English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 72 of 931
An alcohol derived from pantothenic acid. It is a more stable form of the vitamin and often used in multivitamin supplements.
A poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a series of quatrains, the second and fourth lines of each stanza repeated as the first and third lines of the next.
Occurring in tropical areas on all the major continents, i.e. in Africa, Asia and America.
The process of adapting humans through genetic and/or cybernetic means to thrive in environments otherwise inhospitable to them, such as outer space, the deep sea or other planets.
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.
A person in charge of the pantry, or food store, on a ship, train, or other transport where food is kept for passengers and crew. Also in a hospital, school, or hotel, etc.
An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
In a manner, or to a degree, capable of causing one to soil oneself in fear; terrifyingly.
A member of a South African urban subculture of the 20th century, characterised by expensive clothing and aggressive behaviour.
A type of control garment for women consisting of underpants with a built-in elasticated corset.
A piece of underwear for women combining panties with a suspender belt or garter belt.
A small village in Ammanford community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6210).
A pad worn on the inner surface of women's underpants, up against the vulva, during a low-flow day of the menstrual period, designed to absorb small, spotty quantities of menstrual fluid, in contrast to a tampon or sanitary napkin, worn on heavy-flow days.
A village in Gwernaffield with Pantymwyn community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1964).
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 72. 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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