English Words: P

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paddingverb

present participle and gerund of pad

Paddingtonname

A placename:

paddlenoun

A two-handed implement consisting of a shaft with one or two blades attached to the end(s) used to propel a canoe, kayak or a small boat. A paddle is unattached to the boat and freely operated with the hands, compared with an oar which is attached to the boat at a pivot point.

paddledadj

spanked with a paddle, e.g. in corporal punishment.

paddlingverb

present participle and gerund of paddle

paddocknoun

A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.

paddocksnoun

plural of paddock

paddynoun

Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.

Paderbornname

A city and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Padillaname

A surname from Spanish.

padlocknoun

A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle

padlockedadj

Secured with a padlock.

padlocksnoun

plural of padlock

padmanoun

lotus blossom

padrenoun

A military clergyman.

padsnoun

plural of pad

Padstowname

A suburb of Sydney in the Canterbury-Bankstown council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Paduaname

A province of Veneto, Italy.

Paducahname

The Comanche tribe.

paeannoun

A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.

paedonoun

A paedophile.

paedophilenoun

Commonwealth standard spelling of pedophile.

paedophilianoun

British standard spelling of pedophilia.

paellanoun

A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.

PAGnoun

Initialism of polyacrylamide gel.

paganadj

Relating to, characteristic of religions that differ from main world religions.

Paganiname

A surname from Italian.

Paganininoun

One of a set of blocks for raising the height of a person or equipment.

paganismnoun

Any indigenous polytheistic religion.

Paganoname

A surname from Italian.

pagansnoun

plural of pagan

pagenoun

One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.

pageantnoun

An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.

pageantrynoun

A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.

pagedadj

Having pages

pagernoun

A wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages.

PageRankname

The algorithm used by Google Search to rank webpages and other media on the Internet.

pagesnoun

plural of page

Pagetname

A surname.

paginationnoun

The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.

pagingnoun

The arrangement of pages in a book or other publication.

pagodanoun

A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple.

PAHnoun

Initialism of phenylalanine hydroxylase.

Pahangname

A state in northern peninsular Malaysia. Capital: Kuantan.

Pahlaviname

The Pahlavi script, a writing system derived from the Aramaic script and used to write several Iranian languages, the most common form of which was the Book Pahlavi.

Pahrumpname

A census-designated place in Nye County, Nevada, United States.

paidverb

simple past and past participle of pay

Paigename

A southern English surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Page.

Paikname

A surname from Korean.

pailnoun

A vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).

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 2. 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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