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  • paradox/ˈpæ.ɹəˌdɒks/nounB2+2 meaningsA statement that contradicts itself yet seems true, or that reaches an impossible conclusion by sound steps.
  • 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.
  • pardon/ˈpɑːdn̩/nounA13 meaningsSaid as a question when you did not hear something.
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Time off allowed to care for a new child.
  • park/pɑɹk/nounA15 meaningsA public green space in a town.
  • parkour/pɑːˈkʊə/nounB2Moving fast through a city by vaulting and climbing.
  • parole/pəˈɹəʊl/nounB2Early release from prison on a promise of good behaviour.
  • part/pɑːt/nounA15 meaningsA piece or portion of something larger.
  • participation/pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/nounB2The act of taking part in something.
  • parting/ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsThe line the hair is separated along.
  • partner/ˈpɑːt.nə(ɹ)/nounA24 meaningsThe person you live with as a couple.
  • partnership/ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/nounB2A working relationship between equals.
  • partridge/ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB2A round brown game bird of open fields.
  • pass/pɑːs/verbA26 meaningsTo go by or beyond something.
  • pass marknounB2The lowest score that counts as a pass.
  • passage/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA way through, such as a corridor.
  • passageway/ˈpæ.sɪdʒˌweɪ/nounB2A narrow way leading between rooms or buildings.
  • password/ˈpæs.wɜɹd/nounB2A secret string of characters that opens an account.
  • past/pɑːst/nounA14 meaningsThe time that has already gone.
  • past papernounB2An exam from an earlier year, used for practice.
  • paste/peɪst/nounB14 meaningsA soft, thick mixture that spreads or sticks.
  • pastel/ˈpæstl̩/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsPale and soft rather than strong.
  • pastor/ˈpɑː.stə/nounB2A minister in charge of a Christian congregation.
  • patch/pæt͡ʃ/verbB16 meaningsTo cover a hole or a worn place with a piece of material.
  • patch kitnounB2The small set for mending a hole in a tube.
  • pathway/ˈpɑːθˌweɪ/nounB22 meaningsA narrow way for walking along.
  • patience/ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/nounB12 meaningsThe quiet strength to wait without complaining.
  • patio diningnounB2Eating at tables in an outdoor paved area.
  • patriot/ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/nounB2Somebody who loves and stands up for their country.
  • patriotism/ˈpætɹi.əˌtɪzəm/nounB2Devoted loyalty to your own country.
  • patrol/pəˈtɹəʊl/nounB13 meaningsA regular round made to keep watch over an area.
  • patrol carnounB2The vehicle the police drive on ordinary duty.
  • pattern/ˈpæ̞t(ə)n/nounA2+4 meaningsA design in which shapes or colours repeat.
  • pause/pɔːz/nounB23 meaningsA short stop before something continues.
  • pavement/ˈpeɪvm(ə)nt/nounB22 meaningsIn British use, the raised path at the side of a road, for people on foot.
  • paw/pɔː(ɹ)/nounB23 meaningsThe foot of a four-legged animal, with soft pads and claws.
  • pawn/ˈpɔːn/nounB23 meaningsThe smallest and most numerous chess piece.
  • pay/peɪ/verbA24 meaningsTo give money for goods, work or a service.
  • pay scalenounB2The ladder of rates a job can be paid at.
  • payoffnounB2A reward for what you have done, or a bribe.
  • payroll/ˈpeɪˌɹəʊl/nounB23 meaningsThe list of a company's employees and the money each one is paid.
  • paywalled articlenounB2A piece you can only read once you have paid.
  • peace of mindnounB2Freedom from worry.
  • peak/piːk/nounB13 meaningsThe top point of a mountain.
  • peak hoursnounB2The busiest part of the day.
  • peak timenounB2The busiest part of the service.
  • pearl/pɜːl/nounB13 meaningsA small hard round gem that grows inside an oyster or similar shell.
  • peasant/ˈpɛzənt/nounB2A poor farm worker of the old countryside.
  • pebble/ˈpɛbəl/nounB2A small smooth stone rounded by water.
  • pecan/piːˈkɑːn/<aa:most common <<US>> pronunciation except in New York, New England and coastal Southeast><ref:[http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/q_21.html The Dialect Survey], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130606184957/http://spark-1590165977.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com/jkatz/SurveyMaps/ Joshua Katz's maps of it]<<name:dialect>>>nounB2A long wrinkled nut used in sweet dishes.
  • peck/pɛk/verbB15 meaningsOf a bird: to strike or pick at something with the beak.
  • pedal/ˈpɛdəl/nounB23 meaningsA flat part pushed by the foot to drive or control a machine.
  • peddler/ˈpɛdlə/nounB2A trader who travels about selling small goods.
  • pedestrian/pəˈdɛstɹiən/nounB22 meaningsA person travelling on foot.
  • pedestrian zonenounB2An area where only people on foot may go.
  • pedigree/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe recorded ancestry of a purebred animal.
  • peek/piːk/verbB13 meaningsTo look quickly and secretly at something.
  • peel/piːl/verbB24 meaningsTo take the skin or outer layer off something.