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  • primacy/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si/nounC1The state of coming first in rank or importance.
  • primary/ˈpɹaɪ.m(ə.)ɹi/nounB22 meaningsOne of the colours others are mixed from.
  • primary school/ˈpɹaɪməɹi skuːl/nounB1The school children attend from about five to eleven.
  • primary sourcenounB2Evidence made at the time by someone who was there.
  • primate/ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/nounB2+A member of the group that includes apes and people.
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adjectiveB24 meanings
Of a number, divisible only by itself and one.
  • prime minister/ˌpɹaɪ(m) ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/nounB2The head of a government in a parliamentary country.
  • prime timenounB2The evening hours when the most people are watching.
  • primer/ˈpɹaɪ.mə/nounB2+2 meaningsThe first coat, which helps the real paint grip.
  • primeval forestnounC1Woodland as it stood in the earliest ages.
  • prince/pɹɪns/nounA2The son of a king or a queen.
  • princelingnounC2A young or minor prince.
  • princess/pɹɪnˈsɛs/nounA2The daughter of a king or a queen.
  • principal/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/nounB13 meaningsThe head of a school or college.
  • principle/ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/nounB22 meaningsA rule of right and wrong that you hold to and will not trade away.
  • print/pɹɪnt/verbB26 meaningsTo produce words or images on paper using a machine.
  • printer/ˈpɹɪntə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsA machine that prints onto paper.
  • priority/pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/nounB22 meaningsThe thing that must come before all others.
  • priority boardingnounB2The right to get on the aircraft before others.
  • priority seatnounB1A seat kept for those who most need it.
  • prism/ˈpɹɪz(ə)m/nounB2+3 meaningsA transparent triangular block that splits white light into the colours it is made of.
  • prison/ˈpɹɪzn̩/nounA23 meaningsA building where convicted criminals are kept.
  • prison reformnounC1The movement to improve how prisoners are treated.
  • prisoner/ˈpɹɪzənə/nounB12 meaningsSomebody kept locked up.
  • prisoner of war/ˈpɹɪz.(ə).nə əv ˈwɔː/nounB2A soldier captured and held by the enemy.
  • privacy/ˈpɹɪv.ə.si/nounB2Freedom from being watched or disturbed by others.
  • private/ˈpɹaɪ.vɪt/adjectiveA24 meaningsFor one person or group only.
  • private sectornounB2The part of the economy owned by companies and individuals.
  • privation/pɹɪˈveɪʃən/nounC2The hardship of going without what you need.
  • privatisationnounC1Selling a public service into private hands.
  • privilege/ˈpɹɪv.(ɪ.)lɪd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA special advantage granted to some and not others.
  • privy/ˈpɹɪvi/adjectiveC12 meaningsSharing in a secret with a few others.
  • prize/ˈpɹaɪ̯z/nounA22 meaningsWhat you receive for winning.
  • probability/ˌpɹɒb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/nounB23 meaningsHow likely it is that something will happen or is true.
  • probate/ˈpɹəʊbeɪt/nounC2The legal process of proving a will.
  • probation/ˌpɹə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe trial period at a new job.
  • probation officernounB2The official who supervises an offender released early.
  • probation periodnounB2The first months in a job, before it is confirmed.
  • probation reviewnounC1The check made before a new job is confirmed.
  • probe/pɹəʊb/verbC15 meaningsTo investigate something thoroughly, with searching questions.
  • probity/ˈpɹəʊbɪti/nounC2Complete honesty and uprightness.
  • problem/ˈpɹɒbləm/nounA13 meaningsSomething wrong that needs to be put right.
  • problem-solvingnounB2The process of finding ways to deal with difficulties or answer questions.
  • proboscis/pɹə(ʊ)ˈbɒs(k)ɪs/nounC1The long tube some insects drink through.
  • procedure/pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/nounB2The settled order of steps for doing something.
  • proceed/pɹəˈsiːd/verbB24 meaningsTo carry on with something already begun.
  • proceeding/pɹəˈsiːdɪŋ/nounC1An action taken, especially a step in a court case.
  • proceedings/pɹəˈsiːd.ɪŋz/nounB2The formal steps of a legal case or a meeting.
  • proceeds/ˈpɹəʊsiːdz/nounC1The money taken from a sale or an event.
  • process/ˈpɹəʊ.sɛs/nounA2+3 meaningsA series of steps leading to a result.
  • procession/pɹəˈsɛʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA line of people walking together in ceremony.
  • processor/ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsThe chip that does the calculation in a computer.
  • proclamation/ˌpɹɑkləˈmeɪʃən/nounB2+A public official announcement.
  • proclivity/pɹəʊˈklɪvɪti/nounC2A natural leaning towards a way of behaving.
  • procrastination/pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/nounB2+Putting off what you know you should do.
  • proctor/ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who supervises an examination.
  • procurement/pɹəˈkjʊə.mənt/nounC1The work of buying what an organisation needs.
  • prodigy/ˈpɹɒdɪd͡ʒi/nounB2+2 meaningsA young person with an extraordinary talent, at a level normally reached only by adults.
  • produce/pɹəˈd͡ʒuːs/verbB13 meaningsTo make things, especially in large amounts.
  • producer/pɹəˈdjuːsə/nounB1+3 meaningsThe person who arranges the money, the schedule and the people so that a film, programme, play or record gets made.