| ORPHREYS | • orphreys n. Plural of orphrey. • ORPHREY n. gold or other rich embroidery on clerical robes, also ORFRAY. |
| PARROTRY | • parrotry n. Thoughtless imitation or repetition of someone else’s words or sayings; mindless repetition. • PARROTRY n. unintelligent imitation. |
| PORPHYRY | • porphyry n. (Geology) a hard igneous rock consisting of large crystals in a fine-grained matrix. • Porphyry prop.n. A Tyrian Neoplatonic philosopher. • PORPHYRY n. (Greek) a very hard, variegated rock of a purple and white colour, used in sculpture. |
| PORRIDGY | • porridgy adj. Resembling porridge. • PORRIDGY adj. resembling porridge. |
| PORTERLY | • porterly adj. Characteristic of a porter. • PORTERLY adv. like a porter. |
| PORTRAYS | • portrays v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of portray. • PORTRAY v. to paint or draw the likeness of, also POURTRAY. |
| POURTRAY | • pourtray v. Archaic form of portray. • POURTRAY v. (Spenser) to portray, also PORTRAY. |
| PRIMROSY | • primrosy adj. Having primroses growing. • PRIMROSY adj. full of primroses. |
| PRIORITY | • priority n. An item’s relative importance. • priority n. A goal of a person or an organisation. • priority n. The quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior. |
| PROPERLY | • properly adv. In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably. • properly adv. (Obsolete) individually; in one’s own manner. • properly adv. (Colloquial) Entirely; extremely; thoroughly. |
| PROPERTY | • property n. Something that is owned. • property n. A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land. • property n. (Britain) Real estate; the business of selling houses. |
| PURVEYOR | • purveyor n. Someone who supplies what is needed, especially food. • purveyor n. (Historical, UK) An officer who provided provisions for the king’s household. • purveyor n. (Obsolete) A procurer; a pimp. |
| PYORRHEA | • pyorrhea n. An inflammation of the gums in which the teeth become loose; chronic periodontitis. • pyorrhea n. A discharge of pus. • PYORRHEA n. pus in the sockets of the teeth. |
| PYRIFORM | • pyriform adj. (Biology) Pear-shaped. • pyriform n. A pyriform object. • PYRIFORM adj. pear-shaped, also PIRIFORM. |
| PYRRHOUS | • pyrrhous adj. Reddish; ruddy. • PYRRHOUS adj. reddish; ruddy. |
| PYRROLES | • pyrroles n. Plural of pyrrole. • PYRROLE n. a colourless toxic liquid found in many naturally occurring compounds, e.g. chlorophyll, also PYRROL. |
| PYRROLIC | • pyrrolic adj. (Organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or having a structure based on, a pyrrole. • PYRROLIC adj. of or like pyrrole, a colourless toxic liquid found in many naturally occurring compounds. |