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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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104 words · showing 61–104

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  • pollute/pəˈluːt/verbB1+To make air, water or soil dirty and harmful.
  • pollution/pəˈljuːʃən/nounB1+Dirt and poison put into air and water by human activity.
  • polyester/ˈpɑliˌɛstə(r)/nounB1+A cheap man-made cloth that dries fast.
  • pomegranate/ˈpɒmɪ(ˌ)ɡɹænɪt/nounB1+A leathery red fruit packed with jewel-like seeds.
  • poncho/ˈpɒn.tʃəʊ/nounB1+A blanket with a hole for the head.
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The paved area around the edge of a pool.
  • poppy/ˈpɒpi/nounB1+A red field flower worn to remember the dead.
  • porcupine/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kjʊˌpaɪn/nounB1+A rodent covered in long defensive quills.
  • pore/pɔː(ɹ)/nounB1+One of the tiny openings in the skin.
  • porridge/ˈpɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/nounB1+A breakfast of oats cooked in milk or water.
  • porter/ˈpɔɹtɚ/nounB1+3 meaningsSomeone whose job is carrying luggage for travellers or hotel guests.
  • portugueseadjectiveB1+2 meaningsBelonging to Portugal or its language.
  • possessive/pəˈzɛs.ɪv/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsWanting to keep somebody entirely to yourself.
  • postage/ˈpəʊstɪd͡ʒ/nounB1+The cost of sending something by post.
  • pottery/ˈpɒtəɹi/nounB1+The craft of shaping clay, and the objects made.
  • pouch/paʊt͡ʃ/nounB1+2 meaningsA small soft bag, often closed with a drawstring.
  • poverty/ˈpɒvəti/nounB1+The state of being very poor.
  • precaution/pɹiːˈkɔːʃən/nounB1+Something done in advance to avoid trouble.
  • preheat/pɹiːˈhiːt/verbB1+To warm an oven before the food goes in.
  • preposition/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/nounB1+A small word showing position or relation, such as in or under.
  • preschoolernounB1+A child old enough to play but not yet at school.
  • presentation/ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/nounB1+A talk explaining a topic, usually with slides.
  • pretzel/ˈpɹɛt.səl/nounB1+A salty baked knot of dough.
  • primitive/ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/adjectiveB1+Belonging to an early and undeveloped stage.
  • producer/pɹəˈdjuːsə/nounB1+3 meaningsThe person who arranges the money, the schedule and the people so that a film, programme, play or record gets made.
  • prof/pɹɑf/nounB1+A university teacher of the highest rank, said informally.
  • projector/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktə/nounB1+A device that throws an image onto a screen.
  • promote/pɹəˈmoʊt/verbB12 meaningsTo raise somebody in rank.
  • promotion/pɹəˈməʊʃn̩/nounB24 meaningsA move to a higher position in an organisation.
  • pronoun/ˈpɹəʊ.naʊn/nounB1+A word standing in for a name, such as she or it.
  • pronunciation/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB1+The way in which a word is spoken.
  • protector/pɹəˈtɛktɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody who keeps another from harm.
  • protest/ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/nounB1+3 meaningsA public show of anger at something people think is wrong.
  • proton/ˈpɹəʊ.tɒn/nounB1+A positive particle in the middle of an atom.
  • protractor/pɹəˈtɹæktə(ɹ)/nounB1+A half-circle tool for measuring angles.
  • proverb/ˈpɹɒvɜːb/nounB1+An old short saying carrying folk wisdom.
  • prune/pɹuːn/nounB1+2 meaningsA dried plum.
  • psychology/saɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe study of the mind and of how people and animals behave.
  • publish/ˈpʌblɪʃ/verbB1+To print or post something so the public can read it.
  • publisher/ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/nounB1+The company that produces and sells a book or paper.
  • puffy/ˈpʌfi/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsSwollen and soft-looking.
  • punctuation/ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB1+The dots, commas and marks that organise written sentences.
  • puncture/ˈpʌŋktʃə/nounB1+3 meaningsA small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tyre, that lets the air out.
  • pupil/ˈpjuːpəl/nounB1+2 meaningsThe dark opening at the centre of the eye.