English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 446 of 931
To allow play to continue, that the referee doesn't whistle for a foul, despite the attacking team being fouled, because they are in an advantageous position.
To seek ways to advance one's self-interest, especially by making choices in a calculating or crafty manner; to scheme.
To attack the ball instead of an opponent who is usually controlling the ball. Often considered a positive action, and sometimes a requirement not to concede a penalty.
To assert that sexism is involved in a situation, especially in order to exploit sexist or antisexist attitudes.
To use the resources which one actually has available; to operate realistically, within the limits of one's circumstances.
To attack an opponent instead of attacking the ball, which is usually being controlled by the attacked player at the time.
To assert that race or racism is involved in a situation, especially in order to exploit racist or antiracist attitudes.
To habitually demonstrate interpersonal skills by engaging agreeably in social or work activities.
To behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable.
To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.
Describing a game that can be played in a turn-based fashion through postal mail or email.
Describing a sports commentary in which a commentator describes every action in some detail as it occurs, often assisted by a second commentator who provides background information and other comments.
Describing a game that can be played in a turn-based fashion through postal mail.
Any person who builds their life schedule around recreational activities, sports, or other types of play.
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 446. 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.