English Words: P

4,417 words · Page 5 of 89

Palmename

A surname from Swedish.

palmedadj

Having or bearing a palm or palms.

Palmername

An English surname transferred from the nickname.

Palmerstonname

A surname.

palmettonoun

Any of various fan palms of the family Arecaceae, especially Sabal palmetto or the saw palmetto, Serenoa repens.

Palmieriname

A surname from Italian.

palmitatenoun

Any salt or ester of palmitic acid.

Palmsname

A surname from Dutch.

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.

palomanoun

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

palominonoun

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

paloozanoun

An exaggerated event.

Palosname

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

Palousenoun

A certain Sahaptin tribe.

palpnoun

Synonym of pedipalp.

palpableadj

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

palpablyadv

In a palpable manner; tangibly.

palpationnoun

The act of feeling or pushing on various parts of a patient’s body to determine medical condition such as the normality of organs or the presence or absence of tumors, swelling, muscle tension, etc.

palsynoun

Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.

paltryadj

Trashy, trivial, of little value.

Palumboname

A surname from Italian.

pamnoun

The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.

Pamelaname

A female given name originating as a coinage.

pampanoun

singular of pampas

Pampanganame

A province of Central Luzon, Luzon, Philippines. Capital: San Fernando. Largest city: Angeles City.

pampasnoun

The extensive plains of South America south of the Amazon.

pamperverb

To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.

pamperingnoun

The act by which somebody is pampered.

pampersnoun

A diaper or nappy (an absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent).

pamphletnoun

A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.

Pamplonaname

A city in Navarre, northern Spain, famous for the running of the bulls.

Panname

Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes. His Roman counterpart is Faunus.

panaceanoun

A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.

panachenoun

An ornamental plume on a helmet.

panadolnoun

paracetamol; acetaminophen.

Panamaname

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.

Panamaniannoun

A person from Panama or of Panamanian descent.

Panasonicname

A multinational electronics corporation in Japan.

Panayname

An island of the Philippines, located in the Visayas.

pancakenoun

A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:

pancakesnoun

plural of pancake

pancettanoun

A cured belly or pork; bacon.

panchnoun

Alternative form of paunch.

panchayatnoun

A village council or local government.

Pancrasname

One of two Christian saints, Pancras of Taormina and Pancras of Rome

pancreasnoun

A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.

pancreaticadj

Belonging or relating to the pancreas.

pancreatitisnoun

Inflammation of the pancreas.

pandanoun

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.

pandannoun

A screw pine, screw palms (Pandanus spp.).

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 4,417 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 89 pages, and you are currently viewing page 5. 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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