English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 386 of 931

Pikerminame

A town in Attica, Greece.

pikestaffnoun

The wooden shaft of a pike.

pikeynoun

A pike (type of fish).

pikinoun

A paper-thin, dry, rolled bread made by the Hopi with nixtamalized blue corn meal.

pikienoun

A type of fishing lure shaped like a small fish, sometimes jointed.

pikkienoun

child, infant

pikuach nefeshnoun

The religious commandment to save human life, which overrides most commandments.

pikulnoun

Alternative form of picul.

Pikulaname

A surname from Polish.

Pilname

A unisex given name from Korean.

pil-pilnoun

A sauce of Basque origin made from olive oil, garlic and chili.

pilanoun

A mortar.

pilafnoun

A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.

Pilafianname

A surname from Armenian.

pilaradj

Relating to hair.

pilasternoun

A rectangular column that projects partially from the wall to which it is attached; it gives the appearance of a support, but is only for decoration.

pilasteredadj

Having a pilaster or pilasters.

pilasterlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a pilaster.

pilastradedadj

Having a pilastrade.

Pilatename

Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.

Pilatesnoun

A physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates.

Pilatianadj

Of or relating to Pontius Pilate, the man who, according to the Bible, ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.

Pilatismnoun

A refusal to take responsibility for ones actions

pilaunoun

Alternative spelling of pilaf.

Pilavjianname

A surname from Armenian.

Pilbaraname

An arid, sparsely populated region in northern Western Australia.

pilchnoun

A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.

pilchardnoun

Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.

pilchernoun

Archaic form of pilchard.

pilchersnoun

Synonym of plastic pants (“an undergarment worn over a diaper/nappy (or underwear) to prevent leakage.”).

pilcrownoun

The symbol ¶.

pilenoun

A mass of things heaped together; a heap.

pile drivernoun

A machine for forcing a pile, a long beam, into the ground as part of the construction of a foundation; usually by raising a weight and then dropping it on the beam.

pile inverb

To enter or move into a location or a vehicle in large numbers.

Pile of Bonesname

Former name of Regina (capital city of Saskatchewan, Canada).

pile of crapnoun

Something that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).

pile of poonoun

Something worthless.

pile of shitnoun

Something that is not true, a mass of lies.

pile onverb

To jump on top of someone or something quickly.

pile on the poundsverb

Of a person: to gain weight quickly.

pile Pelion on Ossaverb

To make a difficult situation even worse.

pile-driveverb

Alternative form of piledrive.

pile-upnoun

A pile, a group of people or things which have piled up on one another, especially

pileated gibbonnoun

a primate of species Hylobates pileatus, in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family.

piledverb

simple past and past participle of pile

piledriveverb

To use a piledriver on.

piledrivernoun

Alternative spelling of pile driver (mechanical device)

piledrivingverb

present participle and gerund of piledrive

Pilegginame

A surname.

pileiformadj

Having the form of a pileus or cap; pileate.

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 386. 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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