Words about words

Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (116), Adjectives (889), Adverbs (37), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (11), Past tense (211), Plural (48), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Verbs (794)

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O is for Oxen

Oxen is the plural of ox.

P is for Packed

Something is packed if it is full up with not much space left over.

You might pack your lunchbox, or pack a suitcase for a trip.

P is for Packing

You pack a suitcase when you go away on vacation. Packing something means putting things inside it until it is full. You can pack a suitcase, boxes or even pack a wardrobe full of things.

P is for Paid

Paid is the past tense of pay, for example "I got paid today".

P is for Painful

Something is painful if it hurts.

The man in the picture is having a a painful injection.
Painting is when you make a picture using paint. You can paint on paper, canvas, or wood.

Painting is often done with a brush, roller, or sponge. People use painting for art, decorating walls, and making signs.

P is for Pale

Something is pale if it lacks color, or is close to white. The girl in the picture has pale skin. The opposite of pale is dark.

P is for Pastel

Something is pastel if it is a soft, pale color. Pastels are normally used on clothes and bedding for babies.

P is for Pat

You pat something when you touch it with the palm of your hand. People usually pat dogs and cats on the head, or give each other a pat on the back for a job well done.
A very similar word to pat is stroke, where you run your hand along something slowly as you are patting it.

P is for Paws

Paws is the plural of paw.

P is for Peaceful

Peaceful is a word that describes a calm and friendly place or situation. There is no fighting, no noise, and no anger.

P is for Peas

Peas is the plural of pea.

P is for Peck

A peck is a quick movement made by birds when they eat, hitting their beaks against something. Birds also peck to do damage, for example woodpeckers make holes by pecking.
A movement similar to a bird's peck is also called a peck, for example "she gave him a quick peck on the cheek".

P is for Pedantic

Someone is pedantic if they are overly concerned with the details of things, or getting things exactly perfect. The owner of this letterbox is pedantic.

P is for Peek

You peek when you quickly look at something from a hiding place, where you think no-one will see you. The cat in the picture is peeking out from behind a cupboard.

P is for Peeled

Something is peeled if it has had its peel or skin removed.
Peeled is also the past tense of peel.

P is for Peer (Look)

You peer at something when you look at it for a long time in a searching kind of way.

P is for Peered

Peered is the past tense of peer. For example, "she peered across the ocean".

P is for People

The plural of person is people.

P is for Perfect

Something that is free of flaws and imperfections and cannot be made better in any way is perfect.