English words: P

1498 words under P; 301–400 on this page.

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• pedal noun (a pedal, pedals); verb…
  A part you push with your foot to make a bike move.
• pedestal nounJewish tradition
  A base on which a statue, column or vase stands.
• pedestrian noun (a pedestrian, pedestrians); adjective (pedestrian)
  A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a street, not riding or driving.
• pediatrician noun (a pediatrician, pediatricians); UK spelling…
  A doctor who specially looks after babies, children and teenagers.
• pedigree noun (a pedigree, pedigrees); adjective (a pedigree dog)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The list of an animal's parents, grandparents and earlier ancestors, showing it is of one pure breed.
• pee verb (pee, pees, peed, peeing); noun (pee, a pee)
  To pee is to let urine out of your body; to go to the toilet.
• peek verb (peek, peeks, peeked, peeking); noun (a peek)
  To peek means to look at something quickly or secretly, often when you should not.
• peekaboo interjection (peekaboo!); noun (peekaboo — a game)
  Peekaboo is a game for babies where you hide your face and then show it, saying «Peekaboo!».
• peel verb (peel, peels, peeled, peeling); noun (peel)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To peel is to take the skin off fruit or vegetables.
• peeler noun (a peeler, peelers)
  A peeler is a kitchen tool with a blade for taking the skin off fruit and vegetables.
• peeling verb form…
  Peeling is the -ing form of «peel»: taking the skin off fruit or vegetables, or a covering coming off.
• peen noun (a peen, peens); verb (peen, peens, peened, peening)
  The rounded or wedge-shaped end of a hammer head, opposite the flat striking face (as in ball-peen hammer).
• peep verb (peep, peeps, peeped, peeping); noun (a peep, peeps)
  To peep is to look quickly and secretly, often through a small hole or gap.
• peer noun (a peer, peers); verb (peer, peers, peered, peering)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To peer means to look very carefully or with difficulty at something, often narrowing your eyes or leaning forward.
• peg noun (a peg, pegs); verb (peg, pegs, pegged, pegging)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A peg is a small hook or stick on a wall for hanging things, like coats.
• pelage noun (pelage, uncountable)
  The fur, hair or wool covering a mammal's body.
• pelican noun (a pelican, pelicans)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pelican is a large water bird with a very long beak and a big stretchy pouch of skin under it, which it uses to scoop up fish.
• pellet noun (a pellet, pellets)
  A small hard ball or piece of something, such as food for animals, ice or metal.
• pelt noun (a pelt, pelts); verb (pelt, pelts, pelted, pelting)
  noun: The skin of an animal with the fur or hair still on it.
• pelvic adjective (pelvic)
  Of or near the pelvis, the bowl-shaped group of bones at the bottom of your body that joins your spine to your legs.
• pelvis noun (a pelvis, pelvises or pelves)
  The pelvis is the large ring of bones at the bottom of your spine that joins your legs to your body; your hips are part of it.
• pen noun (pen, pens); verb (pen, pens, penned, penning)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pen is a tool for writing or drawing with ink.
• penalise verb (penalise, penalises, penalised, penalising)
  To penalise someone is to punish them for breaking a rule or law, for example with a penalty, a fine or lost points.
• penalty noun (a penalty, penalties)
  A penalty is a punishment for breaking a rule or a law, such as paying money (a fine).
• penance noun (penance, a penance, penances)
  Penance is something a person does to show they are sorry for a sin, such as saying prayers or doing a good deed, especially after…
• pencil noun (pencil, pencils); verb (pencil — to write in pencil)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pencil is a thin stick of wood with grey graphite (called «lead») or colour inside, for writing and drawing.
• pendant nounJewish tradition
  An ornament that hangs down, like a jewel on a chain or an earring.
• pendent adjectiveJewish tradition
  Hanging down, or depending on something else.
• pending adjective (pending); preposition (pending — formal)
  Pending means waiting to be decided, done or finished.
• pendulum noun (a pendulum, pendulums)
  A pendulum is a weight hanging from a fixed point on a string or rod, which swings backwards and forwards.
