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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; 201–300 on this page.

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- [passport](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/passport/) — An official small book from your country's government with your photo, name and date of birth, that you show when you travel to other…
- [password](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/password/) — A password is a secret word or set of letters, numbers and symbols you must type to use a computer, app or account.
- [past](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/past/) — The past is time that has gone, before now. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pasta](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pasta/) — Pasta is a food made from flour, water and sometimes egg, made into shapes like spaghetti, macaroni or penne and boiled before eating.
- [paste](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paste/) — Paste is a soft, thick, wet mixture that you can spread, such as glue paste or tomato paste.
- [pasteboard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pasteboard/) — Pasteboard is thick, stiff paper or card, like the card used for boxes.
- [pasteurisation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pasteurisation/) — Pasteurisation is heating milk, juice or other food to a set temperature for a short time to kill harmful germs, then cooling it quickly.
- [pasteurise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pasteurise/) — To heat a drink or food, like milk or juice, to a set temperature for a short time to kill harmful germs, then cool it.
- [pasteurised](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pasteurised/) — Heated for a short time to kill harmful germs, then cooled.
- [pastime](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pastime/) — Something you enjoy doing in your free time, such as a hobby, game or sport.
- [pastor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pastor/) — A pastor is a Christian minister who leads a church and cares for its people, especially in Protestant churches.
- [pastoral](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pastoral/) — Pastoral means about the countryside, farms and shepherds, and the simple life of country people.
- [pastry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pastry/) — A pastry is a small baked sweet food made with dough, like a croissant, a Danish or a tart.
- [pasture](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pasture/) — A pasture is a field of grass where cows, sheep, horses or other animals graze. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pasty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pasty/) — noun (UK): A pastry case folded around a filling of meat and vegetables, baked; the Cornish pasty is famous.
- [pat](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pat/) — To pat means to touch someone or something gently and quickly with your flat hand, several times. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [patch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patch/) — A patch is a small piece of material sewn or stuck over a hole or a worn place, like on the knee of jeans. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [patchwork](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patchwork/) — Patchwork is sewing in which many small pieces of different cloth are stitched together to make a quilt, cushion or bag.
- [patchy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patchy/) — Patchy means appearing in some places but not others, in uneven patches, like patchy fog or patchy grass.
- [pate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pate/) — The top of the head. — Jewish tradition
- [patent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patent/) — Patent means obvious or easy to see, and also describes shiny leather with a glossy coating (patent leather).
- [patented](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patented/) — Got a patent: an official right that says only the inventor may make or sell an invention for a number of years.
- [paternal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paternal/) — Like a father or to do with being a father: caring and protective.
- [paternally](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paternally/) — In a fatherly way: kind, caring or protective, like a father.
- [paternity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paternity/) — Being the father of a child.
- [paternoster](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paternoster/) — The Paternoster is the Lord's Prayer, the prayer Jesus taught, named from its first words in Latin, «Pater noster», meaning «Our Father».
- [path](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/path/) — A path is a narrow way to walk on, through a park, garden or woods. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pathetic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pathetic/) — Very weak, useless or poor; not good enough: «That was a pathetic excuse.».
- [pathogen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pathogen/) — A tiny living thing, such as a bacterium, virus or fungus, that can cause disease.
- [pathway](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pathway/) — A path or track that people walk along, often through a garden, park or field. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [patience](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patience/) — Being able to wait calmly, or to keep trying, without getting angry or upset.
- [patient](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patient/) — Able to wait calmly without getting cross or upset. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [patiently](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patiently/) — Patiently means in a calm way, waiting or working without getting cross, bored or upset. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [patina](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patina/) — A patina is a thin green or brown layer that forms on copper, bronze and some other metals over time, like on the Statue of Liberty.
- [patio](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patio/) — A patio is a flat, paved area next to a house, used for sitting, eating and relaxing outside.
- [patois](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patois/) — A patois is a form of a language spoken by ordinary people in a particular area, different from the standard language.
- [patriarch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patriarch/) — The man who is the head of a family or tribe, often the oldest. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [patrician](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patrician/) — noun: In ancient Rome, a member of the old, rich and noble families.
- [patrimony](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patrimony/) — Patrimony is the money, land or goods handed down to someone by their father or family.
- [patriotic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patriotic/) — Loving your country and feeling proud of it, and wanting to help it.
- [patrol](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patrol/) — To patrol an area is to go around it regularly to check that it is safe and that nothing is wrong.
- [patron](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patron/) — A patron is a person who gives money or support to an artist, a charity or a group.
- [patronage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patronage/) — Patronage is the support or kindness given by a patron, such as a customer, a backer or a lover of the arts.
- [patroness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patroness/) — A patroness is a woman who supports, protects or pays for a cause, a church, a school or an artist.
- [patronising](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patronising/) — Talking to someone or treating them as if they were less clever or less important than you, in a kind-seeming but rude way.
- [patronizing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patronizing/) — Patronizing describes talk or manners that treat someone as if they are less clever or less important, in a kind but proud way.
- [patronymic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patronymic/) — A name made from the name of your father or a male ancestor, like Johnson (son of John) or Ukrainian Ivanovych (son of Ivan).
- [patter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patter/) — A quick, light, tapping sound, like rain or small feet.
