English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 143 of 931

Patapsconame

A river on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States.

patasnoun

A ground-dwelling long-tailed monkey of species Erythrocebus patas, found in West and East Africa.

patashtenoun

The tree Theobroma bicolor.

Pataskalaname

A city in Licking County, Ohio, United States.

patatas bravasnoun

A Spanish dish consisting of small pieces of potato fried in oil, with a spicy tomato sauce.

Patau syndromenoun

A syndrome caused by a chromosomal abnormality in which some or all of the cells of the body contain extra genetic material from chromosome 13, leading to multiple and complex organ defects.

patavinitynoun

The use of local or provincial words from Patavium

patballnoun

A particular children's ball game played against a wall with a tennis ball.

patballernoun

One who plays patball.

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.

patch clampnoun

A device used to measure the ion currents in individual living cells.

patch icenoun

Ice in overlapping pieces in the sea.

patch oververb

To take over and absorb (a smaller motorcycle club).

patch-upnoun

The act of patching or repairing.

patchableadj

Able to be repaired; mendable.

patchbaynoun

A device that connects the inputs and outputs of a number of electric musical instruments such that they may be routed together.

patchboardnoun

A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections.

patchcoatnoun

patched coat

patchedadj

Having been repaired with a patch or patches.

patched-upadj

Fixed by patching.

patchernoun

A person who patches something.

patcherynoun

Hypocrisy; trickery.

patchesnoun

plural of patch

patchethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of patch

patchfilenoun

Alternative form of patch file.

Patchgatgochname

Alternative form of Schaghticoke (“town in New York”).

patchilyadv

In a patchy manner.

patchinessnoun

The condition of being patchy.

patchingnoun

The act of one who patches.

patching upnoun

The action of one who patches up.

patchingsnoun

plural of patching

patchlessadj

Without a patch.

patchlikeadj

Resembling a patch or patchwork

patchoinoun

Alternative form of bok choy.

patchoulinoun

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

patchouliedadj

Scented with patchouli.

patchoulolnoun

A terpene with chemical formula C₁₅H₂₆O, found in patchouli.

patchrinoun

A Eurasian dish of seasoned fried aubergine.

patchsetnoun

A set of software patches.

patchwiseadj

in patches

patchwordnoun

A word inserted for the sake of meter.

patchworknoun

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

patchwork quiltnoun

A decorative quilt made of pieces of cloth having diverse sizes, colors, and shapes, sewn together either to form a regular pattern or in a deliberately mismatched fashion without a pattern.

patchworkyadj

Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.

patchwritingnoun

A form of plagiarism in which material by various writers is combined.

patchyadj

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

patdownnoun

An act of patting somebody's clothes to check for concealed weapons, etc.

patenoun

The head, particularly the top or crown.

pate feuilleteenoun

Synonym of puff pastry.

patedadj

Having a pate or a particular type of pate (head)

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 143. 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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