English Wordbook/P

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pace vb & n step paedophilia n childlust pagan n heathen pacify vb calm, allay, befrith pain n smart palace n thronehouse, thronehold, thronestead pale adj wan palpitate vb throb panacea n healer of all, healall, allheal pant(alon)s n britches, breeches, hoes pants, under- n netherlings, netherbritches papacy n popedom paraphrase vb & n new wording, new bewording parliament n witan, lawmoot part n deal, share, bit participate vb take part particle1 n [grammar] wordling particle2a n mote particle2b, smallest n whit particularly adv namely partner vb & n mate party n gathering, merrymaking, bash passport n furlough, forloff paternal adj fatherly pater noster n the lord's prayer patience n thild, forbearing patient adj forbearing patria n homeland, fatherland patriarch n elder patriotic n landtrothen, home-loving, homeland loving, fatherland loving patriotism n landtrothenness, home-love, homeland love, fatherland love pavement n sidewalk pay vb betell peace n frith peculation n thefting pedal1 n footkey pedal2 adj foot(ed) pedestrian n footgoer, sidewalker, walker penetrate vb thrill, bore peninsula n seagirt, spit people n folk percent n byhundred, hundredths perfect adj fullcome perforate vb riddle perish vb forfare perjure vb forswear perhaps adv byhaps, maybe permanent adj ever-lasting permit1 vb let permit2 n letwrit pernicious adj baneful perpetually adj ever, aye perplex vb bewilder persecute vb hound perspective n outlook persuade vb overrede perpetuity, in adv forevermore petrify vb (for)stonen peruse vb look through, read through phlebotomy n bloodletting photograph n snap, still, sunprint, lightplot, lightblot, sightblot photographer n sunprinter, sunprintster, sightblotter, lightplotter, lightblotster, sightsnapper photography n sunprinting, lightplotting, sightblotting, lightblotting physical adj bodily pig n swine pigeon n culver, dove pillage vb ransack, plunder pimple n wheal pious adj godly pip n (hard) seed pirate n searobber, searover place1 vb lay, put, stow place1 n stead, stow, spot, -where plagiarism n thought-theft plan vb plot, forethink planning n forethought planet n world please interj prithee please vb gladden pleasure n lust -plex suff -fold plumber n pipefitter, waterfitter plumbing n pipework plural adj manysome, many poet n wordwright, wordcrafter poetry n wordcraft pollute vb besmear, foul, befoul polygamist n maniwedder polyglot n many-speeched polytheism n manygodhood pork n pigflesh, pig, swineflesh porous adj seepsome port n harbour, larboard portent n foretoken portion n lot, share possess1 vb own possess2 vb devilsicken possessed adj devilsick possibility n likelihood, maysomeness possibile adj maysome posterior n rump, back(side) posterity n afterkin, eretide post script (p.s.) n afterthought, afterwrit (a.w.) potato n tater, tatty, pot, spud, earthapple, breadroot potential adj mayly poverty n hardship, need, lack power n craft, might practically adv nearly, well-nigh precede vb forego predecessor n forerunner predestination n wyrd, foredooming, doom predetermine vb foreset predict vb foresay, foresee, foretell prefabricated adj ready-made preface n foreword prefer to vb would rather, would sooner prefigure vb foreshadow pregnant adj with child prehistory n aforeyorelore, yesteryore prejudical adj foredeemsome prejudice n foredeeming prejudge vb foredeem premature adj foreripe, oversoon prematurely adv oversoon premeditate vb forethink premier adj foremost premonition n forefeeling prepare vb ready preposition n foreputword prepuce n foreskin press1 vb thrimp present adj nowa present1 n now present2 n gift presentiment n forefeeling pretense n make-believe prevent vb forfend preview vb & n forelook previous adj yester previously adv yesterly prima donna n leading lady primary adj foremost, first privy n out-house proceed vb thence go, wend, go forth again, forthgo again procreate vb beget profound adj deep progress n headway processor n throughworker processor, computer n numbercruncher prodigy n wonderchild program n foredraught programming language n foredraughting tongue, foredraughting leid prohibit vb forbid, forfend prologue n foretale promise vb behight promontary n headland, foreland pronunciation n wordloud prophesise vb foretell proprietor n householder, owner proscribe vb forbid prosper vb thee, thrive prosperity n theedom prostitute vb & n whore prostrate adj aground protect vb ward protege n ward protoarchaeopterix n aforeoldenwing proverb n folksay(ing), byword, saying prow n foreship prudence n forewit psychiatrist n mindhealer psychologist n mindlore(wo)man, mindlorester pub(lic house) n inn, alehouse, boozer public adj openly, stately publish vb make known, bring out, outbring pulsate vb beat, throb pulse1 n beat, throb, heartbeat pulse2 n bean pup n whelp purchase1 vb buy purchase2 n grip pustule n pock pyromania n firemadness