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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; 801–900 on this page.

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- [poinsettia](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poinsettia/) — A plant from Mexico with large bright red (or pink or white) leaves around small yellow flowers, popular at Christmas.
- [point](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/point/) — A point is a score in a game. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pointer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pointer/) — A stick, arrow or needle used to point at something, such as on a dial, scale or clock.
- [pointless](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pointless/) — Pointless means having no purpose or use.
- [poison](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poison/) — A substance that can make you very ill or kill you if you swallow, breathe in or touch it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [poisonous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poisonous/) — Containing poison; able to make you very ill or kill you if eaten, drunk, breathed in or touched.
- [poke](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poke/) — To poke is to push something with your finger or a pointed object.
- [poker](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poker/) — A card game in which players bet money or chips on whose cards are best, often bluffing (pretending).
- [poky](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poky/) — Of a room or house: small and cramped, with not enough space.
- [polar](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polar/) — To do with the North Pole or the South Pole, or the very cold areas around them.
- [polarisation](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polarisation/) — Polarisation of light is when light waves are made to vibrate in only one direction, as in polarised sunglasses that cut glare.
- [polder](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polder/) — A piece of low, flat land taken back from the sea or a lake and protected by dykes (walls of earth), mainly in the Netherlands.
- [pole](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pole/) — A pole is a long thin stick, often of wood or metal, that stands up straight or is held. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [polecat](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polecat/) — A polecat is a wild animal of the weasel family, with dark brown fur and a pale face mask, that gives off a strong smell when frightened.
- [police](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/police/) — The police are the people whose job is to keep everyone safe, help people in danger and make sure the laws are kept.
- [policeman](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/policeman/) — A policeman is a man who is a member of the police, the people whose job is to keep people safe and make sure laws are obeyed.
- [policy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/policy/) — A plan or set of rules that a school, company or government decides to follow: the school's policy on phones.
- [polio](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polio/) — A serious illness caused by a virus that can damage the nerves and cause paralysis, so people cannot move parts of their body.
- [poliomyelitis](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poliomyelitis/) — A serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the nerves and can cause paralysis, especially in children.
- [polish](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polish/) — To rub something to make it smooth and shiny. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [polite](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polite/) — Behaving in a kind and respectful way, using good manners: saying please and thank you, not interrupting.
- [politely](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/politely/) — Politely means in a kind, respectful way that shows good manners.
- [politeness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/politeness/) — Politeness is behaving with good manners and respect for other people, for example saying please and thank you.
- [politic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/politic/) — Wise and careful in what one does, so as to get on well and avoid trouble.
- [political](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/political/) — About government, how a country is run and the people in power.
- [politician](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/politician/) — A person whose job is in politics, especially someone elected to run a town, a region or a country, such as a member of parliament, a…
- [politics](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/politics/) — Politics is the activities of governments and people who run a country, including elections and making laws.
- [polka](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polka/) — A lively, bouncy dance for couples that started in Central Europe in the 1800s, with quick hopping steps.
- [poll](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poll/) — A poll is a survey in which many people are asked the same question to find out what most of them think. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pollen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pollen/) — Pollen is a fine yellow powder made by flowers.
- [pollinate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pollinate/) — To carry pollen from the male part (stamen) of a flower to the female part (stigma) of the same or another flower, so seeds can form.
- [pollination](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pollination/) — Pollination is the moving of pollen from the male part of a flower (the anther) to the female part (the stigma), so that seeds can form.
- [pollinator](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pollinator/) — A pollinator is an animal, usually an insect like a bee, butterfly or moth, that carries pollen from one flower to another so the plant…
- [pollock](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pollock/) — A sea fish of the North Atlantic, related to the cod, often eaten as fish fingers or fish and chips.
- [pollutant](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pollutant/) — A substance that makes air, water or soil dirty and harmful to living things.
- [pollute](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pollute/) — To pollute is to make air, water or land dirty and harmful by adding waste, smoke or chemicals. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pollution](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pollution/) — Pollution is dirt, poison or waste in the air, water or land that harms living things.
- [polo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polo/) — Polo is a game played on horseback in which two teams use long-handled wooden mallets to hit a small ball into the other team's goal.
- [polonium](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polonium/) — Polonium is a rare, extremely radioactive and poisonous chemical element, number 84, symbol Po, discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie.
- [polygraph](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polygraph/) — A polygraph is a machine that measures a person's breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure and sweating while they answer questions; it is…
- [polymer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polymer/) — A polymer is a substance made of very long chain-like molecules, built from many small units (called monomers) joined together.
- [polynesian](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polynesian/) — To do with Polynesia, the large group of Pacific islands including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti and New Zealand (Aotearoa), and with its…
- [polyp](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polyp/) — A polyp is a small sea animal with a tube-shaped body and a mouth ringed with tentacles; coral and sea anemones are made of polyps.
