English Words: P

4,417 words · Page 40 of 89

pinchernoun

A person or thing that pinches, as in squeezing; e.g. a miser or penny pincher.

pinchingadj

That pinches, or causes such a sensation

Pincusname

A surname from Hebrew.

pincushionnoun

A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.

Pindarname

An Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes (ca. 522–443 BC).

pindernoun

A peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible seed(s) of a leguminous plant.

pinenoun

Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.

pinealadj

In the shape of a pine cone.

pineappleintj

A common safeword.

pineconenoun

A conical seed-bearing structure produced on a pine tree.

pinedverb

simple past and past participle of pine

Pinedaname

A surname from Spanish.

pinesnoun

plural of pine

pinewoodnoun

The wood of a pine.

Pineynoun

A native or inhabitant of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

pingnoun

A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.

Pingedname

A locality in Trimsaran community and Pembrey and Burry Port Town community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4203).

pingingnoun

The sound of a ping.

pingsverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of ping

pinheadnoun

The head of a pin. (Frequently used in size comparisons.)

Pinheironame

A surname from Portuguese.

pinholenoun

A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin

Pininame

A surname from Italian.

piningverb

present participle and gerund of pine

pinionnoun

A wing.

pinknoun

A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.

pinkeradj

comparative form of pink: more pink

Pinkertonname

A habitational surname from Old English.

Pinkettname

A locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

pinkienoun

A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.

pinkishadj

Somewhat pink.

Pinkmanname

A surname.

pinkonoun

A socialist, particularly one who is not completely communist.

pinkyadj

Pinkish.

pinnanoun

The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.

pinnaclenoun

The highest point.

pinnateadj

Resembling a feather.

pinnedverb

simple past and past participle of pin

pinnernoun

Agent noun of pin; one who pins.

pinningverb

present participle and gerund of pin

pinnocknoun

The hedge sparrow.

Pinocchioname

The fictional boy made from wood whose nose gets longer with each lie he tells, protagonist of the story The Adventures of Pinocchio (1881–1883) by Carlo Collodi.

pinotnoun

Any of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America.

Pinoynoun

A Filipino; a citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines and those descending from such, especially a male.

pinpointnoun

The point of a pin.

pinpricknoun

An insignificant puncture made by a pin or similar point.

pinsnoun

plural of pin

pinstripenoun

A very thin stripe on a fabric or other surface.

pintnoun

A unit of volume, equivalent to:

pintanoun

A pint of milk.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 4,417 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 89 pages, and you are currently viewing page 40. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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