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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; 701–800 on this page.

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- [playground](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/playground/) — A playground is a place outside where children play, with swings, slides and climbing frames.
- [playlist](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/playlist/) — A playlist is a list of songs or videos chosen to be played one after another, on a phone, music app or the radio.
- [playmate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/playmate/) — A playmate is a friend that a child plays with.
- [playroom](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/playroom/) — A playroom is a room in a house, school or other building where children play and keep toys.
- [plaything](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plaything/) — A plaything is a toy, or a thing that is used for fun.
- [playtime](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/playtime/) — Playtime is a time for playing, especially the break at school when children go outside.
- [playwright](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/playwright/) — A playwright is a person who writes plays for the theatre.
- [plaza](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plaza/) — A plaza is an open public square in a town or city, often with paved ground, benches and sometimes a fountain.
- [plea](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plea/) — A strong, emotional request for something: "a plea for help". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plead](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plead/) — To ask for something in a strong, emotional way; to beg. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pleading](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pleading/) — Pleading means begging or asking for something very strongly and emotionally. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pleasant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pleasant/) — Pleasant means nice, enjoyable or making you feel happy. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pleasantly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pleasantly/) — Pleasantly means in a nice, enjoyable or friendly way.
- [pleasantness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pleasantness/) — Pleasantness is the state of being nice, calm and enjoyable. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [please](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/please/) — Please is the polite word you add when you ask for something: Can I have some water, please? — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pleaser](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pleaser/) — A person or thing that pleases others.
- [pleaseth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pleaseth/) — «pleaseth» means «pleases», a form of «please»: Please is the polite word you add when you ask for something: Can I have some water, please?
- [pleasingly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pleasingly/) — In a way that gives pleasure, satisfaction or a good feeling.
- [pleasurable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pleasurable/) — Pleasurable means giving pleasure or enjoyment; nice to feel or do.
- [pleasure](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pleasure/) — Pleasure is the feeling of being happy or enjoying something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pleat](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pleat/) — A fold made in cloth by doubling it over and pressing or sewing it in place.
- [plebeian](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plebeian/) — In ancient Rome, a plebeian was an ordinary citizen, not one of the rich noble families called patricians.
- [pledge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pledge/) — To pledge is to promise firmly, giving your word or faith. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pledged](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pledged/) — Pledged means promised firmly or given as security for a debt. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pleiades](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pleiades/) — The Pleiades is a bright cluster of stars in the night sky, in the constellation Taurus, also called the Seven Sisters; in Japan it is… — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plenteous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plenteous/) — Plentiful, giving a great deal. — Jewish tradition
- [plenteousness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plenteousness/) — Plenty; a large amount of something. — Jewish tradition
- [plentiful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plentiful/) — Plentiful means there is a lot of something, more than enough.
- [plentifully](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plentifully/) — Plentifully means in large amounts, more than enough. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plenty](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plenty/) — Plenty means a lot, or more than enough. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plenum](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plenum/) — A space completely filled with matter, or a full meeting of all members. — Jewish tradition
- [plesiosaur](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plesiosaur/) — A plesiosaur was a large sea reptile that lived at the time of the dinosaurs, with a broad body, four flippers and often a very long neck.
- [pliable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pliable/) — Easily bent without breaking; flexible.
- [pliant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pliant/) — Pliant means bendy and easy to bend or shape without breaking.
- [plication](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plication/) — A fold or a folding. — Jewish tradition
- [pliers](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pliers/) — A hand tool with two handles and two jaws, used for gripping, bending, twisting or cutting wire.
- [plight](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plight/) — A plight is a bad or difficult situation that is hard to get out of.
- [plod](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plod/) — verb: To walk slowly and heavily, as if tired: "We plodded through the mud.".
- [plodding](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plodding/) — Walking slowly and heavily.
- [plonk](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plonk/) — verb (informal, UK, Australia, NZ): To put something down heavily or carelessly: "Plonk your bag there.".
- [plop](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plop/) — The soft sound of something small dropping into water, like a pebble or a frog.
- [plosive](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plosive/) — A speech sound made by shutting off the air and letting it burst out, like p or t. — Jewish tradition
- [plot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plot/) — The main events of a story, film or play. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plotted](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plotted/) — Marked points on a graph, grid or map: "We plotted the points.".
- [plough](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plough/) — A big farm tool, pulled by a tractor or animals, that turns over and breaks up the soil to get it ready for planting.
- [ploughman](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ploughman/) — A ploughman is a farm worker who ploughs fields, pulling the plough with oxen or horses.
- [ploughshare](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ploughshare/) — The sharp metal blade of a plough that cuts into the soil.
- [plover](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plover/) — A plover is a bird with a short beak, that lives on open land and often flies in flocks.
- [plow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plow/) — A plow is a farm tool pulled by animals to turn over the soil; it is the American spelling of «plough». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plowed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plowed/) — Turned over soil with a plow. — Jewish tradition
- [plower](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plower/) — A person who plows, turning soil with a plow. — Jewish tradition
- [plowing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plowing/) — Turning over the soil with a plow. — Jewish tradition
- [plowman](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plowman/) — A person who plows a field, a farmer. — Jewish tradition
- [plowshare](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plowshare/) — The blade of a plow that cuts the soil. — Jewish tradition
- [ploy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ploy/) — A clever trick or plan used to get an advantage or to make someone do something.
