English words: P

1498 words under P; 1401–1498 on this page.

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• puff noun (a puff, puffs); verb (puff, puffs, puffed, puffing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A short burst of air, smoke, wind or steam.
• puffball noun (a puffball, puffballs)
  A round fungus (mushroom) without a cap or stalk, white or brown, that bursts and puffs out a cloud of spores like dust when it is old.
• puffer noun (a puffer, puffers)
  A pufferfish: a fish that can blow itself up into a ball, often covered in spikes, to scare away enemies; many are poisonous to eat.
• pufferfish noun (a pufferfish, pufferfish or pufferfishes); also…
  A pufferfish is a fish that can quickly swallow water to blow itself up into a big, round, often spiky ball to scare off predators.
• puffin noun (a puffin, puffins)
  A small black-and-white seabird with a large, brightly coloured orange and blue beak and orange feet; it lives on cliffs and islands in…
• puffy adjective (puffy, puffier, puffiest)
  Puffy means swollen, often around the eyes or face, from crying, sleep or an injury.
• pug noun (a pug, pugs)
  A pug is a small dog with a flat, wrinkly face, a curly tail and short fur, usually pale brown with a black face, or all black.
• pugilist noun (pugilists)
  A pugilist is a boxer, a person who fights with the fists for sport.
• puke verb (puke, pukes, puked, puking) — slang; noun (puke)…
  To puke is to vomit, to be sick.
• pul noun (pul, puls or puli — rare); fragmenteveryday · Jewish tradition
  A small coin of Afghanistan: 100 puls make one afghani; today it is hardly used.
• pull verb (pull, pulls, pulled, pulling); noun (a pull, pulls)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To pull is to move something toward you by holding it.
• pullet noun (pullets)
  A pullet is a young hen, a female chicken that has not yet laid many eggs.
• pulley noun (a pulley, pulleys)
  A pulley is a simple machine made of a wheel with a groove that a rope or chain runs over, used to lift heavy things more easily.
• pullover noun (a pullover, pullovers)
  A knitted top with sleeves that you pull on over your head; a jumper or sweater.
• pulp noun (pulp — uncountable); verb…
  Pulp is a soft, wet, squashed mass, such as the soft inside of a fruit or vegetable.
• pulpit noun (a pulpit, pulpits)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pulpit is a raised, enclosed stand in a church, from which the priest or minister gives the sermon.
• pulpy adjective (pulpy, pulpier, pulpiest)
  Soft, wet and squashy, like pulp (the soft inside of fruit).
• pulsar noun (a pulsar, pulsars)
  A tiny, very heavy, spinning dead star (a neutron star) that sends out beams of radio waves or light, which reach Earth as very regular…
• pulsation noun (a pulsation, pulsations; pulsation, uncountable)
  A regular beat or throb, like a heartbeat.
• pulse noun (pulse, pulses); verb (pulse, pulses, pulsed, pulsing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Your pulse is the beat of your heart that you can feel on your wrist or neck.
• pulverised verb form…
  Crushed into powder or tiny pieces: «pulverised rock», «pulverised coal».
• puma noun (a puma, pumas)
  A puma is a large wild cat of North and South America with a plain sandy-brown coat and a long tail.
• pumice noun (pumice — uncountable; a pumice stone, pumice stones)
  Pumice is a very light, rough grey rock full of tiny holes, made when frothy lava from a volcano cools quickly; it can float on water.
• pump noun (pump, pumps); verb (pump, pumps, pumped, pumping)
  A pump is a machine that pushes water, air, fuel or another liquid or gas from one place to another.
• pumpkin noun (a pumpkin, pumpkins; pumpkin)
  A pumpkin is a large, round, orange vegetable (really a fruit) with a thick skin, soft flesh and many seeds inside.
• pun noun (a pun, puns); verb (pun, puns, punned, punning)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pun is a joke that uses a word with two meanings, or words that sound the same, to be funny.
• punch verb (punch, punches, punched, punching); noun…
  To hit someone or something hard with a closed fist.
• punchayet noun (a punchayet, punchayets; modern spelling panchayat)
  A village council, traditionally of five elders, that settles disputes and runs local affairs.
• punchline noun (a punchline, punchlines)
  The last line or words of a joke, which make it funny: «Wait for the punchline!».
