English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 417 of 931
A potential, unsuspected, hidden problem, hazard, or danger that is easily encountered but not immediately obvious.
Two types of trap (see pitfall and gin), used figuratively to refer to obstacles or impediments to people, or anything that might trick or ensnare someone.
The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
The content or subject matter, the leading feature or true nature and character of a law.
A lightweight helmet-shaped hat made of the pith of the sola or shola (Indian spongewood) plant covered with white cotton and faced with green cloth.
One of the first species of hominid that is considered truly human, originally classed as genus Pithecanthropus but now classed as genus Homo.
A pie or cake consisting of two puff pastry rounds enclosing frangipane and often fruit (if a dessert) or meat, etc.
The first day of the Anthesteria, when the previous year's wine jars were opened, and libations made to Dionysus.
A large ceramic jar used by certain ancient civilizations that bordered the Mediterranean.
Any of the genus Pithovirus of giant viruses known from one species, Pithovirus sibericum, which infects amoebas.
An Azerbaijani soup made with mutton and vegetables in individual crocks with a glazed interior.
The amount paid per month in Principal, Interest, Taxes and Insurance for a given property. Used in determining the debt/income ratio.
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 417. 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.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "P" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.