picayune
A small coin of the value of six-and-a-quarter cents; a Spanish coin with a value of half a real; a fippenny bit.
A coin worth five cents (a nickel) or some other low value.
A person regarded as unworthy of respect or useless; also, something of very little value; a trifle.
An argument, fact, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts from a larger issue or fails to make any difference.

piccanin
Alternative form of pickaninny.

piccaninnies
plural of piccaninny

piccaninny
Alternative form of pickaninny.

piccanins
plural of piccanin

picinninies
plural of picinniny

picinniny
Alternative spelling of pickaninny.

pickaninnie
Alternative form of pickaninny.

pickaninnies
plural of pickaninny
plural of pickaninnie

pickaninny
A black child.

pickier
comparative form of picky: more picky

pickies
plural of picky

pickiest
superlative form of picky: most picky

pickininnie
Alternative spelling of pickaninny.

pickininnies
plural of pickininny

pickininny
Alternative spelling of pickaninny.

pickny
Alternative form of pickaninny.

picky
Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
Of food or a meal: consisting of various small items from which the diner can pick and choose.

piddlier
comparative form of piddly: more piddly

piddliest
superlative form of piddly: most piddly

piddly
Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on.

piezo
Of or relating to a kind of ignition, used in portable camping stoves etc., where pressing a button causes a small spring-loaded hammer to strike a crystal of PZT or quartz, creating a voltage which ignites the gas.

pigmaean
Archaic form of pygmean.

pigmies
plural of pigmy (alternative spelling of pygmies).

pigmy
Alternative spelling of pygmy.

pilled
Pilled-up, intoxicated on pills.
Of woven fabric: having formed small matted balls of fiber.

pinheaded
Having a head that is unusually tapered or small.
Foolish; ignorant.

pissass
worthless, backward, undeveloped, nondescript, reprehensible, or small

piteous
Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
Showing devotion to God.
Showing compassion.
Of little importance or value.

pithier
comparative form of pithy: more pithy

pithiest
superlative form of pithy: most pithy

pithy
Concise and meaningful.
Of, like, or abounding in pith; spongy or having small holes or pits.
Vigorous, powerful, strong; substantial.

pitiful
So appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
Of an amount or number: very small.
Feeling pity; merciful.

pitifull
Obsolete form of pitiful.

pitifuller
comparative form of pitiful: more pitiful

pitifullest
superlative form of pitiful: most pitiful

plainlike
Resembling or characteristic of a plain (flat land with relatively little vegetation).

pocilliform
In the shape of a small cup.

pocket
A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
A person's financial resources.
An indention and cavity with a net sack or similar structure (into which the balls are to be struck) at each corner and one centered on each side of a pool or snooker table.
An enclosed volume of one substance surrounded by another.
An area of land surrounded by a loop of a river.
The area of the field to the side of the goal posts (four pockets in total on the field, one to each side of the goals at each end of the ground). The pocket is only a roughly defined area, extending from the behind post, at an angle, to perhaps about 30 meters out.
The area behind the line of scrimmage subject to certain rules regarding intentional grounding, illegal contact, etc., formally extending to the end zone but more usually understood as the central area around the quarterback directly protected by the offensive line.
An area where military units are completely surrounded by enemy units.
The position held by a second defensive middle, where an advanced middle must retreat after making a touch on the attacking middle.
The unbroken part of a wave that offers the surfer the most power.
A large bag or sack formerly used for packing various articles, such as ginger, hops, or cowries; the pocket of wool held about 168 pounds.
A hole or space covered by a movable piece of board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, etc.
A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a cavity.
A strip of canvas sewn upon a sail so that a batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.
The pouch of an animal.
The ideal point where the pins are hit by the bowling ball.
A socket for receiving the base of a post, stake, etc.
A bight on a lee shore.
A small space between a tooth and the adjoining gum, formed by an abnormal separation of the two.
A small, isolated group or area.
A state achieved with steady, enjoyable drumming.

pockethandkerchief
Alternative form of pocket handkerchief.

pockethandkerchiefs
plural of pockethandkerchief

pockethandkerchieves
plural of pockethandkerchief

pocketlight
Alternative form of pocket light.

pocketlights
plural of pocketlight

podunk
Small, rural, and unimportant.

poikilitic
Describing the texture of an igneous rock that has small crystals of one mineral scattered among larger crystals of another

poikiloblastic
Describing the texture of a metamorphic rock that has small idioblasts of one constituent lying within larger xenoblasts

poikilotopic
Describing a crystalline sedimentary rock having multisized crystals the larger of which enclose small ones, often of a different mineral

pointillistic
Having a style marked by using many small, distinct points of color to form an image.
Having the minimalistic, analytical character associated with pointillism.

pointleted
Having a small, distinct point; apiculate.

pointletted
Alternative form of pointleted.

pointlike
Resembling a point
Having dimensions too small to be measured, or so small that it may be regarded as a point

pokey
of small volume, cramped (of a room, house)
slow
fast

pokier
comparative form of poky: more poky

pokiest
superlative form of poky: most poky

poky
A gambling device based on the card game poker.

polyclonal
descended from more than one small group of cells, especially ones of different genetic origin

polyclonals
plural of polyclonal

polycrystalline
Composed of an aggregate of very small crystals in random orientations

polysaprobic
Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting a body of water containing decomposing organic matter and thus little dissolved oxygen

porcelaneous
Alternative spelling of porcellaneous.

porcellaneous
Of or relating to porcelain; resembling porcelain.
Having a smooth, compact shell without pores; said of certain Foraminifera.

porous
Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
With many gaps or loopholes.

positional
Relating to the position of something.
Having or pertaining to a value that is a function of its social desirability, as opposed to its utility.
Based on long-term strategy, on gaining and exploiting small advantages, and on analyzing the larger position, rather than calculating more immediate tactics.
An argument that is passed to a subroutine according to its position in the invocation code, rather than on its name; compare with named.

positionals
plural of positional

precompact
To compact partially in preparation for full compaction or extrusion.

prickmedainty
Alternative form of prick-me-dainty.

profundal
Relating to the deep zone of an inland body of water where very little sunlight penetrates; located between the limnetic and the benthic zones.

profundals
plural of profundal

propa
Alternative form of proper.

proper
Suitable.
Suitable.
Suitable.
Suitable.
Suitable.
Suitable.
Suitable.
Possessed, related.
Possessed, related.
Possessed, related.
Possessed, related.
Possessed, related.
Possessed, related.
Possessed, related.
Accurate, strictly applied.
Accurate, strictly applied.
Accurate, strictly applied.
Accurate, strictly applied.
Accurate, strictly applied.
Accurate, strictly applied.