English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 98 of 931
In Ancient Greek musical theory, the higher-pitched of the two movable notes in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, pitched higher than the trite and lower than the nete.
An epithelial cell, in taste buds, that can secrete a neurotransmitter but does not have dendrites or an axon
Of or relating to a subgroup of the Nilotic languages, comprising those of the east and south, thought to be a mixture of (Western) Nilotic and Hamitic languages (in particular, modern Cushitic), based on racial and other non-linguistic considerations.
An organic compound with chemical formula C₆H₆N₂O₂: a yellow solid that is an intermediate in the production of dyes, pharmaceuticals, gasoline, etc.
The edge of the node of Ranvier of a myelinated axon (between the node and the juxtaparanode).
A psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of six subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and a perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and a general mistrust of others.
Of or relating to the Dalian surrealist technique of inducing a paranoid state in one's own mind in order to deconstruct the psychological concept of identity, such that subjectivity becomes the primary aspect of the artwork.
Verbal paraphasia, an aspect of aphasia, where the patient speaks a word different from the one they intended to say.
Of events, experiences, or phenomenona, that cannot be explained by current scientific understanding or natural laws.
A diffuse whitish image of the Sun, having the same altitude, at an angular distance of about 120° due to reflection from atmospheric ice-prisms.
Not currently having nuclear weapons, but having the capacity or infrastructure to build them in a short period of time.
A small condensed mass of the inactivated X-chromosome usually located just inside the nuclear membrane of the interphase nucleus
Services provided by an assistant to a nurse, such as catering and clerical work, allowing the nurse to focus on the medical aspects.
A deep, finely meshed conical net with long narrow wings, held open by cork floats and lead sinkers.
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 98. 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.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "P" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.