Nouns in english starting with P

• pinwheel wind collector — Noun – English ～ a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind
• primary winding — Noun – English ～ coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil"
• pivoting window — Noun – English ～ a window that opens by pivoting either horizontally or vertically
• picture window — Noun – English ～ a large window with a single pane (usually overlooking a view)
• port wine — Noun – English ～ sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal
• port-wine stain — Noun – English ～ a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple
• pink wine — Noun – English ～ pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
• prize winner — Noun – English ～ the winner of a lottery
• piano wire — Noun – English ～ thin steel wire of high tensile strength
• Pelham Grenville Wodehouse — Noun – English ～ English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975)
• P. G. Wodehouse — Noun – English ～ English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975)
• prairie wolf — Noun – English ～ small wolf native to western North America
• point woman — Noun – English ～ a woman who is the forefront of an important enterprise
• pernambuco wood — Noun – English ～ tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
• peach-wood — Noun – English ～ tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
• philosopher's wool — Noun – English ～ oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
• philosophers' wool — Noun – English ～ oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
• portmanteau word — Noun – English ～ a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"
• polysemous word — Noun – English ～ a word having more than one meaning
• polysyllabic word — Noun – English ～ a word of more than three syllables

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