An alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product.
pamment
panctia
pandect
pandect
noun
(Ancient Rome, law, historical) Usually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565).
(by extension, also figuratively) A treatise or similar work that is comprehensive as to a particular topic; specifically (Christianity) a manuscript of the entire Bible.
(by extension, rare) Also in the plural form pandects: a comprehensive collection of laws; specifically, the whole body of law of a country; a legal code.
pandita
pandita
noun
Alternative form of pandit
pandits
pandits
noun
plural of pandit
paneity
paneity
noun
The quality or state of being bread.
panipat
pantego
panthea
panther
panther
noun
(mythology, heraldry) A creature resembling a big cat with a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology.
(slang) A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.
A cougar; especially the Florida panther.
Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of India.
panthia
panties
panties
noun
Underpants for women and girls.
plural of panty
pantile
pantile
noun
(obsolete) A flat jam-covered cake.
(obsolete, slang) A hat.
A type of interlocking roof tile with a rounded under and over, giving it an elongated S shape.
verb
(transitive) To tile with pantiles.
pantine
panting
panting
noun
The act of one who pants.
verb
present participle of pant
pantler
pantler
noun
(obsolete) The servant in charge of the bread and the pantry in a great house.
pantoon
pantoum
pantoum
noun
A poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a series of quatrains, the second and fourth lines of each stanza repeated as the first and third lines of the next.
paoting
parents
parents
noun
plural of parent
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parent
parkton
partans
partans
noun
plural of partan
parthen
parting
parting
noun
(Britain) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions; part (US)
(chemistry) The separation and determination of alloys; especially, the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
(founding) The surface of the sand of one section of a mould where it meets that of another section.
(geology) A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.
(mineralogy) Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.
(nautical) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.
A farewell, the act of departing politely.
The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.
verb
present participle of part
partner
partner
noun
(Jamaica) A group financial arrangement in which each member contributes a set amount of money over a set period.
(nautical) One of the pieces of wood comprising the framework which strengthens the deck of a wooden ship around the holes through which the mast and other fittings pass.
A member of a business or law partnership.
A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
One of each halves of a pair of someone or something that belongs together.
Someone with whom one dances in a two-person dance.
Someone with whom one plays on the same side in a game, such as card games or doubles tennis.
verb
(intransitive, often with with) To work or perform as a partner.
(transitive) To join as a partner.
partons
partons
noun
plural of parton
passant
passant
adj
(heraldry, of a four-legged animal) Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground.
(obsolete) Currently in use; in vogue.
pastern
pastern
noun
(obsolete) A patten.
(obsolete) A shackle for horses while pasturing.
The part of a horse's leg between the fetlock joint and the hoof.
pastina
pastina
noun
A small piece of pasta used in soups etc.
pasting
pasting
noun
(slang) Defeat, beating.
The act of applying paste to something, or affixing something using paste.
verb
present participle of paste
patagon
patarin
patency
patency
noun
(medicine) The condition or state of being patent.
(medicine) The degree of openness (of a tube, such as a blood vessel or catheter); the relative absence of blockage or obstruction. Measured in percent.
(uncountable) Obviousness; clarity.
patener
patente
patents
patents
noun
plural of patent
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patent
patient
patient
adj
(obsolete) Physically able to suffer or bear.
(of a person) Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent.
noun
(linguistics, grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.
patinae
patinas
patinas
noun
plural of patina
patined
patined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patine
patines
patines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patine
patmian
patness
patness
noun
The state or quality of being pat.
patnode
patonce
patonce
adj
(heraldry) Having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end; said of a cross.
noun
(heraldry) A cross whose four arms expand in curves from the centre, with floriated ends.
patrons
patrons
noun
plural of patron
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patron
patroon
patroon
noun
(US) One of the landowning Dutch grandees of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, especially after it became a British possession renamed as New York.
pattani
pattens
pattens
noun
plural of patten
pattern
pattern
adj
Of or in accordance with a usual pattern, or type; model; ideal.
noun
(US) The material needed to make a piece of clothing.
(computing) A text string containing wildcards, used for matching.
(computing, music) A sequence of notes, percussion etc. in a tracker module, usable once or many times within the song.
