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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; 501–600 on this page.

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- [phoebe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phoebe/) — Phoebe is a girl's name, from an old Greek word meaning bright or shining.
- [phoenician](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phoenician/) — Belonging to Phoenicia, an ancient land of trading cities (like Tyre, Sidon and Byblos) on the coast of what is now Lebanon, about… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [phoenix](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phoenix/) — A phoenix is a magical bird from old stories that burns itself in fire and is born again from its own ashes. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [phone](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phone/) — A phone is a device for calling and talking to people far away.
- [phoneme](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phoneme/) — The smallest unit of sound in a language that can change the meaning of a word, such as /c/, /a/, /t/ in "cat"; changing /c/ to /h/ gives…
- [phonetic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phonetic/) — Connected with the sounds of speech. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [phonetically](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phonetically/) — In a way that matches the sounds of speech: "Spell it phonetically" means write it the way it sounds.
- [phonics](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phonics/) — Phonics is a way of learning to read by matching letters and groups of letters to the sounds they make.
- [phosphoric](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phosphoric/) — Containing phosphorus, especially in "phosphoric acid", a chemical used in fertilisers, rust remover and some fizzy drinks like cola.
- [phosphorus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phosphorus/) — Phosphorus is a chemical element, a non-metal with the symbol P and atomic number 15.
- [photo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/photo/) — A photo is a picture taken with a camera or a phone.
- [photocopier](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/photocopier/) — A photocopier is a machine that makes paper copies of documents or pictures quickly.
- [photograph](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/photograph/) — A photograph is a picture made with a camera.
- [photographer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/photographer/) — A person who takes photographs, either as a job or as a hobby.
- [photographic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/photographic/) — Photographic means to do with photographs or photography.
- [photography](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/photography/) — Photography is the art, hobby or job of taking photographs with a camera or phone.
- [photoshop](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/photoshop/) — A computer program used to edit pictures.
- [photosphere](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/photosphere/) — The photosphere is the bright outer surface of the Sun (or another star) that we see, from which most of its light shines out.
- [photosynthesis](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/photosynthesis/) — Photosynthesis is the way green plants make their own food using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide from the air, giving out oxygen.
- [phrasal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phrasal/) — Made of a phrase, or to do with phrases.
- [phrase](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phrase/) — A small group of words that go together but is not a whole sentence. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [phraseology](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phraseology/) — Phraseology is the particular way words are chosen and put together in speech or writing. — Jewish tradition
- [physical](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/physical/) — Physical means about the body, not the mind: physical exercise, physical pain. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [physically](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/physically/) — In a way that is about the body, not the mind: physically fit. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [physician](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/physician/) — A medical doctor, especially one who treats illness with medicine rather than surgery. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [physicist](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/physicist/) — A scientist who studies physics: the science of matter, energy, forces, light, sound, electricity and how the universe works.
- [physics](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/physics/) — Physics is the science of matter and energy and how they act: forces, motion, light, sound, heat, electricity, magnetism and the universe. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [physiological](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/physiological/) — Having to do with how the bodies of living things work: breathing, heart rate, digestion, growing.
- [physiology](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/physiology/) — The science of how the bodies of living things work and what their parts do. — Jewish tradition
- [physiotherapist](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/physiotherapist/) — A physiotherapist is a health worker who helps people move better and get stronger after an injury, illness or operation, using exercises…
- [physiotherapy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/physiotherapy/) — Physiotherapy is treatment that helps people heal and move better using exercises, stretching, massage and sometimes heat or cold, not…
- [physique](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/physique/) — The size and shape of a person's body, especially how strong and muscly it is.
- [phytoplankton](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/phytoplankton/) — Phytoplankton are tiny living things, mostly too small to see, that float near the surface of seas and lakes and make their own food from…
- [pi](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pi/) — Pi is a special number, about 3.14, that links the distance around a circle to the distance across it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [piano](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piano/) — A piano is a big musical instrument with black and white keys.
- [pic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pic/) — Short for picture or photo.
- [pick](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pick/) — To pick is to take something with your fingers; to pick up is to lift it and get it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pickaxe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pickaxe/) — A pickaxe is a heavy tool with a long wooden handle and a curved metal head with a point on one or both ends, used for breaking hard…
- [picker](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/picker/) — A person who picks fruit, vegetables, flowers or cotton, often as a job.
- [picket](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/picket/) — A pointed wooden stake, used in a fence: a «picket fence».
- [pickle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pickle/) — A pickle is a vegetable, especially a small cucumber (gherkin), kept in vinegar or salty water so it lasts a long time and tastes sour.
- [pickled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pickled/) — Pickled food has been kept in vinegar or salty water so it lasts a long time and tastes sour.
- [pickpocket](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pickpocket/) — A thief who steals money, phones or wallets from people's pockets or bags without them noticing, often in crowds.
- [pickup](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pickup/) — A pickup (pickup truck) is a vehicle with a cabin in front and an open back for carrying things.
- [picky](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/picky/) — A picky person is hard to please and only likes certain things, especially food.
- [picnic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/picnic/) — A picnic is a meal eaten outside, often in a park or on a beach, sitting on a blanket.
- [picture](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/picture/) — A picture is a drawing, painting or photo. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [picturesque](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/picturesque/) — Very pretty, like a picture or a postcard, especially an old village or a countryside view.
- [pidgin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pidgin/) — A simple language made up when people who speak different languages need to talk, often for trade, mixing words from both.
