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

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3,517 words · showing 2,161–2,220

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  • peer/pɪə/verbB23 meaningsTo look hard and closely at something that is difficult to see.
  • pelt/pɛlt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo throw things hard at somebody, or to rain heavily.
  • pen/pɛn/nounA14 meaningsA hand-held instrument that writes with ink.
  • penalize/ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/verbB2+To punish somebody for breaking a rule.
  • penetrate/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo force a way through or into something.
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/ˈpɛnʃən/
nounB2+4 meanings
Money paid regularly to someone who has retired.
  • people/ˈpi.pəl/nounA14 meaningsHuman beings; more than one person.
  • perceive/pəˈsiːv/verbB2+2 meaningsTo become aware of something through the senses.
  • perch/pɜːtʃ/verbB26 meanings(Of a bird) to land on a branch, wire or ledge and rest there.
  • perfect/ˈpɜː.fɪkt/adjectiveA15 meaningsSo good that nothing about it could be improved.
  • perform/pəˈfɔːm/verbA2+2 meaningsTo sing, act, or play music in front of people.
  • perish/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo die, especially in an accident, a disaster or a war.
  • permeate/ˈpɜːmiˌeɪt/verbC1To spread right through every part of something.
  • permit/pɚˈmɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo give official permission.
  • perpetuate/pəˈpɛt͡ʃʊeɪt/verbC1To keep something going that ought to stop.
  • persecute/ˈpɝsəkjut/verbC1To treat somebody cruelly because of who they are.
  • persevere/ˌpɜːsəˈvɪə/verbB2+To keep trying despite every setback.
  • persist/pɚˈsɪst/verbC12 meaningsTo continue in spite of difficulty or opposition.
  • personify/pə(ɹ)ˈsɒnɪfaɪ/verbC1To be the living example of a quality.
  • perspire/pəˈspaɪə(ɹ)/verbC2To sweat.
  • persuade/pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make someone agree to do something by giving them reasons.
  • peruse/pəˈɹuːz/verbC1To read something thoroughly and carefully.
  • pervade/pɜː(ɹ)ˈveɪd/verbC1To spread through and be felt everywhere.
  • pervert/ˈpəː.vəːt/verbB2To turn something good to a bad purpose.
  • pester/ˈpɛstə(ɹ)/verbB2To keep bothering somebody with requests.
  • petition/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/nounC13 meaningsA written request signed by many people and sent to someone with the power to act.
  • phase/feɪz/nounB24 meaningsOne stage in a process or period of change, with others before and after it.
  • phone/ˈfəʊ̯n/nounA12 meaningsA device for calls, messages and much else.
  • photobomb/ˈfəʊtəʊˌbɒm/verbB2To appear in somebody else's picture on purpose.
  • photocopy/ˈfəʊtəˌkɒpi/verbB1+To make a paper copy of a page.
  • photograph/ˈfəʊ.təˌɡɹɑːf/verbB12 meaningsTo take a picture of something with a camera.
  • phrase/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/nounB12 meaningsA group of words forming a unit within a sentence.
  • pick/pɪk/verbA26 meaningsTo choose one or more from a group.
  • picnic/ˈpɪknɪk/nounA12 meaningsA meal packed and eaten outdoors.
  • pierce/pɪɹs/verbB23 meaningsTo make a hole through something with a sharp point.
  • pigeonhole/ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)nhəʊl/nounC12 meaningsOne of a grid of small open boxes for post.
  • pile/paɪl/nounB14 meaningsA number of things lying loosely on top of one another.
  • pill/pɪl/nounA23 meaningsA small solid piece of medicine meant to be swallowed.
  • pillage/ˈpɪl.ɪd͡ʒ/verbC1To rob and destroy a town after taking it.
  • pilot/ˈpaɪ̯.lət/nounA2+4 meaningsThe person who flies an aircraft.
  • pin/pɪn/nounB14 meaningsA short thin piece of metal with a point at one end, used to fasten things together.
  • pinch/pɪnt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo squeeze someone's skin sharply between finger and thumb.
  • pine/paɪn/nounB23 meaningsAn evergreen tree with needles and cones.
  • ping/pɪŋ/nounB1+2 meaningsA short high electronic note.
  • pinion/ˈpɪnjən/verbC22 meaningsTo bind somebody's arms so they cannot move.
  • pinpoint/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/verbB2To locate or identify something exactly.
  • pipe/ˈpaɪp/nounB15 meaningsA tube that carries water, gas, oil or air from one place to another.
  • pitch/pɪt͡ʃ/nounA25 meaningsThe marked ground where football, rugby or cricket is played.
  • pity/ˈpɪt.i/nounB13 meaningsSadness felt for someone else's suffering or bad luck.
  • pivot/ˈpɪv.ɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo turn about a fixed central point.
  • placate/pləˈkeɪt/verbC1To make an angry person calm again.
  • plagiariseverbC1To pass somebody else's writing off as your own.
  • plague/pleɪɡ/nounB23 meaningsA deadly disease that spreads across whole regions.
  • plait/pleɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsThree lengths of hair woven over one another.
  • plane/pleɪn/nounA16 meaningsA flying machine with wings and engines.
  • plant/plɑːnt/nounA16 meaningsA living thing that grows in soil, has roots and leaves, and does not move about.
  • plaster/ˈplɑːstə/nounB24 meaningsA small sticky strip placed over a cut or a blister.
  • play/pleɪ̯/ [pɫ̥eɪ̯ ~ pʰɫeɪ̯]verbA17 meaningsTo do something for enjoyment, with no purpose beyond the enjoyment.
  • plead/pliːd/verbB22 meaningsTo ask for something with great feeling.
  • please/pliːz/phraseA13 meaningsAdded to a request to make it polite.