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

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  • 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.
  • puffy/ˈpʌfi/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsSwollen and soft-looking.
  • pugnacious/pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Always ready for a fight.
  • puissance/ˈpjuːɪ.s(ə)ns/nounC2Great power or influence, in old use.
  • puissant/ˈpwɪs(ə)nt/
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Powerful and mighty, 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 offphraseC1To succeed in doing something difficult.
  • pull outphraseB22 meaningsTo withdraw from an agreement or undertaking.
  • pull out all the stops/ˈpʊl‿aʊt‿ɔːl ðə ˈstɒps/phraseC1To make every possible effort.
  • pull overphraseB2To move to the side of the road and stop.
  • pull requestnounC1A proposal to merge your changes into the main line.
  • pull someone's legphraseB2To tease someone by making them believe a joke.
  • pull stringsphraseC1To use private influence to get something arranged.
  • pull throughphraseB2To survive a serious illness or crisis.
  • pull yourself togetherphraseB2To regain control of your emotions.
  • pulley/ˈpʊli/nounB2+A wheel and rope that let one person lift a great weight.
  • pulmonary/ˈpʌl.məˌnɛ.ɹi/adjectiveC1Relating to the lungs.
  • pulp/pʌlp/nounB2A soft wet mass, especially of crushed fruit or wood.
  • pulpit/ˈpʊlpɪt/nounB2+The raised stand a preacher speaks from.
  • pulsate/pʌlˈseɪt/verbB2To beat or throb with a strong, steady rhythm.
  • 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.
  • pummel/ˈpʌməl/verbC1To hit repeatedly with the fists.
  • 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.
  • punctilious/pʌŋkˈtɪli.əs/adjectiveC2Attending exactly to every small point of correctness.
  • punctual/ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/adjectiveB2Arriving or happening at exactly the time agreed.
  • punctuality/pʌŋktjʊˈæləti/nounB2+The habit of arriving or happening at the right time.
  • punctuate/ˈpʰʌŋktjuːeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo interrupt something at intervals.
  • punctuation/ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB1+The dots, commas and marks that organise written sentences.
  • puncture/ˈpʌŋktʃə/nounB1+3 meaningsA small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tyre, that lets the air out.
  • pundit/pɐɳ.ɖɪt̪/nounC1An expert who comments publicly on their subject.
  • pungency/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənsi/nounC1Sharpness of smell, taste or wit.
  • pungent/ˈpʌnd͡ʒənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsHaving a sharp strong smell or taste.
  • punish/ˈpʌnɪʃ/verbB12 meaningsTo make somebody suffer a penalty for doing wrong.
  • punishable/ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl/adjectiveB2Of a kind the law will punish.
  • punishment/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/nounB1What is done to somebody for breaking a rule.
  • punitive/ˈpju.nɪ.tɪv/adjectiveC2Meant as a punishment, or harshly severe.
  • punk/ˈpʌŋk/nounB2A rough style of music and dress from the late seventies.
  • punnet/ˈpʌnɪt/nounC1A small light basket for soft fruit.
  • puny/ˈpjuːni/adjectiveB2+Small and weak.
  • pup/pʌp/nounB13 meaningsA young dog.
  • pupa/ˈpjuːpə/nounB2+The still, sealed stage in which a larva becomes an adult.
  • pupil/ˈpjuːpəl/nounB1+2 meaningsThe dark opening at the centre of the eye.
  • puppet/ˈpʌpɪt/nounB12 meaningsA figure moved by hand or strings to act out a story.
  • puppeteer/ˌpʌpɪˈtɪə/nounB2+Somebody who works puppets.
  • puppy/ˈpʌpi/nounB1A young dog.
  • purblind/ˈpɜːblaɪnd/adjectiveC2Half blind, or slow to see the point.
  • purchase ordernounB2The document authorising a supplier to be paid.
  • pure/ˈpjʊə/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot mixed with anything else; made of one substance only.
  • purely/ˈpjʊəli/adverbB2Only and entirely for that reason.
  • purge/pɜːd͡ʒ/nounB2+A violent removal of unwanted people from a group.
  • purification tabletnounC1A tablet that makes wild water safe to drink.
  • purify/ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/verbB2+To make something clean and free of what does not belong.