powerfuladjHaving, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
powerhousenounA power station; the building housing a power station
powerlessadjLacking sufficient power or strength.
powerlessnessnounThe state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.
powerliftingnounA strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift. The maximum weight lifted in each event is totalled for a final score.
PowerPointnameA software package from Microsoft used to make slideshow presentations.
powertrainnounThe group of components in a vehicle that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air.
PowhatannounA member of a Native American confederation of tribes in Virginia.
PowisnameA surname from Welsh.
powwownounA ritual conducted by a Native American shaman.
PowysnameA county and preserved county of Wales. Headquarters: Llandrindod Wells.
poxnounA disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
poynounA support structure.
PoznannameA city in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland.
PPnounInitialism of parish priest.
PPAnameInitialism of Philippine Ports Authority
ppbnounInitialism of parts per billion.
ppdadjAbbreviation of postpaid (“having the cost of postage already paid”).
PPEnounInitialism of personal protective equipment.
PPGnounInitialism of points per game.
PPInounInitialism of producer price index.
pplnounAbbreviation of people.
ppmnounInitialism of parts per million (10000 ppm = 1%).
PPPnounInitialism of pearly penile papules.
PPSnounInitialism of polyphenylene sulfide.
PPTnameAbbreviation of PowerPoint (the slide presentation software developed by Microsoft)
PRnounInitialism of public relations.
PRAnameInitialism of Prudential Regulation Authority.
PrabhunameA male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
practicaladjRelating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
practicallyadvIn practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally.
practicenounRepetition of an activity to improve a skill.
practicedadjskillful, proficient, knowledgeable or expert as a result of practice
practicumnounA college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically.
practiseverbTo repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
practisingadjEngaged in the practice of some activity or profession.
practitionernounA person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
PradeshnounA state (administrative division) of the Republic of India.
pradhannounAn official in parts of India, equivalent to vizier in rank and function.
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 61. 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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