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

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  • portion sizenounB1How much of a dish one person is given.
  • portrait/ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/nounB13 meaningsA painting, photograph or drawing of a person, especially of the face and shoulders.
  • portraiture/ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/nounC2The art of making likenesses of people.
  • portrayal/ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əl/nounC1The way somebody is represented in a work.
  • portugalnounA2+A country in western Europe.
  • portugueseadjectiveB1+
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  • position/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/nounA24 meaningsThe place where somebody or something is.
  • positioning/pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ/nounC1The place a brand aims to hold in people's minds.
  • positioning statementnounC1The written claim about who a brand is for.
  • possession/pəˈzɛʃn̩/nounB12 meaningsSomething you own.
  • possessor[pʰəˈzɛsə(ɹ)]nounC1Somebody who has or owns something.
  • possibility/ˌpɒs.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounA2+3 meaningsSomething that might happen or might be true.
  • possum/ˈpɒsəm/nounB2+A tree-dwelling marsupial that pretends to be dead when caught.
  • post/pəʊst/nounA12 meaningsLetters and parcels sent through the delivery system.
  • postage/ˈpəʊstɪd͡ʒ/nounB1+The cost of sending something by post.
  • postal roundnounC1The route one deliverer covers each day.
  • postcard/ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/nounB1A card with a picture, sent by post without an envelope.
  • postcode/ˈpəʊs(t)kəʊd/nounB1The letters and numbers that pinpoint an address.
  • poste restantenounC2A service holding letters at a post office for a traveller.
  • poster/ˈpoʊstɚ/nounA2+A large printed sheet displayed publicly.
  • posterity/pɒˈstɛɹɪti/nounC2All the people who will come after us.
  • postern/ˈpɒst(ə)n/nounC2A small back gate in a castle wall.
  • postgraduate/ˌpəʊstˈɡɹædju.ət/nounB2+A student who already holds a first degree and studies on.
  • postman/ˈpəʊs(t)mən/nounB12 meaningsIn British English, a man whose job is to deliver letters and parcels.
  • postmark/ˈpoʊstˌmɑɹk/nounB2+The stamped mark showing where and when it was posted.
  • postmortemnounB2+An examination after death, or a review of a failure.
  • postponementnounB2+The putting off of an event to a later date.
  • posture/ˈpɒst͡ʃə/nounB24 meaningsThe way a person holds their body when standing or sitting.
  • pot/pɒt/nounB16 meaningsA deep round container used for cooking.
  • pot lucknounC1Taking whatever happens to be available.
  • potassium/pəˈtæsiəm/nounB2+A soft metal the body needs in small amounts.
  • potato/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/nounA1A starchy tuber grown underground and eaten as a vegetable.
  • potency/ˈpəʊtənsi/nounC1Strength and power to have an effect.
  • potential/pəˈtɛnʃəl/nounB23 meaningsAbility or quality that exists but has not yet been developed.
  • potion/ˈpəʊ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsA magical drink.
  • potluck/ˌpɒtˈlʌk/nounB2A shared meal where every guest brings a dish.
  • potter/ˈpɒtə/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who makes pots and other objects from clay.
  • potter's wheelnounB2The turning disc a pot is shaped on.
  • pottery/ˈpɒtəɹi/nounB1+The craft of shaping clay, and the objects made.
  • potty training/ˈpɒtiˌtɹeɪn.ɪŋ/nounB1Teaching a child to use the toilet.
  • pouch/paʊt͡ʃ/nounB1+2 meaningsA small soft bag, often closed with a drawstring.
  • poultice/ˈpoʊltɪs/nounC2A soft moist dressing put on a sore place.
  • pound/ˈpaʊ̯nd/nounB12 meaningsA unit of weight of about half a kilogram.
  • pounding/ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/nounB2A heavy repeated beating.
  • pout/paʊt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo push out the lips to show displeasure.
  • poverty/ˈpɒvəti/nounB1+The state of being very poor.
  • poverty linenounC1The income below which a person counts as poor.
  • powder/ˈpaʊ.də(ɹ)/nounB12 meaningsFine dust patted on the face to stop it shining.
  • power/ˈpaʊ̯ə̯/nounB17 meaningsControl over other people and over what happens.
  • power banknounB1A portable store of charge for a phone.
  • power cutnounB1A break in the electricity supply.
  • power of attorney/ˌpaʊə(r) əv əˈtɜː(r)niː/nounC1Permission to sign and decide on somebody else's behalf.
  • power outletnounB1The wall holes you push a plug into for electricity.
  • power-upnounB2An item that makes your character stronger for a while.
  • powerhousenounB2A person or group with great energy and success.
  • powerlessnessnounC2The state of being unable to influence what happens.
  • powerlifting[ˈpawə(ɹ)ˌlɪftɪŋ]nounB2Competing on three set lifts for maximum weight.
  • pox/pɑks/nounC1A disease that leaves the skin marked with spots.
  • practicalitynounB2+The quality of being useful and workable.
  • practice/ˈpɹæktɪs/verbA15 meaningsTo do something again and again in order to get better at it.