English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 384 of 931

Pigliucciname

A surname.

pigloonoun

A farrowing pen for pigs.

pigmakernoun

A pig iron manufacturer.

pigmakingnoun

The manufacture of pig iron.

pigmannoun

A farm worker who looks after pigs.

pigmeatnoun

The meat or flesh of a pig, used especially for food; pork.

pigmentnoun

Any color in plant or animal cells.

pigmentaladj

Of or pertaining to pigment.

pigmentallyadv

In terms of pigment.

pigmentaryadj

Of or pertaining to pigment.

pigmentateverb

To colour with pigments.

pigmentationnoun

Coloration of human, plant or animal tissue, especially by pigment.

pigmentationaladj

Of or pertaining to pigmentation.

pigmentationallyadv

In terms of pigmentation.

pigmentizeverb

To color with, or as if with, a pigment.

pigmentlessadj

That lacks pigment, for a lack of melatonin see albino.

pigmentlessnessnoun

Absence of pigment.

pigmentlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a pigment.

pigmentocracynoun

Government by or social hierarchy of those with a certain skin tone, regardless of race or socioeconomic status.

pigmentousadj

Relating to, or furnished with, pigments.

pigmenturianoun

The presence of a component in the urine that gives it an abnormal colour

pigmynoun

Alternative spelling of pygmy.

pignappernoun

A person who abducts a pig.

Pignataroname

A surname from Italian.

pignisticadj

Being or relating to a probability that a rational person will assign to an option when required to make a decision.

pignolinoun

pine nuts

pignorateadj

Synonym of pignoratitious.

pignorationnoun

The act of pledging or pawning.

pignoratitiousadj

Of, like, or pertaining to pignoration.

pignorativeadj

pledging; pawning

pignus amorisnoun

A gift or keepsake that is symbolic of a love relationship; a love token.

pignutnoun

The edible tuber of Conopodium majus, native to western Europe.

pigopolistnoun

A member of a pigopoly.

pigopolynoun

A cartel of greedy, overcharging businesses, specifically the entertainment industry.

pigotitenoun

A brown resinous mineral, a kind of hydrated organic salt of aluminium.

Pigottname

A surname from Old French, variant of Piggott.

Pigouname

A surname

Pigou effectnoun

The stimulation of output and employment caused by increasing consumption due to a rise in real balances of wealth, particularly during deflation.

pigoutnoun

A meal at which an excessive quantity of food is eaten.

Pigouvianadj

Of or relating to Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877–1959), English economist.

Pigouvian taxnoun

A tax on any market activity that generates negative externalities.

Pigovianadj

Alternative form of Pigouvian.

pigpennoun

Synonym of pigsty.

pigproofadj

Resistant to pigs.

pigritudenoun

Slothfulness, laziness.

pigrootnoun

An area of soil where pigs have turned up the ground with their snouts looking for worms, insects, and plant roots to eat.

pigsnoun

plural of pig

pigs in the parlournoun

An allegory for a backward rural society.

pigs may flyphrase

Alternative form of pigs might fly.

pigs might flyphrase

A response (often with a hint of sarcasm) to a situation which one thinks that there is no chance of ever occurring.

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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 384. 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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