English words: PIIRS to pillow mound
300 English words, part 91 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 37 have a page of their own.
English words PIIRS to pillow mound
- PIIRS noun: Acronym of post-infectious inflammatory response syndrome.
- PIIS noun: Initialism of posterior inferior iliac spine.
- PIK noun: Initialism of plan inclusive kritik.
- pika noun /ˈpiːkə/: Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the genus Ochotona, from the mountains of North America and Asia.
- Pikachu proper noun /ˈpiː.kə.t͡ʃuː/: A small yellow rodent-like Pokémon that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers.
- Pikachu moth noun: Mazuca strigicincta, a yellow noctuid moth with red and black highlights, resembling the Pokémon Pikachu.
- Pikachu nudibranch noun: A nudibranch sea slug (Thecacera pacifica) that has a translucent orange colour with black tips to the rhinophores and gills.
- pikachurin noun: A dystroglycan-interacting polysaccharide which has an essential role in the precise interactions between the photoreceptor ribbon synapse and the bipolar...
- Pikaclone noun: A Pokémon that resembles, or is seemingly inspired by, Pikachu.
- pikake noun: Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac
- pikal noun: Alternative form of picul.
- Pikangikum proper noun: A village in Pikangikum 14, Kenora district, Northwestern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
- pikau noun: A makeshift knapsack or pack.
- pike noun, verb /paɪk/: A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against...
- pike characin noun: Acestrorhynchus microlepis, a species of characin found in Suriname.
- pike-devant noun: A pointy beard.
- pike-guard noun: Alternative form of pikeguard.
- pike-perch noun: Any of the five species of fish in the genus Sander of the family Percidae (perches and darters).
- pike pole noun: A particular kind of long tool with various uses in firefighting and similar in timber rafting
- piked adjective, verb: Furnished with a pike; ending in a point.
- pikeguard noun: A passegarde (neck guard).
- pikehead noun: The head of a pike (the weapon)
- pikelet noun /ˈpaɪklət/: A thick type of sweet pancake.
- pikelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a pike (fish).
- pikelin noun: A light, thin cake or muffin; a pikelet.
- pikeman noun /ˈpaɪk.mən/: A soldier armed with a pike.
- pikeminnow noun: Any of the cyprinid fish of the genus Ptychocheilus, which are voracious predators on small trout and salmon.
- pikemonger noun: A seller of pike (the fish).
- pikeperch noun: Alternative form of pike-perch.
- piker noun /ˈpaɪkə(ɹ)/: A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.
- Pikermian adjective: Relating to Pikermi
- pikeshaft noun: The shaft of a pike
- pikestaff noun /ˈpaɪkstæf/: The wooden shaft of a pike.
- piketail noun: The pintail duck.
- piketoprofen noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
- Pikeville proper noun: An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States, which was located on a turnpike.
- pikey adjective, noun, verb /ˈpaɪ.ki/: A pike (type of fish).
- piki noun: A paper-thin, dry, rolled bread made by the Hopi with nixtamalized blue corn meal.
- pikie noun: A type of fishing lure shaped like a small fish, sometimes jointed.
- pikkie noun /pɪki/: child, infant
- pikliz noun: A Haitian condiment made from pickled hot peppers.
- pikol noun: Alternative form of picul.
- pikromycin noun: A particular macrolide antibiotic
- pikuach nefesh noun: The religious commandment to save human life, which overrides most commandments.
- pikul noun: Alternative form of picul.
- pikuroside noun: An iridoid glycoside present in the medicinal plant Picrorhiza
- PIL noun: A leaflet inserted in a package of medicine, providing information about the drug for the patient.
- pil pil noun: Alternative form of pil-pil.
- pila noun: A mortar.
- pilaf noun /pɪlɐːf/: A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.
- pilaff noun: Alternative spelling of pilaf.
- pilao noun: Alternative form of pilaf.
- pilar adjective: Relating to hair.
- pilargid noun: Any polychaete worm of the family Pilargidae.
- pilary adjective: Alternative form of pilar (“relating to hair”).
- pilaster noun /pɪˈlastə/: A rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it is attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration.
- pilastered adjective: Having a pilaster or pilasters.
- pilasterlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a pilaster.
- pilastrade noun: A row of pilasters.
- pilastraded adjective: Having a pilastrade.
- pilastric adjective: Relating to or composed of pilasters.
- Pilat proper noun: A surname.
