English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 464 of 931

One who is plucked, or from whom something is plucked.

One who plucks.

second-person singular simple present indicative of pluck

third-person singular simple present indicative of pluck

In a plucky manner.

The characteristic of being plucky.

present participle and gerund of pluck

plural of plucking

Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted.

plucklessnessnoun

Absence of pluck or courage; timidity.

third-person singular simple present indicative of pluck

simple past and past participle of pluck

Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.

A pluot

A surname from French.

Short, baggy trousers that are gathered tightly at the bottom.

pluenoun

The value of a full-sized beaver skin.

A surname.

A kind of dark, sticky, and smelly mud associated with salt marshes.

The state or condition of being pluffy.

puffy; blown out

plugnoun

A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.

plug and praynoun

An unreliable plug and play feature.

To persist or continue, as with an effort.

plug compatibleadj

Designed to be backward compatible with a prior machine.

Compressed chewing tobacco.

A hard, black hat with a narrow brim, such as a bowler or top hat.

To connect an electric device into something using a plug.

plug nickelnoun

A nearly worthless amount.

To put a plug or bung into something; to interrupt the flow of.

Designed to be plugged into an electrical power outlet or circuit.

A violent thug; a goon.

A large plug, usually of cement, used to shut off an oil well.

An array of jacks or hubs into which patch cords can be inserted in order to complete electrical circuits.

An event during which hardware devices are tested for interoperability with emerging standards by physically connecting them together.

A laid-back subgenre of trap music.

pluggabilitynoun

The quality of being pluggable.

Capable of being plugged, or plugged in, especially in reference to optional components of software.

Wearing a buttplug.

With its plug properly connected to the electric plug socket.

plugged nickelnoun

Alternative form of plug nickel.

One who, or that which, plugs.

Electrical plugs collectively.

present participle and gerund of plug

plural of plugging

A style of plugg, combining plugg with contemporary R&B synths.

The hole at the bottom of a bath, sink or tub, which can be blocked using a plug; a drain (US)

Alternative spelling of plug-in.

pluginizationnoun

The act or process of designing a system so that it can be extended with plug-ins.

Without a plug.

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 464. 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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