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

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  • penetration/pɛ.nɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+The going into or through something.
  • penguin/ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/nounB2A flightless black-and-white seabird of cold southern seas.
  • penicillin/ˌpɛn.ɪˈsɪl.ɪn/nounB2A drug made from mould that kills bacteria.
  • peninsula/pɪˈnɪn.sjʊ.lə/nounC1Land surrounded by water on three sides.
  • penitencenounC1Sorrow for having done wrong.
  • penitentiary/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəɹi/
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A large prison for long sentences.
  • penknifenounB2+A small folding blade carried in a pocket.
  • pennant/ˈpɛnənt/nounC12 meaningsA long narrow flag, often tapering to a point.
  • pennon/ˈpɛnən/nounC2A long narrow flag flown from a lance.
  • penny/ˈpɛni/nounA2A British coin worth one hundredth of a pound.
  • pension/ˈpɛnʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsMoney paid regularly to someone who has retired.
  • pension booknounC2The old booklet a state payment was drawn against.
  • pentagon/ˈpɛn.təˌɡɑn/nounB22 meaningsA flat shape with five straight sides.
  • penthouse/ˈpɛnt(h)aʊs/nounB1+The luxury apartment on the top floor of a building.
  • penury/ˈpɛnjʊɹi/nounC2Extreme and grinding poverty.
  • peony/ˈpiːəni/nounB2+A huge many-petalled flower that flops after rain.
  • people/ˈpi.pəl/nounA14 meaningsHuman beings; more than one person.
  • pepper/ˈpɛp.ə/nounA2+2 meaningsA hollow sweet vegetable, red, green or yellow.
  • peppermint/ˈpɛpəˌmɪnt/nounB1A sharp cool flavour taken from a mint plant.
  • pepperoni/pɛpəˈɹəʊni/nounB1A spicy red sausage sliced onto pizza.
  • per diem/pɚˈdi.əm/nounC2A fixed daily allowance while travelling for work.
  • percent/pəˈsɛnt/nounA2+One part in every hundred.
  • percentage/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/nounB1+2 meaningsA share expressed out of a hundred.
  • percentile/pəɹˈsɛn.taɪl/nounC1The position of a value compared with a whole population.
  • perception/pəˈsɛpʃn̩/nounB22 meaningsThe way in which something is understood through the senses.
  • perch/pɜːtʃ/verbB26 meanings(Of a bird) to land on a branch, wire or ledge and rest there.
  • percolator/ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/nounC2A pot that brews coffee by cycling boiling water through the grounds.
  • peregrine/ˈpɛɹəɡɹin/nounC1A fast falcon that hunts by stooping from a height.
  • perfection/pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/nounB2The state of being completely without fault.
  • perfectionism/pəˈfɛk.ʃ(ə).nɪ.z(ə)m/nounB2+Insisting on a standard nobody could hold.
  • performance/pəˈfɔː.mən(t)s/nounB1A show given to an audience, or how well something works.
  • performance reviewnounB2The regular assessment of how well you work.
  • performer/pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/nounB1Somebody who acts, sings or plays for an audience.
  • performing sealnounB2A circus sea creature trained to balance a ball on its nose for a crowd.
  • perfume/ˈpɜːfjuːm/nounA2+2 meaningsA sweet-smelling liquid worn on the skin.
  • perimeter/pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/nounB22 meaningsThe distance all the way round the outside of a shape.
  • period/ˈpɪə.ɹi.əd/nounA15 meaningsA length of time with a beginning and an end.
  • periodic table/ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk ˈteɪb(ə)l/nounB2The chart that arranges every element by its structure.
  • periodical/ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪkl̩/nounB2+A publication that appears at regular intervals.
  • 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.
  • perk/pɝk/nounB2A nice extra that comes with a job.
  • permanence/ˈpɜɹmənəns/nounC1The quality of lasting for good.
  • permanent contractnounB1An agreement with no set end date.
  • permanent waynounC2The track and everything that carries it.
  • permission/pəˈmɪʃ.ən/nounA2Official or formal consent to do something.
  • permit/pɚˈmɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo give official permission.
  • permutation/ˌpɜː.mjʊˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC1One of the possible orders a set can be put in.
  • perpetrator/ˈpɜː(ɹ).pɪˌtɹeɪt.ə(ɹ)/nounB2+The one who committed the crime.
  • 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.
  • persimmon/pɜːˈsɪmən/nounB2+A sweet orange fruit that must be fully ripe.
  • persistence/pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/nounB2+2 meaningsRefusing to quit no matter how many times you fail.
  • person/ˈpɜː.sən/nounA12 meaningsOne single human being.
  • person specificationnounC1The list of qualities a candidate must have.
  • personal protective equipmentnounB2The gear worn to keep a worker safe.