English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 379 of 931

Pierrename

A male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter.

pierre perdunoun

Blocks of stone or concrete heaped loosely in the water to make a foundation (as for a sea wall), a breakwater, etc.

Pierre Robin sequencenoun

A congenital defect in humans, characterized by micrognathia and resulting glossoptosis and breathing problems.

Pierre-Louisname

A surname from French.

Pierrettename

A female Pierrot character.

Pierrotname

A character from French pantomime; a buffoon in a loose white outfit; a popular choice for a masquerade costume.

pierrotagenoun

A mixture of clay and small stones used in French Vernacular architecture of the Southern United States to infill between half-timbering with diagonal braces.

pierroticadj

Of or relating to pierrots.

pierrotitenoun

An orthorhombic-pyramidal grayish black mineral containing antimony, arsenic, sulfur, and thallium.

Piersname

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Piersename

A surname transferred from the given name.

piersideadj

Alongside a pier.

Piersmaname

A surname from Dutch.

Piersolname

A surname.

Piersonname

A patronymic surname transferred from the given name.

pierwiseadv

In the manner of a pier.

pierógnoun

Rare form of pierogi.

piesnoun

plural of pie

pieshopnoun

A shop that sells pies

Piestewaname

A surname from Hopi.

pietnoun

The magpie.

piet-my-vrounoun

A red-chested cuckoo, of species Cuculus solitarus.

Pietermaritzburgname

A city, the capital of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Pietersname

A surname from Dutch.

Pietersburgname

Former name of Polokwane, Limpopo province, South Africa, officially renamed in 2005.

pietismnoun

A movement in the Lutheran church in the late 17th and 18th centuries, calling for practical and devout Christianity.

pietistnoun

A supporter of pietism.

pietisticadj

pertaining to pietism (Lutheran spiritual movement)

pietisticallyadv

In a pietistic or pietistical manner.

pietra duranoun

A decorative art, the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images.

pietra fungaianoun

The sclerotium of Polyporus tuberaster.

Pietrariname

A commune of Dâmbovița County, Romania.

Pietriname

A surname from Italian.

Pietroasaname

A village in Valea Mare Pravăț, Argeș County, Romania.

Pietroaselename

A village and commune of Buzău County, Romania.

Pietrowskiname

A surname from Polish.

Pietroșaniname

A village and commune of Argeș County, Romania.

Pietrzykname

A surname from Polish.

Pietschname

A surname.

Pietschmannname

A surname from German.

pietynoun

Reverence and devotion to God.

Pietzschname

A surname from German.

pietànoun

A sculpture or painting of the Virgin Mary holding and mourning the dead body of Jesus.

pievishadv

Obsolete spelling of peevish.

piewipenoun

A bird, the lapwing or peewit.

piewomannoun

A woman who sells pies.

piezo-prefix

piezoelectricity or other effects of mechanical stress or pressure

piezoaccelerometernoun

A piezoelectric accelerometer

piezoactiveadj

Producing an effect or transformation in response to pressure.

piezoactivitynoun

The quality of being piezoactive.

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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 379. 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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