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

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  • prospect/ˈpɹɒspɛkt/nounB25 meaningsThe possibility that something will happen in the future.
  • protect/pɹəˈtɛkt/verbA23 meaningsTo keep somebody or something safe from harm.
  • protest/ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/nounB1+3 meaningsA public show of anger at something people think is wrong.
  • prove/ˈpɹuːv/verbB14 meaningsTo show by evidence or argument that something is true.
  • provide/pɹəˈvaɪd/verbA2+3 meaningsTo give people what they need.
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provoke
/pɹəˈvəʊk/
verbB22 meanings
To deliberately stir somebody into anger or action.
  • prune/pɹuːn/nounB1+2 meaningsA dried plum.
  • pry/pɹaɪ/verbB22 meaningsTo force something open or apart using a bar, blade or other lever.
  • puff/pʌf/nounB14 meaningsA short burst of air, smoke, wind or breath.
  • pull/pʊl/verbA26 meaningsTo take hold of something and move it towards you.
  • pulsate/pʌlˈseɪt/verbB2To beat or throb with a strong, steady rhythm.
  • punch/pʌnt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo hit someone or something hard with your fist.
  • punctuate/ˈpʰʌŋktjuːeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo interrupt something at intervals.
  • punish/ˈpʌnɪʃ/verbB12 meaningsTo make somebody suffer a penalty for doing wrong.
  • purse/pɜːs/nounB14 meaningsA small bag for carrying money, especially coins, in British English.
  • pursue/pəˈsjuː/verbB22 meaningsTo work steadily towards a goal.
  • push/pʊʃ/verbA24 meaningsTo press something so that it moves away from you.
  • putt/pʌt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo hit a golf ball gently along the green.
  • puzzle/ˈpʌzəl/nounB24 meaningsA picture cut into small pieces to be fitted back together.
  • quarry/ˈkwɒɹ.i/nounB2+3 meaningsA large open pit where stone, slate or gravel is cut or dug out of the ground.
  • queer/kwɪə/adjectiveB22 meaningsStrange or odd, in older use.
  • quest/kwɛst/nounB23 meaningsA long and difficult search for something important.
  • queue/kjuː/nounB1+3 meaningsA line of people waiting for something, one behind another.
  • quote/kwəʊt/verbB15 meaningsTo repeat someone's exact words and say whose they are.
  • race/ɹeɪs/nounA24 meaningsA competition to find out who is fastest.
  • rack/ɹæk/nounB24 meaningsA frame or set of bars for holding, drying or storing things.
  • radiate/ˈɹeɪdieɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo send out heat or light in all directions.
  • radio/ˈɹeɪ.diˌəʊ/nounA13 meaningsA device that receives sound broadcast through the air.
  • rage/ɹeɪd͡ʒ/nounB22 meaningsViolent uncontrollable anger.
  • raid/ɹeɪd/nounB24 meaningsA sudden attack or forced entry by police, soldiers or criminals.
  • rail/ɹeɪ(ə)l/nounB24 meaningsOne of the steel bars that a train's wheels run along.
  • rally/ˈɹæli/nounB24 meaningsA large public meeting held to show support for something.
  • ram/ɹæm/nounB24 meaningsA male sheep.
  • range/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/nounB14 meaningsThe difference between the lowest and highest values.
  • rank/ˈɹæŋk/nounB24 meaningsA position in an order or hierarchy, especially in the armed forces or the police.
  • rap/ɹæp/verbB23 meaningsTo knock sharply and quickly.
  • rattle/ˈɹæ.təl/nounB24 meaningsA baby's toy that makes a sharp noise when it is shaken.
  • rave/ɹeɪv/verbB2+2 meaningsTo speak about something with great enthusiasm.
  • reach/ɹiːt͡ʃ/verbA26 meaningsTo stretch out your hand or arm to touch or take something.
  • read/ɹiːd/verbA15 meaningsTo look at written words and understand them.
  • rear/ˈɹɪə/adjectiveB22 meaningsAt or belonging to the back.
  • reason/ˈɹiːzən/nounA15 meaningsThe cause or explanation for something.
  • reassemble/ˌɹiːəˈsɛmbəl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo put something back together.
  • reboot/ˈɹiːbuːt/verbB1+4 meaningsTo turn a computer or device off and on again so that it starts up fresh.
  • rebrand/ɹiːˈbɹænd/<q:verb>verbB2To give a company a new name and look.
  • rebuild/ɹiːˈbɪld/verbB22 meaningsTo build something again after damage.
  • recall/ɹɪˈkɔːl/verbB24 meaningsTo bring something back into your mind.
  • recap/ɹiːˈkæp/verbB2+2 meaningsTo go over the main points again.
  • receive/ɹɪˈsiːv/verbA2+4 meaningsTo be given or sent something, and to take it in.
  • recharge/ɹiːˈtʃɑː(ɹ)dʒ/<q:verb>verbB22 meaningsTo put electrical power back into a battery.
  • recite/ɹɪˈsaɪt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo say a piece you have learned by heart out loud, in front of other people.
  • reckon/ˈɹɛkən/verbB2To calculate, or to hold an opinion.
  • reclaim/ɹɪˈkleɪm/verbB22 meaningsTo get something back.
  • recline/ɹɪˈklaɪn/verbB2To tilt a seat backwards.
  • recognise/ˈɹɛkənaɪz/verbA2+4 meaningsTo know someone or something because you have met them before.
  • recognize/ˈɹɛk.əɡ.naɪz/verbA2+3 meaningsTo know somebody or something from before.
  • recollect/ɹɛkəˈlɛkt/verbB22 meaningsTo manage to remember something after trying.
  • reconnect/ˌɹiː.kəˈnɛkt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo join up again.
  • reconsider/ˈɹiːkənˌsɪdə/verbB2To think again about a decision.
  • reconstruct/ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkt/verbB22 meaningsTo build something again after damage.