| prickle |
a small, sharp, pointed growth or extension, such as a plant thorn. [6 definitions] |
| prickly |
having small, sharp, pointed growths or extensions; full of prickles. [3 definitions] |
| prickly heat |
inflammation of the sweat glands; miliaria. |
| prickly pear |
any of various cactuses that have large, bristly, flattened stem joints, and bear brilliant flowers and sometimes edible fruit. [2 definitions] |
| prick up one's ears |
to suddenly become attentive and interested. [2 definitions] |
| pride |
an inherent feeling of dignity and worth. [7 definitions] |
| pride and joy |
something or someone highly valued or loved. |
| priedieu |
a low stand with a small desk top and a ledge at the bottom on which to kneel in prayer. |
| prier |
someone who inquires about or investigates something curiously or nosily; snoop. |
| priest |
a clergyman who performs religious rituals or leads a congregation in worship. [3 definitions] |
| priestess |
a female priest, esp. in certain ancient cultures. |
| priesthood |
priests as a group. [2 definitions] |
| priestly |
of, concerning, or befitting a priest. |
| prig |
one who is considered to be too strict, conservative, or smug in his or her conduct or standards of behavior. |
| prim |
formally correct and decorous, often to excess. |
| prima ballerina |
the principal female dancer in a ballet company. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| prima donna |
the principal female soloist or singer in a concert, opera, or opera company. [2 definitions] |
| prima facie |
at first look; before closer examination or investigation. |
| primal |
earliest or original. [2 definitions] |
| primal therapy |
a psychological treatment in which the patient is encouraged to express the violent emotions of infancy by crying, screaming, shouting, or the like. |