| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| priapean | noun | A species of hexameter verse so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each, having generally a trochee in the first and the fourth foot, and an amphimacer in the third; — applied also to a regular hexameter verse when so constructed as to be divisible into two portions of three feet each. |
| priapism | noun | More or less permanent erection and rigidity of the penis, with or without sexual desire. |
| priceite | noun | A hydrous borate of lime, from Oregon. |
| pricking | present participle & vb. noun | of Prick, The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point., The driving of a nail into a horse’s foot so as to produce lameness., Same as Nicking., A sensation of being pricked., The mark or trace left by a hare’s foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks., Dressing one’s self for show; prinking. |
| prideful | adjective | Full of pride; haughty. |
| priedieu | noun | A kneeling desk for prayers. |
| priestly | adjective | Of or pertaining to a priest or the priesthood; sacerdotal; befitting or becoming a priest; as, the priestly office; a priestly farewell. |
| prigging | present participle & vb. noun | of Prig |
| priggery | noun | Priggism. |
| priggish | adjective | Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. |
| priggism | noun | The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig., Roguery; thievery. |
| prillion | noun | Tin extracted from the slag. |
| primming | present participle & vb. noun | of Prim |
| primates | noun pl. | The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci. |
| primeval | adjective | Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocence of man. |
| primitia | noun | The first fruit; the first year’s whole profit of an ecclesiastical preferment. |
| primness | noun | The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness. |
| primrose | adjective | An early flowering plant of the genus Primula (P. vulgaris) closely allied to the cowslip. There are several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also primerole, primerolles., Any plant of the genus Primula., Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose; — hence, flowery; gay. |
| princely | adjective | Of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank or authority; as, princely birth, character, fortune, etc., Suitable for, or becoming to, a prince; grand; august; munificent; magnificent; as, princely virtues; a princely fortune., In a princely manner. |
| princess | noun | A female prince; a woman having sovereign power, or the rank of a prince., The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal family., The consort of a prince; as, the princess of Wales. |
| princock | noun | Alt. of Princox |
| prinking | present participle & vb. noun | of Prink |
| printing | present participle & vb. noun | of Print, The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic prints. |
| printery | noun | A place where cloth is printed; print works; also, a printing office. |
| priorate | noun | The dignity, office, or government, of a prior. |
| prioress | noun | A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to an abbess. |
| priority | adjective | The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application., Precedence; superior rank. |
| priories | plural | of Priory |
| prismoid | noun | A body that approaches to the form of a prism. |
| prisoned | imp. & past participle | of Prison |
| prisoner | noun | One who is confined in a prison., A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as, a prisoner at the bar of a court. |
| pristine | adjective | Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor. |
| pritchel | noun | A tool employed by blacksmiths for punching or enlarging the nail holes in a horseshoe. |
| prizable | adjective | Valuable. |
| prizemen | plural | of Prizeman |
| prizeman | noun | The winner of a prize. |