English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 202 of 931

penitentenoun

A tall thin blade of hardened snow or ice, found closely spaced in large quantities at high altitudes.

penitentialadj

Pertaining to penance or penitence.

penitentialitynoun

The quality of being penitential.

penitentiallyadv

In a penitential manner.

penitentiarynoun

A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (loosely) a prison.

penitentiaryshipnoun

The office or condition of a penitentiary of the papal court.

penitentlyadv

In a penitent manner.

penitisnoun

Inflammation of the penis.

penitremnoun

Any of a family of fungal neurotoxins found on ryegrass

Penixname

A surname from Cornish.

penjaminnoun

A dab pen (a battery-powered pen-shaped device that allows the user to inhale THC vapor).

Penjaringanname

An administrative village located in Penjaringan subdistrict, North Jakarta, Indonesia.

penknoun

A minnow.

Penkalskiname

A surname from Polish.

penkeepernoun

The person in charge of a pen in which animals are kept.

penkeepingnoun

The keeping of animals in a pen.

penkernoun

A large marble, usually made of stone or metal, used in the game of marbles.

penknifenoun

A small pocketknife; (loosely) any pocketknife.

Penkridgename

A large village, a civil parish and market town in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9214).

penkvilksitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, sodium, titanium, and zirconium.

penlessadj

Without a pen.

penlessnessnoun

Absence of pens.

penlightnoun

A small torch or flashlight that resembles a fountain pen.

penlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a pen (writing instrument).

penlitenoun

Dated form of penlight.

Penllwynname

A suburb in Pontllanfraith community, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1795)

Penllynname

A village and community in Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9776).

penlopnoun

A governor (governing official of a district) in Bhutan.

Penmachnoname

A village in Bro Machno community, Conwy borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7950).

Penmaenname

A settlement and community in Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1897).

Penmaen Rhosname

A suburb of Colwyn Bay, Conwy borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH8878).

Penmaenmawrname

A coastal town and community with a town council in Conwy borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7176).

Penmaenpoolname

A hamlet in Dolgellau community, Gwynedd, Wales, on the Mawddach estuary (OS grid ref SH6918).

penmakernoun

One who makes pens for writing.

penmakingnoun

The manufacture of pens for writing.

penmannoun

A scribe, or a person who copies texts.

Penman equationname

An equation that describes evaporation from an open water surface, based on the daily mean temperature, wind speed, air pressure, and solar radiation.

penmanshipnoun

Synonym of handwriting or chirography, one's own style of writing.

penmesterolnoun

A particular bioactive steroid.

Penmynyddname

A village in Anglesey, Wales.

Pennname

A surname.

Penn effectnoun

The finding that commodity prices are higher in countries with higher income.

Penn Yanname

An incorporated village, the county seat of Yates County, New York, United States.

penn'orthnoun

Alternative spelling of pennorth.

pennanoun

a contour feather

pennableadj

Able to be written.

pennaceousadj

having the structure of a normal feather

pennagenoun

The confining of animals in pens.

pennalnoun

A freshman at a German university.

pennalismnoun

A system of hazing once practised in German universities.

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 202. 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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