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

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  • panda/ˈpændə/nounA2+A large black and white bear native to China that feeds on bamboo.
  • pandemic/pænˈdɛmɪk/nounB2+An illness spreading across the entire world at once.
  • pandemonium/ˌpæn.dɪˈməʊ.ni.əm/nounC1Wild uproar and confusion.
  • pane/ˈpeɪ̯n/nounB2+2 meaningsOne single sheet of glass in a window.
  • panel/ˈpænəl/nounB22 meaningsA flat section forming part of a door, wall or surface.
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A sudden sharp stab of pain or feeling.
  • panic/ˈpænɪk/nounB12 meaningsSudden overwhelming fear that prevents clear thought.
  • panic attacknounB2A sudden overwhelming surge of fear with bodily symptoms.
  • pannier/ˈpæn.ɪ.ə/nounC1A bag hung at the side of a rack.
  • panning/ˈpænɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsSwinging the camera sideways to follow movement.
  • panorama/ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə/nounC1A wide uninterrupted view.
  • panther/ˈpænθəɹ/nounB1+A large wild cat, especially a black leopard.
  • pantograph/ˈpantəɡɹɑːf/nounC2The arm that takes current from the overhead wire.
  • pantry/ˈpæntɹi/nounB1+A small room for storing food.
  • paparazzi/ˌpæ.pəˈɹæt.si/nounB2+Photographers who chase celebrities for candid shots.
  • papaya/pəˈpaɪ.ə/nounB2+A tropical fruit with orange flesh and black seeds.
  • paper clipnounA2A bent wire that holds a few sheets together.
  • paper trailnounC1The records an action leaves behind it.
  • paperback/ˈpeɪ.pə.bæk/nounB1+A book bound in a flexible card cover.
  • paperclipnounA2+The small bent wire that holds sheets of paper together.
  • paperwork/ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝk/nounB2The forms and records a job requires.
  • paprika/pəˈpɹiːkə/nounB1+A red powder ground from sweet dried peppers.
  • papua new guineanounB2Pacific nation on half a huge island, with over 800 languages.
  • par/pɑː/nounB2The number of strokes a hole is supposed to take.
  • para/ˈpɑːɹə/nounC1A soldier of an airborne regiment.
  • parable/ˈpaɹəbəl/nounC2A short story told to teach a moral lesson.
  • parachute/ˈpæɹəʃuːt/nounB1+A cloth canopy that slows a fall through the air.
  • paracordnounC1Very strong thin cord useful for a hundred jobs.
  • parade/pəˈɹeɪd/nounA26 meaningsA public procession of people walking or marching, watched by a crowd.
  • paradigm/ˈpæɹ.ə.daɪm/nounC12 meaningsThe whole framework of thinking a field shares.
  • paradise/ˈpæɹədaɪs/nounB12 meaningsA place of perfect happiness after death.
  • paradox/ˈpæ.ɹəˌdɒks/nounB2+2 meaningsA statement that contradicts itself yet seems true, or that reaches an impossible conclusion by sound steps.
  • paragliding/ˈpæɹəɡlaɪdɪŋ/nounB2+Flying under a fabric wing launched from a slope.
  • paragon/ˈpæɹəɡən/nounC1A perfect example of some quality.
  • paragraph/ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːf/nounB1A distinct section of writing, beginning on a new line.
  • paraguaynounB2+A landlocked country in South America.
  • parakeet/ˈpaɹəkiːt/nounB2A small long-tailed parrot.
  • parallel/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/adjectiveB25 meaningsRunning side by side at the same distance apart, never meeting.
  • parallel barsnounB2Two rails a gymnast swings and balances between.
  • paralysis/pəˈɹæləsəs/nounB2+2 meaningsA complete loss of movement in part of the body.
  • paramedic/ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/nounB1+A trained emergency worker who gives medical treatment at the scene and on the way to hospital.
  • parameter/pəˈɹæm.ɪ.tə/nounC14 meaningsA value that is set in advance and that determines how a system, model or process behaves.
  • paramour/ˈpæɹəmʊə/nounC2A lover, especially a secret one.
  • paranoia/ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/nounB2+An unfounded belief that others mean you harm.
  • parapet/ˈpæɹəpɪt/nounC1A low wall along the edge of a roof or bridge.
  • paraphernalia/ˌpæɹəfəˈneɪli.ə/nounC1The odds and ends needed for an activity.
  • parasite/ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/nounC1A living thing that feeds on another and gives nothing back.
  • parasol/ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/nounB2+A large shade that keeps the sun off.
  • paratrooper/ˈpæɹətɹuːpə/nounC1A soldier trained to drop from an aircraft.
  • parcel[ˈpʰɑː.səɫ]nounB1+2 meaningsA wrapped box sent through the post.
  • parchment/ˈpɑːtʃmənt/nounB2+Prepared animal skin, written on before paper.
  • pardon/ˈpɑːdn̩/nounA13 meaningsSaid as a question when you did not hear something.
  • parental leavenounB2Time off allowed to care for a new child.
  • parents/ˈpɛə.ɹənts/nounA1Your mother and father together.
  • pariah/pəˈɹaɪə/nounC1Somebody everybody refuses to have anything to do with.
  • parish/ˈpæɹɪʃ/nounC1The smallest local district, once tied to a church.
  • parity/ˈpæɹɪti/nounC1Being equal in status, pay or value.
  • park/pɑɹk/nounA15 meaningsA public green space in a town.
  • parking lotnounA2An open area for parking vehicles.
  • parking meternounB1A machine that takes payment for parking a vehicle.