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

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  • pinchedadjectiveC12 meaningsDrawn and thin from cold, hunger or worry.
  • pink/ˈpɪŋk/nounA12 meaningsThe pale colour between red and white.
  • pioneeringadjectiveB2+Being the first to develop something new.
  • pious/ˈpaɪəs/adjectiveC12 meaningsShowing careful religious duty.
  • piquant/ˈpiːkənt/adjectiveC1Pleasantly sharp and spicy.
  • pitch-darkadjectiveB2So dark that nothing at all can be seen.
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  • piteous/ˈpɪ.ti.əs/adjectiveC1So sad that it moves you to pity.
  • pithy/ˈpɪθi/adjectiveC1Short, pointed and full of meaning.
  • pittedadjectiveC12 meaningsMarked with small hollows.
  • pivotal/ˈpɪvɪtəl/adjectiveB2+So central that everything turns on it.
  • placid/ˈplæsɪd/adjectiveC12 meaningsCalm and not easily upset.
  • plaid/pled/adjectiveB22 meaningsPatterned with crossing bands of several colours.
  • plain/pleɪn/adjectiveA24 meaningsWith no pattern, decoration or added flavour.
  • plaintive/ˈpleɪntɪv/adjectiveC1Sounding sad and full of complaint.
  • plaitedadjectiveB2Woven into three interlacing strands.
  • plant-basedadjectiveB1Made entirely from plants.
  • plastic/ˈplæstɪk/nounA24 meaningsA light man-made material, moulded while soft and set hard.
  • plated/ˈpleɪtɪd/adjectiveB2Covered with flat hard sections.
  • plausible/ˈplɔː.zɪ.bl̩/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelievable; reasonable enough that it could be true.
  • playful/ˈpleɪfl̩/adjectiveB2Lively and full of fun, with no serious intent.
  • pleading/ˈpliːdɪŋ/adjectiveB22 meaningsBegging earnestly for something.
  • pleasant/ˈplɛz.ənt/adjectiveB12 meaningsEnjoyable in a gentle way; nice to be in, look at or listen to.
  • pleasing/ˈpliːzɪŋ/adjectiveB2Giving satisfaction or enjoyment.
  • pleasurable/ˈplɛʒəɹəbəl/adjectiveC1Giving enjoyment.
  • pliable/ˈplaɪəbəl/adjectiveC1Soft enough to bend into any shape.
  • pliant/ˈplaɪənt/adjectiveC1Easily bent, or easily influenced.
  • plumb/plʌm/verbC12 meaningsTo measure the depth of, or to get to the bottom of.
  • plump/plʌmp/adjectiveB23 meaningsPleasantly round and slightly fat.
  • plush/plʌʃ/adjectiveB2+Thick, soft and expensive-feeling.
  • pock-markedadjectiveC1Covered with small hollow scars.
  • pockedadjectiveC2Marked with small hollows or scars.
  • poetic/pəʊˈɛtɪk/adjectiveB2Having the beauty or form of poetry.
  • poignant/ˈpɔɪ.njənt/adjectiveC1Touching in a way that makes you sad.
  • pointless/ˈpɔɪntləs/adjectiveB2Having no purpose worth pursuing.
  • pointy/ˈpɔɪnti/adjectiveB2Narrowing to a sharp point.
  • poised/pɔɪzd/adjectiveB22 meaningsCalm and composed.
  • polish/ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/verbB24 meaningsTo rub a surface until it shines.
  • polished/ˈpɑlɪʃt/adjectiveB22 meaningsRubbed until the surface shines.
  • polite/pəˈlaɪt/adjectiveA22 meaningsShowing good manners and respect for other people.
  • political/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveB1To do with government and the running of a country.
  • pompous/ˈpɒmpəs/adjectiveC1Showing off self-importance with grand words and airs.
  • ponderous/ˈpɒn.dəɹ.əs/adjectiveC22 meaningsSlow and heavy in movement.
  • poor/pʊɚ/adjectiveA14 meaningsHaving very little money.
  • popular/ˈpɒp.jʊ.lə/adjectiveA12 meaningsLiked by very many people.
  • populatedadjectiveB2Having inhabitants living there.
  • populist/ˈpɒp.jʊ.lɪst/adjectiveB2+Appealing to ordinary people against the elite.
  • porcelain/ˈpɔːsəlɪn/nounB22 meaningsA hard, fine, white ceramic thin enough for light to pass through.
  • porous/ˈpɔːɹəs/adjectiveB2+Full of tiny holes that let liquid through.
  • portable/ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsLight and small enough to be carried around.
  • portentous/pɔː(ɹ)ˈtɛntəs/adjectiveC2Ominous, or self-important in manner.
  • portly/ˈpɔːtli/adjectiveC1Rather fat, said politely of a man.
  • portugueseadjectiveB1+2 meaningsBelonging to Portugal or its language.
  • posed/pəʊzd/adjectiveB2Arranged deliberately before the picture is taken.
  • posh/pɑʃ/adjectiveB2+Smart and expensive, or upper class in manner.
  • possessive/pəˈzɛs.ɪv/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsWanting to keep somebody entirely to yourself.
  • possible/ˈpɒs.ə.bəl/adjectiveA13 meaningsAble to happen or be done.
  • post-waradjectiveC1Belonging to the years after a war.
  • postal[ˈpoʊstl̩]adjectiveB2To do with the sending of letters and parcels.
  • posthumous/ˈpɒs.t͡ʃʊ.məs/adjectiveC1Happening after the person's death.
  • postnatal/poʊstˈneɪtəl/adjectiveC1Happening after a birth.