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- PINCERSplural of pincer
- PINOCHLEA card game, similar to bezique.
- PINOTAny of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America.
- PINTADOA fine cotton cloth; chintz.
- PINTOA horse with a patchy coloration that includes a white color.
- PIOLETAn ice axe/ice ax.
- PIONEEROne who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
- PIPETTEA small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.
- PIQUANTCausing hurt feelings; scathing, severe.
- PIQUETA game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside.
- PIRAGUAA Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup.
- PIRAIA piranha fish.
- PIRANHAAny of certain freshwater fish of the subfamily Serrasalminae, native to South America; they are characterized by razor-sharp teeth and a reputation of being ferocious predators (d
- PIROGUEA canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.
- PIROUETTEA whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.
- PISSOIRA public urinal typically found in European, especially French, streets.
- PISTAREENA Spanish silver coin worth two reales, used as common currency in the Americas in the 18th century.
- PISTEA downhill trail.
- PISTILA discrete organ in the center of a flower capable of receiving pollen and producing a fruit, it is divided into an ovary, style and stigma.
- PISTOLA handgun
- PISTOLEERA person, especially a soldier, armed with a pistol
- PISTONA solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
- PISTOUA Provençal cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil, similar to pesto.
- PISTOUSA Provençal cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil, similar to pesto.
- PITAYACertain cactuses native to the Americas, of genera Selenicereus or Stenocereus, especially the latter.
- PITEOUSProvoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
- PITIABLEThat deserves, evokes or can be given pity; pitiful.
- PITONA spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).
- PLACKETA slit or other opening in an item of clothing, to allow access to pockets or fastenings
- PLAFONDA ceiling, especially one that is ornately decorated.
- PLAINTIFFA party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.
- PLAINTIVESounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
- PLANCHA plank.
- PLANCHEA position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.
- PLANCHETA flat disk of metal used as a blank for stamping a coin.
- PLANCHETTEA small plank.
- PLANTAn organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
- PLASMProtoplasm.
- PLASTERA paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
- PLASTIQUEA form of physical exercise that involves rotation of the joints.
- PLATA plot of land; a lot.
- PLATANA planetree.
- PLATEAUA largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.
- PLATITUDEAn often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse.
- PLATOONA unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
- PLATTERA tray for serving foods.
- PLAYAA level area which habitually fills with water that evaporates entirely.
- PLAYBACKThe replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
- PLEADERa person who pleads in court; an advocate
- PLEASANCEA pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden.
- PLEASANTGiving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
- PLEASANTRYA casual, courteous remark.
- PLEATA fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up exc
- PLEBEA plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
- PLEBEIANA member of the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.
- PLEBEIANISMThe quality or state of being plebeian.
- PLENAA style of Puerto Rican music having a highly syncopated rhythm and often satirical lyrics.
- PLENISHTo fill up, to stock or supply (something).
- PLEONASTEA black variety of spinel.
- PLEWbeaver pelt
- PLIABLESoft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.
- PLIANTCapable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
- PLISSEA fabric treated so as to be permanently puckered or crinkled.
- PLUMBERYThe business of a plumber; plumbing
- PLUMBICOf, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.
- PLUMERIAfrangipani
- PLUMOSEHaving feathers or plumes.
- PLUMULEThe first bud, or growing point, of a plant embryo, situated above the cotyledons.
- PLUSHVery extravagant. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- PNEUMATOLOGISTOne versed in pneumatology.
- POACHTo cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).
- POBLANOA mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).
- POCHETTEA small handbag shaped like an envelope.
- POCHOIRA technique in visual art consisting of applying various stencils (perforated templates).
- POCULIFORMHaving the shape of a goblet or drinking cup.
- POILUA French infantryman during the First World War
- POINTEThe tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
- POITRELA piece of armor for a horse's chest; the breastplate of a horse's armour or harness.
- POITRINEThe breastplate of a knight's armour.
- POLARISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of polarize.
- POLARIZATIONThe production or the condition of polarity. The grouping of opinions into two extremes. The production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electrom
- POLARIZETo cause to have a polarization.
- POLECATAny of several long-bodied mammals of the subfamilies Mustelinae and Ictonychinae, both in the weasel family Mustelidae. Notably, the European polecat, Mustela putorius.
- POLENTAAny of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.
- POLEYNThe part of medieval armour that protected the knee.
- POLITICOA politician.
- POLONAISEA stately Polish dance in triple time and moderate tempo.
- POLYHEDRONA solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges.
- POMELOThe large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent p
- POMFRETA fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species.
- POMPADOURA women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.
- POMPIERA pompier hook
- 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.
- PONCEAUAny of a number of red pigments, some of which are used as indicators.
- PONTAGEA duty or tax paid for repairing bridges.
- PONTICELLObridge (of a violin etc.)
- PONTICELLOSbridge (of a violin etc.)
- PONTLEVISA drawbridge.
- PONTONArchaic form of pontoon.
- POOHExpressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.