a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
plural form
Noun
the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
pagination
Noun
the system of numbering pages
page number
Noun
the system of numbering pages
paging
Noun
the system of numbering pages
paging
Noun
calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system)
paroxytone
Noun
word having stress or acute accent on the next to last syllable
polysemant
Noun
a word having more than one meaning
Post-It
Noun
brand name for a slip of notepaper that has an adhesive that allows it to stick to a surface and be removed without damaging the surface
polysemantic word
Noun
a word having more than one meaning
polysemous word
Noun
a word having more than one meaning
polysyllable
Noun
a word of more than three syllables
participle
Noun
a non-finite form of the verb
phrasal verb
Noun
an English verb followed by one or more particles where the combination behaves as a syntactic and semantic unit
present participle
Noun
a participle expressing present action
past participle
Noun
a participle that expresses completed action
perfect participle
Noun
a participle that expresses completed action
parenthetical expression
Noun
an expression in parentheses
predicator
Noun
an expression that predicates
predicate
Noun
one of the two main constituents of a sentence
predicate
Noun
(logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition
predicate
Verb
involve as a necessary condition of consequence
predicate
Verb
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
predicate
Verb
make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
participant role
Noun
(linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
patient role
Noun
the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
prepositional phrase
Noun
a phrase beginning with a preposition
pronominal phrase
Noun
a phrase that functions as a pronoun
part of speech
Noun
one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context
penult
Noun
the next to last syllable in a word
penultima
Noun
the next to last syllable in a word
place name
Noun
the name by which a geographical place is known
proper noun
Noun
a noun that denotes a particular thing
proper name
Noun
a noun that denotes a particular thing
prefix
Noun
an affix that is added in front of the word
prefix
Verb
attach a prefix to
patronym
Noun
a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
postfix
Noun
an affix that is added at the end of the word
pertainym
Noun
meaning relating to or pertaining to
positive degree
Noun
the primary form of an adjective or adverb
prepositional object
Noun
the object governed by a preposition
preposition
Noun
a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word
preposition
Noun
(linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
pronoun
Noun
a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
praenomen
Noun
the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome
particle
Noun
a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs
particle
Noun
a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions