Word | Definition |
pabouche | a slipper |
pabulous | of, like or pertaining to nourishment |
pabulum | food; provender; nourishment |
pacable | able to be appeased; willing to forgive |
pace | contrary to the opinion of; in respectful disagreement with |
pachydermia | elephantiasis |
pachyglossal | thick-tongued |
pachymeter | instrument for measuring small thicknesses |
pachynsis | thickening |
paciferous | peace-bringing |
pacificate | to give peace to |
pactolian | like or having golden-hued sands |
padella | shallow dish of fat with a wick used in illuminations |
padrone | innkeeper; employer |
padronism | system of obtaining labour through employment agents |
paduasoy | corded silk |
paean | song of thanksgiving |
paedarchy | government by children |
paedobaptism | doctrine of infant baptism |
paedocracy | government by children; paedarchy |
paedogenesis | reproduction by an infant or larval organism |
paedology | study of children |
paedonymic | name taken from one's child |
paedophage | eater of children |
paedophilia | abnormal love or sexual attraction for children |
paedophobia | fear of children; fear of dolls |
paedotrophy | art of rearing children |
paginal | of, like or pertaining to pages or pagination |
pagophagia | eating trays of ice to help offset iron deficiency |
paideutic | educational method or theory |
paidonosology | study of children's diseases; pediatrics |
paillette | a spangle |
pais | people from whom a jury is drawn |
paisley | soft wool fabric with ornamental pattern |
paizogony | necking; love-play |
palabra | a word; talk |
palaceous | spade-shaped |
palaeoanthropology | study of early humans |
palaeobiology | study of fossil plants and animals |
palaeoclimatology | study of ancient climates |
palaeogaea | the Old World as a biological region |
palaeolimnology | study of ancient fish |
palaeolimnology | study of ancient lakes |
palaeopedology | study of early soils |
palaeophile | antiquarian |
palaeosophy | ancient learning or thought |
palaestra | wrestling school; gymnasium |
palaetiology | application of principles of causation to past events |
palafitte | prehistoric lake dwelling |
palamate | having webbed feet |
palanquin | light litter for one passenger |
palatine | having royal authority over a region |
palative | pleasing to the taste or to the palate |
palatography | recording position of tongue against hard palate during speech |
palaver | to talk profusely or idly |
paleaceous | chaffy; like or resembling chaff |
paleobotany | study of ancient plants |
paleo-osteology | study of ancient bones |
paletot | loose overcoat |
palette | small plate covering the armpit joint in a suit of armour |
palewise | (of heraldic charges) oriented vertically |
palfrenier | groom |
palfrey | riding horse, especially one for a lady |
palification | the act of strengthening with stakes |
paliform | shaped like a stake |
palilalia | disorder characterized by rapid repetition of words |
palillogy | repetition of a word or word or phrase |
palimbacchius | metrical foot of two long and one short syllable |
palimpsest | manuscript or paper that is erased and then written over |
palingenesis | new birth; reincarnation; second creation |
palingman | seller of fish or eels |
palinode | poem in which earlier thoughts or feelings are retracted |
palinola | compulsive repetition of an act until it is perfect |
palinspastic | showing geological formations of an area as they existed in the past |
palisade | fence of stakes used for defensive purposes |
pall | covering cloth laid upon Communion chalice |
palladian | of, like or pertaining to wisdom or learning |
pallasethesia | sense of vibration |
pallescent | turning pale |
palliament | white robe or gown |
palliasse | straw mattress |
palliate | to ease with out curing; to extenuate |
pallid | pale; wan |
pallium | white woollen band symbolising archbishop's authority |
pallograph | instrument measuring ship's vibration |
palmar | of, like or pertaining to the palm |
palmarian | pre-eminent |
palmary | principal; meritorious |
palmate | hand-shaped |
palmiped | web-footed |
palpebral | of, like or pertaining to the eyelid |
palpebration | winking |
palter | to trifle in talk; to use trickery; to equivocate |
paltripolitan | term of scorn applied to city-dwellers or urban life |
paludal | of, like or pertaining to marshes; marshy; malarial |
paludicolous | growing in marshes; marsh-dwelling |
paludism | marsh fever; malaria |
paludose | marshy; living in marshes |
palynology | study of pollen |
palzogony | love-play; foreplay |
pam | card game in which jack of club has highest value |
pampiniform | like a tendril |
panaceist | believer in panaceas |
panaesthesia | totality of perception; general awareness |
panaesthetism | theory that consciousness may inhere generally in matter |
panarchy | universal rule or dominion |
panary | of, like or pertaining to bread; bread store |
panatella | long; thin cigar |
panchion | coarse earthenware pan |
panchreston | panacea |
pancosmism | theory that the material universe is all that exists |
pancratic | excelling all round in athletics or accomplishments |
pancyclopaedic | encyclopaedic |
pandation | warping |
pandect | treatise covering the whole of a subject |
pandemian | vulgar; sensual |
pandemic | universal; affecting majority of people in a region |
pandemonism | worship of spirits dwelling in all forms of nature |
pandiculation | the act of stretching and yawning |
panduriform | fiddle-shaped |
panegoism | solipsism |
panegyric | elaborate and poetic compliment; eulogy; laudation |
panegyricon | collection of sermons for Orthodox church festivals |
panegyry | grand assembly; religious festival |
paneity | the state of being bread |
panentheism | belief that world is part but not all of God's being |
pangamy | random or unrestricted mating |
pangeometry | extension of geometry to more than three dimensions |
Panglossian | overly optimistic |
pangram | sentence containing all the letters of the alphabet |
panhygrous | moist in all parts |
panification | conversion into bread |
panivorous | bread-eating |
panjandrum | imaginary potentate of great power and self-importance |
panmixia | cessation of the influence of natural selection |
panmnesia | belief that all mental impressions are stored in memory |
pannage | food picked up by swine in woods; right to pasture swine |
panne | heavy lustrous silk or rayon with waxy feel |
pannicle | thin sheet-like vestment |
pannier | provision-basket; basket carried over one's back |
pannikin | small metal cup |
pannose | like felt |
pannychis | all-night vigil in preparation for Orthodox church feast |
panomphaean | all-oracular |
panophobia | melancholia marked by groundless fears |
panoptic | all-embracing; viewing all aspects |
panopticon | prison where all inmates can be watched from one point |
panpharmacon | universal remedy |
panplain | flat area consisting of several joined floodplains |
panpsychism | theory that all nature has a psychic side |
panpygoptosis | shortness of the legs |
pansexualism | theory that all thought derived from sexual instinct |
pansophy | universal knowledge |
panspermatism | belief in origin of life from extraterrestrial germs |
pantagamy | universal bachelorhood; free love |
pantagruelian | marked by extravagant and coarse satire |
pantarchy | government by all the people; world government |
pantechnicon | receptacle holding many miscellaneous objects |
pantheism | belief that the universe is God; belief in many gods |
pantisocracy | government by all equally |
pantler | officer in a household in charge of bread |
pantochronometer | combined sundial and compass |
pantoglot | speaker of all languages |
pantograph | instrument for copying drawing to a different scale |
pantograph | apparatus connecting streetcar to overhead wires |
pantology | system of universal knowledge |
pantomnesia | remembrance of everything ever learned |
pantomorphic | taking on all shapes |
pantophagy | omnivorousness |
pantophobia | fear of everything |
pantopragmatic | meddling in everybody's business |
pantoscope | panoramic camera |
pantosophy | universal knowledge; pansophy |
panurgic | good at all kinds of tasks |
panzoism | belief that humans and animals share vital life energy |
paparchy | government by the pope |
papaverous | of, like or pertaining to poppies |
papeterie | packaged fancy stationery; stationery-case |
papilionaceous | of, like or pertaining to butterflies |
papilla | nipple-like projection |
papilliferous | bearing papillae |
papilliform | nipple-shaped |
papillose | having nipples or papillae |
pappus | downy beginnings of a beard |
papren | stone passing through a wall from face to face |
papulation | the development of papillae or pimples |
papule | pimple |
papuliferous | pimply; bearing or pertaining to pimples |
papyraceous | like paper; papery |
papyrocracy | government by newspapers or literature |
papyrology | study of paper |
papyrotamia | manufacture of paper flowers |
parabasis | speech where the chorus advances and addresses audience |
parabiosis | physical union of two embryos or organisms |
parablepsis | false vision; oversight |
parabolanus | layman who tends the sick |
parabolaster | a parabola of a higher degree |
paraboliform | shaped like a parabola |
parabolist | teller of parables |
paracentral | situated near the centre |
parachronism | representation of something as being newer than it is |
paraclete | advocate or intercessor; the Holy Spirit acting in such a role |
paracme | decline; period following the zenith or acme |
paracoita | female sexual partner |
paracoitus | male sexual partner |
paracrostic | poem whose initial letters reproduce its first verse |
paracusis | disordered hearing |
paradisiacal | suggestive of a place or state of perfect bliss |
parados | earthworks defending against a rear attack |
paradoxology | holding or maintaining paradoxes |
paradromic | adjacent; side by side |
paraenesis | exhortation |
paraesthesia | tingling sensation on the skin |
parage | high birth or rank; equality of birth or status |
paragenesis | formation of minerals as a joined mass |
paragnosia | misunderstanding |
paragnosis | skill in matters immune to scientific investigation |
paragoge | addition of a sound to end of word |
paragram | play on words in which letters are changed |
