Words that start with P

Purple ponies prance through a pink palace in Pittsburg.

Pis forPudding

The word pudding can be used to describe a lot of different desserts. Christmas puddings are a heavy, boiled cake full of fruit and usually served with custard. Other puddings can be milk based desserts, rice based desserts or one of many other desserts that are called puddings.

Pis forPuddle

Puddles are small pools of water on the ground. Puddles are left in small dents in the ground after it rains, or when water has been spilled on the ground.

Pis forPuffin

Scientific name: genus: Fratercula
Puffin is the common name given to three species of distinctive looking small sea birds. Puffins get very brightly colored beaks during their breeding season. Puffins eat fish, which they catch by diving into the water.

Pis forPug

Pugs are a small breed of dog originally from China. They are solidly built, with a short, wrinkly face and a curled tail. Most pugs are fawn, but can be found in apricot, silver and black too.

Pis forPull

When you pull something it moves towards you. When you push something it goes away from you. The little girl in the picture is pulling a wagon behind her.

Pis forPulley

A pulley, also called a block and tackle, is a device that can change the direction of a force (ie, pulling downwards to raise something up), or can make it much easier to move something. You can use a pulley to move something very heavy by pulling a rope or chain through the pulley much further than you would without the pulley, but the load feels much lighter while you do it. Pulleys are used frequently in the rigging of ships.

Pis forPuma

A puma is another word for cougar.

Pis forPumice

Pumice is a form of volcanic rock that has been formed with bubbles in it from being mixed with gas as it cools. Pumice stone is used as an abrasive, usually for scraping dead skin off your feet to keep them soft.

Pis forPump

A pump is a device used to move around fluids like water from place to place. Pumps are commonly used to get water out from below the ground. They can be hand driven, like the pump in the picture, wind driven, or driven by a motor.

Pis forPumpkin

Scientific name: family: cucurbitaceae
Pumpkins are a large vegetable that grows on a vine that normally covers the ground. Pumpkins can grow very, very big, weighing over 100 kilograms. They usually are bright orange inside. They can be made into soup, pies, roasted or simply have a face cut into it and used as a lantern at Halloween.