English Words: P

4,417 words · Page 51 of 89

Poitouname

A geographic region and former province of France, whose capital was Poitiers; now split between the administrative regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire.

pokeverb

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

pokedverb

simple past and past participle of poke

pokernoun

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

pokesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of poke

pokeyadj

of small volume, cramped (of a room, house)

Pokharaname

A city in Nepal.

pokiesnoun

plural of pokie

pokingverb

present participle and gerund of poke

Pokémonname

A Japanese media franchise featuring fictional creatures that are captured by humans and trained to battle each other.

polnoun

A politician.

polaadj

Polarizing.

Polanconame

A surname from Spanish.

Polandname

A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Poland. Capital and largest city: Warsaw.

Polanskiname

A surname from Polish.

polaradj

Of or having a pole or polarity, as:

Polarisname

α Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.

polarisationnoun

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of polarization.

polaritynoun

The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.

polarizationnoun

The production or the condition of polarity.

polarizeverb

To cause to have a polarization.

polarizedadj

Having a distinctive polarization.

polarizernoun

One who polarizes; one who divides a group or community into two extremes.

polarizingverb

present participle and gerund of polarize

Polaroidnoun

Alternative letter-case form of polaroid.

polenoun

Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.

polecatnoun

A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela.

polemicnoun

A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.

polemicaladj

Related to argument or controversy; containing polemic, being polemic.

polemicsnoun

plural of polemic

polentanoun

Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.

polesnoun

plural of pole

policenoun

A constituted body of officers representing the civil authority of government, empowered to maintain public order and safety, enforce the law, and prevent, detect, and investigate crime.

policemannoun

A police officer, usually a male.

policesnoun

plural of police (“police officer”)

policewomannoun

A female police officer.

policiesnoun

plural of policy

policingverb

present participle and gerund of police

policynoun

A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body.

policyholdernoun

The party to an insurance contract who owns the policy and thus transfers a risk to an insurer (i.e., pays the insurer to take the risk).

policymakingnoun

The formulation of policies.

polingnoun

The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole or poles.

polionoun

Abbreviation of poliomyelitis.

poliomyelitisnoun

Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

poliovirusnoun

A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis.

Polishadj

Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

polishedadj

Made smooth or shiny by polishing.

polishernoun

A person who makes something smooth or shiny.

politburonoun

The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist political systems.

politeadj

Well-mannered, civilized.

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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 51. 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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