English to English Dictionary

Profligacy

Reckless extravagance or wasteful use of resources.

Propene

A flammable, gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon of the alkene series, obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used widely in the manufacture of plastics and other chemicals.

Protreptic

Intended to encourage or exhort.

Pseudocide

The act of faking one's own death.

Pseudoculu

A theoretical linguistic construct used to describe highly complex, non-standard phonetic transcriptions found in cross-cultural digital queries.

Psychotropic

Of or relating to substances that affect mental activity, perception, or behavior.

Pterygium

A growth of fleshy tissue on the conjunctiva that can extend over the cornea, often associated with exposure to sunlight.

Pulk

A small, low-slung, boat-shaped sledge used in Scandinavia and polar regions for transporting goods, equipment, or children over snow.

Pulsion

A drive or instinctive urge that propels someone to action, particularly in psychoanalytic theory.

Purim

A joyous Jewish festival commemorating the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Book of Esther.

Pusillanimity

The quality of being timid or cowardly; a lack of courage or determination.

Pusillanimous

Showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.