| NONPUBLIC | • nonpublic adj. Not open to the public; not available to or shared by the public; private. • non-public adj. Alternative spelling of nonpublic. • NONPUBLIC adj. not public. |
| PALANQUIN | • palanquin n. A covered type of litter for a stretched-out passenger, carried on four poles on the shoulders of four… • PALANQUIN n. (Malay) a light litter for one passenger, also PALANKEEN. |
| PENDULINE | • penduline n. A penduline tit. • penduline adj. (Of a bird’s nest) Hanging, pendulous. • PENDULINE adj. building a pendulous nest, as in penduline tit. |
| PENINSULA | • peninsula n. (Geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass. • PENINSULA n. a strip of land jutting out into water, a near-island. |
| PINNULATE | • pinnulate adj. (Botany) Having each pinna subdivided; said of a leaf, or of its pinnae. • PINNULATE adj. having each pinna subdivided, also PINNULATED. |
| PLENILUNE | • plenilune n. (Poetic) The full moon. • PLENILUNE n. the time of the full moon. |
| PLUNGINGS | • plungings n. Plural of plunging. • PLUNGING n. the act of plunging. |
| PLUTONIAN | • Plutonian adj. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld;… • Plutonian adj. (By extension) Of, relating to, or having characteristics associated with the underworld; dark, gloomy; mournful. • Plutonian adj. (By extension, geology) Synonym of plutonic (“of or pertaining to rocks formed deep in the Earth’s crust… |
| PUNCHLINE | • punchline n. Alternative spelling of punch line. • punch␣line n. The final part of a joke; the word, sentence, or exchange of sentences that is intended to be funny… • punch␣line n. (By extension) A final, concluding statement that an explanation has been leading up to; a conclusion. |
| PUNNINGLY | • punningly adv. In a punning manner; so as to form a pun. • PUNNING adv. playing on words. |
| UNIPLANAR | • uniplanar adj. Having, or lying in, a single plane. • UNIPLANAR adj. lying in one plane. |
| UNPAINFUL | • unpainful adj. Not painful. • UNPAINFUL adj. not painful. |
| UNPLACING | • unplacing v. Present participle of unplace. • UNPLACE v. to displace. |
| UNPLAINED | • unplained adj. (Obsolete) Not deplored or bewailed; unlamented. • UNPLAINED adj. (Spenser) not lamented. |
| UNPLUMING | • unpluming v. Present participle of unplume. • UNPLUME v. to strip of feathers. |
| UPLEANING | • upleaning v. Present participle of uplean. • UPLEAN v. to rest one's weight. |
| UPLINKING | • uplinking v. Present participle of uplink. • UPLINKING n. the act of transmitting by uplink. |