English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 226 of 931

peregrinitynoun

The quality of being foreign or strange.

Pereiaslavname

A city in Boryspil Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.

pereionnoun

The thorax of a crustacean, between the head (cephalon) and abdomen (pleon).

pereionaladj

Of or pertaining to a pereion.

pereiopodnoun

Any of the thoracic appendages of a decapod that are used for walking (and for gathering food)

Pereiraname

A surname.

Pereira accountingnoun

In California community property law, a mechanism to deal with community funds and/or labor used to enhance the value of separate property. The original principal amount of the business which is separate property is added to a reasonable rate of return expected from the nature of that business, and the result is considered separate property, while the remaining amount of the business is considered part of the community. This method is preferred when the management of the spouse was the primary cause of the growth or productivity of the business.

Perekipname

A village in Valky urban hromada, Bohodukhiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1643.

Perekopname

Places in Ukraine:

perekovkanoun

rehabilitation (of criminals)

Perellaname

A surname from Italian.

Perelmanname

A surname from Yiddish.

peremptverb

To destroy or defeat.

peremptionnoun

A quashing (of law, or a lawsuit)

peremptorilyadv

In a peremptory manner; in a commanding tone, brooking no delay.

peremptorinessnoun

The quality of being peremptory

peremptoryadj

Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal

Peremyshlianyname

A city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.

perendinateverb

To procrastinate for a long time, especially two days.

perennateverb

To survive from one growing season to the next

perennialadj

Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.

perennial philosophynoun

Synonym of philosophia perennis.

perennialismnoun

Perennial philosophy.

perennialistnoun

A supporter of perennialism.

perennialitynoun

The state of being perennial.

perennializationnoun

The conversion of a plant from an annual to a perennial

perennializeverb

To return year after year as a perennial.

perenniallyadv

Year after year (literally: each year).

perennialnessnoun

The state of being perennial.

perenniationnoun

The process or property of living for more than one year.

perennibranchiateadj

having gills throughout life

perennitynoun

The quality of being perennial.

perentienoun

The largest Australian monitor lizard or goanna, Varanus giganteus.

pereonitenoun

Any of the segments of the pereon.

pereqnoun

A subdivision of a masekhet; loosely, a chapter or section thereof.

Pereraname

A surname.

pererrationnoun

A rambling or wandering through various places.

Peresname

plural of Pere

Pereschepynename

A city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, in south-eastern Ukraine.

peresternoun

The ester of a peracid

perestroikanoun

A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev.

Perestroikannoun

A member of the Perestroika Movement (political science).

Peretname

One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt, coming after Akhet and before Shemu; Emergence.

peretaitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

Perettiname

A surname from Italian.

Perettianadj

Relating to or characteristic of Internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, co-founder of BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post.

Peretzname

A surname from Hebrew.

Perevalskname

A city in Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.

Perevizname

A village in Dzvinkove starostynskyi okruh, Boiarka urban hromada, Fastiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded a. 1702.

Perezname

The father of Hezron and the son of Judah; the grandson of Jacob.

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 226. 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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