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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; 901–1000 on this page.

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- [portion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/portion/) — A portion is a part or share of something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [portly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/portly/) — Rather fat, with a large round body; a polite or old-fashioned word.
- [portrait](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/portrait/) — A portrait is a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the face.
- [portray](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/portray/) — To portray someone is to paint, draw or photograph them.
- [portrayal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/portrayal/) — The way someone or something is shown or described in a picture, film, play or book: «a funny portrayal of a teacher».
- [portrayed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/portrayed/) — Portrayed means was painted, drawn or described in a certain way; it is the past form of portray. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [portuguese](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/portuguese/) — Portuguese means from or about Portugal.
- [pose](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pose/) — To pose means to stay still in a special position for a photo or a picture.
- [posh](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/posh/) — Posh means very smart, expensive and fancy, like a posh hotel or a posh car.
- [position](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/position/) — A position is the place where someone or something is. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [positional](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/positional/) — Having to do with the place or position of something. — Jewish tradition
- [positive](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/positive/) — Positive means sure: «I'm positive» means «I'm completely sure». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [positively](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/positively/) — In a hopeful, good or approving way: «She answered positively.».
- [possess](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/possess/) — To own or have something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [possessed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/possessed/) — Had or owned. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [possession](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/possession/) — Having or owning something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [possessive](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/possessive/) — Possessive means wanting to keep something or someone all to yourself and not wanting to share.
- [possessor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/possessor/) — A possessor is someone who owns or has a thing, often a special or magic one. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [possibility](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/possibility/) — Something that might happen or might be true.
- [possible](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/possible/) — Possible means it can happen or can be done. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [possibly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/possibly/) — Perhaps; maybe — used when something could be true or could happen but you are not sure.
- [possum](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/possum/) — A possum is an Australian and New Zealand marsupial (an animal with a pouch) that lives in trees and comes out at night.
- [post](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/post/) — A post is a strong pole stuck in the ground, for example to hold a fence or mark a goal. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [postage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/postage/) — Postage is the money you pay to send a letter or parcel by post.
- [postal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/postal/) — To do with the post (mail): sending and delivering letters and parcels.
- [postbox](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/postbox/) — A public box, often red in the UK, where you put letters to be collected and posted.
- [postcard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/postcard/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/postcode/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/postdate/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poster/) — A poster is a big printed picture or notice you hang on a wall.
- [posterior](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/posterior/) — Posterior means at the back or behind; it is the opposite of anterior (at the front). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [posterity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/posterity/) — All the people who will live in the future, long after us; the children and grandchildren still to come. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [postern](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/postern/) — A small back gate or door in a castle wall, used to slip in or out unseen.
- [postilion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/postilion/) — A servant who rode on one of the horses pulling a coach, guiding the team.
- [postman](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/postman/) — A postman is a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters and parcels.
- [postpone](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/postpone/) — To move an event to a later time instead of doing it now: The match was postponed because of rain.
- [postponement](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/postponement/) — A postponement is when an event is moved to a later time instead of happening when planned.
- [postulate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/postulate/) — An idea or statement that is taken as true as the starting point for an argument. — Jewish tradition
- [posture](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/posture/) — Posture is the way you hold your body when you stand, sit or walk.
- [pot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pot/) — A pot is a deep round container for cooking, like a saucepan. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [potassium](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/potassium/) — Potassium is a soft, silvery chemical element, a metal, with the symbol K.
- [potato](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/potato/) — A potato is a vegetable that grows under the ground; we eat it cooked.
- [potency](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/potency/) — How strong or powerful something is, especially a medicine, drug, poison or chemical.
- [potent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/potent/) — Potent means very strong and powerful in its effect: a potent medicine, poison or drink works strongly. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [potentate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/potentate/) — A ruler, usually a king or prince, who has great power over other people.
- [potential](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/potential/) — adjective: Potential means possible in the future, but not yet real.
- [pothole](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pothole/) — A hole in the surface of a road or path, made by weather and traffic.
- [potion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/potion/) — A potion is a drink made of mixed liquids that is supposed to have a special effect, such as magic, medicine or poison.
- [potlatch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/potlatch/) — A potlatch is a big traditional ceremony and feast of First Nations and Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of North…
- [potsherd](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/potsherd/) — A broken piece of an old clay pot or dish, often found in the ground. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pottage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pottage/) — A thick soup or stew of vegetables, grain, meat or fish, cooked in a pot. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [potted](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/potted/) — Growing in a pot: a potted plant lives in a flowerpot, not in the ground.
