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Words beginning with P

The letter P

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processor

/ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/

A person or institution who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.).

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Prochorus

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proclaim

/pɹoʊˈkleɪm/

To announce or declare.

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procurement

/pɹəˈkjʊəɹ.mənt/

The purchasing department of a company.

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prodigal

/ˈpɹɑdɪɡəl/

Wastefully extravagant.

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Prodigal Son

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Someone who returns home from travelling or exile or who is welcomed back after disgrace, especially having repented of former extra…

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prodigy

/ˈpɹɑdɪd͡ʒi/

An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.

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Proditiophobia

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productive

/pɹəˈdʌktɪv/

Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.

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productivity

/ˌpɹoʊdəkˈtɪvəti/

The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.

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Proenza Schouler

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profanation

/ˌpɹɔfəˈneɪʃən/

The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.

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profitability

/ˌpɹɑ.fɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/

The state or quality of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.

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profitable

/ˈpɹɑ.fɪ.tə.bl̩/

Producing a profit.

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profiteroles

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plural of profiterole

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profligate

/ˈpɹɑːflɪɡət/

Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.

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progeny

/ˈpɹɑd͡ʒəni/

Offspring or descendants considered as a group.

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progesterone

/pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛstəˌɹoʊn/

A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to…

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programmer

/ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/

One who writes computer programs.

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progressive

/pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/

Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.

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prohibit

/pɹoʊˈhɪbɪt/

To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

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Project Runway

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Project Veritas

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projection

/pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/

Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.

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proliferation

/pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.

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prolong

/pɹoʊˈlɑŋ/

To extend in space or length.

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promenade

/ˌpɹɑm.əˈneɪd/

A prom (dance).

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prometheus

/pɹoʊˈmiθi.əs/

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

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prominent

/ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/

Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.

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promiscuity

/ˌpɹɑm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/

The state or quality of being promiscuous.

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