- pilate adjective: Resembling hair; minutely clavate.
- pilates noun /pɪˈlɑːtiːz/: A physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates.
- Pilatian adjective: Of or relating to Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.
- Pilatism noun: A refusal to take responsibility for ones actions
- pilau adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of pilaf.
- pilav noun: pilaf, in Turkish cuisine
- pilaw noun: Alternative spelling of pilaf.
- Pilbara proper noun /ˈpɪlbərə/: An arid, sparsely populated region in northern Western Australia.
- Pilbara dragon noun: A species of dragonfly, Antipodogomphus hodgkini, endemic to the Pilbara region of Australia.
- pilbarite noun: A mixture of thorogummite and kasolite.
- Pilbeam proper noun: A surname.
- pilch noun /pɪlt͡ʃ/: A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.
- pilchard noun /ˈpɪl.tʃəd/: Any of various small oily fish that are, or are related to, herrings, in the family Clupeidae.
- pilcher noun /ˈpɪlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/: One who wears a pilch.
- pilchers noun: Synonym of plastic pants (“an undergarment worn over a diaper/nappy (or underwear) to prevent leakage.”).
- pilciloricid noun: Any loriciferan in the family Pilciloricidae.
- pilcorn noun: The naked oat.
- pilcrow noun /ˈpɪl.kɹəʊ/: A symbol designating the beginning of a new paragraph.
- pildralazine noun: An antihypertensive and vasodilator.
- pile noun, verb /paɪl/: A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
- pile-drive verb: Alternative form of piledrive.
- pile driver adjective, noun: A machine for forcing a pile, a long beam, into the ground as part of the construction of a foundation; usually by raising a weight and then dropping it on...
- pile-driving noun: Alternative form of piledriving.
- pile 'em high, sell 'em cheap phrase: Alternative form of pile it high, sell it cheap.
- pile foundation noun: A deep foundation made of long, slender columns of steel, concrete, or timber that transfer a structure's heavy weight through weak upper soil down to a...
- pile in verb: To enter or move into a location or a vehicle in large numbers.
- pile it high, sell it cheap phrase: Selling a product at a low price allows large volumes of the product to be sold.
- pile of shame noun: A collection of models a hobbyist neglects to build and/or paint, usually building up over time.
- pile on noun, verb: To jump on top of someone or something quickly.
- pile on the pounds verb: Of a person: to gain weight quickly.
- pile out verb: To leave or exit a location or a vehicle in large numbers.
- pile Pelion on Ossa verb: To make a difficult situation even worse.
- pile shoe noun: A metal tip to a pole that is to be driven into the ground
- pile up noun, verb: A pile of crashed vehicles due to a traffic accident.
- pileate adjective: pileated
- pileated adjective: Having a pileus.
- pileated gibbon noun: a primate of species Hylobates pileatus, in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family.
- pileated woodpecker noun: A large woodpecker native to North America, Dryocopus pileatus
- piled adjective, verb /paɪld/: Formed from a pile or fagot.
- piledrive verb: To use a piledriver on.
- piledriver noun: A very hard shot.
- piledriving adjective, noun, verb: The action of driving piles into the ground with a piledriver.
- Pileggi proper noun: A surname.
- pileiform adjective: Having the form of a pileus or cap; pileate.
- pileipellis noun: The uppermost layer of hyphae in the pileus of a fungal fruit body.
- pilekiid noun: Any trilobite in the family Pilekiidae.
- pileless adjective: Without a pile or piles (in various senses).
- pilement noun: An accumulation; a heap.
- pilentum noun: A ceremonial chariot or carriage, used by Roman noblewomen.
- pileocystidium noun: Synonym of dermatocystidium.
- pileolated warbler noun: Cardellina pusilla piliolata.
- pileolus noun: A little pileus.
- pileorhiza noun: A cap of cells covering the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap.
- pileous adjective /ˈpɪliəs/: Of, pertaining to, or consisting of hair.
- piler noun: One who piles something
- piles noun, verb /paɪlz/: A large amount of.
- pileum noun: The top of a bird's head, from the base of the bill to the nape.
- pileup noun: Alternative spelling of pile-up.
- pileus noun /ˈpɪliəs/: The cap of a mushroom.
- pilewise adjective: In a converging arrangement.
- pilework noun: A structure built of piles; piling.
- pileworm noun: The teredo.
