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

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  • projectile/pɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛktʌɪl/nounB2+Anything thrown or fired at a target.
  • projection/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/nounC12 meaningsAn estimate of what will happen.
  • projector/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktə/nounB1+A device that throws an image onto a screen.
  • proliferation/pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/nounC2A rapid increase in numbers.
  • prologue/ˈpɹəʊlɒɡ/nounB2+An introduction placed before the main work.
  • promenade/ˈpɹɒm.əˌnɑːd/
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A wide walkway along a seafront.
  • prominence/ˈpɹɒm.ɪ.nəns/nounC1The state of standing out and being widely noticed.
  • promiscuity/ˌpɹɒm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/nounC1Having many casual sexual partners.
  • promise/ˈpɹɒmɪs/verbA24 meaningsTo tell someone you will certainly do something.
  • promontory/ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/nounC2A high point of land jutting into the sea.
  • promotion/pɹəˈməʊʃn̩/nounB24 meaningsA move to a higher position in an organisation.
  • prompt/pɹɒmpt/adjectiveB24 meaningsDone without delay.
  • prong/pɹɒŋ/nounB2+One of the points of a fork or a spear.
  • prong settingnounC2Small claws of metal gripping a stone.
  • pronoun/ˈpɹəʊ.naʊn/nounB1+A word standing in for a name, such as she or it.
  • pronunciation/pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB1+The way in which a word is spoken.
  • proof/pɹuːf/nounB14 meaningsThe evidence that shows something is true.
  • proof of deliverynounB2A signature showing goods arrived.
  • proof of postagenounB2The receipt showing you did send it.
  • proof of purchasenounB2Evidence that you bought something where you say.
  • prop/pɹɒp/nounC12 meaningsAn object handled by actors in a scene.
  • propaganda/ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/nounC12 meaningsOne-sided information spread to make people believe or support something.
  • propane/ˈpɹoʊpeɪn/nounB2+A colourless gas sold in cylinders as fuel.
  • propeller/pɹəˈpɛl.ə/nounB2The spinning blades that pull an aircraft along.
  • propensity/pɹəˈpɛnsɪti/nounC1A natural tendency to behave in a certain way.
  • property/ˈpɹɒp.ə.ti/nounB12 meaningsLand and buildings owned, or anything you own.
  • prophecy/ˈpɹɒfɪsi/nounB2+A statement about what a god will bring to pass.
  • prophet/ˈpɹɒf.ɪt/nounB2A person believed to speak the words of a god.
  • proponent/pɹəˈpəʊnənt/nounB2+Somebody who argues in favour of an idea.
  • proportion/pɹəˈpɔɹʃən/nounB23 meaningsA part of something, measured against the whole.
  • proposal/pɹəˈpoʊzəl/nounB22 meaningsA plan put forward for others to consider.
  • proposition/ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/nounC15 meaningsA statement that can be judged true or false.
  • proprietor/pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚ/nounB2+The owner of a business.
  • propriety/pɹəˈpɹaɪəti/nounC1Correct behaviour according to accepted standards.
  • propulsion/pɹəˈpʌlʃən/nounC1The driving of a craft forward by engine thrust, as jets and rockets provide.
  • proscription/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/nounC2An official forbidding of something.
  • prose/ˈpɹəʊz/nounB2+Ordinary writing, as against verse.
  • prosecution/ˌpɹɒs.ɪˈkjuː.ʃən/nounB2The bringing of a criminal charge in court.
  • prosecutor/ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/nounB2The lawyer who argues that the accused is guilty.
  • prospect/ˈpɹɒspɛkt/nounB25 meaningsThe possibility that something will happen in the future.
  • prospectingnounC1Searching land for valuable minerals.
  • prospector/pɹəˈspɛktə/nounC1Somebody searching land for gold or minerals.
  • prospects/ˈpɹɒspɛkts/nounB2The chances somebody has of doing well in future.
  • prosperity/pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/nounC1The state of doing well and having plenty.
  • prosthetic/ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/nounB2+An artificial replacement for a missing body part.
  • prostitute/ˈpɹɒstɪˌtjuːt/nounB2Somebody who sells sexual services.
  • prostitution/ˌprɒstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃn/nounB2+The selling of sexual services.
  • protagonist/pɹəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/nounC1The central figure a story follows.
  • protection/pɹəˈtɛkʃn̩/nounB1The keeping of somebody or something safe from harm.
  • protective gearnounB2Clothing and equipment worn to prevent injury.
  • protector/pɹəˈtɛktɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody who keeps another from harm.
  • protein/ˈpɹəʊ.ti.ɪn/nounB2The building material in food that muscles are made of.
  • protest/ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/nounB1+3 meaningsA public show of anger at something people think is wrong.
  • protester/pɹəˈtɛstəɹ/nounB2+Somebody who publicly objects to something.
  • protocol/ˈpɹəʊtəˌkɒl/nounC14 meaningsAn agreed set of rules that lets computers or devices exchange information.
  • proton/ˈpɹəʊ.tɒn/nounB1+A positive particle in the middle of an atom.
  • prototype/ˈpɹəʊtətaɪp/nounB2+An early working version made to test an idea.
  • protractor/pɹəˈtɹæktə(ɹ)/nounB1+A half-circle tool for measuring angles.
  • protrusion/pɹəˈtɹuːʒən/nounC2A part that sticks out.
  • protuberance/pɹəˈtjuː.bə.ɹəns/nounC2A rounded part that sticks out from a surface.