Middle School Vocabulary
114,351 words and 1,048 expressions at the middle school level.
plural of P&DC
plural of P&S
The seventeenth letter of the Georgian scripts, representing the bilabial ejective /p’/. Romanizations include ⟨p⟩, ⟨p’⟩ and ⟨ṗ⟩.
plural of p'ee
A surname from Mandarin.
Pronunciation spelling of point.
plural of p'int
Pronunciation spelling of police.
Abbreviation of Parañaque
Contraction of perhaps.
Alternative form of peshat.
Abbreviation of partnership.
Calves'-foot jelly, a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish dish.
Alternative form of P-town.
Censored spelling of paedo
Censored spelling of pussy.
plural of P-1A
Of, pertaining to, (ultimately) derived from or defined in the context of p-adic numbers.
Acronym of perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody.
A type of entity in X-bar theory, denoting the preposition in a constructed sentence.
plural of P-bar
Abbreviation of permutation box.
Synonym of parvocellular cell.
A very low-level code that is machine-independent and enables a compiled file to be run on different processor types.
Alternative form of P'cola.
A style of funk music associated with the Parliament-Funkadelic collective in the 1970s and early 1980s.
To engage in p-hacking.
Philippine pop music.
Phonetics and phonology.
A binding site for tRNA in the ribosome, activating after the A-site and before the E-site.
(Of a semiconductor) in which conduction is due to the movement of positive holes rather than electrons.
A longitudinal compressional wave produced by an earthquake.
Alternative form of p way.
Any vulgar/taboo word starting with p, e.g. piss, penis, pussy, poof, prick, or Paki.
Alternative spelling of PAS
plural of P.C.
plural of P.C.
Alternative form of PCI.
Alternative form of PDT (“Pacific Daylight Time”)
Initialism of Prince Edward Island: a province of Canada.
Alternative form of P.Eng. (“professional engineer”).
Abbreviation of professional engineer.
plural of P.Eng
Initialism of Producers' Guild of America, used as post-nominal letters indicating a member of the guild.
plural of P.G.
Initialism of post mortem auctoris.
Alternative spelling of PO'd.
Alternative spelling of PO'd.
Initialism of point of interest.
Alternative form of POV (“point of view”).
Initialism of prisoner of war; also POW.
Abbreviation of French pour prendre congé (“to take leave”) or English presents parting compliments; a decorous visitor would write P.P.C. on a card (referred to as a P.P.C. card) as a farewell if leaving town afterwards.
Alternative form of PPS.
Abbreviation of present participle.
Alternative form of PRB.
Alternative form of PRC (China).
Abbreviation of pro re nata.
Misconstruction of PPS.
Abbreviation of Public Utilities Commission.
plural of P/BV
plural of P11D
plural of p1ll
plural of p3do
The simplest and most common Hebrew verb conjugation pattern (binyan), without any characteristic prefix or gemination.
plural of pa'u
Alternative form of Bali (in Taiwan).
A small island dominated by hills in the province of Malampa, Vanuatu.
plural of paan
A town in the Western Cape, South Africa.
plural of paar
A kind of bustard.
plural of paauw
To make the sound like liquid or porridge makes when bubbling under heat, on a stove.
A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Paul.
Alternative letter-case form of Pablum (“a type of cereal for infants made from cornmeal, oat, and wheat”).
A surname from Spanish.
plural of Pabon
A surname.
plural of Pabst
plural of pabulum
Abbreviation of Pacific Air Forces.
A large tree of the mimosa family, Enterolobium contortisiliquum, which yields wood good for carpentry.
plural of paca
peaceful, tranquil
A Peruvian leguminous tree, Inga feuilleei, cultivated for its large white edible pods.
Alternative spelling of pacay.
plural of pacay
Alternative form of pukka.
Alternative form of pecan (tree).
Alternative spelling of pacay.
A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
simple past and past participle of pace
plural of pacer
plural of pace
third-person singular simple present indicative of pace
fast, rapid, speedy.
Abbreviation of U.S. Navy Pacific fleet.
Archaic form of pasha.
The fragrant roots of Saussurea costus, used as incense.
plural of pacha
Obsolete form of Peking (“Chinese capital city”).
The ninth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the first month of the season of Shemu. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Pachon has been in roughly May.
