English words: P

1498 words under P; 601–700 on this page.

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• pinyin noun (pinyin — uncountable); used before nouns…
  Pinyin is the official way of writing Chinese (Mandarin) words with the Latin letters we use for English.
• pioneer noun (a pioneer, pioneers); verb…
  noun: One of the first people to explore or settle in a new land.
• pious adjective (more pious, most pious)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Pious means very religious, and devoted to God and to prayer.
• piously adverb
  Piously means in a religious way, or in a way that shows you are very devout or good.
• pip noun (a pip, pips); verb (pip, pips, pipped, pipping)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A small seed in fruit such as an apple, orange, lemon or grape.
• pipe noun (pipe, pipes); verb (pipe, pipes, piped, piping)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pipe is a long tube that water, gas or oil flows through.
• pipeline noun (a pipeline, pipelines)
  A long line of pipes that carries oil, gas or water over long distances.
• piper noun (piper, pipers)
  A piper is a person who plays a pipe, a kind of musical instrument.
• pipette noun (a pipette, pipettes); verb…
  noun: A thin glass or plastic tube used in science to measure or move small amounts of liquid, drop by drop.
• pipework noun (pipework, uncountable)
  The pipes in a building, machine or system, taken all together, such as for water, gas or heating.
• piping nounJewish tradition
  The sound of playing a pipe or flute.
• pipistrelle noun (a pipistrelle, pipistrelles)
  A pipistrelle is a very small bat, the commonest kind of bat in Britain and much of Europe.
• piranha noun (a piranha, piranhas)
  A piranha is a South American river fish with very sharp, triangle-shaped teeth that eats meat as well as plants and fruit.
• pirate noun (a pirate, pirates); verb…
  A pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea.
• pirouette noun (a pirouette, pirouettes); verb…
  A pirouette is a fast spin on one foot, especially in ballet, often on the toes.
• pirozhki noun, plural (pirozhki; singular pirozhok); Ukrainian…
  Pirozhki are small baked or fried buns filled with things like potato, cabbage, meat, mushrooms, cheese or fruit, eaten in Russia, Ukraine…
• pisces nounJewish tradition
  The zodiac sign of the Fish, the twelfth constellation of the year.
• piscine adjective (piscine — formal, rare); French noun «piscine»…
  Piscine means to do with fish or like a fish.
• piss verb (piss, pisses, pissed, pissing) — rude; noun (piss)…
  To piss is to wee or urinate.
• pistil noun (a pistil, pistils)
  The female part in the middle of a flower, made of the stigma, the style and the ovary, where seeds form.
• pistol noun (a pistol, pistols)
  A pistol is a small gun that you hold and fire with one hand.
• piston noun (a piston, pistons)
  A piston is a short solid cylinder that moves up and down or in and out inside a tube, pushed by pressure; it is a key part of engines and…
• pit noun (a pit, pits); verb (pit, pits, pitted, pitting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pit is a large hole in the ground, dug by people or made naturally.
• pitch noun (a pitch, pitches; pitch, uncountable for sound); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pitch is a field marked out for a sport, like a football, rugby or cricket pitch (mainly UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ).
• pitcher noun (a pitcher, pitchers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A pitcher is a large jug with a handle and a lip for pouring drinks such as water, milk or juice (US: any jug; UK: often a big pottery jug).
• pitchfork noun (pitchfork, pitchforks)
  A pitchfork is a farm tool with a long handle and two or three metal prongs, used for lifting hay.
• pitchy adjective (pitchy, pitchier, pitchiest)
  Pitchy means as black as pitch, the sticky black stuff made from tar.
• piteous adjective (piteous)
  Piteous means so sad or weak that it makes people feel pity.
• piteously adverb (piteously)
  In a way that makes people feel pity, very sadly.
• pitiable adjective (pitiable)
  Pitiable means so poor, weak or sad that people feel pity for it.
• pitiful adjective (pitiful, pitifully)
  Pitiful means making you feel sorry for someone.
• pitifully adverb (pitifully)
  In a way that makes people feel pity.
• pitiless adjective (pitiless, pitilessly)
  Pitiless means showing no kindness or pity; cruel.
