(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
penthouses
penthouses
noun
plural of penthouse
pentosuria
pentosuria
noun
(pathology) the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine
periastrum
periosteum
periosteum
noun
A membrane surrounding a bone.
peristylum
peritomous
peritomous
adj
(mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
perquisite
perquisite
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
A gratuity.
A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.
persecuted
persecuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of persecute
persecutee
persecutee
noun
One who is subjected to persecution.
persecutes
persecutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of persecute
persecutor
persecutor
noun
A person or thing that persecutes or harasses.
persulfate
persulfate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of several oxyanions (and their associated salts) that have peroxide units linked to one or more sulfur atoms
pertusaria
petaurista
petersburg
petersburg
Proper noun
An independent city in Virginia, USA.
Various other towns and cities, including:
A CDP in Alaska, and the borough seat of
A city in Illinois
A city in Indiana
A small city in Michigan.
A small city in North Dakota.
A town in and Tennessee.
A small city in Texas.
A city in West Virginia
a campaign in the American Civil War
Saint Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, a city in Russia
petroleous
petroleous
adj
Characteristic of oil or petroleum.
Containing petroleum.
Pertaining to the mining of petroleum.
petroleums
petroleums
noun
plural of petroleum
petroleuse
petulances
petulances
noun
plural of petulance
philoetius
phosphuret
phosphuret
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) phosphide
pilothouse
pilothouse
noun
(nautical) A wheelhouse.
A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
pirouettes
pirouettes
noun
plural of pirouette
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pirouette
plastidule
plastidule
noun
(biology) One of the small particles or organic molecules of protoplasm.
platitudes
platitudes
noun
plural of platitude
platypuses
pleasurist
pleasurist
noun
One who is devoted to worldly pleasure.
plenitudes
plenitudes
noun
plural of plenitude
plethorous
pleustonic
pleustonic
adj
Relating to the pleuston.
pneumatics
pneumatics
noun
(theology, obsolete) The scientific study or knowledge of spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and human beings.
The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
pneumatism
pneumatism
noun
spiritualism centred on the belief in the pneuma
pneumatist
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketsful
polycletus
polypterus
portentous
portentous
adj
Of momentous or ominous significance.
Ominously prophetic.
Puffed up with vanity.
portuguese
portuguese
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the region of Portugal.
Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.
Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.
Noun
A person native to, or living in, Portugal.
Proper noun
A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of and
postbellum
postbellum
adj
(US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.
Of the period following a war.
postluetic
postluetic
adj
Following syphilis.
postneural
postneural
adj
posterior to a neural plate
postulance
postulated
postulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postulate
postulates
postulates
noun
plural of postulate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of postulate
posturised
posturised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of posturise
posturized
posturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of posturize
postvenous
poulteress
poulteress
Noun
A female poulterer.
poundstone
poussetted
poussetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of poussette
praefectus
praescutum
praescutum
noun
Archaic form of prescutum.
praetorius
preadjusts
preadjusts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preadjust
preconsult
predisgust
predispute
predispute
adj
Before a dispute.
predisrupt
predisturb
preexhaust
pregustant
prejustify
prerequest
presternum
presternum
noun
(anatomy) The anterior segment of the sternum; the manubrium.
prestimuli
prestomium
prestudied
prestudied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prestudy
presubject
presubsist
presuggest
presupport
presuspect
presustain
presutural
presutural
adj
(anatomy) anterior to a suture
(surgery) Before the introduction of sutures
pretarsusi
procrustes
procrustes
Proper noun
A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length.
prometheus
prometheus
Proper noun
The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
propertius
prosecuted
prosecuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prosecute
prosecutes
prosecutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prosecute
prosecutor
prosecutor
noun
(law) a person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
(law) a prosecuting attorney.
prospectus
prospectus
noun
A booklet or other document giving details of a share offer for the benefit of investors.
A document which describes a proposed endeavor (venture, undertaking), such as a literary work (which one proposes to write).
