Words beginning with P

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A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindl…

Pixar Animation Studios, a computer-generated imagery (CGI) company known for its animated films.

plural of pizzella

To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.

The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.

One of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Auburn.

A city, the county seat of El Dorado County, California, United States.

Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plag…

The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.

A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.

In a plain manner; simply; basically.

A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

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One who plans.

Of lenses: flat; having no curvature; not serving to correct the vision.

A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, Ontario, Canada.

Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and…

A painful inflammation of the plantar fascia.

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Any flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hu…

Synonym of Plaquemines Parish (“parish in Louisiana”).

The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine

A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.

The special dish for the day in a restaurant.

A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.

plural of platitude

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely.

To take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke.