English Words: P

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Perunname

The highest god in the pantheon of Slavic mythology, the god of thunder and lightning.

perusableadj

Capable of being perused.

perusalnoun

The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.

peruseverb

To examine or consider with care.

perusementnoun

perusal

perusernoun

One who peruses.

Perusianame

An ancient Etruscan and later Roman city which eventually became present-day Perugia, Italy.

perusingnoun

Synonym of perusal.

Perusinianadj

Of or pertaining to Perusia.

Perussename

A surname from French.

Peruv.adj

Abbreviation of Peruvian.

Peruviannoun

A person from Peru or of Peruvian descent.

Peruvian barknoun

Cinchona bark, chiefly as used in medicine.

Peruvian marching powdernoun

Synonym of Bolivian marching powder.

Peruvian torchnoun

A cactus, Trichocereus macrogonus, native to Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

Peruvianizationnoun

the act or process of making Peruvian.

Peruvianizeverb

To make Peruvian.

Peruviannessnoun

The quality or state of being Peruvian.

pervnoun

A pervert.

pervadeverb

To be in every part of; to spread through; to permeate.

pervadernoun

That which pervades.

pervadinglyadv

In a manner that pervades.

pervadingnessnoun

The quality of being pervading.

pervaginaladj

By way of the vagina

pervaliciousadj

Perverted in a delicious or appealing way.

pervalvaradj

perpendicular to the centre of the valve face of a diatom

pervanadatenoun

The oxyanion VO₄³⁻ or any salt containing this anion

pervaporateverb

To evaporate through a semipermeable membrane, as a method of separating liquids.

pervaporationnoun

A technique whereby the components of a mixture of two liquids are separated by selective permeation through a semipermeable membrane, the component that passes through the membrane being removed by evaporation

pervasionnoun

The act of pervading; permeation; suffusion.

pervasiveadj

Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

pervasive developmental disordernoun

Any of a group of disorders characterized by delays in the development of multiple basic functions including socialization and communication. They were five in the DSM-IV: Asperger syndrome, autism, childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett syndrome, and PDD-NOS.

pervasivelyadv

In a pervasive manner, such that a thing is present in all parts.

pervasivenessnoun

The state or quality of being present in all parts of a particular thing or place.

perveancenoun

The relationship between current and voltage in an electron gun

perventionnoun

A coming or arrival; advent

perverbnoun

A statement humorously constructed by merging together two proverbs.

perverseadj

Turned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing.

perversedadj

Split off; isolated; unconnected.

perversedlyadv

In a perverse manner.

perverselyadv

In a perverse manner.

perversenessnoun

The quality of being perverse; doggedness, obstinacy.

perversionnoun

The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.

perversitiesnoun

plural of perversity

perversitynoun

The quality of being perverse.

perversiveadj

Tending to pervert.

pervertnoun

One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, or adopted a twisted sense of values or morals.

pervert's rownoun

The first row of seats next to the stage at a strip club.

pervertableadj

Alternative form of pervertible.

pervertedadj

Deviating from what is normally considered right, normal or correct.

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 267. 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.

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