English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 77 of 931

papered oververb

simple past and past participle of paper over

paperernoun

A person who hangs wallpaper.

paperflowernoun

Alternative form of paper flower.

paperfoldingnoun

The folding of paper; origami

paperfulnoun

Enough to fill a paper.

papergirlnoun

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

papergramnoun

Synonym of paper chromatogram.

paperhangernoun

Someone who puts wallpaper on walls.

paperhangingnoun

The trade of hanging wallpaper on walls.

paperhoodnoun

Administrative documents and forms.

paperilyadv

In a papery manner.

paperinessnoun

The property of being papery.

paperingnoun

Wallpaper.

paperishadj

Synonym of paperlike: similar to paper.

paperknifenoun

A knife for cutting paper or opening envelopes.

paperlessadj

Without paper.

paperlesslyadv

Without paper; in a paperless fashion.

paperlessnessnoun

The state or condition of being paperless.

paperlikeadj

Similar to paper in some way or most ways.

papermakernoun

A person or company that makes paper.

papermakeringnoun

The business or activity of a papermaker.

papermakingnoun

The craft of making paper.

papermannoun

A man who delivers newspapers.

papermillnoun

Alternative form of paper mill.

papermouthnoun

A fish, the crappie.

papernadj

Made of paper.

paperphilenoun

One who loves paper.

paperphilianoun

The appreciation of and preference for paper.

papersnoun

plural of paper.

papershellnoun

A pecan cultivar that has a thin shell.

papershreddernoun

Rare form of paper shredder

Papertianadj

Of or relating to Seymour Papert (1928–2016), South African-born American mathematician, computer scientist and educator.

papertrailnoun

Alternative form of paper trail.

Papertsianname

A surname from Armenian.

paperwalladj

Having paper walls.

paperwarenoun

Articles made from 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.

paperwomannoun

A woman who delivers newspapers

paperworknoun

Routine work involving written documents.

paperworkernoun

A person employed in paper manufacture.

paperworksnoun

A factory that produces paper.

paperyadj

Of, similar to, or related to paper.

papescentadj

Containing, producing, or resembling pap.

Papeshname

A surname.

papessnoun

A female pope, i.e. the fictitious Pope Joan.

papeterienoun

A case or box containing paper and writing materials.

papgeldnoun

child support

Paphianadj

Pertaining to love or sexual desire, especially when illicit.

paphiopedilumnoun

Any plant of the genus Paphiopedilum.

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 77. 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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