paragraphia | writing of different letters and words than intended |
parakinesis | production of movement of objects by a spiritualist |
paralalia | abnormality of speech sounds |
paralipomenon | thing left out; added in supplement |
paralipsis | fixing attention on subject by pretending to neglect it |
parallax | seeming change of object position due to observer moving |
parallelepiped | solid figure with each face a parallelogram |
parallelism | belief that matter and mind don't interact but relate |
paralogise | to reason falsely |
paralogism | false reasoning |
paramatta | worsted and cotton blend |
paramedian | near the middle line |
parament | rich decoration, hanging or robe |
paramnesia | abnormality of memory; inability to remember meaning of word |
paranatellon | a star that rises at the same time as another star |
paranym | euphemism; word whose meaning altered to conceal evasion |
paranymph | one who solicits for another; best man or bridesmaid |
paraph | flourish under one's signature |
paraphasia | disorder in which one word substituted for another |
paraphilia | any abnormal sexual attraction |
paraphonia | alteration of the voice; as at puberty |
paraphrast | one who paraphrases |
paraphraxis | inability to perform purposive movements properly |
parapraxis | blunder; error; mistake |
parapsychology | study of unexplained mental phenomena |
pararthria | incoherence |
paraselene | mock moon; bright patch on a lunar halo |
parasigmatism | inability to pronounce the sound 's' |
parasitaster | a mean or sorry parasite |
parasiticide | killing of parasites |
parastatal | indirectly controlled by the state |
parastatic | of, like or pertaining to protective mimicry of animals |
parasuicide | harmful act appearing to be an attempt at suicide |
parasynesis | corruption of forms of words |
parasynthesis | derivation of words using hyphenated compounds |
parataxis | organization of clauses without connectives |
parathesis | apposition; compounding of words without change |
paratonic | arresting growth |
paravail | inferior; lowest; of least account |
paravane | device used to cut underwater cables |
paravant | in front; first; beforehand |
paravent | wind screen |
parbreak | to vomit |
parbuckle | sling made by wrapping both ends of rope around object |
parcel | partly |
parcenary | co-heirship |
parciloquy | laconic speech |
parclose | railing in church enclosing altar, chapel or tomb |
pardie | mild oath; certainly or truly |
pardine | of, like or pertaining to leopards |
pardine | of or related to leopards |
pardoner | one who raises money for religious works by selling indulgences |
paregmenon | repetition of a word or its cognates in a series of words |
paregoric | soothing; lessening pain |
parembole | insertion of something related to the subject into a phrase |
parentalia | feasts or rites in memory of deceased parents |
parentelic | related by blood |
parenticide | killing or killer of one's parents |
parergon | work undertaken in addition to one's employment |
pareschatology | doctrine dealing with matters after death but before the end of the world |
paresis | omission of an element from a word |
pareunia | coitus |
parfay | by my faith; verily |
parfleche | dried buffalo skin |
parget | to plaster over; to cover with ornamental plasterwork |
parhelion | halo-like light seen in sky opposite the sun |
paribuntal | fine straw used to make hats |
parietal | of a wall or walls, especially anatomical walls |
parietals | school rules regarding inter-gender contact |
parine | of, like or pertaining to titmouses |
parison | lump of glass before it is moulded into its final shape |
paristhimion | tonsil |
parisyllabic | having the same number of syllables in all forms |
parity | condition or fact of having born children |
parlous | full of danger or risk |
Parnassian | poetic |
parnel | mistress or concubine of a priest; harlot |
parochial | local; confined to one region |
parodinia | difficult childbirth |
paroemia | proverb; adage |
paroemiographer | writer of proverbs |
paroemiology | study of proverbs |
paromoeon | alliteration |
paromology | concession of opponent's point to strengthen one's own point |
paronomasia | play on words; punning |
paronym | word from same root or having same sound as another |
parorexia | desire to eat strange foods |
parotic | near or adjacent to the ear |
parous | bearing or having borne offspring |
parousia | second coming of Christ |
parousiamania | obsession with the second coming of Christ |
paroxysm | fit of passion; laughter; coughing; sudden violent action |
paroxytone | having an acute accent on the next to last syllable |
parquet | floor-covering of fitted wooden blocks |
parr | young salmon |
parrel | band by which a yard is fastened to a mast |
parrhesia | boldness of speech |
parricide | killing of parent or close relative |
parse | to describe a word fully in terms of classification |
parsonarchy | government by parsons |
parterre | pit of a theatre |
parthenian | of, like or pertaining to virgins |
parthenogenesis | reproduction by a virgin or by means of an unfertilized egg |
parthenolatry | worship of the Virgin Mary |
parthenology | study of virgins |
parthophobia | fear of virgins |
partible | that may be divided up or parted |
partim | in part |
partitive | indicating a part of a larger whole |
partocracy | government by a single unopposed political party |
parturition | the act of giving birth |
parure | a set of ornaments or jewels |
parvanimity | smallness of mind |
parvenu | one suddenly risen to wealth without great social rank |
parvipotent | having little power |
parvis | enclosed space at the front of a church |
parviscient | having little knowledge |
pascual | growing on land used for grazing; of, like or pertaining to pastures |
paseo | leisurely stroll; march of bullfighters into arena |
pashmina | fine goat's wool fabric used for making shawls |
pasigraphy | a system of universal ideographic writing |
paso-doble | quick Spanish one-step dance |
pasquilant | lampooner |
pasquin | to lampoon |
pasquinade | to lampoon; a lampoon |
passacaglia | slow solemn Italian or Spanish dance |
passade | motion of horse to and fro over ground in dressage |
passalorynchite | one who takes a religious vow of silence |
passant | heraldic animal depicted walking |
passement | decorative trimming of beads or braid |
passepied | Breton dance resembling a quick minuet |
passerine | of, like or pertaining to sparrows |
passible | susceptible to or capable of suffering or of feeling |
passim | everywhere; dispersedly |
passimeter | instrument for issuing automatic tickets |
passivate | to coat metal with oxides to protect from corrosion |
passulate | to dry grapes |
passus | section of a poem or story |
pastance | pastime |
pastern | rope, strap or chain used to tie horse by its leg |
pastiche | medley, composed from different sources; imitative work |
pastille | small cone of charcoal burned as incense |
pastose | painted thickly |
pastourelle | medieval poem between knight and shepherdess |
patagium | wing-membrane of flying mammal |
pataphysics | the science of imaginary solutions |
patation | act of drinking |
patavinity | provincialism; dialectal term |
patefaction | disclosure; opening; manifestation |
patelliform | shaped like a saucer or kneecap |
paten | plate; metal disk used to hold Communion bread |
pateriform | saucer-shaped |
pathic | passive; a passive subject |
pathogenesis | causation or production of disease |
pathognomic | indicative of a specific disease |
pathomania | moral insanity |
pathophobia | fear of disease |
pathopoeia | excitation of passion by rhetoric or poetry |
patible | capable of suffering or being acted on; passible |
patibulary | of, like or pertaining to the gallows |
patibulate | to execute by hanging |
patina | film or surface that forms on surface of metal or wood |
patination | formation of a film on copper from exposure |
patrial | of, like or pertaining to one's native land |
patrimony | inheritance from father or ancestors |
patriolatry | excessive devotion or worship of one's native country |
patroclinous | having inherited paternal characteristics |
patrology | study of early Christianity |
patronym | name derived from father's name |
patroon | captain of a ship; coxswain of a longboat |
patruity | degree of relationship of paternal uncle |
patte | narrow band keeping a belt or sash in its place |
patten | wooden shoe; clog; base of a pillar |
patulous | spreading; wide-spreading; open |
pauciloquent | of few words; speaking little |
pauldron | shoulder-plate of suit of armour |
paulopast | just finished or past |
paulopost | just after |
pavage | charge for paving streets |
pavane | stately English Renaissance court dance |
pavé | setting of jewellery with stones close together |
pavid | timid |
pavior | one who lays down paving stones |
pavis | shield for the entire body |
pavonated | peacock-blue |
pavonian | of, like or pertaining to peacocks |
pavonine | of, like or pertaining to peacocks |
pax | tablet decorated with sacred figure and kissed by participants in mass |
paxillose | resembling a small stake |
paynimry | heathendom |
paysage | landscape |
paysagist | painter of landscapes |
peatary | region, bog or moor covered with peat |
peavey | lumberman's spiked and hooked lever |
peccable | liable to sin |
peccadillo | a slight offense or sin |
peccaminous | sinful |
peccancy | sinfulness; transgression |
peccavi | admission of sin or guilt |
peck | unit of dry measure equal to 8 quarts |
pecorous | full of cows |
pectinal | of a comb; comb-like |
pectination | comb-like structure |
pectineal | of the pubic bone |
pectiniform | shaped like a comb |
pectize | to congeal; to cause to set |
pectoriloquy | sound of patient's voice as heard through stethoscope |
pecudiculture | rearing of cattle |
peculation | embezzlement |
peculium | private property; especially when given by father to son |
pecuniary | of, like or pertaining to money; consisting of money |
ped | naturally formed mass or aggregate of soil |
pedagogics | study of teaching |
pedagoguery | schoolmastering; teaching |
pedalian | of, like or pertaining to the foot or to metrical feet |
pedaneous | going on foot; pedestrian; of lowly or petty standing |
pedantocracy | government by pedants or strict rule-bound scholars |
pedary | of, like or pertaining to walking or feet |
