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

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  • pelt/pɛlt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo throw things hard at somebody, or to rain heavily.
  • penance/ˈpɛn.əns/nounC1An act done to show sorrow for a sin.
  • penchant/ˈpɒnʃɒn/nounC1A strong liking for something.
  • pendulous/ˈpɛndjʊləs/adjectiveC1Hanging down loosely.
  • pendulum/ˈpɛnd͡ʒʊləm/nounC12 meaningsA hanging weight that swings steadily.
  • penetrate/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/
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verbB22 meanings
To force a way through or into something.
  • peninsula/pɪˈnɪn.sjʊ.lə/nounC1Land surrounded by water on three sides.
  • penitencenounC1Sorrow for having done wrong.
  • penitent/ˈpɛnɪtənt/adjectiveC1Feeling and showing regret for wrongdoing.
  • penitentiary/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/nounC1A large prison for long sentences.
  • pennant/ˈpɛnənt/nounC12 meaningsA long narrow flag, often tapering to a point.
  • penniless/ˈpɛ.nɪ.ləs/adjectiveC1Having no money at all.
  • pension/ˈpɛnʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsMoney paid regularly to someone who has retired.
  • pensive/ˈpɛn(t).sɪv/adjectiveC1Deep in thought, and a little sad.
  • people/ˈpi.pəl/nounA14 meaningsHuman beings; more than one person.
  • percentile/pəɹˈsɛn.taɪl/nounC1The position of a value compared with a whole population.
  • perceptive/pəˈsɛptɪv/adjectiveC1Quick to notice and understand what others miss.
  • perch/pɜːtʃ/verbB26 meanings(Of a bird) to land on a branch, wire or ledge and rest there.
  • peregrine/ˈpɛɹəɡɹin/nounC1A fast falcon that hunts by stooping from a height.
  • perfunctory/pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ/adjectiveC1Done as a matter of routine with no real care.
  • perilous/ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.ləs/adjectiveC1Full of grave danger.
  • peripheral/pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/nounC12 meaningsA device plugged in around the main machine.
  • peripheral visionnounC1What you can see at the edges without turning your head.
  • periphery/pəˈɹɪf.ə.ɹi/nounC1The outer edge of an area or a subject.
  • perish/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo die, especially in an accident, a disaster or a war.
  • perjurer/ˈpəɹdʒəɹəɹ/nounC1Somebody who lies under oath.
  • perjury/ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/nounC1Lying under oath in court.
  • permanence/ˈpɜɹmənəns/nounC1The quality of lasting for good.
  • permeate/ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt/verbC1To spread right through every part of something.
  • permutation/ˌpɜː.mjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC1One of the possible orders a set can be put in.
  • pernicious/pəˈnɪʃəs/adjectiveC1Doing serious harm in a quiet gradual way.
  • perpetual/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/adjectiveC13 meaningsNever ending; continuing for all time.
  • perpetuate/pəˈpɛt͡ʃʊeɪt/verbC1To keep something going that ought to stop.
  • perpetuity/ˌpɜː(ɹ)pɪˈtjuːɪti/nounC1A state of lasting for ever.
  • perplexity/pəˈplɛksɪti/nounC1A state of being puzzled and unable to understand.
  • persecute/ˈpɝsəkjut/verbC1To treat somebody cruelly because of who they are.
  • persecution/ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/nounC1Sustained cruel treatment of a group because of their identity or beliefs.
  • persist/pɚˈsɪst/verbC12 meaningsTo continue in spite of difficulty or opposition.
  • persistence/pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/nounB2+2 meaningsRefusing to quit no matter how many times you fail.
  • persistent/pəˈsɪstənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsContinuing for a long time without stopping or easing.
  • person specificationnounC1The list of qualities a candidate must have.
  • personification/pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The writing about a thing as though it were a person.
  • personify/pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ/verbC1To be the living example of a quality.
  • persuasion/pəˈsweɪʒ(ə)n/nounB2+2 meaningsBringing somebody to your view by reasons.
  • persuasivelyadverbC1In a way that brings others round to your view.
  • pertinent/ˈpəːtɪnənt/adjectiveC1Directly to the point being discussed.
  • perturbedadjectiveC1Made anxious or uneasy.
  • peruse/pəˈɹuːz/verbC1To read something thoroughly and carefully.
  • perv/pɜːv/nounC1A man whose sexual conduct is thought creepy or unacceptable.
  • pervade/pɜː(ɹ)ˈveɪd/verbC1To spread through and be felt everywhere.
  • perversion/pəˈvɜː.ʒən/nounC1A turning of something good to a corrupt use.
  • pestilence/ˈpɛstələn(t)s/nounC1A deadly disease that sweeps through a population.
  • petition/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/nounC13 meaningsA written request signed by many people and sent to someone with the power to act.
  • petty cashnounC1A small fund of coins and notes for tiny expenses.
  • petulant/ˈpɛt͡ʃʊlənt/adjectiveC1Sulky and bad-tempered over small things.
  • pewter/ˈpjuːtə/nounC1A dull grey metal alloy of tin.
  • pharmaceutical/ˌfɑː.məˈs(j)uː.tɪ.kl̩/adjectiveC1Connected with the making and selling of medicines.
  • phenomenal/fɪˈnɒmɪnəl/adjectiveC1Remarkable to an extraordinary degree.
  • philosopher/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who studies the deepest questions of existence.
  • philosopher's stonenounC1The legendary substance that turns metal into gold.