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

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  • patchworknounB2+Work made of small pieces of different cloth.
  • paternity/pəˈtɜːnɪti/nounB2+Everything to do with being a father.
  • pauper/ˈpɔːpə/nounB2+Somebody with no money at all.
  • pavilion/pəˈvɪljən/nounB2+A light building at the edge of a sports field.
  • pawnbroker/ˈpɔːnˌbɹəʊ.kə(ɹ)/nounB2+Somebody who lends money against goods left as security.
  • pawnshop/ˈpɔːnʃɒp/
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A shop that lends money against goods left as security.
  • peat/piːt/nounB2+Dark partly rotted plant matter dug from bogs.
  • peckish/ˈpɛk.ɪʃ/adjectiveB2+Slightly hungry.
  • pedantic/pəˈdæn.tɪk/adjectiveB2+Excessively concerned with minor details or rules.
  • pediatric/ˌpiːdiːˈætrɪk/adjectiveB2+To do with the medical care of children.
  • pediatrician/piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2+A doctor who specialises in children.
  • pedigree/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe recorded ancestry of a purebred animal.
  • pedophile/ˈpiː.dəˌfaɪl/nounB2+An adult sexually drawn to children.
  • peephole/ˈpiːphəʊl/nounB2+The tiny lens in a front door for seeing who knocked.
  • peeved/piːvd/adjectiveB2+Mildly annoyed.
  • pegasusnounB2+A winged horse of Greek legend.
  • pellet/ˈpɛl.ɪt/nounB2+A small hard rounded ball of something.
  • pelt/pɛlt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo throw things hard at somebody, or to rain heavily.
  • penalize/ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/verbB2+To punish somebody for breaking a rule.
  • pendant/ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/nounB2+An ornament that hangs from a chain around the neck.
  • penetration/pɛ.nɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The going into or through something.
  • penknifenounB2+A small folding blade carried in a pocket.
  • pension/ˈpɛnʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsMoney paid regularly to someone who has retired.
  • peony/ˈpiːəni/nounB2+A huge many-petalled flower that flops after rain.
  • peppery/ˈpɛpəɹi/adjectiveB2+Hot and sharp, like ground black seeds.
  • perceive/pəˈsiːv/verbB2+2 meaningsTo become aware of something through the senses.
  • perennial/pəˈɹɛn.ɪ.əl/adjectiveB22 meaningsOf a plant, living for several years and flowering each year.
  • perfectionism/pəˈfɛk.ʃ(ə).nɪ.z(ə)m/nounB2+Insisting on a standard nobody could hold.
  • periodic/ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk/adjectiveB2+Happening at regular intervals.
  • periodical/ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪkl̩/nounB2+A publication that appears at regular intervals.
  • periodicallyadverbB2+At regular intervals.
  • perishable/ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.ʃə.bəl/adjectiveB2+Liable to go bad if not kept cool or moved fast.
  • perpendicular/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/adjectiveB2+Meeting at a perfect right angle.
  • perpetrator/ˈpɜː(ɹ).pɪˌtɹeɪt.ə(ɹ)/nounB2+The one who committed the crime.
  • perplexed/pɚˈplɛkst/adjectiveB2+Puzzled and unable to understand something.
  • persevere/ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə/verbB2+To keep trying despite every setback.
  • persimmon/pɜːˈsɪmən/nounB2+A sweet orange fruit that must be fully ripe.
  • persistence/pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/nounB2+2 meaningsRefusing to quit no matter how many times you fail.
  • perspiration/ˌpɜːspəˈɹeɪʃən/nounB2+The moisture the skin gives off when hot.
  • persuasion/pəˈsweɪʒ(ə)n/nounB2+2 meaningsBringing somebody to your view by reasons.
  • persuasive/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪsɪv/adjectiveB2+Good at making people agree with you.
  • pessimism/ˈpɛsɪmɪzəm/nounB2+The habit of expecting the worst.
  • pessimist/ˈpɛsɪmɪst/nounB2+Somebody who expects things to turn out badly.
  • pessimistic/ˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk/adjectiveB2+Always expecting things to turn out badly.
  • pesticide/ˈpɛstɪsaɪd/nounB2+A chemical sprayed to kill crop pests.
  • pestle/ˈpɛsəl/nounB2+The short heavy stick used to crush spices in a bowl.
  • petite/pəˈtiːt/adjectiveB2+Small and slim, said of a woman.
  • petroleum/pəˈtɹoʊliəm/nounB2+Refined oil and the fuels made from it.
  • petunia/pəˈtʲuːni.ə/nounB2+A trumpet-shaped bedding flower.
  • pew/ˈpjuː/nounB2+A long fixed bench in a church.
  • pharmacist/ˈfɑɹməsɪst/nounB2+The professional who prepares and dispenses medicine.
  • pheasant/ˈfɛzənt/nounB2+A long-tailed game bird with a bright metallic head.
  • phobia/ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/nounB2+An intense fear of one particular thing.
  • phosphorus/ˈfɒs.fə.ɹəs/nounB2+An element that glows and catches fire easily.
  • photogenic/ˌfəʊ.təʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/adjectiveB2+Looking good in photographs.
  • photon/ˈfəʊtɒn/nounB2+The smallest possible packet of light.
  • photosynthesis/ˌfəʊ.təʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/nounB2+The trick by which green leaves turn sunlight into food.
  • physiotherapy/ˌfɪziəʊˈθerəpi/nounB2+Treatment of injury through exercise, movement and manual techniques.
  • picket/ˈpɪkɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsA worker standing outside to persuade others not to enter.
  • pickpocket/ˈpɪkpɒkɪt/nounB2+A thief who steals from pockets in a crowd.