English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 385 of 931

pigscotnoun

A pigsty.

pigshitnoun

The excrement of a pig.

pigsiclenoun

A cold or frozen pig.

pigsitverb

To babysit (take care of) a guinea pig.

pigsitternoun

One who pigsits; one who looks after or takes care of a pig or guinea pig.

pigskinnoun

The skin of a pig.

pigsnynoun

An Elizabethan term of endearment.

pigsonanoun

A fursona that is a pig.

pigstickverb

To stab.

pigstickernoun

A large knife, used as a weapon.

pigstynoun

An enclosure where pigs are kept, either a building or part of one.

pigstyenoun

Archaic form of pigsty (“shelter for pigs”).

pigswashnoun

Alternative form of pigwash.

pigswillnoun

swill: slops fed to pigs

pigtailnoun

The tail of a pig.

pigtailedadj

Having a pigtail.

pigwashnoun

Synonym of pigswill.

pigweednoun

Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder

pigwidgeonnoun

A small or petty person, creature or object, especially a fairy, dwarf, imp, or elf.

pigyardnoun

Synonym of swineyard (“yard for keeping pigs”).

Pihachname

A surname from Ukrainian

Pihlname

A surname.

pihoihoinoun

Anthus novaeseelandiae, the Australasian pipit.

PIInoun

Initialism of personally identifiable information; personal data.

PIIGGSname

Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Great Britain (UK) and Spain, grouped on the basis of their high indebtedness during the European sovereign debt crisis.

PIIIGSname

Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Greece and Spain, grouped on the basis of their large debts during the European sovereign debt crisis.

piipitenoun

Alternative form of piypite.

Pijinname

In full Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, or Solomons Pijin: a language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin.

Pijnacker-Nootdorpname

A municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.

pikanoun

Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the genus Ochotona, from the mountains of North America and Asia.

Pikachuname

A small yellow rodent-like Pokémon that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers.

pikachurinnoun

A dystroglycan-interacting polysaccharide which has an essential role in the precise interactions between the photoreceptor ribbon synapse and the bipolar dendrites.

Pikaclonenoun

A Pokémon that resembles, or is seemingly inspired by, Pikachu.

pikakenoun

Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac

Pikangikumname

A village in Pikangikum 14, Kenora district, Northwestern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

pikaunoun

A makeshift knapsack or pack.

pikenoun

A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.

Pike Countyname

One of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Troy.

pike-devantnoun

A pointy beard.

pike-guardnoun

Alternative form of pikeguard.

pike-perchnoun

Any of the five species of fish in the genus Sander of the family Percidae (perches and darters).

pikeguardnoun

A passegarde (neck guard).

pikeheadnoun

The head of a pike (the weapon)

pikeletnoun

A thick type of sweet pancake.

pikelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a pike (fish).

pikemannoun

A soldier armed with a pike.

pikeminnownoun

Any of the cyprinid fish of the genus Ptychocheilus, which are voracious predators on small trout and salmon.

pikemongernoun

A seller of pike (the fish).

pikeperchnoun

Alternative form of pike-perch.

pikernoun

A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.

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 385. 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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