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

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  • pilot/ˈpaɪ̯.lət/nounA2+4 meaningsThe person who flies an aircraft.
  • pilot episodenounB2The first episode, made to test whether a series works.
  • pinball/ˈpɪnˌbɔːl/nounB2A game in which a ball is propelled around a sloping board with flippers.
  • pinch/pɪnt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo squeeze someone's skin sharply between finger and thumb.
  • pine/paɪn/nounB23 meaningsAn evergreen tree with needles and cones.
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The smallest finger of the hand.
  • pinpoint/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/verbB2To locate or identify something exactly.
  • pint/paɪnt/nounB2A unit of liquid volume, and the usual size of a beer.
  • pipe/ˈpaɪp/nounB15 meaningsA tube that carries water, gas, oil or air from one place to another.
  • piper/ˈpaɪ.pə/nounB2Somebody who plays a pipe or the bagpipes.
  • piping hot/ˌpaɪ.pɪŋ ˈhɒt/phraseB2So hot it is only just bearable.
  • piracy/ˈpaɪɹəsi/nounB2+2 meaningsRobbery carried out at sea.
  • pit/pɪt/nounB12 meaningsA deep hole in the ground, or a coal mine.
  • pitch/pɪt͡ʃ/nounA25 meaningsThe marked ground where football, rugby or cricket is played.
  • pitch darkphraseB2So dark that nothing at all can be seen.
  • pitch-darkadjectiveB2So dark that nothing at all can be seen.
  • pitcher/ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ə/nounB13 meaningsA large container with a handle and a lip, used for pouring drinks.
  • pitchfork/ˈpɪt͡ʃˌfɔɹk/nounB2A long fork used to lift hay.
  • pivot/ˈpɪv.ɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo turn about a fixed central point.
  • pixie/ˈpɪksi/nounB2A small mischievous fairy of folklore.
  • place an orderphraseB2To ask formally for goods to be supplied.
  • place cardnounB2A card showing where each guest is to sit.
  • place settingnounB2One person's plate, glass and cutlery laid out.
  • placement/ˈpleɪ̯smənt/nounB24 meaningsA period of work or training that forms part of a course of study.
  • plague/pleɪɡ/nounB23 meaningsA deadly disease that spreads across whole regions.
  • plaid/pled/adjectiveB22 meaningsPatterned with crossing bands of several colours.
  • plain languagenounB2Wording kept simple so anybody can follow it.
  • plaitedadjectiveB2Woven into three interlacing strands.
  • plane/pleɪn/nounA16 meaningsA flying machine with wings and engines.
  • planning/ˈplænɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsThe work of deciding in advance how something will be done.
  • planning permission/ˈplænɪŋ pəˈmɪʃən/nounB2The council's agreement that you may build.
  • plant/plɑːnt/nounA16 meaningsA living thing that grows in soil, has roots and leaves, and does not move about.
  • plantation/plænˈteɪʃən/nounB2A large estate where one crop is grown.
  • plaque/plæk/nounC12 meaningsA flat plate with an inscription.
  • plaster/ˈplɑːstə/nounB24 meaningsA small sticky strip placed over a cut or a blister.
  • plastic/ˈplæstɪk/nounA24 meaningsA light man-made material, moulded while soft and set hard.
  • plated/ˈpleɪtɪd/adjectiveB2Covered with flat hard sections.
  • platform/ˈplætfɔːm/nounB14 meaningsThe raised walkway beside a railway line where passengers wait and board.
  • platoon/pləˈtuːn/nounB2A small unit of soldiers led by a lieutenant.
  • platternounB23 meaningsA large flat dish for serving food at the table.
  • playful/ˈpleɪfl̩/adjectiveB2Lively and full of fun, with no serious intent.
  • playground/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/nounA2+2 meaningsAn outdoor area, usually with swings and other equipment, where children play.
  • playmate/ˈpleɪˌmeɪt/nounB2A child somebody regularly plays with.
  • plea/pliː/nounB22 meaningsThe answer given to a criminal charge.
  • plead/pliːd/verbB22 meaningsTo ask for something with great feeling.
  • pleading/ˈpliːdɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsBegging earnestly for something.
  • pleasing/ˈpliːzɪŋ/adjectiveB2Giving satisfaction or enjoyment.
  • pledge/plɛd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA solemn promise.
  • plop/plɒp/verbB22 meaningsTo fall into liquid with a soft dull sound.
  • plot/plɒt/nounB15 meaningsThe events of a story and the way they connect.
  • plot holenounB2A gap in a story that does not make sense.
  • plot twistnounB2A turn in the story nobody saw coming.
  • pluck/plʌk/verbB22 meaningsTo pull and release a single string.
  • plug/plʌɡ/nounB13 meaningsThe fitting on a cable that connects to an electrical socket.
  • plugin/ˈplʌɡ.ɪn/nounB2A small add-on that gives a program extra powers.
  • plum/plʌm/nounB2A soft purple stone fruit.
  • plumber/ˈplʌm.ə/nounB2Somebody whose job is fitting and repairing water pipes.
  • plump/plʌmp/adjectiveB23 meaningsPleasantly round and slightly fat.
  • pneumonia/njuˈməʊniə/nounB2A serious infection that fills the lungs with fluid.
  • po boxnounB2A numbered box at a post office used as an address.