• penetrate verb (penetrate, penetrates, penetrated, penetrating)
  To penetrate something is to go into it or through it, often with effort: the nail penetrated the wood.
• penguin noun (a penguin, penguins)
  A black-and-white sea bird that cannot fly, swims very well using its wings as flippers, and lives mostly in the cold far south.
• penicillin noun (penicillin, uncountable)
  A medicine made from a mould that kills many bacteria; it is an antibiotic used to treat infections.
• peninsula noun (a peninsula, peninsulas)
  A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but joined to a larger piece of land on one side.
• penitence noun (penitence, uncountable)
  Feeling truly sorry for something wrong you did, and wanting to put it right.
• penitent adjective (penitent); noun (a penitent, penitents)
  Penitent means feeling and showing that you are sorry for doing wrong.
• penknife nounJewish tradition
  A small pocket knife with a folding blade, once used to cut quill pens.
• pennant noun (a pennant, pennants)
  A pennant is a long, narrow flag shaped like a triangle, used on ships, at sports grounds or as decoration.
• penniless adjective (penniless)
  Having no money at all; very poor.
• penny noun (penny, pennies, pence)
  A penny is a coin.
• pennyworth noun (a pennyworth, pennyworths — UK, old-fashioned)
  The amount of something you could buy for one penny: «a pennyworth of sweets».
• pension noun (a pension, pensions); verb (pension off)
  A pension is money paid regularly to someone who has retired, from the government or a former employer.
• pensioner noun (a pensioner, pensioners)
  A person who gets a pension — regular money paid after they stop working, usually because they are old.
• pensively adverb (pensively), from the adjective pensive
  In a thoughtful way, quietly thinking hard about something, often with a serious face.
• pentagon noun (pentagon, pentagons; the Pentagon — a building)
  A pentagon is a flat shape with 5 straight sides and 5 corners.
• pentecost noun (Pentecost — proper noun, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Pentecost is the Christian feast that remembers the Holy Spirit coming to Jesus' disciples, fifty days after Easter; Christians see it as…
• pentecostal adjective (Pentecostal); noun (a Pentecostal, Pentecostals)
  Pentecostal describes Christian churches that put strong weight on the Holy Spirit's gifts — such as healing, lively praise and speaking…
• penury nounJewish tradition
  Great poverty, having almost no money.
• peony noun (peonies)
  A large garden flower with big round pink, red or white blooms and thick, full petals.
• people noun (person, people; «peoples» = nations; formal: persons)everyday · Jewish tradition
  People means more than one person: men, women and children.
• pepper noun…
  A hot-tasting powder made from dried, crushed peppercorns, used to season food (salt and pepper).
• peppercorn noun (a peppercorn, peppercorns)
  A peppercorn is a small dried berry of the pepper plant; it is ground up to make black or white pepper.
• peppermint noun (peppermint — uncountable; a peppermint, peppermints)
  Peppermint is a mint plant with a strong, fresh, cool taste and smell.
• pepperoni noun (pepperoni, uncountable; a slice of pepperoni)
  Pepperoni is a spicy dried sausage, usually made of pork and beef, sliced thin and often put on pizza.
• peppery adjective (peppery, more peppery, most peppery)
  Tasting hot and spicy, full of pepper.
• peradventure adverb (old use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Perhaps, maybe; a word from old stories, used when someone is not sure.
• perambulator noun (perambulators) (old use)
  A pram: a small carriage on wheels in which a baby is pushed along by a nurse.
• perceive verb (perceive, perceives, perceived, perceiving) — formaleveryday · Jewish tradition
  To notice or become aware of something through the senses: perceive a sound.
• perceived verb, past of perceive…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Noticed or became aware of something, by seeing, hearing or understanding.
• percent noun (percent — plural same); adjective and adverb…
  Out of every hundred; a part of 100.
• percentage noun (a percentage, percentages)
  A percentage is a number written as a part of 100, using the sign %, as 25% means 25 out of every 100.
• perceptible adjective (more perceptible, most perceptible)
  Able to be seen, heard, felt or noticed, even if only just.