• punctual adjective (punctual, more punctual, most punctual)
  Arriving or doing something at the agreed time, not late.
• punctuality noun (punctuality — uncountable)
  Punctuality is being on time, not late.
• punctually adverb
  At exactly the right time, not late: «The train left punctually at nine.».
• punctuate verb (punctuate, punctuates, punctuated, punctuating)
  To punctuate writing is to put in punctuation marks, like full stops, commas, question marks and speech marks.
• punctuation noun (punctuation, uncountable); verb related: punctuate…
  Punctuation is the set of marks we use in writing, such as full stops, commas, question marks and apostrophes, to make the meaning clear…
• puncture noun (a puncture, punctures); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A puncture is a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tyre so that the air comes out.
• pundit noun (a pundit, pundits)
  A pundit is an expert who often gives opinions on TV, radio or in newspapers, for example about football or politics.
• punish verb (punish, punishes, punished, punishing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To make someone suffer or lose something because they did something wrong, so they learn not to do it again.
• punishable adjective
  That can be punished by law or by rules: «Stealing is a punishable offence.».
• punished verb form (past and past participle of punish: punished)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Punished means made to suffer something unpleasant because you did something wrong or broke a rule.
• punishment noun (a punishment, punishments; punishment)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A punishment is something unpleasant done to someone because they did something wrong, like losing playtime or paying a fine.
• punjabi noun (Punjabi; Punjabis); adjective (Punjabi)
  A language spoken in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, and by many people in the UK, Canada and elsewhere.
• punnet noun (a punnet, punnets)
  A punnet is a small square basket or box, often of plastic or cardboard, in which soft fruit such as strawberries or raspberries is sold.
• punt noun (a punt, punts); verb (punt, punts, punted, punting)
  A long, flat-bottomed boat with square ends, pushed along a river with a long pole.
• puny adjective (punier, puniest)
  Puny means small and weak, not strong or big.
• pup noun (a pup, pups); verb…
  A pup is a young dog; a puppy.
• pupa noun (a pupa, pupae or pupas)
  The stage in the life of some insects between the larva (like a caterpillar) and the adult (like a butterfly), when the insect rests and…
• pupal adjective (science)
  To do with a pupa, the resting stage in an insect's life between larva and adult, when it changes shape inside a case or cocoon: «the…
• pupil noun (pupil, pupils)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pupil is a child who goes to school and learns from a teacher.
• puppet noun (a puppet, puppets)
  A puppet is a toy figure of a person or animal that you move with your hand, strings or sticks to act out a show.
• puppy noun (puppy, puppies)
  A puppy is a young dog.
• pur nounJewish tradition
  A Persian word meaning a lot, which is a token or stone drawn to decide something by chance.
• purchasable adjective (purchasable)
  Able to be bought: Tickets are purchasable online.
• purchase verb (purchase, purchases, purchased, purchasing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To buy something.
• purchaser noun (a purchaser, purchasers)
  A person or company that buys something; a buyer.
• pure adjective (pure, purer, purest)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Pure means not mixed with anything else.
• purely adverb (purely)
  Only, simply, for no other reason: «I did it purely for fun.».
• pureness nounJewish tradition
  The state of being clean, clear or free from wrong.
• purge verb (purge, purges, purged, purging); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To get rid of people, things or ideas that are not wanted, often harshly: «The ruler purged his enemies from the army.».
• purification noun (purification, uncountable; a purification — a ritual)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Making something clean and pure by removing dirt or harmful things: «water purification».
• purifier nounJewish tradition
  A person who cleans metal or people by removing what is impure.
• purify verb (purify, purifies, purified, purifying)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To make something pure by removing dirt, germs or harmful things: «Boil the water to purify it.».
• purim nounJewish tradition
  The Jewish holiday that remembers how Esther and Mordecai saved the Jews of Persia from Haman.
• purity noun (no plural)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Purity is the state of being clean and free from dirt or anything mixed in.
• purple adjective (purple, purpler, purplest); noun (purple)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Purple is a colour you get by mixing red and blue, like grapes, plums or violets.
• purport verb (purport, purports, purported, purporting) — formal…
  To purport to be or do something is to claim to be or do it, when it may not be true.
• purportedly adverb (formal)
  According to what is said or claimed, though it may not be true.
• purpose noun (a purpose, purposes); phrase (on purpose)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The purpose of something is the reason it exists or the job it is meant to do.