- [pattern](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pattern/) — A pattern is something that repeats in a rule, like red, blue, red, blue, or 2, 4, 6, 8. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [patty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/patty/) — A flat round cake of minced meat or other food, especially the meat in a burger.
- [paunch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paunch/) — A paunch is a large, rounded belly, often a fat one.
- [pause](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pause/) — A pause is a short stop or rest.
- [pave](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pave/) — To cover a road, path or yard with a hard flat surface, such as stones, bricks, concrete or tarmac.
- [paved](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paved/) — Paved means covered with a hard flat surface such as stones, bricks or asphalt, so people can walk or drive on it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pavement](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pavement/) — In British English, a pavement is the path at the side of a road for people to walk on (in American English, the sidewalk; in Australia… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pavilion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pavilion/) — A building beside a sports field, especially a cricket ground, where players change and rest. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [paving](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paving/) — Paving is flat stones, bricks or slabs used to cover the ground to make a path, patio or pavement.
- [paw](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/paw/) — A paw is the foot of an animal like a cat, dog, bear or rabbit, usually with claws and soft pads. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pawn](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pawn/) — A pawn is the smallest and least powerful piece in chess; each player has eight.
- [pax](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pax/) — Pax is the Latin word for peace. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pay](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pay/) — To pay is to give money for something you buy or for work done. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [payable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/payable/) — Payable means that must be paid, or can be paid, often by a certain time.
- [payback](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/payback/) — Payback is revenge: doing something bad to someone because they did something bad to you.
- [payday](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/payday/) — Payday is the day when workers are paid their wages.
- [payer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/payer/) — A payer is the person or group who pays money.
- [payment](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/payment/) — A payment is money that is paid for something.
- [payslip](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/payslip/) — A payslip is a paper or digital note that an employer gives a worker with their pay, showing how much they earned and what was taken off…
- [pc](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pc/) — A PC is a personal computer, often a desktop or laptop computer, especially one that is not an Apple Mac.
- [pe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pe/) — PE is short for physical education, the school lesson where you do sport, games, gymnastics and exercise. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pea](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pea/) — A pea is a small round green seed that grows in a pod and is eaten as a vegetable.
- [peace](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peace/) — A time when there is no war or fighting. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [peaceable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peaceable/) — Not wanting to fight or argue; liking peace. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [peaceably](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peaceably/) — In a calm, friendly way, without quarrelling. — Jewish tradition
- [peaceful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peaceful/) — Peaceful means calm and quiet, without noise or worry. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [peacefully](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peacefully/) — Peacefully means in a calm, quiet way. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [peacekeeper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peacekeeper/) — A soldier or police officer, often sent by the United Nations, whose job is to stop fighting and keep peace between groups after a war.
- [peacemaker](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peacemaker/) — A person who helps people or groups stop fighting and make friends again.
- [peach](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peach/) — A peach is a soft, round, sweet fruit with fuzzy skin and a big stone (pit) inside.
- [peacock](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peacock/) — A peacock is a large male bird with a long, brilliant blue-green tail with «eye» patterns, which it spreads out in a huge fan to attract… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [peafowl](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peafowl/) — Peafowl are large birds of the pheasant family; the male is a peacock, the female is a peahen, and the babies are peachicks.
- [peahen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peahen/) — A female peafowl.
- [peak](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peak/) — A peak is the pointed top of a mountain, or a mountain with a pointed top. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [peal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peal/) — The loud ringing sound of bells.
- [peanut](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peanut/) — A small oval seed that grows in a shell under the ground and is eaten as a snack, roasted or salted.
- [peanuts](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peanuts/) — Small oval seeds that grow in pods under the ground, eaten roasted or as peanut butter.
- [pear](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pear/) — A pear is a sweet, juicy fruit, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with a green, yellow or brown skin.
- [pearl](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pearl/) — A small hard shiny round thing, white or cream, that grows inside an oyster or some other shellfish and is used in jewellery.
- [peasant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peasant/) — A peasant was a poor farmer or farm worker in the past, especially in the Middle Ages, who worked a small piece of land and often had to…
- [peasantry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peasantry/) — All the peasants of a country taken together: the poor farm workers and small farmers, especially in the past.
- [pease](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pease/) — Peas, the small round green vegetables; the old plural of pea.
- [peat](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peat/) — Soft, dark brown soil made of plants that have half-rotted very slowly in wet, boggy places over thousands of years; it can be dried and…
- [pebble](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pebble/) — A pebble is a small, smooth, round stone, often found on beaches and in rivers.
- [peck](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peck/) — To hit or pick up something with the beak.
- [peckish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peckish/) — A little bit hungry.
- [pectin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pectin/) — A natural substance in fruits, especially apples and lemons, that makes jam and jelly set (go thick and firm).
- [pectoral](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pectoral/) — adjective: Of or on the chest: "pectoral muscles".
- [peculiar](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peculiar/) — Peculiar means strange or unusual, sometimes in a slightly worrying way. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [peculiarity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peculiarity/) — A special feature that belongs to one thing or is strange about it. — Jewish tradition
- [peculiarly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/peculiarly/) — In a strange or odd way.
- [pecuniary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pecuniary/) — Pecuniary means to do with money.