English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 486 of 931

Pohangname

A city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

Pohela Boishakhnoun

The first day of the Bengali calendar; the Bengali new year.

Pohlename

A surname from German.

Pohlianadj

Of or relating to Frederik Pohl (1919–2013), American writer of science fiction.

Pohnpeiname

An island of Micronesia.

Pohnpeianadj

Of or relating to the island state Pohnpei, the former Ponape, in Micronesia, or its people.

Pohrebkyname

A village in Shostka urban hromada, Shostka Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1552.

Pohrebyshchename

A city in Vinnytsia Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine.

pohuehuenoun

Any of various climbing plants of the genus Muehlenbeckia that grow in New Zealand,

pohutukawanoun

A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers with prominent stamens around Christmastime.

poinoun

The traditional staple food of Hawaii, made by baking and pounding the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste, which is allowed to ferment.

Poiananame

Various villages in Romania.

Poiana Blenchiiname

A village and commune of Sălaj County, Romania.

Poiana Cristeiname

A commune of Vrancea County, Romania.

Poiana Laculuiname

A commune of Argeș County, Romania.

Poiana Teiuluiname

A village in Poiana Teiului, Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania.

Poiana Vaduluiname

A commune of Alba County, Romania.

Poienarii Burchiiname

A commune of Prahova County, Romania.

Poienarii de Argeșname

A commune of Argeș County, Romania.

Poienarii de Muscelname

A village and commune of Argeș County, Romania.

Poieneștiname

A commune of Vaslui County, Romania.

Poieniname

Any of a number of locations in Romania:

poieticadj

creative, formative

poignancenoun

Poignancy; the quality or state of being poignant.

poignancynoun

The quality of being poignant

poignantadj

Sharp-pointed; keen.

poignantlyadv

In a poignant manner.

poignardnoun

Alternative form of poniard.

poikiliticadj

Describing the texture of an igneous rock that has small crystals of one mineral scattered among larger crystals of another

poikiliticallyadv

In a poikilitic manner.

poikilo-prefix

Variable, subject to change.

poikiloblastnoun

A porphyroblast mineral containing small inclusions of the previous rock.

poikiloblasticadj

Describing the texture of a metamorphic rock that has small idioblasts of one constituent lying within larger xenoblasts

poikiloblasticallyadv

By means of, or in the form of, poikiloblasts.

poikilocapnicadj

Having a variable concentration of carbon dioxide

poikilochlorophyllousadj

Having leaves, only some of which are photosynthetic.

poikilocytenoun

An irregularly-shaped red blood cell.

poikilocytosisnoun

Presence in the blood of red blood cells with abnormal shape or an entirely different shape

poikilodermanoun

An atrophy of the skin that is accompanied by a mottled pigmentation

poikilohydricadj

Having no mechanism to prevent desiccation

poikilohydrousadj

Synonym of poikilohydric.

poikilohydrynoun

The condition of being poikilohydric; the lack of structural or functional mechanisms to actively regulate the equilibrium between the concentration of water in cell tissue and that in the environment.

poikilothermadj

Cold-blooded.

poikilothermaladj

poikilothermic

poikilothermianoun

The inability to regulate one's body temperature.

poikilothermicadj

Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.

poikilothymianoun

A mood disorder, a more intense form of cyclothymia.

Poilievrename

A surname from French

poilunoun

A French infantryman during the First World War

poimenicsnoun

pastoral theology

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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 486. 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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