- pilewort noun: Erechtites hieraciifolius, or fireweed, a plant in the aster family;
- pilfer verb /ˈpɪl.fə/: To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- pilferable adjective: that can be pilfered
- pilferage noun /ˈpɪlf(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/: The individual act or recurring practice of stealing items of low value, especially in small quantities, for which the legal term is petty theft.
- pilferer noun /ˈpɪlfəɹə(ɹ)/: One who pilfers.
- pilfering noun, verb: The act by which something is pilfered; a petty theft.
- pilferingly adverb: By pilfering or stealing; thievingly.
- pilferproof adjective: Designed to prevent pilfering (thieving), especially of a container.
- pilfery noun: petty theft
- pilgarlic noun /pɪlˈɡɑːlɪk/: A bald-headed person.
- pilger verb: To reduce the diameter of a metal tube in a pilger mill
- pilger mill noun: A rolling mill used in the pilgering process
- pilgering noun, verb: A cold-rolling process used in the shaping of metal tube and pipe. It involves two circular dies, with an uneven u-shape along the circumferential axis,...
- Pilgram proper noun: A surname.
- pilgrim noun, verb /ˈpɪlɡɹɪm/: Any traveler.
- pilgrim badge noun: A badge, typically of lead alloy, sold as souvenirs to Roman Catholic pilgrims in the late Middle Ages.
- pilgrim bottle noun: A flat bottle with a hole at the neck where a cord can be attached.
- Pilgrim Father noun: A male Pilgrim (settler of the Plymouth Colony).
- pilgrim hat noun: Synonym of pilgrim's hat.
- pilgrim's barrel noun: Synonym of shepherd's gourd.
- pilgrim's gourd noun: Synonym of shepherd's gourd.
- pilgrim's hat noun: Alternative letter-case form of pilgrim's hat.
- pilgrim's progress noun: A morally or spiritually testing journey, often filled with obstacles, learning experiences, and eventual transformation or enlightenment.
- pilgrim's pumpkin noun: Synonym of shepherd's gourd.
- pilgrim's scallop noun: Synonym of pilgrim's shell.
- pilgrim's shell noun: A scallop or cockleshell used as a sign that one had visited the Holy Land or representing the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) pilgrimage in Spain,...
- pilgrim's staff noun: A traditional walking stick used by travelers on religious journeys, especially the Camino de Santiago, symbolizing faith, support, and defense; often...
- pilgrim shell noun: Synonym of pilgrim's shell.
- pilgrimage noun, verb /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/: A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
- pilgrimager noun: A person who goes on a pilgrimage; a pilgrim.
- pilgrimatic adjective: Of or relating to pilgrims.
- pilgrimatical adjective: Alternative form of pilgrimatic.
- pilgrimdom noun: The realm or sphere of pilgrims.
- pilgrimer noun: A pilgrim.
- pilgrimess noun: A female pilgrim.
- pilgrimhood noun: The state or condition of a pilgrim.
- pilgriming noun, verb: A journeying; a wandering.
- pilgrimise verb: Alternative form of pilgrimize.
- Pilgrimism noun: The religion of the settlers of the Plymouth Colony.
- pilgrimize verb: To wander as a pilgrim; to go on a pilgrimage.
- pilgrimless adjective: Lacking pilgrims.
- pilgrimlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a pilgrim.
- pilgrimwise adverb: In the manner of a pilgrim.
- pili noun: A tropical tree, Canarium ovatum, native to maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia, and cultivated in the Philippines for its nuts.
- pili multigemini noun: A malformation characterized by the presence of bifurcated or multiple divided hair matrices and papillae, giving rise to the formation of multiple hair...
- pili nut noun: The edible seed of Canarium ovatum, a tree native to the maritime tropics from the edge of Southeast Asia to the edge of Australia.
- pili torti noun: A condition of the skin appendage, characterized by short and brittle hairs that appear flattened and twisted when viewed through a microscope.
- piliated adjective: Having pili
- piliation noun: A covering of hair-like pili.
- Pilibhit proper noun: A city and district of Bareilly division, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- pilicide noun: Any of several substances that reduce the number of hairlike pili on the surface of bacteria and thus reduce its ability to adhere to human tissue.
- pilid noun: Any member of the family Ampullariidae (syn. Pilidae) of apple snails.
- pilidial adjective: of or pertaining to the pilidium
- pilidium noun: The free-swimming larva of certain proboscis worms, somewhat resembling a deerstalker hat. It has no resemblance to its parent, and the young worm undergoes...
