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

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • palliate/ˈpælieɪt/verbC2To ease suffering without curing the cause.
  • palpitate/ˈpælpɪteɪt/verbC2To beat fast and irregularly.
  • pension/ˈpɛnʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsMoney paid regularly to someone who has retired.
  • perspire/pəˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verbC2To sweat.
  • pinion/ˈpɪnjən/verbC22 meaningsTo bind somebody's arms so they cannot move.
  • ply/plaɪ/
verb
C2
4 meanings
To travel a route regularly.
  • poleaxe/ˈpoʊlˌæks/verbC2To knock somebody down with one blow.
  • pontificate/pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/verbC2To speak as if your opinion settled everything.
  • portend/pɔːˈtɛnd/verbC2To be a sign that something is coming.
  • posit/ˈpɒzɪt/verbC2To put something forward as a starting point.
  • prate/pɹeɪt/verbC2To talk on foolishly and at length.
  • pray/pɹeɪ/verbA22 meaningsTo speak to a god.
  • prejudice/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/nounC13 meaningsAn unfair opinion formed before you know anything.
  • pressurize/ˈpɹɛʃəɹaɪz/verbC2To raise the pressure inside, or to push somebody hard.
  • presuppose/ˌpɹiːsəˈpəʊz/verbC2To take something as given before the argument starts.
  • prevaricate/pɹɪˈvaɹɪkeɪt/verbC2To avoid a straight answer.
  • primp/pɹɪmp/verbC2To fuss over your appearance.
  • prise/pɹaɪz/verbC2To force something open with a lever.
  • proclaim/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/verbC13 meaningsTo announce something publicly and officially.
  • proffer/ˈpɹɒfə(ɹ)/verbC2To hold something out for somebody to take.
  • prolong/pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/verbC2To make something last longer.
  • propitiate/ˌpɹəˈpɪʃieɪt/verbC2To win back the goodwill of somebody offended.
  • proscribe/pɹəˈskɹaɪb/verbC2To forbid something by official order.
  • protract/pɹəˈtɹakt/verbC2To draw something out longer than it need be.
  • protrude/pɹəˈtɹuːd/verbC2To stick out beyond a surface.
  • provision/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/nounC15 meaningsThe act of supplying something that people need.