Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent.
noun
Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
ophidion
ophionid
ophiuran
ophiuran
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Ophiuroidea.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea; a brittle star.
pachinko
pachinko
noun
A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.
verb
(intransitive) To tumble down through a series of obstacles.
paganish
paganish
adj
(archaic) Pagan.
(informal) Somewhat pagan.
paimaneh
painches
painches
noun
plural of painch
paixhans
panchaia
panchion
panchion
noun
Alternative form of pancheon
panchito
panouchi
pansmith
pansmith
noun
A person who makes and repairs metal pans.
pansyish
pansyish
adj
(derogatory, colloquial) Of a man: effeminate, weak, wussy.
pantheic
paphians
parching
parching
adj
Causing something or someone to parch; extremely drying.
Very thirsty; parched.
noun
The condition of being parched; absolute dryness.
The process of parching or roasting something, such as corn.
verb
present participle of parch
parishen
parochin
parthian
parthian
Adjective
Relating to Parthia or Parthians.
Delivered as if in retreat. (An allusion to the Parthian battle tactic of firing arrows backwards from horseback while apparently in retreat.)
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Parthia.
An extinct Western Iranian language that was spoken in Parthia.
pashmina
pashmina
noun
A Cashmere; a goat native to Kashmir.
Cashmere: a soft fabric made from this wool.
Cashmere: the fine wool that grows under the hair of this goat.
patching
patching
noun
The act of one who patches.
verb
present participle of patch
pathfind
peaching
peaching
verb
present participle of peach
peiching
penlight
penlight
noun
A small torch/flashlight that resembles a fountain pen.
penthrit
penthrit
noun
Alternative form of penthrite (“pentaerythritol tetranitrate”)
penuchis
perching
perching
noun
(textiles) Inspection of cloth before finishing.
The act of something that perches.
verb
present participle of perch
perianth
perianth
noun
(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
(botany, bryology) The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
pershing
phaneric
phaneric
adj
(biology, of plumage) cryptic (used for camouflaging)
(geology) Alternative form of phaneritic
phaselin
phasiron
phelonia
phelonia
noun
plural of phelonion
phenazin
phenetic
phenetic
adj
(systematics) Of, or relating to, phenetics.
phengite
phengite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a series of dioctahedral micas of composition K(AlMg)₂(OH)₂(SiAl)₄O₁₀, similar to muscovite but with addition of magnesium.
phenicia
phenixes
phenixes
noun
plural of phenix
phenolia
phenolic
phenolic
adj
(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from a phenol.
noun
(organic chemistry) A phenol compound.
Any of a large group of pigments and flavouring agents, especially those found in grapes and wine.
Any thermosetting resin manufactured from phenols and aldehydes.
phenoxid
phenoxid
noun
Archaic form of phenoxide.
phenylic
phenylic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing phenyl.
phialine
phialing
phialing
verb
present participle of phial
philemon
phillane
philmont
philmont
Proper noun
Philmont Scout Ranch.
Proper noun
A town in
philonic
philonis
phitones
phlorina
phocenic
phocenin
phocenin
noun
(organic chemistry) delphin
phocinae
phoenigm
phoneier
phonemic
phonemic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.
(linguistics) Relating to phonemes.
phonesis
phonetic
phonetic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes).
Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
Relating to the spoken rather than written form of a word or name, as opposed to orthographic.
noun
(linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).
phoniest
phoniest
adj
superlative form of phony: most phony
phonikon
phonying
phonying
verb
present participle of phony
phorminx
phorminx
noun
A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks.
phoronic
phoronid
phoronid
noun
(zoology) Any hermaphroditic wormlike marine animals of the phylum Phoronida.
phoronis
phosphin
phosphin
noun
Obsolete form of phosphine.
photinia
photinia
noun
Any member of the genus Photinia of small trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
photoing
photoing
verb
present participle of photo
photonic
photonic
adj
of, or relating to photons or to photonics
phrasing
phrasing
noun
The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.
verb
present participle of phrase
phrenics
phrenics
noun
The branch of science that relates to the mind; mental philosophy.
phronima
phrygian
phrygian
Adjective
Of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture.
In the Phrygian language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.
Proper noun
The language of the Phrygian people.
Phrygian mode
phrynoid
phthalin
phthalin
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance obtained by reduction from phthalein, into which it is easily converted by oxidation.