(linguistics) An intelligible arrangement in a given area of language.
(metalworking, dated) A full-sized model around which a mould of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mould without damage.
(now only numismatics) A sample; of coins, an example which was struck but never minted.
(now rare) A copy.
(software engineering, in compounds) A design pattern.
(textiles) The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling.
A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements.
A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect.
A particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood, used to predict the future, or seen to have a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship.
A representative example.
Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar.
Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline.
The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun.
verb
(hunting, transitive) To observe an animal closely over time in order to discern its habitual movements and behaviours.
(transitive) To serve as an example for.
To apply a pattern.
To fit into a pattern.
To follow an example.
To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
patting
patting
noun
The act by which something is patted.
verb
present participle of pat
patulin
patulin
noun
(organic chemistry) A mycotoxin, 2-hydroxy-3,7-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]nona-5,9-dien-8-one, produced by fungi associated with rotting fruit.
payment
payment
noun
(countable) An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.
(uncountable) The act of paying.
Antonyms: non-payment, nonpayment
paynter
peanuts
peanuts
noun
(informal, figurative) A very small or insufficient amount (especially of a salary).
plural of peanut
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peanut
pearten
peasant
peasant
adj
(attributive) Characteristic of or relating to a peasant or peasants; unsophisticated.
(derogatory) An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.
A country person.
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
peatman
peatman
noun
A man whose occupation is digging peat.
peatmen
peatmen
noun
plural of peatman
peccant
peccant
adj
(obsolete) Unhealthy; causing disease.
Sinful.
Wrong; defective; faulty.
noun
(obsolete) An offender.
pectens
pectens
noun
(obsolete) plural of pecten
pectins
pectins
noun
plural of pectin
pectron
pedante
pedants
pedants
noun
plural of pedant
peisant
peisant
adj
(archaic, rare) Heavy, massive, forcible
peloton
peloton
noun
(cycle racing) A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.
(military, chiefly historical) Synonym of platoon (“a small group of soldiers”) or synonym of section (cognate with the former; not invariably synonymous with it, depending on century of use)
pelting
pelting
adj
(obsolete) mean; paltry
noun
The act by which somebody or something is pelted.
verb
present participle of pelt
penalty
penalty
noun
(finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
(ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
(soccer) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a penalty kick.
A disadvantageous consequence of a previous event.
A legal sentence.
A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
penates
penates
noun
(Roman mythology) The household deities thought to watch over the houses and storerooms of ancient Rome.
(figuratively) Synonym of household deities in other contexts.
pendant
pendant
noun
(US) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
(architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
(fine arts) One of a pair; a counterpart.
(nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
(obsolete) A pendulum.
(obsolete) An appendix or addition, as to a book.
(obsolete, in the plural) Testicles.
A lamp hanging from the roof.
A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship.
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.
The dangling part of an earring.
pendent
pendent
adj
(architecture, of a structure) Either hanging in some sense, or constructed of multiple elements such as the voussoirs of an arch or the pendentives of a dome, none of which can stand on its own, but which in combination are stable.
(grammar, of a sentence) Incomplete in some sense, such as lacking a finite verb.
(obsolete) Projecting over something; overhanging.
Dangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
Pending in various senses.
noun
Alternative spelling of pendant
penitas
penitis
penitis
noun
(medicine) Inflammation of the penis.
penlite
penlite
noun
(dated) A battery or cell of size AA, size AAA, or size N.
Dated form of penlight.
pennant
pennant
noun
(sports) The winning of a competition, represented by a flag.
A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
A sandstone between coal measures in parts of South Wales
Either of two species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Macrodiplax, of the tropics and subtropics.
The broad pennant flown by commodores.
The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship.
The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions.
pennate
pennate
adj
(sciences) Having a feather-like shape
noun
(anatomy) A penniform muscle
penrith
penrith
Proper noun
a town in Cumbria, England, formerly in Cumberland.
penster
penster
noun
(archaic) A writer.
pentace
pentads
pentads
noun
plural of pentad
pentail
pentail
noun
An insectivore (Ptilocercus lowii) of Borneo, with a very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly at the base and plumose at the tip.
pentane
pentane
noun
(organic chemistry) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C₅H₁₂; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.
pentene
pentene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric alkenes having five carbon atoms and one double bond
penthea
pentice
pentice
noun
(mining) An unexcavated portion of a shaftway, intended to afford protection from falling debris to workers at the bottom of the shaft during certain stages of mining.