A system of tax farming in the Dutch Republic, where tax was not collected by the government, but by a private individual who had leased the right to collect the tax.
plural of pacht
Thick; thickness.
plural of pachy
Alternative form of paci.
comparative form of pacey: more pacey
plural of pacie
To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending (or suppressing) war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
In a pacey manner.
present participle and gerund of pace
A surname.
A surname.
plural of paci
Capable of being packed.
A surname.
simple past and past participle of pack
A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
plural of Packe
plural of pack
plural of paco
A minority ethnic group, part of the Katuic peoples, found mostly in the mountains of Laos.
Synonym of Pacoh (“ethnic group”).
Abbreviation of Pacific Command.
plural of paco
Any of a family of cytoplasmic phosphoproteins that play a role in vesicle formation and transport
An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
simple past and past participle of pact
plural of pact
plural of pacu
A constructed plasmid based on P15A that can live in E. coli
singular of paczki
A traditional Polish doughnut.
Alternative form of padek.
In Carnatic music, a type of short song, or the accompanying dance.
plural of padam
Malaysian grassland
groats; coarse flour or meal
A Welsh saint, who gave his name to Llyn Padarn and Dolbadarn, near Llanberis.
plural of pada
Any of the trees of the pantropical genus Pterocarpus.
A surname.
Agent noun of pad; one who pads.
Dated form of paddy (“rice field”).
A surname transferred from the given name.
Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
plural of Paddy.
A traditional thick Lao condiment made from pickled or fermented fish.
A racquet sport popular in Spain and Latin America, usually played in doubles on a small, closed court.
A surname.
plural of Paden
A ring attached to a vessel and used as a fairlead.
A commune of Gorj County, Romania.
A surname.
A surname from Spanish.
plural of Padia
A surname from Galician.
plural of Padin
plural of padi
Food for a journey.
Cyclopterus lumpus, the lumpsucker or lumpfish.
plural of padle
A hamlet in Grindleford parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2478).
A barangay of Libmanan, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
lotus blossom
plural of padma
An ambling nag (horse).
A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines.
Alternative form of padauk.
A paddock
plural of padow
A military clergyman.
plural of padre
plural of padre
A surname.
A surname.
plural of Padro
stone pillar, usually with a cross, inscribed with the coat of arms of Portugal, placed as a land claim along the coasts of Africa and Asia by numerous Portuguese explorers
Alternative form of pad saw.
A province of Veneto, Italy.
Alternative form of padauk.
Of, from or relating to the city or province of Padua, Veneto, Italy.
Alternative spelling of baduk.
Traditional Indian footwear, essentially consisting of a sole with a post and knob engaged between the big toe and second toe.
A surname.
The name of the 11th of 27 named Buddhas immediately preceding Gautama.
A snake gourd.
plural of paean
Alternative spelling of pedo- (“child”).
plural of paedo
Alternative form of peds (“pediatrics”).
plural of Paek
A mountain on the border between Jilin, China and Ryanggang Province, North Korea.
A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable.
plural of paeon
Alternative spelling of peony.
The horizontal element on the ground at the front of a wharenui, serving as the threshold of the building.
A town in the Hauraki District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand.
Alternative form of paesano.
A municipality of Laguna, Philippines.
Of or relating to any of several hypothetical or obsolete language families of Colombia and Ecuador.
plural of Paez
Abbreviation of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.
plural of Paff
pagash
Mentally ill person; lunatic.
plural of pagal
A surname from Italian.
A surname from Italian.
plural of pagan
A fence, in parts of Asia.
Alternative form of puggry.
plural of pagar
Acronym of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the national weather service agency of the Philippines.
A Slavic Lenten dish of flatbread topped with potatoes (typically mashed), cheese, cabbage, and Slavic ingredients for flavour.
A small rural district in Latvia.
The first trump card in a Tarock deck.
An adviser to a tribal chief and/or a member of a tribal council in a traditional Nguni society.
A surname.
Acronym of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation.
A turban.
plural of pagdi
An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.
A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.
Having pages
A surname.
plural of pagee
A surname.
plural of Pagel
A wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages.
plural of pager
plural of page
A surname.
A surname.
To fight.
To hang loosely.
The surface of a leaf or of a flattened thallus.
The arrangement of pages in a book or other publication.
plural of pagi
A municipality of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.
A river in Tuscany
A length of wax-print fabric made in West Africa, worn as a single wrap or made into other clothing, and serving as a form of currency.
A surname from French.
Marcel Pagnol
Obsolete form of pagoda (“Asian religious building”).
