English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 52 of 931

pampushkanoun

A small savory or sweet yeast-raised bun or doughnut typical for Ukrainian cuisine.

pampushkynoun

plural of pampushka

pampushoknoun

Alternative form of pampushka.

Pamyatname

A right-wing Russian political movement.

Panname

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

Pan Am smilenoun

A smile that involves only the mouth, and not the entire face.

pan and scanadj

Formatted to fit within proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, with sides of the original widescreen image (especially 2.35:1 aspect ratio) cropped off.

pan bagnatnoun

A sandwich originating in southern France, composed of Niçoise salad in a circular bun.

pan dulcenoun

A Mexican sweet bread or pastry.

pan mannoun

A person employed to empty the contents of the outside toilet (i.e. human excrement) at suburban houses (and similar). Rendered obsolete by the introduction of plumbed (i.e. piped) sewerage systems.

pan outverb

To separate and recover (valuable minerals) by swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.

pan potnoun

A control in audio mixing that determines how much of each source signal is sent to the left and right speakers.

Pan-Abrahamicadj

Pertaining to all Abrahamic religions.

Pan-Africanadj

Of or relating to Pan-Africanism.

Pan-Africanismnoun

A sociopolitical movement seeking to unify native Africans and those of African heritage into a global community.

Pan-Africanistnoun

A supporter of Pan-Africanism.

Pan-Altaismnoun

A political movement aiming to unite the various Altaic peoples into a modern political state.

pan-Amadj

Abbreviation of panamerican.

Pan-Americanadj

Covering or representing all of the Americas (both North America and South America), particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all countries in the Americas.

Pan-Americanismnoun

Belief in the benefit of Pan-American organization.

pan-Amerindianismnoun

Synonym of pan-Indianism.

Pan-Anglicanadj

Belonging to, or representing, the whole Church of England.

pan-Arabismnoun

The belief in unification of the peoples and countries of the Arab World.

Pan-Armenianadj

relating to, covering or serving most or all Armenians

Pan-Asianadj

Covering or representing all of Asia, particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all Asian countries.

pan-Asianismnoun

An ideology aimed at creating a political and economic unity among Asian peoples.

Pan-ch'iaoname

Alternative form of Banqiao.

pan-Covidadj

Covering all strains of the COVID-19 virus.

pan-deismnoun

Alternative spelling of pandeism.

pan-deistnoun

Alternative spelling of pandeist.

pan-disabilityadj

Relating to all forms of human disability.

pan-Europeanadj

Relating to, covering or serving most or all of Europe

pan-genderedadj

Alternative form of pangendered.

Pan-Germanadj

Of or relating to Pan-Germanism.

pan-Indianadj

Relating to, covering or serving most or all of India.

pan-Indianismnoun

A movement promoting unity among different American Indian groups in the Americas regardless of tribal or local affiliations.

pan-Indianistnoun

A proponent of pan-Indianism.

Pan-Islamnoun

A Pan-Islamic union, comprising all Islamic groups in the world.

Pan-Islamicadj

Pertaining to all Islamic groups in the world.

Pan-likeadj

Resembling the Ancient Greek god Pan.

pan-loafyadj

Posh, pretentious or stuck-up

pan-Muslimismnoun

An ideology that promotes unity and solidarity between Muslims of multiple sects and denominations.

pan-nationalismnoun

Nationalism that transcends traditional (historical) national identities or boundaries (such as borders) in order to create a single, unified identity.

pan-Palestinianadj

Covering or representing Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza and the diaspora.

pan-pannoun

A radio call indicating a minor emergency requiring some assistance, or priority in handling, but not endangering the safety of the vessel or those aboard.

pan-Polishadj

Encompassing, involving, or participated in by the entire Polish nation.

pan-post-Sovietadj

Spanning all or most of the region which was once part of the Soviet Union, especially in reference to the post-Soviet countries (countries which were once part of the Soviet Union).

Pan-Presbyterianadj

Belonging to, or representative of, those who hold Presbyterian views in all parts of the world.

pan-primateadj

Applying to all primates.

pan-Romanceadj

encompassing every Romance language

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 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.

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.