English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 189 of 931
Crushing, an old form of punishment (torture) in which the prisoner's body was pressed with heavy weights.
A large freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe. It is the fifth-largest lake in Europe, and the largest in Estonia. The lake consists of three parts: Peipsi (Chudskoe), Pihkva (Pskovskoe), Lämmijärv (Teploe).
A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.
The classically valid but intuitionistically non-valid formula ((P→Q)→P)→P of propositional calculus, which can be used as a substitute for the law of excluded middle in implicational propositional calculus.
Of or pertaining to Charles S. Peirce, 19th-20th century American logician, mathematician, scientist, and philosopher, founder of pragmatism.
Of or relating to the Ancient Greek tyrant Peisistratus (ruled 546–527 B.C.E.) or his family, particularly his two sons, Hipparchus and Hippias.
Tyrant of Athens from 546 to 527/8 B.C.E. who promoted cultural and financial prosperity of Athens.
A monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and sulfur.
The edible fruit of the tropical peach palm (Bactris gasipaes), a single-seeded drupe; a peewah.
In a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation.
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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 189. 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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