English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 366 of 931

picanhanoun

A cut of beef consisting of the biceps femoris muscle and its fat cap.

picarnoun

A retail dealer; an intermediate dealer or broker.

picaranoun

A female picaro.

Picardadj

Of, from or relating to Picardy, a cultural region part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France, France.

Picard-Lindelöf theoremname

An important theorem on the existence and uniqueness of solutions to first-order equations with given initial conditions.

Picardannoun

A white wine grape used mainly for the Châteauneuf-du-Pape blend.

Picardianadj

Of, from or relating to the region of Picardy, Hauts-de-France region, France.

Picardoname

A surname from Italian.

Picardyname

A former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France region.

picarelnoun

Any of the genus Spicara of fish

picaresqueadj

Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.

picaresquelyadv

In a picaresque manner

picaresquenessnoun

The quality of being picaresque.

picarianadj

Of or relating to the Picariae, an obsolete bird classification.

picaridinnoun

Synonym of icaridin.

picaridinenoun

Misspelling of picaridin.

picaronoun

Rogue, adventurer.

picaroonnoun

A pirate or picaro.

Picassianadj

Of or pertaining to Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Spanish painter, draughtsman, and sculptor best known for co-founding the Cubist movement.

Picassoname

A surname.

Picasso mothnoun

A species of moth, Baorisa hieroglyphica, native to parts of northeastern India and Southeast Asia, with lines and spots on its wings thought to resemble modernist art.

Picassoanadj

Of or relating to Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), Spanish artist.

Picassoesqueadj

Reminiscent of the style of Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), Spanish artist; Cubist

Picassoidadj

Picassoesque

Picatinny railnoun

A bracket used on some firearms in order to provide a standardized mounting platform.

picayunenoun

A small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a Spanish coin with a value of half a real; a fippenny bit.

picayunelyadv

In a picayune manner.

picayunenessnoun

The quality of being picayune.

picayunishadj

Petty; paltry; mean.

picayunishnessnoun

The state of being picayunish.

piccadillnoun

A large, broad lace collar from the 17th century.

Piccadillyname

Piccadilly, a street running from Hyde Park Corner to Piccadilly Circus.

Piccadilly butchernoun

A member of the regiment of Horse Guards, or "Royal Blues".

Piccadilly Circusname

A traffic intersection in the West End of London, having connections with Piccadilly, Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Haymarket, Coventry Street and Glasshouse Street; proverbially visualised as being very busy with people.

piccagenoun

Money paid at fairs for permission to set up booths.

piccalillinoun

A yellow pickle relish made from cauliflower, vegetable marrow, and other vegetables, pickled with vinegar, salt, sugar, and spiced with mustard, turmeric, and other spices.

piccaninnoun

Alternative form of pickaninny.

Piccardname

A surname from French.

piccataadj

Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce.

Piccionename

A surname from Italian.

Piccirilliname

A surname from Italian.

Piccirilloname

A surname.

Picconame

A surname from Italian.

Piccoliname

A surname from Italian.

piccolonoun

A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.

piccoloistnoun

One who plays the piccolo.

piccolosnoun

plural of piccolo

piccynoun

picture

picenoun

Alternative form of paisa, especially (historical) in the form of coins worth 20 cash.

picenadolnoun

A particular narcotic painkiller.

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 366. 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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