- [potter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/potter/) — 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. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pottery](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pottery/) — Pottery is pots, bowls, plates and other objects made from clay and baked hard. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pottle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pottle/) — A small measure of liquid or fruit; also a small basket for berries.
- [potty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/potty/) — A small plastic seat-bowl that a toddler uses as a toilet while learning.
- [pouch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pouch/) — A pouch is a small soft bag, often closed with a string or zip, for carrying small things.
- [poultry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poultry/) — Birds kept on farms for their meat or eggs, such as chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys.
- [pounce](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pounce/) — To jump suddenly onto something to catch it, like a cat catching a mouse.
- [pound](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pound/) — A pound is a unit of weight; a loaf of bread weighs about one pound. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pour](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pour/) — To pour is to make a liquid flow out of a container, like pouring water into a glass. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pout](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pout/) — To pout is to push out the lips and look cross or sulky, often when you do not get your own way.
- [poverty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poverty/) — Being very poor; not having enough money for food, clothes or a home. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pow/) — A word for the sound of a punch, a bang or a small explosion, used in comics and cartoons: «Pow! Biff! Bang!».
- [powder](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/powder/) — A dry substance made of very tiny pieces, like flour, dust or crushed chalk. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [powdery](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/powdery/) — Like powder: fine, dry and soft.
- [power](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/power/) — Power is the ability or strength to do something or to make things happen. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [powerful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/powerful/) — Very strong; having a lot of strength or force. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [powerless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/powerless/) — Without the power or strength to do something.
- [powhatan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/powhatan/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/practicable/) — Able to be done or put into practice successfully; possible in real life.
- [practical](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/practical/) — Practical means to do with doing real things rather than only ideas or theory.
- [practically](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/practically/) — Almost, nearly: «The jar is practically empty.». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [practice](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/practice/) — Practice is doing something again and again to get better at it, like playing the piano every day. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [practise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/practise/) — To practise is to do something many times to get better at it: practise the piano. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [practitioner](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/practitioner/) — A practitioner is a person who does a skilled job, especially a doctor, nurse or lawyer.
- [prairie](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prairie/) — A prairie is a large, flat area of grassland with few trees, especially in North America.
- [praise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/praise/) — To say that someone or something is good and that you admire them. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [praiseworthy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/praiseworthy/) — Deserving praise; good and admirable.
- [pram](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pram/) — A pram is a carriage with four wheels in which a baby lies down and is pushed along by an adult.
- [prance](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prance/) — To prance is to move in a lively, showy way, lifting the feet high, like a proud horse or a boastful person. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [prank](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prank/) — A prank is a trick played on someone to make people laugh.
- [prankster](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prankster/) — A prankster is a person who likes playing pranks — tricks or jokes on other people.
- [prate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prate/) — To prate is to talk on and on in a boastful or silly way, saying little that is sensible. — Jewish tradition
- [prattle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prattle/) — To prattle is to chatter on in a light, childish way.
- [prawn](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prawn/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pray/) — To speak to God or a god, to give thanks, ask for help or say you are sorry. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [prayer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prayer/) — A prayer is words that someone says to God or a god, to thank, praise or ask for help. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [preach](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/preach/) — To give a religious talk, called a sermon, to people, usually in a church. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [preacher](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/preacher/) — A person who gives religious talks (sermons), especially in a church. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [preaching](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/preaching/) — Giving religious talks or sermons; the work of a preacher.
- [precaution](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/precaution/) — A precaution is something you do in advance to stop something bad or dangerous from happening.
- [precautionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/precautionary/) — Done to stop something bad from happening, before it happens.
- [precede](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/precede/) — To come or go before something in time, order or place. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [precedence](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/precedence/) — Precedence is being more important than something else, so it comes first.
- [precedent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/precedent/) — An action or decision from the past that is used as an example or rule for what to do later.
- [preceding](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/preceding/) — Coming just before something in time, order or position (the preceding page, the preceding year).
- [precept](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/precept/) — A rule or principle telling people how to behave or think. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [preceptor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/preceptor/) — A preceptor is a teacher or tutor who looks after a young person's learning, often one who lives in the family.
- [precession](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/precession/) — 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.