English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 129 of 931

partwordnoun

A partial word; an utterance consisting of only part of a word.

partworknoun

A written publication released as a series of pre-planned magazine-like issues over a period of time, distributed through the same channels as magazines.

partynoun

A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.

party and playnoun

Uninhibited, high-risk sexual activity accompanied by the use of recreational drugs.

party animalnoun

A person known for frequent, enthusiastic attendance at parties, especially one whose partying behavior is exuberant or excessive.

party boatnoun

A boat that can be hired for sportfishing by a group of passengers.

party boynoun

A male prostitute.

party busnoun

A bus, often a converted school bus, or other large motor vehicle designed to transport groups of people for recreational purposes.

party dressnoun

A woman's dress that is too elegant, revealing, dressy or impractical for normal wear.

party favornoun

A small gift given to a guest at a party, as a souvenir.

party foulnoun

A faux pas committed at a party.

party gamenoun

A game played at a party, such as musical chairs or charades.

party hardyverb

To party very hard, possibly not remembering later what happened at the party.

party heartyverb

To engage in unrestrained merriment.

party in one's mouthnoun

An exciting combination of flavors.

party like it's 1999verb

To party intensely, particularly when reckless or pessimistic.

party linenoun

A single telephone line which is shared by two or more households. Formerly common from the inception of telephony (1880s) through the mid-twentieth century.

party listnoun

An ordered list of political candidates registered by a political party that determines which candidates are elected based on how many votes the party gets in an election.

party membership cardnoun

A membership card of a political party.

Party of Noname

The Republican Party of the United States.

party poopernoun

One who dampens fun; especially, one who declines to participate in or enjoy a party or some other group activity; one who does not agree with the opinions of a group.

party poppernoun

A novelty item containing confetti or streamers and a small explosive charge, used at parties.

party spiritnoun

A feeling or sense of celebration or enjoyment.

party statenoun

A state in which power is held by a single political party.

party tapenoun

Synonym of mixtape (“non-commercial compilation of songs on tape”).

party tricknoun

A trick that could be performed at a party for entertainment.

party vannoun

An FBI or other law enforcement van, especially if carrying agents coming to arrest someone for cybercrime.

party wipenoun

An instance of a party of player characters being wiped out.

party-colouredadj

Coloured with different tints; variegated.

party-goernoun

One who attends a specific party.

party-onadj

Exercising freedom of having fun.

party-sizedadj

Of food items: relatively small, so as to serve as a snack at social gatherings.

party-spiritedadj

Exhibiting party spirit.

partyarchynoun

partocracy

partyboatnoun

Alternative form of party boat.

partydomnoun

The world of parties; partying; revelry

partyfulnoun

As much as makes up a party.

Partygatename

The controversy surrounding members of the government holding parties in 2020 and 2021 during COVID-19 lockdowns, when gatherings were banned.

partygoernoun

Someone who attends a party or parties.

partygoingadj

going to parties, particular describing someone who does so frequently

partyingverb

present participle and gerund of party

partyishadj

Resembling a party.

partyismnoun

Devotion to a party or faction.

partyistnoun

One who is devoted to a party or faction.

partyizeverb

To adapt to the norms or values of a political party.

Partykaname

A surname.

partylessadj

Without political parties.

partylessnessnoun

Absence of political parties.

partylikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a party.

partymannoun

A partisan; a member of a political party or faction.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 129. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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