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

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  • provender/ˈpɹɒvɪndə/nounC2Food, especially dry fodder for animals.
  • proverb/ˈpɹɒvɜːb/nounB1+An old short saying carrying folk wisdom.
  • proverbial/pɹəˈvɜɹb.iː.əl/adjectiveC2Well known from a common saying.
  • provide/pɹəˈvaɪd/verbA2+3 meaningsTo give people what they need.
  • provide forphraseB2To supply somebody with what they need to live.
  • providence/ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/
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Care believed to be exercised by a higher power.
  • province/ˈpɹɒv.ɪns/nounC1A large region of a country with its own administration.
  • provincial/pɹəˈvɪn(t)ʃəl/adjectiveC1Of the regions rather than the capital, or narrow in outlook.
  • provision/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/nounC15 meaningsThe act of supplying something that people need.
  • provisional/pɹəˈvɪʒənəl/adjectiveB2+Arranged for now, and open to change.
  • proviso/pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/nounC1A condition attached to an agreement.
  • provocation/ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/nounC1Something done deliberately to anger or upset someone.
  • provocative/pɹəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/adjectiveC1Meant to stir up strong feeling or argument.
  • provoke/pɹəˈvəʊk/verbB22 meaningsTo deliberately stir somebody into anger or action.
  • 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.
  • prudent/ˈpɹuː.dənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsCareful about risk, and thinking ahead to what could go wrong.
  • prune/pɹuːn/nounB1+2 meaningsA dried plum.
  • prurient/ˈpɹʊəɹ.i.ənt/adjectiveC2Taking an unhealthy interest in sexual matters.
  • pry/pɹaɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo force something open or apart using a bar, blade or other lever.
  • 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.
  • psychiatric/ˌsaɪ.kiˈæt.ɹɪk/adjectiveC1To do with the treatment of mental illness.
  • psychiatrist/ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.tɹɪst/nounB2A medical doctor who treats mental illness.
  • psychiatry/saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/nounB2+The branch of medicine that treats mental illness.
  • psychological/ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kl̩/adjectiveB2To do with the mind and how it works.
  • 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.
  • psychotic/ˌsaɪˈkɒtɪk/adjectiveC2Experiencing a loss of contact with reality.
  • 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.
  • pubic/ˈpjuːbɪk/adjectiveB2+Relating to the hair-bearing area just above the genitals.
  • 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.
  • publicise/ˈpʌblɪ(ˌ)saɪz/verbB2+To make something widely known.
  • publicistnounC1Somebody whose job is getting attention for a client.
  • publicity/pʌbˈlɪsɪti/nounB2Public attention deliberately attracted to somebody or something.
  • publish/ˈpʌblɪʃ/verbB1+To print or post something so the public can read it.
  • publisher/ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/nounB1+The company that produces and sells a book or paper.
  • publishing/ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/nounB2The business of producing books and papers.
  • pucker/ˈpʌkə(ɹ)/verbC1To draw into small tight folds.
  • pudding/ˈpʊdɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsA soft sweet dessert.
  • puddle/ˈpʌdəl/nounB1A small pool of rainwater.
  • pudgy/ˈpʌd͡ʒi/adjectiveC1Short and rather fat.
  • puerile/ˈpjʊə.ɹaɪl/adjectiveC2Childish in a silly way.
  • puerto riconounB2Spanish-speaking Caribbean island that is a US territory.
  • puff/pʌf/nounB14 meaningsA short burst of air, smoke, wind or breath.
  • puff upphraseC1To swell out, or to make somebody conceited.