pedate | footed; having feet; like a foot |
pederasty | anal intercourse between a man and a boy |
pedetentous | proceeding slowly |
pedicel | stalk of an animal organ |
pedicle | bony protrusion of the skull from which an antler grows |
pedicular | of, like or pertaining to lice |
pediculophobia | fear of lice |
pediculous | lousy |
pediform | shaped like a foot |
pedigerous | having or bearing feet |
pediluvium | foot bath |
pedimanous | having feet shaped like hands |
pediment | triangular structure crowning front of a Greek building |
pedipulate | to work or knead with the feet |
pedological | of, like or pertaining to soils |
pedology | study of soils |
pedomancy | divination by examining the soles of the feet |
pedometer | instrument for measuring distance travelled on foot |
peduncle | stem or stalk of a flower |
pegamoid | artificial leather |
pegomancy | divination by springs or fountains |
peignoir | woman's dressing-gown |
peirameter | instrument measuring resistance of road surfaces to wheel movement |
peirastic | experimental; tentative |
peise | weight; burden; load |
pejorate | to worsen; to depreciate |
pejorism | severe pessimism |
pekin | fine soft silk |
pelage | animal's coat of hair or wool |
pelagic | oceanic; inhabiting or carried out in the deep sea |
pelargic | of, like or pertaining to storks |
pelasgic | nomadic |
pelatast | ancient Greek shield-bearing soldier |
pelecoid | shaped like a hatchet; a hatchet-shaped geometrical figure |
pelerine | woman's fur cape |
pelisse | fur-lined or fur garment |
pelitic | composed of fine sediment |
pellate | to divide; to separate |
pellicle | thin skin or film |
pellicule | thin diaphanous fabric |
pellucid | completely clear; transparent |
pelma | sole of foot |
pelmatogram | footprint |
pelmet | fringe or valance for hiding a curtain rod |
peloid | mud or other semi-solid medium used in baths |
pelology | study of mud |
pelotherapy | treatment by mud baths |
peltastiform | shield-shaped |
peltiferous | bearing a shield |
peltry | skins of animals with the fur on them |
pelurious | furry; hairy |
pelviform | basin-shaped |
pelvimeter | instrument for measuring the pelvis |
pembroke | small four-legged table with hinged flaps |
pemphigus | skin condition characterized by watery boils on the body |
penacute | having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable; paroxytone |
penanggalan | female vampire of Malay mythology |
penannular | in the form of an almost complete ring |
penates | household gods of a Roman family |
pencilliform | paintbrush-shaped |
pendeloque | drop pendant |
pendent | hanging; drooping; dangling |
pendicle | pendant, dependency or appendage |
pendular | of, like or pertaining to a pendulum |
penduline | building a pendulous nest |
pendulograph | curve representing combination of musical sounds |
penecontemporaneous | of geological processes occurring immediately after deposition |
penectomy | surgical removal of the penis |
penelopize | to create work as an excuse to deter suitors |
peneplain | land worn down by denudation to almost be a plain |
penetralia | inmost parts of a building or temple; innermost secrets |
penetrometer | instrument for measuring firmness or consistency of substances |
penial | of, like or pertaining to the penis |
pennaceous | featherlike |
pennate | winged; feathered |
penniferous | bearing feathers |
penniform | feather-shaped |
pennyweight | unit of troy weight equal to 24 grains |
penology | study of crime and punishment |
pensile | hanging; suspended; overhanging |
pensum | task; school imposition |
pentad | set of five things |
pentagamist | person who has or has had five spouses |
pentalogy | state of being in five parts |
pentamerous | having five parts or members |
pentapolis | alliance of five cities |
pentarchy | government by five individuals |
pentateuch | the first five books of the Old Testament |
pentheraphobia | fear or hatred of one's mother-in-law |
pentimento | revealing of part of a painting beneath a newer one |
penury | destitution; poverty |
peotillomania | abnormal compulsion for pulling on the penis |
peotomy | surgical removal of the penis |
per | through; according to; by means or agency of |
peracute | very sharp or violent; very acute |
peradventure | perhaps; possibly; by adventure; by chance |
peragrate | to travel over or through |
percale | closely woven lightweight cloth |
percaline | glossy lightweight cotton |
percheron | dappled cart horse |
percipient | perceiving; observant; perceptive |
percoct | well-cooked; overdone |
percurrent | running through the whole length |
percutaneous | done or applied through the skin |
percutient | striking or having the power to strike; percussive |
perdicine | of, like or pertaining to partridges |
perdricide | killer of partridges |
perduellion | treason |
perdure | to endure over a period of time |
peregal | fully equal |
peregrination | journey, especially on foot or to a foreign country |
peregrinity | foreignness; outlandishness |
perennate | to live perennially; to survive from season to season |
perequitate | to ride through on horseback |
perfectibilian | believer in the perfectibility of mankind |
perfectibilism | doctrine that humans capable of becoming perfect |
perfectionism | doctrine that moral perfection constitutes the highest value |
perfervid | very fervid; ardent; eager |
perficient | effectual; actually achieving a result |
perfuse | to pour or diffuse through or over |
pergameneous | like or resembling parchment |
pergola | arched framework for climbing plants |
periaster | point in orbit of a body in which it is nearest to a specified star |
peribolos | precinct; enclosing wall of a precinct |
pericentral | surrounding a centre or central body |
periclinal | sloping downwards in all directions from a point |
periclitate | to endanger; to jeopardise |
pericope | an excerpt or passage read during religious services |
periculous | dangerous |
periegesis | description in the manner of a tour; journey through |
periodontics | study of gums |
perioeci | individuals living at same latitude on opposite sides of earth |
periotic | around the ear |
peripatetic | wandering about; itinerant |
peripetia | sudden change of fortune |
periphrasis | circumlocution; round-about expression |
periplus | a voyage or trip around something |
peripteral | having a row of columns on every side |
periscian | person living inside the polar circle |
perispomenon | having a circumflex accent on the final syllable |
perissology | verbiage; pleonasm |
perissosyllabic | having an additional syllable |
perissotomist | knife-happy surgeon |
peristalith | ancient stone circle |
peristeronic | of, like or pertaining to pigeons |
peristerophily | pigeon-collecting |
peristrephic | moving round; revolving; rotatory |
peristyle | range of columns around a building or courtyard |
peritectic | in the state between solid and liquid; melting |
periwinkle | a bluish or azure colour; a plant with bluish flowers |
perlaceous | pearly |
perlative | indicating movement through or across |
perliginous | producing pearls |
perlocution | effect produced when a particular word is uttered |
perlustrate | to traverse and inspect carefully |
permeameter | instrument for measuring permeability |
pernicious | destructive; ruinous; fatal |
pernoctate | to pass the night in vigil or prayer |
pernor | one who takes or receives |
peroral | through the mouth |
perorate | to speak grandiosely or grandiloquently |
peroration | lengthy part of speech; especially a conclusion |
perpend | to weigh in the mind; to consider carefully |
perpilocutionist | one who speaks through his hat |
perron | raised platform or terrace at an entrance door |
perruquier | wigmaker |
perscrutation | thorough search |
perse | dark blue or bluish-grey; cloth of such a colour |
perseity | independent existence |
perseverate | to repeat an action continually or habitually |
persiennes | outside shutters with movable slats |
persiflage | banter; flippancy; idle chatter |
personalia | personal details, possessions or stories |
personalism | doctrine that humans possess spiritual freedom |
personalty | personal belongings and property |
perspicacious | clear-minded; astute; perceptive |
perspicuous | easily understood; clearly expressed |
perstringe | to constrain; to touch on; to censure |
pertinacity | quality of holding unyieldingly to a position |
pertuse | punched; pierced; slit |
pertussis | whooping cough |
peruke | a frilly wig |
perulate | scaly; having scaled skin |
pervicacious | very obstinate |
pervigilium | night vigil |
pervious | permeable; penetrable |
pessary | suppository inserted into the vagina |
pessimal | least favourable |
pessimum | point at which any condition is least favourable |
pessomancy | divination using pebbles |
pestiferous | bringing plague or pestilence |
pestology | science of pests |
petaliferous | bearing petals |
petary | peat-bog |
petaurist | flying phalanger |
petcock | valve for draining condensed steam from engine cylinders |
petrary | contrivance for hurling stones |
petrean | of, like or pertaining to or made of rock |
petrichor | pleasant smell accompanying the first rain after a dry spell |
petricolous | living in or near rocks |
petrissage | massage by longitudinal rubbing and lateral squeezing |
petrogenesis | formation or development of rocks |
petroleous | containing or rich in petroleum |
petroliferous | bearing petroleum |
petrology | study of rocks |
petrophilous | living on or thriving in rocky areas |
petrous | stony |
pettifogger | a lawyer given to underhanded tactics |
pettitoes | pigs' feet as food |
petulcous | butting like a ram |
pewfellow | one who occupies the same pew as another |
pexity | roughness of the nap of cloth |
phacochoerine | of, like or pertaining to warthogs |
phacoid | lens-shaped |
phacometer | instrument for measuring lenses |
phaeic | dusky |
phaeism | duskiness |
phaeton | open four-wheeled carriage |
phagomania | excessive desire for food or eating |
phagophobia | fear of eating |
phakic | (of an eye) having a crystalline lens |
phalacrosis | baldness |
phalanstery | dwelling of a communal group or phalanx of individuals |
phallephoric | carrying the penis |
phallic | of, pertaining to or resembling a penis |
phallocracy | government by men |
phallocrat | one who assumes the naturality of male dominance |