- pilifer noun: A bristly structure forming part of a hearing organ on the heads of hawkmoths of the subtribe Choerocampina, used in detecting the echolocation sounds of...
- piliferous adjective: Containing or producing hair.
- piliform adjective: Resembling hair.
- piligerous adjective: piliferous (covered in hair)
- pilikia noun: Trouble; difficulty.
- pilimiction noun /ˌpaɪ.lɪˈmɪk.ʃən/: The passing of urine containing hair-like filaments.
- pilin noun: Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria
- piling noun, verb /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/: A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
- piling on noun, verb: An illegal strategy wherein players tackle an opposing player.
- piling rig noun: A large crawler track-mounted drill used in foundation projects which require drilling into sandy soil, clay, silty clay, and similar environments. Such...
- pilinite noun: Synonym of bavenite.
- pilinut noun: Alternative form of pili nut.
- Pilipino proper noun: The former name of the national language of the Philippines, now officially Filipino.
- pilk noun /pɪlk/: A dirty soda made from Pepsi and milk.
- Pilkington proper noun: A surname from Old English.
- pill noun, verb /pɪl/: A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- pill beetle noun: A holarctic species of beetle in the family Byrrhidae.
- pill board noun: Synonym of pill press.
- pill bottle noun /pɪl ˈbɒt.əl/: a small bottle that pills are kept in
- pill-box noun: Alternative form of pillbox.
- pill bug noun: Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family Armadillidiidae, a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.
- pill driver noun: A peddling apothecary.
- pill gun noun: Synonym of pill popper (“syringe-like device for administering medicinal pills to animals”).
- pill in the pocket noun: A medication, usually prescribed by a physician, which the patient is to carry with them, and which is to be used only under certain conditions.
- pill mill noun: A clandestine operation where a medical worker illicitly offers prescription medication to patients in exchange for bribes.
- pill millipede noun: Any of the superorder Oniscomorpha of short-bodied millipedes resembling woodlice, capable of rolling into balls.
- pill pocket noun: An edible treat for a pet, designed to conceal a medicinal pill to make it easier to administer.
- pill popper noun: A syringelike device for administering medicinal pills to animals.
- pill press noun: An implement designed to facilitate the manufacture of pills from medicament mass.
- pill reminder noun: A container with separate labeled compartments for a week's worth of pills.
- pill rolling noun: A twitching tremor of the fingers sometimes associated with parkinsonism.
- pill tile noun: An implement sometimes graduated with a linear scale and sometimes decorated designed to cut out with it tablets and ointments from an amorphous medicament...
- pill to swallow noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pill, swallow.
- pill up verb: To become thoroughly pilled (to form small matted balls of fiber).
- Pilla proper noun: A surname.
- pillaf noun: Alternative spelling of pilaf.
- pillaff noun: Alternative spelling of pilaf.
- pillage noun, verb /ˈpɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/: To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
- pillageable adjective: Able or fit to be pillaged.
- pillager noun: A person who pillages.
- Pillai proper noun: A surname from Tamil.
- pillaite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing antimony, chlorine, copper, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.
- pillaloo interjection, noun: A chorus of sorrow or distress
- pillar noun, verb /ˈpɪlə/: A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
- pillar-biter noun: A hypocrite, especially a religious hypocrite.
- pillar block noun: Synonym of pillow block.
- pillar box noun: A free-standing item of street furniture in the form of a short, red pillar (green in the Irish Republic) with a slot for posting letters.
- pillar-box red adjective, noun: A bright red colour, like that of a British post box.
- pillar candle noun: A very wide, freestanding candle that can burn for a long time.
- pillar dollar noun: Synonym of Spanish dollar.
- pillar drill noun: Synonym of drill press.
- pillar harp noun: Synonym of frame harp.
- pillar of fire noun: Synonym of fire whirl.
- pillar of flame noun: Synonym of fire whirl.
- pillar of society noun: An important or highly respected member of society.
- pillar of strength noun: A person who provides reliable, unwavering support to somebody in need.
- pillar of the community noun: A prominent member or supporter of a particular community.
- pillar telephone noun: A kind of early telephone having a box mounted on a pillar.
- pillararene noun: Any of a class of macrocyclic hydrocarbons formed from hydroquinone entities linked by methylene bridges
- pillarbox noun: Alternative form of pillar box.
- pillarboxed adjective: In a narrow format video or image, displayed with blank stripes on the sides, especially when viewed on a wider screen.
