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

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  • postpone/pəʊstˈpəʊn/verbC12 meaningsTo 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.
  • pot lucknounC1Taking whatever happens to be available.
  • potency/ˈpəʊtənsi/nounC1Strength and power to have an effect.
  • potential/pəˈtɛnʃəl/
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Ability or quality that exists but has not yet been developed.
  • potion/ˈpəʊ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsA magical drink.
  • potter/ˈpɒtə/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who makes pots and other objects from clay.
  • pounce/paʊns/verbC12 meaningsTo spring suddenly on something.
  • pour cold water onphraseC1To dampen somebody's enthusiasm for an idea.
  • poverty linenounC1The income below which a person counts as poor.
  • power of attorney/ˌpaʊə(r) əv əˈtɜː(r)niː/nounC1Permission to sign and decide on somebody else's behalf.
  • pox/pɑks/nounC1A disease that leaves the skin marked with spots.
  • practitioner/pɹækˈtɪʃənə/nounC1Somebody who works in a profession or an art.
  • pragmatic/pɹæɡˈmætɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsChoosing what works rather than what is ideal.
  • pragmatism/ˈpɹæɡmətɪzəm/nounC1Dealing with things as they actually are.
  • pragmatistnounC1Somebody guided by what works rather than by theory.
  • prattle/ˈpɹætəl/verbC1To talk at length in a light, inconsequential way.
  • preach/pɹiːt͡ʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo give a religious talk to a congregation.
  • preamble/ˈpɹiːˌambəl/nounC1An opening statement that leads into the main text.
  • precarious/pɹɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/adjectiveC1Balanced so unsafely it could fall at any moment.
  • precautionaryadjectiveC1Taken in advance to guard against a risk.
  • precedence/ˈpɹɛsɪd(ə)ns/nounC12 meaningsThe right to come before others.
  • precedent/ˈpɹɛs.ɪ.dənt/nounC1An earlier decision that later cases must follow.
  • precinct/ˈpɹisɪŋkt/nounB22 meaningsAn area of a town closed to traffic.
  • precious/ˈpɹɛʃ.əs/adjectiveB13 meaningsOf very great value.
  • precipice/ˈpɹɛsɪpɪs/nounC1A sheer drop, or the edge of disaster.
  • precipitate/pɹɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/nounC1A solid that appears out of a solution.
  • precipitous/pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs/adjectiveC1Very steep, or dangerously hasty.
  • precision/pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/nounC1Being exact and definite.
  • preclude/pɹɪˈkluːd/verbC1To make something impossible in advance.
  • precursor/pɹɪˈkɜː.sə/nounC1Something that comes before and leads to another.
  • predator/ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/nounC12 meaningsAn animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.
  • predecessor/ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsə(ɹ)/nounC1The one who held the post before you.
  • predestinedadjectiveC1Determined in advance by fate or by divine will.
  • predicate/ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kət/nounC1The part of a sentence that says what the subject does.
  • predominance/pɹəˈdɒmɪnəns/nounC1The state of being the strongest or most common.
  • predominantly/pɹɪˈdɒmɪnəntli/adverbC1For the most part, and more than anything else.
  • 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.
  • preference/ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/nounB24 meaningsA liking for one thing more than another.
  • prejudgeverbC1To form an opinion before the facts are in.
  • prejudice/ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/nounC13 meaningsAn unfair opinion formed before you know anything.
  • prejudicial/ˌprɛdʒʊˈdɪʃl/adjectiveC1Likely to damage somebody's case unfairly.
  • preliminary/pɹɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsComing first, before the main work.
  • prelude/ˈpɹɛljuːd/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething that comes before and leads into the main event.
  • premeditatedadjectiveC1Planned carefully in advance.
  • premeditation/ˌpɹiː.mɛ.dɪˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC1The planning of an act, especially a crime, in advance.
  • premier/ˈpɹɛm.iː.ə/adjectiveC12 meaningsFirst in importance or in quality.
  • premise/ˈpɹɛm.ɪs/nounC13 meaningsA statement an argument starts from and treats as true.
  • premium/ˈpɹiː.miː.əm/nounC13 meaningsA regular payment made to keep an insurance policy in force.
  • premonition/ˌpriːməˈnɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsA feeling that something, usually bad, is about to happen.
  • preoccupy/pɹɪˈɒkjupaɪ/verbC1To fill somebody's mind so they attend to nothing else.
  • preparation/ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB22 meaningsThe work of getting ready.
  • preposterous/pɹɪˈpɒstəɹəs/adjectiveC1So absurd that it cannot be taken seriously.
  • prerogative/pɹɪˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/nounC1A right belonging to somebody by their position.
  • prescribe/pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/verbB22 meaningsTo order a medicine or treatment for a patient.
  • prescription/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsA doctor's written order allowing you to buy a medicine.
  • presently/ˈpɹɛzəntli/adverbC12 meaningsSoon.