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

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  • prerogative/pɹɪˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/nounC1A right belonging to somebody by their position.
  • prescription/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsA doctor's written order allowing you to buy a medicine.
  • preservation/ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/nounC1Keeping something safe from decay or loss.
  • preserve/pɹəˈzɜːv/verbB25 meaningsTo keep something safe and unchanged.
  • presidency/ˈpɹɛzɪdənsi/nounC1The office of a head of state, or the time held.
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The pack of material given to journalists.
  • press-gangverbC12 meaningsTo force someone into doing something they did not agree to.
  • presumption/pɹɪˈzʌmp.ʃən/nounC12 meaningsSomething believed until it is shown otherwise.
  • pretender/pɹɪˈtɛndəɹ/nounC1Somebody who claims a title they may have no right to.
  • pretensionnounC1A claim to importance that is not deserved.
  • pretext/ˈpɹiːtɛkst/nounC1A false reason given to hide the real one.
  • prevalence/ˈpɹɛvələns/nounC1How widespread something is.
  • prevention/pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/nounC1The stopping of something before it can happen.
  • preventive medicinenounC1Treatment aimed at stopping illness before it starts.
  • prey/pɹeɪ/nounB25 meaningsAn animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
  • price freezenounC1An agreement not to raise prices for a period.
  • priesthood/ˈpɹiːstˌhʊd/nounC1The office of a priest, and those who hold it.
  • primacy/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si/nounC1The state of coming first in rank or importance.
  • primer/ˈpɹaɪ.mə/nounB2+2 meaningsThe first coat, which helps the real paint grip.
  • primeval forestnounC1Woodland as it stood in the earliest ages.
  • principal/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/nounB13 meaningsThe head of a school or college.
  • prism/ˈpɹɪz(ə)m/nounB2+3 meaningsA transparent triangular block that splits white light into the colours it is made of.
  • prison reformnounC1The movement to improve how prisoners are treated.
  • privatisationnounC1Selling a public service into private hands.
  • privilege/ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA special advantage granted to some and not others.
  • privy/ˈpɹɪvi/adjectiveC12 meaningsSharing in a secret with a few others.
  • probation/ˌpɹə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe trial period at a new job.
  • probation reviewnounC1The check made before a new job is confirmed.
  • probe/pɹəʊb/verbC15 meaningsTo investigate something thoroughly, with searching questions.
  • proboscis/pɹə(ʊ)ˈbɒs(k)ɪs/nounC1The long tube some insects drink through.
  • proceed/pɹəˈsiːd/verbB24 meaningsTo carry on with something already begun.
  • proceeding/pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/nounC1An action taken, especially a step in a court case.
  • proceeds/ˈpɹəʊsiːdz/nounC1The money taken from a sale or an event.
  • procession/pɹəˈsɛʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA line of people walking together in ceremony.
  • processor/ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsThe chip that does the calculation in a computer.
  • proctor/ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who supervises an examination.
  • procurement/pɹəˈkjʊə.mənt/nounC1The work of buying what an organisation needs.
  • prodigy/ˈpɹɒdɪd͡ʒi/nounB2+2 meaningsA young person with an extraordinary talent, at a level normally reached only by adults.
  • productivity/ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/nounC1How much useful output a given effort produces.
  • profession/pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/nounB12 meaningsA job that needs long education and self-regulation.
  • professionalism/pɹəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/nounC1The skill and standards expected in a trade.
  • profusion/pɹoʊˈfjuʒən/nounC1A very great and generous abundance.
  • progeny/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒəni/nounC1The children or young that come from somebody.
  • prognosis/pɹɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/nounC1The prediction of how an illness will develop.
  • prohibition/ˌpɹəʊ(h)ɪˈbɪʃən/nounC1An official ban on something.
  • projection/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/nounC12 meaningsAn estimate of what will happen.
  • prominence/ˈpɹɒm.ɪ.nəns/nounC1The state of standing out and being widely noticed.
  • promiscuity/ˌpɹɒm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/nounC1Having many casual sexual partners.
  • prompt/pɹɒmpt/adjectiveB24 meaningsDone without delay.
  • proof/pɹuːf/nounB14 meaningsThe evidence that shows something is true.
  • prop/pɹɒp/nounC12 meaningsAn object handled by actors in a scene.
  • propaganda/ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/nounC12 meaningsOne-sided information spread to make people believe or support something.
  • propensity/pɹəˈpɛnsɪti/nounC1A natural tendency to behave in a certain way.
  • property/ˈpɹɒp.ə.ti/nounB12 meaningsLand and buildings owned, or anything you own.
  • proposition/ˌpɹɑpəˈzɪʃən/nounC15 meaningsA statement that can be judged true or false.
  • propriety/pɹəˈpɹaɪəti/nounC1Correct behaviour according to accepted standards.
  • propulsion/pɹəˈpʌlʃən/nounC1The driving of a craft forward by engine thrust, as jets and rockets provide.
  • prospect/ˈpɹɒspɛkt/nounB25 meaningsThe possibility that something will happen in the future.
  • prospectingnounC1Searching land for valuable minerals.
  • prospector/pɹəˈspɛktə/nounC1Somebody searching land for gold or minerals.