English Words: P

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pivalylbenzhydrazinenoun

A hydrazine derivative and monoamine oxidase inhibitor.

pivampicillinnoun

A pivaloyloxymethyl ester of ampicillin.

Pivaralname

A surname from Spanish.

Pivdennename

A city in Odesa Raion, Odesa Oblast in Ukraine.

Pivenname

A surname from Ukrainian.

pivenfrinenoun

A sympathomimetic and mydriatic agent.

Pivirottoname

A surname.

pivonoun

A type of Central and Eastern European pilsner.

pivotnoun

A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.

pivot tablenoun

A summary table used for automatic sorting, counting and averaging of the data in another table or spreadsheet.

pivotabilitynoun

The quality or state of being pivotable.

pivotableadj

Capable of being pivoted.

pivotablyadv

So as to be able to pivot

pivotaladj

Of, relating to, or being a pivot.

pivotalitynoun

The quality or degree of being pivotal.

pivotallyadv

In a pivotal way.

pivotalnessnoun

The quality or degree of being pivotal.

pivoternoun

One who or that which pivots, especially a muscle.

pivotlessadj

Without a pivot.

pivotlessnessnoun

Absence of a pivot.

pivotlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a pivot.

pivotmannoun

A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels.

Pivotoniannoun

Synonym of Geelongite.

pivoxazepamnoun

A benzodiazepine derivative, the pivalate ester of oxazepam, with sedative and anxiolytic effects.

piwakawakanoun

The New Zealand fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa, a small insectivorous bird of the South Pacific.

piwinoun

A class of genes originally identified as encoding regulatory proteins responsible for maintaining incomplete differentiation in stem cells and maintaining the stability of cell division rates in germline cells.

pixnoun

plural of pic (“picture”)

pix0rnoun

picture

pixanenoun

Alternative form of pisane.

Pixarname

Pixar Animation Studios, a computer-generated imagery (CGI) company known for its animated films.

Pixarifyverb

To adapt to the style of the animated films produced by Pixar.

pixelnoun

One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.

pixel artnoun

A style of digital art drawn at the pixel level, sometimes having the pixels enlarged for a retro appearance.

pixel artistnoun

One who makes pixel art.

pixel huntnoun

a search for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game

pixel huntingverb

present participle and gerund of pixel hunt

pixel peepernoun

A person who carefully scrutinizes a magnified digital photograph in order to evaluate resolution and image quality.

pixel-perfectadj

Involving precision at the pixel level.

pixelateverb

To divide an image into pixels, or to display an image in pixels.

pixelatedadj

Of an image, visibly made of discrete pixels.

pixelationnoun

A blocky effect caused by enlarging a bitmap so that individual pixels can be distinguished.

pixelation rationoun

For a pixelated source, the ratio of the average distance between adjacent pixel sources to the average width of the pixel sources.

pixelatornoun

A machine, tool, or algorithm that blurs images or videos into pixels.

pixeledadj

Converted to, or obscured by, pixels; pixelated.

pixelernoun

A graphic artist who works at the pixel level.

pixelingnoun

pixelization

pixelisationnoun

Alternative spelling of pixelization.

pixelizationnoun

The result of enlarging a digital image further than the resolution of the monitor device, usually 72 dpi (dots per inch), causing the individual pixels making up the image to become more prominent, thus causing a grainy appearance in the image.

pixelizeverb

To pixelate; to convert into pixels.

pixellationnoun

Alternative form of pixelation.

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 420. 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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