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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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Part of speech
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  • pass awayphraseB2To die, said gently.
  • pass onphraseB22 meaningsTo hand something to somebody else.
  • pass outphraseB22 meaningsTo lose consciousness suddenly.
  • pat on the backphraseB2A light touch meaning well done.
  • patch upphraseB2To repair something roughly so it lasts a while.
  • pay a complimentphraseB2To say something in praise of somebody.
pay a visitphraseB2
To go and see somebody for a while.
  • pay back/peɪ bæk/phraseB12 meaningsTo return money that was borrowed.
  • pay offphraseB22 meaningsTo repay a debt completely.
  • pay outphraseB2To hand over a large sum, especially under an insurance policy.
  • peak seasonphraseB2The crowded expensive months when everyone travels.
  • phase out/feɪ̯z äʊ̯t/phraseB2To discontinue something gradually over a planned period.
  • pick atphraseB22 meaningsTo eat only small amounts without appetite.
  • pick onphraseB2To treat one person unfairly again and again.
  • pick outphraseB12 meaningsTo select something carefully from a group.
  • pick upphraseB13 meaningsTo lift something up.
  • piece togetherphraseB2To assemble an understanding of something from separate fragments.
  • pile upphraseB2To grow into a heap or a backlog.
  • piping hot/ˌpaɪ.pɪŋ ˈhɒt/phraseB2So hot it is only just bearable.
  • pitch darkphraseB2So dark that nothing at all can be seen.
  • place an orderphraseB2To ask formally for goods to be supplied.
  • point outphraseB2To draw attention to something.
  • polar bearphraseB2The big white hunter that lives on the Arctic ice.
  • practice makes perfectphraseB2The saying: repeat something enough and you master it.
  • press aheadphraseB2To carry on despite the difficulties.
  • prop up/ˌpɹɒp ˈʌp/phraseB2To hold something upright, or to keep it from failing.
  • pros and consphraseB2The arguments for and against something.
  • provide forphraseB2To supply somebody with what they need to live.
  • pull outphraseB22 meaningsTo withdraw from an agreement or undertaking.
  • pull overphraseB2To move to the side of the road and stop.
  • pull someone's legphraseB2To tease someone by making them believe a joke.
  • pull throughphraseB2To survive a serious illness or crisis.
  • pull yourself togetherphraseB2To regain control of your emotions.
  • push aroundphraseB2To treat somebody roughly and give them orders.
  • put acrossphraseB2To express an idea so others take it in.
  • put backphraseA22 meaningsTo return something to its previous place.
  • put downphraseB12 meaningsTo place something on a surface.
  • put down tophraseB2To explain something as being caused by.
  • put forwardphraseB2To offer an idea or name for consideration.
  • put inphraseB22 meaningsTo devote time or effort to something.
  • put on/ˌpʊt ˈɒn/phraseA12 meaningsTo dress yourself in an item of clothing.
  • put something in perspectivephraseB2To see how much a thing really matters beside others.
  • put up withphraseB2To tolerate something annoying without protest.
  • put your feet upphraseB2To sit back and rest properly.
  • puzzle outphraseB2To work something out by hard thought.
  • puzzle overphraseB2To think hard about something you cannot make sense of.