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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; 1101–1200 on this page.

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- [pretence](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pretence/) — Pretence is acting as if something is true when it is not, for example pretending to be asleep or happy.
- [pretend](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pretend/) — To act as if something is true when it is not, for fun or to trick someone. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pretending](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pretending/) — Pretending means acting as if something is true when it is not, often in a game: pretending to be a dragon.
- [pretense](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pretense/) — A pretense is a false show, where someone acts as if something is true when it is not.
- [pretension](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pretension/) — A pretension is a claim to be or to have something, often one that is not really true.
- [pretext](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pretext/) — A false reason given to hide the real reason for doing something: «He called on the pretext of borrowing sugar, but really he wanted to…
- [prettily](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prettily/) — In a way that looks nice to the eye; in a neat, charming way.
- [pretty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pretty/) — Nice to look at; attractive in a gentle way: «a pretty dress».
- [pretzel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pretzel/) — A baked snack made from dough twisted into a loose knot shape, usually salty; it can be hard and crunchy or big and soft.
- [prevail](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prevail/) — To win or be stronger in the end after a struggle. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [prevailing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prevailing/) — Prevailing means most common or strongest at a certain time or place. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [prevalence](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prevalence/) — How common or widespread something is in a place or group at a given time.
- [prevalent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prevalent/) — Common or widespread in a place or at a time: «Colds are prevalent in winter.». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [prevent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prevent/) — To prevent something means to stop it from happening. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [preventable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/preventable/) — Preventable means able to be stopped before it happens.
- [preventative](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/preventative/) — Preventative means meant to stop something bad from happening before it starts, such as illness, damage or crime.
- [prevention](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prevention/) — Prevention means stopping something bad from happening before it happens.
- [preview](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/preview/) — A preview is a chance to see something before it is shown to everyone, such as a film or a show.
- [previous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/previous/) — Happening or existing before the one you are talking about now: the previous page, the previous day.
- [previously](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/previously/) — Previously means before, at an earlier time.
- [prey](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prey/) — Prey is an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [price](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/price/) — The price is how much money you must pay to buy something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [priceless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/priceless/) — Priceless means worth so much that no price could be put on it.
- [pricey](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pricey/) — Pricey means expensive, costing a lot of money.
- [prick](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prick/) — To make a tiny hole in something with a sharp point, like a needle or a thorn. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [prickle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prickle/) — A small sharp point on a plant or animal, like on a hedgehog, holly leaf or bramble.
- [prickly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prickly/) — Covered in sharp points or prickles, like a hedgehog, cactus or holly.
- [pride](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pride/) — Pride is the happy feeling you have when you or someone close to you does something good. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [priest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/priest/) — A priest is a person whose job is to lead religious services and look after people in a church or temple. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [priestess](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/priestess/) — A woman who serves a god or goddess in a temple and leads the religious ceremonies.
- [priesthood](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/priesthood/) — The job and calling of being a priest. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [priestly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/priestly/) — Having to do with priests, or like a priest. — Jewish tradition
- [prim](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prim/) — Very neat, proper and strict about manners; too careful about rules and never untidy.
- [primal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/primal/) — First, earliest, from the very beginning. — Jewish tradition
- [primarily](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/primarily/) — Mainly, or in the first place; most of all. — Jewish tradition
- [primary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/primary/) — Primary means first in importance; main. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [primate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/primate/) — A primate is a mammal belonging to the group that includes humans, apes (gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons), monkeys and lemurs…
- [prime](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prime/) — In maths, a prime number is a whole number greater than 1 that can only be divided exactly by 1 and itself.
- [primer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/primer/) — A primer is a first, easy book for learning to read or to count, or a short book that teaches the basics of a subject.
- [primeval](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/primeval/) — Very, very old; from the earliest times of the world, long before people lived. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [primitive](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/primitive/) — Very simple and basic, not advanced: «a primitive tool made of stone». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [primordial](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/primordial/) — Existing from the very beginning of time; first and original. — Jewish tradition
- [primrose](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/primrose/) — A primrose is a small wild plant with pale yellow flowers that bloom early in spring, common in Britain and Europe.
- [primus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/primus/) — A Latin word meaning "first"; "Tomus Primus" means "the first volume.". — Jewish tradition
- [prince](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prince/) — A prince is a son or grandson of a king or queen. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [princedom](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/princedom/) — A country or land ruled by a prince; a principality.
- [princely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/princely/) — Like a prince; fit for a prince, grand and fine. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [princess](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/princess/) — The daughter or granddaughter of a king or queen. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [principal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/principal/) — The head teacher of a school, especially in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [principality](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/principality/) — A country or area ruled by a prince or princess, such as Monaco or Liechtenstein.
- [principally](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/principally/) — Mainly; mostly; more than anything else: The club is principally for beginners.
