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

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  • penguin/ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/nounB2A flightless black-and-white seabird of cold southern seas.
  • penicillin/ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/nounB2A drug made from mould that kills bacteria.
  • peninsula/pɪˈnɪn.sjʊ.lə/nounC1Land surrounded by water on three sides.
  • penitencenounC1Sorrow for having done wrong.
  • penitent/ˈpɛnɪtənt/adjectiveC1Feeling and showing regret for wrongdoing.
  • penitentiary/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/
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A large prison for long sentences.
  • penknifenounB2+A small folding blade carried in a pocket.
  • pennant/ˈpɛnənt/nounC12 meaningsA long narrow flag, often tapering to a point.
  • penniless/ˈpɛ.nɪ.ləs/adjectiveC1Having no money at all.
  • pennon/ˈpɛnən/nounC2A long narrow flag flown from a lance.
  • penny/ˈpɛni/nounA2A British coin worth one hundredth of a pound.
  • pension/ˈpɛnʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsMoney paid regularly to someone who has retired.
  • pension booknounC2The old booklet a state payment was drawn against.
  • pensive/ˈpɛn(t).sɪv/adjectiveC1Deep in thought, and a little sad.
  • pentagon/ˈpɛn.təˌɡɑn/nounB22 meaningsA flat shape with five straight sides.
  • penthouse/ˈpɛnt(h)aʊs/nounB1+The luxury apartment on the top floor of a building.
  • penurious/pəˈnjʊə.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Very poor, or extremely mean with money.
  • penury/ˈpɛnjʊɹi/nounC2Extreme and grinding poverty.
  • peony/ˈpiːəni/nounB2+A huge many-petalled flower that flops after rain.
  • people/ˈpi.pəl/nounA14 meaningsHuman beings; more than one person.
  • pepper/ˈpɛp.ə/nounA2+2 meaningsA hollow sweet vegetable, red, green or yellow.
  • peppermint/ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/nounB1A sharp cool flavour taken from a mint plant.
  • pepperoni/pɛpəˈɹəʊni/nounB1A spicy red sausage sliced onto pizza.
  • peppery/ˈpɛpəɹi/adjectiveB2+Hot and sharp, like ground black seeds.
  • per diem/pɚˈdi.əm/nounC2A fixed daily allowance while travelling for work.
  • perceive/pəˈsiːv/verbB2+2 meaningsTo become aware of something through the senses.
  • percent/pəˈsɛnt/nounA2+One part in every hundred.
  • percentage/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/nounB1+2 meaningsA share expressed out of a hundred.
  • percentile/pəɹˈsɛn.taɪl/nounC1The position of a value compared with a whole population.
  • perception/pəˈsɛpʃn̩/nounB22 meaningsThe way in which something is understood through the senses.
  • perceptive/pəˈsɛptɪv/adjectiveC1Quick to notice and understand what others miss.
  • perch/pɜːtʃ/verbB26 meanings(Of a bird) to land on a branch, wire or ledge and rest there.
  • perchance/ˌpɜːˈtʃɑːns/adverbC2Perhaps, in old or poetic use.
  • percolator/ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/nounC2A pot that brews coffee by cycling boiling water through the grounds.
  • peregrine/ˈpɛɹəɡɹin/nounC1A fast falcon that hunts by stooping from a height.
  • peremptory/pəˈɹɛmptəɹi/adjectiveC2Giving an order that allows no argument.
  • perennial/pəˈɹɛn.ɪ.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsOf a plant, living for several years and flowering each year.
  • perfect/ˈpɜː.fɪkt/adjectiveA15 meaningsSo good that nothing about it could be improved.
  • perfection/pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/nounB2The state of being completely without fault.
  • perfectionism/pəˈfɛk.ʃ(ə).nɪ.z(ə)m/nounB2+Insisting on a standard nobody could hold.
  • perfidious/pɚˈfɪdi.əs/adjectiveC2Treacherous towards those who trusted you.
  • perforce/pəˈfɔːs/adverbC2Because there was no other choice.
  • perform/pəˈfɔːm/verbA2+2 meaningsTo sing, act, or play music in front of people.
  • performance/pəˈfɔː.mən(t)s/nounB1A show given to an audience, or how well something works.
  • performance reviewnounB2The regular assessment of how well you work.
  • performer/pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/nounB1Somebody who acts, sings or plays for an audience.
  • performing sealnounB2A circus sea creature trained to balance a ball on its nose for a crowd.
  • perfume/ˈpɜːfjuːm/nounA2+2 meaningsA sweet-smelling liquid worn on the skin.
  • perfumedadjectiveB2Scented on purpose, usually strongly.
  • perfunctory/pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ/adjectiveC1Done as a matter of routine with no real care.
  • perhaps/pəˈhæps/adverbA22 meaningsPossibly.
  • perilous/ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.ləs/adjectiveC1Full of grave danger.
  • perimeter/pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/nounB22 meaningsThe distance all the way round the outside of a shape.
  • period/ˈpɪə.ɹi.əd/nounA15 meaningsA length of time with a beginning and an end.
  • periodic/ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk/adjectiveB2+Happening at regular intervals.
  • periodic table/ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk ˈteɪb(ə)l/nounB2The chart that arranges every element by its structure.
  • periodical/ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪkl̩/nounB2+A publication that appears at regular intervals.
  • periodicallyadverbB2+At regular intervals.
  • peripheral/pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/nounC12 meaningsA device plugged in around the main machine.
  • peripheral visionnounC1What you can see at the edges without turning your head.