- pillarboxing noun: The displaying of a narrow format video or image with blank stripes on each side on a wider screen.
- pillared adjective, verb: Having pillars.
- pillaret noun: A little pillar.
- pillaring noun, verb: The rapid rising of smoke clouds due to heat generated by burning munitions or existing convection currents.
- pillarisation noun: Alternative spelling of pillarization.
- pillarise verb: Alternative form of pillarize.
- pillarist noun: A stylite.
- pillarization noun: The act or process of pillarizing.
- pillarize verb: To divide into social pillars, in which each social group has its own social institutions.
- pillarless adjective: Without a pillar.
- pillarlet noun: A small pillar.
- pillarlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a pillar.
- pillarwise adverb: In the manner of a pillar or pillars.
- pillary adjective: Pillared.
- pillau noun: Dated form of pilau.
- pillaw noun: Alternative spelling of pilaf.
- Pillay proper noun: A surname.
- Pillayar Suzhi noun: a sacred symbol, used by Hindus in South India and Sri Lanka to draw it at beginning of diaries, notebooks, etc. before writing anything new.
- pillbox noun /ˈpɪl bɒks/: A small box in which pills are kept.
- pillbox antenna noun: Synonym of cheese antenna.
- pillbox hat noun: A small hat, usually worn by women, with a flat crown, straight, upright sides, and no brim.
- pillbug noun: Alternative spelling of pill bug.
- Pille proper noun: A surname.
- pilled adjective, suffix, verb /pɪld/: Pilled-up, intoxicated on pills.
- pilled out adjective: Under the influence of recreational drugs in pill form.
- pilled up adjective: Intoxicated on pills.
- piller noun: A plunderer or thief.
- pillery noun: plunder; pillage
- Pilley proper noun: A southern suburb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9519).
- pillicock noun: A penis.
- Pilliga proper noun: A locality in the Coonamble council area, Narrabri council area and the Walgett council area, northern New South Wales, Australia.
- pilliness noun: The state or condition of being pilly.
- pilling noun, verb: The formation of fibres into pills.
- pillion adverb, noun, verb /ˈpɪljən/: A pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider.
- pillioned adjective, verb: Having a pillion.
- pillionist noun: A passenger who rides on the pillion of a motorcycle.
- pillionwise adverb: In the manner of a pillion.
- pilliwinks noun /ˈpɪlɪwɪŋks/: A torture device for squeezing the fingers; a thumbscrew.
- pillmaker noun: A manufacturer of medicinal pills.
- pillmaking noun: The manufacture of medicinal pills.
- pillmonger noun: A seller of medicinal pills.
- pillorise verb: Alternative form of pillorize.
- pillorization noun: Synonym of pillorying.
- pillorize verb: To set in, or punish with, the pillory.
- pillory noun, verb /ˈpɪləɹi/: A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.
- pillorying noun, verb: The act by which someone is pilloried.
- pillow noun, verb /ˈpɪ.ləʊ/: A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
- pillow bag noun: A pouch-like container flattened and sealed at both ends, used for packaging food etc.
- pillow basalt noun: A distinct type of volcanic rock that forms when hot, molten basaltic lava erupts underwater.
- pillow biter noun: Synonym of bottom (“homosexual man who engages in passive anal sex”).
- pillow block noun: A mounting used to support a rotating shaft, using a bearing in a housing which is bolted to a foundation or bedplate with the mounted shaft in a parallel...
- pillow book noun: Alternative form of pillowbook.
- pillow box noun: A long, curved giftbox made of card, shaped like a pillow.
- pillow case noun: Alternative form of pillowcase.
- pillow dictionary noun: Synonym of sleeping dictionary (“a sexual partner who also serves as a native informant or language teacher for an outsider”).
- pillow fight noun, verb /ˈpɪləʊ ˌfaɪt/: A play fight that involves hitting others with pillows.
- pillow fort noun: An inhabitable structure built from pillows, blankets, bed sheets, and sofa cushions, usually as part of a child's play.
- pillow lace noun: Hand-made lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace pillow.
- pillow lava noun: The rock type, resembling pillows, typically formed when lava emerges from an underwater volcanic vent or a lava flow enters the ocean.
- pillow mound noun: Synonym of rabbit warren; an artificial, long and low earth heap built from the 11th century onward to farm and manage rabbits for meat and fur.
Part 90 · Part 92 · English words: P
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.