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

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  • pterosaur/ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹ/nounB2A flying reptile of the age of the great lizards.
  • public sectornounB2The part of the economy run by the state.
  • publicity/pʌbˈlɪsɪti/nounB2Public attention deliberately attracted to somebody or something.
  • publishing/ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/nounB2The business of producing books and papers.
  • puerto riconounB2Spanish-speaking Caribbean island that is a US territory.
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A short burst of air, smoke, wind or breath.
  • pufferfish/ˈpʌfɚˌfɪʃ/nounB2The fish that blows itself into a spiky balloon when scared.
  • puffy/ˈpʌfi/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsSwollen and soft-looking.
  • pull/pʊl/verbA26 meaningsTo take hold of something and move it towards you.
  • pull outphraseB22 meaningsTo withdraw from an agreement or undertaking.
  • pull overphraseB2To move to the side of the road and stop.
  • pull someone's legphraseB2To tease someone by making them believe a joke.
  • pull throughphraseB2To survive a serious illness or crisis.
  • pull yourself togetherphraseB2To regain control of your emotions.
  • pulp/pʌlp/nounB2A soft wet mass, especially of crushed fruit or wood.
  • pulsate/pʌlˈseɪt/verbB2To beat or throb with a strong, steady rhythm.
  • pulse/pʌls/nounB13 meaningsThe regular beat of blood felt at the wrist or neck.
  • pulse ratenounB2How many times a heart beats in a minute.
  • punch/pʌnt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo hit someone or something hard with your fist.
  • punchlinenounB2+2 meaningsThe last line of a joke, where the laugh is.
  • punctual/ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/adjectiveB2Arriving or happening at exactly the time agreed.
  • punctuate/ˈpʰʌŋktjuːeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo interrupt something at intervals.
  • punish/ˈpʌnɪʃ/verbB12 meaningsTo make somebody suffer a penalty for doing wrong.
  • punishable/ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl/adjectiveB2Of a kind the law will punish.
  • 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.
  • pure/ˈpjʊə/adjectiveB25 meaningsNot mixed with anything else; made of one substance only.
  • purely/ˈpjʊəli/adverbB2Only and entirely for that reason.
  • purity/ˈpjʊəɹɪti/nounC13 meaningsThe state of being clean and free of anything mixed in.
  • purpose/ˈpɜːpəs/nounA22 meaningsThe reason something exists or is done.
  • purse/pɜːs/nounB14 meaningsA small bag for carrying money, especially coins, in British English.
  • pursue/pəˈsjuː/verbB22 meaningsTo work steadily towards a goal.
  • 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.
  • push aroundphraseB2To treat somebody roughly and give them orders.
  • pushy/ˈpʊʃ.i/adjectiveB2Too forceful in trying to get what you want.
  • put acrossphraseB2To express an idea so others take it in.
  • put backphraseA22 meaningsTo return something to its previous place.
  • put downphraseB12 meaningsTo place something on a surface.
  • put down tophraseB2To explain something as being caused by.
  • put forwardphraseB2To offer an idea or name for consideration.
  • put inphraseB22 meaningsTo devote time or effort to something.
  • put on/ˌpʊt ˈɒn/phraseA12 meaningsTo dress yourself in an item of clothing.
  • put something in perspectivephraseB2To see how much a thing really matters beside others.
  • put up withphraseB2To tolerate something annoying without protest.
  • put your feet upphraseB2To sit back and rest properly.
  • 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.
  • puzzle outphraseB2To work something out by hard thought.
  • puzzle overphraseB2To think hard about something you cannot make sense of.
  • 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.