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

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  • patriarch/ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/nounC12 meaningsThe old man at the head of a family or tribe.
  • patrician/pəˈtɹɪʃən/nounC1A member of an old aristocratic family.
  • patron/ˈpeɪ.tɹən/nounC1Somebody who supports an artist or a cause with money.
  • patronage/ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ/nounC1Support given by a wealthy backer, or the giving of favours.
  • patter/ˈpæt.ə/verbC12 meaningsTo make the light quick tapping of rain or small feet.
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/pɔːnt͡ʃ/
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A fat protruding belly.
  • paw/pɔː(ɹ)/nounB23 meaningsThe foot of a four-legged animal, with soft pads and claws.
  • pawn/ˈpɔːn/nounB23 meaningsThe smallest and most numerous chess piece.
  • paying-in slipnounC1The form completed when you put money in.
  • payload/ˈpeɪloʊd/nounC12 meaningsThe actual data carried inside a request.
  • paywall/ˈpeɪ.wɔːl/nounC1The screen that hides the article until you pay.
  • peach/ˈpiːt͡ʃ/nounA23 meaningsA round fruit with soft fuzzy orange-pink skin, sweet flesh and a large stone.
  • peahen/ˈpiː.hɛn/nounC1The female of the bird with the great fanned tail.
  • peal/piːl/nounC12 meaningsA loud ringing of bells.
  • pedant/ˈpɛdənt/nounC1Somebody who fusses over tiny points of correctness.
  • pedestrian/pəˈdɛstɹiən/nounB22 meaningsA person travelling on foot.
  • pedicure/ˈpɛ.dɪ.kjʊɹ/nounC1A treatment that cares for the feet and toenails.
  • pedigree/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe recorded ancestry of a purebred animal.
  • peel/piːl/verbB24 meaningsTo take the skin or outer layer off something.
  • peer/pɪə/verbB23 meaningsTo look hard and closely at something that is difficult to see.
  • peer reviewnounC1The checking of a study by other experts before it is published.
  • peloton/ˈpɛlətɒn/nounC1The main bunch of riders in a road race.
  • pelt/pɛlt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo throw things hard at somebody, or to rain heavily.
  • penance/ˈpɛn.əns/nounC1An act done to show sorrow for a sin.
  • penchant/ˈpɒnʃɒn/nounC1A strong liking for something.
  • pendulum/ˈpɛnd͡ʒʊləm/nounC12 meaningsA hanging weight that swings steadily.
  • peninsula/pɪˈnɪn.sjʊ.lə/nounC1Land surrounded by water on three sides.
  • penitencenounC1Sorrow for having done wrong.
  • penitentiary/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/nounC1A large prison for long sentences.
  • pennant/ˈpɛnənt/nounC12 meaningsA long narrow flag, often tapering to a point.
  • pension/ˈpɛnʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsMoney paid regularly to someone who has retired.
  • people/ˈpi.pəl/nounA14 meaningsHuman beings; more than one person.
  • percentile/pəɹˈsɛn.taɪl/nounC1The position of a value compared with a whole population.
  • perch/pɜːtʃ/verbB26 meanings(Of a bird) to land on a branch, wire or ledge and rest there.
  • peregrine/ˈpɛɹəɡɹin/nounC1A fast falcon that hunts by stooping from a height.
  • peripheral/pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/nounC12 meaningsA device plugged in around the main machine.
  • peripheral visionnounC1What you can see at the edges without turning your head.
  • periphery/pəˈɹɪf.ə.ɹi/nounC1The outer edge of an area or a subject.
  • perjurer/ˈpəɹdʒəɹəɹ/nounC1Somebody who lies under oath.
  • perjury/ˈpɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/nounC1Lying under oath in court.
  • permanence/ˈpɜɹmənəns/nounC1The quality of lasting for good.
  • permutation/ˌpɜː.mjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC1One of the possible orders a set can be put in.
  • perpetuity/ˌpɜː(ɹ)pɪˈtjuːɪti/nounC1A state of lasting for ever.
  • perplexity/pəˈplɛksɪti/nounC1A state of being puzzled and unable to understand.
  • persecution/ˌpɝsəˈkjuʃən/nounC1Sustained cruel treatment of a group because of their identity or beliefs.
  • persistence/pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/nounB2+2 meaningsRefusing to quit no matter how many times you fail.
  • person specificationnounC1The list of qualities a candidate must have.
  • personification/pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The writing about a thing as though it were a person.
  • persuasion/pəˈsweɪʒ(ə)n/nounB2+2 meaningsBringing somebody to your view by reasons.
  • perv/pɜːv/nounC1A man whose sexual conduct is thought creepy or unacceptable.
  • perversion/pəˈvɜː.ʒən/nounC1A turning of something good to a corrupt use.
  • pestilence/ˈpɛstələn(t)s/nounC1A deadly disease that sweeps through a population.
  • petition/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/nounC13 meaningsA written request signed by many people and sent to someone with the power to act.
  • petty cashnounC1A small fund of coins and notes for tiny expenses.
  • pewter/ˈpjuːtə/nounC1A dull grey metal alloy of tin.
  • philosopher/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who studies the deepest questions of existence.
  • philosopher's stonenounC1The legendary substance that turns metal into gold.
  • phlegm/flɛm/nounC1The thick mucus brought up from the chest.
  • phoenix/ˈfiːnɪks/nounB12 meaningsA mythical bird that burns and is reborn from its ashes.
  • physicalitynounC1The bodily quality or presence of somebody.