English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 488 of 931
To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
The person in the most prominent position on something, such as a spokesperson or manager.
A software release that is only slightly different from a previous version and thus having the same major version number, only differing in minor version number (after the decimal point).
A census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington, United States that is pene-exclave on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen peninsula.
A type of match fixing, motivated by gambling, where the perpetrators try to prevent a team from covering a published point spread.
To place a curse on another person by pointing a bone at that person; to curse by performing a magic ritual.
With which the user interacts by pointing and clicking, using a mouse or similar device.
The smallest unit of space-time; a particular point along the continua of space and time.
Travelling directly from a starting point to an ending point, or from one point to another in a series of points without passing through any intermediate points.
Information from an individual that leads to the arrest of a suspect or otherwise helps solve a crime.
A collection of sets of points (ordinarily understood to be elements of some perfect Polish space), characterized by some sort of definability property.
In aspect-oriented programming, a set of join points specifying when advice should run during execution.
One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Its parish seat is in New Roads.
A census-designated place and unincorporated community, the parish seat of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
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 488. 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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