phaneromania | habit of biting one's nails |
phanerosis | act or process of becoming visible |
phanic | visible; obvious |
phanopoeia | visual imagery in poetry |
phaometer | old instrument for measuring light intensity |
pharisaic | hypocritical |
pharmacognosy | study of drugs of animal and plant origin |
pharmacology | study of drugs |
pharmacomania | abnormal obsession with trying drugs |
pharmacometer | instrument for measuring drugs |
pharmacopolist | drug-seller; pharmacist; apothecary |
pharology | study of lighthouses |
pharos | lighthouse or beacon |
pharyngology | study of the throat |
pharyngoscope | instrument for inspecting the pharynx |
phassachate | lead-coloured agate |
phatic | using speech for social reasons or to communicate feelings |
phellem | cork |
phelloid | cork-like |
phelloplastic | a model in cork |
phememe | smallest possible linguistic unit |
phemic | of, like or pertaining to speech |
phenakistoscope | early cinematograph in which figures are viewed through a slit |
phenetic | of, like or pertaining to classification by phenotype |
phengite | bright and beautiful kind of alabaster |
phengophobia | fear of daylight |
phenogenesis | origin of racial groups |
phenology | study of organisms as affected by climate |
phenomenalism | belief that phenomena are the only realities |
phenomenology | study of phenomena |
pheon | the barbed head of a dart or arrow in heraldry |
pheretrer | keeper of a shrine |
phialiform | saucer-shaped |
phialine | resembling a phial |
philalethist | lover of truth |
philately | study of postage stamps |
philematology | the act or study of kissing |
philematophobe | one who dislikes kissing |
philhippic | loving or admiring horses |
philippic | speech or writing full of bitter condemnation |
philistine | materialistic in outlook; uncultured |
phillumeny | collecting of matchbox labels |
philocaly | love of beauty |
philodemic | fond of commoners or the lower classes |
philodox | one who loves his own opinions; dogmatic person |
philogyny | love of women |
philologaster | petty or contemptible philologist |
philology | study of ancient texts; historical linguistics |
philomath | lover of learning |
philomelian | of, like or pertaining to nightingales |
philonoist | one who seeks knowledge |
philopornist | lover of prostitutes |
philoprogenitive | of, like or pertaining to instinctive love for offspring |
philosophaster | amateur or superficial philosopher |
philosophocracy | government by philosophers |
philotechnical | devoted to the arts |
philotherianism | love of animals |
philoxenia | hospitality |
phimosis | inability to retract the prepuce of the penis |
phlebography | description or examination of a vein |
phlebotomy | blood-letting |
phlegmatic | of a calm; unexcitable disposition |
phlogiston | nonexistent principle of flammability inherent in matter |
phlogogenetic | causing inflamation |
phocine | of, like or pertaining to seals |
phocomelia | having limbs like a seal's flippers |
phoeniceous | bright scarlet-red colour |
phoenicopter | flamingo |
pholidosis | arrangement of scales, as in fish and reptiles |
phon | unit of loudness of sound as heard by listeners |
phonascus | person who maintains rhythm in church choir |
phonasthenia | weakness of voice |
phonation | production of vocal sound |
phonautograph | instrument for recording sound vibrations |
phonendoscope | device which amplifies small sounds |
phonesis | production of speech sounds |
phoniatrics | study and correction of speech defects |
phonomania | pathological tendency to murder |
phonometer | instrument for measuring sound levels |
phonophobia | fear of noise or of speaking aloud |
phonophorous | transmitting sound waves |
phorometer | instrument used to correct abnormalities in eye muscles |
phosphene | light seen when the eyeball is pressed |
phossy | caused by phosphorus |
photaesthesia | sense of vision |
photic | light-giving; sensitive to light; penetrated by light |
photism | illusory vision of light |
photobiology | study of effects of light on organisms |
photodromy | motion towards light |
photoglyph | photographic engraving |
photogyric | turning towards light |
photolysis | disintegration resulting from exposure to radiation |
photomania | pathological desire for light |
photometer | instrument for measuring light intensity |
photon | unit of brightness of light as received at the retina |
photophile | organism loving or thriving in light |
photophilous | preferring or thriving in lighted conditions |
photophobia | fear of light |
photophobia | irrational fear or dislike of light |
photophygous | avoiding or disliking light |
photopia | vision in bright light |
photopolarimeter | instrument for measuring intensity and polarization of reflected light |
photopsia | appearance of light flashes due to retinal irritation |
photosphere | region of space lit by the sun |
phototachometer | instrument for measuring the speed of light |
phototaxis | growth or movement determined by light |
phototelegraph | instrument for transmitting drawings telegraphically |
phototonus | sensitivity to light |
phraseology | study of phrases |
phratry | clan or tribe |
phreatic | of, like or pertaining to underground water supplying or wells |
phrenesis | delirium; frenzy |
phrenic | of or near the midriff |
phrenology | study of bumps on the head |
phrontistery | a thinking-place; place for study |
phthartic | deadly; destructive |
phthirophagous | lice-eating |
phthongal | of, pertaining to, or consisting of a sound; vocalized |
phthongometer | instrument measuring intensity of vowel sounds |
phugoid | of, like or pertaining to the longitudinal stability of aircraft |
phycology | study of algae and seaweeds |
phygogalactic | halting milk production |
phylactic | defending against disease |
phylarchy | government by a specific class or tribe |
phyle | division of the people of a state into local clans |
phylliform | shaped like a leaf |
phylline | leaf-like |
phyllomancy | divination using leaves or tea leaves |
phyllomania | excessive or abnormal production of leaves |
phyllophagous | leaf-eating |
phyllophorous | leafy; bearing or having leaves |
phylogenesis | origin and history of a species' evolution |
physagogue | substance causing flatulence |
physicalism | belief that all phenomena reducible to verifiable assertions |
physiocracy | government according to natural laws or principles |
physiognomancy | divination by studying the face |
physiognomy | general appearance of anything, especially the face |
physiolatry | nature-worship |
physiologus | work containing descriptions of animals; a bestiary |
physiophilosophy | system of knowledge concerning principles of natural history |
physiosophy | assumption of knowledge of nature |
physitheism | attribution of physical form and attributes to deities |
physiurgic | due to natural causes |
phytivorous | feeding on plants |
phytogenesis | origin and development of plants |
phytogenic | derived from plants |
phytoid | plant-like |
phytology | study of plants; botany |
phytomania | obsession with collecting plants |
phytophilous | fond of plants |
phytosophy | knowledge of plants |
piacular | expiatory; atrociously bad |
pibcorn | old Welsh instrument like a hornpipe |
pibroch | piece of music for bagpipe |
pica | craving to eat dust |
picamar | bitter oily liquid obtained from tar |
picaresque | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to rogues or roguish behaviour |
picaroon | person who lives by his or her wits; rogue or scoundrel |
picayune | five-cent-piece or other coin of little value |
piceous | like pitch; inflammable; reddish black |
piciform | of the form or shape of a woodpecker |
piciform | of the nature of or resembling pitch |
picine | of, like or pertaining to woodpeckers |
pickery | petty theft under Scottish law |
picksome | particular; picky |
pickthank | sycophant; flatterer |
picot | loop in an ornamental edging; raised knot in embroidery |
piebald | of an animal, consisting of two or more colours |
pied | variegated; of various colours |
piedroit | square pillar attached to wall, lacking both base and capital |
piend | a salient angle |
pierage | fee paid for use of a pier |
pieta | representation of Virgin Mary with dead Christ across her knees |
pietism | unquestioning or dogmatic religious devotion |
piezometer | instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility |
piggin | small pail or bowl made of staves and hoops |
pight | to pitch |
pigmentocracy | government by those of one skin colour |
pignorate | to give or take in pledge or pawn |
pigsconce | blockhead |
pilaster | square column partially embedded in a wall |
pilch | fur or wool outergarment; rug laid over saddle |
pilcrow | paragraph-mark |
pile | upside-down wedge at an acute angle on a coat of arms |
pileated | cap-shaped; crested; capped |
pileiform | shaped like an umbrella |
pileum | top of a bird's head |
pileus | umbrella-shaped portion of a mushroom |
pilgarlick | poor wretch; self-pitying person |
piliferous | bearing or growing hair |
piliform | shaped like hair |
pillion | light pillow or saddle for a woman rider |
pilliwinks | torture instrument for crushing fingers |
pillory | wooden frame with holes for head and hands used as punishment |
pilose | having scattered soft or moderately stiff hairs |
pilule | little pill |
piment | spiced sweetened wine |
pinacotheca | picture-gallery |
pinafore | loose protective garment worn over a dress |
pinchbeck | cheap copper and zinc alloy; spurious or trashy |
pinder | one who impounds cattle |
pineal | shaped like a pine-cone |
pinetum | collection or plantation of pine trees |
pingo | cone-shaped mound with ice core |
pinguefy | to become or make fat or greasy; to make rich |
pinguid | fat |
pinion | small wheel with teeth |
pinion | wing; last joint of a wing; outermost flight feather |
pinnace | small vessel with oars and sails |
pinnate | shaped like a feather |
pinniped | seals, walruses, and other such sea mammals |
pintle | bolt or pin on which something turns, as a hinge |
piolet | ice-axe |
pipe | unit of liquid capacity equal to two hogsheads |
pipistrelle | small reddish-brown bat |
pipkin | small pot |
piqué | stiff durable corded fabric of cotton, rayon or silk |
piscary | the right of fishing; a fishing pond |
piscatology | study of fishes |
