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- PRETTYPleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
- PRICKLEA sharp and often small point, especially that of a plant; a thorn. A sharp, hard extension of the cortex and epidermis of some plants (such as roses), as distinguished from a thor
- PRIDEThe quality or state of being proud. A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
- PRIDEFULFull of pride.
- PRIESTHOODThe role or office of a priest.
- PRIESTLYOf or relating to priests.
- PRINCELYRelating to a prince.
- PRINKto give a wink; to wink.
- PRINTOf, relating to, or writing for printed publications.
- PRIVILYSecretly, in secret; in a private manner; privately.
- PROAA sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.
- PROBABLYIn all likelihood.
- PRODTo poke, to push, to touch.
- PROFOUNDLYWith depth, meaningfully.
- PRONKTo jump with all four limbs at once.
- PROPANEAn aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas.
- PROSITToast to indicate one is drinking to someone's, or to each other's, health.
- PROTONA positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.
- PROUDFULFull of pride; excessively proud.
- PROUDLYIn a proud manner.
- PROVABLEOf a statement or hypothesis that can be proven.
- PROVINGpresent participle and gerund of prove
- PROVOSTOne placed in charge: a head, a chief, particularly: A dean: the head of a cathedral chapter. The head of various other ecclesiastical bodies, even muezzins. The minister of the ch
- PROWLTo rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
- PSILOCYBINA hallucinogenic alkaloid, C12H15N2O·H2PO3, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.
- PSYCHIATERA psychiatrist.
- PSYCHOIDAn innate physical reaction to a psychological stimulus.
- PUCKA mischievous or hostile spirit.
- PUCKERTo pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.
- PUCKLEThe devil; Satan.
- PUDDLEA small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road.
- PUFFA sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
- PUFFINThe young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food.
- PUKEvomit.
- PULLTo apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- PUMPA device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
- PUMPERNICKELA German sourdough bread made from rye.
- PUNKIEA small two-winged fly or midge of the family Ceratopogonidae, which bites and then sucks the blood of mammals; a biting midge or sandfly.
- PUNTA narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.
- PURELYWholly; really, completely.
- PURINEAny of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other be
- PURLA particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.
- PUTSCHA coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.
- PUTSCHISTOne who participates in a putsch.
- PUTTThe act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
- PUTTOCKAny of several birds of prey including the red kite, buzzard and marsh harrier
- PUTZA fool, an idiot.
- PYKNICshort and stout; endomorphic
- PYRIDINEAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C5H5N.
- QUACKThe vocalisation made by a duck.
- QUACKSALVEROne falsely claiming to possess medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments, etc., supposedly having curative powers; a quack.
- QUAGQuagmire; marsh; bog.
- QUAILTo waste away; to fade, to wither.
- QUAKEA trembling or shaking.
- QUAKINGThe action of the verb quake.
- QUALMA feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
- QUANDARYA state of not knowing what to decide; a state of difficulty or perplexity; a state of uncertainty, hesitation or puzzlement; a dilemma, a difficult decision or choice.
- QUARLA medusa or jellyfish.
- QUAVERA trembling shake.
- QUEENLYHaving the status, rank or qualities of a queen; regal.
- QUENCHTo satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
- QUENCHERSomething that quenches (thirst, fire, etc.)
- QUESTIONERA person who asks questions, or who conducts an official enquiry.
- QUEYA heifer.
- QUICKENEROne who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action.
- QUICKLIMECalcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
- QUICKLYRapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
- QUICKSANDWet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
- QUICKSILVERThe metal mercury.
- QUIETLYProducing little or no noise.
- QUIETUSA stillness or pause; something that quiets or represses; removal from activity.
- QUISLINGA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
- QUISTThe wood pigeon, Columba palumbus.
- QUITCHTo shake (something); to stir, move.
- QUIVERA container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- QUOPTo throb or beat.
- QUOTHSaid.
- RABBLETo speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense
- RACHa dog that hunts by scent
- RACKA series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
- RACKETAn implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton.
- RACKLEA chain.
- RAGGEDIn tatters, having the texture broken.
- RAINBOWA multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
- RAINYPouring with rain; wet; showery
- RAISINGpresent participle and gerund of raise
- RAKEA garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-m
- RAKEESA garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-m
- RAMBLEA leisurely stroll; a recreational walk in the countryside.
- RAMEKINA small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served.
- RAMPAn inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
- RAMPAGEA course of violent, frenzied action.
- RAMSHACKLEIn disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
- RANDYSexually aroused; full of sexual lust.
- RANGEA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
- RANKLYIn a rank manner.
- RANTTo speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
- RAPEThe act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any pe
- RASPA coarse file or filelike tool, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the t
- RATELSynonym of honey badger.