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

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  • purge/pɜːd͡ʒ/nounB2+A violent removal of unwanted people from a group.
  • purification tabletnounC1A tablet that makes wild water safe to drink.
  • purify/ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/verbB2+To make something clean and free of what does not belong.
  • purist/ˈpjʊəɹɪst/nounC1Somebody who insists on strict traditional correctness.
  • puritanical/pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC2Strict and disapproving about pleasure.
  • purity/ˈpjʊəɹɪti/
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The state of being clean and free of anything mixed in.
  • purl/pɜːl/nounC2A stitch that makes a ridge on the front of knitting.
  • purple/ˈpɜː.pl̩/nounA12 meaningsThe colour between red and blue.
  • purport/pəˈpɔːt/verbC1To claim to be something, perhaps falsely.
  • purpose/ˈpɜːpəs/nounA22 meaningsThe reason something exists or is done.
  • purposeful/ˈpɜː.pəs.fəl/adjectiveB2+Showing that you know exactly what you mean to do.
  • purr/pɜː/verbA2+2 meaningsTo make the low rumbling sound of a contented cat.
  • purse/pɜːs/nounB14 meaningsA small bag for carrying money, especially coins, in British English.
  • purse your lipsphraseC1To press the lips together in disapproval.
  • purser/ˈpɝsɚ/nounC1The senior cabin crew member on a flight or ship.
  • pursue/pəˈsjuː/verbB22 meaningsTo work steadily towards a goal.
  • pursuit/pəˈsjuːt/nounB23 meaningsThe act of chasing someone or something in order to catch them.
  • purveyor/pə(ː)ˈveɪə/nounC1Somebody who supplies goods as a trade.
  • push/pʊʃ/verbA24 meaningsTo press something so that it moves away from you.
  • push aroundphraseB2To treat somebody roughly and give them orders.
  • push the envelope/ˌpʊʃ ðiː ˈɛnvələʊp/phraseC1To go past the usual limits of what is done.
  • pushchair/ˈpʊʃ.t͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/nounB1The folding seat a small child is pushed in.
  • pushy/ˈpʊʃ.i/adjectiveB2Too forceful in trying to get what you want.
  • pusillanimous/ˌpjuːsɪlˈænɪməs/adjectiveC2Cowardly and lacking any spirit.
  • put/pʊt/verbA13 meaningsTo move something to a place and leave it there.
  • put acrossphraseB2To express an idea so others take it in.
  • put awayphraseA22 meaningsTo return something to its proper place.
  • put backphraseA22 meaningsTo return something to its previous place.
  • put downphraseB12 meaningsTo place something on a surface.
  • put down tophraseB2To explain something as being caused by.
  • put forwardphraseB2To offer an idea or name for consideration.
  • put inphraseB22 meaningsTo devote time or effort to something.
  • put offphraseB1To move something to a later time, again and again.
  • put on/ˌpʊt ˈɒn/phraseA12 meaningsTo dress yourself in an item of clothing.
  • put something in perspectivephraseB2To see how much a thing really matters beside others.
  • put togetherphraseB1To assemble something from its parts.
  • put two and two togetherphraseC1To work out the truth from the clues you have.
  • put up withphraseB2To tolerate something annoying without protest.
  • put your feet upphraseB2To sit back and rest properly.
  • put your foot in itphraseC1To say something that causes embarrassment.
  • putrid/ˈpjuː.tɹɪd/adjectiveC1Rotten, and smelling of decay.
  • putt/pʌt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo hit a golf ball gently along the green.
  • putty/ˈpʌti/nounB2A soft paste that hardens, used to fix glass or fill holes.
  • puzzle/ˈpʌzəl/nounB24 meaningsA picture cut into small pieces to be fitted back together.
  • puzzle outphraseB2To work something out by hard thought.
  • puzzle overphraseB2To think hard about something you cannot make sense of.
  • pyramid/ˈpɪɹ.ə.mɪd/nounA2+4 meaningsA solid shape with a flat base whose sides are triangles meeting at a point.
  • pyre/ˈpaɪɚ/nounC2A pile of wood built to burn a body on.
  • qatarnounB1+A country on the Persian Gulf.
  • quack/kwæk/nounB2Somebody who falsely claims medical skill.
  • quad bike/ˈkwɑd ˌbaɪk/nounB2A four-wheeled off-road machine you sit astride.
  • quadrant/ˈkwɒd.ɹənt/nounB2+A quarter of a circle, or one of four sections.
  • quadrupedal/ˌkwɑdɹəˈpiːdəl/adjectiveC1Walking on four legs.
  • quaff/kwɒf/verbC2To drink deeply and with enjoyment.
  • quagmire/ˈkwæɡ.maɪə(ɹ)/nounC1Soft boggy ground, or a mess you cannot get out of.
  • quail/kweɪl/nounB2+A tiny round game bird.
  • quaint/kweɪnt/adjectiveC1Charmingly old-fashioned.
  • quake/kweɪk/verbB1+2 meaningsTo shake from fear or from ground movement.
  • qualification/ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB2+3 meaningsAn official record of passing an exam or course, or a skill or experience that makes somebody suitable for a job.
  • qualify/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo reach the standard or meet the conditions needed for something.