English Words: P

4,417 words · Page 7 of 89

panoramicadj

Of or pertaining to a panorama; with a wide view.

pansnoun

plural of pan

pansexualadj

Sexually attracted to people regardless of gender.

pansynoun

A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.

pantnoun

A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.

pantaloonsnoun

An article of clothing covering each leg separately, that covers the area from the waist to the ankle.

pantanalnoun

A marsh (a broad, flat area with pools of water and trees) in the Pantanal region of South America.

panternoun

One who pants.

pantheismnoun

The belief that the Universe is in some sense divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.

pantheonnoun

A temple dedicated to all the gods.

panthernoun

Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.

pantiesnoun

Underpants for women and girls.

pantingverb

present participle and gerund of pant

pantonoun

Clipping of pantomime.

pantomimenoun

A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.

pantonnoun

A horseshoe to correct a narrow, hoofbound heel.

pantriesnoun

plural of pantry

pantrynoun

A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.

pantsnoun

An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.

pantsuitnoun

A women's suit consisting of coordinated pants (trousers) and jacket

pantynoun

Short trousers for men, or more usually boys.

pantyhosenoun

Thin nylon tights worn over the legs, usually tan in color.

Panzaname

A surname from Italian.

panzernoun

A tank, especially a German one of World War II.

paonoun

A fairy chess piece which moves identically to the xiangqi cannon, moving orthogonally and must hop over a piece of either side to capture.

Paolaname

A female given name from Italian.

Paoloname

A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Paul.

papnoun

Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.

papanoun

Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.

papacynoun

The office of a pope.

Papadopoulosname

A surname from Greek.

papaladj

Having to do with the pope or the papacy.

Papandreouname

A transliteration of the Greek surname Παπανδρέου (Papandréou).

paparazzinoun

plural of paparazzo

paparazzonoun

A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

papayanoun

A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit.

Papenoun

A Roman Catholic; a Papist.

papernoun

A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.

paperbacknoun

A book with flexible binding.

paperboardnoun

A thick paper, or thin cardboard.

paperboynoun

A boy who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.

paperlessadj

Without paper.

papermakingnoun

The craft of making paper.

papersnoun

plural of paper.

paperweightnoun

A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.

paperwhitenoun

A bulbous perennial, of species Narcissus papyraceus, native to the Mediterranean region, with fragrant bunches of white flowers.

paperworknoun

Routine work involving written documents.

paperyadj

Of, similar to, or related to paper.

Paphosname

A city in Cyprus, known in antiquity as the birthplace of Aphrodite.

PAPInoun

Abbreviation of Performance Application Programming Interface.

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 7. 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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