• pitta noun (a pitta, pittas; also pita)
  Pitta (or pita) is a flat round or oval bread from the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East that can be opened into a pocket and…
• pituitary adjective (pituitary); noun…
  The pituitary gland is a small gland, about the size of a pea, under the brain; it makes hormones that control growth and many other body…
• pity noun (pity — uncountable; a pity); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Pity is a feeling of sadness for someone who is suffering or in trouble.
• pityingly adverb (pityingly)
  Pityingly means in a way that shows you feel sorry for someone.
• pivot noun (a pivot, pivots); verb…
  A pivot is the fixed point or pin on which something turns or balances.
• pixel noun (a pixel, pixels)
  A pixel is one of the tiny coloured dots or squares that make up a picture on a screen or a digital photo.
• pixie noun (a pixie, pixies); adjective-like (a pixie cut)
  A small make-believe creature in stories, like a tiny elf or fairy with pointed ears, who loves mischief.
• pixy noun (a pixy, pixies); also spelled pixie
  A small magical creature in stories, like a fairy or elf, often with pointed ears and a pointed hat, known for tricks.
• pizza noun (pizza, pizzas)
  A pizza is a flat round bread baked with tomato, cheese and other toppings on top.
• placard noun (a placard, placards)
  A large card or board with a message written on it, carried at a protest or march, or put up in public.
• placate verb (placate, placates, placated, placating)
  To make someone feel less angry or upset, often by giving them something or saying something kind.
• place noun (place, places); verb (place, places, placed, placing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A place is a particular area, spot or position: a quiet place.
• placebo noun (a placebo, placebos)
  A placebo is a fake medicine, such as a sugar pill, that has no medicine in it.
• placement noun (a placement, placements)
  Putting something in a certain place or position: «the placement of the furniture».
• placental adjective (placental); noun (a placental, placentals)…
  To do with the placenta, the organ that grows inside a mother during pregnancy to give the baby food and oxygen.
• placid adjective (placid; more placid, most placid)
  Calm, peaceful and not easily upset or excited: «a placid horse».
• placidly adverb (placidly)
  In a calm, peaceful way, without getting excited or upset.
• plage noun (French: une plage, des plages); also English science…
  «Plage» is the French word for «beach»: «la plage» means «the beach»; it sounds like «plahzh» to an English ear and is not an everyday…
• plagiarised verb past form…
  Plagiarised means copied from someone else's work and passed off as your own, without saying where it came from.
• plagiarism noun (plagiarism)
  Plagiarism is copying someone else's words, ideas or work and pretending they are your own.
• plague noun (a plague, plagues; the plague); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A plague is a serious disease that spreads quickly and kills many people; "the plague" usually means bubonic plague, the Black Death of…
• plaice noun (plaice, plural plaice)
  A plaice is a flat sea fish with brown skin and orange spots, eaten as food.
• plain adjective (plain, plainer, plainest); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Plain means simple, with nothing added or no decoration, like a plain T-shirt or plain yogurt.
• plainly adverb (plainly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Plainly means clearly, so that it is easy to see, hear or understand.
• plaintive adjective (plaintive; more plaintive, most plaintive)
  Sounding sad, like someone complaining or crying softly: «a plaintive cry».
• plait noun (a plait, plaits); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A plait is a length of hair divided into three strands that are crossed over each other again and again to make one neat rope-like piece.
• plan noun (plan, plans); verb (plan, plans, planned, planning)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An idea of what you will do and how: "Our plan is to leave at nine.".
• plane noun (a plane, planes); adjective (plane — flat); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A plane is an aeroplane or airplane, a machine with wings that flies.
• planet noun (a planet, planets)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A very large round object in space that moves around a star, such as the Earth moving around the Sun.
• planetarium noun (a planetarium, planetariums or planetaria)
  A planetarium is a building with a round domed ceiling where pictures of the stars, planets and night sky are shown, so people can learn…
• planetary adjective (planetary)
  Planetary means to do with planets.
• planetesimal noun (a planetesimal, planetesimals)
  A planetesimal is a small solid lump of rock, dust or ice, from a few metres to a few kilometres across, that moved around a young star…
• plank noun (plank, planks)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A plank is a long, flat piece of wood.
