English Wordbook/P

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pabulum n fare, food pace vb & n step package n bale paedophilia n childlust pagan n heathen page' n side, leaf pacify vb calm, allay, befrith pain n smart palace n thronehalls, 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, underwear, underkegs, undies papacy n popedom paradise n heaven parallel adj alongside paramour n lover paraphrase vb & n new wording, new bewording parasol n sunshade parenting n child-rearing parenthesis n byspeech parents n folks, elders parliament n witan, lawmoot, witenagemot part n deal, share, bit part vb split, break, sunder participate vb take part, partake participant n partaker, player particle1 n [grammar] wordling particle2a n mote particle2b, smallest n whit particularly adv namely partner vb & n mate party n gathering, merrymaking, bash pass vb overtake passage n gangway, thoroughfare passport n furlough, forloff past adj bygone patella n kneecap paternal adj fatherly pater noster n the lord's prayer pathetic adj rueful, ruthful patience n thild, forbearing patient adj forbearing patria n homeland, fatherland patriarch n elder, eldfather, highfather patrimony n fatherland patriotic n landtrothen, home-loving, homeland loving, fatherland loving patriotism n landtrothenness, home-love, homeland love, fatherland love pavement n sidewalk, footpath, walkway pay vb betell payment n fee peace n frith peasant n lowbrow, churl, landfolk peculation n thefting peculiar adj odd, quirky, weird pedagog n youth teacher, childteacher pedantic adj bookfed, book-learned, bookish, bookwise, nitpicking, pedal1 n footkey pedal2 adj foot(ed) pedantic adj bookfed, book-learned, bookish, bookwise, nitpicking pedestrian n footfolk(att'd), footgoer, sidewalker, walker peel n rind, skin peel vb rend, skin, tear pelt n hide penetrate vb thrill, bore peninsula n seagirt, spit people n folk percent n hundredths perfect adj flawless, forfit perfect vb forfitten perforate vb riddle perform vb do, behave, work, play period n while, timespan, time frame, spell perish vb forfare perjure vb mainswear, forswear, lie under oath perhaps adv byhaps, maybe perimeter n edge, rim permanent adj ever-lasting permission1 n goahead permit1 vb let permit2 n letwrit, goahead pernicious adj baneful perpetually adj ever, aye, unending perplex vb bewilder persecute vb hound personal adj monnly personality n selfhood, egg personal stereo n walkman personnel n staff perspicacity n insight, keenness, shrewdness perspective n outlook persuade vb overrede, wheedle, sweet-talk, overwin perpetuity, in adv forevermore perverse adj thirtover, wayward pervert vb offset, froward, throw off track petrify vb (for)stonen peruse vb look through, read through phantom n ghost phlebotomy n bloodletting philosophy n witlore phloem tube n (biol) wortpipe photograph n snap, still, sunprint, lightplot, lightblot, sightblot, snapshot phobia n misfear photographer n sunprinter, sunprintster, sightblotter, lightplotter, lightblotster, sightsnapper photography n sunprinting, lightplotting, sightblotting, lightblotting physics n worldken physical adj bodily piece n bit pigeon n culver, dove pile n heap pillage vb ransack, plunder pimple n wheal pioneer n groundbreaker pioneering adj groundbreaking pious adj godly pip n (hard) seed pirate n searobber, searover pity n ruth, mildheartness place vb lay, put, stow place n stead, stow, spot, -where placenta n afterbirth plagiarism n thought-theft plan vb plot, forethink plank n board planning n forethought planet n world plant n wort plateau n wold platform n staddle, flatstaddle, dishshape pleasant adj lithe, likesome please interj prithee, kindly please vb gladden pleased adj glad, happy pleasure n lust, gladness pledge n plight plenty adv enough -plex suff -fold plumber n pipefitter, waterfitter plumbing n pipework plunge vb dip, dunk plural adj manysome, many plutocracy n gelddom poet n wordwright, wordcrafter poetry n wordcraft point n tine poison n bane, atter polecat n thummart political adj mootish political party n mootband politician n rikemaster, mootsman, mootswoman politics n mootsmanship pollute vb besmear, foul, befoul polycephaly n many-headedness, maniheadedness polygamist n maniwedder polyglot n manispoken, many-speeched polytheism n manygodhood