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  • passion/ˈpæʃən/nounB13 meaningsVery strong feeling, especially of love.
  • passport/ˈpɑːspɔːt/nounA2+The official book that lets you cross borders.
  • passport controlnounB1The desk where your travel document is checked.
  • password/ˈpæs.wɜɹd/nounB2A secret string of characters that opens an account.
  • past/pɑːst/nounA14 meaningsThe time that has already gone.
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An exam from an earlier year, used for practice.
  • pasta/ˈpæs.tə/nounA2+Italian food of boiled dough shapes.
  • paste/peɪst/nounB14 meaningsA soft, thick mixture that spreads or sticks.
  • pastel/ˈpæstl̩/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsPale and soft rather than strong.
  • pastiche/pæˈstiːʃ/nounC2A work that deliberately imitates another's style.
  • pastime/ˈpæs.taɪm/nounB2+Something done regularly for enjoyment.
  • pastor/ˈpɑː.stə/nounB2A minister in charge of a Christian congregation.
  • pastry/ˈpeɪstɹi/nounB1+2 meaningsA dough of flour and fat used for pies and tarts.
  • pasture/ˈpɑːst͡ʃə/nounB1+Grassland where animals are put out to feed.
  • pat/pæt/verbB15 meaningsTo touch someone or something gently and repeatedly with a flat hand.
  • patch/pæt͡ʃ/verbB16 meaningsTo cover a hole or a worn place with a piece of material.
  • patch kitnounB2The small set for mending a hole in a tube.
  • patchworknounB2+Work made of small pieces of different cloth.
  • pate/peɪt/nounC2The top of the head, especially a bald one.
  • patent/ˈpeɪtənt/nounC12 meaningsThe exclusive right to make and sell an invention.
  • paternity/pəˈtɜːnɪti/nounB2+Everything to do with being a father.
  • path/pɑːθ/nounA23 meaningsA narrow way for walking.
  • pathologistnounC1A doctor who studies disease and examines the dead.
  • pathology/pəˈθɒləd͡ʒi/nounC1The branch of medicine that examines diseased tissue and body fluids to identify what is wrong and, after a death, why.
  • pathos/ˈpeɪˌθɒs/nounC1The quality in something that stirs pity.
  • pathway/ˈpɑːθˌweɪ/nounB22 meaningsA narrow way for walking along.
  • patience/ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/nounB12 meaningsThe quiet strength to wait without complaining.
  • patient/ˈpeɪ̯ʃənt/nounB12 meaningsA person being treated by a doctor, a dentist or a hospital.
  • patina/ˈpætɪnə/nounC1The soft sheen age gives to a surface.
  • patio/ˈpæt.i.əʊ/nounB1+A paved outdoor area next to a house.
  • patio diningnounB2Eating at tables in an outdoor paved area.
  • patriarch/ˈpeɪtɹɪɑːk/nounC12 meaningsThe old man at the head of a family or tribe.
  • patrician/pəˈtɹɪʃən/nounC1A member of an old aristocratic family.
  • patriot/ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/nounB2Somebody who loves and stands up for their country.
  • patriotism/ˈpætɹi.əˌtɪzəm/nounB2Devoted loyalty to your own country.
  • patrol/pəˈtɹəʊl/nounB13 meaningsA regular round made to keep watch over an area.
  • patrol carnounB2The vehicle the police drive on ordinary duty.
  • 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.
  • pattern/ˈpæ̞t(ə)n/nounA2+4 meaningsA design in which shapes or colours repeat.
  • paucity/ˈpɒs.ɪ.ti/nounC2A disappointingly small amount of something.
  • paunch/pɔːnt͡ʃ/nounC1A fat protruding belly.
  • pauper/ˈpɔːpə/nounB2+Somebody with no money at all.
  • pause/pɔːz/nounB23 meaningsA short stop before something continues.
  • pavement/ˈpeɪvm(ə)nt/nounB22 meaningsIn British use, the raised path at the side of a road, for people on foot.
  • pavilion/pəˈvɪljən/nounB2+A light building at the edge of a sports field.
  • 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.
  • pawnbroker/ˈpɔːnˌbɹəʊ.kə(ɹ)/nounB2+Somebody who lends money against goods left as security.
  • pawnshop/ˈpɔːnʃɒp/nounB2+A shop that lends money against goods left as security.
  • pay/peɪ/verbA24 meaningsTo give money for goods, work or a service.
  • pay cutnounB1A reduction in what you are paid.
  • pay risenounB1An increase in what you are paid.
  • pay scalenounB2The ladder of rates a job can be paid at.
  • paycheck/ˈpeɪ.t͡ʃɛk/nounB1+The money received for work on payday.
  • payday/ˈpeɪdeɪ/nounB1+The day on which wages are handed over.
  • paying-in slipnounC1The form completed when you put money in.
  • payload/ˈpeɪloʊd/nounC12 meaningsThe actual data carried inside a request.
  • payoffnounB2A reward for what you have done, or a bribe.