(chemistry) Any of the series of which phthalin proper is the type.
phylline
phylline
adj
leaf-like
phytonic
phytonic
adj
(biology) Relating to a phyton
picunche
pinchbug
pincheck
pincheck
noun
A kind of sturdy cotton cloth with a dot pattern.
pinchers
pinchers
noun
Dated form of pincers.
plural of pincher
pinchgut
pinchgut
noun
Alternative form of pinch-gut
pinching
pinching
adj
That pinches, or causes such a sensation
noun
(horticulture) The act of pinching off new growth.
The act of one who or that which pinches.
verb
present participle of pinch
pinebush
pinehall
pinheads
pinheads
noun
plural of pinhead
pinholes
pinholes
noun
plural of pinhole
pinkfish
pinochet
pinochle
pinochle
noun
(card games) A card game, similar to bezique.
(card games) A meld of the jack of diamonds and queen of spades in that card game.
pinscher
pinscher
noun
Any of several breeds of dog.
pinwheel
pinwheel
noun
A cogged (toothed) gear.
A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.
A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To spin.
piranhas
piranhas
noun
plural of piranha
pitching
pitching
noun
(engineering) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
The act of throwing or casting.
The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
verb
present participle of pitch
pitchman
pitchman
noun
A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act.
pitchmen
pitchmen
noun
plural of pitchman
pithecan
plainish
plainish
adj
Somewhat plain in appearance.
plashing
plashing
noun
A sound that plashes, as of water.
The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of small trees, as in hedges.
The dashing or sprinkling of colouring matter on the walls of buildings, to imitate granite, etc.
verb
present participle of plash
plinther
plinther
noun
Any of numerous members of the public who took turns to occupy the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of an art installation by Antony Gormley in 2009.
poaching
poaching
noun
Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.
verb
present participle of poach
pokonchi
pondfish
pondfish
noun
Any of numerous species of American freshwater fishes belonging to the family Centrarchidae.
pooching
pooching
verb
present participle of pooch
poonghie
poonghie
noun
Alternative form of ponghee
porching
porphine
porphine
noun
Alternative spelling of porphin
pouching
pouching
verb
present participle of pouch
povindah
prankish
prankish
adj
Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.
prehnite
prehnite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic aggregates or curved crystals, Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂.
prenight
prochain
prochein
prochein
adj
(law, obsolete) Next; nearest.
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
psyching
psyching
verb
present participle of psyche
punchier
punchier
adj
comparative form of punchy: more punchy
punchily
punchily
adv
In a punchy manner.
punching
punching
noun
An incident in which someone is punched.
The process of making holes in something (for example, a leather belt or a rail ticket).
verb
present participle of punch
punished
punished
adj
That has been the object of punishment.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of punish
punisher
punisher
noun
One who punishes.
punishes
punishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of punish
punyship
pushmina
pushpins
pushpins
noun
plural of pushpin
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pushpin
pythonic
pythonic
adj
(programming) Alternative letter-case form of Pythonic
Of or pertaining to the pythons.
Prophetic; oracular; pretending to foretell events.
pythonid
pythonid
noun
(zoology) Any of the family Pythonidae of non-venomous snakes, distinguished from the boids by teeth on the premaxilla.
ralphing
ralphing
verb
present participle of ralph
raphania
raphania
noun
Poisoning by ingestion of seeds of the wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum.
repunish
repunish
verb
(rare) To punish again, a further time.
sahaptin
sahaptin
Noun
A member of a Native American people who occupied a large territory along the Columbia river in northern Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Proper noun
The language spoken by the Sahaptin people.
scaphion
seraphin
seraphin
noun
Alternative form of xeraphim
sharping
sharping
noun
(music) The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.
Fraud; trickery; the acts of a sharper.
verb
present participle of sharp
shelepin
shipment
shipment
noun
a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship)
the act of transporting goods
shippens
shippens
noun
plural of shippen
shipping
shipping
noun
Navigation.
Passage or transport on a ship.
The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry; ships collectively.
The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.
The transportation of goods.
verb
present participle of ship
shippons
shippons
noun
plural of shippon
shopping
shopping
noun
An area's combination of stores and other infrastructure and products available for people who want to shop.
Placement in a workshop for overhaul.
Recently bought goods.
The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.
verb
present participle of shop
shoppini
shunpike
shunpike
noun
A side road or route.
verb
To travel by side roads so as to avoid the toll roads or turnpikes.
siphonal
siphonal
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to a siphon.
siphoned
siphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of siphon
siphonet
siphonet
noun
(zoology) One of the two dorsal tubular organs on the rear part of the abdomen of aphids, which secrete honeydew.
siphonia
siphonia
noun
plural of siphonium
siphonic
siphonic
adj
Of or pertaining to a siphon.
sliphorn
snappish
snappish
adj
Exhibiting irritation or impatience; curt; irascible.