pompous adj overblown pontoon n punt pork n pigflesh, pig, swineflesh porous adj seepsome port n harbour, larboard portal n doorway, gate, gateway portend vb bode, foreshadow portent n foretoken portion n lot, share portrait n likeness possess1 vb own possess2 vb devilsicken possessed adj devilsick possession n ownership, belonging possibility n likelihood, maysomeness possible adj likely, maysome, hapsome possibly adj likely posterior n rump, back(side) posteriority n'' afterness posterity n afterbears, afterkin, eretide postpone vb shelve post script (p.s.) n afterthought, afterwrit (a.w.) potassium n potash potato n tater, tatty, pot, spud, earthapple, breadroot potential adj mayly poultry n hen, fowl pour vb birle poverty n hardship, need, lack powder n dust power n craft, might, know-how power vb drive, feed powerful adj almightful practically adv nearly, well-nigh precede vb forego precipitation n rainfall, snowfall, downpour, wetfall, breefall preclude vb forestall precognition n foreboding, foreknowledge precursor n forerunner predecessor n forerunner predestination n wyrd, foredooming, doom predetermine vb foreset predicament n hardship, quagmire, quandary, jam, scrape, plight predict vb foretell, foresay, foresee pre-eminent adj foremost pre-existence n aforeness prefabricated adj ready-made, ready-built preface n foreword prefer 'vb'' rather, berather 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, untimely prematurely adv oversoon premeditate vb forethink premeditated adj forethought premier adj foremost premise n given, starter, foretruth premonition n forefeeling, foreboding preparation n readiness, readying,(complete) alreadiness prepare vb ready prepared adj ready preposition n foreputword prepuce n foreskin prescient adj farsighted, foresighted prescribe vb forespell press1 vb thrimp, shove pressure n (of water, gas) head present adj nowa present adv nowadays present1 n nonce, time being, now present2 n gift present vb show, give, bestow presentiment n forefeeling preserve vb hain, keep, uphold presume vb guess presumptuous adj uppity, overweening pretense n make-believe pretentious adj showy, hoity-toity, over the top, kitsch prevent vb forbid, forfend, forestop, forestall preview vb & n forelook, forepeek previous adj yester, last, latter, foregoing, earlier previously adv yesterly prima donna n leading lady primary adj foremost, first prior adj before private adj homely privy n out-house probable adj likely probably adv maybe, most likely problem n worry, kinch proceed vb go forth, thence go, yede, go on  procreate vb beget product n ware proficiency n skill profound adj underlying, deep progress n headway processor n throughworker processor, computer n numbercruncher prodigy n wonderchild produce vb get out, yield, make production n yield, output proem n foreword program n foredraught (see source code) programming language n foredraughting tongue, foredraughting leid progressive adj forward-looking prohibit vb forbid, forfend proleteriat n working-poor prolific adj birthy,broodful prologue n foretale promise n oath promise vb swear, behight promontary n headland, foreland pronounce vb utter, say pronunciation n uttering, wordloud proper adj fitting, seemly, right, true prophesise vb foretell, foresee prophesy n foresight, foretelling prophet n soothsayer proprietor n householder, owner proscribe vb forbid prosper vb thee, thrive prosperity n theedom, thrivedom prostitute vb & n whore prostrate adj aground protect vb ward, shield protege n ward protest vb say against protestant adj againstish protestant n againstisher protoplasm n urslime protoarchaeopterix n aforeoldenwing proverb n byword, saying, saw, folksay(ing) provide vb give, open, afford province n great shire prow n foreship prudence n forewit, thrift psychiatrist n mindhealer psychologist n mindlore(wo)man, mindlorester pub(lic house) n inn, alehouse, boozer public adj openly, stately public toilet n outhouse publish vb furthset, make known, folkcast, bring out, outbring pulsate vb beat, throb pulse1 n beat, throb, heartbeat pulse2 n bean punish vb scold pup n whelp purchase1 vb buy purchase2 n grip purge vb cleanse pure adj clean, shire (not to be confused with the noun) purify vb cleanse push vb shove, thrust pustule n pock pyromania n firemadness