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

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  • permanently/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/adverbB2In a way meant to last for good.
  • permit/pɚˈmɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo give official permission.
  • persistent/pəˈsɪstənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsContinuing for a long time without stopping or easing.
  • person/ˈpɜː.sən/nounA12 meaningsOne single human being.
  • personal/ˈpɜː.sə.nəl/adjectiveA13 meaningsBelonging or relating to one particular person.
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personal protective equipment
nounB2
The 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.
  • pervert/ˈpəː.vəːt/verbB2To turn something good to a bad purpose.
  • pester/ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/verbB2To keep bothering somebody with requests.
  • pet insurancenounB2Cover against the cost of an animal's treatment.
  • pet-friendlyadjectiveB2Allowing guests to bring their animals.
  • petrifiedadjectiveB22 meaningsSo frightened that you cannot move or think.
  • 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.
  • phase out/feɪ̯z äʊ̯t/phraseB2To discontinue something gradually over a planned period.
  • 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.
  • phoneyadjectiveB2Insincere and put on.
  • photo finishnounB2An ending so close a picture must settle it.
  • photobomb/ˈfəʊtəʊˌbɒm/verbB2To appear in somebody else's picture on purpose.
  • photocopier jamnounB2The paper stuck inside a copying machine.
  • photographic/ˌfəʊtəˈɡɹæfɪk/adjectiveB2To do with photographs, or as exact as one.
  • 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.
  • pick atphraseB22 meaningsTo eat only small amounts without appetite.
  • pick onphraseB2To treat one person unfairly again and again.
  • pick outphraseB12 meaningsTo select something carefully from a group.
  • pick upphraseB13 meaningsTo lift something up.
  • picker/ˈpɪkə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who gathers fruit.
  • pickle/ˈpɪkəl/nounB22 meaningsA vegetable preserved in vinegar or brine.
  • picky/ˈpɪki/adjectiveB2Very hard to please over small details.
  • piece togetherphraseB2To assemble an understanding of something from separate fragments.
  • pierce/pɪɹs/verbB23 meaningsTo make a hole through something with a sharp point.
  • 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.
  • pile upphraseB2To grow into a heap or a backlog.
  • 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.
  • pinpoint/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/verbB2To locate or identify something exactly.
  • 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.
  • piping hot/ˌpaɪ.pɪŋ ˈhɒt/phraseB2So hot it is only just bearable.
  • piracy/ˈpaɪɹəsi/nounB2+2 meaningsRobbery carried out at sea.
  • pit/pɪt/nounB12 meaningsA deep hole in the ground, or a coal mine.