3-Letter Nouns Starting With P
Here's the list of all the 65 3-Letter Nouns Starting With P in the English Language.
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pay | 1. something that remunerates More Definitions → |
put | 1. the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date More Definitions → |
pro | 1. an athlete who plays for pay 2. an argument in favor of a proposal More Definitions → |
pop | 1. an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk 2. a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring More Definitions → |
pet | 1. a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement 2. a special loved one More Definitions → |
pic | 1. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement 2. a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format More Definitions → |
pin | 1. a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment 2. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat More Definitions → |
pub | 1. tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals More Definitions → |
pan | 1. cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel 2. shallow container made of metal More Definitions → |
par | 1. (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course 2. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced More Definitions → |
pen | 1. a writing implement with a point from which ink flows 2. an enclosure for confining livestock More Definitions → |
pat | 1. the sound made by a gentle blow 2. a light touch or stroke More Definitions → |
pad | 1. a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge 2. the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily) More Definitions → |
pot | 1. metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid 2. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination More Definitions → |
pee | 1. liquid excretory product 2. informal terms for urination More Definitions → |
pal | 1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities More Definitions → |
pie | 1. dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top More Definitions → |
pit | 1. a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) 2. a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) More Definitions → |
phi | 1. the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet More Definitions → |
pig | 1. domestic swine 2. a coarse obnoxious person More Definitions → |
psi | 1. a unit of pressure 2. the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet More Definitions → |
pas | 1. (ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet) More Definitions → |
pix | 1. a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay 2. any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept More Definitions → |
pod | 1. the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) 2. a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant More Definitions → |
pol | 1. a person active in party politics More Definitions → |
peg | 1. a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface 2. small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. More Definitions → |
pep | 1. liveliness and energy More Definitions → |
pea | 1. seed of a pea plant used for food 2. the fruit or seed of a pea plant More Definitions → |
paw | 1. a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped 2. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb More Definitions → |
pap | 1. worthless or oversimplified ideas 2. a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders More Definitions → |
ply | 1. one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination 2. (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood More Definitions → |
pax | 1. (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist More Definitions → |
pug | 1. small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle More Definitions → |
pip | 1. a disease of poultry 2. a minor nonspecific ailment More Definitions → |
pup | 1. young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf 2. an inexperienced young person More Definitions → |
pun | 1. a humorous play on words More Definitions → |
pom | 1. a disparaging term for a British person More Definitions → |
pew | 1. long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation More Definitions → |
poi | 1. Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment More Definitions → |
pel | 1. (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot) More Definitions → |
pia | 1. perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch More Definitions → |
pes | 1. the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint More Definitions → |
pox | 1. a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) 2. a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks More Definitions → |
pud | 1. (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally) More Definitions → |
pus | 1. a fluid product of inflammation More Definitions → |
pul | 1. 100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan More Definitions → |
pry | 1. a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge More Definitions → |