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  • payroll/ˈpeɪˌɹəʊl/nounB23 meaningsThe list of a company's employees and the money each one is paid.
  • paywall/ˈpeɪ.wɔːl/nounC1The screen that hides the article until you pay.
  • paywalled articlenounB2A piece you can only read once you have paid.
  • pea/piː/nounA2+A small round green seed eaten as a vegetable.
  • peace/ˈpiːs/nounA22 meaningsThe time when nobody is fighting.
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Freedom from worry.
  • peach/ˈpiːt͡ʃ/nounA23 meaningsA round fruit with soft fuzzy orange-pink skin, sweet flesh and a large stone.
  • peacock/ˈpikɑk/nounB1A male peafowl with a large fanned display.
  • peahen/ˈpiː.hɛn/nounC1The female of the bird with the great fanned tail.
  • peak/piːk/nounB13 meaningsThe top point of a mountain.
  • peak hoursnounB2The busiest part of the day.
  • peak timenounB2The busiest part of the service.
  • peal/piːl/nounC12 meaningsA loud ringing of bells.
  • peanut/ˈpiːnʌt/nounB1A small edible seed eaten roasted or made into butter.
  • peanut butter/ˌpiːnʌtˈbʌ.tə/nounA2A thick spread ground from roasted nuts.
  • pear/pɛə/nounA2+A soft bell-shaped fruit related to the apple.
  • pearl/pɜːl/nounB13 meaningsA small hard round gem that grows inside an oyster or similar shell.
  • peas/piːz/nounA2+Small round green seeds eaten as a vegetable.
  • peasant/ˈpɛzənt/nounB2A poor farm worker of the old countryside.
  • peat/piːt/nounB2+Dark partly rotted plant matter dug from bogs.
  • pebble/ˈpɛbəl/nounB2A small smooth stone rounded by water.
  • pebble beachnounB1A shore covered in small worn stones.
  • pecan/piːˈkɑːn/<aa:most common <<US>> pronunciation except in New York, New England and coastal Southeast><ref:[http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/q_21.html The Dialect Survey], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130606184957/http://spark-1590165977.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com/jkatz/SurveyMaps/ Joshua Katz's maps of it]<<name:dialect>>>nounB2A long wrinkled nut used in sweet dishes.
  • peck/pɛk/verbB15 meaningsOf a bird: to strike or pick at something with the beak.
  • pedagogy/ˈpɛdəˌɡɒd͡ʒi/nounC2The art and science of teaching itself.
  • pedal/ˈpɛdəl/nounB23 meaningsA flat part pushed by the foot to drive or control a machine.
  • pedant/ˈpɛdənt/nounC1Somebody who fusses over tiny points of correctness.
  • pedantry/ˈpɛd.ən.tɹi/nounC2Excessive attention to rules and minor detail.
  • peddler/ˈpɛdlə/nounB2A trader who travels about selling small goods.
  • pedestal/ˈpɛdɪstəl/nounC2The base a statue stands on, or a place of high honour.
  • pedestrian/pəˈdɛstɹiən/nounB22 meaningsA person travelling on foot.
  • pedestrian crossingnounB1The marked place where people may walk across.
  • pedestrian zonenounB2An area where only people on foot may go.
  • pediatrician/piːdɪəˈtɹɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2+A doctor who specialises in children.
  • 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.
  • pediment/ˈpɛd.ɪ.mənt/nounC2The triangular piece above the columns of a classical front.
  • pedophile/ˈpiː.dəˌfaɪl/nounB2+An adult sexually drawn to children.
  • peek/piːk/verbB13 meaningsTo look quickly and secretly at something.
  • peel/piːl/verbB24 meaningsTo take the skin or outer layer off something.
  • peeler/ˈpiːlɚ/nounA2+The small tool that takes the skin off potatoes.
  • peep/piːp/verbB22 meaningsTo look through a small opening.
  • peephole/ˈpiːphəʊl/nounB2+The tiny lens in a front door for seeing who knocked.
  • peer/pɪə/verbB23 meaningsTo look hard and closely at something that is difficult to see.
  • peer pressurenounB2The push to do what your friends are doing.
  • peer reviewnounC1The checking of a study by other experts before it is published.
  • peer supportnounB2Help from others who have been through the same.
  • pegasusnounB2+A winged horse of Greek legend.
  • pelican/ˈpɛl.ɪ.kən/nounB1+A large water bird with a pouch under its beak.
  • pellet/ˈpɛl.ɪt/nounB2+A small hard rounded ball of something.
  • 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.
  • pelvis/ˈpɛlvɪs/nounB2The ring of bone the legs hang from.
  • pen/pɛn/nounA14 meaningsA hand-held instrument that writes with ink.
  • penalty/ˈpɛn.əl.ti/nounB22 meaningsA free kick or point awarded when a player breaks the rules.
  • penance/ˈpɛn.əns/nounC1An act done to show sorrow for a sin.
  • penchant/ˈpɒnʃɒn/nounC1A strong liking for something.
  • pencil/ˈpɛnsəl/nounA1A writing tool with a graphite core.
  • pendant/ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/nounB2+An ornament that hangs from a chain around the neck.
  • pendulum/ˈpɛnd͡ʒʊləm/nounC12 meaningsA hanging weight that swings steadily.