piscatorial | of, like or pertaining to fishing or fishers |
piscicapturist | fisherman |
piscifauna | fish life of an area |
pisciform | shaped like a fish |
piscina | basin set in wall of church to drain away ceremonial water |
piscine | of, like or pertaining to fish |
piscivorous | fish-eating |
pisiform | shaped like a pea |
pismire | an ant; something or someone insignificant |
pismirism | hoarding of small or insignificant things |
pisteology | science or study of faith |
pistiology | doctrine concerning faith |
pistology | branch of theology concerned with faith |
pitchometer | instrument for measuring angles of ship's propeller blades |
piteous | arousing or deserving pity |
pityroid | bran-like |
pixilated | bemused; bewildered; intoxicated |
pizzle | bull's penis used as instrument of punishment by flogging |
placage | covering of walls with thin marble slabs or with plaster |
placee | investor who is sold shares by private placement |
placentiform | cake-shaped |
placentigerous | bearing a placenta |
placentophagy | eating of the placenta |
placet | vote of assent in a governing body |
placitum | decision of a court or an assembly |
placket | opening in a skirt or shirt for a pocket |
placoid | plate-like; having plate-like scales |
plafond | decorated ceiling |
plagate | marked with a streak or streaks |
plage | fashionable beach |
plagiary | one who plagiarises |
plagium | the crime of kidnapping |
plainstones | flagstone side-pavement of a street |
planation | making level |
planchet | blank metal disc to be stamped as a coin |
planchette | board or similar tool used in interpreting spirit messages |
planetesimal | of, like or pertaining to asteroids or similar tiny celestial bodies |
planetic | erring; erratic |
planetogeny | theory of the origin of planets |
planetolatry | worship of the planets |
planetology | study of planets |
plangency | resonance; noisiness |
plangent | deep or loud sounding |
plangorous | mournful |
planigraph | instrument for copying drawings at a different scale |
planimeter | instrument for measuring area of plane figures |
planipennate | having flat; broad wings |
planish | to polish; to flatten |
planisphere | sphere projected onto a plane; map of the heavens |
planity | the quality of being plane |
plankwise | in the manner or direction of a plank |
planography | cartography |
planomania | abnormal desire to wander and disobey social norms |
planster | petty or poor planner |
plantar | of, like or pertaining to the sole of the foot |
plantigrade | walking fully on the soles of the feet |
plantivorous | plant-eating |
plantocracy | government by plantation owners |
plapper | to make sounds with the lips |
plash | dash of water |
plashy | full of pools or puddles; marshy or boggy |
plasmophagous | consuming plasma |
plastron | fencer's padded breast-shield; steel breastplate worn under hauberk |
plataleiform | spoonbilled; of the shape of a spoonbill |
platband | flat molding that exceeds its projection; fillet between column's flutings |
plateasm | broad speech; talking with the mouth open too wide |
platilla | fine white linen |
platiniferous | bearing platinum |
platitude | commonplace or trite remark made as if it were important |
platitudinarian | one who utters platitudes |
platometer | instrument for measuring area; planimeter |
platten | to flatten into a plate or sheet |
platurous | flat-tailed |
platypodia | flat-footedness |
platypussary | building or pen where platypuses are kept |
platysma | broad sheet of muscle in the neck |
plauditory | issuing enthusiastic approval or applause |
plaustral | of, like or pertaining to a wagon |
playa | basin which becomes a shallow lake after heavy rainfall |
pleach | to intertwine the branches of |
pleasance | pleasure; enjoyment; complaisance |
plebania | mother-church having authority over several local churches |
plebeian | of the common people or vulgar classes |
plebification | making something vulgar or plebeian |
plebiscitarism | principle or practice of using plebiscites |
plectile | woven or plaited |
plectrum | pick for stringed instruments |
pledget | wad of cotton or lint used to dress a wound |
plegometer | instrument for measuring the strength of a blow |
pleiomery | condition of having more than the normal number |
pleiomorphy | occurrence of several distinct stages in the life cycle of an organism |
plemyrameter | instrument for measuring variations in water level |
plenary | full; entire; complete; absolute; unqualified |
plenicorn | having solid horns (as a deer) |
pleniloquence | excessive talking; fullness of speech |
plenilunar | of, like or pertaining to the full moon |
plenilune | full moon |
plenipotence | absolute power |
plenitude | fullness; completeness; abundance; sufficiency |
plenum | space completely filled with matter |
pleochroic | displaying different colours when seen from different directions |
pleonasm | redundancy; use of more words than necessary |
pleonectic | greedy; covetous |
pleonexia | greed; avarice |
pleroma | fullness; abundance |
plerophory | full conviction |
plethysmograph | instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood flow |
pleurotropous | laterally flattened |
plexiform | shaped like a network |
plexure | network; web; interweaving |
plexus | network |
plicated | folded fanwise; pleated |
plication | the act of folding |
plimsoll | rubber-soled canvas shoe |
plinth | rectangular base of column or pedestal |
pliofilm | thin waterproof transparent sheet used for packaging |
pliothermic | of, like or pertaining to periods of above-average temperatures |
plissé | fabric with puckered finish |
ploce | repetition of word in more expressive sense for emphasis |
plodge | to trudge through anything in which the feet sink |
plosion | release of breath after consonant |
plousiocracy | government by the wealthy; plutocracy |
plumassier | worker in feathers; feather-seller |
plumbago | graphite |
plumbeous | leaden; lead-coloured |
plumbiferous | bearing or yielding lead |
plumbism | lead poisoning |
plumbless | incapable of being sounded |
plumeopicean | of tar and feathers |
plumigerous | plumaged |
plumiped | having feathered feet |
plumulate | downy |
pluralism | belief that reality consists of several kinds or entities |
plurennial | lasting or surviving many years |
pluriliteral | of more than three letters |
plurinominal | having more than one name |
pluriparous | giving birth to multiple young in a single birth |
pluripresence | presence in multiple places at one time |
pluriserial | in several rows |
plutarchy | government by the wealthy; plutocracy |
plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
plutolatry | worship of wealth |
plutology | political economy; study of wealth |
plutomania | mania for money |
pluton | mass of rock solidified under earth's surface |
plutonic | of volcanic or deep origin |
plutonomy | economics |
pluvial | floor-length open-fronted ecclesiastical garment |
pluviograph | self-registering rain gauge |
pluviometer | rain-meter |
pluviose | rainy |
pneometer | instrument that measures respiration |
pneumatics | study of mechanics of gases |
pneumatographer | one who receives and writes spirit messages |
pneumatolith | stone in the lung |
pneumatology | theory of the existence of spirits |
pneumatomachy | denial of the divinity of the Holy Ghost |
pneumatometer | instrument for measuring quantity of air breathed |
pneumatomorphic | like a spirit |
pneumatophany | appearance of a spirit; especially the Holy Ghost |
pneumatophilosophy | philosophy of spirits or the spirit world |
pneumatophony | sound caused by a ghost or spirit |
pneumatosis | presence of gas in the body |
pneumograph | instrument for measuring and recording respiration |
pnyx | ancient Athenian place of assembly |
poaceous | of, like or pertaining or pertaining to grass |
pochette | pocket notecase or wallet |
pochoir | manual colour stencilling onto a printed illustration |
pocillator | cup-bearer |
pococurante | uninterested; indifferent; nonchalant; apathetic |
poculation | drinking of alcoholic beverages |
poculent | fit for drinking |
poculiform | cup-shaped |
podagra | gout |
podagrous | gouty |
podalic | of, like or pertaining to feet |
podex | rump; anal region |
podiatry | study and treatment of disorders of the foot; chiropody |
podiform | shaped like a pod |
podobromhydrosis | smelly feet |
podocarp | stalk that bears the fruit of a plant |
podology | study of the feet |
podoscaph | pedalled boat; canoe-shaped float attached to feet for walking on water |
podzol | acidic soil with ash-like subsurface layer |
poecilomere | part of an animal's body where colour variations first appear |
poecilonym | synonym; one of a variety of names for a thing |
poêlée | broth or stock |
poephagous | eating grass or herbs; herbivorous |
poetaster | petty poet; writer of contemptible verses |
poetolatry | worship of poets |
poetomachia | contest or quarrel among poets |
pogamoggan | wooden club with iron or stone piece on end, used by Indians |
pogoniasis | excessive growth of beard |
pogonip | dense fog of suspended ice particles |
pogonology | book or treatise on beards |
pogonophile | one who loves beards |
pogonophobia | fear of beards |
pogonotomy | shaving |
pogonotrophy | growing of a beard |
pogrom | organized massacre |
poiesis | creation |
poikilitic | mottled |
poikilothermic | cold-blooded |
poimenic | pastoral |
pointel | sharp instrument |
pointillism | use of separate dots of pure colour rather than blends |
poise | unit of viscosity of liquids |
poitrel | armour for a horse's breast |
poivrade | pepper sauce |
pokerish | causing terror; uncanny |
polacca | stately Polish dance; polonaise |
polarchy | government by many people; polyarchy |
polarimeter | instrument for measuring polarised light |
polariscope | instrument for detecting polarized light |
polder | piece of low-lying reclaimed land |
pole | unit of area equal to a square rod |
polemarch | ancient Greek military and civil officer |
polemic | controversial discussion or attack |
polemology | study of war |
polemomania | mania for war |
polemoscope | telescope with angled mirrors for seeing over walls or around corners |
poleyn | piece of armour for the knee |
policeocracy | government by police |
policlinic | outpatient department of hospital |
poliorcectic | of, like or pertaining to siegecraft or besiegement |
