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# English words: P

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) · [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) · [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) · [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) · **P** · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) · [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

1498 words under P; 1–100 on this page.

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- [pa](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pa/) — Pa is a word for father or dad, used mostly in old stories and in some families. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pac](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pac/) — PAC: political action committee, a group that collects money to help elect politicians or support causes.
- [pace](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pace/) — A pace is one step, or the length of one step. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pachycephalosaurus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pachycephalosaurus/) — Pachycephalosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur with a very thick, dome-shaped skull, which lived in North America about 66 million years…
- [pachyderm](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pachyderm/) — A large mammal with very thick skin, such as an elephant, rhinoceros or hippopotamus.
- [pacific](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pacific/) — The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, between Asia and Australia on one side and the Americas on the other.
- [pacification](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pacification/) — Making people calm or stopping them being angry.
- [pacify](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pacify/) — To make someone who is angry or upset become calm and quiet. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pack](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pack/) — A pack is a set of things wrapped or sold together: a pack of cards.
- [package](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/package/) — A parcel: something wrapped or in a box so it can be posted or delivered.
- [packaging](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/packaging/) — Packaging is the boxes, bags, plastic and paper that things are wrapped in when you buy them.
- [packer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/packer/) — A packer is a person or machine that packs goods into boxes or containers.
- [packet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/packet/) — A packet is a small bag or box that holds things, like seeds or crisps.
- [pact](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pact/) — A pact is a serious agreement or promise between people, groups or countries to do something or to help each other.
- [pad](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pad/) — A pad is a thick piece of soft material used to protect something or make it comfortable, like a knee pad. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [padded](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/padded/) — Filled or covered with soft material to make it comfortable or to protect: «a padded jacket», «a padded envelope».
- [padding](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/padding/) — Soft material used to fill or cover something, to make it comfortable or to protect it.
- [paddle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paddle/) — A short pole with a flat wide end, used to move a canoe or small boat through water. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [paddlefish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paddlefish/) — A paddlefish is a large freshwater fish with a long, flat, paddle-shaped snout, found in the rivers of the USA.
- [paddler](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paddler/) — A person who paddles a canoe, kayak or paddleboard.
- [paddock](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paddock/) — A paddock is a small field where horses or other animals are kept, often near a house or stable.
- [paddy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paddy/) — A paddy, or paddy field, is a flooded field where rice is grown.
- [padlock](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/padlock/) — A padlock is a lock you can take off and move, with a curved metal bar (a shackle) that clicks into the body, opened with a key or a…
- [paediatrician](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paediatrician/) — A paediatrician is a doctor who looks after babies, children and teenagers and treats their illnesses.
- [pagan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pagan/) — A pagan was a person who followed an old religion with many gods and goddesses, before Christianity or Islam spread, such as the old… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [page](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/page/) — A page is one side of a sheet of paper in a book, a magazine or a notebook. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pageant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pageant/) — A show or procession where people dress up and act out scenes from history or stories.
- [pail](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pail/) — A pail is a bucket: a round container with a handle for carrying water, milk or sand. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pain](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pain/) — Pain is the feeling you have when part of your body is hurt or ill. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [painful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/painful/) — Painful means causing pain or hurting.
- [painfully](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/painfully/) — Painfully means in a way that hurts or causes pain.
- [painkiller](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/painkiller/) — A medicine that makes pain less strong or stops it for a while, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen.
- [painless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/painless/) — Not causing any pain: «a painless injection».
- [painlessly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/painlessly/) — Painlessly means without causing pain.
- [paint](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paint/) — Paint is a coloured liquid you put on things to colour them or protect them. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [paintbrush](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paintbrush/) — A brush used for putting paint on paper, walls or other surfaces.
- [painted](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/painted/) — Painted is the past form of paint: colour was put on it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [painter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/painter/) — A painter is a person who paints pictures, an artist.
- [painting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/painting/) — A painting is a picture made with paint.
- [pair](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pair/) — A pair is two things of the same kind that go together: a pair of socks. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pairing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pairing/) — A pairing is two people or things put together, as a pair or a team.
- [paisley](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paisley/) — A pattern of curved, teardrop shapes with patterns inside them, used on fabric, ties and scarves.
- [pal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pal/) — A friend.
- [palace](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palace/) — A very large, grand house where a king, queen, president or bishop lives. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [palaeontologist](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palaeontologist/) — A scientist who studies fossils to learn about plants and animals that lived long ago, like dinosaurs.
- [palaeontology](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palaeontology/) — The science that studies life from long ago, mostly through fossils of animals and plants, such as dinosaurs.
- [palanquin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palanquin/) — A covered seat or bed on poles, carried on the shoulders of servants, used in old times to carry a rich lady or prince. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [palatable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palatable/) — Nice enough to eat or drink; having a pleasant taste.