• perceptibly adverb (perceptibly)
  In a way that can be noticed or seen, even if only a little: "It grew perceptibly colder.".
• perception noun (perception, perceptions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Noticing and understanding things with your senses — seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling.
• perch noun (a perch, perches; fish plural perch or perches); verb…
  A perch is a branch, bar or stick where a bird sits.
• perchance adverb (old use)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Perhaps; possibly, by chance.
• percussion noun (percussion; uncountable); adjective…
  Percussion means musical instruments that you play by hitting, shaking or scraping them, such as drums, tambourines, triangles, cymbals…
• perdition noun (perdition, uncountable)
  Perdition is everlasting punishment after death, often meaning hell, in old Christian language.
• peregrine noun (a peregrine, peregrines); adjective…
  A peregrine, or peregrine falcon, is a bird of prey that dives at amazing speed to catch other birds in the air.
• peremptory adjectiveJewish tradition
  Strict and not allowing any argument or delay.
• perfect adjective; verb (perfect, perfects, perfected, perfecting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Perfect means with no mistakes or faults at all.
• perfection noun (perfection, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The state of being perfect, with no faults at all.
• perfectly adverb (perfectly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Perfectly means in a perfect way, without any mistakes.
• perfidious adjective
  Not to be trusted; breaking promises and betraying people who trusted you.
• perforation noun (a perforation, perforations)
  A small hole, or one of a line of small holes, made in paper so it can be torn off neatly.
• perform verb (perform, performs, performed, performing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To perform is to act, sing, dance or play music for an audience.
• performance noun (a performance, performances; performance, uncountable)
  A performance is a show of acting, music or dance in front of an audience.
• performer noun (a performer, performers)
  A person who entertains an audience by acting, singing, dancing, playing music or doing tricks.
• performest verb, old form used with thou
  «performest» means «you perform», a form of «perform»: To perform is to act, sing, dance or play music for an audience.
• perfume noun (perfume, perfumes); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A liquid with a nice strong smell that people put on their skin.
• perfumer nounJewish tradition
  A person whose work is making perfume.
• perhaps adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Perhaps means maybe; it is possible but not certain.
• peril noun (a peril, perils; also uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Great danger.
• perilous adjective
  Full of danger; likely to hurt or kill you.
• perimeter noun (perimeter, perimeters)
  The perimeter is the length all the way around a shape.
• period noun (a period, periods); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A period is a length of time.
• periodic adjective (periodic; periodically — adverb)
  Periodic means happening again and again, at regular times or now and then.
• periodical noun (a periodical, periodicals); adjective (periodical)everyday · Jewish tradition
  noun: A magazine or journal that comes out regularly, such as every week, month or three months.
• periodically adverb (periodically)
  Periodically means happening again and again, from time to time.
• peripheral adjective (peripheral); noun (a peripheral, peripherals)
  Peripheral means at the edge or outside part of something, not in the middle.
• periphery nounJewish tradition
  The outer edge or boundary of something.
• periscope noun (a periscope, periscopes)
  A long tube with mirrors at each end that lets you see over or around something, used in submarines and in toys.
• perish verb (perish, perishes, perished, perishing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To die, especially in an accident, disaster or war.
• perishable adjective (perishable, more perishable); noun…
  Perishable food goes bad or rotten quickly, like milk, meat and fruit.
• periwinkle noun (a periwinkle, periwinkles; periwinkle — colour)
  A periwinkle is a small sea snail with a spiral shell, found on rocks at the seashore.
• perjury noun (perjury — uncountable)
  Perjury is the crime of telling a lie in court after promising to tell the truth.
• perky adjective (perky, perkier, perkiest)
  Cheerful, lively and full of energy.
• permafrost noun (permafrost — uncountable)
  Ground that stays frozen all year round for at least two years in a row, found in very cold places like the Arctic, Siberia, Alaska and…
• permanent adjective (permanent); noun (a permanent — old: a perm)
  Lasting for ever or for a very long time; not changing: «a permanent marker».
• permanently adverb (from «permanent»)
  For ever, or for a very long time, without changing or ending.

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