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- OVERWISEExcessively wise; too clever for one's own good.
- OWERA person who owes something, especially money.
- OWLERThe alder tree.
- OWNEROne who owns something.
- OXENplural of ox
- OXESplural of ox
- OXHEADA fool; a blockhead.
- OXIMEAny of a class of organic compounds, of general formula RR'C=NOH, derived from the condensation of an aldehyde (R' = H) or ketone with hydroxylamine.
- OXLIPA plant of species Primula elatior, similar to cowslip (Primula veris) but with larger, pale yellow flowers.
- OXTAILThe tail of an ox or cow.
- OXYGENASEAn enzyme which catalyses biochemical reactions with oxygen.
- PACKA bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
- PACKERA person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
- PACKHORSEA horse used as a pack animal.
- PACKINGpresent participle and gerund of pack
- PACKLYA bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
- PADLOCKA detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle
- PAINFULCausing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
- PAINFULLYIn a painful manner; as if in pain.
- PALMISTRYTelling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand.
- PALSGRAVEA count palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire, possessing near-royal powers within his county.
- PALSGRAVINEThe consort or widow of a palsgrave.
- PALTERTo talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions. (psychology and mediation) To give a false impression by selective use of true but misleading statements.
- PANCAKEA thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular: An thin batter cake similar to a crepe, typically unleavened. A leavened, thicker, fluffier cake.
- PANFULAs much as a pan will hold.
- PANGA paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
- PANTLERThe servant in charge of the bread and the pantry in a great house.
- PARALYZETo afflict with paralysis.
- PARATONICRelating to paratonia.
- PARCHTo burn the surface of, to scorch.
- PARDONForgiveness for an offence.
- PAREVEOf food: that has no meat or milk in any form as an ingredient.
- PARKAn area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
- PARRYoung salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.
- PARTICLEA very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
- PASTThe period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
- PATHWAYA footpath or other path or track.
- PATZERSynonym of woodpusher: a poor chess player.
- PAVEDCovered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.
- PAWNThe state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
- PEACEABLYIn a peaceable manner.
- PEACEFULNot at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
- PEACEFULLYIn a peaceful manner.
- PEAHENA female peafowl.
- PEAKA point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
- PEASANTA member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the mai
- PEASANTRYImpoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands.
- PEASCODThe legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea.
- PEASENplural of pease
- PEATSoil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
- PEBBLEA small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
- PECHTo pant, to struggle for breath.
- PECKTo strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
- PECKERSomeone who or something that pecks, striking or piercing in the manner of a bird's beak or bill, particularly: Any tool used in a pecking fashion, particularly kinds of hoes or pi
- PECTORALOf or pertaining to the breast, or chest.
- PEDLARAlternative spelling of peddler.
- PEDOPHILIASexual attraction by adults and adolescents to children, specifically prepubescent children.
- PEEKTo look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
- PEENThe (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- PEEPA short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. A feeble utterance or complaint.
- PEERTo look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.
- PEEVISHConstantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.
- PELTThe skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modificati
- PERCASEPerchance; perhaps.
- PERISHABLELiable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
- PERNPart of a spinning wheel, a conical spool onto which the thread is wound from the spindle.
- PERNICKETYFussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious.
- PERPETUALLYSeeming to never end; endlessly; constantly.
- PERSNICKETYUS standard form of pernickety.
- PERSONAn individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.
- PERSONABLEOf a person: having a pleasing appearance; attractive; handsome.
- PERTAttractive.
- PETALOne of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are n
- PETTICOATA tight, usually padded undercoat worn by women over a shirt and under the doublet.
- PFUIan exclamation indicating disagreement or rejection of an argument; contempt
- PHAGOCYTEA cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic
- PHARAONICOf or pertaining to a pharaoh.
- PHASCOGALEAny of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating.
- PHEASANTA bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
- PHOOEYAn expression of disgust, rejection, or disappointment.
- PHYLOGENETICOf, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.
- PICKAXEA heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.
- PICKELHAUBEA spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
- PICKERAgent noun of pick; one who picks.
- PICKERELA freshwater fish of the genus Esox.
- PICKLEA cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
- PIECEMEALMade or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
- PIENDAlternative form of peen (“end of a hammer”).
- PIGMENTAny color in plant or animal cells.
- PIGSNYAn Elizabethan term of endearment.
- PILLOCKA stupid or annoying person; a simpleton; a fool.
- PILSENERAlternative form of pilsner.
- PILSNERA pale, light lager beer.
- PIMPSomeone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
- PINCHTo squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- PINDERA peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible seed(s) of a leguminous plant.
- PINFOLDAn open enclosure for animals, especially an area where stray animals were rounded up if their owners failed to properly supervise their use of common grazing land.
- PINGA high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
- PINKA color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
- PINKIEA little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.