English Words: P

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poodlenoun

A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.

poofintj

Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.

poofyadj

Of or pertaining to something that is puffy, filled with air, inflated.

Poohname

Ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh.

poojanoun

Alternative form of puja.

Pookiename

A pet name.

poolnoun

A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.

Poolename

A town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England.

pooledverb

simple past and past participle of pool

poolingnoun

Grouping together of various resources or assets.

poolsnoun

plural of pool

poolsideadj

By the side of a pool.

poonnoun

Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.

Poonaname

Former name of Pune.

Poonamname

A Hindu female given name from Hindi.

poopverb

To make a short blast on a horn.

poopedadj

Tired; exhausted.

poopernoun

The anus; often in reference to anal intercourse.

poopingnoun

The act of a wave (or other vessel) striking the poop (stern) of a vessel.

poopsnoun

plural of poop

poopyadj

shitty

pooradj

With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.

pooreadj

Obsolete spelling of poor.

poorestadj

superlative form of poor: most poor.

poorhousenoun

A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.

poorlyadv

In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.

poosnoun

plural of poo

pootnoun

A fart, perhaps a relatively quiet one.

popnoun

A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.

popcornnoun

A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

popenoun

An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.

Popescuname

A surname from Romanian.

Popeyename

A tough cartoon sailor, full name Popeye the Sailor, characterized by bulging forearm muscles, a squinty eye, and an affinity for spinach.

popishadj

of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism

poplarnoun

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.

popolonoun

black nightshade (Solanum nigrum).

Popovname

A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Попов (Popov).

Popovicname

A surname from Serbo-Croatian.

poppanoun

father, papa.

poppernoun

One who or that which pops.

poppersnoun

Drugs of the alkyl nitrate class used recreationally as a sexual stimulant, especially among gay men.

poppetnoun

An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.

poppiesnoun

plural of poppy

poppingnoun

The act or sound of something that pops.

poppynoun

Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially a common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.

popsnoun

Father, dad.

Popsiclenoun

A Popsicle brand popsicle, a type of ice lolly.

populacenoun

The common people of a nation.

popularadj

Common among the general public; generally accepted.

populariseverb

To make something popular.

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 55. 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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