English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 166 of 931

pazinaclonenoun

A sedative and anxiolytic cyclopyrrolone drug.

pazufloxacinnoun

A quinolone.

Pazuzuname

In Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, the king of the demons of the wind, often depicted as a combination of diverse animal and human parts.

País Vasconame

Basque Country

Pașcaniname

A city in Iași County, Romania.

paʻanganoun

The official currency of Tonga, equal to 100 seniti.

PBnoun

Initialism of peanut butter.

PB and Jnoun

Alternative form of PB&J.

PB cupnoun

Abbreviation of peanut butter cup.

PB&Jnoun

Initialism of peanut butter and jelly or peanut butter and jam.

PB&Pnoun

Initialism of peanut butter and pickle, a sandwich made using these ingredients.

PBAname

Initialism of Professional Bowlers Association.

PBBnoun

Initialism of polybrominated biphenyl.

PBCnoun

Initialism of primary biliary cholangitis.

PBCOMname

Abbreviation of Philippine Bank of Communications.

PBDEnoun

Initialism of polybrominated diphenyl ether.

pbfverb

purl into back and front of same stitch

PBGVnoun

Initialism of Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen, a breed of dog.

PBIname

Initialism of Plant Breeding Institute, a founding unit of the John Innes Centre.

PBISnoun

Initialism of positive behavioral interventions & supports.

pbkadj

Abbreviation of paperback.

PBMnoun

Initialism of pharmacy benefit manager.

PBMernoun

(informal) A participant in PBM (play-by-mail) games.

PBOCname

Initialism of People's Bank of China.

PBRname

Initialism of Professional Bull Riders, a sport, circuit, and company for bull riding.

PBSname

Initialism of Public Broadcasting Service

PBYnoun

Initialism of patrol bomber Y, a flying boat and amphibious aircraft.

PCadj

Initialism of politically correct.

PC bangnoun

A public internet cafe where people can meet to play multiplayer computer games for a fee.

PC communicationnoun

Nationwide computer networks that preceded the World Wide Web/Internet, with telnet-based dial-up connections and bulletin board messaging systems.

PC Plodnoun

A policeman (implying that he is dull and slow).

PC shamingnoun

An act in which a user intimidates or harasses another into changing their personal opinions because they do not consider them politically correct enough.

PC-BSDname

A Unix-like operating system that is derived from FreeBSD.

PC-compatiblenoun

A computer of this kind.

PCAname

Abbreviation of Proto-Central Algonquian.

PCBnoun

Initialism of printed circuit board.

PCismnoun

A policy of political correctness.

PCLnoun

Initialism of polycaprolactone.

pcmadv

Initialism of per calendar month.

PCnessnoun

Political correctness.

PCOSnoun

Initialism of polycystic ovary syndrome.

PCPnoun

Initialism of personal contract purchase.

PCPGnoun

Initialism of peer-corroborated personal gnosis; in neopagan communities, beliefs and knowledge derived from the subjective experiences, revelation, or intuition of multiple individuals rather than established tradition or lore.

PCRnoun

Initialism of polymerase chain reaction.

pcsnoun

plural of pc (“piece”)

PCTname

Initialism of Patent Cooperation Treaty.

PCXname

An image file format, no longer widely used, supporting up to 256 colours.

PDnoun

Initialism of police department.

PDAnoun

Initialism of personal digital assistant.

PDCname

Initialism of Personal Digital Cellular, a 2G mobile standard used in Japan.

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 166. 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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