poliosis | premature graying of the hair |
politicaster | petty politician |
politicomania | mania for politics |
polkamania | craze for polka dancing |
pollarchy | government by the multitude or a mob; ochlocracy |
pollard | tree having the whole crown cut off |
pollent | strong |
pollex | the thumb |
pollicitation | promise; especially one not yet accepted |
polliniferous | bearing pollen |
pollinigerous | pollen-bearing |
pollyanna | one who is naively optimistic |
polonaise | stately Polish dance of moderate tempo |
poltophagy | prolonged chewing of food |
poltroon | craven; cowardly |
polverine | glass-makers' potash |
polyacoustic | amplifying sounds |
polyaemia | plethora |
polyarchy | government by many people |
polychotomy | division into many parts |
polychrest | thing or medicine useful in many ways |
polycracy | government by many rulers; polyarchy |
polydemic | native to several countries |
polydipsia | abnormal thirst |
polyergic | having many functions |
polyethnic | consisting of or derived from many races or ethnicities |
polygenesis | theory that humans derived from many separate origins |
polygenous | of multiple origin or composition |
polygoneutic | having several broods in each season |
polyhidrosis | excessive perspiration |
polyhistor | person of exceptionally broad knowledge |
polylemma | argument forcing choice between contradictory statements |
polylith | prehistoric monument consisting of many stones |
polymania | mania affecting several different mental faculties |
polymath | person possessing knowledge of many subjects |
polymicrian | compressed into a very small space |
polymythy | use of multiple plots in a single story |
polynesic | in multiple separate locations |
polynia | open water amid sea ice |
polyommatous | having many eyes |
polyonym | name consisting of several words |
polyopia | multiple vision |
polyphagous | eating many types of food |
polypharmacy | treatment with many medicines |
polyphiloprogenitive | very fertile; very imaginative |
polyphloisbic | loud-roaring |
polyphyletic | descending from more than one original type |
polypnea | rapid breathing |
polypod | many-legged animal |
polypragmatist | busybody |
polypsychic | having several souls |
polysarcous | obese |
polysemant | word with many meanings |
polystachious | having many spikes |
polystichous | arranged in many rows |
polystomatous | having many mouths |
polystyle | building having many columns |
polysyllogism | series of syllogisms where each is basis for next |
polysyndeton | rhetorical device of repeating conjunction for emphasis |
polythalamous | having many chambers |
polytheism | belief in multiple deities |
polytocous | producing many or several at a birth |
pomace | crushed apples for cider-making |
pomaceous | of, like or pertaining to or consisting of apples |
pomade | ointment for the hair |
pomander | ball of perfumes |
pomiculture | growing of fruit |
pomiferous | bearing apples |
pomiform | shaped like an apple |
pomoerium | open space around a town within the walls |
pomology | study of fruit-growing |
ponceau | poppy red |
ponderation | weighing or weighing up |
pone | card player on dealer's right responsible for cutting cards |
ponent | western |
ponerology | theological doctrine of wickedness or evil |
pongee | thin soft fabric woven from raw silk |
poniard | small dagger |
pontage | toll paid on bridges; tax for repairing bridges |
pontifice | bridge-work; a bridge |
pontist | bridge builder |
pontlevis | drawbridge |
poodle | coarsely looped or nubby fabric |
poop | enclosed structure at stern of ship above main deck |
poophyte | meadow plant |
popinjay | conceited person |
popjoy | to amuse oneself |
poplin | corded woven silk and worsted |
popliteal | of, like or pertaining to the back of the knee |
popocracy | government by populists |
popple | to flow tumblingly; to heave choppily |
poppyhead | raised ornament on top of upright end of seats in churches |
poral | of, like or pertaining to pores |
porbeagle | shark with a pointed snout |
porcellanous | resembling porcelain |
porcine | of, like or pertaining to pigs; swinish |
porculation | fattening or feeding of swine |
porge | to make meat kosher by removing veins and sinews from hindquarters |
poriferous | having pores |
poriform | having the form of a pore |
poriomania | abnormal compulsion to wander |
porism | geometrical expression of possibility of multiple solutions |
porlocking | irksome intrusion or interruption |
pornbroker | one who deals in pornography |
pornerastic | lecherous; bawdy; lewd |
pornocracy | government by harlots |
pornogenarian | dirty old man |
pornolagnia | desire for prostitutes |
pornomania | obsession with pornography |
pornotopia | perfect setting for the antics of pornography |
porogamy | fertilization of seed plants |
poromeric | permeable to water vapour |
porometer | instrument for measuring degree of porosity |
poroplastic | both porous and plastic |
poroscope | instrument for investigating porosity |
porosis | knitting together of broken bones |
porphyrogenitic | of royal birth |
porphyrogeniture | accession of 1st son born after father's accession |
porphyrous | purple |
porphyry | beautiful and valuable purplish stone |
porraceous | leek-green |
porrect | to stretch forth; to present |
porriginous | suffering from a scalp disease that causes baldness |
porringer | small dish for soup or porridge |
portatile | portable |
portesse | portable breviary |
portfire | prepared paper cylinder used to fire rockets and fireworks |
portière | curtain hung over door of a room |
portmanteau | word formed by blending two existing words |
portreeve | mayor |
posigrade | auxiliary rocket on a spacecraft |
positivism | doctrine that that which is not observable is not knowable |
posnet | small cooking pot with feet and handle |
posology | science of quantity or dosage |
possessive | indicating possession; genitive case |
posset | milk curdled with alcohol used as remedy |
postament | frame; pedestal |
postcenal | after dinner |
postcibal | after a meal |
postconnubial | after marriage |
postdiluvian | after the great Flood |
postern | back door or gate; small private door |
postexilic | after exile |
postface | concluding note added to end of written work |
postiche | excessively and inappropriately added to a finished work |
posticous | posterior; outward; extrorse |
postil | marginal note; commentary |
postilion | someone who guides posthorses |
postjacent | posterior; behind |
postliminary | subsequent |
postliminy | right of returned exiles to resume former status |
postlude | closing piece of music at end of church service |
postmundane | after the end of the world |
postprandial | after dinner |
postscenium | part of stage behind the scenery |
postulant | candidate for a religious order |
postulator | official who presents case for canonization or beatification |
potable | fit to drink; drinkable |
potager | garden laid out in a decorative way |
potamic | of, like or pertaining to rivers |
potamology | study of rivers |
potation | the activity of drinking |
potatory | related to excessive drinking |
potentiate | to use drugs in combination to increase their power |
potentiometer | instrument for measuring electromotive forces |
pother | choking smoke or dust; fuss; commotion |
potichomania | craze for imitating Oriental porcelain |
potomania | abnormal desire to drink alcohol |
potometer | instrument measuring rate at which plants absorb water |
potshop | small public house |
potter | to busy oneself with trifling tasks |
pottle | unit of liquid measurement of two quarts, or one-half gallon |
pottle | small conical fruit basket |
poudrin | small ice crystals |
poulard | fattened or spayed hen |
poulp | octopus |
poult | young fowl |
pounce | fine powder spread on writing paper to keep ink from running |
poundage | charge for keeping stray cattle |
poundal | unit of force that accelerates 1 pound to 1 foot / second / second |
pourboire | tip; gratuity |
pourparler | discussion prior to negotiation |
poussin | chicken raised for eating at around six weeks old |
powellisation | means of preserving timber |
practive | practical; concerned with practice |
praedial | of, like or pertaining to or connected with the land or farming |
praepostor | prefect of a school |
pragmatica | royal edict that has the force of law |
pragmatism | doctrine emphasizing practical value of philosophy |
prairillon | small prairie |
pralltriller | rapid musical trill |
prandial | of, like or pertaining to dinner |
prasinous | leek-green colour |
pratal | growing in meadows |
prate | to talk foolishly or sententiously; to tattle |
pratincolous | inhabiting meadows or fields |
pravity | wickedness; depravity |
praxeology | study of practical or efficient activity; science of efficient action |
praxinoscope | early cinematograph using series of moving drawings |
praxis | customary practice or conduct |
preadamic | before Adam |
preagonal | immediately preceding death throes |
preallable | previous; preliminary; preceding |
preaudience | right to be heard before another |
prebend | stipend or salary paid to clergyman |
prebendal | of, like or pertaining to stipends issued by a church |
precative | supplicating; expressing entreaty |
precatory | of the nature of or expressing a wish or recommendation |
precentor | leader of the singing of a church choir |
preceptive | concerning rules of conduct, laws or precepts |
preciation | evaluation of the value or price of a thing |
précieuse | woman affecting a fastidious over-refinement |
precipitinogenic | causing precipitation |
precisian | overly precise person; formalist |
precissive | separating; defining; exact |
precognosce | to take a precognition of |
preconcert | to settle beforehand |
preconize | to proclaim; to summon publicly |
predacean | predatory animal |
predacious | living by prey; predatory |
predella | platform for altar; portable altar or decoration upon it |
predestinarianism | belief that what ever is to happen is already fixed |
predevote | foreordained |
predicant | preaching; predicating |
predicative | indicating the predicate |
prefatorial | serving as preface or opening remarks |
prefigure | to imagine beforehand; to foreshadow |
prefulgent | extremely bright |
pregustation | foretaste |
prehensor | something that grasps or seizes |
