English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 400 of 931

pink trianglenoun

A homosexual.

pink velvet cakenoun

A red velvet cake without the inclusion of cocoa powder.

pink waternoun

A waste product in the manufacture of TNT.

pink wavenoun

A surge in the number of women running for office, the number of female voters, or the number of people voting for female candidates during an election, which results in the election of more women or politicians supporting feminist issues (such as abortion rights).

pink-collaradj

Of or pertaining to employees in predominantly female service industries.

pink-eared ducknoun

A species of duck, Malacorhynchus membranaceus, endemic to Australia.

pink-handedadj

White-collar; working at a desk job as opposed to manual labor.

pink-slime journalismnoun

The mass publication of poor-quality news reports (computer-generated or written by poorly-paid outsourced writers) across a network of ostensibly local news outlets.

pinkeennoun

A little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.

pinkenverb

To become pink.

pinkeradj

comparative form of pink: more pink

Pinkerianadj

Of or relating to Steven Pinker (born 1954), Canadian-born experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, and linguist, known for his advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind.

Pinkermanname

A surname.

pinkersnoun

Synonym of pinking shears.

Pinkertonname

A habitational surname from Old English.

Pinkerton syndromename

The tendency of some Asians to regard Caucasians as superior or more desirable, especially where marriage or relationships are concerned.

Pinkertonianadj

Of or relating to the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.

Pinkertonismnoun

The use of private detectives to monitor the workforce.

Pinkettname

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

pinkettenoun

A pink-haired person, especially a woman.

pinkeynoun

Alternative form of pinky (“kind of fishing schooner”).

pinkeyenoun

A highly contagious form of conjunctivitis.

pinkfacenoun

The use of a straight actor to play an LGBT role or character.

Pinkhasovname

A surname from Hebrew.

Pinkiangname

Synonym of Harbin; used especially during Japanese rule (1934–1945)

pinkienoun

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

pinkificationnoun

The act or process of being made pink or being saturated with pink.

pinkifyverb

To render pink.

pinkilyadv

Synonym of pinkishly.

pinkinessnoun

The condition of being pinky, or somewhat pink.

pinkingnoun

Decoration by adding holes or scalloping.

Pinkinsname

A surname.

pinkishadj

Somewhat pink.

pinkishlyadv

In a pinkish way.

pinkishnessnoun

The quality of being pinkish.

pinklyadv

In a pink manner; with pink colour.

Pinkmanname

A surname.

pinknessnoun

The condition of being pink

pinkonoun

A socialist, particularly one who is not completely communist.

pinko-greyadj

Of a colour between pink and grey; specifically, pertaining to Caucasian skin.

pinkoidadj

Communist.

pinkpillnoun

A notional pill taken by femcels (female incels) who have adopted a nihilistic philosophy that unattractive women will never be sexually or romantically successful.

pinkrootnoun

A perennial North American herb (Spigelia marilandica), sometimes cultivated for its showy red blossoms.

pinksomeadj

Characterised or marked by the colour pink.

Pinkstaffname

A surname from German.

Pinkstername

Whitsuntide

Pinkster Mondayname

Pentecost Monday

pinktoeadj

Used in the names of several tarantula species of the genus Avicularia, referencing their distinguishable pink footpads.

Pinkusname

A surname from Hebrew.

Pinkvillename

A Vietcong stronghold said to be located in the region of Sơn Mỹ village in Quảng Ngãi Province during the Vietnam War.

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 400. 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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