English Words: P

4,417 words · Page 70 of 89

primaladj

Being the first in time or in history.

primarilyadv

Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost.

primaryadj

First or earliest in a group or series.

primatenoun

A mammal of the order Primates, including apes (which include humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.

primatesnoun

plural of primate

primaveraadj

Describing a light vegetable sauce, especially one served with pasta.

primeadj

First in importance, degree, or rank.

primedverb

simple past and past participle of prime

primernoun

A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.

primeronoun

A card game resembling poker, dating back at least to the 16th century.

primesnoun

plural of prime

primetimeadj

Alternative form of prime time.

primevaladj

Belonging to the first ages.

primingnoun

A substance used as a primer.

primitivenoun

An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.

primitivismnoun

The state or quality of being primitive.

primonoun

The principal part of a duet.

primogeniturenoun

The state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents.

primordialadj

First, earliest or original.

primrosenoun

A flowering plant of the genus Primula.

primulanoun

Any plant of the genus Primula; the primroses.

primusnoun

One of the bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church, who presides at the meetings of the bishops, and has certain privileges but no metropolitan authority.

princenoun

A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch.

princelyadj

Relating to a prince.

princepsnoun

The title of the Roman emperor during the principate.

princesnoun

plural of prince

princessnoun

A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.

princesseadj

Being or relating to a princesse dress.

Princetonname

A place in Canada:

principaladj

Primary; most important; first level in importance.

principalitynoun

A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.

principallyadv

In a primary manner; pertaining to the principal of a matter.

principenoun

An Italian prince.

principianoun

First principles; elementary material.

principlenoun

A fundamental assumption or guiding belief.

principledadj

Based on, having, or manifesting principles

principlesnoun

plural of principle

Pringlename

A surname.

Prinsname

A surname from Dutch.

printadj

Of, relating to, or writing for printed publications.

printableadj

Worthy or capable of being printed.

printedadj

Put down on paper by a printing press or a computer printer.

printernoun

One who makes prints.

printingnoun

The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.

printingsnoun

plural of printing

printmakernoun

A person who makes prints of works of art, (particularly) a self-employed craftsman.

printmakingnoun

The field of art concerned, roughly, with the transfer of ink or paint from a plate or block or through a screen mesh to paper.

printoutnoun

Something printed on paper, usually by a printer (machine).

printsnoun

plural of print

Prinzname

A surname from German.

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 70. 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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