A covered walkway.
An extension of a building's roof and the protected area beneath.
pentine
pentine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric acetylenes having five carbon atoms and one triple bond
pentite
pentode
pentode
noun
A thermionic valve similar to a tetrode with the addition of a third grid, the suppressor grid to reduce the secondary emission effect; was/is used in high quality audio and radio products.
pentoic
pentose
pentose
noun
(biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.
pentrit
pentyls
pentyls
noun
plural of pentyl
pentyne
pentyne
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric alkynes having five carbon atoms and one triple bond
pentzia
penults
penults
noun
plural of penult
peotone
peptone
peptone
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble mixture of polypeptides and amino acids formed by the partial hydrolysis of protein.
percent
percent
adv
For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).
noun
A percentage, a proportion (especially per hundred).
An annuity or security with a certain fixed and guaranteed annual percentage rate of return or percentage dividend.
One part per hundred; one percent.
The percent sign, %.
prep_phrase
Per hundred.
perotin
perpent
pertain
pertain
verb
(intransitive) To apply; to be or remain in place; to continue to be applicable.
(intransitive) To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of.
(intransitive) To relate, to refer, be relevant to.
pesante
pesante
adj
(music) heavy, ponderous
pestana
petalon
peteman
peteman
noun
Synonym of peterman (“safecracker”)
petemen
petemen
noun
plural of peteman
petigny
petkins
petkins
noun
plural of petkin
petling
petling
noun
term of affection or endearment; darling.
petnaps
petnaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of petnap
petrean
petrean
adj
Composed of rock or stone; rocky, stony.
petrina
petrine
petrine
Adjective
Of or pertaining to people named Peter, particularly or
petting
petting
noun
(sex) The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.
The act of indulging or treating as a favourite.
The act of stroking or gently patting an animal.
verb
present participle of pet
petunia
petunia
adj
Of a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
noun
A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
petunse
petunse
noun
Powdered feldspar, kaolin, or quartz, used in the manufacture of porcelain.
peytona
pgnttrp
phaeton
phaeton
noun
(automotive) a large open touring motorcar with a folding top
(vehicles) a light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses
phantic
phantom
phantom
adj
Fictitious or nonexistent.
Illusive.
noun
(bridge) A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
(medical imaging) A test object. A test phantom is an object that reproduces the characteristics of human tissue.
A ghost or apparition.
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.
phathon
phenate
phenate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of phenol (when considered as an acid)
phonate
phonate
adj
voiced
verb
(intransitive) To make sounds with the voice.
(transitive) To use the voice to make (specific sounds).
photina
photons
photons
noun
plural of photon
phytane
phytane
noun
(organic chemistry) A diterpenoid alkane with one more carbon than pristane.
phytins
phytons
phytons
noun
plural of phyton
pianeta
pianist
pianist
noun
(WWII) A spy using radio or wireless telegraphy to keep in touch with headquarters during the Second World War.
A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.
piannet
piation
piation
noun
(obsolete) The act of making atonement; expiation.
pickton
pientao
pietown
pigment
pigment
noun
(biology) Any color in plant or animal cells
(obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices and honey.
A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
verb
(transitive) To add color or pigment to something.
pignuts
pignuts
noun
plural of pignut
piketon
pimenta
pimenta
noun
pimento
pimento
pimento
noun
A red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.
A tropical berry used to make allspice.
The tree on which it grows.
pinatas
pinatas
noun
plural of pinata
pinchot
pinetta
pinette
pinetum
pinetum
noun
An arboretum, or part of an arboretum or garden, devoted to growing conifers
piniest
piniest
adj
superlative form of piny: most piny
pinites
pinites
noun
plural of pinite
pinitol
pinitol
noun
(organic chemistry) A cyclitol with antidiabetic activity, first identified in the sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana).
pinkest
pinkest
adj
superlative form of pink: most pink
pinnate
pinnate
adj
(botany) Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis
(zoology) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.