prelacy | episcopal church government |
prelapsarian | belonging to the time before man's original sin |
prelate | bishop or abbot of superior rank |
prelation | preferment; promotion; eminence |
prelect | to lecture |
prelibation | foretaste; offering of first fruits |
prelusive | of the nature of a prelude; introductory |
premiate | to give a prize or premium for |
premonish | to warn beforehand |
premorse | ending abruptly as if bitten off |
premotion | divine impulse determining the will |
premove | to incite or prompt to action |
premundane | period before the creation of the earth |
prenarial | of, like or pertaining to or in front of the nostrils |
prepense | premeditated; intentional |
prepollence | predominance |
prepone | to reschedule for an earlier time |
prepossess | to bias or prejudice favourably; to impress |
prepotent | potent in a very high degree |
preputial | of, like or pertaining to the foreskin |
prerupt | broken off; steep; abrupt |
presbycousis | hardness of hearing during old age |
presbyophrenia | female senility marked by loss of memory |
presbyte | old man |
presbytery | part of church reserved for officiating clergy |
prescind | to cut off; cut short; separate |
prescious | prescient |
prescriptivism | belief that moral edicts are merely orders with no truth value |
preseminal | before the onset of puberty; before fertility |
presenium | period of life preceding old age |
presentient | prescient; having a premonition |
presentoir | ornamental shallow tray or cup |
presidial | of, like or pertaining to a garrison |
presidial | presidential |
pressible | able to be pressed |
prest | to loan |
prestigiator | conjurer |
prestriction | blindness; blindfolding |
preterist | lover of the past |
preterite | signifying past time or a completed action |
preterition | the act of passing over or omission |
pretermit | to pass by; to omit; to leave undone |
prevenancy | courteous anticipation of others' wishes |
prevenient | antecedent; preceding; anticipatory |
prevernal | blossoming or foliating early |
prevision | foresight; foreknowledge |
prevoyant | having foresight |
Priapean | of, like or pertaining to male reproductive power; phallic |
priapism | constant erection; licentiousness; lewdness |
pricket | spike or antler used as a candlestick |
pridian | of, like or pertaining to yesterday |
prie-dieu | prayer stool or kneeling bench in a church |
prill | nodule of metal obtained after assaying |
primage | fee paid to loaders for loading ship |
primatology | study of primates |
prime | prayer service held at 6 a.m. |
primigenial | first or earliest formed or produced |
primiparous | having borne only one child |
primitiae | first fruits |
primitial | of, like or pertaining to first fruits; primeval |
primitivism | doctrine that a simple and natural life is morally best |
primo | in the first place |
primogenous | of, like or pertaining to the earliest or first developmental stage |
primrose | pale yellow |
princeps | first; especially first edition of a book |
priscan | ancient; of early times |
prisoptometer | instrument for measuring degree of astigmatism |
prithee | expression of wish or request |
privatism | attitude of avoiding involvement in outside interests |
privative | indicating absence, deprivation or negation |
privity | privacy; secrecy; secret or confidential conversation |
pro | in favour of; for |
proairesis | the act of choosing |
probabiliorism | belief that when in doubt one must choose most likely answer |
probabilism | belief that knowledge is always probable but never absolute |
proband | one with a certain feature by which descendants analyzed |
probang | flexible rod put down throat to clear obstacle |
probit | unit of measurement of statistical probability |
proboscidate | having a proboscis or long snout |
probosciform | shaped like a long nose |
probouleutic | for preliminary deliberation |
procacity | petulance; insolence |
procatalectic | lacking the unaccented part of first foot of a line of verse |
procathedral | parish church serving as a cathedral |
proceleusmatic | inciting; encouraging; exhorting |
procellous | stormy |
procephalic | of, like or pertaining to the front of the head |
procerity | tallness |
prochronism | assigning a date to an event earlier than actual |
procidence | prolapse; falling forward or downward |
procinct | preparedness |
proclisis | pronunciation of word dependent on following word |
proclivitous | steep |
procoelous | cupped in front |
procrustean | seeking to enforce uniformity |
procrypsis | protective coloration |
proctal | of, like or pertaining to the anus or rectum |
proctology | study of rectum |
proctor | disciplinary officer at a college or university |
proctoscope | instrument for examining the rectum |
procumbent | lying or leaning forward; prone |
procuratory | authorization to act for another |
procursive | running forward |
procyonine | of, like or pertaining to raccoons |
proditor | traitor |
prodrome | initial symptom of a disease; introductory treatise |
proeguminal | predisposing; preceding |
proem | preface |
proemial | introductory; prefatory |
proemptosis | addition of extra day to lunar calendar every 300 years |
proethnic | of, like or pertaining to primitive races |
profectitious | derived from a parent or ancestor |
profligate | debauched; rashly extravagant |
profluent | exuberant; abundant |
profulgent | shining out; radiant |
progeria | second childhood; disease of premature aging |
prognathic | having a jaw that projects forward |
projacient | jutting forward |
projicient | communicating between an organism and its environment |
prolate | having flattened sides due to lengthwise elongation |
prolation | utterance |
prolative | indicating motion alongside or means of motion |
prolegomenon | introductory study or treatise |
prolepsis | anticipation; device where objections are anticipated |
proleptical | prehistoric |
proleptics | prognosis |
prolicide | killing of offspring; killing of the human race |
proligerous | bearing offspring |
prolix | long-winded; garrulous; dwelling too long on particulars |
prolocutor | spokesman; speaker of the House of Lords |
prolusion | preliminary performance, activity or display |
promachos | champion or defender; tutelary god |
promptuary | repository; reference book of facts |
promulgate | make known; disseminate |
pronaos | vestibule in front of a temple |
pronasale | tip of the nose |
pronation | turning hand and forearm so that palm faces downward |
pronograde | walking with body parallel to ground |
prooemium | preface |
propadeuctic | a preliminary study; preliminary |
proper | elements of Christian mass that are variable |
prophetocracy | government by a prophet |
propine | to pledge in drinking; to present or offer |
propinquity | closeness |
propitiate | to render favourable; to appease |
proplasm | preliminary model or mould |
propolis | resin of tree buds collected by bees |
proprioception | sense of muscular position |
propugnation | defence |
prore | prow; ship |
proreption | creeping attack or secretive advance of troops |
prorogue | to discontinue meetings of a group without dissolving it |
prorrhesis | preface |
prosateur | one who writes prose for a living |
proscenium | part of the stage in front of the curtain |
prosector | one who dissects bodies in anatomical lectures |
proseuche | place of prayer; oratory |
prosilient | outstanding; conspicuous; jumping forth |
prosit | toast to good health |
prosodemic | contagious; infectious |
prosodic | of, like or pertaining to versification |
prosody | study of versification |
prosopic | of, like or pertaining to the face |
prosopography | biographical sketch; description of person |
prosopopeia | personification; representation of absent person as speaking |
prospice | look forward |
prostyle | building having columns only in the front |
prosy | prosaic; tedious |
prosyllogism | syllogism whose conclusion forms premise of another |
protactic | prefatory; preliminarily explanatory |
protanopia | colour-blindness with respect to red |
protasis | conditional clause of a conditional sentence |
protasis | introductory or explanatory portion of a play |
protean | variable; versatile; assuming different forms |
protension | duration |
protensive | extensive in time or length |
protervity | peevishness; petulance; perversity; wantonness |
protestation | avowal or solemn declaration |
prothalamion | song or poem celebrating a coming marriage |
prothonotary | chief registrar of a court; keeper of canonisation records |
protistology | study of protists |
protocolist | registrar or clerk |
protogenic | formed at the beginning |
protogenist | inventor |
protolithic | from the earliest Stone Age |
protomorphic | primordial; primitive |
protopathy | first or direct experience |
protoplast | original ancestor; first-formed person or thing |
prototrophic | feeding directly on uncombined elements |
protreptic | exhorting; encouraging; didactic; doctrinal |
provand | allowance of food; provisions |
provection | transfer of last letter of one word to first of next |
proveditor | purveyor of supplies or goods |
provenance | source; origin |
provenient | issuing forth |
providore | steward; quartermaster |
provine | to propagate by layering |
proxemics | study of man's need for personal space |
proxenete | procurer; marriage broker |
proximo | of next month |
proxysm | close or near relationship |
pruinose | having a frosted look; bearing whitish dust |
prunella | strong and heavy silk or wool |
pruniferous | bearing plums |
prunt | moulded glass ornament attached to a larger glass object |
prurient | stemming from the indulgence of lewd ideas; lascivious |
prurigo | irritating skin disease causing itching |
pruritus | itching of the skin |
psalligraphy | the art of paper-cutting to make pictures |
psalmodist | singer of psalms |
psalmody | act of singing psalms in church services |
psaltery | ancient stringed musical instrument |
psammite | fine-grained rock |
psammophile | sand-loving plant |
psammous | sandy |
psellism | defect in articulation or pronunciation |
psephitic | of, like or pertaining to pebbles |
psephocracy | government resulting from election by ballot |
psephology | study of election results and voting trends |
psephomancy | divination by drawing lots or markers at random |
pseudacusis | mistaken or false hearing |