- [pie](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pie/) — A pie is food made of pastry filled with fruit, meat or vegetables and baked in an oven.
- [piebald](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piebald/) — Of a horse or other animal: having large patches of two colours, usually black and white.
- [piece](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piece/) — A piece is a part of something that has been cut, broken or divided, like a piece of cake. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pied](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pied/) — Pied means having patches of two or more colours, especially black and white, like a magpie or a pied wagtail.
- [pier](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pier/) — A pier is a long platform built out from the shore into the sea or a lake, on posts, for walking along or for boats to stop at.
- [pierce](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pierce/) — To make a hole in or through something with a sharp point: "The needle pierced the cloth.". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [piercing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piercing/) — A sharp stab or wound, as by a pointed thing. — Jewish tradition
- [piety](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piety/) — Piety is deep respect for God and religion, shown by a good and faithful life.
- [pig](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pig/) — A pig is a farm animal with a pink or dark body, a flat nose called a snout, short legs and a curly tail; it says «oink».
- [pigeon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pigeon/) — A grey (or brown and white) bird with a small head and a round body, very common in towns and cities. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pigeonhole](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pigeonhole/) — noun: One of a set of small open boxes in a wall or desk where letters and papers are put for each person.
- [piggy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piggy/) — A piggy is a little pig (a child's word).
- [piglet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piglet/) — A piglet is a baby pig.
- [pigment](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pigment/) — A pigment is a substance that gives colour to something, like the green in leaves or the colour of skin, hair and eyes.
- [pigmentation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pigmentation/) — The natural colour of skin, hair, eyes, leaves or other living things, caused by pigments (coloured substances).
- [pigsty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pigsty/) — A pigsty is a pen or small building on a farm where pigs are kept.
- [pika](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pika/) — A pika is a small, round furry mammal with short ears and no tail, related to rabbits, that lives among rocks on cold mountains in Asia…
- [pike](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pike/) — A large fish with a long body and sharp teeth that lives in rivers and lakes and eats other fish.
- [pilate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pilate/) — Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea who questioned Jesus, found no fault in him, yet allowed him to be crucified, and then…
- [pile](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pile/) — A pile is a lot of things put one on top of another. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pilgrim](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pilgrim/) — A person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons.
- [pilgrimage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pilgrimage/) — A journey to a holy place for religious reasons, such as Christians going to Jerusalem or Muslims going to Mecca. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pill](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pill/) — A pill is a small, round or flat piece of medicine that you swallow whole.
- [pillar](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pillar/) — A pillar is a tall, strong post of stone, wood or metal that holds up part of a building or stands as a monument. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pillow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pillow/) — A pillow is a soft bag filled with feathers, foam or cotton that you rest your head on in bed.
- [pillowcase](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pillowcase/) — A pillowcase is a cloth cover that goes over a pillow to keep it clean.
- [pilot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pilot/) — A pilot is a person who flies a plane or helicopter. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pim](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pim/) — An ancient Hebrew weight, about two thirds of a shekel. — Jewish tradition
- [pimple](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pimple/) — A small red spot on the skin, sometimes with yellow pus in the middle.
- [pin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pin/) — A pin is a short, thin, sharp piece of metal with a round head, used to hold cloth or paper together. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pinafore](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinafore/) — A pinafore is an apron, worn over a dress to keep it clean.
- [pinball](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinball/) — An arcade game in which you shoot a metal ball up a sloping table and use flippers to keep it bouncing off targets to score points.
- [pincer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pincer/) — One of the two claws of a crab, lobster or scorpion, used for gripping.
- [pinch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinch/) — To press something tightly between your thumb and finger, sometimes in a way that hurts someone. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pincushion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pincushion/) — A pincushion is a small, firm, stuffed pad into which you stick pins and needles to keep them safe when sewing.
- [pine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pine/) — A pine is a tall evergreen tree with thin, sharp leaves called needles that stay green all year. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pineapple](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pineapple/) — A pineapple is a large tropical fruit with a rough, spiky brown skin, sweet juicy yellow flesh and a crown of stiff green leaves on top.
- [pinecone](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinecone/) — The hard, woody, scaly case on a pine tree that holds the tree's seeds.
- [ping](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ping/) — A ping is a short, high, ringing sound, like a bell or a phone alert.
- [pinhead](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinhead/) — A pinhead is the tiny round top of a pin.
- [pinhole](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinhole/) — A pinhole is a very small hole, like one made by a pin.
- [pinion](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinion/) — To hold or tie someone's arms tightly so they cannot move them. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pink](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pink/) — Pink is a light red colour, like many flowers, candyfloss and flamingos.
- [pinkish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinkish/) — Slightly pink; a colour with a little pink in it.
- [pinky](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinky/) — The smallest finger on your hand; the little finger.
- [pinnacle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinnacle/) — A pinnacle is the very top of a mountain or of a tall building. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pinning](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinning/) — Pinning means fastening something with a pin, for example a badge, a poster or a piece of cloth.
- [pinon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinon/) — A name of an Edomite chief in Genesis, from the family of Esau. — Jewish tradition
- [pinpoint](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinpoint/) — verb: To find or show the exact place, cause or time of something.
- [pint](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pint/) — A pint is a unit for measuring liquids such as milk or beer.
- [pinwheel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinwheel/) — A toy made of paper or plastic blades on a stick that spin round in the wind; in the UK called a windmill.