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

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  • practitioner/pɹækˈtɪʃənə/nounC1Somebody who works in a profession or an art.
  • pragmatism/ˈpɹæɡmətɪzəm/nounC1Dealing with things as they actually are.
  • pragmatistnounC1Somebody guided by what works rather than by theory.
  • prairie/ˈpɹɛə.ɹi/nounB2The vast grassy plains of North America.
  • praise/pɹeɪz/verbB12 meaningsTo say publicly how good somebody or something is.
  • pram/pɹæm/
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The wheeled bed a baby is pushed in.
  • pram walknounB1A walk taken pushing a baby.
  • pratfallnounC2A comic fall on the backside.
  • prawn/pɹɔːn/nounB2+A small curved shellfish that turns pink when cooked.
  • prayer/pɹɛə/nounB1Words addressed to a god, spoken or silent.
  • preacher/ˈpɹiːt͡ʃəː/nounB1Someone who speaks publicly about belief.
  • preamble/ˈpɹiːˌambəl/nounC1An opening statement that leads into the main text.
  • precaution/pɹiːˈkɔːʃən/nounB1+Something done in advance to avoid trouble.
  • precedence/ˈpɹɛsɪd(ə)ns/nounC12 meaningsThe right to come before others.
  • precedent/ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt/nounC1An earlier decision that later cases must follow.
  • precinct/ˈpɹisɪŋkt/nounB22 meaningsAn area of a town closed to traffic.
  • precipice/ˈpɹɛsɪpɪs/nounC1A sheer drop, or the edge of disaster.
  • precipitate/pɹɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/nounC1A solid that appears out of a solution.
  • precision/pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/nounC1Being exact and definite.
  • preconception/ˌpɹiːkənˈsɛpʃən/nounC2An idea formed before you knew anything.
  • precursor/pɹɪˈkɜː.sə/nounC1Something that comes before and leads to another.
  • predator/ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/nounC12 meaningsAn animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.
  • predecessor/ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsə(ɹ)/nounC1The one who held the post before you.
  • predicament/pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/nounB2A difficult, awkward situation that is hard to get out of.
  • predicate/ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kət/nounC1The part of a sentence that says what the subject does.
  • prediction/pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/nounB2A statement about what will happen.
  • predictor/pɹɪˈdɪk.tə/nounB2+Something that gives a good sign of what is to come.
  • predilection/ˌpɹiː.dəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/nounC2A settled preference for a particular thing.
  • predominance/pɹəˈdɒmɪnəns/nounC1The state of being the strongest or most common.
  • preface/ˈpɹɛfəs/nounB2+2 meaningsThe author's introductory note to a book.
  • prefect/ˈpɹiːfɛkt/nounB2+An older pupil given some responsibility for others.
  • preference/ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/nounB24 meaningsA liking for one thing more than another.
  • prefix/ˈpɹiːfɪks/nounB2+Letters added to the front of a word to change its meaning.
  • pregnancy/ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/nounB2The condition of carrying a baby before birth.
  • prehistorynounB2+The long stretch of time before anything was written down.
  • prejudice/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/nounC13 meaningsAn unfair opinion formed before you know anything.
  • preliminary/pɹɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsComing first, before the main work.
  • prelude/ˈpɹɛljuːd/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething that comes before and leads into the main event.
  • premeditation/ˌpɹiː.mɛ.dɪˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC1The planning of an act, especially a crime, in advance.
  • premier/ˈpɹɛm.iː.ə/adjectiveC12 meaningsFirst in importance or in quality.
  • premiere/pɹəˈmɪɚ/nounB2The first public showing of a film.
  • premise/ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/nounC13 meaningsA statement an argument starts from and treats as true.
  • premium/ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/nounC13 meaningsA regular payment made to keep an insurance policy in force.
  • premonition/ˌpriːməˈnɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsA feeling that something, usually bad, is about to happen.
  • prenticenounC2A young learner bound to a master of a trade.
  • preoccupation/ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/nounC2A matter that fills the mind to the exclusion of others.
  • prep/pɹɛp/nounB22 meaningsThe chopping and measuring done before cooking starts.
  • prepaid cardnounB2A payment card loaded with money before use.
  • preparation/ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB22 meaningsThe work of getting ready.
  • preponderance/pɹɪˈpɒndəɹəns/nounC2The greater weight or number on one side.
  • preposition/ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/nounB1+A small word showing position or relation, such as in or under.
  • prequel/ˈpɹiːkwəl/nounB2+A story set before an earlier one.
  • prerequisite/pɹiːˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/nounB2+A condition that must be met before something else may begin.
  • prerogative/pɹɪˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/nounC1A right belonging to somebody by their position.
  • preschoolernounB1+A child old enough to play but not yet at school.
  • prescription/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsA doctor's written order allowing you to buy a medicine.
  • presence/ˈpɹɛzəns/nounB22 meaningsThe state of being in a particular place.
  • present/ˈpɹɛz.ənt/nounB12 meaningsThe time happening right now.
  • presentation/ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/nounB1+A talk explaining a topic, usually with slides.
  • presenter/pɹɪˈzɛntə(ɹ)/nounB2+The person who introduces and hosts a programme.