English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 491 of 931

Poitou-Charentesname

A former administrative region of France; since 2016 part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Capital: Poitiers.

poitrelnoun

A piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.

poitrinairenoun

Someone suffering from tuberculosis, or a similar lung disease.

poitrinalnoun

Synonym of poitrel (“chest-armor for a horse”).

poitrinenoun

The breastplate of a knight's armour.

poiuytnoun

Synonym of impossible trident.

poiveradenoun

Misspelling of poivrade.

poivradenoun

A type of sauce (generally a vinaigrette) with pepper as a main ingredient.

Pojejenaname

A village and commune of Caraș-Severin County, Romania.

POJOnoun

Acronym of plain old Java object.

Pojoaqueadj

Of or pertaining to the Pojoaque people.

Pok Fu Lamname

A village in Southern district, Hong Kong.

pok kaiadj

Having no money; broke; bankrupt.

Pok'ot'uname

Alternative form of Boketu.

pok-ta-poknoun

a ceremonial ball game once played by the Aztecs and Maya; evolved into the ulama game.

pokanoun

Misspelling of polka.

poka-yokenoun

A methodology of using low-cost techniques to error-proof production processes.

pokableadj

Capable of being poked.

pokalnoun

A tall drinking cup.

Pokanoketnoun

A member of the headship tribe of the many tribes that make up the Wampanoag Nation.

pokeverb

To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.

poke a dotnoun

Misspelling of polka dot.

poke aboutverb

To search for something, especially in an unorganized way

poke alongverb

To move along very slowly.

poke borackverb

To impart false information in an attempt to mislead.

poke boraxverb

To ridicule.

poke bowlnoun

Synonym of poke salad.

poke boxnoun

A domestic container for miscellaneous items such as buttons, paper clips, and safety pins.

poke funverb

To subject someone to laughter or ridicule.

poke one's nose intoverb

Synonym of stick one's nose into.

poke outverb

To be barely visible past an obstruction or obstructions; to protrude.

poke saladnoun

A food made from boiled pokeweed leaves, which are poisonous unless cooked properly.

poke someone's eye outverb

To damage or harm someone's eye to the point that it can no longer see.

poke the bearverb

To deliberately aggravate somebody, especially somebody in a position of power or authority.

pokeberrynoun

Synonym of pokeweed (the plant Phytolacca americana or its dark red or purple fruit).

pokedverb

simple past and past participle of poke

pokefulnoun

Enough to fill a poke; a bagful or sackful.

pokelogannoun

A marsh; an area of grassy ground partly covered with (generally stagnant) water adjacent or connected to a stream or lake.

pokelokennoun

Alternative form of pokelogan.

Pokemon Goernoun

Alternative form of Pokémon Goer.

pokeoutnoun

A handout (gift to the needy).

pokernoun

A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick.

poker chipnoun

A disk-shaped counter that is used when gambling to represent money.

poker facenoun

An impassive facial expression cultivated to prevent other players from determining whether one's actions in the game are the result of a quality hand, or of bluffing.

poker machinenoun

An electronic machine used to play games of chance for money, especially

poker upverb

To become expressionless; to put on a poker face.

poker-facedadj

Wearing a poker face: studiously neutral in facial expression; giving nothing away.

pokerclacknoun

A tutting sound (with the tongue touching the front teeth) made by a poker player when seeing the hole cards. It is a deliberate exaggerated expression of sadness, considered a tell of having very good cards.

pokerfacedadj

Alternative form of poker-faced.

pokerholicnoun

A person who is very fond of poker.

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 491. 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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