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

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102 words · showing 1–60

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  • pad/pæd/nounB17 meaningsA soft flat piece of material used to cushion, protect or soak up.
  • page/peɪd͡ʒ/nounA13 meaningsOne side of a sheet in a book or magazine.
  • pale/peɪl/adjectiveB13 meaningsHaving little colour in the face, from illness, fear or shock.
  • palletise/ˈpælɪtaɪz/verbC1To load goods onto a wooden platform for handling.
  • palm/pɑːm/nounB13 meaningsThe flat inside surface of the hand, from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
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/pæn/
nounB13 meanings
A flat metal cooking container with a long handle.
  • pander/ˈpændə/verbC1To give people exactly what they want, however low.
  • parallel/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/adjectiveB25 meaningsRunning side by side at the same distance apart, never meeting.
  • pardon/ˈpɑːdn̩/nounA13 meaningsSaid as a question when you did not hear something.
  • pare/pɛə/verbC1To trim the outer layer off something.
  • parrot/ˈpæɹət/nounB12 meaningsA colourful bird that can copy speech.
  • parry/ˈpæɹ.i/verbC12 meaningsTo block a blow and push it away.
  • partake/pɑɹˈteɪk/verbC1To take a share of food or of an activity.
  • pat/pæt/verbB15 meaningsTo touch someone or something gently and repeatedly with a flat hand.
  • patronize/ˈpætɹəˌnaɪz/verbC1To be a regular customer, or to talk down to somebody.
  • patter/ˈpæt.ə/verbC12 meaningsTo make the light quick tapping of rain or small feet.
  • 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.
  • peel/piːl/verbB24 meaningsTo take the skin or outer layer off something.
  • peer/pɪə/verbB23 meaningsTo look hard and closely at something that is difficult to see.
  • pelt/pɛlt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo throw things hard at somebody, or to rain heavily.
  • 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.
  • perch/pɜːtʃ/verbB26 meanings(Of a bird) to land on a branch, wire or ledge and rest there.
  • perish/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo die, especially in an accident, a disaster or a war.
  • permeate/ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt/verbC1To spread right through every part of something.
  • perpetuate/pəˈpɛt͡ʃʊeɪt/verbC1To keep something going that ought to stop.
  • persecute/ˈpɝsəkjut/verbC1To treat somebody cruelly because of who they are.
  • persist/pɚˈsɪst/verbC12 meaningsTo continue in spite of difficulty or opposition.
  • personify/pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ/verbC1To be the living example of a quality.
  • peruse/pəˈɹuːz/verbC1To read something thoroughly and carefully.
  • pervade/pɜː(ɹ)ˈveɪd/verbC1To spread through and be felt everywhere.
  • petition/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/nounC13 meaningsA written request signed by many people and sent to someone with the power to act.
  • pierce/pɪɹs/verbB23 meaningsTo make a hole through something with a sharp point.
  • pigeonhole/ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)nhəʊl/nounC12 meaningsOne of a grid of small open boxes for post.
  • pile/paɪl/nounB14 meaningsA number of things lying loosely on top of one another.
  • pill/pɪl/nounA23 meaningsA small solid piece of medicine meant to be swallowed.
  • pillage/ˈpɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/verbC1To rob and destroy a town after taking it.
  • pilot/ˈpaɪ̯.lət/nounA2+4 meaningsThe person who flies an aircraft.
  • pin/pɪn/nounB14 meaningsA short thin piece of metal with a point at one end, used to fasten things together.
  • pine/paɪn/nounB23 meaningsAn evergreen tree with needles and cones.
  • placate/pləˈkeɪt/verbC1To make an angry person calm again.
  • plagiariseverbC1To pass somebody else's writing off as your own.
  • plague/pleɪɡ/nounB23 meaningsA deadly disease that spreads across whole regions.
  • please/pliːz/phraseA13 meaningsAdded to a request to make it polite.
  • pledge/plɛd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA solemn promise.
  • plod/plɒd/verbC1To walk slowly with heavy steps.
  • pluck/plʌk/verbB22 meaningsTo pull and release a single string.
  • plug/plʌɡ/nounB13 meaningsThe fitting on a cable that connects to an electrical socket.
  • plumb/plʌm/verbC12 meaningsTo measure the depth of, or to get to the bottom of.
  • plummet/ˈplʌmɪt/verbC1To fall suddenly and very fast.
  • plump/plʌmp/adjectiveB23 meaningsPleasantly round and slightly fat.
  • plunge/plʌnd͡ʒ/verbC15 meaningsTo fall or dive suddenly and steeply.
  • ply/plaɪ/verbC24 meaningsTo travel a route regularly.
  • poach/ˈpoʊt͡ʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cook gently in water just below boiling.
  • poise/pɔɪz/nounC13 meaningsCalm, confident self-control, especially under pressure.
  • portray/pɔːˈtɹeɪ̯/verbC12 meaningsTo show or describe somebody in a particular way.
  • possess/pəˈzɛs/verbB22 meaningsTo own or have something.
  • postpone/pəʊstˈpəʊn/verbC12 meaningsTo move an event to a later time.