English Words: P
4,417 words · Page 65 of 89
To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product.
A social gathering of friends who get together to drink before going out to a party or a sports game, in order to generate a slight feeling of intoxication before going out for the night.
Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
To load in advance (used especially in reference to software installed on a computer prior to sale).
Occurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle leading up to the beginning of menstruation.
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 65. 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.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "P" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.