English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 388 of 931

pilinnoun

Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria

pilingnoun

A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.

piling rignoun

A large crawler track-mounted drill used in foundation projects which require drilling into sandy soil, clay, silty clay, and similar environments. Such rigs are similar in function to oil drilling rigs.

pilingsnoun

plural of piling

pilinitenoun

Synonym of bavenite.

Pilipinoname

The former name of the national language of the Philippines, now officially Filipino.

pilishname

A style of constrained writing that uses consecutive digits of pi to determine the lengths of words or sentences.

pilknoun

A dirty soda made from Pepsi and milk.

Pilkingtonname

A surname from Old English.

Pilkintonname

A surname.

pillnoun

A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.

pill bottlenoun

a small bottle that pills are kept in

pill millnoun

A clandestine operation where a medical worker illicitly offers prescription medication to patients in exchange for bribes.

pill pocketnoun

An edible treat for a pet, designed to conceal a medicinal pill to make it easier to administer.

pill poppernoun

A syringe-like device for administering medicinal pills to animals.

pill-boxnoun

Alternative form of pillbox.

Pilladoname

A surname from Spanish.

pillageverb

To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.

pillageableadj

Able or fit to be pillaged.

pillagernoun

A person who pillages.

pillagethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of pillage

Pillainame

A surname from Tamil.

pillaitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing antimony, chlorine, copper, lead, oxygen, and sulfur.

Pillaiyarname

Synonym of Ganesha.

pillaloonoun

A chorus of sorrow or distress

pillarnoun

A large post, often used as supporting architecture.

pillar boxnoun

A free-standing item of street furniture in the form of a short, red pillar (green in the Irish Republic) with a slot for posting letters.

pillar dollarnoun

Synonym of Spanish dollar.

pillar-biternoun

A hypocrite, especially a religious hypocrite

pillaredadj

Having pillars.

pillaretnoun

A little pillar.

pillarisationnoun

Alternative form of pillarization.

pillaristnoun

A stylite.

pillarizationnoun

The act or process of pillarizing.

pillarizeverb

To divide into social pillars, in which each social group has its own social institutions.

pillarlessadj

Without a pillar.

pillarletnoun

A small pillar.

pillarlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a pillar.

pillarsnoun

plural of pillar

Pillars of Herculesname

The two promontories at the Strait of Gibraltar, and thus the western limit of the Mediterranean world.

pillarwiseadv

In the manner of a pillar or pillars.

pillaryadj

Pillared.

pillaunoun

Dated form of pilau.

Pillayname

A surname.

Pillayar Suzhinoun

a sacred symbol, used by Hindus in South India and Sri Lanka to draw it at beginning of diaries, notebooks, etc. before writing anything new.

pillboxnoun

A small box in which pills are kept.

pillbox hatnoun

A small hat, usually worn by women, with a flat crown, straight, upright sides, and no brim.

pillbugnoun

Alternative spelling of pill bug.

Pillename

A surname.

pilledadj

Pilled-up, intoxicated on pills.

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 388. 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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