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- PASHMINAA Cashmere; a goat native to Kashmir.
- PATINAlternative form of patine.
- PATINAA paten (a flat type of dish).
- PAVLOS
- PAWNThe state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
- PECHE
- PECTINA plant-derived polysaccharide found in cell walls (especially in fruits) that forms a gel under acidic conditions and is commonly used to thicken foods like jam and jellies.
- PECTORALSplural of pectoral
- PERCOLATETo pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
- PERCUSSIONThe collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
- PESTLEA club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
- PETULANCERudeness, insolence.
- PETULANTChildishly irritable.
- PETUNIAAny of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
- PHALA
- PHALANGESynonym of phalanx (“group of soldiers, people etc.”).
- PHALANGESplural of phalange
- PHEASANTA bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
- PHILANDERA lover.
- PHOBICRelating to a phobia.
- PHONETICSThe study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory re
- PHUCK
- PHYLLOA type of dough, originating in Mediterranean cuisine, that is used in thin layers to make pastries (such as baklava and apple strudel) and pies and becomes very flaky when cooked.
- PHYSIOClipping of physiotherapist.
- PICKETA stake driven into the ground.
- PICKINS
- PIETYReverence and devotion to God.
- PIGE
- PIGMYArchaic spelling of pygmy.
- PILAFA dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.
- PILSNERA pale, light lager beer.
- PIMAA soft form of cotton having long fibres (Gossypium barbadense)
- PIOUSOf or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
- PISCINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.
- PLACATIONA process or act of placating; appeasement or an expression of appeasement.
- PLACIDITYThe state of being placid; peacefulness.
- PLAGUEThe bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
- PLASMProtoplasm.
- PLASMAA state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.
- PLASMICOf or pertaining to plasma.
- PLATOONA unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
- PLAYAA level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely.
- PLEBEA plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
- PLECK
- PLEINE
- PLETHORAAn excessive amount or number; an abundance.
- PLIGHTA dire or unfortunate situation.
- PNEUMATICOf, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
- PODGEA fat person.
- POLYATOMIC(of a molecule or ion) Consisting of two or more atoms.
- PONCEA man living off another's earnings, especially a woman's. Synonym of kept man. Synonym of pimp, especially one hired by a prostitute as a tout, bodyguard, and driver.
- PONTIFICEBridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge.
- POROUSFull of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
- POUTINEA dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy, eaten primarily in Canada.
- PRICKETA candle.
- PRIMEVALBelonging to the first ages.
- PRIVETAny of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum.
- PROLIFICFertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
- PROSTHETICArtificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis.
- PROTOGENICOf or pertaining to an early or original race or lineage; primitive.
- PROWLEDsimple past and past participle of prowl
- PRUDENCEThe quality or state of being prudent: circumspection and good judgment in knowing how best to act; an instance of this.
- PRUDENCIA
- PUCKA mischievous or hostile spirit.
- PUEBLOA community in Spain or Spanish America, especially one of Pueblo Indians living in a stone or adobe multi-storey building.
- PUGILAs much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch.
- PUGILISMFighting with fists.
- PULMAN
- PULVERPowder.
- PUMICEA light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbl
- PUNCTILIOUSStrictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
- PURIM
- PURVEYTo prepare in advance (for or to do something); to plan, make provision.
- PURVIEWThe enacting part of a statute.
- PUSTULEA small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
- PUTZA fool, an idiot.
- PYRENEA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar
- PYROA pyromaniac.
- PYTHONAny of the family Pythonidae of nonvenomous constrictor snakes.
- QUADRATICSquare-shaped.
- QUAKERAlternative letter-case form of Quaker.
- QUALMA feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
- QUANDO
- QUANTUMThe total amount of something; quantity. The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit. The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who h
- QUARTILEAny of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
- QUEENThe wife, consort, or widow of a king.
- QUIVERA container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- QUOGUE
- QUOTABLECapable or worthy of being quoted
- RACHETArchaic form of ratchet.
- RAINIE
- RAMBUNCTIOUSBoisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control.
- RANCIDRank in taste or smell.
- RAPTSnatched, taken away; abducted.
- RAUCOUSHarsh and rough-sounding.
- RAVENOUSVery hungry.
- RECESSIONThe act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
- RECTIplural of rectus
- REMOULADEA popular condiment in many countries, usually mayonnaise-based.
- REMOULDTo mould or shape again.