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

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  • punchlinenounB2+2 meaningsThe last line of a joke, where the laugh is.
  • punk/ˈpʌŋk/nounB2A rough style of music and dress from the late seventies.
  • puppet/ˈpʌpɪt/nounB12 meaningsA figure moved by hand or strings to act out a story.
  • purchase ordernounB2The document authorising a supplier to be paid.
  • purity/ˈpjʊəɹɪti/nounC13 meaningsThe state of being clean and free of anything mixed in.
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The reason something exists or is done.
  • purse/pɜːs/nounB14 meaningsA small bag for carrying money, especially coins, in British English.
  • pursuit/pəˈsjuːt/nounB23 meaningsThe act of chasing someone or something in order to catch them.
  • 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.
  • putty/ˈpʌti/nounB2A soft paste that hardens, used to fix glass or fill holes.
  • puzzle/ˈpʌzəl/nounB24 meaningsA picture cut into small pieces to be fitted back together.
  • pyramid/ˈpɪɹ.ə.mɪd/nounA2+4 meaningsA solid shape with a flat base whose sides are triangles meeting at a point.
  • quack/kwæk/nounB2Somebody who falsely claims medical skill.
  • quad bike/ˈkwɑd ˌbaɪk/nounB2A four-wheeled off-road machine you sit astride.
  • qualification/ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB2+3 meaningsAn official record of passing an exam or course, or a skill or experience that makes somebody suitable for a job.
  • quality controlnounB2Checking that goods meet the required standard.
  • quarry/ˈkwɒɹ.i/nounB2+3 meaningsA large open pit where stone, slate or gravel is cut or dug out of the ground.
  • quart/kwɔːt/nounB2A liquid measure of two pints.
  • quarter/ˈk(w)ɔːtə/nounA16 meaningsOne of four equal parts of something.
  • quest/kwɛst/nounB23 meaningsA long and difficult search for something important.
  • question mark/ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑːk/nounB12 meaningsThe punctuation mark used at the end of a question.
  • queue/kjuː/nounB1+3 meaningsA line of people waiting for something, one behind another.
  • quicksand/ˈkwɪkˌsænd/nounB2Wet loose sand that gives way underfoot.
  • quotation/kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩/nounB2+2 meaningsA stated price for a job before it is done.
  • quote/kwəʊt/verbB15 meaningsTo repeat someone's exact words and say whose they are.
  • rabbi/ˈɹæ.baɪ/nounB2A Jewish teacher and leader of a congregation.
  • rabies/ˈɹeɪ.biːz/nounB2A fatal viral disease of the nervous system spread by animal bites.
  • race/ɹeɪs/nounA24 meaningsA competition to find out who is fastest.
  • racer/ˈɹeɪ.sə/nounB12 meaningsSomebody or something built to go fast in competition.
  • racism/ˈɹeɪsɪzm̩/nounB2Prejudice or discrimination based on somebody's race.
  • racist/ˈɹeɪ.sɪst/adjectiveB22 meaningsShowing prejudice or discrimination based on race.
  • rack/ɹæk/nounB24 meaningsA frame or set of bars for holding, drying or storing things.
  • racket/ˈɹækɪt/nounB13 meaningsA bat with a stringed frame, used in tennis and similar games.
  • radar/ˈɹeɪdɑː/nounB2A system that finds distant objects by bouncing radio waves off them.
  • radiation/ˌɹeɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/nounB2Energy travelling as rays or particles.
  • radiator/ˈrædɪeɪ̯tə/nounB22 meaningsA panel that heats a room using hot water or electricity.
  • radical/ˈɹædɪkəl/adjectiveB24 meaningsReaching the deepest, most basic parts of something; complete and far-reaching.
  • radio/ˈɹeɪ.diˌəʊ/nounA13 meaningsA device that receives sound broadcast through the air.
  • radius/ˈɹeɪ.di.əs/nounB23 meaningsThe straight line from the centre of a circle or sphere to its edge; half the diameter.
  • raffle/ˈɹæfl̩/nounB2A draw in which numbered tickets win prizes.
  • rag/ɹæɡ/nounB12 meaningsA piece of old torn cloth used for cleaning.
  • 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.
  • rain gaugenounB2A container that measures how much rain has fallen.
  • rainstorm/ˈɹeɪnstɔːm/nounB2A storm bringing heavy rain.
  • rally/ˈɹæli/nounB24 meaningsA large public meeting held to show support for something.
  • ram/ɹæm/nounB24 meaningsA male sheep.
  • ramp/ɹæmp/nounB2A sloping surface joining two levels.
  • range/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/nounB14 meaningsThe difference between the lowest and highest values.
  • ranger/ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒə/nounB2An official who looks after a park or forest.
  • rank/ˈɹæŋk/nounB24 meaningsA position in an order or hierarchy, especially in the armed forces or the police.
  • ransom/ˈɹæn.səm/nounB2Money demanded for returning a kidnapped person.
  • rap/ɹæp/verbB23 meaningsTo knock sharply and quickly.
  • rape/ˈɹeɪ̯p/nounB2The crime of forcing somebody into sex.
  • rare booksnounB2Volumes valuable for their age or scarcity.
  • rascal/ˈɹɑːskl̩/nounB2A mischievous person, spoken of with some affection.
  • rash/ɹæʃ/nounB22 meaningsA patch of red itchy spots on the skin.
  • rating/ˈɹeɪtɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsA number showing how strong a player is.