English Words: P

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pedantiseverb

Alternative form of pedantize.

pedantismnoun

Behaving or acting in the manner of a pedant.

pedantizeverb

To act pedantically; to use pedantic expressions.

pedantlyadv

In a pedantic manner.

pedantocracynoun

Government by pedants.

pedantocratnoun

A proponent of pedantocracy.

pedantrynoun

An excessive attention to detail or rules.

pedantynoun

A group or clique of pedants.

pedariannoun

One of a class eligible to the office of senator, but not yet chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not vote.

pedarynoun

A sandal.

pedasculenoun

a pedant, schoolmaster.

pedatelyadv

In a pedate manner.

pedatifidadj

Cleft in a pedate manner, but having the lobes distinctly connected at the base.

Peddiename

A surname originating as a patronymic.

peddleverb

To sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities.

peddle one's assverb

To sell one's ass, to work as a prostitute.

peddlernoun

An itinerant seller of small goods.

peddleressnoun

A female peddler.

peddlerynoun

The trade or goods of a peddler.

peddlesomeadj

Characterised or marked by peddling

peddlingnoun

The act of one who peddles.

Peddyname

A surname.

pedelecnoun

A bicycle with an electric motor which assists the rider but only while they are pedalling.

Pedenname

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

pederastnoun

A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty.

pederasticadj

Relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys.

pederasticallyadv

In a pederastic manner.

pederasticenoun

pederasty

pederastynoun

Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.

pedereronoun

A short piece of chambered ordnance, used to fire stones in naval and siege warfare.

pederinnoun

Any of a group of vesicant toxic amides present in beetles of the genus Paederus

Pedernalesname

A river in central Texas, United States.

pederosisnoun

sexual impulse directed towards children; paedophilia

Pedersenname

A surname.

Pedersen devicenoun

An experimental weapon attachment for the M1903 Springfield bolt action rifle that allowed it to fire a .30 caliber (7.62 mm) pistol-type cartridge in semi-automatic mode.

pedesnoun

pediatrics

pedesisnoun

Brownian motion

pedestalnoun

The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.

pedestalizationnoun

Act or process of pedestalizing.

pedestalizeverb

To place something on a pedestal; to hold something in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree.

pedestrialadj

Of or pertaining to the feet or walking; using or for use by the foot or feet.

pedestriallyadv

on foot, as a pedestrian

pedestrianadj

Of or intended for those who are walking.

pedestrian bridgenoun

Synonym of footbridge.

pedestrian crossingnoun

A place where pedestrians are permitted to or advised to cross a street.

pedestrian hackernoun

A typical hacker; a person who uses a computer to gain unauthorized access without using extraordinary equipment or brilliance.

pedestrian lanenoun

Lane reserved for the exclusive use of pedestrians, distinguished from a sidewalk by minimal protection from vehicular traffic.

pedestrianateverb

To travel by walking.

pedestrianessnoun

A female pedestrian.

pedestrianisationnoun

Alternative form of pedestrianization.

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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 179. 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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