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Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (9), Adjectives (842), Adverbs (29), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (10), Past tense (209), Plural (47), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Punctuation (9), Verbs (743)

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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.

P is for Permanent

Something is permanent if it will last forever, or for a very, very long time. The hand prints made in the concrete in the picture will be there permanently.
The opposite of permanent is temporary.

P is for Pierce

You pierce something by making a hole in it with something sharp and pointed, like a skewer or a dagger.

P is for Piled

Piled is the past tense of pile.

P is for Pinch

You pinch something when you grab it tightly between your forefinger and thumb.
Pinching is also a word for any similar motion to pinching with your hands, or something that feels like pinching. For example, "my new shoes pinch my feet".

P is for Pinned

Something is pinned if it is held in place by something, usually by a pin. You can pin something down without pins, for example "her hands were pinned to her sides".

P is for Plaintive

Something is plaintive if it has a sad, mournful tone to it.