- [pluck](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pluck/) — To pluck something is to pull it off or out quickly, such as a flower, a fruit or a hair. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plucked](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plucked/) — Plucked means pulled off or picked with the fingers, as in plucked flowers or fruit. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plug](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plug/) — A plug is the part on the end of an electric wire that you push into a socket to get power.
- [plugged](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plugged/) — Plugged in means connected to an electricity socket with a plug so it can work.
- [plughole](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plughole/) — A plughole is the hole at the bottom of a bath or sink where the water drains away.
- [plum](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plum/) — A plum is a small round soft fruit with a smooth purple, red or yellow skin and a stone inside.
- [plumage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plumage/) — Plumage is all the feathers of a bird, their colours and patterns.
- [plumb](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plumb/) — To fit water pipes in a building: «plumb in a washing machine».
- [plumber](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plumber/) — A plumber is a person whose job is to fit and repair water pipes, taps, toilets, sinks and heating systems.
- [plumbing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plumbing/) — Plumbing is the system of pipes, taps, toilets and drains that bring clean water into a building and take dirty water away.
- [plume](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plume/) — A large, soft, beautiful feather, or a bunch of feathers worn as decoration.
- [plummet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plummet/) — A weight on a string used to check that a wall is straight. — Jewish tradition
- [plump](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plump/) — Plump means a little fat and round in a pleasant way: "a plump baby", "plump cheeks".
- [plunder](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plunder/) — To plunder is to take goods from a place by force, as robbers or invaders do. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plundered](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plundered/) — Plundered is the past form of plunder: it means that goods were taken by force from a place.
- [plunge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plunge/) — To plunge is to jump or fall suddenly and steeply, especially into water. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plunger](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plunger/) — A plunger is a tool with a rubber cup on a stick, used to clear a blocked sink or toilet by pushing and pulling.
- [plural](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plural/) — Plural means more than one: «cats» is the plural of «cat». — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plurality](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plurality/) — More votes than any other single person or party, but not more than half of all votes.
- [plus](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plus/) — Plus means add. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [plush](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plush/) — adjective: Rich, comfortable and expensive-looking: "a plush hotel".
- [plushy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plushy/) — adjective (informal): Rich and comfortable-looking, like plush; luxurious.
- [ply](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ply/) — To ply someone with something is to keep giving them food or drink, often more than they want.
- [plywood](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plywood/) — Plywood is a strong board made of thin layers of wood glued together, with the grain of each layer going a different way.
- [pm](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pm/) — «pm» (from Latin post meridiem, "after midday") means the hours after 12 noon and before midnight: 3 pm is in the afternoon.
- [pneumatophore](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pneumatophore/) — A pneumatophore is a special root of a mangrove tree that sticks up out of the mud or water like a pencil, so the tree can take in air.
- [pneumonia](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pneumonia/) — Pneumonia is a serious illness in which the lungs become swollen and fill with fluid, often caused by germs, making it hard to breathe.
- [po](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/po/) — A po is a chamber pot: a bowl kept under the bed to wee in at night in the days before indoor toilets.
- [poacher](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poacher/) — A person who hunts or catches animals or fish illegally, often rare animals like elephants and rhinos.
- [poaching](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poaching/) — Illegally hunting or catching animals, birds or fish, especially on someone else's land or protected animals like elephants and rhinos.
- [pocket](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pocket/) — A pocket is a small bag sewn into clothes, where you keep small things. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pocketful](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pocketful/) — As much as a pocket can hold.
- [pod](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pod/) — A long case that holds the seeds of plants such as peas and beans.
- [podcast](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/podcast/) — A podcast is a series of audio (sometimes video) shows on the internet that you can download or stream and listen to whenever you like.
- [podgy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/podgy/) — A little fat, short and soft-looking.
- [podium](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/podium/) — A podium is a small raised platform that a person stands on to speak, conduct an orchestra or receive a prize.
- [poem](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poem/) — A poem is a piece of writing in lines, often with rhythm and sometimes rhyme, that expresses feelings or ideas in a special, beautiful way. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [poesy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poesy/) — Poesy means poetry, the art of writing poems.
- [poet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poet/) — A person who writes poems.
- [poetess](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poetess/) — A poetess is a woman who writes poems; today most people just say poet.
- [poetic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poetic/) — To do with poetry or written in the form of poems. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [poetical](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poetical/) — Of or about poetry, or written like a poem.
- [poetically](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poetically/) — In a way that is like a poem, beautiful and full of imagery. — Jewish tradition
- [poetry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poetry/) — Writing in which words are chosen for their sound, rhythm and pictures, often set out in short lines and sometimes rhyming. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pogrom](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pogrom/) — A pogrom is a violent attack by a mob on a group of people because of their religion or people, in which homes and shops are destroyed and…