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

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  • ply/plaɪ/verbC24 meaningsTo travel a route regularly.
  • poach/ˈpoʊt͡ʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cook gently in water just below boiling.
  • poise/pɔɪz/nounC13 meaningsCalm, confident self-control, especially under pressure.
  • portray/pɔːˈtɹeɪ̯/verbC12 meaningsTo show or describe somebody in a particular way.
  • possess/pəˈzɛs/verbB22 meaningsTo own or have something.
  • postpone/pəʊstˈpəʊn/
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verbC12 meanings
To move an event to a later time.
  • postulate/ˈpɒstjʊlət/verbC1To assume something as a starting point.
  • posture/ˈpɒst͡ʃə/nounB24 meaningsThe way a person holds their body when standing or sitting.
  • potter/ˈpɒtə/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who makes pots and other objects from clay.
  • pounce/paʊns/verbC12 meaningsTo spring suddenly on something.
  • prattle/ˈpɹætəl/verbC1To talk at length in a light, inconsequential way.
  • preach/pɹiːt͡ʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo give a religious talk to a congregation.
  • preclude/pɹɪˈkluːd/verbC1To make something impossible in advance.
  • preempt/ˌpɹiːˈɛmpt/verbC1To act first so as to prevent somebody else.
  • preen/pɹiːn/verbC1To clean and arrange feathers with the beak.
  • preface/ˈpɹɛfəs/nounB2+2 meaningsThe author's introductory note to a book.
  • prejudgeverbC1To form an opinion before the facts are in.
  • prejudice/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/nounC13 meaningsAn unfair opinion formed before you know anything.
  • preoccupy/pɹɪˈɒkjupaɪ/verbC1To fill somebody's mind so they attend to nothing else.
  • prescribe/pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/verbB22 meaningsTo order a medicine or treatment for a patient.
  • preserve/pɹəˈzɜːv/verbB25 meaningsTo keep something safe and unchanged.
  • preside/pɹɪˈzaɪd/verbC1To be in charge of a meeting or an occasion.
  • press-gangverbC12 meaningsTo force someone into doing something they did not agree to.
  • presume/pɹɪˈzjuːm/verbB23 meaningsTo take something as true without proof, on the strength of what is likely.
  • prevail/pɹɪˈveɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo win out in the end after a long struggle.
  • prey/pɹeɪ/nounB25 meaningsAn animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
  • probe/pɹəʊb/verbC15 meaningsTo investigate something thoroughly, with searching questions.
  • proceed/pɹəˈsiːd/verbB24 meaningsTo carry on with something already begun.
  • proclaim/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/verbC13 meaningsTo announce something publicly and officially.
  • profess/pɹəˈfɛs/verbC1To claim something openly, whether truly or not.
  • proliferate/pɹəˈlɪf.əɹ.eɪt/verbC1To increase quickly in number.
  • prompt/pɹɒmpt/adjectiveB24 meaningsDone without delay.
  • pronounce/pɹəˈnaʊns/verbB12 meaningsTo make the sounds of a word.
  • propel/pɹəˈpɛl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo drive something forward.
  • propose/pɹəˈpəʊz/verbB24 meaningsTo put forward a plan or idea for others to consider.
  • proposition/ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/nounC15 meaningsA statement that can be judged true or false.
  • prosecute/ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːt/verbC1To bring somebody to court and argue against them.
  • prospect/ˈpɹɒspɛkt/nounB25 meaningsThe possibility that something will happen in the future.
  • prove/ˈpɹuːv/verbB14 meaningsTo show by evidence or argument that something is true.
  • provide/pɹəˈvaɪd/verbA2+3 meaningsTo give people what they need.
  • provision/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/nounC15 meaningsThe act of supplying something that people need.
  • prowl/pɹaʊl/verbC12 meaningsTo move about quietly, hunting or watching.
  • pucker/ˈpʌkə(ɹ)/verbC1To draw into small tight folds.
  • pummel/ˈpʌməl/verbC1To hit repeatedly with the fists.
  • punctuate/ˈpʰʌŋktjuːeɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo interrupt something at intervals.
  • puncture/ˈpʌŋktʃə/nounB1+3 meaningsA small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tyre, that lets the air out.
  • pup/pʌp/nounB13 meaningsA young dog.
  • purport/pəˈpɔːt/verbC1To claim to be something, perhaps falsely.
  • qualify/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo reach the standard or meet the conditions needed for something.
  • quantify/ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/verbC1To express something as a number.
  • quarry/ˈkwɒɹ.i/nounB2+3 meaningsA large open pit where stone, slate or gravel is cut or dug out of the ground.
  • quash/kwɒʃ/verbC1To put down a rebellion, or to set a verdict aside.
  • quell/kwɛl/verbC1To put an end to a rebellion or a fear.
  • quest/kwɛst/nounB23 meaningsA long and difficult search for something important.
  • rack/ɹæk/nounB24 meaningsA frame or set of bars for holding, drying or storing things.
  • rail/ɹeɪ(ə)l/nounB24 meaningsOne of the steel bars that a train's wheels run along.
  • rally/ˈɹæli/nounB24 meaningsA large public meeting held to show support for something.
  • ram/ɹæm/nounB24 meaningsA male sheep.
  • ramble/ˈɹæmbəl/verbC13 meaningsTo walk a long way for pleasure through the countryside, without hurrying and without a fixed route.
  • rank/ˈɹæŋk/nounB24 meaningsA position in an order or hierarchy, especially in the armed forces or the police.