English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 47 of 931

palmprintnoun

The integumentary pattern of the palm of the hand, sometimes also including that of the fingers. It may be used for identification purposes.

Palmquistname

A surname from Swedish.

palmrestnoun

Any surface designed to support the palm of the hand.

Palmsname

A surname from Dutch.

palmspannoun

A measure of length equivalent to the breadth of the palm of an average human hand.

palmspansnoun

plural of palmspan

palmsternoun

palmist

palmtopnoun

Synonym of personal digital assistant.

palmtreenoun

Alternative form of palm tree.

palmusnoun

A rhythmic tic or throb, such as a convulsion or the heartbeat.

palmwardadj

Toward the palm of the hand.

palmwardsadv

Towards the palm of the hand.

palmwiseadv

With the palm (of the hand) foremost.

palmwoodnoun

The wood of the coconut palm.

palmwormnoun

The larva of a palm weevil.

palmyadj

Of, related to, or abounding in palm trees.

Palmyraname

An ancient city, an oasis in the Syrian Desert, in present-day central Syria, recorded historically from around 2000 BCE, subsequently subject to various empires and destroyed in 273 CE and again in 1400, when it was reduced to a village.

Palmyranadj

Synonym of Palmyrene.

Palmyrenaname

A historical region of Syria. Capital: Palmyra.

Palmyreneadj

Of, from or relating to ancient Palmyra or Palmyrena.

Palmyrenianadj

Synonym of Palmyrene.

Palo Altoname

A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

Palo Alto Countyname

One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Emmetsburg.

palo blanconoun

A western American hackberry (Celtis reticulata) with light-coloured bark.

Palo Pinto Countyname

One of 254 counties in Texas, United States. County seat: Palo Pinto.

palo santonoun

A medium-sized deciduous tree indigenous to the tropical dry forests of Central and South America, Bursera graveolens or Gonopterodendron sarmientoi, known for its sweet scent.

palo verdenoun

Any of a variety of trees in the genus Parkinsonia, with characteristic green bark, found in desert areas of North America.

palochkanoun

A Cyrillic letter used in writing several Caucasian languages.

palomanoun

A cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit soda.

Palombaname

A surname from Italian.

palombinonoun

A variety of marble.

Palomequename

A surname from Spanish.

palominonoun

A horse with a golden-colored coat and a white or cream-colored mane and tail.

Palominosname

A surname from Spanish.

palonenoun

A young woman; a girl.

palone-ominoun

Homosexual woman

palonosetronnoun

A drug used in the prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

palookanoun

A stupid, oafish or clumsy person.

Palookavillename

An imaginary town, the natural home of the mediocre and incompetent.

paloozanoun

An exaggerated event.

Paloponame

A city in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Palosname

An impact crater on Mars, located on the southern margin of Amenthes Planum.

Palouname

A surname.

Palousenoun

A certain Sahaptin tribe.

palousernoun

A primitive lantern consisting of a candle placed in a tin can or similar container.

palovarotenenoun

A highly selective retinoic acid receptor gamma (RAR-γ) agonist, used to treat heterotopic ossification and fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.

palpnoun

Synonym of pedipalp.

palpabilitynoun

The quality of being palpable.

palpableadj

Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.

palpablenessnoun

The quality of being palpable.

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 47. 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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