English Words: P

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pastanoun

Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.

pastenoun

A soft moist mixture, in particular:

pastelnoun

Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.

Pasternakname

A surname.

pastesnoun

plural of paste

Pasteurname

A surname from French.

pastichenoun

A work of art, drama, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the work of a previous artist, usually in a positive or neutral way.

pastiesnoun

plural of pasty

pastimenoun

Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably.

pastingnoun

The act of applying paste to something, or affixing something using paste.

pastisnoun

A liqueur containing aniseed.

pastornoun

Someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd.

pastoraladj

Of or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock.

pastoratenoun

The role or responsibilities of a pastor.

Pastorename

A surname from Italian.

pastraminoun

A seasoned smoked cut of beef, traditionally made from a navel cut.

pastriesnoun

plural of pastry

pastrynoun

A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.

pastsnoun

plural of past

pasturenoun

Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.

pasturedadj

Raised in a pasture, as opposed being confined to a cage, barn, feedlot, etc.

pastyadj

Like paste, sticky.

patnoun

The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep.

patanoun

An Indian sword with an attached gauntlet.

Patagonianame

A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina.

Patagonianadj

Of or pertaining to Patagonia or its people, language or culture.

Patakiname

A surname from Hungarian.

patchnoun

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 hole.

patchedadj

Having been repaired with a patch or patches.

patchesnoun

plural of patch

patchingnoun

The act of one who patches.

patchoulinoun

Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.

patchworknoun

A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.

patchyadj

Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.

patenoun

The head, particularly the top or crown.

Patekname

A surname from Czech.

Patelname

A surname from Gujarati, meaning “village headman”.

patellanoun

The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.

patellaradj

near or relating to the patella or kneecap

patentnoun

An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.

patentableadj

Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted.

patenteenoun

One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent; a person, group, company etc. that has been granted a patent.

patentlyadv

In a clear and unambiguous manner.

paternoun

Father.

paternaladj

Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.

paternalismnoun

The treatment of people in a fatherly manner, especially by caring for them and sometimes being stern with them.

paternalisticadj

the quality of being paternal, i.e. like a father, e.g. characterized by behaving in a benevolent yet intrusive manner towards underlings

paternitynoun

Fatherhood, the state or quality of being a father.

Paternoname

A surname from Italian.

paternosternoun

The Lord's Prayer, especially in a Roman Catholic context.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 4,417 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 89 pages, and you are currently viewing page 14. 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.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "P" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.