English words: P

1498 words under P; 901–1000 on this page.

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• portion noun (a portion, portions); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A portion is a part or share of something.
• portly adjective (portly, portlier, portliest)
  Rather fat, with a large round body; a polite or old-fashioned word.
• portrait noun (a portrait, portraits); adjective…
  A portrait is a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the face.
• portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)
  To portray someone is to paint, draw or photograph them.
• portrayal noun (a portrayal, portrayals)
  The way someone or something is shown or described in a picture, film, play or book: «a funny portrayal of a teacher».
• portrayed verb form (from portray: portrays, portrayed, portraying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Portrayed means was painted, drawn or described in a certain way; it is the past form of portray.
• portuguese adjective (Portuguese); noun…
  Portuguese means from or about Portugal.
• pose verb (pose, poses, posed, posing); noun (a pose, poses)
  To pose means to stay still in a special position for a photo or a picture.
• posh adjective (posh, posher, poshest); adverb (informal)
  Posh means very smart, expensive and fancy, like a posh hotel or a posh car.
• position noun (a position, positions); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A position is the place where someone or something is.
• positional adjectiveJewish tradition
  Having to do with the place or position of something.
• positive adjective (positive, more positive, most positive); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Positive means sure: «I'm positive» means «I'm completely sure».
• positively adverb (positively)
  In a hopeful, good or approving way: «She answered positively.».
• possess verb (possess, possesses, possessed, possessing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To own or have something.
• possessed adjective; past form of the verb possesseveryday · Jewish tradition
  Had or owned.
• possession noun (a possession, possessions; also uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Having or owning something.
• possessive adjective (possessive, more possessive, most possessive)…
  Possessive means wanting to keep something or someone all to yourself and not wanting to share.
• possessor noun (possessors)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A possessor is someone who owns or has a thing, often a special or magic one.
• possibility noun (a possibility, possibilities)
  Something that might happen or might be true.
• possible adjective (possible)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Possible means it can happen or can be done.
• possibly adverb (possibly)
  Perhaps; maybe — used when something could be true or could happen but you are not sure.
• possum noun (a possum, possums)
  A possum is an Australian and New Zealand marsupial (an animal with a pouch) that lives in trees and comes out at night.
• post noun (post, posts); verb (post, posts, posted, posting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A post is a strong pole stuck in the ground, for example to hold a fence or mark a goal.
• postage noun (postage — uncountable)
  Postage is the money you pay to send a letter or parcel by post.
• postal adjective (postal)
  To do with the post (mail): sending and delivering letters and parcels.
• postbox noun (postbox, postboxes)
  A public box, often red in the UK, where you put letters to be collected and posted.
• postcard noun (a postcard, postcards)
  A postcard is a card, often with a picture on one side, that you write a short message on and send by post without an envelope.
• postcode noun (a postcode, postcodes)
  A postcode is a group of letters and numbers added to the end of an address to help the post get delivered to the right place quickly.
• postdate verb (postdate, postdates, postdated, postdating)
  To write a date on a cheque or document that is later than the day you write it, so it only counts from that later day.
• poster noun (poster, posters)
  A poster is a big printed picture or notice you hang on a wall.
• posterior adjective (posterior — formal/science); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Posterior means at the back or behind; it is the opposite of anterior (at the front).
• posterity noun (no plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  All the people who will live in the future, long after us; the children and grandchildren still to come.
• postern noun (posterns) (old use)
  A small back gate or door in a castle wall, used to slip in or out unseen.
• postilion noun (postilions) (old use)
  A servant who rode on one of the horses pulling a coach, guiding the team.
• postman noun (a postman, postmen)
  A postman is a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters and parcels.
• postpone verb (postpone, postpones, postponed, postponing)
  To move an event to a later time instead of doing it now: The match was postponed because of rain.
• postponement noun (a postponement, postponements)
  A postponement is when an event is moved to a later time instead of happening when planned.
• postulate nounJewish tradition
  An idea or statement that is taken as true as the starting point for an argument.
• posture noun (posture, postures); verb…
  Posture is the way you hold your body when you stand, sit or walk.
• pot noun (pot, pots); verb (pot, pots, potted, potting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pot is a deep round container for cooking, like a saucepan.
• potassium noun (potassium, uncountable)
  Potassium is a soft, silvery chemical element, a metal, with the symbol K.
• potato noun (potato, potatoes)
  A potato is a vegetable that grows under the ground; we eat it cooked.
• potency noun (potency, uncountable)
  How strong or powerful something is, especially a medicine, drug, poison or chemical.
• potent adjective (potent, more potent, most potent); noun potencyeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Potent means very strong and powerful in its effect: a potent medicine, poison or drink works strongly.
• potentate noun (potentates)
  A ruler, usually a king or prince, who has great power over other people.
• potential adjective (potential); noun (potential — uncountable)
  adjective: Potential means possible in the future, but not yet real.
• pothole noun (a pothole, potholes)
  A hole in the surface of a road or path, made by weather and traffic.
• potion noun (a potion, potions)
  A potion is a drink made of mixed liquids that is supposed to have a special effect, such as magic, medicine or poison.
• potlatch noun (potlatch, potlatches)
  A potlatch is a big traditional ceremony and feast of First Nations and Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of North…
• potsherd noun (potsherds)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A broken piece of an old clay pot or dish, often found in the ground.
• pottage noun (pottages) (old use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A thick soup or stew of vegetables, grain, meat or fish, cooked in a pot.
