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- PINSCHERAny of several breeds of dog.
- PIPERA musician who plays a pipe.
- PIRNA cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
- PISHExpressing disdain.
- PISHERSomebody who is inept at a task or new to a job.
- PISMIREAn ant.
- PITCHBLENDENaturally-occurring uranium oxide, a variety of the mineral uraninite.
- PITCHFORKAn agricultural hand tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or
- PITCHYOf, pertaining to, or resembling pitch.
- PITEOUSLYIn a piteous manner; pathetically; plaintively.
- PITHThe soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
- PITHYConcise and meaningful.
- PITIFULSo appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
- PITIFULLYIn a pitiful manner.
- PITILESSHaving, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless.
- PIXIEA playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
- PLAASA farm.
- PLACARDA sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
- PLACATIVEThat placates; pacifying.
- PLACKA coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries.
- PLACODERMA member of an extinct paraphyletic class (†Placodermi) of jawed fish with armored heads and thoraces; the group lived during the Silurian and Devonian periods.
- PLAITA flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
- PLANERA tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.
- PLANTAGEPlants, vegetation; specifically, the planting or cultivation of plants.
- PLANTEDsimple past and past participle of plant
- PLAQUEAny flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn
- PLASHA small pool of standing water; a marshy pond; also, a puddle; marshy land; mire.
- PLAYTo act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- PLAYEROne that plays. One who plays any game or sport.
- PLAYFULEnjoying play; sportive; prone to playing frequently, in the manner of a child or young pet (viz. puppy or kitten).
- PLAYHOUSEA venue for performing plays.
- PLAYINGAn occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.
- PLEASANTLYIn a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
- PLEASETo make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
- PLEASEDHappy, content.
- PLEASERSomeone or something which pleases.
- PLEASINGAgreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
- PLEDsimple past and past participle of plead
- PLEDGETo make a solemn promise (to do something).
- PLENTIFULExisting in large number or ample amount.
- PLENTYA more-than-adequate amount; plenitude; a great deal.
- PLIGHTFULFull of risk or danger; risky; dangerous; perilous.
- PLODA slow or labored walk or other motion or activity.
- PLODGETo wade or splash around especially in the sea, or in puddles or mud.
- PLOTThe course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- PLOTZTo flop down wearily.
- PLOUGHA device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
- PLOUGHMANAlternative spelling of plowman.
- PLOWMANA man who plows land with a plow.
- PLOWSHAREAlternative spelling of ploughshare.
- PLUCKTo pull something sharply; to pull something out
- PLUGA pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
- PLUMPHaving a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
- PLUNDERTo pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
- POEPA fart.
- POETICALSynonym of poetic.
- POETICALLYIn a poetic manner.
- POETICALSSynonym of poetic.
- POINTA small dot or mark. Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
- POINTLESSHaving no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
- POISONERA person who poisons something or someone.
- POKALA tall drinking cup.
- POKETo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
- POLDERAn area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
- POLLARDA pruned tree; the wood of such trees.
- POLLOCKEither of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.
- POLTERGEISTAn unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.
- POLYPLOIDYThe condition of being polyploid or the process of becoming polyploid.
- PONDAn inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
- POOCHA dog.
- POODLEA breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, minia
- POOKAA fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.
- POOPTo make a short blast on a horn.
- POORLYIn a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.
- POORTA mountain pass.
- POOTLEA stroll; a wandering.
- PORTMANA burgess of a port, especially of one of the Cinque Ports.
- POSAUNEtrombone
- POSITIVELYIn a positive manner.
- POTETo push, thrust.
- POTENTIATETo endow with power.
- POTFULas much as a pot will hold
- POTHOLEA shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion, weather or traffic.
- POTHOLINGSA shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion, weather or traffic.
- POTSHERDA piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.
- POUCHA small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
- POWERFULHaving, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
- PRADA horse.
- PRAISECommendation; favourable representation in words.
- PRANCETo spring forward on the hind legs.
- PRANKA practical joke or mischievous trick.
- PRATTEDAlternative spelling of prat (“trick, prank”).
- PRATTINGAlternative spelling of prat (“trick, prank”).
- PREACHINGpresent participle and gerund of preach
- PRECEDINGOccurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
- PRECIOUSLYIn a precious manner.
- PREDIKANTA minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.
- PREHNITEA mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic aggregates or curved crystals, Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2.
- PRESENTLYImmediately, at once; quickly.
- PRETTILYIn a pretty manner.