English Words: P
4,417 words · Page 67 of 89
Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed.
That form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also, the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken collectively.
Exhibiting or possessing prescience: having knowledge of, or seemingly able to correctly predict, events before they take place.
To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).
A person who prescribes medication (usually a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner).
A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.
Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.
The period before the start of a sporting season, during which players undergo training and venues are prepared
The process by which a candidate for public office is selected, usually by a political party
The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
Any agent, natural or artificial, that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.
A Cuban cocktail made from rum, curaçao, dry vermouth, and grenadine that is stirred or shaken with cracked ice.
A permanent executive committee, used primarily in Communist countries, with the power to act for a larger governing body when the latter is in recess.
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 67. 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.