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

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  • pack/pæk/verbA24 meaningsTo put things into a bag or case for a journey.
  • pad/pæd/nounB17 meaningsA soft flat piece of material used to cushion, protect or soak up.
  • parade/pəˈɹeɪd/nounA26 meaningsA public procession of people walking or marching, watched by a crowd.
  • parallel/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/adjectiveB25 meaningsRunning side by side at the same distance apart, never meeting.
  • paralyze/ˈpæɹəlaɪz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make someone unable to move.
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pardon
/ˈpɑːdn̩/
nounA13 meanings
Said as a question when you did not hear something.
  • park/pɑɹk/nounA15 meaningsA public green space in a town.
  • part/pɑːt/nounA15 meaningsA piece or portion of something larger.
  • partner/ˈpɑːt.nə(ɹ)/nounA24 meaningsThe person you live with as a couple.
  • pass/pɑːs/verbA26 meaningsTo go by or beyond something.
  • paste/peɪst/nounB14 meaningsA soft, thick mixture that spreads or sticks.
  • patch/pæt͡ʃ/verbB16 meaningsTo cover a hole or a worn place with a piece of material.
  • patrol/pəˈtɹəʊl/nounB13 meaningsA regular round made to keep watch over an area.
  • pattern/ˈpæ̞t(ə)n/nounA2+4 meaningsA design in which shapes or colours repeat.
  • pause/pɔːz/nounB23 meaningsA short stop before something continues.
  • pave/peɪv/verbB2To cover a surface with a hard flat material.
  • paw/pɔː(ɹ)/nounB23 meaningsThe foot of a four-legged animal, with soft pads and claws.
  • pawn/ˈpɔːn/nounB23 meaningsThe smallest and most numerous chess piece.
  • pay/peɪ/verbA24 meaningsTo give money for goods, work or a service.
  • peak/piːk/nounB13 meaningsThe top point of a mountain.
  • peck/pɛk/verbB15 meaningsOf a bird: to strike or pick at something with the beak.
  • pedal/ˈpɛdəl/nounB23 meaningsA flat part pushed by the foot to drive or control a machine.
  • peek/piːk/verbB13 meaningsTo look quickly and secretly at something.
  • peel/piːl/verbB24 meaningsTo take the skin or outer layer off something.
  • peep/piːp/verbB22 meaningsTo look through a small opening.
  • peer/pɪə/verbB23 meaningsTo look hard and closely at something that is difficult to see.
  • pen/pɛn/nounA14 meaningsA hand-held instrument that writes with ink.
  • penetrate/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo force a way through or into something.
  • pension/ˈpɛnʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsMoney paid regularly to someone who has retired.
  • people/ˈpi.pəl/nounA14 meaningsHuman beings; more than one person.
  • perceive/pəˈsiːv/verbB2+2 meaningsTo become aware of something through the senses.
  • perch/pɜːtʃ/verbB26 meanings(Of a bird) to land on a branch, wire or ledge and rest there.
  • perfect/ˈpɜː.fɪkt/adjectiveA15 meaningsSo good that nothing about it could be improved.
  • perish/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo die, especially in an accident, a disaster or a war.
  • permit/pɚˈmɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo give official permission.
  • pervert/ˈpəː.vəːt/verbB2To turn something good to a bad purpose.
  • pester/ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/verbB2To keep bothering somebody with requests.
  • phase/feɪz/nounB24 meaningsOne stage in a process or period of change, with others before and after it.
  • photobomb/ˈfəʊtəʊˌbɒm/verbB2To appear in somebody else's picture on purpose.
  • phrase/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/nounB12 meaningsA group of words forming a unit within a sentence.
  • pick/pɪk/verbA26 meaningsTo choose one or more from a group.
  • pierce/pɪɹs/verbB23 meaningsTo make a hole through something with a sharp point.
  • pill/pɪl/nounA23 meaningsA small solid piece of medicine meant to be swallowed.
  • pilot/ˈpaɪ̯.lət/nounA2+4 meaningsThe person who flies an aircraft.
  • pinch/pɪnt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo squeeze someone's skin sharply between finger and thumb.
  • pine/paɪn/nounB23 meaningsAn evergreen tree with needles and cones.
  • pinpoint/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/verbB2To locate or identify something exactly.
  • pipe/ˈpaɪp/nounB15 meaningsA tube that carries water, gas, oil or air from one place to another.
  • pitch/pɪt͡ʃ/nounA25 meaningsThe marked ground where football, rugby or cricket is played.
  • pivot/ˈpɪv.ɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo turn about a fixed central point.
  • plague/pleɪɡ/nounB23 meaningsA deadly disease that spreads across whole regions.
  • plane/pleɪn/nounA16 meaningsA flying machine with wings and engines.
  • plant/plɑːnt/nounA16 meaningsA living thing that grows in soil, has roots and leaves, and does not move about.
  • plaster/ˈplɑːstə/nounB24 meaningsA small sticky strip placed over a cut or a blister.
  • plead/pliːd/verbB22 meaningsTo ask for something with great feeling.
  • 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.
  • pluck/plʌk/verbB22 meaningsTo pull and release a single string.
  • plug/plʌɡ/nounB13 meaningsThe fitting on a cable that connects to an electrical socket.