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

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  • peep/piːp/verbB22 meaningsTo look through a small opening.
  • peer/pɪə/verbB23 meaningsTo look hard and closely at something that is difficult to see.
  • peer pressurenounB2The push to do what your friends are doing.
  • peer supportnounB2Help from others who have been through the same.
  • pelvis/ˈpɛlvɪs/nounB2The ring of bone the legs hang from.
  • pen/pɛn/noun
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A hand-held instrument that writes with ink.
  • penalty/ˈpɛn.əl.ti/nounB22 meaningsA free kick or point awarded when a player breaks the rules.
  • 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.
  • pension/ˈpɛnʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsMoney paid regularly to someone who has retired.
  • pentagon/ˈpɛn.təˌɡɑn/nounB22 meaningsA flat shape with five straight sides.
  • people/ˈpi.pəl/nounA14 meaningsHuman beings; more than one person.
  • percentage/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/nounB1+2 meaningsA share expressed out of a hundred.
  • perception/pəˈsɛpʃn̩/nounB22 meaningsThe way in which something is understood through the senses.
  • perch/pɜːtʃ/verbB26 meanings(Of a bird) to land on a branch, wire or ledge and rest there.
  • perfection/pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/nounB2The state of being completely without fault.
  • performance reviewnounB2The regular assessment of how well you work.
  • 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.
  • perimeter/pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/nounB22 meaningsThe distance all the way round the outside of a shape.
  • periodic table/ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk ˈteɪb(ə)l/nounB2The chart that arranges every element by its structure.
  • perk/pɝk/nounB2A nice extra that comes with a job.
  • permit/pɚˈmɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo give official permission.
  • person/ˈpɜː.sən/nounA12 meaningsOne single human being.
  • personal protective equipmentnounB2The gear worn to keep a worker safe.
  • personnel/pɝ.səˈnɛl/nounB2The people employed by an organisation.
  • perspective/pɚˈspɛk.tɪv/nounB22 meaningsThe angle from which one person sees a matter.
  • pet insurancenounB2Cover against the cost of an animal's treatment.
  • phnounB2The scale of how acidic or alkaline something is.
  • pharmacy/ˈfɑːməsi/nounB1+2 meaningsA shop or department where medicines are prepared and sold.
  • phase/feɪz/nounB24 meaningsOne stage in a process or period of change, with others before and after it.
  • phenomenon/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/nounB2Anything observed happening, especially something remarkable.
  • philosophy/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fi/nounB22 meaningsThe study of knowledge, existence and how to live.
  • phishing/ˈfɪʃɪŋ/nounB2Tricking somebody into giving their details away.
  • photo finishnounB2An ending so close a picture must settle it.
  • photocopier jamnounB2The paper stuck inside a copying machine.
  • phrase/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/nounB12 meaningsA group of words forming a unit within a sentence.
  • physical/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveA2+4 meaningsTo do with the body rather than the mind.
  • physics/ˈfɪz.ɪks/nounB1+2 meaningsThe science of matter, energy, force and motion, and of how the universe behaves.
  • physiotherapistnounB2A therapist who restores movement after injury.
  • pick/pɪk/verbA26 meaningsTo choose one or more from a group.
  • picker/ˈpɪkə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who gathers fruit.
  • pickle/ˈpɪkəl/nounB22 meaningsA vegetable preserved in vinegar or brine.
  • piercing/ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/nounB1+5 meaningsA hole made in a part of the body so that jewellery can be worn in it.
  • pigmentationnounB2The natural colouring of skin, hair or plant tissue.
  • pike/paɪk/nounB22 meaningsA long-jawed freshwater fish that hunts other fish.
  • pilgrim/ˈpɪlɡɹɪm/nounB2Someone travelling to a holy place.
  • pill/pɪl/nounA23 meaningsA small solid piece of medicine meant to be swallowed.
  • pillow menunounB2A choice of different pillows offered to guests.
  • pillowcase/ˈpɪləʊˌkeɪs/nounB2The washable cover that slips over a pillow.
  • pilot/ˈpaɪ̯.lət/nounA2+4 meaningsThe person who flies an aircraft.
  • pilot episodenounB2The first episode, made to test whether a series works.
  • pinball/ˈpɪnˌbɔːl/nounB2A game in which a ball is propelled around a sloping board with flippers.
  • pinch/pɪnt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo squeeze someone's skin sharply between finger and thumb.
  • pine/paɪn/nounB23 meaningsAn evergreen tree with needles and cones.
  • pinkie/ˈpɪŋki/nounB2The smallest finger of the hand.
  • pint/paɪnt/nounB2A unit of liquid volume, and the usual size of a beer.
  • pipe/ˈpaɪp/nounB15 meaningsA tube that carries water, gas, oil or air from one place to another.
  • piper/ˈpaɪ.pə/nounB2Somebody who plays a pipe or the bagpipes.
  • piracy/ˈpaɪɹəsi/nounB2+2 meaningsRobbery carried out at sea.