English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 6 of 931

pacientlyadv

Obsolete form of patiently.

pacifastinnoun

Any of a group of serine proteinase inhibitors found in arthropods

pacifastinsnoun

plural of pacifastin

pacifiableadj

Capable of being pacified

pacificadj

Calm, peaceful.

Pacific bonitonoun

Sarda lineolata, of the shallower waters of the Pacific.

Pacific Countyname

One of 39 counties in Washington, United States. County seat: South Bend.

Pacific Grovename

A city in Monterey County, California, United States.

Pacific Northwesternernoun

A resident of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.

Pacific Oceanname

An ocean, the world's largest body of water, to the east of Asia and Australasia and to the west of the Americas.

Pacific Warname

The Pacific theater of World War II.

Pacificaname

A city in San Mateo County, California, United States.

pacificacionnoun

Archaic form of pacification

pacificaladj

Alternative form of pacific.

pacificallyadv

In a calm or quiet manner.

Pacificanadj

Pacific; relating to the Pacific Ocean.

pacificatinglyadv

In a pacificating manner; in a peacemaking way.

pacificationnoun

The process of pacifying.

pacificatornoun

A peacemaker, a pacifier.

pacificatoryadj

Promoting peace; conciliatory.

pacificismnoun

A moderate form of political pacifism which allows the use of violence against those seeking to commit greater violence.

pacificistnoun

Alternative form of pacifist.

pacificitynoun

The quality of being pacific; peacefulness.

pacificonoun

A peaceful native in Cuba or the Philippines who did not oppose Spanish colonization.

Pacificwardadj

Toward the Pacific Ocean.

pacifiernoun

Someone or something that pacifies.

pacifier gagnoun

A ball gag with a pacifier attached to its rubber or silicone sphere.

pacifiestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of pacify

pacifiethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of pacify

pacifismnoun

The support of peace, specifically:

pacifistnoun

One who loves, supports, or favours peace.

pacifisticadj

Of or pertaining to pacifism; pacifist.

pacifisticallyadv

In a pacifistic manner; in the manner of a pacifist.

pacifyverb

To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending (or suppressing) war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.

pacifycacionnoun

Archaic form of pacification

pacifyinglyadv

So as to pacify or calm.

pacilyadv

In a pacey manner.

pacinessnoun

The quality of being pacey.

pacingverb

present participle and gerund of pace

pacingsnoun

plural of pacing

Pacinianadj

Of or relating to Filippo Pacini (1812–1883), Italian anatomist.

Pacinoname

A surname.

Paciolianadj

Of or relating to Luca Pacioli (1445–1517), Italian mathematician and seminal contributor to the field now known as accounting.

Pacittiname

A surname from Italian.

packnoun

A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.

pack a lunchverb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pack, a, lunch: prepare a packed lunch.

pack a punchverb

To be capable of throwing a strong punch.

pack a sadverb

To break down, to stop working.

pack and playnoun

A portable folding crib that can also be used as a play area or a baby changing station.

pack animalnoun

A domesticated animal used to carry heavy items.

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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 6. 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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