English Words: P

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politelyadv

in a polite manner

politenessnoun

The quality of being polite.

Politiname

A surname from Italian.

politicadj

Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.

politicaladj

Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing.

politicallyadv

In a political manner.

politiciannoun

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

politiciansnoun

plural of politician

politicizationnoun

The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized

politicizeverb

To engage in or discuss politics.

politickingnoun

The act of engaging in politics, or in political campaigning.

politiconoun

A politician.

politicsnoun

A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.

politiquenoun

A politician, especially one seen as being unprincipled.

Politoname

A surname from Italian.

politynoun

Organizational structure and governance, especially of a state or a religion.

Polkname

A surname.

polkanoun

A lively dance originating in Bohemia.

pollnoun

A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.

pollannoun

A freshwater fish, Coregonus pollan, resembling a herring

Pollardname

A surname transferred from the nickname.

polledverb

simple past and past participle of poll

pollennoun

A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.

pollinateverb

To apply pollen to (a stigma).

pollinationnoun

The transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma; effected by insects, birds, bats and the wind etc.

pollinatornoun

the agent that pollinates a plant; often an insect

pollocknoun

Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.

Pollokname

A surname.

pollsnoun

plural of poll

pollsternoun

A professional who conducts or analyzes opinion polls.

pollutantnoun

A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

polluteverb

To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.

pollutedadj

Made unclean or impure.

polluternoun

A subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or another subject.

pollutingadj

Causing pollution; having a tendency to pollute.

pollutionnoun

Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.

Polluxname

One of the Dioscuri, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor.

Pollyname

A female given name from Hebrew.

Pollyannaname

A female given name from Hebrew derived from Polly and Anna; rare in the real world.

polonoun

A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.

Polokwanename

A city, the capital of Limpopo, South Africa.

poloniumnoun

A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84.

Poloniusnoun

A busybody who makes poor judgments.

Polsonname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

poltergeistnoun

An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.

polyamidenoun

Any of a range of polymers containing amide (or peptide) repeat units; examples include proteins and nylon.

polyamorousadj

Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.

polyamorynoun

Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.

polyandrynoun

A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously.

Polybiusname

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Polybius, an Ancient Greek historian of the Hellenistic period.

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 52. 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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