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

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  • preservation/ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/nounC1Keeping something safe from decay or loss.
  • preservationistnounC2Somebody who campaigns to keep old buildings or ways.
  • preserve/pɹəˈzɜːv/verbB25 meaningsTo keep something safe and unchanged.
  • presidency/ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/nounC1The office of a head of state, or the time held.
  • president/ˈpɹɛz.ɪ.dənt/nounA22 meaningsThe elected head of state of a republic.
  • press/pɹɛs/
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verbA24 meanings
To push firmly and steadily on something.
  • press conferencenounB2A staged meeting where reporters fire questions at someone.
  • press kitnounC1The pack of material given to journalists.
  • press releasenounB2A statement an organisation sends out for journalists to use.
  • press studnounB2A two-part fastener pressed together to close.
  • press-gangverbC12 meaningsTo force someone into doing something they did not agree to.
  • pressure/ˈpɹɛʃə/nounA22 meaningsThe pushing force spread over a surface.
  • prestige/pɹɛsˈtiːd͡ʒ/nounB2+The respect a position or thing commands.
  • presumption/pɹɪˈzʌmp.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsSomething believed until it is shown otherwise.
  • presupposition/pɹiː.sʌ.pəˈzɪ.ʃ(ə)n/nounC2Something an argument takes for granted before starting.
  • pretence/ˈpɹiːtɛns/nounB2+An act put on to deceive.
  • pretender/pɹɪˈtɛndəɹ/nounC1Somebody who claims a title they may have no right to.
  • pretensionnounC1A claim to importance that is not deserved.
  • pretext/ˈpɹiːtɛkst/nounC1A false reason given to hide the real one.
  • pretzel/ˈpɹɛt.səl/nounB1+A salty baked knot of dough.
  • prevalence/ˈpɹɛvələns/nounC1How widespread something is.
  • prevention/pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/nounC1The stopping of something before it can happen.
  • preventive medicinenounC1Treatment aimed at stopping illness before it starts.
  • prey/pɹeɪ/nounB25 meaningsAn animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
  • price/ˈpɹaɪ̯s/nounA12 meaningsHow much money you must give for something.
  • price freezenounC1An agreement not to raise prices for a period.
  • price risenounB1An increase in what something costs.
  • price tagnounA2The little label on an item that tells you its cost.
  • prick/pɹɪk/verbB13 meaningsTo make a tiny hole with something sharp.
  • prickle/ˈpɹɪkəl/nounB2A small sharp point on a leaf or stem.
  • pride/pɹaɪd/nounA23 meaningsSatisfaction taken in your own achievements or those of people close to you.
  • priest/ˈpɹiːst/nounB1A person authorised to lead worship and give rites.
  • priestess/ˈpriːstɛs/nounB2+A woman who performs sacred rites.
  • priesthood/ˈpɹiːstˌhʊd/nounC1The office of a priest, and those who hold it.
  • primacy/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si/nounC1The state of coming first in rank or importance.
  • primary/ˈpɹaɪ.m(ə.)ɹi/nounB22 meaningsOne of the colours others are mixed from.
  • primary school/ˈpɹaɪməɹi skuːl/nounB1The school children attend from about five to eleven.
  • primary sourcenounB2Evidence made at the time by someone who was there.
  • primate/ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/nounB2+A member of the group that includes apes and people.
  • prime/pɹaɪ̯m/adjectiveB24 meaningsOf a number, divisible only by itself and one.
  • prime minister/ˌpɹaɪ(m) ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/nounB2The head of a government in a parliamentary country.
  • prime timenounB2The evening hours when the most people are watching.
  • primer/ˈpɹaɪ.mə/nounB2+2 meaningsThe first coat, which helps the real paint grip.
  • primeval forestnounC1Woodland as it stood in the earliest ages.
  • prince/pɹɪns/nounA2The son of a king or a queen.
  • princelingnounC2A young or minor prince.
  • princess/pɹɪnˈsɛs/nounA2The daughter of a king or a queen.
  • principal/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/nounB13 meaningsThe head of a school or college.
  • principle/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/nounB22 meaningsA rule of right and wrong that you hold to and will not trade away.
  • print/pɹɪnt/verbB26 meaningsTo produce words or images on paper using a machine.
  • printer/ˈpɹɪntə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsA machine that prints onto paper.
  • priority/pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/nounB22 meaningsThe thing that must come before all others.
  • priority boardingnounB2The right to get on the aircraft before others.
  • priority seatnounB1A seat kept for those who most need it.
  • prism/ˈpɹɪz(ə)m/nounB2+3 meaningsA transparent triangular block that splits white light into the colours it is made of.
  • prison/ˈpɹɪzn̩/nounA23 meaningsA building where convicted criminals are kept.
  • prison reformnounC1The movement to improve how prisoners are treated.
  • prisoner/ˈpɹɪzənə/nounB12 meaningsSomebody kept locked up.
  • prisoner of war/ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nə əv ˈwɔː/nounB2A soldier captured and held by the enemy.
  • privacy/ˈpɹɪv.ə.si/nounB2Freedom from being watched or disturbed by others.