• purposely adverb (no forms)
  Purposely means on purpose, deliberately, with the aim of doing it.
• purr verb (purr, purrs, purred, purring); noun (a purr, purrs)
  When a cat purrs, it makes a low, soft, rumbling sound in its throat, usually when it is happy.
• purse noun (purse, purses); verb (purse your lips)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A purse is a small bag for carrying money and coins (UK, Ireland, Australia).
• pursuant adjective (formal, legal; used in "pursuant to")
  pursuant to: following or according to a rule, law or agreement.
• pursue verb (pursue, pursues, pursued, pursuing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To pursue means to chase or follow someone or something to catch them.
• pursuer noun (a pursuer, pursuers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pursuer is someone who is chasing or following another person or animal to try to catch them.
• pursueth verb, old form of «pursues» (he, she, it)
  «pursueth» means «pursues», a form of «pursue»: To pursue means to chase or follow someone or something to catch them.
• pursuit noun (pursuit, pursuits)
  Chasing someone or something to catch them: The police were in pursuit of the thief.
• purveyor noun (purveyors)
  A purveyor is a person who supplies food or goods to a house, a palace or an army, like a shopkeeper who delivers to the king.
• pus noun (pus — uncountable)
  Pus is a thick yellow or greenish liquid that forms in a cut or sore that is infected.
• push verb (push, pushes, pushed, pushing); noun (a push, pushes)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To push is to move something away from you by pressing it.
• pushy adjective (pushy, pushier, pushiest)
  Pushy describes someone who tries too hard to get what they want, telling others what to do or pressuring them in an annoying way.
• pussy noun (a pussy, pussies) — several unrelated meanings
  A cat or kitten, especially in nursery rhymes and baby talk: «pussy cat».
• pussycat noun (a pussycat, pussycats) — informal
  A cat, especially a friendly pet cat: «Here, pussycat!».
• put verb (put, puts, put, putting); noun (shot put — a sport)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To put is to move something to a place: put the cup on the table.
• putrid adjectiveJewish tradition
  Rotten and foul-smelling.
• puttest verb, old form used with thou
  «puttest» means «you put», a form of «put»: To put is to move something to a place: put the cup on the table.
• putteth verb, old form of «puts» (he, she, it)
  «putteth» means «puts», a form of «put»: To put is to move something to a place: put the cup on the table.
• putting verb form (-ing form of put: put, puts, put, putting); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Putting means placing something somewhere: putting a book on the shelf.
• putty noun (putty — usually uncountable); verb…
  A soft grey or white paste that is pressed into gaps, for example to hold glass in a window frame, and that goes hard as it dries.
• puzzle noun (puzzle, puzzles); verb…
  A puzzle is a game or problem you solve by thinking, like a jigsaw with many pieces, a crossword or a riddle.
• puzzler noun (a puzzler, puzzlers)
  A question, problem or mystery that is hard to understand or solve: «That riddle is a real puzzler.».
• pygmy adjective (pygmy); noun (a pygmy, pygmies)
  A very small kind of a species, much smaller than its relatives, such as a pygmy hippo, pygmy goat or pygmy marmoset.
• pyjama noun…
  Loose, comfortable clothes for sleeping in, usually a top and trousers.
• pylon noun (a pylon, pylons)
  A pylon is a tall metal tower that holds up thick electricity cables high above the ground.
• pyramid noun (pyramid, pyramids)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pyramid is a solid shape with a flat bottom (base) and sides shaped like triangles that meet at a point at the top.
• pyre noun (pyres)
  A pyre is a big pile of wood or other fuel for burning, often for burning a dead body or a bundle of things.
• pyrite noun (pyrite — uncountable; a pyrite crystal)
  A shiny, pale gold-coloured mineral made of iron and sulphur, often called fool's gold because people mistook it for real gold.
• pyrotechnic adjective; noun (pyrotechnics — usually plural)
  To do with fireworks: «a pyrotechnic display».
• pythagorean adjectiveJewish tradition
  Having to do with Pythagoras, the Greek thinker who taught that numbers are the basis of all things, or with his followers.
• python noun (a python, pythons; Python — a programming language)
  A python is a large snake that is not venomous and kills its prey by wrapping round it and squeezing; pythons live in Africa, Asia and…

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