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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; 601–700 on this page.

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- [pinyin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinyin/) — Pinyin is the official way of writing Chinese (Mandarin) words with the Latin letters we use for English.
- [pioneer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pioneer/) — noun: One of the first people to explore or settle in a new land.
- [pious](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pious/) — Pious means very religious, and devoted to God and to prayer. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [piously](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piously/) — Piously means in a religious way, or in a way that shows you are very devout or good.
- [pip](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pip/) — A small seed in fruit such as an apple, orange, lemon or grape. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pipe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pipe/) — A pipe is a long tube that water, gas or oil flows through. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pipeline](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pipeline/) — A long line of pipes that carries oil, gas or water over long distances.
- [piper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piper/) — A piper is a person who plays a pipe, a kind of musical instrument.
- [pipette](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pipette/) — noun: A thin glass or plastic tube used in science to measure or move small amounts of liquid, drop by drop.
- [pipework](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pipework/) — The pipes in a building, machine or system, taken all together, such as for water, gas or heating.
- [piping](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piping/) — The sound of playing a pipe or flute. — Jewish tradition
- [pipistrelle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pipistrelle/) — A pipistrelle is a very small bat, the commonest kind of bat in Britain and much of Europe.
- [piranha](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piranha/) — A piranha is a South American river fish with very sharp, triangle-shaped teeth that eats meat as well as plants and fruit.
- [pirate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pirate/) — A pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea.
- [pirouette](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pirouette/) — A pirouette is a fast spin on one foot, especially in ballet, often on the toes.
- [pirozhki](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pirozhki/) — Pirozhki are small baked or fried buns filled with things like potato, cabbage, meat, mushrooms, cheese or fruit, eaten in Russia, Ukraine…
- [pisces](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pisces/) — The zodiac sign of the Fish, the twelfth constellation of the year. — Jewish tradition
- [piscine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piscine/) — Piscine means to do with fish or like a fish.
- [piss](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piss/) — To piss is to wee or urinate.
- [pistil](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pistil/) — The female part in the middle of a flower, made of the stigma, the style and the ovary, where seeds form.
- [pistol](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pistol/) — A pistol is a small gun that you hold and fire with one hand.
- [piston](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piston/) — A piston is a short solid cylinder that moves up and down or in and out inside a tube, pushed by pressure; it is a key part of engines and…
- [pit](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pit/) — A pit is a large hole in the ground, dug by people or made naturally. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pitch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pitch/) — A pitch is a field marked out for a sport, like a football, rugby or cricket pitch (mainly UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pitcher](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pitcher/) — A pitcher is a large jug with a handle and a lip for pouring drinks such as water, milk or juice (US: any jug; UK: often a big pottery jug). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pitchfork](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pitchfork/) — A pitchfork is a farm tool with a long handle and two or three metal prongs, used for lifting hay.
- [pitchy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pitchy/) — Pitchy means as black as pitch, the sticky black stuff made from tar.
- [piteous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piteous/) — Piteous means so sad or weak that it makes people feel pity.
- [piteously](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/piteously/) — In a way that makes people feel pity, very sadly.
- [pitiable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pitiable/) — Pitiable means so poor, weak or sad that people feel pity for it.
- [pitiful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pitiful/) — Pitiful means making you feel sorry for someone.
- [pitifully](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pitifully/) — In a way that makes people feel pity.
- [pitiless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pitiless/) — Pitiless means showing no kindness or pity; cruel.
- [pitta](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pitta/) — Pitta (or pita) is a flat round or oval bread from the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East that can be opened into a pocket and…
- [pituitary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pituitary/) — The pituitary gland is a small gland, about the size of a pea, under the brain; it makes hormones that control growth and many other body…
- [pity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pity/) — Pity is a feeling of sadness for someone who is suffering or in trouble. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pityingly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pityingly/) — Pityingly means in a way that shows you feel sorry for someone.
- [pivot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pivot/) — A pivot is the fixed point or pin on which something turns or balances.
- [pixel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pixel/) — A pixel is one of the tiny coloured dots or squares that make up a picture on a screen or a digital photo.
- [pixie](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pixie/) — A small make-believe creature in stories, like a tiny elf or fairy with pointed ears, who loves mischief.
- [pixy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pixy/) — A small magical creature in stories, like a fairy or elf, often with pointed ears and a pointed hat, known for tricks.
- [pizza](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pizza/) — A pizza is a flat round bread baked with tomato, cheese and other toppings on top.
- [placard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/placard/) — A large card or board with a message written on it, carried at a protest or march, or put up in public.
- [placate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/placate/) — To make someone feel less angry or upset, often by giving them something or saying something kind.
- [place](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/place/) — A place is a particular area, spot or position: a quiet place. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [placebo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/placebo/) — A placebo is a fake medicine, such as a sugar pill, that has no medicine in it.
- [placement](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/placement/) — Putting something in a certain place or position: «the placement of the furniture».
- [placental](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/placental/) — To do with the placenta, the organ that grows inside a mother during pregnancy to give the baby food and oxygen.
- [placid](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/placid/) — Calm, peaceful and not easily upset or excited: «a placid horse».
- [placidly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/placidly/) — In a calm, peaceful way, without getting excited or upset.
