English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 542 of 931

pontificaladj

Of or pertaining to a pontiff.

Pontifical Statesname

The Papal States.

pontificalitynoun

The state and government of the pope; the papacy.

pontificallyadv

In a pontifical manner; in the manner of a pope.

pontificalsnoun

plural of pontifical

pontificatenoun

The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.

pontificatinglyadv

While pontificating.

pontificationnoun

The act of pontificating

pontificatornoun

One who pontificates.

pontificenoun

Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge.

pontificialadj

papal; pontifical

pontificianadj

Of or relating to the pontiff or pope.

pontificiousadj

pontifical

pontifyverb

To pontificate.

pontileadj

Of or relating to the pons.

Pontilloname

A surname from Italian.

pontinaladj

Describing a bone of the skull of certain fishes

Pontineadj

Of or relating to the Pontine Marshes, a formerly extensive swampy area between Rome and Naples. The area has since been drained and reclaimed and is today mostly used for agriculture.

Pontinesname

Synonym of Pontine Islands.

pontingnoun

the act of posing until nearly frozen in all sorts of uncomfortable positions.

pontlevisnoun

A drawbridge.

Pontllanfraithname

A large village and community in Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1895).

Pontlliwname

A village in Pontlliw and Tircoed community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SN6101).

Pontlliw and Tircoedname

A community (civil parish) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, that includes the named places.

Pontlottynname

A village in Rhymney community, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1105).

Pontnewyddname

A community and northern suburb of Cwmbran, Torfaen borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2996).

pontonoun

A traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to 0.2 mm.

pontobulbaradj

pontine and bulbar

pontocainenoun

Synonym of tetracaine.

pontocerebellaradj

Of or pertaining to the pons and the cerebellum.

pontocerebellaryadj

Alternative form of pontocerebellar.

pontomedullaryadj

Relating to, or connecting the pons and the medulla oblongata

pontomesencephalicadj

Relating to the pons and mesencephalon

Pontonname

A surname.

pontoniinenoun

Any shrimp of the subfamily Pontoniinae.

pontoniinesnoun

plural of pontoniine

pontoonnoun

A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.

pontoon bridgenoun

A temporary bridge built over floating pontoons.

pontoonernoun

One who constructs a pontoon.

pontooningnoun

The art or process of constructing pontoon bridges.

Pontorieroname

A surname.

Pontotoc Countyname

One of 82 counties in Mississippi, United States. County seat: Pontotoc.

Pontrhydyfenname

A village in Neath Port Talbot borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS7994).

Pontryagin productnoun

A product on the homology of a topological space induced by a product on the topological space.

Pontusname

A sea god, particularly of the Black Sea.

Pontvillename

A locality in Brighton council area and the Southern Midlands council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.

pontynoun

Alternative form of punty.

Pontyatesname

A long village in Llangyndeyrn community and Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4608).

Pontyclunname

A large village and community with a town council in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0381).

Pontycymername

A village in Garw Valley community, Bridgend borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9091).

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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 542. 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.

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