English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 364 of 931

pia maternoun

The innermost of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.

Piacentineadj

Of, from or relating to the city or province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Piacentininame

A surname from Italian.

Piacenzaname

A province in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

piaclenoun

A heinous offense that requires expiation.

piacularadj

Requiring atonement or reparation: wicked, sinful, bad.

piacularitynoun

The quality of being piacular, of requiring atonement.

piacularlyadv

In a piacular manner.

piaculativeadj

Piacular; atoning for sin or crime.

piaculousadj

Obsolete form of piacular.

piaculumnoun

An expiatory sacrifice.

piadinanoun

A thin Italian flatbread, typically prepared in the Romagna historical region.

piadinenoun

plural of piadina

Piafname

A surname from French.

piaffenoun

A calm, composed, elevated trot in place.

piaffernoun

A dressage movement in which a horse trots in a stationary position while using high lifting of the legs.

Piagetname

A surname from French.

Piagetianadj

Of or relating to Jean Piaget (1896–1980), Swiss developmental psychologist and philosopher known for his cognitive studies with children.

piainoun

A shaman among the indigenous peoples of Guyana.

pialadj

Of or pertaining to the pia or pia mater.

piannoun

Yaws.

piananoun

Pronunciation spelling of piano.

pianeenoun

Pronunciation spelling of piano.

pianellanoun

A type of lightweight, soft slipper or houseshoe.

pianettenoun

A small piano.

Pianguanname

Synonym of Piantou, a mountain pass and important gate in Shanxi, China.

pianicanoun

Synonym of melodica.

pianinonoun

A pianette, or small piano.

pianismnoun

One's way of playing the piano.

pianissimoadv

Indicating that the piece is to be played very softly.

pianissimosnoun

plural of pianissimo

pianississimoadv

Indicating that the piece is to be played more softly than pianissimo.

pianistnoun

A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.

pianistenoun

A female pianist.

pianisticadj

Of or pertaining to piano playing.

pianisticallyadv

In a pianistic manner.

pianisticsnoun

The art or technique of playing the piano.

Piankeshawnoun

A member of a Native American group of the Miami who lived apart from the rest of the Miami nation, in an area that now includes western Indiana and Ohio.

piannynoun

Pronunciation spelling of piano.

pianny fortynoun

Pronunciation spelling of pianoforte.

pianonoun

A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings.

piano barnoun

A type of lounge or bar featuring live piano music as a form of entertainment.

piano nobilenoun

The floor of a building where the principal bedrooms and main reception rooms are found, very often on the first or second floor in older buildings.

piano-fortenoun

Alternative form of pianoforte.

piano-polishverb

To treat (furniture) with piano polish; French-polish.

pianocentricadj

Centred around the piano

pianofortenoun

A piano.

pianofortinoun

plural of pianoforte Another word for the word 'pianos'.

pianofortistnoun

A person who plays the pianoforte.

pianoingnoun

Playing the piano.

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 364. 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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