English Words: P

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proclivitynoun

A predisposition or natural inclination, propensity, or a predilection; especially, a strong disposition or bent.

proconsulnoun

A magistrate who served as a consul and then as the governor of a province.

procrastinateverb

To delay taking action; to wait until later.

procrastinationnoun

The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

procrastinatornoun

One who procrastinates; one who delays working on things.

procreateverb

To beget or conceive (offsprings).

procreationnoun

The process by which an organism produces others of its biological kind

procreativeadj

Having the power to beget; generative.

proctornoun

A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.

procuratornoun

A tax collector.

procureverb

To acquire or obtain.

procuredverb

simple past and past participle of procure

procurementnoun

The purchasing department of a company.

procuringnoun

The act of procuring, or amount procured.

prodverb

To poke, to push, to touch.

proddingnoun

The act of giving a prod.

prodigaladj

Wastefully extravagant.

prodigiousadj

Extraordinarily amazing.

prodigiouslyadv

In a prodigious manner; astonishingly, enormously, impressively, wonderfully.

prodigynoun

An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.

produceverb

To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.

producedverb

simple past and past participle of produce

producernoun

An individual or organization that creates goods and services.

producesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of produce

producingverb

present participle and gerund of produce

productnoun

Anything that is produced; a result.

productionnoun

The act of producing, making or creating something.

productionsnoun

plural of production

productiveadj

Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.

productivelyadv

In a productive manner.

productivitynoun

The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.

productsnoun

plural of product

profaneadj

Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.

profanedadj

Treated with irreverence or without due respect.

profanitynoun

The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.

professverb

To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order.

professedadj

Openly declared or acknowledged.

professionnoun

A declaration of faith.

professionalnoun

A person who belongs to a profession.

professionalismnoun

The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play.

professionalizationnoun

The act or process of professionalizing, or becoming professional.

professionallyadv

As a professional; for one's paid career.

professionalsnoun

plural of professional

professornoun

The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution.

professorialadj

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a professor or professors, or of a professorship or professorships.

professorshipnoun

The office of a professor.

proffernoun

An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender.

proficiencynoun

Ability, skill, competence.

proficientadj

Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.

profilenoun

The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.

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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 73. 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.

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