Alternative spelling of pagod.
plural of pagod
A headdress worn by men in India, comprising a several-metre-long band of fabric wound around the head.
plural of pagri
A surname.
A surname from Kapampangan.
a phantom city in Northern Canada (on old maps)
The masked palm civet (Paguma larvata), resembling a weasel.
A country district with scattered hamlets.
A surname from Hindi.
plural of Pahal
A village priest of Sarna Dhorom.
A state in northern peninsular Malaysia. Capital: Kuantan.
plural of pahan
In South Asia, someone from the hills or mountains, a hillman; specifically a member of any of various peoples living in the Himalayan regions of India and Nepal.
plural of paha
plural of pahi
plural of Pahl
The ferret-badger.
plural of pahmi
plural of paho
plural of pahu
Dated form of Paiute.
A clapper made from several flat pieces of hardwood or bamboo, used in Chinese music.
Alternative form of pech.
An arapaima, also called the pirarucu (Arapaima gigas).
Archaic spelling of paid.
One of the Charites.
second-person singular simple past indicative of pay
A southern English surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Page.
plural of Paige
cowslip
A surname.
An untrustworthy person; a person who deliberately acts against one's interests.
plural of Paik
An earthenware bowl used as a plate in parts of South America.
plural of paila
A city and province of Cambodia.
An arch or gateway in Chinese architecture, serving as a monument to the deceased.
Synonym of paifang.
plural of pail
A steamed dish of cornmeal, flour, fruit, etc. wrapped in a banana leaf.
A follower of Lucifer, a demon king, the 9th king of Hell, ruler of the western hells.
Painful anal sex; specifically, anal sex that causes pain to the receiving partner.
paunch
Obsolete spelling of pain.
plural of paine
Alternative spelling of paynim.
A local common name for Astelia waialealae.
A drug that numbs the pain in the body.
A surname from Italian.
plural of Paino
plural of pain
Carefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
plural of paint
The painted surface of a car, building, etc.
Covered or smeared with paint.
Relating to, having, showing or causing pain.
Alternative spelling of pajock.
An indigenous people of Mexico, living in northern Baja California.
Any prone-ridden surf-craft that is neither an inflatable mat nor a traditional finless soft bodyboard.
A surname.
Obsolete form of pair.
That occurs as a pair.
Someone or something that pairs or combines
plural of paire
A pall.
plural of pair
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian, Nepalese, or Pakistani rupee.
Alternative form of paisano or paisana.
plural of paisa
plural of paisa
Embarrassed; humiliated; shy
plural of paise
A surname.
Alternative form of Baisha.
A motif of a swirling droplet.
A barangay of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines.
plural of Pait
A female given name transferred from the surname.
Any member of two related groups of North American aboriginal peoples: the Northern Paiute of California, Nevada, and Oregon, and the Southern Paiute of Arizona, southeastern California and Nevada, and Utah.
An aboriginal people native to Taiwan.
A tablet of authority in the Mongol Empire.
plural of paiza
plural of Paiz
A barangay of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.
A surname from Polish.
plural of Pajak
A town and municipality of Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden.
A census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States.
The jejunum of an unweaned calf (or, rarely, of a young ox) containing chyme, used as food.
Alternative letter-case form of pajeet.
A Korean pancake made with green onions.
A peacock, a male peafowl, noted for its large and extravagantly coloured tail.
A town in Magwi, South Sudan.
A surname from Polish.
A Brazilian cryptolect spoken by adherents of African-Brazilian religions and by the Brazilian LGBT community.
To conspire; to collude.
A member of a certain subgroup of the Coahuiltecan people.
Synonym of pinakbet.
Alternative letter-case form of Pakeha.
A vagrant, stroller
plural of paker
A large skin for transporting water.
Synonym of Beihai: the Cantonese-derived name.
Alternative form of Pashto.
Pakistan
Deliberate misspelling of package.
An area of open land (chiefly in western parts of the South Island), especially when waterlogged.
A municipality of Laguna, Philippines.
plural of Paki
Alternative form of pukka.
Alternative form of Paaknam.
Relating to Pakistani, Pakistan.
Alternative form of pakora.
Alternative form of pakora.
A round-topped, soft type of men's hat, usually made from wool, traditionally worn by Chitralis of Pakistan but also by Pashtuns, Tajiks and some in Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.
plural of pakol
A piece of vegetable, or sometimes meat, deep-fried in a batter flavoured with spices.
