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

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  • police/pəˈliːs/nounA12 meaningsThe people in uniform who keep order and investigate crime.
  • policy/ˈpɒl.ə.si/nounB13 meaningsAn official plan or set of rules a government, company or organisation has decided to follow.
  • polish/ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo rub a surface until it shines.
  • polished/ˈpɑlɪʃt/adjectiveB22 meaningsRubbed until the surface shines.
  • polite/pəˈlaɪt/adjectiveA22 meaningsShowing good manners and respect for other people.
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politeness
/pəˈlaɪtnəs/
nounB2
Careful good manners towards others.
  • politics/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪks/nounB12 meaningsThe study of government and power.
  • polka/ˈpɒl.kə/nounB2A brisk couples' dance from Bohemia in two-four time, with a hop-step-close-step in a circling hold.
  • poll/pɔl/nounC12 meaningsA count of public opinion.
  • polling stationnounB2The place where people go to cast their votes.
  • polo/ˈpoʊloʊ/nounB2A team sport played on horseback with mallets and a ball.
  • pool/puːl/nounA12 meaningsA body of still water, especially one for swimming.
  • poolside barnounB2The bar serving drinks beside the swimming water.
  • popular/ˈpɒp.jʊ.lə/adjectiveA12 meaningsLiked by very many people.
  • popularity/ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/nounB2How well liked something is.
  • populatedadjectiveB2Having inhabitants living there.
  • population/ˌpɒp.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/nounB14 meaningsThe number of people living in a place.
  • porcelain/ˈpɔːsəlɪn/nounB22 meaningsA hard, fine, white ceramic thin enough for light to pass through.
  • porch/pɔːtʃ/nounB2A covered platform or shelter at the front door.
  • port sidenounB2The left-hand side of a boat, looking forward.
  • portable/ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsLight and small enough to be carried around.
  • portal/ˈpɔːtl̩/nounB22 meaningsA grand doorway.
  • portion/ˈpoɹʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe amount of food served for one person.
  • portrait/ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/nounB13 meaningsA painting, photograph or drawing of a person, especially of the face and shoulders.
  • portray/pɔːˈtɹeɪ̯/verbC12 meaningsTo show or describe somebody in a particular way.
  • pose/poʊz/verbB22 meaningsTo hold a position for a photograph or painting.
  • posed/pəʊzd/adjectiveB2Arranged deliberately before the picture is taken.
  • position/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/nounA24 meaningsThe place where somebody or something is.
  • possess/pəˈzɛs/verbB22 meaningsTo own or have something.
  • possession/pəˈzɛʃn̩/nounB12 meaningsSomething you own.
  • possessive/pəˈzɛs.ɪv/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsWanting to keep somebody entirely to yourself.
  • possibly/ˈpɒs.ə.bli/adverbA22 meaningsPerhaps; it could be so.
  • postal[ˈpoʊstl̩]adjectiveB2To do with the sending of letters and parcels.
  • posture/ˈpɒst͡ʃə/nounB24 meaningsThe way a person holds their body when standing or sitting.
  • pot/pɒt/nounB16 meaningsA deep round container used for cooking.
  • potential/pəˈtɛnʃəl/nounB23 meaningsAbility or quality that exists but has not yet been developed.
  • potentially/pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/adverbB2In a way that could turn out to be so.
  • potion/ˈpəʊ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsA magical drink.
  • potluck/ˌpɒtˈlʌk/nounB2A shared meal where every guest brings a dish.
  • potter/ˈpɒtə/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who makes pots and other objects from clay.
  • potter's wheelnounB2The turning disc a pot is shaped on.
  • pouch/paʊt͡ʃ/nounB1+2 meaningsA small soft bag, often closed with a drawstring.
  • pounding/ˈpaʊn.dɪŋ/nounB2A heavy repeated beating.
  • pour/pɔː/verbB13 meaningsTo make a liquid flow out of a container.
  • pout/paʊt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo push out the lips to show displeasure.
  • power/ˈpaʊ̯ə̯/nounB17 meaningsControl over other people and over what happens.
  • power-upnounB2An item that makes your character stronger for a while.
  • powerhousenounB2A person or group with great energy and success.
  • powerless/ˈpaʊɚləs/adjectiveB2Having no power to change anything.
  • powerlifting[ˈpawə(ɹ)ˌlɪftɪŋ]nounB2Competing on three set lifts for maximum weight.
  • practical/ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/adjectiveB14 meaningsUseful and able to work in a real situation.
  • practice/ˈpɹæktɪs/verbA15 meaningsTo do something again and again in order to get better at it.
  • practice makes perfectphraseB2The saying: repeat something enough and you master it.
  • prairie/ˈpɹɛə.ɹi/nounB2The vast grassy plains of North America.
  • preach/pɹiːt͡ʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo give a religious talk to a congregation.
  • precinct/ˈpɹisɪŋkt/nounB22 meaningsAn area of a town closed to traffic.
  • precise/pɹɪˈsaɪs/adjectiveB23 meaningsExact and detailed, with nothing vague left in it.
  • precisely/pɹɪˈsaɪs.li/adverbB12 meaningsWith exact accuracy.
  • predetermined/ˈpɹidɪˈtɜːmɪnd/adjectiveB2Decided or arranged in advance.
  • predicament/pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/nounB2A difficult, awkward situation that is hard to get out of.