- [plage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plage/) — «Plage» is the French word for «beach»: «la plage» means «the beach»; it sounds like «plahzh» to an English ear and is not an everyday…
- [plagiarised](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plagiarised/) — Plagiarised means copied from someone else's work and passed off as your own, without saying where it came from.
- [plagiarism](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plagiarism/) — Plagiarism is copying someone else's words, ideas or work and pretending they are your own.
- [plague](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plague/) — A plague is a serious disease that spreads quickly and kills many people; "the plague" usually means bubonic plague, the Black Death of… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plaice](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plaice/) — A plaice is a flat sea fish with brown skin and orange spots, eaten as food.
- [plain](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plain/) — Plain means simple, with nothing added or no decoration, like a plain T-shirt or plain yogurt. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plainly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plainly/) — Plainly means clearly, so that it is easy to see, hear or understand. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plaintive](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plaintive/) — Sounding sad, like someone complaining or crying softly: «a plaintive cry».
- [plait](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plait/) — A plait is a length of hair divided into three strands that are crossed over each other again and again to make one neat rope-like piece. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plan](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plan/) — An idea of what you will do and how: "Our plan is to leave at nine.". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plane](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plane/) — A plane is an aeroplane or airplane, a machine with wings that flies. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [planet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/planet/) — A very large round object in space that moves around a star, such as the Earth moving around the Sun. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [planetarium](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/planetarium/) — A planetarium is a building with a round domed ceiling where pictures of the stars, planets and night sky are shown, so people can learn…
- [planetary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/planetary/) — Planetary means to do with planets.
- [planetesimal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/planetesimal/) — A planetesimal is a small solid lump of rock, dust or ice, from a few metres to a few kilometres across, that moved around a young star…
- [plank](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plank/) — A plank is a long, flat piece of wood. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plankton](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plankton/) — Plankton are tiny plants and animals that drift in the sea and in lakes, carried by the water; most are too small to see without a…
- [planned](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/planned/) — Planned is the past form of «plan»: decided in advance what to do and how. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [planner](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/planner/) — A planner is a person who plans things, such as events, holidays or towns.
- [planning](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/planning/) — Planning is deciding and arranging what you will do and how, before you do it.
- [plant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plant/) — A plant is a living thing that grows in soil, like a flower, grass or a tree. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plantain](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plantain/) — A fruit like a big banana that is usually cooked before eating, often fried, boiled or baked; popular in Africa, the Caribbean and Latin…
- [plantation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plantation/) — A plantation is a large farm, usually in a hot country, where one crop such as cotton, sugar, tea, coffee or rubber is grown. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [planted](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/planted/) — Planted is the past form of plant: it was put in the ground to grow. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [planter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/planter/) — A person who plants seeds, trees or vines, or a machine that does so. — Jewish tradition
- [plantest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plantest/) — «plantest» means «you plant», a form of «plant»: A plant is a living thing that grows in soil, like a flower, grass or a tree.
- [plaque](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plaque/) — A soft, sticky film of germs (bacteria) that forms on your teeth and causes tooth decay and gum disease if not brushed away.
- [plasma](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plasma/) — The pale yellow liquid part of blood that carries blood cells, food and waste around the body.
- [plaster](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plaster/) — In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a plaster is a small sticky strip you put over a cut, called a Band-Aid in the USA and… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plasterer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plasterer/) — A person whose work is to cover walls with plaster. — Jewish tradition
- [plastic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plastic/) — A light, strong material made in factories, often from oil, used for bottles, toys and bags.
- [plasticine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plasticine/) — A soft, coloured modelling material like clay that never dries out, used by children to make shapes and models.
- [plasticity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plasticity/) — Being able to be shaped or moulded easily and keep the new shape, like clay.
- [plate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plate/) — A plate is a flat dish you put food on. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plateau](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plateau/) — A plateau is a large, flat area of high land, higher than the land around it.
- [platelet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/platelet/) — A tiny piece in your blood that helps it clot (go thick and sticky) to stop bleeding when you are cut.
- [platform](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/platform/) — A platform is the raised flat area next to the tracks at a railway station where people wait for and get on trains. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [platinum](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/platinum/) — A very valuable silvery-white metal that does not rust and is heavier than gold; its chemical symbol is Pt.
- [platonic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/platonic/) — Having to do with the Greek thinker Plato or his ideas, or a friendship that is close but not romantic. — Jewish tradition
- [platter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/platter/) — A platter is a large, flat dish for serving food.
- [platypus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/platypus/) — A platypus is an unusual animal from eastern Australia with a duck-like bill, webbed feet, thick fur and a flat tail like a beaver's…
- [plaudits](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plaudits/) — Plaudits are loud praise or clapping that people give to a performer or a hero.
- [plausibility](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plausibility/) — How believable or likely to be true something seems.
- [plausible](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plausible/) — Seeming likely to be true or reasonable, so people can believe it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [play](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/play/) — To play is to do something for fun, like a game or a sport. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [player](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/player/) — A player is a person who plays a game or a sport. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [playfellow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/playfellow/) — A playfellow is a friend you play with, especially a child.
- [playful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/playful/) — Playful means full of fun and wanting to play. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [playfully](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/playfully/) — Playfully means in a joking, teasing way, as if for fun and not to hurt.
- [playfulness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/playfulness/) — Being full of fun and playing in a lighthearted way. — Jewish tradition