English Words: P

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persistencenoun

The property of being persistent.

persistence huntingnoun

A type of hunting where the predator uses a combination of running and tracking to pursue the prey to exhaustion.

persistencynoun

The state or characteristic of being persistent.

persistentadj

Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.

persistent organic pollutantnoun

An organic compound, predominantly synthetic, that is resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes, and that is often associated with health risks.

persistentlyadv

In a persistent manner.

persisternoun

Something that persists

persistingnoun

persistence

persistinglyadv

With persistence.

persistiveadj

persistent

persistivelyadv

persistently

persistivenessnoun

The quality of being persistive.

persistornoun

A person who persists in unsocial behaviour

Perskyname

A surname from Czech.

persnicketilyadv

With a great attention to details and precision; in a persnickety fashion.

persnicketinessnoun

The state or condition of being persnickety.

persnicketyadj

US standard form of pernickety.

Perso-Arabicadj

Of or pertaining both to the Persian and the Arabic languages.

personnoun

An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.

Person Countyname

One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Roxboro.

person from Porlocknoun

One whose inconvenient interruption prevents the completion of something important.

person in the streetnoun

A man in the street.

person in the streetsnoun

Alternative form of person in the street.

person of interestnoun

Someone who police have reason to believe may have a connection to a crime, or to possess important information relating to that crime, but who has not been accused or charged by authorities nor been officially deemed to be a suspect.

person upverb

To show courage, strength, toughness, or responsibility; a gender-neutral alternative to "man up".

person-daynoun

One person's working time for a day, or the equivalent, used as a measure of how much work or labor is required or consumed to perform some task.

person-hournoun

The amount of work that can be done by one person in one hour.

person-madeadj

Synonym of human-made.

person-powernoun

Alternative spelling of personpower.

person-yearnoun

One person's working time for a year, or the equivalent, used as a measure of how much work or labor is required or consumed to perform some task.

personanoun

A social role.

persona gratanoun

A person who is welcome or acceptable.

persona mutanoun

A nonspeaking role, a silent actor.

persona non gratanoun

A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.

personableadj

Of a person: having a pleasing appearance; attractive; handsome.

personablenessnoun

The quality of being personable.

personablyadv

In a personable manner.

personaenoun

plural of persona (alternative spelling of personæ).

personae non grataenoun

plural of persona non grata

personagenoun

A person, especially one who is famous or important.

personagesnoun

plural of personage

personaladj

Pertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).

personal adnoun

A classified advertisement placed by an individual, typically with the aim of finding a friend or romantic partner.

personal area networknoun

A communications network intended for devices within one person's workspace (a small room or cubicle); it is typically wireless.

personal assistantnoun

Someone whose job is to assist and organize someone else's day-to-day business or personal tasks.

personal attacknoun

An abusive remark about a person, without supporting evidence.

personal attackernoun

Someone who commits personal attacks.

personal bestnoun

A person's best ever performance at some task to date.

personal brandnoun

The public image of an individual's unique and desirable qualities, often based on particular marketing strategies and the use of social media.

personal capitalnoun

Financial resources or other wealth belonging to a particular person, especially when used for investment purposes.

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 261. 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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