Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words practicable adjective That may be practiced or performed; capable of being done or accomplished with available means or resources; feasible; as, a practicable method; a practicable aim; a practicable good., Capable of being used; passable; as, a practicable weapon; a practicable road. practically adverb In a practical way; not … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words polyactinia noun pl. An old name for those Anthozoa which, like the actinias, have numerous simple tentacles. polyandrian adjective Polyandrous. polyandrous adjective Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle. polyarchist noun One who advocates polyarchy; — opposed to monarchist. … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pock-broken adjective Broken out, or marked, with smallpox; pock-fretten. pocketknife noun A knife with one or more blades, which fold into the handle so as to admit of being carried in the pocket. pock-pitted adjective Pockmarked; pitted. pococurante noun A careless person; a trifler. podophyllin noun A brown bitter … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words piacularity noun The quality or state of being piacular; criminality; wickedness. pickpennies plural of Pickpenny picturesque adjective Forming, or fitted to form, a good or pleasing picture; representing with the clearness or ideal beauty appropriate to a picture; expressing that peculiar kind of beauty which is agreeable in a … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words photobiotic adjective Requiring light to live; incapable of living without light; as, photobiotic plant cells. photochromy noun The art or process of reproducing colors by photography. photoglyphy noun Photoglyphic engraving. See under Photoglyphic. photography noun The science which relates to the action of light on sensitive bodies in the … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pearlaceous adjective Resembling pearl or mother-of-pearl; pearly in quality or appearance. pear-shaped adjective Of the form of a pear. peasantlike adjective Rude; clownish; illiterate. pebblestone A pebble; also, pebbles collectively. peccability noun The state or quality of being peccable; lability to sin. peccadillos plural of Peccadillo pectinately adverb In … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pasigraphic adjective Alt. of Pasigraphical passacaglia noun Alt. of Passacaglio passacaglio noun An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow three-four measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a chaconne. passeriform adjective Like or belonging to the Passeres. passibility noun The quality or state of being passible; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words parablastic adjective Of or pertaining to the parablast; as, the parablastic cells. parabolical adjective Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction., Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve., Generated … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pachydactyl noun A bird or other animal having thick toes. pachydermal adjective Of or relating to the pachyderms; as, pachydermal dentition. pacificable adjective Placable. pacificator noun One who, or that which, pacifies; a peacemaker. pack saddle Alt. of Pack thread pack thread See under 2d Pack. painstaking adjective Careful … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pachydactyl noun A bird or other animal having thick toes. pachydermal adjective Of or relating to the pachyderms; as, pachydermal dentition. pacificable adjective Placable. pacificator noun One who, or that which, pacifies; a peacemaker. pack saddle Alt. of Pack thread pack thread See under 2d Pack. painstaking adjective Careful … Read more