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- PENDULUMSplural of pendulum
- PENSIVEEngaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
- PERFIDIOUSOf, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
- PERFIDYA state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.
- PERFUMYAlternative form of perfumey.
- PETALSplural of petal
- PETRIFYTo turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- PETROLEUMA flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface.
- PHANTOMSplural of phantom
- PHENOMSplural of phenom
- PHYLUMA rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
- PHYSICALOf medicine. Pertaining to the field of medicine; medical. That practises medicine; pertaining to doctors, physicianly. Medicinal; good for the health, curative, therapeutic.
- PINKYPinkish.
- PISKYAlternative form of pixie (“supernatural being”).
- PITHYConcise and meaningful.
- PITIFULSo appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
- PIVOTEDsimple past and past participle of pivot
- PLANTINGSplural of planting
- PLENTIFULExisting in large number or ample amount.
- PLEXA building, such as a duplex or triplex, with a number of apartments (typically two to four) that all open directly to the outside.
- PLOUGHA device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
- PLUCKINGpresent participle and gerund of pluck
- PLUMBEROne who works in or with lead.
- POLARITYThe separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
- POLYGAMISTOne who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.
- PONDEROUSHeavy, massive, weighty.
- PONIESplural of pony
- POSTAGEThe system of transporting letters, and parcels.
- POTLUCKSplural of potluck
- POUNDEDsimple past and past participle of pound
- PRANKEDsimple past and past participle of prank
- PULVERISEDsimple past and past participle of pulverise
- PUMICESthird-person singular simple present indicative of pumice
- PYJAMASUK standard form of pajamas.
- QUAGMIRESplural of quagmire
- QUAKEDsimple past and past participle of quake
- QUANTIFYTo assign a quantity to.
- 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
- QUASHTo defeat decisively, to suppress.
- QUEASILYIn a queasy manner; delicately; squeamishly.
- QUEENLYHaving the status, rank or qualities of a queen; regal.
- QUEENSplural of queen
- QUICKLYRapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
- RABIESAn infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitem
- RAINBOWSplural of rainbow
- RASCALA dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
- REAGENTSplural of reagent
- REBOUGHTsimple past and past participle of rebuy
- REBUTSthird-person singular simple present indicative of rebut
- RECOILEDpast participle of recoil
- RECOMPILETo compile again.
- REFASTENTo fasten again.
- REFINISHEDsimple past and past participle of refinish
- REFLUXINGpresent participle and gerund of reflux
- REFUSEDsimple past and past participle of refuse
- REFUSINGpresent participle and gerund of refuse
- REGULATIONSplural of regulation
- REMIXEDsimple past and past participle of remix
- REMIXINGpresent participle and gerund of remix
- REPACKINGpresent participle and gerund of repack
- REPLANTINGpresent participle and gerund of replant
- RESOUNDEDsimple past and past participle of resound
- RESTYLEDsimple past and past participle of restyle
- REVIEWSplural of review
- REWINDSplural of rewind
- RICKSHAWSplural of rickshaw
- RIDGELINESplural of ridgeline
- RIDICULEDsimple past and past participle of ridicule
- ROYALISTOf or related to royalists or some royalist faction.
- RUSTICCountry-styled or pastoral; rural.
- SACRISTYA room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.
- SALVEAn ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.
- SAXOPHONEA single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
- SCALDEDsimple past and past participle of scald
- SCALDINGHot enough to burn.
- SCANTNot full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
- SCHISMA split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
- SCHOOLEDsimple past and past participle of school
- SCRIMSHAWTo create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials. To carve or en
- SCRIMSHAWERA person who makes scrimshaws.
- SHADINGpresent participle and gerund of shade
- SHADOWYIn shadow; darkened by shadows.
- SHERIFSplural of sherif
- SHIVA knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
- SHOCKEDSurprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.
- SHOWYCalling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.
- SHRIMPSplural of shrimp
- SHRUGA lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something.
- SIGMAThe eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.
- SILICONEAny of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of
- SIMPERTo smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, obsequious, or smug manner.
- SIMPLEUncomplicated; lacking complexity; taken by itself, with nothing added.
- SIMPLYIn a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
- SINFULHaving sinned; guilty of sin.
- SINGLENot accompanied by anything else; one in number.
- SKETCHYRoughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.
- SLEEKERcomparative form of sleek: more sleek
- SLINGEDwearing a sling
- SLINKYFurtive, stealthy or catlike.
- SLIVEREDsimple past and past participle of sliver