• plankton noun (plankton — uncountable)
  Plankton are tiny plants and animals that drift in the sea and in lakes, carried by the water; most are too small to see without a…
• planned verb (past form of plan: planned); adjective (planned)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Planned is the past form of «plan»: decided in advance what to do and how.
• planner noun (a planner, planners)
  A planner is a person who plans things, such as events, holidays or towns.
• planning noun (planning, uncountable); verb form…
  Planning is deciding and arranging what you will do and how, before you do it.
• plant noun (plant, plants); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A plant is a living thing that grows in soil, like a flower, grass or a tree.
• plantain noun (a plantain, plantains)
  A fruit like a big banana that is usually cooked before eating, often fried, boiled or baked; popular in Africa, the Caribbean and Latin…
• plantation noun (a plantation, plantations)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A plantation is a large farm, usually in a hot country, where one crop such as cotton, sugar, tea, coffee or rubber is grown.
• planted verb past and past participle…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Planted is the past form of plant: it was put in the ground to grow.
• planter nounJewish tradition
  A person who plants seeds, trees or vines, or a machine that does so.
• plantest verb, old form used with thou
  «plantest» means «you plant», a form of «plant»: A plant is a living thing that grows in soil, like a flower, grass or a tree.
• plaque noun…
  A soft, sticky film of germs (bacteria) that forms on your teeth and causes tooth decay and gum disease if not brushed away.
• plasma noun (plasma — uncountable)
  The pale yellow liquid part of blood that carries blood cells, food and waste around the body.
• plaster noun (plaster, uncountable; a plaster, plasters); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a plaster is a small sticky strip you put over a cut, called a Band-Aid in the USA and…
• plasterer nounJewish tradition
  A person whose work is to cover walls with plaster.
• plastic noun (plastic, plastics); adjective…
  A light, strong material made in factories, often from oil, used for bottles, toys and bags.
• plasticine noun (Plasticine, plasticine — uncountable)
  A soft, coloured modelling material like clay that never dries out, used by children to make shapes and models.
• plasticity noun (plasticity, uncountable)
  Being able to be shaped or moulded easily and keep the new shape, like clay.
• plate noun (plate, plates); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A plate is a flat dish you put food on.
• plateau noun (a plateau, plateaus or plateaux); verb…
  A plateau is a large, flat area of high land, higher than the land around it.
• platelet noun (a platelet, platelets)
  A tiny piece in your blood that helps it clot (go thick and sticky) to stop bleeding when you are cut.
• platform noun (a platform, platforms)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A platform is the raised flat area next to the tracks at a railway station where people wait for and get on trains.
• platinum noun (platinum, uncountable); adjective (platinum)
  A very valuable silvery-white metal that does not rust and is heavier than gold; its chemical symbol is Pt.
• platonic adjectiveJewish tradition
  Having to do with the Greek thinker Plato or his ideas, or a friendship that is close but not romantic.
• platter noun (platter, platters)
  A platter is a large, flat dish for serving food.
• platypus noun (platypus, platypuses)
  A platypus is an unusual animal from eastern Australia with a duck-like bill, webbed feet, thick fur and a flat tail like a beaver's…
• plaudits noun, always in the plural (singular «plaudit»)
  Plaudits are loud praise or clapping that people give to a performer or a hero.
• plausibility noun (plausibility, uncountable)
  How believable or likely to be true something seems.
• plausible adjective (plausible, more plausible)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Seeming likely to be true or reasonable, so people can believe it.
• play verb (play, plays, played, playing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To play is to do something for fun, like a game or a sport.
• player noun (player, players)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A player is a person who plays a game or a sport.
• playfellow noun (playfellow, playfellows)
  A playfellow is a friend you play with, especially a child.
• playful adjective (playful, more playful, most playful); adverb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Playful means full of fun and wanting to play.
• playfully adverb (playfully; more playfully, most playfully)
  Playfully means in a joking, teasing way, as if for fun and not to hurt.
• playfulness nounJewish tradition
  Being full of fun and playing in a lighthearted way.

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