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

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  • pacifism/ˈpæsɪfɪzəm/nounC1The belief that war is never justified.
  • package managernounC1The tool that fetches and updates your dependencies.
  • packing peanutsnounC1Light shaped foam pieces poured in to fill space.
  • pad/pæd/nounB17 meaningsA soft flat piece of material used to cushion, protect or soak up.
  • padding/ˈpædɪŋ/nounB1+2 meaningsSoft material used for protection or comfort.
  • paddock/ˈpædək/
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A small fenced field near a stable.
  • page/peɪd͡ʒ/nounA13 meaningsOne side of a sheet in a book or magazine.
  • pageantry/ˈpæd͡ʒəntɹi/nounC1Splendid ceremonial display.
  • paid reachnounC1The audience you reach by buying advertising.
  • paisley/ˈpeɪzli/nounC1A pattern of curved teardrop shapes.
  • palate/ˈpæl.ət/nounC22 meaningsA person's ability to judge flavours.
  • palate cleansernounC1A small taste served to clear the mouth between courses.
  • pall/pɔːl/nounC12 meaningsA cloth spread over a coffin.
  • pallbearernounC1Somebody who helps carry a coffin at a funeral.
  • pallor/ˈpælɚ/nounC1An unhealthy paleness of the face.
  • palm/pɑːm/nounB13 meaningsThe flat inside surface of the hand, from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
  • palpitation/ˌpælpɪˈteɪʃən/nounC1A rapid fluttering of the heart.
  • palsy/ˈpɔːlzi/nounC1A trembling or paralysis of part of the body.
  • pan/pæn/nounB13 meaningsA flat metal cooking container with a long handle.
  • panacea/ˌpænəˈsiːə/nounC1A supposed cure for every problem there is.
  • panache/pəˈnæʃ/nounC1Stylish confidence in the way you do things.
  • pandemonium/ˌpæn.dɪˈməʊ.ni.əm/nounC1Wild uproar and confusion.
  • pane/ˈpeɪ̯n/nounB2+2 meaningsOne single sheet of glass in a window.
  • pannier/ˈpæn.ɪ.ə/nounC1A bag hung at the side of a rack.
  • panning/ˈpænɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsSwinging the camera sideways to follow movement.
  • panorama/ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə/nounC1A wide uninterrupted view.
  • paper trailnounC1The records an action leaves behind it.
  • para/ˈpɑːɹə/nounC1A soldier of an airborne regiment.
  • paracordnounC1Very strong thin cord useful for a hundred jobs.
  • paradigm/ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪm/nounC12 meaningsThe whole framework of thinking a field shares.
  • paragon/ˈpæɹəɡən/nounC1A perfect example of some quality.
  • parallel/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/adjectiveB25 meaningsRunning side by side at the same distance apart, never meeting.
  • paralysis/pəˈɹæləsəs/nounB2+2 meaningsA complete loss of movement in part of the body.
  • parameter/pəˈɹæm.ɪ.tə/nounC14 meaningsA value that is set in advance and that determines how a system, model or process behaves.
  • parapet/ˈpæɹəpɪt/nounC1A low wall along the edge of a roof or bridge.
  • paraphernalia/ˌpæɹəfəˈneɪli.ə/nounC1The odds and ends needed for an activity.
  • parasite/ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/nounC1A living thing that feeds on another and gives nothing back.
  • paratrooper/ˈpæɹətɹuːpə/nounC1A soldier trained to drop from an aircraft.
  • parcel[ˈpʰɑː.səɫ]nounB1+2 meaningsA wrapped box sent through the post.
  • pardon/ˈpɑːdn̩/nounA13 meaningsSaid as a question when you did not hear something.
  • pariah/pəˈɹaɪə/nounC1Somebody everybody refuses to have anything to do with.
  • parish/ˈpæɹɪʃ/nounC1The smallest local district, once tied to a church.
  • parity/ˈpæɹɪti/nounC1Being equal in status, pay or value.
  • parley/ˈpɑːli/nounC1A talk between enemies to discuss terms.
  • parliament/ˈpɑːləmənt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe elected assembly that debates and makes laws.
  • parrot/ˈpæɹət/nounB12 meaningsA colourful bird that can copy speech.
  • parson/ˈpɑːs(ə)n/nounC1A rural Protestant minister of an earlier age, holding the living of his church, chiefly in American usage.
  • partiality/pɑɹʃiˈælɪti/nounC12 meaningsUnfair favouring of one side.
  • particle/ˈpɑːtɪkl̩/nounB2+2 meaningsAn extremely small piece of matter.
  • partisanship/ˌpɑːtɪˈzænʃɪp/nounC1Strong loyalty to one side, at the cost of fairness.
  • partition/pɑːˈtɪ.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA light wall dividing a space into parts.
  • party poopernounC1A person who ruins the mood of a celebration.
  • passenger/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒə/nounA2+2 meaningsA person travelling in a vehicle without driving or working on it.
  • passion/ˈpæʃən/nounB13 meaningsVery strong feeling, especially of love.
  • pat/pæt/verbB15 meaningsTo touch someone or something gently and repeatedly with a flat hand.
  • patent/ˈpeɪtənt/nounC12 meaningsThe exclusive right to make and sell an invention.
  • pathologistnounC1A doctor who studies disease and examines the dead.
  • pathology/pəˈθɒləd͡ʒi/nounC1The branch of medicine that examines diseased tissue and body fluids to identify what is wrong and, after a death, why.
  • pathos/ˈpeɪˌθɒs/nounC1The quality in something that stirs pity.
  • patina/ˈpætɪnə/nounC1The soft sheen age gives to a surface.