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

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  • photocopy/ˈfəʊtəˌkɒpi/verbB1+To make a paper copy of a page.
  • photogenic/ˌfəʊ.təʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/adjectiveB2+Looking good in photographs.
  • photograph/ˈfəʊ.təˌɡɹɑːf/verbB12 meaningsTo take a picture of something with a camera.
  • photographer/fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fə/nounB1Somebody who takes photographs, especially professionally.
  • photographic/ˌfəʊtəˈɡɹæfɪk/adjectiveB2To do with photographs, or as exact as one.
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/fəˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fi/
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The art of making pictures with a camera.
  • photon/ˈfəʊtɒn/nounB2+The smallest possible packet of light.
  • photosynthesis/ˌfəʊ.təʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/nounB2+The trick by which green leaves turn sunlight into food.
  • phrasal verbnounB1A verb joined to a small word that changes its meaning.
  • phrase/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/nounB12 meaningsA group of words forming a unit within a sentence.
  • physical/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveA2+4 meaningsTo do with the body rather than the mind.
  • physical education/ˈfɪ.zɪ.kl̩ ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪʃn̩/nounB1Lessons in sport and exercise.
  • physicalitynounC1The bodily quality or presence of somebody.
  • physically/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kli/adverbA2+In the body rather than in the mind.
  • physician/fəˈzɪʃən/nounC1A doctor who treats illness without surgery.
  • physicist/ˈfɪzɪsɪst/nounB1+A scientist who studies matter and energy.
  • physics/ˈfɪz.ɪks/nounB1+2 meaningsThe science of matter, energy, force and motion, and of how the universe behaves.
  • physiological/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.i.kəl/adjectiveC2To do with how the body works.
  • physiotherapistnounB2A therapist who restores movement after injury.
  • physiotherapy/ˌfɪziəʊˈθerəpi/nounB2+Treatment of injury through exercise, movement and manual techniques.
  • physiquenounC1The form and build of a person's body.
  • pianist/ˈpi.ənɪst/nounB1+Somebody who plays the keyboard instrument with hammers and strings.
  • piano/ˈpjænəʊ/nounA12 meaningsA large keyboard instrument with hammers and strings.
  • piccolo/ˈpɪkələʊ/nounC1A small flute that plays an octave higher.
  • pick/pɪk/verbA26 meaningsTo choose one or more from a group.
  • pick atphraseB22 meaningsTo eat only small amounts without appetite.
  • pick onphraseB2To treat one person unfairly again and again.
  • pick outphraseB12 meaningsTo select something carefully from a group.
  • pick upphraseB13 meaningsTo lift something up.
  • picker/ˈpɪkə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who gathers fruit.
  • picket/ˈpɪkɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsA worker standing outside to persuade others not to enter.
  • picket line/ˈpɪkɪt laɪn/nounC1The line of strikers standing outside a workplace.
  • picking/ˈpɪkɪŋ/nounC13 meaningsThe job of collecting ordered items from warehouse shelves.
  • pickle/ˈpɪkəl/nounB22 meaningsA vegetable preserved in vinegar or brine.
  • pickledadjectiveB1+Preserved in sour liquid.
  • pickpocket/ˈpɪkpɒkɪt/nounB2+A thief who steals from pockets in a crowd.
  • pickup trucknounB1A vehicle with an open cargo bed at the back.
  • picky/ˈpɪki/adjectiveB2Very hard to please over small details.
  • picnic/ˈpɪknɪk/nounA12 meaningsA meal packed and eaten outdoors.
  • pictogram/ˈpɪk.tə.ɡɹæm/nounC1A simple picture used in place of words.
  • picturesque/ˌpɪkt͡ʃəˈɹɛsk/adjectiveB2+Pretty enough to be painted or photographed.
  • pidgin/ˈpɪ.d͡ʒɪn/nounC1A simplified language used between groups with no common tongue.
  • pie/paɪ/nounA2A baked dish with pastry and a filling.
  • piebald/ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/adjectiveC2Marked in patches of black and white.
  • piece/piːs/nounA13 meaningsA part of something, or one of the bits something breaks into.
  • piece of cake/ˈpiːsə(v)ˈkeɪk/phraseB1Something extremely easy to do.
  • piece togetherphraseB2To assemble an understanding of something from separate fragments.
  • piecemeal/ˈpiːs.miːl/adverbC1A bit at a time rather than all at once.
  • pieceworknounC1Work paid by the number of items finished.
  • pier/pɪə/nounB1+2 meaningsA long platform built out over water.
  • pierce/pɪɹs/verbB23 meaningsTo make a hole through something with a sharp point.
  • piercing/ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/nounB1+5 meaningsA hole made in a part of the body so that jewellery can be worn in it.
  • piety/ˈpaɪ̯ɪti/nounC1Deep and sincere religious devotion.
  • pig/ˈpɪɡ/nounA1A farm animal with a round nose kept for meat.
  • pigeon/ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/nounB1A plump grey bird common in cities.
  • pigeonhole/ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)nhəʊl/nounC12 meaningsOne of a grid of small open boxes for post.
  • piggy bankphraseB1The little animal-shaped box children drop coins into.
  • piglet/ˈpɪɡ.lət/nounA2+A young pig.
  • pigment/ˈpɪɡ.mənt/nounB2+The coloured powder that gives paint its colour.
  • pigmentationnounB2The natural colouring of skin, hair or plant tissue.