- [principle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/principle/) — A basic rule or belief about what is right that guides how someone behaves: She has strong principles. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [print](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/print/) — To print is to put words or pictures onto paper with a machine. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [printer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/printer/) — A printer is a machine that prints words and pictures on paper from a computer.
- [printing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/printing/) — Printing means putting words or pictures on paper with a machine called a printer. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [printmaker](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/printmaker/) — An artist who makes pictures by printing, such as woodcuts, lino prints, etchings or screen prints.
- [prior](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prior/) — Happening or existing before something else; earlier. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [priority](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/priority/) — A priority is something that is more important than other things and must be done or dealt with first.
- [prise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prise/) — To force something open or apart, often by pushing a tool into a gap and levering: «She prised the lid off the tin with a coin.».
- [prism](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prism/) — A solid shape with two ends that are the same flat shape and parallel, joined by flat sides (rectangles in a right prism).
- [prismatic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prismatic/) — Shaped like a prism: a solid with two matching ends and flat sides.
- [prison](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prison/) — A building where people who have broken the law are kept as a punishment. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [prisoner](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prisoner/) — A person who is kept in prison as a punishment for a crime. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [privacy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/privacy/) — Being away from other people so they cannot see or hear you: "the privacy of your bedroom".
- [private](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/private/) — Private means belonging to or for one person or group only, not for everyone: a private room. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [privately](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/privately/) — Without other people being there or knowing; in secret or alone.
- [privet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/privet/) — A bush with small, dark green, shiny leaves that is often grown as a garden hedge.
- [privilege](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/privilege/) — A special right or advantage that only some people have.
- [privily](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/privily/) — In secret, so that others do not see or know. — Jewish tradition
- [privy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/privy/) — An outdoor toilet, a small hut over a hole in the ground. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [prize](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prize/) — A prize is something you win for doing well in a game, race or contest. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pro](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pro/) — A pro is a professional: a person paid for a sport or job. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [probability](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/probability/) — How likely something is to happen, given as a number from 0 (impossible) to 1 (certain), or as a fraction or percentage.
- [probable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/probable/) — Likely to happen or be true, but not certain.
- [probably](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/probably/) — Probably means very likely; almost certainly, but not 100% sure. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [probate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/probate/) — Probate is the official legal process that checks that a dead person's will is real, so that their money and belongings can be shared out…
- [probation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/probation/) — Probation is when a person who broke the law is allowed to stay out of prison but must behave well and meet regularly with a probation… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [probationary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/probationary/) — Done or given for a trial time, to see if a person is good enough before they are made permanent.
- [probe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/probe/) — A space probe is a spacecraft with no people in it, sent to explore planets and space. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [problem](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/problem/) — A problem is a question you have to work out, like a maths story: a word problem. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [proboscis](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/proboscis/) — A proboscis is a long, bendy nose or snout, like an elephant's trunk or a tapir's snout.
- [procedure](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/procedure/) — A set of steps to follow in a certain order to do something correctly or safely (the fire drill procedure).
- [proceed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/proceed/) — To proceed is to go on or continue, often after a stop. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [proceedeth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/proceedeth/) — «proceedeth» means «proceeds», a form of «proceed»: (formal) To proceed is to go on or continue, often after a stop.
- [proceeding](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/proceeding/) — Proceeding means going on or continuing: The work is proceeding well. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [proceeds](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/proceeds/) — The proceeds are the money you get from selling something or from an event, such as a fair or a concert. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [process](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/process/) — A process is a series of steps or changes that happen one after another to reach a result. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [processed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/processed/) — changed by a factory or machine (processed food).
- [procession](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/procession/) — A line of people, cars or animals moving slowly forward in an orderly way, often as part of a ceremony or celebration. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [processor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/processor/) — A processor is the part of a computer that carries out instructions and does calculations; it is the computer's «brain».
- [proclaim](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/proclaim/) — To announce something officially and publicly: «The king proclaimed a holiday.». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [proclaimed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/proclaimed/) — Announced something officially and publicly: "The king proclaimed a holiday.". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [proclamation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/proclamation/) — An official public announcement, especially from a king, queen, president or government. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [procrastination](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/procrastination/) — Procrastination is putting off something you should do, especially something boring or hard, and doing it later or at the last minute.
- [procurable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/procurable/) — Able to be got, bought or obtained: The part is not procurable here.
- [procure](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/procure/) — To procure means to get or obtain something, often with some effort: "they procured food for the journey". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [procurement](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/procurement/) — The act of getting or buying something, especially goods for a company or government.
- [prod](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prod/) — To poke someone or something with a finger, a stick or another pointed thing.
- [prodigal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prodigal/) — The prodigal son is the young man in Jesus's story who wastes his father's money, comes home sorry, and is welcomed with love.
- [prodigious](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prodigious/) — Very large, great or amazing in size, strength or amount.