- [palatal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palatal/) — Having to do with the palate, the roof of the mouth, as with the sounds made there. — Jewish tradition
- [palate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palate/) — Your palate is the roof of your mouth. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [palaver](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palaver/) — A lot of fuss and bother about something unimportant: what a palaver!
- [pale](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pale/) — Pale describes a face or skin that has less colour than usual, often because someone is ill, scared or shocked. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [paleness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paleness/) — The state of being pale: having a light colour or less colour than usual. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [palestinian](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palestinian/) — Palestinian means from or connected with the Palestinian people or the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in the…
- [palette](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palette/) — A flat board or tray that an artist uses to hold and mix paints.
- [palfrey](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palfrey/) — A gentle horse ridden by a lady or a knight, not a war horse.
- [palindrome](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palindrome/) — A palindrome is a word, number or sentence that reads the same backwards as forwards, like «level», «racecar», «12321» or «Was it a car or…
- [paling](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paling/) — A pointed wooden stake that is part of a fence.
- [pall](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pall/) — A pall is a dark cloth or covering spread over something.
- [palladium](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palladium/) — A thing that is believed to keep a city or people safe from harm.
- [pallbearer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pallbearer/) — One of the people who carry the coffin at a funeral.
- [pallet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pallet/) — A flat wooden or plastic platform on which goods are stacked so that a forklift truck can lift and move them.
- [palliative](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palliative/) — Palliative care is care that keeps a very ill person comfortable and free from pain when their illness cannot be cured.
- [pallor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pallor/) — Unhealthy paleness of the face or skin, from illness, fear, shock or tiredness.
- [palm](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palm/) — The palm is the inside of your hand, between your wrist and your fingers. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [palpable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palpable/) — Able to be touched or felt, and so easy to see or notice. — Jewish tradition
- [palpitation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/palpitation/) — A feeling that your heart is beating very fast, very hard or unevenly.
- [paltry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paltry/) — Paltry means very small, too little to be worth much: a paltry sum of money.
- [pamper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pamper/) — To treat someone too kindly and give them too much comfort or care. — Jewish tradition
- [pan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pan/) — A pan is a metal pot for cooking food, often with a long handle, like a frying pan or saucepan. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [panama](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/panama/) — Panama is a country in Central America that joins North and South America; its capital is Panama City.
- [panamanian](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/panamanian/) — Panamanian means coming from or belonging to Panama, a country in Central America that joins North and South America.
- [pancake](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pancake/) — A pancake is a thin, flat, round cake made from a batter of flour, eggs and milk, cooked in a frying pan.
- [pancreas](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pancreas/) — The pancreas is an organ in the belly, behind the stomach, that makes digestive juices and the hormone insulin, which controls the amount…
- [panda](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/panda/) — A panda (giant panda) is a large black-and-white bear from the mountain forests of China that eats almost only bamboo.
- [pandemic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pandemic/) — A pandemic is an outbreak of an infectious disease that spreads across many countries or the whole world and makes very many people ill.
- [pandemonium](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pandemonium/) — Pandemonium is a wild noise and confusion, when everyone shouts and runs about.
- [pane](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pane/) — One sheet of glass in a window or door.
- [panel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/panel/) — A flat piece of wood, glass, metal or other material that is part of a door, wall or other surface. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [panelling](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/panelling/) — Panelling is wood or other material fixed in flat boards to cover the walls of a room.
- [pang](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pang/) — A sudden sharp pain or feeling. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pangolin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pangolin/) — A pangolin is a mammal covered in hard, overlapping scales, which eats ants and termites with a long sticky tongue.
- [panic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/panic/) — Panic is a sudden, very strong fear that makes people stop thinking clearly and act wildly.
- [panicked](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/panicked/) — Suddenly felt such strong fear or worry that you could not think clearly.
- [panicky](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/panicky/) — Panicky means feeling or showing sudden great fear or worry, so that you cannot think calmly.
- [pannier](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pannier/) — A pannier is a basket or bag, often one of a pair, hung over the back of a horse or donkey to carry goods.
- [panoply](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/panoply/) — A panoply is a complete set of armour or fine clothes worn for a grand occasion.
- [panorama](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/panorama/) — A wide view of a large area of land, sea or sky.
- [pant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pant/) — To pant is to breathe fast and loudly with your mouth open, because you are hot, tired or excited. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pantaloon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pantaloon/) — Pantaloons were loose trousers worn long ago.
- [pantheon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pantheon/) — All the gods of a people or religion, taken together: the Greek pantheon.
- [panther](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/panther/) — A panther is a big wild cat, usually a leopard or a jaguar with black fur (a black panther).
- [panting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/panting/) — Panting means breathing fast and loudly with your mouth open, usually after running or because you are hot. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [panto](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/panto/) — A panto is a funny family musical play, usually shown around Christmas and New Year, based on a fairy tale such as Cinderella or Aladdin…
- [pantomime](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pantomime/) — A funny family play, usually at Christmas, based on a fairy tale, with songs, jokes, a man dressed as a woman (the Dame), and the audience…
- [pantry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pantry/) — A small room or large cupboard in a home where food like tins, jars, flour and cereal is kept.
- [pants](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pants/) — Underwear worn under your clothes around your bottom; underpants or knickers.
- [papa](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/papa/) — Father, dad.
- [papal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/papal/) — Papal means to do with the Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- [paper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paper/) — Paper is the thin material we write and draw on. — everyday · Jewish tradition