English Words: P

4,417 words · Page 50 of 89

podiumnoun

A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.

Podolskiname

A surname from Polish.

podsnoun

plural of pod

Podunknoun

A member of a Native American people who spoke an Algonquian Quiripi language and lived primarily in modern-day Hartford County, Connecticut.

Poename

A surname from Old Norse

Poehlername

A surname from German.

poemnoun

A literary piece written in verse.

poemsnoun

plural of poem

poetnoun

A person who writes poems.

poetessnoun

A female poet.

poeticadj

Relating to poetry.

poeticaladj

Synonym of poetic.

poeticallyadv

In a poetic manner.

poeticsnoun

The theory of poetry, or of literature in general.

poetrynoun

Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.

poetsnoun

plural of poet

pogadj

Awesome, excellent, remarkable.

pogoverb

To use a pogo stick.

pogromnoun

A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group, usually Jews.

poguenoun

A kiss.

pOHnoun

The negative of the base 10 logarithm of the concentration of hydroxide ions, measured in moles per liter.

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.

poignancynoun

The quality of being poignant

poignantadj

Sharp-pointed; keen.

poignantlyadv

In a poignant manner.

Poincaréname

A surname from French.

Poindextername

A surname from Jersey Norman.

poinsettianoun

A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers surrounded by large bright red leaves; native to Mexico and Central America and widely cultivated as a garden plant;; widely used in Christmas floral displays.

pointnoun

A small dot or mark.

pointenoun

The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.

pointedverb

simple past and past participle of point

pointedlyadv

Explicitly; with emphasis; so as to make a point, especially with criticism.

pointernoun

Anything that points or is used for pointing.

pointingnoun

The action of the verb to point.

pointlessadj

Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.

pointlesslyadv

Without point; in a pointless manner; so as to lack purpose or importance.

pointsnoun

plural of point

pointyadj

Pointed in shape; having a point or points.

Poiriername

A habitational surname from French.

Poirotname

A surname from French

poisenoun

A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.

poisedadj

Possessing poise, having self-confidence.

poisonnoun

A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.

poisonedadj

Killed, paralysed, or harmed by receiving a dose of poison.

poisonernoun

A person who poisons something or someone.

poisoningnoun

The administration of a poison.

poisonousadj

Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.

Poissonname

A surname in French

Poitiername

A surname from French.

Poitiersname

A city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.

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 50. 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.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "P" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.