A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.
prosternum
prosternum
noun
(zoology) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.
prostitute
prostitute
adj
(obsolete) Debased, corrupt; seeking personal gain by dishonourable means.
Taking part in promiscuous sexual activity, licentious; (later, chiefly as attributive use of noun) that is a prostitute.
noun
A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage.
A woman who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
verb
(transitive, derogatory) To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.
(transitive, reflexive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money.
proteinous
proteinous
adj
proteinaceous
protrusile
protrusile
adj
Capable of being protruded.
protrusive
protrusive
adj
rather conspicuous; obtrusive
that protrudes; protruding
prudentius
prurituses
prurituses
noun
plural of pruritus
psalterium
psalterium
noun
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
An omasum.
pseudatoll
pseudocyst
pseudocyst
noun
(medicine) A pathological collection of fluid, differing from a cyst in lacking a clearly-defined epithelial cell layer.
pseudodont
pseudosalt
pterideous
pterosauri
pterygiums
pterygotus
ptolemaeus
puckeriest
pulpitless
pulpitless
adj
Without a pulpit.
pulsatance
pulsatance
noun
(physics) angular frequency (in radians per second)
pulsimeter
pulsimeter
Noun
A sphygmograph.
pulsometer
pulsometer
noun
A vacuum pump or hydrotrope.
pultaceous
pultaceous
adj
Macerated; softened; nearly fluid.
punctuates
punctuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of punctuate
punditries
punditries
noun
plural of punditry
punishment
punishment
noun
(figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
puntarenas
puppeteers
puppeteers
noun
plural of puppeteer
puppetries
puppetries
noun
plural of puppetry
purgatives
purgatives
noun
plural of purgative
puritaness
purporters
puseyistic
puseyistic
Adjective
Of or relating to Puseyism.
pustulated
pustulated
adj
Having pustules; pustular or pustulate
putredinis
putrescent
putrescent
adj
Becoming putrid; putrefying.
putrescine
putrescine
noun
A diamine, NH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂ (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms.
putridness
putridness
noun
putridity
pyrolusite
pyrolusite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO₂), that is an important ore of manganese.
quicksteps
quicksteps
noun
plural of quickstep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quickstep
quintuples
quintuples
noun
plural of quintuple
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quintuple
recaptures
recaptures
noun
plural of recapture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recapture
recomputes
recomputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recompute
redisputed
redisputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of redispute
reptilious
reptilious
adj
(dated) Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.
(dated) Synonym of reptilian: reptilelike, of or related to members of the class Reptilia.
repudiates
repudiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repudiate
reputeless
reputeless
adj
Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful; inglorious.
respectful
respectful
adj
Marked or characterized by respect
resumption
resumption
noun
(chiefly Australia) eminent domain
The act of resuming or starting something again.
resumptive
resumptive
adj
That is in the nature of resumption.
noun
(archaic) A restorative medicine.
(grammar) A resumptive pronoun.
resupinate
resupinate
adj
(botany) Having the appearance of being upside down
(medicine) Lying on the back, supine.
verb
To supinate; to turn on the back.
rudderpost
rudderpost
noun
(nautical) The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other.
rupestrian
rupestrian
adj
Occurring, or executed on rocks, or on cave walls
rupestrine
rupestrine
adj
Growing on rocks or cliffs.
Living among or occupying rocks or cliffs.
sauceplate
scapulated
scapulated
adj
Having the scapular feathers notable in size or colour.
scapulette
schumpeter
scriptured
scriptures
scriptures
noun
plural of scripture
sculptress
sculptress
noun
(dated) A female sculptor.
sculptured
sculptured
adj
Attractively formed.
Made like a sculpture.
sculpturer
sculpturer
noun
A sculptor.
sculptures
sculptures
noun
plural of sculpture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sculpture
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.
semiputrid
semiputrid
adj
Somewhat or partly putrid.
septennium
septennium
Noun
A of years.
septuagint
septuagint
noun
(now rare) A group of 70 people or a collection of 70 things.