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

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  • provocation/ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/nounC1Something done deliberately to anger or upset someone.
  • provocative/pɹəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/adjectiveC1Meant to stir up strong feeling or argument.
  • prow/pɹaʊ/nounC1The pointed front of a ship.
  • prowl/pɹaʊl/verbC12 meaningsTo move about quietly, hunting or watching.
  • proxy/ˈpɹɒk.si/nounC12 meaningsSomebody who votes on your behalf.
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A machine that fetches things on your behalf.
  • prudence/ˈpɹuːd(ə)n(t)s/nounC1Careful good sense in avoiding risk.
  • prudent/ˈpɹuː.dənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsCareful about risk, and thinking ahead to what could go wrong.
  • psalm/sɑːm/nounC1A sacred song from the Hebrew scriptures.
  • psyche/ˈsaɪ.ki/nounC1The mind and spirit of a person.
  • psychiatric/ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.ɹɪk/adjectiveC1To do with the treatment of mental illness.
  • publicistnounC1Somebody whose job is getting attention for a client.
  • pucker/ˈpʌkə(ɹ)/verbC1To draw into small tight folds.
  • pudgy/ˈpʌd͡ʒi/adjectiveC1Short and rather fat.
  • puff upphraseC1To swell out, or to make somebody conceited.
  • pull buoynounC1A float held between the legs to work the arms.
  • pull offphraseC1To succeed in doing something difficult.
  • pull out all the stops/ˈpʊl‿aʊt‿ɔːl ðə ˈstɒps/phraseC1To make every possible effort.
  • pull requestnounC1A proposal to merge your changes into the main line.
  • pull stringsphraseC1To use private influence to get something arranged.
  • pulmonary/ˈpʌl.məˌnɛ.ɹi/adjectiveC1Relating to the lungs.
  • pulse/pʌls/nounB13 meaningsThe regular beat of blood felt at the wrist or neck.
  • pummel/ˈpʌməl/verbC1To hit repeatedly with the fists.
  • punctuate/ˈpʰʌŋktjuːeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo interrupt something at intervals.
  • puncture/ˈpʌŋktʃə/nounB1+3 meaningsA small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tyre, that lets the air out.
  • pundit/pɐɳ.ɖɪt̪/nounC1An expert who comments publicly on their subject.
  • pungency/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/nounC1Sharpness of smell, taste or wit.
  • pungent/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsHaving a sharp strong smell or taste.
  • punnet/ˈpʌnɪt/nounC1A small light basket for soft fruit.
  • pup/pʌp/nounB13 meaningsA young dog.
  • pure/ˈpjʊə/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot mixed with anything else; made of one substance only.
  • purification tabletnounC1A tablet that makes wild water safe to drink.
  • purist/ˈpjʊəɹɪst/nounC1Somebody who insists on strict traditional correctness.
  • purity/ˈpjʊəɹɪti/nounC13 meaningsThe state of being clean and free of anything mixed in.
  • purport/pəˈpɔːt/verbC1To claim to be something, perhaps falsely.
  • purse your lipsphraseC1To press the lips together in disapproval.
  • purser/ˈpɝsɚ/nounC1The senior cabin crew member on a flight or ship.
  • purveyor/pə(ː)ˈveɪə/nounC1Somebody who supplies goods as a trade.
  • push the envelope/ˌpʊʃ ðiː ˈɛnvələʊp/phraseC1To go past the usual limits of what is done.
  • put awayphraseA22 meaningsTo return something to its proper place.
  • put two and two togetherphraseC1To work out the truth from the clues you have.
  • put your foot in itphraseC1To say something that causes embarrassment.
  • putrid/ˈpjuː.tɹɪd/adjectiveC1Rotten, and smelling of decay.