English words starting with P

past tense and past participle of push

A person or thing that pushes something.

Behaving in a confident and forceful way to get what you want, often in a way that is annoying to other people.

A person who is easy to influence or defeat.

A short pin with a small, round, often colored head, used for fastening papers or notices to a board or wall.

a rod in an internal combustion engine that transmits motion from the camshaft to a valve or rocker arm.

Behaving in an unpleasant way by trying too much to get something or to make someone do something.

lacking courage; timid or cowardly.

A cat, especially a kitten.

A cat, especially a kitten.

a cat, especially a pet cat

a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus.

To move something into a particular place or position.

A remark or action that makes someone feel stupid or unimportant; an insult.

something intended to deceive or mislead; a hoax or a sham.

Generally believed or accepted to be the case, but not necessarily proven.

According to what is generally assumed or believed to be the case, even if not necessarily so.

The process of decaying or rotting, especially in organic matter.

(of organic matter) to decay or rot and produce a very unpleasant smell.

Liable to decay or putrefaction; perishable.

Decaying or rotting and having a foul smell.

a sudden violent attempt to remove a government by force; a coup.

to hit a golf ball with a light stroke so that it rolls along the ground towards the hole

a game of miniature golf

to do things or move without hurrying, especially when you are doing something that is not very important

the present participle and gerund of the verb 'put'.

A soft, sticky substance that hardens after some time, used for fixing glass into window frames or filling holes in wood.

Having a pale, greyish-beige color resembling that of putty.

to cause someone to feel confused because they cannot understand or make sense of something

Unable to understand or find an answer; confused and uncertain.

A person who is highly skilled at creating or solving puzzles.

a feeling of being confused because you do not understand something.

a person who puzzles or is puzzled

causing one to be confused or perplexed because difficult to understand or explain

in a way that is confusing or difficult to understand

A type of plastic (polyvinyl chloride) that is used for making pipes, clothing, flooring, and many other products.

A proprietary dietary supplement derived from the bark of the maritime pine tree, used as an antioxidant.

A member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial Africa and parts of Southeast Asia.

a tall vertical structure, especially one used to support electrical cables or as a marker for aircraft.

the opening from the stomach into the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine), surrounded by a ring of muscle that controls the passage of food.

A large stone structure with a square base and four triangular sides that meet at a point, built especially in ancient Egypt.

having the form of a pyramid; tapering to a point from a broad base.

Having the shape of a pyramid.

A large pile of wood on which a dead body is ceremonially burned.

A common, pale yellow to brassy metallic mineral, iron disulfide (FeS₂), often found in cubic crystals and known as "fool's gold" because of its resemblance to gold.

A person who is obsessed with fire or sets fires, especially a pyromaniac.

relating to or consisting of fragments of rock erupted by a volcano.

The chemical decomposition of a substance caused by heating it to a high temperature without combustion.

A mental disorder characterized by an uncontrollable desire to set things on fire.

A person who has a very strong desire to set fire to things and feels pleasure in doing so, often as a symptom of a mental illness.

Relating to or consisting of fireworks.

describing a victory that is won at such a great cost that it is scarcely better than a defeat

relating to the greek philosopher pythagoras or his ideas, especially the belief that numbers are the key to understanding the universe.

A large, non-venomous snake found in Africa, Asia, and Australia, that kills its prey by squeezing it.