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

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  • propulsion/pɹəˈpʌlʃən/nounC1The driving of a craft forward by engine thrust, as jets and rockets provide.
  • proscription/pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/nounC2An official forbidding of something.
  • prose/ˈpɹəʊz/nounB2+Ordinary writing, as against verse.
  • prosecution/ˌpɹɒs.ɪˈkjuː.ʃən/nounB2The bringing of a criminal charge in court.
  • prosecutor/ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/nounB2The lawyer who argues that the accused is guilty.
  • prospect/ˈpɹɒspɛkt/
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nounB25 meanings
The possibility that something will happen in the future.
  • prospectingnounC1Searching land for valuable minerals.
  • prospector/pɹəˈspɛktə/nounC1Somebody searching land for gold or minerals.
  • prospects/ˈpɹɒspɛkts/nounB2The chances somebody has of doing well in future.
  • prosperity/pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/nounC1The state of doing well and having plenty.
  • prosthetic/ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/nounB2+An artificial replacement for a missing body part.
  • prostitute/ˈpɹɒstɪˌtjuːt/nounB2Somebody who sells sexual services.
  • prostitution/ˌprɒstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃn/nounB2+The selling of sexual services.
  • protagonist/pɹəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/nounC1The central figure a story follows.
  • protection/pɹəˈtɛkʃn̩/nounB1The keeping of somebody or something safe from harm.
  • protective gearnounB2Clothing and equipment worn to prevent injury.
  • protector/pɹəˈtɛktɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsSomebody who keeps another from harm.
  • protein/ˈpɹəʊ.ti.ɪn/nounB2The building material in food that muscles are made of.
  • protest/ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/nounB1+3 meaningsA public show of anger at something people think is wrong.
  • protester/pɹəˈtɛstəɹ/nounB2+Somebody who publicly objects to something.
  • protocol/ˈpɹəʊtəˌkɒl/nounC14 meaningsAn agreed set of rules that lets computers or devices exchange information.
  • proton/ˈpɹəʊ.tɒn/nounB1+A positive particle in the middle of an atom.
  • prototype/ˈpɹəʊtətaɪp/nounB2+An early working version made to test an idea.
  • protractor/pɹəˈtɹæktə(ɹ)/nounB1+A half-circle tool for measuring angles.
  • protrusion/pɹəˈtɹuːʒən/nounC2A part that sticks out.
  • protuberance/pɹəˈtjuː.bə.ɹəns/nounC2A rounded part that sticks out from a surface.
  • provenance/ˈpɹɒ.və.nəns/nounC12 meaningsThe record of where something came from.
  • provenance gapnounC2A missing stretch in an object's ownership history.
  • provender/ˈpɹɒvɪndə/nounC2Food, especially dry fodder for animals.
  • proverb/ˈpɹɒvɜːb/nounB1+An old short saying carrying folk wisdom.
  • providence/ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/nounC12 meaningsCare believed to be exercised by a higher power.
  • province/ˈpɹɒv.ɪns/nounC1A large region of a country with its own administration.
  • provision/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/nounC15 meaningsThe act of supplying something that people need.
  • proviso/pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/nounC1A condition attached to an agreement.
  • provocation/ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/nounC1Something done deliberately to anger or upset someone.
  • prow/pɹaʊ/nounC1The pointed front of a ship.
  • prowess/ˈpɹaʊɪs/nounB2+Outstanding skill or bravery.
  • prowl/pɹaʊl/verbC12 meaningsTo move about quietly, hunting or watching.
  • proximity/pɹɒkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/nounB2+Nearness in space or time.
  • proxy/ˈpɹɒk.si/nounC12 meaningsSomebody who votes on your behalf.
  • proxy servernounC1A machine that fetches things on your behalf.
  • prudence/ˈpɹuːd(ə)n(t)s/nounC1Careful good sense in avoiding risk.
  • prune/pɹuːn/nounB1+2 meaningsA dried plum.
  • psalm/sɑːm/nounC1A sacred song from the Hebrew scriptures.
  • pseudonym/ˈs(j)uː.də(ʊ).nɪm/nounB2+A false name used by a writer.
  • psyche/ˈsaɪ.ki/nounC1The mind and spirit of a person.
  • psychiatrist/ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.tɹɪst/nounB2A medical doctor who treats mental illness.
  • psychiatry/saɪˈkaɪ.əˌtɹi/nounB2+The branch of medicine that treats mental illness.
  • psychologist/ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/nounB2+2 meaningsA person trained in the study of the mind and behaviour.
  • psychology/saɪˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒɪ/nounB1+2 meaningsThe study of the mind and of how people and animals behave.
  • psychosis/saɪˈkəʊsɪs/nounB2+A severe mental state that breaks contact with reality.
  • psychotherapy/ˌsaɪkoʊˈθɛɹəpi/nounB2+Longer treatment that works on patterns of thought and feeling.
  • pterodactylnounC2A flying reptile of the dinosaur age, with wings of skin.
  • pterosaur/ˈtɛɹəˌsɔɹ/nounB2A flying reptile of the age of the great lizards.
  • pub/pʌb/nounA2+A house licensed to serve beer to the public.
  • puberty/ˈpjuː.bə.ti/nounB2+The period during which the body matures sexually.
  • public/ˈpʌb.lɪk/adjectiveA24 meaningsOpen to or shared by everybody.
  • public sectornounB2The part of the economy run by the state.
  • public transportnounB1Buses and trains that anybody may pay to use.
  • publication/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2+The issuing of a work, or the work itself.