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

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  • poolside barnounB2The bar serving drinks beside the swimming water.
  • popcorn/ˈpɒp.kɔːn/nounB1Corn heated until it bursts into light white puffs.
  • poplar/ˈpɒp.lə(ɹ)/nounB2+A tall narrow tree that shivers in the slightest wind.
  • poppy/ˈpɒpi/nounB1+A red field flower worn to remember the dead.
  • populace/ˈpɒpjʊləs/nounC1The ordinary people of a place.
  • popularity/ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/
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How well liked something is.
  • popularizationnounC1The act of putting expert knowledge into a form the general public can enjoy and take up widely.
  • population/ˌpɒp.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/nounB14 meaningsThe number of people living in a place.
  • populismnounC1Politics that appeals to ordinary people against the elite.
  • porcelain/ˈpɔːsəlɪn/nounB22 meaningsA hard, fine, white ceramic thin enough for light to pass through.
  • porch/pɔːtʃ/nounB2A covered platform or shelter at the front door.
  • porcupine/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kjʊˌpaɪn/nounB1+A rodent covered in long defensive quills.
  • pore/pɔː(ɹ)/nounB1+One of the tiny openings in the skin.
  • pork/pɔːk/nounB1The meat of a pig.
  • porridge/ˈpɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/nounB1+A breakfast of oats cooked in milk or water.
  • port/pɔːt/nounB14 meaningsA socket that a cable plugs into.
  • port de brasnounC2The carriage and movement of the arms.
  • port sidenounB2The left-hand side of a boat, looking forward.
  • portal/ˈpɔːtl̩/nounB22 meaningsA grand doorway.
  • portcullis/pɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/nounC2A heavy grating dropped to block a gateway.
  • portent/ˈpɔɹtənt/nounC2A sign of a great event to come.
  • porter/ˈpɔɹtɚ/nounB1+3 meaningsSomeone whose job is carrying luggage for travellers or hotel guests.
  • portfolio/pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/nounC14 meaningsA set of work someone has done, gathered to show what they can do.
  • porthole/ˈpɔː(ɹ)t.həʊl/nounB2+A small round window in the side of a ship.
  • portico/ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ/nounC1A covered entrance with columns in front of a doorway.
  • portion/ˈpoɹʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe amount of food served for one person.
  • portion sizenounB1How much of a dish one person is given.
  • portrait/ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/nounB13 meaningsA painting, photograph or drawing of a person, especially of the face and shoulders.
  • portraiture/ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/nounC2The art of making likenesses of people.
  • portrayal/ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əl/nounC1The way somebody is represented in a work.
  • portugalnounA2+A country in western Europe.
  • portugueseadjectiveB1+2 meaningsBelonging to Portugal or its language.
  • position/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/nounA24 meaningsThe place where somebody or something is.
  • positioning/pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ/nounC1The place a brand aims to hold in people's minds.
  • positioning statementnounC1The written claim about who a brand is for.
  • possession/pəˈzɛʃn̩/nounB12 meaningsSomething you own.
  • possessor[pʰəˈzɛsə(ɹ)]nounC1Somebody who has or owns something.
  • possibility/ˌpɒs.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounA2+3 meaningsSomething that might happen or might be true.
  • possum/ˈpɒsəm/nounB2+A tree-dwelling marsupial that pretends to be dead when caught.
  • post/pəʊst/nounA12 meaningsLetters and parcels sent through the delivery system.
  • postage/ˈpəʊstɪd͡ʒ/nounB1+The cost of sending something by post.
  • postal roundnounC1The route one deliverer covers each day.
  • postcard/ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/nounB1A card with a picture, sent by post without an envelope.
  • postcode/ˈpəʊs(t)kəʊd/nounB1The letters and numbers that pinpoint an address.
  • poste restantenounC2A service holding letters at a post office for a traveller.
  • poster/ˈpoʊstɚ/nounA2+A large printed sheet displayed publicly.
  • posterity/pɒˈstɛɹɪti/nounC2All the people who will come after us.
  • postern/ˈpɒst(ə)n/nounC2A small back gate in a castle wall.
  • postgraduate/ˌpəʊstˈɡɹædju.ət/nounB2+A student who already holds a first degree and studies on.
  • postman/ˈpəʊs(t)mən/nounB12 meaningsIn British English, a man whose job is to deliver letters and parcels.
  • postmark/ˈpoʊstˌmɑɹk/nounB2+The stamped mark showing where and when it was posted.
  • postmortemnounB2+An examination after death, or a review of a failure.
  • postponementnounB2+The putting off of an event to a later date.
  • posture/ˈpɒst͡ʃə/nounB24 meaningsThe way a person holds their body when standing or sitting.
  • pot/pɒt/nounB16 meaningsA deep round container used for cooking.
  • pot lucknounC1Taking whatever happens to be available.
  • potassium/pəˈtæsiəm/nounB2+A soft metal the body needs in small amounts.
  • potato/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/nounA1A starchy tuber grown underground and eaten as a vegetable.
  • potency/ˈpəʊtənsi/nounC1Strength and power to have an effect.
  • potential/pəˈtɛnʃəl/nounB23 meaningsAbility or quality that exists but has not yet been developed.