English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 11 of 931

paddywhacknoun

An Irishman.

paddywhackerynoun

A stereotyped portrayal of Irish people as garrulous, unreliable, alcoholic, etc., once common in plays.

padeknoun

A traditional thick Lao condiment made from pickled or fermented fish.

padelnoun

A racquet sport popular in Spain and Latin America, usually played in doubles on a small, closed court.

padelistanoun

A player of the sport of padel.

padelwearnoun

Clothing for playing the sport of padel.

pademelonnoun

Any wallaby of the genus Thylogale of small macropods.

paderaitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic creamy white mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, silver, sulfur, and tellurium.

Paderbornname

A city and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

padewakangnoun

A traditional boat used for long-distance voyages by various peoples of South Sulawesi.

Padeșname

A commune of Gorj County, Romania.

padfolionoun

A portable case that opens in the manner of a book to reveal a notepad.

padfootnoun

Synonym of shuck (“supernatural black dog”).

Padianame

A surname from Spanish.

padiddleintj

An exclamation shouted during a game by the first player that sees an automobile with only one lit headlight, the said person being allowed to kiss or strike one of the other players.

Padihamname

A town and civil parish with a town council within Burnley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7933).

Padillaname

A surname from Spanish.

Padilloname

A surname from Spanish.

Padinname

A surname from Galician.

Padishahnoun

A ruler of a Muslim country or state.

padkosnoun

Food for a journey.

padlenoun

Cyclopterus lumpus, the lumpsucker or lumpfish.

padlessadj

Without a pad or pads (in various senses).

Padleyname

A hamlet in Grindleford parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2478).

padlikeadj

Like a pad; having characteristics of a pad; cushionlike.

padlocknoun

A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle

padlockableadj

Capable of being padlocked.

padlockedadj

Secured with a padlock.

padlocksnoun

plural of padlock

padlopernoun

Any of the genus Homopus of tiny tortoises, indigenous and endemic to southern Africa.

padmanoun

lotus blossom

padmaitenoun

An isometric-tetartoidal yellow mineral containing bismuth, palladium, and selenium.

Padmajaname

Name of Brahma.

Padmapāṇiname

a bodhisattva

Padmasambhavaname

a bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism

padmasananoun

A pose in which one sits cross-legged with each foot sole-upwards on the opposite leg; the lotus position.

Padmavatiname

Hindu goddess and consort of Sri Venkateswara of Tirupati.

Padmininame

A female given name from Sanskrit.

Padmorename

A surname.

padnagnoun

An ambling nag (horse).

Padovan sequencename

The integer sequence P(n) defined by the initial values P(0)=P(1)=P(2)=1 and the recurrence relation P(n)=P(n-2)+P(n-3)..

Padovanoname

A surname from Italian.

padparadschanoun

A rare pinkish-orange variety of corundum.

padrenoun

A military clergyman.

padrino systemnoun

corruption involving patronage, nepotism and favoritism, especially in politics and government

Padroadistnoun

A supporter of the Padroado.

Padroadoname

An arrangement between the Holy See and the kingdom (and later republic) of Portugal, by which the Vatican delegated to the kings of Portugal the administration of the local churches.

padronenoun

A patron; a protector.

padrãonoun

stone pillar, usually with a cross, inscribed with the coat of arms of Portugal, placed as a land claim along the coasts of Africa and Asia by numerous Portuguese explorers

padsnoun

plural of pad

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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 11. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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