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

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  • 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.
  • paralyze/ˈpæɹəlaɪz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make someone unable to move.
  • paramedic/ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/
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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.
  • paramount/ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/adjectiveC2More important than everything else.
  • paramour/ˈpæɹəmʊə/nounC2A lover, especially a secret one.
  • paranoia/ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/nounB2+An unfounded belief that others mean you harm.
  • paranoid/ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/adjectiveB23 meaningsWrongly convinced that other people mean you harm.
  • paranormaladjectiveB2+Beyond what science can explain.
  • parapet/ˈpæɹəpɪt/nounC1A low wall along the edge of a roof or bridge.
  • paraphernalia/ˌpæɹəfəˈneɪli.ə/nounC1The odds and ends needed for an activity.
  • paraphrase/ˈpæɹəfɹeɪz/verbB2+To restate someone's words in your own.
  • parasite/ˈpæɹəˌsaɪt/nounC1A living thing that feeds on another and gives nothing back.
  • parasitic/ˌpæɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/adjectiveC2Living off another creature and giving 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.
  • parch/pɑɹt͡ʃ/verbB2+To dry something out completely with heat.
  • parched/pɑɹt͡ʃt/adjectiveB2Dried out completely by heat.
  • parchment/ˈpɑːtʃmənt/nounB2+Prepared animal skin, written on before paper.
  • pardon/ˈpɑːdn̩/nounA13 meaningsSaid as a question when you did not hear something.
  • pare/pɛə/verbC1To trim the outer layer off something.
  • parental/pəˈɹɛn.təl/adjectiveC1Relating to a parent or parents.
  • 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.
  • parkour/pɑːˈkʊə/nounB2Moving fast through a city by vaulting and climbing.
  • parlance/ˈpɑː.ləns/nounC2The particular way a group uses words.
  • parley/ˈpɑːli/nounC1A talk between enemies to discuss terms.
  • parliament/ˈpɑːləmənt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe elected assembly that debates and makes laws.
  • parliamentary/ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1To do with the assembly that makes a country's laws.
  • parmesan/ˈpɑːmɪˌzæn/nounB1+A very hard Italian cheese.
  • parochial/pəˈɹəʊkɪəl/adjectiveC2Interested only in your own small corner of the world.
  • parody/ˈpæɹədi/nounB2+A funny exaggerated copy of a famous work or style.
  • parole/pəˈɹəʊl/nounB2Early release from prison on a promise of good behaviour.
  • parquet/ˈpɑːkeɪ/nounC2Flooring made of small wooden blocks arranged in a pattern.
  • parrot/ˈpæɹət/nounB12 meaningsA colourful bird that can copy speech.
  • parry/ˈpæɹ.i/verbC12 meaningsTo block a blow and push it away.
  • parsimonious/pɑː.sɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/adjectiveC2Extremely unwilling to spend or to give.
  • parsimony/ˈpɑːsɪməni/nounC2Great meanness with money or with words.
  • parsley/ˈpɑː(ɹ)sli/nounB1+A bright green herb used in cooking.
  • parsnip/ˈpɑɹ.snɪp/nounB2+A pale sweet root roasted in winter.
  • parson/ˈpɑːs(ə)n/nounC1A rural Protestant minister of an earlier age, holding the living of his church, chiefly in American usage.
  • part/pɑːt/nounA15 meaningsA piece or portion of something larger.
  • part-timeadjectiveB2Working fewer than the usual full hours.
  • partake/pɑɹˈteɪk/verbC1To take a share of food or of an activity.
  • partial/ˈpɑɹʃəl/adjectiveC13 meaningsOnly part of the whole.
  • partiality/pɑɹʃiˈælɪti/nounC12 meaningsUnfair favouring of one side.
  • partially/ˈpɑɹʃəli/adverbC1To some extent, but not entirely.
  • participant/pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/nounB2+Somebody who takes part.
  • participate/pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/verbB1+To take part in an activity with others.
  • participation/pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/nounB2The act of taking part in something.