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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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.

P is for Play

You play when you do something just for the fun of it. The child in the picture is playing.

P is for Played

Played is the past tense of play. For example, "the children played in the park".

P is for Playful

Playful means full of fun and not too serious. You may see a playful dog, child, or cat chasing a toy.

The word can also describe words or jokes that are light and friendly.

P is for Please

Please is a word you add to a request to make it nicer and more polite. You are more likely to get what you want if you say please.
Used as a verb, please means to make someone feel good or happy, for example "I did it just to please you".

P is for Ploughed

Ploughed is the past tense of plough.

P is for Plowed

Plowed is the past tense of plow.

P is for Pluck

You pluck something by pulling it off at the growing point. People commonly pluck out hairs from their eyebrows, pluck fruit from a tree or vine, or most commonly pluck the feathers from a bird like a chicken to prepare it for cooking. The chicken in the picture has been plucked everywhere except its wings.
Plucking can also describe a short, sharp way of playing an instrument like a guitar, or even be used as another word for courage, as in "he has a lot of pluck".

P is for Plucked

Something is plucked if it has had all the hair or feathers pulled out of it. Plucked is also the past tense of pluck.

P is for Plump

Plump means a little fat, but in a good way.

People often describe baby animals as plump.

P is for Point

Pointing is a motion you can make with your hand to indicate the presence of something. Most people point using one outstretched finger, typically their index finger, which is also called the 'pointer finger.'

P is for Pointless

Something is pointless if there is no reason for it to exist. A task is pointless if there is no reason to complete it.
The gate in the picture is pointless because you can just walk around it.

P is for Pointy

Something is pointy if one or more parts of it has an outwards-facing part with a sharp or acute angle.
The shoes in the photo are very pointy.

P is for Poisonous

Something is poisonous if it contains poison. Poison can make you very sick, or kill you. Poison needs to get inside you somehow to be dangerous. Poisonous mushrooms and berries are usually eaten, and poisonous insects and snakes inject poison when they bite you. The frog in the picture will poison anything that eats it, and people use the poison from the frog to put on arrows and darts to help them hunt.

P is for Poke

You poke something by taking something pointy and pushing it into something else, but not so hard it does any damage. You can poke people with your finger to get their attention, or poke something with a stick to see how hard or soft it is.