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

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  • parallel/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/adjectiveB25 meaningsRunning side by side at the same distance apart, never meeting.
  • paranoid/ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/adjectiveB23 meaningsWrongly convinced that other people mean you harm.
  • parched/pɑɹt͡ʃt/adjectiveB2Dried out completely by heat.
  • part-timeadjectiveB2Working fewer than the usual full hours.
  • passionate/ˈpæʃənɪt/adjectiveB22 meaningsFull of strong feeling.
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Accepting what happens without acting.
  • past/pɑːst/nounA14 meaningsThe time that has already gone.
  • pastel/ˈpæstl̩/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsPale and soft rather than strong.
  • patriotic/pæt.ɹiˈɒ.tɪk/adjectiveB2Showing devoted love for your own country.
  • payable/ˈpeɪəbl̩/adjectiveB2Due to be paid.
  • peachy/ˈpiːt͡ʃi/adjectiveB2Soft pinkish orange in colour, or splendid.
  • peculiar/pɪˈkjuː.li.ə/adjectiveB23 meaningsStrange or odd in a way that is hard to explain.
  • pedestrian/pəˈdɛstɹiən/nounB22 meaningsA person travelling on foot.
  • pedigree/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe recorded ancestry of a purebred animal.
  • perennial/pəˈɹɛn.ɪ.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsOf a plant, living for several years and flowering each year.
  • perfect/ˈpɜː.fɪkt/adjectiveA15 meaningsSo good that nothing about it could be improved.
  • perfumedadjectiveB2Scented on purpose, usually strongly.
  • perky/ˈpɝki/adjectiveB2Jaunty and full of pep.
  • permanent/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/adjectiveB12 meaningsLasting forever, or meant to.
  • persistent/pəˈsɪstənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsContinuing for a long time without stopping or easing.
  • personal/ˈpɜː.sə.nəl/adjectiveA13 meaningsBelonging or relating to one particular person.
  • pet-friendlyadjectiveB2Allowing guests to bring their animals.
  • petrifiedadjectiveB22 meaningsSo frightened that you cannot move or think.
  • phoneyadjectiveB2Insincere and put on.
  • photographic/ˌfəʊtəˈɡɹæfɪk/adjectiveB2To do with photographs, or as exact as one.
  • physical/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveA2+4 meaningsTo do with the body rather than the mind.
  • picky/ˈpɪki/adjectiveB2Very hard to please over small details.
  • piercing/ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/nounB1+5 meaningsA hole made in a part of the body so that jewellery can be worn in it.
  • pitch-darkadjectiveB2So dark that nothing at all can be seen.
  • plaid/pled/adjectiveB22 meaningsPatterned with crossing bands of several colours.
  • plaitedadjectiveB2Woven into three interlacing strands.
  • plastic/ˈplæstɪk/nounA24 meaningsA light man-made material, moulded while soft and set hard.
  • plated/ˈpleɪtɪd/adjectiveB2Covered with flat hard sections.
  • playful/ˈpleɪfl̩/adjectiveB2Lively and full of fun, with no serious intent.
  • pleading/ˈpliːdɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsBegging earnestly for something.
  • pleasing/ˈpliːzɪŋ/adjectiveB2Giving satisfaction or enjoyment.
  • plump/plʌmp/adjectiveB23 meaningsPleasantly round and slightly fat.
  • poetic/pəʊˈɛtɪk/adjectiveB2Having the beauty or form of poetry.
  • pointless/ˈpɔɪntləs/adjectiveB2Having no purpose worth pursuing.
  • pointy/ˈpɔɪnti/adjectiveB2Narrowing to a sharp point.
  • poised/pɔɪzd/adjectiveB22 meaningsCalm and composed.
  • polish/ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo rub a surface until it shines.
  • polished/ˈpɑlɪʃt/adjectiveB22 meaningsRubbed until the surface shines.
  • polite/pəˈlaɪt/adjectiveA22 meaningsShowing good manners and respect for other people.
  • popular/ˈpɒp.jʊ.lə/adjectiveA12 meaningsLiked by very many people.
  • populatedadjectiveB2Having inhabitants living there.
  • porcelain/ˈpɔːsəlɪn/nounB22 meaningsA hard, fine, white ceramic thin enough for light to pass through.
  • portable/ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsLight and small enough to be carried around.
  • posed/pəʊzd/adjectiveB2Arranged deliberately before the picture is taken.
  • possessive/pəˈzɛs.ɪv/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsWanting to keep somebody entirely to yourself.
  • postal[ˈpoʊstl̩]adjectiveB2To do with the sending of letters and parcels.
  • potential/pəˈtɛnʃəl/nounB23 meaningsAbility or quality that exists but has not yet been developed.
  • powerless/ˈpaʊɚləs/adjectiveB2Having no power to change anything.
  • practical/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/adjectiveB14 meaningsUseful and able to work in a real situation.
  • precise/pɹɪˈsaɪs/adjectiveB23 meaningsExact and detailed, with nothing vague left in it.
  • predetermined/ˈpɹidɪˈtɜːmɪnd/adjectiveB2Decided or arranged in advance.
  • predictable/pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/adjectiveB2Easy to know in advance.
  • preferable/ˈpɹɛf.(ə.)ɹə.b(ə)l/adjectiveB2Better, and to be chosen if you can.
  • prehistoric/ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/adjectiveB2Belonging to the time before written records.
  • prejudicedadjectiveB2Judging people before knowing anything about them.