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

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233 words · showing 181–233

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  • procure/pɹəˈkjʊə/verbB2+To obtain something with some effort.
  • prod/pɹɒd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo poke someone or something with a finger or a stick.
  • prodigy/ˈpɹɒdɪd͡ʒi/nounB2+2 meaningsA young person with an extraordinary talent, at a level normally reached only by adults.
  • profanity/pɹəˈfænɪti/nounB2+Swearing, or a swear word.
  • proficiency/pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/nounB2+A good working command of a skill.
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/ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmə/
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A person who writes computer code.
  • progression/pɹəˈɡɹɛʃn̩/nounB2+A steady advance from one stage to the next.
  • prohibit/pɹəˈhɪbɪt/verbB2+To forbid something officially.
  • projectile/pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktʌɪl/nounB2+Anything thrown or fired at a target.
  • prologue/ˈpɹəʊlɒɡ/nounB2+An introduction placed before the main work.
  • prolonged/pɹəʊˈlɒŋd/adjectiveB2+Going on for longer than usual.
  • promotional/pɹəˈmoʊʃənəl/adjectiveB2+Done in order to advertise something.
  • prong/pɹɒŋ/nounB2+One of the points of a fork or a spear.
  • proofread/ˈpɹuːfɹiːd/verbB2+To read a text looking for small errors before publication.
  • propaganda/ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/nounC12 meaningsOne-sided information spread to make people believe or support something.
  • propane/ˈpɹoʊpeɪn/nounB2+A colourless gas sold in cylinders as fuel.
  • propel/pɹəˈpɛl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo drive something forward.
  • prophecy/ˈpɹɒfɪsi/nounB2+A statement about what a god will bring to pass.
  • proponent/pɹəˈpəʊnənt/nounB2+Somebody who argues in favour of an idea.
  • proprietor/pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚ/nounB2+The owner of a business.
  • prose/ˈpɹəʊz/nounB2+Ordinary writing, as against verse.
  • prosper/ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/verbB2+To grow successful and wealthy.
  • prosthetic/ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/nounB2+An artificial replacement for a missing body part.
  • prostitution/ˌprɒstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃn/nounB2+The selling of sexual services.
  • protester/pɹəˈtɛstəɹ/nounB2+Somebody who publicly objects to something.
  • prototype/ˈpɹəʊtətaɪp/nounB2+An early working version made to test an idea.
  • provision/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/nounC15 meaningsThe act of supplying something that people need.
  • provisional/pɹəˈvɪʒənəl/adjectiveB2+Arranged for now, and open to change.
  • prowess/ˈpɹaʊɪs/nounB2+Outstanding skill or bravery.
  • proximity/pɹɒkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/nounB2+Nearness in space or time.
  • pseudonym/ˈs(j)uː.də(ʊ).nɪm/nounB2+A false name used by a writer.
  • psychiatry/saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/nounB2+The branch of medicine that treats mental illness.
  • psychologist/ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/nounB2+2 meaningsA person trained in the study of the mind and behaviour.
  • psychosis/saɪˈkəʊsɪs/nounB2+A severe mental state that breaks contact with reality.
  • psychotherapy/ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/nounB2+Longer treatment that works on patterns of thought and feeling.
  • puberty/ˈpjuː.bə.ti/nounB2+The period during which the body matures sexually.
  • pubic/ˈpjuːbɪk/adjectiveB2+Relating to the hair-bearing area just above the genitals.
  • publication/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2+The issuing of a work, or the work itself.
  • publicise/ˈpʌblɪ(ˌ)saɪz/verbB2+To make something widely known.
  • puffin/ˈpʌfɪn/nounB2+A small sea bird with a bright striped beak.
  • pulley/ˈpʊli/nounB2+A wheel and rope that let one person lift a great weight.
  • pulpit/ˈpʊlpɪt/nounB2+The raised stand a preacher speaks from.
  • pumice/ˈpʌm.ɪs/nounB2+A light frothy volcanic rock that floats.
  • pun/pʌn/nounB2+A joke built on a word with two meanings.
  • punchlinenounB2+2 meaningsThe last line of a joke, where the laugh is.
  • punctuality/pʌŋktjʊˈæləti/nounB2+The habit of arriving or happening at the right time.
  • puny/ˈpjuːni/adjectiveB2+Small and weak.
  • pupa/ˈpjuːpə/nounB2+The still, sealed stage in which a larva becomes an adult.
  • puppeteer/ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə/nounB2+Somebody who works puppets.
  • purge/pɜːd͡ʒ/nounB2+A violent removal of unwanted people from a group.
  • purify/ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/verbB2+To make something clean and free of what does not belong.
  • purposeful/ˈpɜː.pəs.fəl/adjectiveB2+Showing that you know exactly what you mean to do.
  • putt/pʌt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo hit a golf ball gently along the green.