Words starting with P that are validated

• pitot — Noun – English ～ French physicist for whom the Pitot tube was named (1695-1771)
• Pitot head — Noun – English ～ measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed
• pitprop — Noun – English ～ a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine
• Pitressin — Noun – English ～ hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
• pitsaw — Noun – English ～ a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below
• Pitsi — First name – Danish
• Pitt — Noun – English ～ English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
• Pitt — Noun – English ～ English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778)
• pitt — Noun – English ～ a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
• pitta — Noun – English ～ any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
• pittance — Noun – English ～ an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance"
• pitted — Adjective – English ～ pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
• Pittelkow — Last name – Danish
• Pitter — Last name – Danish
• pitter-patter — Noun – English ～ a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"
• pitter-patter — Verb – English ～ make light, rapid and repeated sounds; "gently pattering rain"
• pitter-patter — Verb – English ～ rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
• pitter-patter — Adverb – English ～ describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"
• pitter-patter — Adverb – English ～ as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall"
• Pitters — Last name – Danish

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