Words that start with P

Pis forPrickle

A group of hedgehogs or porcupines is called a prickle.

The prickly pear is a kind of cactus. When you eat the fruit of the cactus, you have to be very careful to remove the thorns from the fruit. The entire cactus including the fruit is covered in thorns.

Fruit, Plants

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Pis forPride (sin)

Pride is the state of being proud. Pride as one of the seven deadly sins is taking being proud to excess. You commit the sin of pride when you are vain, and too interested in yourself to the point of not noticing things other people do.

7 Deadly Sins

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Pis forPride (group)

A group of lions is called a pride. You might also be interested in the sin of pride.

Collective

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Pis forPriest

A priest is a person whose job is to perform religious rites and ceremonies.

Religion, Jobs

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Pis forPrince

A prince is the son of a king or queen. You can also become a prince by marrying a princess.

Male, Titles

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Pis forPrincess

A princess is the daughter of a king or queen. You can also become a princess by marrying a prince.

Female, Titles

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Pis forPrincipal

A principal is someone who runs a school, doing more administrative work than teaching. In some countries, a principal is called a headmaster or headmistress.

Jobs, Education

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Pis forPrinter

A printer is a device that you connect to a computer. Printers turn files that you can only see on the computer's screen into printed images on a piece of paper.

Devices, Office

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Pis forPrism

A prism is a clear, solid object, usually shaped with a triangle on the top and bottom and straight sides. Prisms are used to change the direction of light, or to split it up into its colours like a rainbow.

Shapes, Science