A town in Croatia.
A town in Pabna District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.
A fortnight in a month of the Hindu lunar calendar.
A province of Afghanistan.
Alternative form of pakol.
A surname from Polish.
plural of pakul
A district of Jharkhand, India.
A surname from Persian.
plural of pala
Alternative form of palaeo- before a vowel
Alternative form of paleo (“type of diet”).
A white person; a Caucasian.
An extinct Indo-European language belonging to Anatolian branch, attested in cuneiform tablets in Bronze Age Hattusa.
Spinach or similar greens (including Amaranthus species and Chenopodium album).
A neighbourhood of South West Delhi district, Delhi, India.
An old unit of weight used in Ceylon.
A district of Jharkhand, India.
A locality of Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
Synonym of ampallang (“type of genital piercing”).
A barangay of Bangued, Abra, Philippines.
An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves.
Pertaining to a pale, a vertical band or line.
Alternative form of Polari.
Alternative form of Polari.
Abbreviation of Palarong Pambansa (“National Games”).
A tree of eastern India and Burma, Butea monosperma.
Alternative form of palas.
Alternative form of palas.
A Burmese flatbread, also known as paratha.
A part associated with the mouth of certain invertebrates, somewhat analogous to the palate of vertebrates.
A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.
plural of palau
paddy
plural of palay
The wood of Dracontomelon dao, the Pacific walnut.
Alternative form of paleo- used before vowels.
The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
plural of palea
Relating to a palea.
simple past and past participle of pale
A white person, a person of European descent, particularly in Native American contexts.
In a pale manner; lightly.
To make or become pale.
A province of the Los Lagos region, Chile.
The condition or degree of being pale or of lacking color.
A surname.
plural of Palen
Clipping of paleoconservative.
Old; ancient or primitive.
plural of paleo
comparative form of pale: more pale
third-person singular simple present indicative of pale
superlative form of pale: most pale
Obsolete form of palsy.
Alternative form of pallet (“diminutive pale”).
A caramel lollipop.
third-person singular simple present indicative of pale
plural of palet
A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
A commune in Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France.
recurrence, repetition
Loxioides bailleui, a finch-billed species of Hawaiian honeycreeper with a golden-yellow head and breast.
Former name of Kpalimé, Togo.
A surname from Welsh.
forms terms, of Greek origin, related to repetition or recurrence
present participle and gerund of pale
plural of Palin
plural of Pali
somewhat pale
A surname from French.
A surname.
plural of Palka
Archaic form of palki (“an Indian litter, a palanquin”).
Synonym of palanquin.
plural of palki
A surname.
plural of Palko
A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.
plural of palla
the impala
A locality in the Gwydir council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
An epithet for Athena, always used together with the name, as Pallas Athena, rather than alone.
One called upon to carry or bear the coffin or the casket at a funeral.
simple past and past participle of pall
A surname.
A bed of loose straw.
plural of pallium
Alternative form of Pally.
A surname.
plural of Pallo
plural of pall
The usually decorated end of a sari that hangs loose when worn.
plural of pallu
Like a pal; friendly.
Alternative form of palmo, traditional Portuguese and Spanish units of length.
Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or comparable appendage.
A municipality, the state capital of Tocantins, Brazil.
A surname from Swedish.
simple past and past participle of palm
An English surname transferred from the nickname.
A palm, or a cycad or tree fern with a palm-like appearance.
Triglyceride of palmitic acid
A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 20.8 cm.
Of or related to the palm.
plural of palmo
plural of palm
Synonym of personal digital assistant.
A rhythmic tic or throb, such as a convulsion or the heartbeat.
Alternative spelling of Palula.
palolo worm
A cocktail made with tequila, lime juice, and grapefruit soda.
A surname.
A young woman; a girl.
A barangay of Libmanan, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
A city in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
plural of palo
A surname.
pilaf, in Uzbek cuisine
Relating to a palpus.
simple past and past participle of palp
plural of palpus
A dactylozooid.
plural of palp
Synonym of pedipalp (“invertebrate appendage”).
A hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but due to different structure palsas cannot grow as big as pingos.
plural of palsa
Obsolete spelling of palsy.
Obsolete spelling of palsy.
An extinct language of the Ecuadorian Amazon.
A crude homemade firearm, often made using scrap metal.
A barangay of Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
Obsolete spelling of paltock.
Trashy, trivial, of little value.
A surname.