• potted adjective (potted); verb form…
  Growing in a pot: a potted plant lives in a flowerpot, not in the ground.
• potter noun (a potter, potters); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A potter is a person who makes pots, bowls and other things from clay, often on a spinning wheel, and bakes them in a kiln.
• pottery noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Pottery is pots, bowls, plates and other objects made from clay and baked hard.
• pottle noun (pottles) (old use, Scots)
  A small measure of liquid or fruit; also a small basket for berries.
• potty noun (a potty, potties); adjective…
  A small plastic seat-bowl that a toddler uses as a toilet while learning.
• pouch noun (a pouch, pouches); verb (pouch — rare)
  A pouch is a small soft bag, often closed with a string or zip, for carrying small things.
• poultry noun (poultry, uncountable; plural meaning)
  Birds kept on farms for their meat or eggs, such as chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys.
• pounce verb (pounce, pounces, pounced, pouncing); noun…
  To jump suddenly onto something to catch it, like a cat catching a mouse.
• pound noun (pound, pounds; lb, £); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pound is a unit of weight; a loaf of bread weighs about one pound.
• pour verb (pour, pours, poured, pouring)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To pour is to make a liquid flow out of a container, like pouring water into a glass.
• pout verb (pouts, pouted, pouting); noun (pouts)
  To pout is to push out the lips and look cross or sulky, often when you do not get your own way.
• poverty noun (poverty, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Being very poor; not having enough money for food, clothes or a home.
• pow interjection (pow!); noun (POW, POWs — abbreviation); noun…
  A word for the sound of a punch, a bang or a small explosion, used in comics and cartoons: «Pow! Biff! Bang!».
• powder noun (powder, powders); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A dry substance made of very tiny pieces, like flour, dust or crushed chalk.
• powdery adjective (powdery, more powdery, most powdery)
  Like powder: fine, dry and soft.
• power noun (power, powers); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Power is the ability or strength to do something or to make things happen.
• powerful adjective (powerful, more powerful, most powerful)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very strong; having a lot of strength or force.
• powerless adjective (powerless)
  Without the power or strength to do something.
• powhatan noun (a name: Powhatan — a person, a people and a place)
  Powhatan was the leader of a large group of Algonquian-speaking Native American tribes in what is now Virginia, USA, around 1600; he was…
• practicable adjective (formal)
  Able to be done or put into practice successfully; possible in real life.
• practical adjective (practical, more practical, most practical)…
  Practical means to do with doing real things rather than only ideas or theory.
• practically adverb (practically)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Almost, nearly: «The jar is practically empty.».
• practice noun (practice, practices); verb in US English…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Practice is doing something again and again to get better at it, like playing the piano every day.
• practise verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To practise is to do something many times to get better at it: practise the piano.
• practitioner noun (a practitioner, practitioners)
  A practitioner is a person who does a skilled job, especially a doctor, nurse or lawyer.
• prairie noun (a prairie, prairies)
  A prairie is a large, flat area of grassland with few trees, especially in North America.
• praise verb (praise, praises, praised, praising); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To say that someone or something is good and that you admire them.
• praiseworthy adjective…
  Deserving praise; good and admirable.
• pram noun (a pram, prams)
  A pram is a carriage with four wheels in which a baby lies down and is pushed along by an adult.
• prance verb (prances, pranced, prancing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To prance is to move in a lively, showy way, lifting the feet high, like a proud horse or a boastful person.
• prank noun (a prank, pranks); verb…
  A prank is a trick played on someone to make people laugh.
• prankster noun (a prankster, pranksters)
  A prankster is a person who likes playing pranks — tricks or jokes on other people.
• prate verb (prates, prated, prating) (old use)Jewish tradition
  To prate is to talk on and on in a boastful or silly way, saying little that is sensible.
• prattle verb (prattles, prattled, prattling); noun (prattles)
  To prattle is to chatter on in a light, childish way.
• prawn noun (a prawn, prawns); verb…
  A prawn is a small sea animal with a thin shell, long feelers and ten legs, which turns pink when cooked and is eaten as food.
• pray verb (pray, prays, prayed, praying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To speak to God or a god, to give thanks, ask for help or say you are sorry.
• prayer noun (a prayer, prayers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A prayer is words that someone says to God or a god, to thank, praise or ask for help.
• preach verb (preach, preaches, preached, preaching)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To give a religious talk, called a sermon, to people, usually in a church.
• preacher noun (a preacher, preachers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who gives religious talks (sermons), especially in a church.
• preaching noun (preaching, uncountable); present participle of preach
  Giving religious talks or sermons; the work of a preacher.
• precaution noun (a precaution, precautions)
  A precaution is something you do in advance to stop something bad or dangerous from happening.
• precautionary adjective (precautionary)
  Done to stop something bad from happening, before it happens.
• precede verb (precede, precedes, preceded, preceding)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To come or go before something in time, order or place.
• precedence noun (precedence — uncountable)
  Precedence is being more important than something else, so it comes first.
• precedent noun (a precedent, precedents); adjective (formal, rare)
  An action or decision from the past that is used as an example or rule for what to do later.
• preceding adjective (preceding); verb…
  Coming just before something in time, order or position (the preceding page, the preceding year).
• precept noun (a precept, precepts)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A rule or principle telling people how to behave or think.
• preceptor noun (preceptors); old use
  A preceptor is a teacher or tutor who looks after a young person's learning, often one who lives in the family.
• precession noun (precession, uncountable)
  The slow turning of the axis of a spinning object, such as a spinning top or the Earth, so that the axis traces a circle.

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