English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 249 of 931

peritonsillaradj

Around the tonsils.

peritonæanoun

plural of peritonæum

peritonæaladj

Obsolete typography of peritonaeal.

peritonæumnoun

Dated form of peritonaeum.

peritrabecularadj

Surrounding a trabecula

peritrachealadj

Surrounding the tracheae.

peritracknoun

Synonym of taxiway.

peritransplantadj

Around the time of a transplant: soon before, during, or soon after.

peritransplantationadj

Synonym of peritransplant.

peritraumaticadj

Occurring around the time of trauma.

peritremenoun

That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles.

peritrichousadj

Having flagella around the body or around the mouth

peritrichouslyadv

In a peritrichous manner.

peritrigonaladj

Surrounding a trigone

peritrochantericadj

Surrounding the trochanter

peritrochiumnoun

The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the axis in peritrochio.

peritropaladj

Involving turning oneself around: rotating or circuitous.

peritrophicadj

Describing a tubular chitinous sheath that lines the midgut of many insects.

peritruncaladj

Surrounding the trunk (of the body)

peritubaladj

Surrounding a tube, especially a Fallopian tube.

perituberadj

Alternative form of perituberal.

perituberaladj

Surrounding a tuber

peritubularadj

Surrounding a tubule or tubules, especially the uriniferous tubules.

peritumoradj

Surrounding a tumor

peritumoraladj

Around a tumor

peritumorallyadv

Around a tumor

peritumorousadj

Synonym of peritumoral.

peritumouradj

Alternative form of peritumor.

peritumouraladj

Alternative form of peritumoral.

peritusnoun

A Roman Catholic theologian attending an ecumenical council to give advice.

perityphlitisnoun

Inflammation of the connective tissue around the caecum.

periulceradj

Surrounding an ulcer

periumbilicaladj

Around the umbilicus.

periungualadj

Around the nail.

periurachaladj

Around the urachus.

periuranionnoun

Periapsis around Uranus.

periureteraladj

Around the ureter.

periureterallyadv

Around the ureter.

periuretericadj

Around the ureter.

periurethraladj

Surrounding the urethra

periurethrallyadv

Around the urethra.

periuterineadj

surrounding the uterus.

periuvularadj

Around the uvula.

perivacuolaradj

Surrounding a vacuole

perivaginaladj

Around the vagina.

Perivalename

A suburban area in the borough of Ealing, Greater London, England.

perivalvaradj

Around a valve.

perivalvularadj

Around a valve.

perivaricealadj

Surrounding a varix

perivascularadj

Around or surrounding a blood vessel

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 249. 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.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "P" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.