pɐˈtɛ.ɾos/: An independent municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines.
  284. Paterson proper noun /ˈpætəɹ.sən/: A surname originating as a patronymic.
  285. Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome noun: Plummer-Vinson syndrome
  286. Paterson's curse noun: Alternative form of Patterson's curse.
  287. Patersonian noun: A native or inhabitant of Paterson.
  288. patesi noun: The ruler of any of certain city states of ancient Chaldea, conceived to be a direct representative of the local tutelary god.
  289. Patesian noun: A student or alumnus of Pate's Grammar School, Cheltenham, England.
  290. Patey proper noun: A surname.
  291. path noun, prefix, suffix, verb /pɑːθ/: A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
  292. path cascade noun: A series of biochemical reactions between a stimulated receptor and an effector
  293. path-connected adjective: Such that every pair of points in the space are the endpoints of some path mapped to the space continuously.
  294. path dependence noun: A situation in which the outcome varies with the route taken.
  295. path dependency noun: Alternative form of path dependence.
  296. path integral formalism noun: A formalism for a physical theory which is based upon Feynman path integrals.
  297. path length noun: The number of edges traversed in a given path in a graph.
  298. path loss noun: The attenuation of an electromagnetic wave as it propagates through space
  299. path of least resistance noun: The easiest way to do something.
  300. path of totality noun: The path traced on the Earth's surface by the moon's shadow (more precisely, the umbra) during a total eclipse of the sun.

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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under P: 63,631 words, in 213 parts.