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

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  • plunge/plʌnd͡ʒ/verbC15 meaningsTo fall or dive suddenly and steeply.
  • plunger/ˈplʌnd͡ʒə/nounB1+A rubber cup on a stick for clearing a blocked drain.
  • plural/ˈplʊəɹəl/nounB1+The form of a word used for more than one.
  • plush/plʌʃ/adjectiveB2+Thick, soft and expensive-feeling.
  • plutocratnounC2Somebody whose power comes from great wealth.
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To travel a route regularly.
  • plywood/ˈplaɪwʊd/nounB2+A board made of thin wood layers glued crosswise.
  • pneumonia/njuˈməʊniə/nounB2A serious infection that fills the lungs with fluid.
  • po boxnounB2A numbered box at a post office used as an address.
  • poach/ˈpoʊt͡ʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cook gently in water just below boiling.
  • poacher/ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/nounC1Somebody who hunts on land where they have no right.
  • pock-markedadjectiveC1Covered with small hollow scars.
  • pockedadjectiveC2Marked with small hollows or scars.
  • pocket/ˈpɒk.ɪt/nounA22 meaningsThe small bag sewn into clothes.
  • pocket watchnounB1A timepiece carried on a chain in the pocket.
  • pod/ˈpɒd/nounB1+3 meaningsThe long case holding the seeds of a plant.
  • podcast/ˈpɒdˌkɑːst/nounB1+A talk show you listen to online, episode by episode.
  • podcast episodenounB1One instalment of a spoken audio series.
  • podium/ˈpəʊ.di.əm/nounB1+A raised stand for a speaker or a winner.
  • poem/ˈpəʊ.ɪm/nounB1A short piece of writing set out in lines.
  • poet/ˈpəʊ.ɪt/nounB1Somebody who writes verse.
  • poetic/pəʊˈɛtɪk/adjectiveB2Having the beauty or form of poetry.
  • poetry/ˈpəʊ.ɪ.tɹi/nounB13 meaningsThe art of writing poems, using rhythm, sound and imagery.
  • pogo sticknounB2A spring-loaded pole you bounce along on.
  • poignancy/ˈpɔɪnjən(t)si/nounC1The quality of touching you sharply and sadly.
  • poignant/ˈpɔɪ.njənt/adjectiveC1Touching in a way that makes you sad.
  • point/pɔɪnt/verbA14 meaningsTo show where something is by holding out a finger.
  • point of sale/ˌpɔɪnt əv ˈseɪl/nounB2The place and moment a purchase happens.
  • point outphraseB2To draw attention to something.
  • pointe/pwæ̃t/nounC1Dancing on the tips of the toes.
  • pointless/ˈpɔɪntləs/adjectiveB2Having no purpose worth pursuing.
  • points/pɔɪnts/nounC1The movable rails that send a train onto another line.
  • pointy/ˈpɔɪnti/adjectiveB2Narrowing to a sharp point.
  • poise/pɔɪz/nounC13 meaningsCalm, confident self-control, especially under pressure.
  • poised/pɔɪzd/adjectiveB22 meaningsCalm and composed.
  • poison/ˈpɔɪ.zən/nounA2A substance that harms or kills if it gets into the body.
  • poisoning/ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/nounB1Harm caused by swallowing or breathing something toxic.
  • poisonous berrynounB1Fruit that will make you ill if you eat it.
  • poke/pəʊk/verbB14 meaningsTo push something quickly with a finger or a pointed object.
  • poke aroundphraseC1To search casually through somebody's things.
  • polandnounA2+A country in central Europe.
  • polar bearphraseB2The big white hunter that lives on the Arctic ice.
  • pole/pəʊl/nounB12 meaningsA long rounded rod.
  • pole vaultnounB2Using a long flexible pole to clear a very high bar.
  • poleaxe/ˈpoʊlˌæks/verbC2To knock somebody down with one blow.
  • polemic/pəˈlɛmɪk/nounC2A fierce written attack on an opinion.
  • police/pəˈliːs/nounA12 meaningsThe people in uniform who keep order and investigate crime.
  • police officernounA2A member of a police force.
  • police stationphraseA2The building from which police officers work.
  • policeman/pəˈliːsmən/nounA1A male police officer.
  • policewomannounA2+A woman whose job is enforcing the law.
  • policy/ˈpɒl.ə.si/nounB13 meaningsAn official plan or set of rules a government, company or organisation has decided to follow.
  • polio/ˈpəʊljəʊ/nounB2+A disease that can leave the limbs paralysed.
  • polish/ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo rub a surface until it shines.
  • polished/ˈpɑlɪʃt/adjectiveB22 meaningsRubbed until the surface shines.
  • polite/pəˈlaɪt/adjectiveA22 meaningsShowing good manners and respect for other people.
  • politeness/pəˈlaɪtnəs/nounB2Careful good manners towards others.
  • political/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB1To do with government and the running of a country.
  • politician/ˌpɒl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/nounB1+A person whose career is in government.
  • politics/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/nounB12 meaningsThe study of government and power.