English Words: P

4,417 words · Page 71 of 89

prionoun

Abbreviation of priority.

prionnoun

A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.

prioradj

Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.

prioressnoun

A nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess); mother superior.

prioritiesnoun

plural of priority

prioritiseverb

British standard spelling of prioritize.

prioritizationnoun

The process of assigning priorities to things or tasks.

prioritizeverb

To value, do, or choose something first, or before other things.

prioritynoun

An item's relative importance.

priorynoun

A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.

Pripyatname

A river in Eastern Europe, flowing east through Ukraine and Belarus, draining into the Dnieper.

Priscillaname

A female given name from Latin of biblical origin.

priseverb

To force (open) with a lever; to pry.

prismnoun

A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same polygonal shape and size, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.

PRISMAname

A standardised method of selecting articles for systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

prismaticadj

Of or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.

prisonnoun

A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.

prisonernoun

A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.

prisonersnoun

plural of prisoner

prisonsnoun

plural of prison

prissyadj

Prim and fussy; too precise; overparticular.

pristineadj

Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.

Pritchardname

A surname from Welsh.

Prithviname

Name of deity Prithvi or Mother Earth

Pritiname

A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Pritzkername

A surname.

Priusnoun

Ellipsis of Toyota Prius, a compact/small family liftback (supermini/subcompact sedan until 2003) produced by Toyota.

privnoun

Clipping of privilege.

privacynoun

The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

privateadj

Belonging or pertaining to an individual person, group of people, or entity that is not the state.

privateernoun

A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo.

privatelyadv

In a private manner.

privatesnoun

The genitalia; those body parts that are not normally displayed; private parts.

privationnoun

The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.

privatisationnoun

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of privatization.

privatiseverb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of privatize.

privatizationnoun

The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control.

privatizeverb

To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.

privetnoun

Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum.

privilegenoun

An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.

privilegedverb

simple past and past participle of privilege

privilegesnoun

plural of privilege

privilegingnoun

The process by which something is made privileged.

privyadj

Private, exclusive; not public; one's own.

Priyaname

A female given name from India. A common Hindu female name which means beloved. It is usually used in conjunction with another name, mostly those of gods to imply "beloved of ________".

Priyankaname

A female given name from Hindi.

prizenoun

That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.

prizedadj

Highly valued, cherished.

prizefighternoun

A professional boxer.

prizesnoun

plural of prize

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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 71. 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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