patronomatology
The study of surnames, specifically patronymics.

patronym
The name of someone's father.
A patronymic surname.

patronymies
plural of patronymy

patronyms
plural of patronym

patronymy
The practice of naming children after their fathers.
A son's name which is derived from his father's name.
An extended family grouping centered around the father's family.

patt
Abbreviation of pattern.

patternability
The quality of being patternable.

patternedness
The property of being patterned.

patternicities
plural of patternicity

patternicity
The tendency to find patterns in meaningless noise.

patternlessness
Absence of a pattern.

patternmaking
The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting.

patti
A traditional residential subdivision or unit found in settlements of Punjab.

pattidar
The holder of a patti (land subdivision).

pattidars
plural of pattidar.

pattinsonization
The process of pattinsonizing.

pattis
plural of patti.

patulousness
The quality of being patulous.

patutuki
blue cod (Parapercis colias)

paucality
The state of being marked to denote, or the fact or condition of being, few-to-several in number; fewness-to-severality in number.

pauciclonality
The condition of being pauciclonal

pauciloquy
Economical speech; the use of few words when speaking; laconism.

paucivalency
The condition of being paucivalent

paunchful
Enough to fill one's paunch; a bellyful.

paunchfuls
plural of paunchful

paunchiness
The state or condition of being paunchy.

pauperage
The state of being a pauper; extreme poverty.

pauperdom
The state of being a pauper.

pauperisation
Alternative spelling of pauperization.

pauperisations
plural of pauperisation

pauperism
The state of being a pauper; poverty.

pauperisms
plural of pauperism

pauperization
The act or process of reducing to poverty.

pauperizations
plural of pauperization

paurometabolism
Hemimetabolism.

paurometaboly
Synonym of paurometabolism.

pausa
The hiatus between prosodic units, e.g. at the end of a sentence.

pausation
A pause, or arrangement of pauses, as in poetry.

pausations
plural of pausation

pauselessness
The quality of being pauseless.

pavage
Alternative form of paviage.

pavages
plural of pavage

pavement
A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
A paved path, for the use of pedestrians, located at the side of a road.
A paving (paved part) of a road or other thoroughfare; the roadway or road surface.
The paved part of an area other than a road or sidewalk, such as a cobblestone plaza, asphalt schoolyard or playground, or parking lot.
Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings.
Interior flooring, especially when of stone, of large buildings.

pavements
plural of pavement

paviage
A contribution or a tax for paving streets or highways.

paviages
plural of paviage

pavidities
plural of pavidity

pavidity
timidity

pavonazzetto
A type of variegated marble.

pawedness
The condition of having either the left or the right paw dominant; the handedness of an animal.

pawful
As much as a paw can hold.

pawfuls
plural of pawful

pawg
Alternative letter-case form of PAWG

pawgs
plural of pawg

pawkiness
The quality of being pawky.
Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.

pawkinesses
plural of pawkiness

pawnage
Alternative form of pannage.

pawnages
plural of pawnage

pawnbrokerage
The business of pawnbroking.
A pawnbroker's shop.

pawnbrokerages
plural of pawnbrokerage

pawnbrokeries
plural of pawnbrokery

pawnbrokering
Synonym of pawnbroking.

pawnbrokery
The trade of pawnbroking.
A pawnbroker's shop.

pawnbroking
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.

pawnlessness
Absence of pawns.

pawsful
plural of pawful

pawtism
Synonym of autism, especially in furry or therian contexts.

payability
The ability or willingness to pay; profitability.

payableness
The quality of being payable.

paycation
A job that allows someone to work remotely while visiting other cities and countries.

payday
The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.

paydays
plural of payday

paydown
The reissue of an unpaid debt for less than the initial issue.

payee
one to whom money is paid.

payees
plural of payee

payeeship
The role or status of payee.

paylessness
Lack of pay; the condition of going unpaid.

paymastership
The role or status of a paymaster.

payment
The act of paying.
An instance of that act; a sum of money paid in exchange for goods or services, or the transaction that conveys it.

payments
plural of payment

paynim
A pagan or heathen, especially a Muslim, or a Jew.

paynimry
Archaic form of paganry.

paynims
plural of paynim

paynym
Obsolete form of paynim.

paynyms
plural of paynym

payoff
Alternative form of pay-off.

payoffs
plural of payoff

payola
A bribe given in exchange for a favor, such as one given in exchange for the promotion of goods or services (originally one given to a disk jockey to play a record).

payolas
plural of payola

payphone
A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.

payphones
plural of payphone

payrun
The periodic calculation of a payroll.

payruns
plural of payrun

payscale
A system of pay grades.

payscales
plural of payscale

payslip
A small document, included with an employee's wage or salary, giving details of money earned and tax and insurance paid.

payslips
plural of payslip

payt
Abbreviation of payment.

paytech
Payment technology, that is, technology (usually information technology) that is focused on processing payments.
A startup company in the finance sector dealing with payments.

paythrough
A kind of security issued by a trust, allocating the cash flows from the underlying pool to the securities holders on a pro rata basis.

paythroughs
plural of paythrough

pazazz
Alternative spelling of pizzazz.

pazzazz
Alternative spelling of pizzazz.

pbw
Initialism of parts by weight.

pcdna
Alternative form of pcDNA.

pcdnas
plural of pcdna

pce
Abbreviation of piece.

pclk
Abbreviation of peripheral clock.

pcpn
Abbreviation of precipitation.

pe
The seventeenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew פ, Syriac ܦ, and others; Arabic has the analog faa).

peace
A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
A state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
Death.
Harmony in personal relations.
A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.

peaceability
The quality of being peaceable.

peaceableness
The state of being peaceable.

peacebuilding
The creation of peace or the conditions for peace.
The reconstruction of physical and societal institutions after a conflict

peaced
simple past and past participle of peace

peacefulness
The state of being peaceful.

peacefulnesses
plural of peacefulness

peacekeeping
The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.
(for example) a peacekeeping force.

peacekeepings
plural of peacekeeping

peacemaking
The act of reconciling two people or groups who disagree.

peacemakings
plural of peacemaking

peacemongering
Behaviour of a peacemonger; irrational pacifism.

peaces
plural of peace

peacespeak
The jargon of pacifism and anti-war discourse.

peacework
Alternative form of peace work.

peachfuzz
The soft, scanty beard of an adolescent male.
The fuzz found on the skin of a peach.

peachiness
The state or quality of being peachy.

peacockishness
The quality of being peacockish.

peacockism
Gaudy ostentation; showiness.

peage
toll for passage
Alternative form of pedage.

peages
plural of peage

peai
The traditional folk medicine and sorcery of Guyana.

peakedness
The condition of having a (specified form of) peak
kurtosis (archaic).