| proprietor |
an owner, or group of owners, of a business enterprise, real property, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| proprietress |
a female proprietor. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. [3 definitions] |
| proprioception |
awareness of the position and movement of body parts. |
| proprioceptive |
of or pertaining to awareness of the position and movement of one's own body parts. |
| propulsion |
the act or process of propelling, or the condition of being propelled. [2 definitions] |
| propyl |
a monovalent organic radical of three carbon and seven hydrogen atoms. |
| propylene |
a colorless combustible gas derived during the refining of petroleum and used in organic synthesis. |
| propylene glycol |
a thick colorless liquid used as a lubricant, in antifreeze, and as a solvent. |
| pro rata |
in proportion; proportionately. |
| prorate |
to divide, allocate, or assess proportionately. |
| prorogue |
to discontinue a session of (a legislative body). [2 definitions] |
| prosaic |
straightforward and plain; unimaginative; dull. [2 definitions] |
| proscenium |
the part of the theater or stage located between the curtain and the orchestra pit or the first row of seats. [3 definitions] |
| prosciutto |
spicy dried ham used in Italian cooking, usu. sliced very thin. |
| proscribe |
to make illegal or prohibit. [2 definitions] |
| proscription |
the act of proscribing, or the condition of being proscribed. |
| prose |
written or spoken expression in its usual form as a series of sentences that do not have the metrical or rhythmic structure of poetry. [3 definitions] |
| prosecute |
to begin or carry on legal action against (a person or group), or to seek enforcement of (a claim) through legal action. [5 definitions] |
| prosecuting attorney |
a public official responsible for prosecuting criminal cases in a given jurisdiction; prosecutor. |
| prosecution |
the initiating and continuing of legal proceedings against one or more persons. [3 definitions] |