English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 199 of 931
A condition where the abnormally relaxed anterior wall of the abdomen hangs over the pubis.
A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.
Almost the thing or quality expressed by the root, as peneplain (almost a plain), peninsula (almost an island), penultimate (almost the last), penumbra (almost in shadow).
An area that is, for practical purposes, an enclave but does not meet the strict definition: an area that is not completely surrounded by another but can, in practice, be reached only by passing through another area. For instance, a region of a country that is not connected by road to the main part of the country without passing through another country.
An area that is for practical purposes an exclave, but does not meet the strict definition: an area that is not completely separated from the main part, but can only in practice be reached by passing through another area. For instance, a region of a country that is not connected by road to the main part of the country without passing through another country.
That lived or existed at almost the same time (as another/others); nearly contemporary
in the caterpillar proleg, the figure formed when a part less than half of a uniserial circle of crochets is absent
The Fillon affair, a political scandal involving improper employment of the family of French politician François Fillon.
To create a delay by undoing what has previously been done, sometimes possibly with the intention of redoing it and repeating this cycle.
A low-relief plain representing the final stage of fluvial erosion during times of extended tectonic stability.
the innermost (or most secret) part of a building; an inner sanctum; a sanctum sanctorum.
The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power.
Either a static or dynamic test of the relative density of sand, silt, etc. using a penetrometer.
A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
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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 199. 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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