English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 110 of 931

parchmentnoun

Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing.

parchmentaladj

Made of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, parchment.

parchmentedadj

Having parchment (envelope of coffee grains).

parchmenternoun

A maker or seller of parchment.

parchmentizationnoun

The process of parchmentizing.

parchmentizeverb

To convert to a parchment-like substance, especially by sulfuric acid.

parchmentlessadj

Without parchment.

parchmentlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of parchment.

parchmentyadj

Resembling or characteristic of parchment.

parchyadj

Reminiscent of being parched; dry.

parcitynoun

sparingness; thrift

parclonoun

Clipping of partial cloverleaf interchange.

parclosenoun

A partition that closes off part of a building; especially one that separates an altar or chapel from the rest of a church.

parconazolenoun

An antifungal drug.

parcookverb

To cook partially.

parcopresisnoun

The inability to defecate in the presence of others.

parcoursenoun

A path or course, usually public, consisting of various obstacles or areas, designed for exercise purposes.

pardnoun

A leopard; a panther.

pardalnoun

A pard; a panther or leopard.

pardalenoun

A leopard.

pardalotenoun

Any of the Australian birds of the genus Pardalotus, which feed on lerps.

pardaxinnoun

A peptide produced by the Red Sea sole, used as a shark repellent.

pardessusnoun

A pardessus de viole; a bowed stringed instrument with a fretted neck and five or six strings, the highest pitched member of the viol family.

Pardewname

A surname.

pardiintj

Obsolete form of pardie.

Pardiacname

A surname from French.

pardieintj

By God!

Pardiesname

A surname from French.

pardineadj

Pertaining to or resembling a leopard.

pardnernoun

A friend or companion.

pardonoun

A former money of account in Portuguese India, one twentieth of a rupia.

Pardoename

A surname.

pardonnoun

Forgiveness for an offence.

pardon mephrase

Sorry; said as an apology.

pardon mon françaisverb

Synonym of pardon my French.

pardon my françaisverb

Synonym of pardon my French.

pardon my Frenchverb

To excuse the speaker's frankness of expression or profanity.

pardonableadj

Capable of being pardoned; worthy of pardon.

pardonablenessnoun

The quality or state of being pardonable.

pardonablyadv

In a pardonable manner.

pardoneenoun

One who receives a pardon.

pardonernoun

One who pardons.

pardonestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of pardon

pardonethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of pardon

Pardongatename

The 2001 controversy around Bill Clinton's pardons of 140 people, including Patty Hearst, on his last day in office as President of the United States.

pardonlessadj

unpardonable

pardonmongernoun

A seller of (papal) indulgences.

pardonnez mon françaisphrase

Synonym of pardon my French.

pardonnez my Frenchverb

Synonym of pardon my French.

pardonsnoun

plural of pardon

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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 110. 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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