English Words: P

4,417 words · Page 24 of 89

Pentiumnoun

A CPU chip designed and manufactured by Intel, successor to the 486 chip, introduced in 1993.

Pentlandname

A surname from Middle English.

pentobarbitalnoun

A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug (trademark Nembutal) formerly used to relieve insomnia.

pentonnoun

A pentagonal capsomere of an adenovirus capsid.

penultimateadj

Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.

penumbranoun

A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.

penurynoun

Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.

Penzancename

A coastal town, port, and civil parish with a town council in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4730).

peonnoun

A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.

peonynoun

A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.

peoplenoun

plural of person: a body of persons considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

people'sadj

Considered to be of, from, or in tune with the common people, rather than from a ruling elite.

peoplesnoun

plural of people (“a race, group or nationality”)

Peorianame

A number of places in the United States:

pepverb

To inject with energy and enthusiasm.

Pepenoun

An image or depiction of the Pepe the Frog character.

peplumnoun

A peplos, an Ancient Greek garment formed of a tubular piece of cloth folded back upon itself halfway down so that the top of the tube is worn around the waist, and the bottom covers the legs down to the ankles; the open top is then worn over the shoulders, and draped, in folds, down to the waist. Compare the Roman palla.

peppernoun

A plant of the family Piperaceae.

peppercornnoun

The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.

pepperedadj

Seasoned with pepper.

pepperidgenoun

Nyssa sylvatica, a medium-sized deciduous tree of North America.

pepperingnoun

A light sprinkling or spray, as with black pepper specks, bullets, or questions.

peppermintnoun

A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which has a high menthol content and a sharp flavor and is used in cooking, especially in herb teas and in confections.

pepperoninoun

A spicy salami-style Italian-American sausage made from cured pork and beef seasoned with pepper.

peppersnoun

plural of pepper

pepperyadj

Resembling or characteristic of pepper, especially in having a spicy taste.

peppyadj

Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy

Pepsiname

A brand of carbonated cola non-alcoholic drink produced by the company PepsiCo.

pepticadj

Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion.

peptidenoun

Any of a class of organic compounds consisting of various numbers of amino acids in which the amine of one is reacted with the carboxylic acid of the next to form an amide bond.

Pepysname

A rare surname.

Pequotnoun

A member of a tribe of Native Americans who historically inhabited eastern Connecticut and spoke a variety of Mohegan-Pequot.

perprep

For each.

Peraltaname

A surname from Spanish.

percnoun

Clipping of perchloroethylene: a common solvent used in dry-cleaning.

Percename

A surname transferred from the given name.

perceivableadj

Capable of being perceived; discernible.

perceiveverb

To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.

perceivedadj

Generally recognized to be true.

perceivingverb

present participle and gerund of perceive

percentadv

For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).

percentagenoun

The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.

percentilenoun

Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.

perceptibleadj

Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.

perceptionnoun

The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.

perceptiveadj

Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.

perceptualadj

Relating to perception.

Percevalname

A surname

perchnoun

Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.

perchanceadv

Perhaps.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 4,417 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 89 pages, and you are currently viewing page 24. 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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