pseudaesthesia | imaginary feeling or sensation |
pseudandry | assumption of man's proper name by a woman |
pseudaposematic | imitating the coloration of a dangerous animal |
pseudepigrapha | apocrypha; non-canonical books of the Bible |
pseudepigraphy | assignment of false authors to books |
pseudepiscopy | existence or rule of a spurious bishop |
pseudoautochiria | murder disguised as suicide |
pseudoblepsis | imaginary or false vision; hallucination |
pseudochromaesthesia | mental association of sounds with colours |
pseudochronism | error in dating |
pseudodox | false doctrine or opinion |
pseudography | unsatisfactory spelling |
pseudogyny | adoption of woman's name by a man |
pseudolalia | incoherence of speech |
pseudolatry | false worship |
pseudologia | lying in speech or writing |
pseudologue | pathological liar |
pseudology | art or science of lying |
pseudomania | irrational predilection for lying |
pseudomorph | false or abnormal physical form |
pseudophonia | suicide disguised as murder |
pseudopsia | optical illusion |
pseudoptics | study of optical illusions |
pseudosmia | false perception of odours |
pseudosopher | one who pretends to hold knowledge or wisdom |
pseudosophy | pretension to wisdom |
psilanthropism | denial of Christ's divinity |
psilosis | loss of hair |
psilosophy | shallow philosophy; limited knowledge |
psilothrum | substance causing loss of hair |
psithurism | whispering noise; sound of leaves moving in the wind |
psittacine | of, like or pertaining to macaws, parakeets or parrots |
psittacine | of or like parrots |
psittacism | parrot-like repetition of speech |
psoas | loin muscle |
psomophagy | swallowing food without thorough chewing |
psophometer | instrument measuring audible interference of electrical current |
psychaesthesia | sensation in relation to feeling or thought |
psychagogic | attractive; encouraging |
psychagogue | conductor of souls to the underworld |
psychalgia | mental pain or distress |
psychiasis | healing of the soul or psyche |
psychism | belief in universal soul |
psychobiology | study of biology of the mind |
psychodynamic | concerning psychological motives and causation |
psychofugal | proceeding outward from a mental state |
psychogenesis | origin and development of the mind |
psychogenetics | study of internal or mental states |
psychognosy | study of mentality, personality or character |
psychogony | development of the mind or soul |
psychogram | writing supposedly produced under influence of spirits |
psychograph | instrument that supposedly records spirit messages |
psychomachy | conflict between the body and the soul |
psychomancy | divination by means of spirits |
psychometry | measurement of intelligence and psychological attributes |
psychomorphism | doctrine that inanimate objects have human mentality |
psychopannychism | belief souls sleep from death to resurrection |
psychopathology | study of mental illness |
psychophysics | study of link between mental and physical processes |
psychorrhagy | separation of the soul from the body |
psychosomatic | of a physical disorder, having a psychological cause |
psychosophy | doctrine or theory of the soul |
psychotaxis | alteration of mental outlook to satisfy the personality |
psychotheism | doctrine that God is a purely spiritual entity |
psychroaesthesia | sensation of cold in part of body that is actually warm |
psychrolusia | bathing in cold water |
psychrometer | instrument for measuring air moisture or temperature |
psychrometer | instrument for measuring dryness of the atmosphere |
psychrophilic | thriving in cold temperatures |
psychrophobia | fear of the cold |
psychurgy | mental function, operation or energy |
ptarmic | substance that causes sneezing |
pteric | of, like or pertaining to the wing or the shoulder |
pteridology | study of ferns |
pteridomania | passion for ferns |
pterography | treatise or description of feathers |
pteronophobia | fear of being tickled by feathers |
pteropine | of, like or pertaining to flying foxes |
pterospermous | having winged seeds |
pterygium | abnormal mass of tissue obstructing vision in the eye |
pterygoid | like a wing |
pteryla | patch or clump of feathers on a bird |
pterylology | study of distribution of feathers on birds |
ptilosis | plumage or mode of feathering; plumage |
ptochocracy | government by beggars or paupers; wholesale pauperization |
ptochogony | production of beggars; pauperization |
ptosis | drooping of the upper eyelid |
ptyalagogue | substance that promotes salivation |
ptyalism | excessive flow of saliva |
pubarche | first appearance of pubic hair |
puberulent | feebly or minutely pubescent; covered with minute down |
pubigerous | hairy; bearing or growing hair |
puccoon | blood-root; dark red colour |
puce | brownish-purple; purplish-pink |
pucelage | virginity |
pucelle | maid; virgin |
puckery | astringent; tending to wrinkle |
pudendum | external female reproductive organs |
pudibund | shamefaced; prudish |
pudicity | modesty |
pudor | sense of shame |
puericulture | child-rearing |
puerperal | of, like or pertaining to childbirth |
pug | ground clay mixed with water |
pugil | small handful; pinch |
pugioniform | dagger-shaped |
puisne | inferior in rank; later; junior |
puissant | powerful; mighty |
pulchritude | beauty |
pule | to pipe; to whimper or whine |
pulicide | flea-killer |
pulicine | of, like or pertaining to fleas |
pulicoid | like a flea |
pullastrine | of, like or pertaining to pigeons |
pullet | young hen |
pullulate | to swarm; to teem; to breed freely; to sprout |
pulmonic | of, like or pertaining to the lungs |
pulpitum | gigantic stone screen separating cathedral choir from the nave |
pulsimeter | instrument for measuring the pulse |
pultaceous | macerated and softened; like porridge; pulpy |
pulverous | dusty or powder |
pulverulent | dusty-looking; readily crumbling; powdery |
pulvil | perfumed powder |
pulvillar | cushion-like |
pulvilli | pads between claws of an insect's foot |
pulvilliform | shaped like a cushion |
pulvinated | cushion-like; bulging; pillowy |
punalua | marriage of brothers of one family to sisters of another |
puncheon | tool for punching or stamping |
punctal | like a point |
punctate | dotted; pitted |
punctatim | point for point |
punctiform | shaped like a point |
punctilio | minor detail or point of conduct |
punctilious | scrupulous and exact |
punctulate | bearing small spots or dots |
punctule | minute dot, pit or aperture |
pundigrion | play on words; pun |
punditocracy | government by political pundits |
pundonor | point of honour |
puniceous | bright or purplish red |
punk | decayed wood |
punk | dry decayed wood used for tinder |
punnet | small shallow fruit basket |
pupate | to pass through a chrysalis stage |
pupigerous | bearing a puparium |
pupillarity | the state of being a pupil |
purblind | nearly blind |
purfle | to ornament the edge of with embroidery |
purificator | cloth used to wipe Eucharist chalice |
puriform | like pus |
purlicue | curl or flourish in writing; summary of speeches |
purlieu | a person's usual haunts; neighbourhood |
purline | supporting timber stretching across rafters |
purloin | to steal; to filch |
purpresture | encroachment on public property |
purpure | heraldic colour purple |
purpureal | purple |
purser | ship's officer in charge of finances and passengers |
pursuivant | follower or attendant |
purulence | the quality of being filled with pus |
pushful | energetically or aggressively enterprising |
pusillanimous | lacking firmness; cowardly; having a weak character |
pustule | pimple containing pus; lump or wart |
putanism | lewdness in women; prostitution |
putative | supposed; reputed |
putcher | wire trap for catching salmon |
puteal | wall round the top of a well |
putid | decayed; fetid |
putlock | cross-piece in a scaffolding |
putois | brush for painting pottery |
putrefaction | rotting |
putrilage | products or remnants of decay |
putto | plump naked winged boy in artwork |
puture | foresters' claim of subsistence within bounds of forest |
puy | small volcanic cone |
pycnometer | instrument for measuring specific gravity or density |
pycnomorphous | compact; dense |
pycnosis | thickening |
pycnostyle | having closely spaced columns |
pygal | belonging to the rump end; pertaining to the rump |
pygia | pain in the rump |
pygmachy | boxing; fighting with clubs |
pyknic | characterized by short squat stature |
pyknometer | instrument for measuring specific gravities |
pyogenic | pus-forming |
pyoid | purulent; pus-like |
pyranometer | instrument measuring solar radiation from the sky's whole hemisphere |
pyrene | fruit-stone |
pyretic | of, pertaining to or for the cure of fevers |
pyretology | study of fevers |
pyrexia | fever |
pyrexical | feverish |
pyrgeometer | instrument for measuring radiation from earth |
pyrgoidal | tower-shaped |
pyrgology | study of towers |
pyrheliometer | instrument for measuring heating effect of sun |
pyriform | shaped like a pear |
pyritiferous | bearing pyrite |
pyroballogy | study of artillery |
pyroclastics | ash and other material released by volcano |
pyrogenation | subjection to heat |
pyrogenous | produced by or producing heat or fever |
pyrognomic | easily made incandescent |
pyrography | study of woodburning |
pyrography | poker-work |
pyrokinesis | ability to start fires using mind alone |
pyrolatry | fire-worship |
pyromachy | use of fire in combat |
pyromancy | divination using fire |
pyrometer | instrument for measuring very high temperatures |
pyrophanous | becoming transparent when heated |
pyrophobia | fear of fire |
pyrophorus | substance that spontaneously combusts |
pyroscope | instrument for measuring intensity of radiant heat |
pyrosis | heartburn |
pyrosophy | knowledge of the properties of fire |
pyrrhic | of, like or pertaining to the dance or to the foot |
pyrrhonism | total or radical skepticism |
pyrrhotism | state of being red-haired |
pyrrhous | reddish; ruddy |
pyrrhuline | of, like or pertaining to bullfinches |
pysmatic | questioning; interrogatory |
pythogenic | produced by filth; causing dirt or decay |
pythonic | like an oracle or a python |
pythonism | possession by an oracular spirit |
pyx | box or vessel in which coins or consecrated Eucharist are kept |
pyxis | little box or casket for jewels or toiletries |
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