English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 196 of 931

penal rosarynoun

A small set of rosary beads, consisting of a single decade of beads with a cross, attached to a ring.

penal substitutionnoun

The theory of atonement which holds that Jesus died on the Cross in place of human sinners.

penal-industrial complexnoun

Synonym of prison-industrial complex.

penaliseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of penalize.

penalismnoun

A policy of imposing penalties.

penalitynoun

The quality or state of being penal; liability to punishment.

penalizableadj

Capable of being penalized.

penalizationnoun

The act of punishing; punishment.

penalizeverb

To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.

penalizernoun

One who or that which penalizes.

Penalltname

A village in Trellech United community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5210).

penallyadv

According to a penal code

Penalosaname

A surname from Spanish, an anglicized spelling of Peñalosa

Penalozaname

A surname from Spanish.

penaltiesnoun

plural of penalty

penaltynoun

A legal sentence.

penalty areanoun

An area of a pitch or field, inside which a penalty is given to the offensive team if a foul is made by the defensive team.

penalty boxnoun

An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction.

penalty copynoun

Copy (text to be typeset) containing much mathematics or similar notation.

penalty envelopenoun

An envelope whose mailing for an authorized purpose does not requiring postage, while its unauthorized use may be penalized.

penalty marknoun

a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken

penalty ratenoun

A mandated minimum rate of pay which is higher than the usual minimum wage, paid to an employee when working on weekends, public holidays, overtime, late night shifts or early morning shifts.

penalty shootoutnoun

A series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.

penalty spotnoun

a small white spot, painted on the grass, twelve yards in front of the centre of the goal line, from which all penalty kicks are taken

penalty unitnoun

An amount of money, used as a basis of a penalty fine, which can be adjusted by the government without the need to pass new legislation.

Penalvername

A surname from Spanish.

Penal–Debename

A region of Trinidad and Tobago.

penamnoun

A bicyclic ring system containing a beta-lactam moiety fused with a five-member thiazolidine ring; the common core skeleton of the penicillin subclass of beta-lactam antibiotics.

Penamaname

One of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the northeast of the country.

penamecillinnoun

An acetoxymethyl ester of benzylpenicillin; a prodrug that is processed to benzylpenicillin by esterases.

penancenoun

A voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.

penancelessadj

Free from penance.

Penangname

A state in western Malaysia. Capital: George Town.

Penang lawyernoun

A kind of walking stick made from the stem of the East Asiatic palm (Licuala acutifida).

Penangitenoun

A resident of Penang in Malaysia.

penannularadj

Forming an almost complete ring, but with a break or opening.

Penarandaname

A surname from Spanish.

Penarthname

A town and community with a town council in Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1871).

penaryadj

penal

penatesnoun

The household deities thought to watch over the houses and storerooms of ancient Rome.

Penberthyname

A surname from Cornish.

penbutololnoun

A beta blocker used in the treatment of high blood pressure.

Pencadername

A village in Llanfihangel-ar-Arth community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4436).

Pencaername

A community (civil parish) on the coast of north Pembrokeshire, Wales.

pencasenoun

A box or case for storing a pen.

pencenoun

plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).

pencelnoun

A small pennon; a little banner, flag, or streamer.

pencelessadj

penniless; entirely lacking money

pencentricadj

Wholly or primarily operated by means of a pen or stylus.

penchantnoun

Taste, liking, or inclination (for).

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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 196. 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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