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

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  • provenance/ˈpɹɒ.və.nəns/nounC12 meaningsThe record of where something came from.
  • provenance gapnounC2A missing stretch in an object's ownership history.
  • provender/ˈpɹɒvɪndə/nounC2Food, especially dry fodder for animals.
  • proverb/ˈpɹɒvɜːb/nounB1+An old short saying carrying folk wisdom.
  • providence/ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/nounC12 meaningsCare believed to be exercised by a higher power.
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A large region of a country with its own administration.
  • provision/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/nounC15 meaningsThe act of supplying something that people need.
  • proviso/pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/nounC1A condition attached to an agreement.
  • provocation/ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/nounC1Something done deliberately to anger or upset someone.
  • prow/pɹaʊ/nounC1The pointed front of a ship.
  • prowess/ˈpɹaʊɪs/nounB2+Outstanding skill or bravery.
  • prowl/pɹaʊl/verbC12 meaningsTo move about quietly, hunting or watching.
  • proximity/pɹɒkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/nounB2+Nearness in space or time.
  • proxy/ˈpɹɒk.si/nounC12 meaningsSomebody who votes on your behalf.
  • proxy servernounC1A machine that fetches things on your behalf.
  • prudence/ˈpɹuːd(ə)n(t)s/nounC1Careful good sense in avoiding risk.
  • prune/pɹuːn/nounB1+2 meaningsA dried plum.
  • psalm/sɑːm/nounC1A sacred song from the Hebrew scriptures.
  • pseudonym/ˈs(j)uː.də(ʊ).nɪm/nounB2+A false name used by a writer.
  • psyche/ˈsaɪ.ki/nounC1The mind and spirit of a person.
  • psychiatrist/ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.tɹɪst/nounB2A medical doctor who treats mental illness.
  • psychiatry/saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/nounB2+The branch of medicine that treats mental illness.
  • psychologist/ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/nounB2+2 meaningsA person trained in the study of the mind and behaviour.
  • psychology/saɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe study of the mind and of how people and animals behave.
  • psychosis/saɪˈkəʊsɪs/nounB2+A severe mental state that breaks contact with reality.
  • psychotherapy/ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/nounB2+Longer treatment that works on patterns of thought and feeling.
  • pterodactylnounC2A flying reptile of the dinosaur age, with wings of skin.
  • pterosaur/ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹ/nounB2A flying reptile of the age of the great lizards.
  • pub/pʌb/nounA2+A house licensed to serve beer to the public.
  • puberty/ˈpjuː.bə.ti/nounB2+The period during which the body matures sexually.
  • public/ˈpʌb.lɪk/adjectiveA24 meaningsOpen to or shared by everybody.
  • public sectornounB2The part of the economy run by the state.
  • public transportnounB1Buses and trains that anybody may pay to use.
  • publication/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2+The issuing of a work, or the work itself.
  • publicistnounC1Somebody whose job is getting attention for a client.
  • publicity/pʌbˈlɪsɪti/nounB2Public attention deliberately attracted to somebody or something.
  • publisher/ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/nounB1+The company that produces and sells a book or paper.
  • publishing/ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/nounB2The business of producing books and papers.
  • pudding/ˈpʊdɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsA soft sweet dessert.
  • puddle/ˈpʌdəl/nounB1A small pool of rainwater.
  • puerto riconounB2Spanish-speaking Caribbean island that is a US territory.
  • puff/pʌf/nounB14 meaningsA short burst of air, smoke, wind or breath.
  • pufferfish/ˈpʌfɚˌfɪʃ/nounB2The fish that blows itself into a spiky balloon when scared.
  • puffin/ˈpʌfɪn/nounB2+A small sea bird with a bright striped beak.
  • puissance/ˈpjuːɪ.s(ə)ns/nounC2Great power or influence, in old use.
  • pull/pʊl/verbA26 meaningsTo take hold of something and move it towards you.
  • pull buoynounC1A float held between the legs to work the arms.
  • pull requestnounC1A proposal to merge your changes into the main line.
  • pulley/ˈpʊli/nounB2+A wheel and rope that let one person lift a great weight.
  • pulp/pʌlp/nounB2A soft wet mass, especially of crushed fruit or wood.
  • pulpit/ˈpʊlpɪt/nounB2+The raised stand a preacher speaks from.
  • pulse/pʌls/nounB13 meaningsThe regular beat of blood felt at the wrist or neck.
  • pulse ratenounB2How many times a heart beats in a minute.
  • pumice/ˈpʌm.ɪs/nounB2+A light frothy volcanic rock that floats.
  • pump/pʌmp/nounA2+2 meaningsA device for forcing liquid or gas through a system.
  • pumpkin/ˈpʌmpkɪn/nounA2A big round orange vegetable.
  • pun/pʌn/nounB2+A joke built on a word with two meanings.
  • punch/pʌnt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo hit someone or something hard with your fist.
  • punchlinenounB2+2 meaningsThe last line of a joke, where the laugh is.
  • punctuality/pʌŋktjʊˈæləti/nounB2+The habit of arriving or happening at the right time.