English Words: P

4,417 words · Page 57 of 89

porternoun

A person who carries luggage and related objects.

Porterfieldname

A Scottish surname.

porterhousenoun

A cut of beef taken from the thick end of the short loin; it has a T-shaped bone and a large piece of tenderloin; a porterhouse steak.

Portesname

A surname from Catalan.

portfolionoun

A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.

Porthname

A town and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0291).

portholenoun

A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannons are fired.

Portianame

A female given name from Latin.

porticonoun

A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

Portilloname

A surname from Spanish.

portingnoun

An opening through or into which fluid or other material can flow.

portionnoun

An allocated amount.

portionsnoun

plural of portion

Portisheadname

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in North Somerset district, Somerset, England, on the Bristol Channel (OS grid ref ST4676).

Portlandname

The largest city in Oregon, United States and the county seat of Multnomah County; named for the city in Maine.

portlyadj

Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.

Portmanname

A surname originating as an occupation.

portmanteaunoun

A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.

Portnoyname

A surname.

Portoname

A city and municipality, the district capital of Porto district, Portugal.

portobellonoun

The large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)

Portolaname

A city in Plumas County, California, United States.

portraitnoun

A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.

portraiturenoun

A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.

portrayverb

To paint or draw the likeness of.

portrayalnoun

The act of portraying.

Portrushname

A coastal town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref C 8540).

portsnoun

plural of port

portsideadj

On the port (left) side of a ship.

Portsmouthname

A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England.

Portugalname

A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.

Portugueseadj

Of or pertaining to Portugal.

posadj

Clipping of positive.

posadanoun

A traditional Mexican Christmas procession.

posenoun

Common cold, head cold; catarrh.

posedverb

simple past and past participle of pose

Poseidonname

The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.

Posenname

Dated form of Poznan.

posernoun

A particularly difficult question or puzzle.

poseyadj

Pretentious; posturing.

poshadj

Associated with the upper classes.

posiadj

positive (optimistic, uplifting)

posingverb

present participle and gerund of pose

positnoun

Something that is posited; a postulate.

positingnoun

The process by which one posits.

positionnoun

A place or location.

positionaladj

Relating to the position of something.

positionedadj

Being in a particular position; (figuratively) suitable.

positioningverb

present participle and gerund of position

positionsnoun

plural of position

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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 57. 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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