English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 153 of 931

patrolernoun

Archaic form of patroller.

patrollableadj

Capable of being patrolled.

patrolledadj

Having regular patrols.

patrollernoun

One who patrols.

patrollingverb

present participle and gerund of patrol

patrolmannoun

A police officer, especially a junior officer assigned patrol duty instead of detection or supervision.

patrologistnoun

A student of patrology

patrologynoun

the study of the lives and works (especially the writings) of the Church Fathers.

patrolpersonnoun

A patrolman or patrolwoman.

patrolsnoun

plural of patrol

patrolwomannoun

A female equivalent of a patrolman

patronnoun

One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.

patron saintnoun

A saint conceived as the patron (protector or supporter) of a particular place, group, person, or activity, for whom or for which his or her intercession is specially invoked.

patronagenoun

The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.

patronaladj

patron; protecting; favouring

patronatenoun

The right or duty of a patron; patronage.

patrondomnoun

The role or status of a patron.

patronessnoun

A female patron goddess or saint.

patroniseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of patronize.

patronisedverb

simple past and past participle of patronise

patronisernoun

Alternative spelling of patronizer.

patronisingadj

Alternative spelling of patronizing.

patronisinglyadv

Alternative spelling of patronizingly.

patronizableadj

Capable of being patronized.

patronizationnoun

patronizing behaviour or talk

patronizeverb

To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.

patronizernoun

A person who patronizes

patronizinglyadv

In a patronizing manner.

patronlessadj

Lacking a patron or patrons; unsponsored; unpatronized; unpatroned.

patronlikeadj

Like or resembling a patron.

patronlyadj

Befitting a patron.

patronnenoun

A woman who is the owner (or wife of an owner) of a business such as a bar or restaurant

patronomatologynoun

The study of surnames, specifically patronymics.

patronshipnoun

Patronage, the act or especially the formalized state of being a backer or supporter (of something).

patronusnoun

Alternative letter-case form of Patronus.

patronymnoun

The name of someone's father.

patronymicadj

Derived from one's father.

patronymicallyadv

In the form of a patronymic.

patronymynoun

The practice of naming children after their fathers.

patroonnoun

One of the landowning Dutch grandees of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, especially after it became a British possession renamed as New York.

patroonrynoun

Land ownership by patroons.

patroonshipnoun

The position or office of a patroon; landownership (originally of a Dutch colony).

patsnoun

plural of pat

Patschkename

A surname.

Patshalingname

A gewog of Tsirang District, Bhutan.

Patshishetshuanauname

Synonym of Churchill Falls; A waterfall in the Churchill River, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Patsiename

A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.

patsocnoun

A supporter of socialist patriotism.

Patsuezunoun

a dialect of Western Asturian-Leonese spoken in the upper half of the Sil valley and El Bierzo

Patsyname

A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.

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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 153. 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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