Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words quackling present participle & vb. noun of Quackle quadrable adjective That may be sqyared, or reduced to an equivalent square; — said of a surface when the area limited by a curve can be exactly found, and expressed in a finite number of algebraic terms. quadrated imp. & past … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words psalmodic adjective Alt. of Psalmodical psalteria plural of Psalterium psarolite noun A silicified stem of tree fern, found in abundance in the Triassic sandstone. pseudodox adjective Not true in opinion or doctrine; false., A false opinion or doctrine. pseudonym noun A fictitious name assumed for the time, as by … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pressgang noun See Press gang, under Press. presspack verb t. To pack, or prepare for packing, by means of a press. presswork noun The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so done.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words porbeagle noun A species of shark (Lamna cornubica), about eight feet long, having a pointed nose and a crescent-shaped tail; — called also mackerel shark. porcelain noun Purslain., A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware, made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and America; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pockarred adjective See Pockmarked. pocketing present participle & vb. noun of Pocket pocketful noun As much as a pocket will hold; enough to fill a pocket; as, pocketfuls of chestnuts. pockiness noun The state of being pocky. podagrous adjective Gouty; podagric. podarthra plural of Podarthrum podetiums plural of Podetium … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pneometer noun A spirometer. pneumatic adjective Alt. of Pneumatical pneumato- A combining form from Gr. pney^ma, pney`matos, wind, air, breath, respiration; as, pneumatograph, pneumatology. pneumonia noun Inflammation of the lungs. pneumonic adjective Of or pertaining to the lungs; pulmonic., Of or pertaining to pneumonia; as, pneumonic symptoms., A medicine … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words playgoing adjective Frequenting playhouses; as, the playgoing public., The practice of going to plays. playhouse noun A building used for dramatic exhibitions; a theater., A house for children to play in; a toyhouse. playmaker noun A playwright. plaything noun A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pigpecker noun The European garden warbler (Sylvia, / Currica, hortensis); — called also beccafico and greater pettychaps. piaculous adjective Same as Piacular. pia mater The delicate and highly vascular membrane immediately investing the brain and spinal cord. pickaback adverb On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. pickapack … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words peraeopod noun One of the thoracic legs of a crustacean. See Illust. of Crustacea. peragrate verb t. To travel over or through. perameles noun Any marsupial of the genus Perameles, which includes numerous species found in Australia. They somewhat resemble rabbits in size and form. See Illust. under Bandicoot. … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words penalties plural of Penalty pencilled of Pencil penciling present participle & vb. noun of Pencil, The work of the pencil or bruch; as, delicate penciling in a picture., Lines of white or black paint drawn along a mortar joint in a brick wall. pendently adverb In a pendent manner. … Read more