- [polystyrene](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polystyrene/) — Polystyrene is a light plastic.
- [polytechnic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/polytechnic/) — A college that teaches many practical and technical subjects, like engineering, building, computing and design, often to older students…
- [pom](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pom/) — A Pom or Pommy is an English person or a British person; it is a joking word but can sound rude.
- [pomegranate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pomegranate/) — A round fruit with a tough red skin and many juicy red seeds inside. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pomelo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pomelo/) — A very large citrus fruit, like a big grapefruit, with thick yellow-green skin.
- [pomeranian](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pomeranian/) — A very small, fluffy dog with a fox-like face, pointed ears and a thick fur coat, often orange or cream.
- [pomp](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pomp/) — Pomp is grand display and ceremony, with splendid clothes, music and crowds, meant to impress people. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pompous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pompous/) — Acting too important and too serious, using grand words to show off.
- [pond](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pond/) — A pond is a small area of still water, smaller than a lake. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ponder](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ponder/) — To ponder is to think about something slowly and carefully for a long time before deciding. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [pondering](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pondering/) — Pondering is thinking deeply and slowly about something; it is the -ing form of ponder. — Jewish tradition
- [ponderous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ponderous/) — Ponderous means very heavy and large, so that it is hard to lift or move.
- [pondweed](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pondweed/) — A plant that grows in ponds and slow rivers, often under or on the water, with green leaves or stems.
- [pong](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pong/) — A pong is a strong, unpleasant smell.
- [pony](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pony/) — A pony is a kind of small horse that stays small even when fully grown.
- [ponytail](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ponytail/) — A ponytail is a hairstyle where long hair is pulled back and tied with a band at the back of the head so that it hangs down like a pony's…
- [poodle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poodle/) — A dog with thick curly hair, often clipped into fancy shapes; poodles come in toy, miniature and standard sizes.
- [pool](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pool/) — A pool is a place filled with water to swim in. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [poop](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poop/) — Solid waste that comes out of a body; poo.
- [poor](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poor/) — Poor means having very little money and few things, so that it is hard to pay for food, a home or clothes. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [poorly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poorly/) — Poorly means badly, not well: «The team played poorly.».
- [pop](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pop/) — To pop is to burst with a short sharp sound; a popped balloon is gone.
- [popcorn](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/popcorn/) — A snack made from grains of a special kind of corn (maize) that burst open into white fluffy shapes when heated.
- [pope](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pope/) — The Pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who lives in Vatican City in Rome; Catholics see him as following Saint Peter.
- [popinjay](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/popinjay/) — A popinjay is a parrot.
- [poplar](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poplar/) — A poplar is a tall, fast-growing tree with soft wood and leaves that often shake in the wind. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [popper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/popper/) — A small paper tube you pull with a string so it goes bang and shoots out curly paper streamers.
- [poppin](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poppin/) — Exciting, lively and busy, full of people and fun: «The party is poppin'.».
- [popping](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/popping/) — Popping is making short sharp bursting sounds, like a balloon or popcorn.
- [poppy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/poppy/) — A poppy is a plant with large, soft, usually bright red flowers and a dark centre.
- [populace](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/populace/) — All the ordinary people who live in a country or area; the general public.
- [popular](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/popular/) — Popular means liked by many people, like a popular game or a popular person. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [popularise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/popularise/) — To make something liked or known by many people: «The film popularised skateboarding.».
- [popularity](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/popularity/) — Popularity is being liked, enjoyed or supported by many people.
- [popularly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/popularly/) — Popularly means by most ordinary people, or in the way many people say it: "popularly called" means the everyday name.
- [population](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/population/) — The number of people who live in a place.
- [populous](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/populous/) — A populous place has a lot of people living in it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [porc](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/porc/) — «Porc» is the French word for pig, and also for pork, the meat from a pig.
- [porcelain](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/porcelain/) — Porcelain is a hard, white, shiny material made by baking fine clay at very high heat; also called china.
- [porch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/porch/) — A small covered area or room at the entrance to a house, outside the front door. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [porcupine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/porcupine/) — A porcupine is a large rodent covered in long sharp spines called quills, which protect it from enemies.
- [porcupines](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/porcupines/) — Porcupines are more than one porcupine: large rodents covered in long sharp quills that protect them from predators.
- [pore](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pore/) — A pore is a tiny hole in skin, a leaf or a rock that lets sweat, air or water pass through.
- [pork](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pork/) — Pork is meat that comes from a pig.
- [porphyry](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/porphyry/) — Porphyry is a hard rock, usually dark red or purple with small spots, used to build fine palaces and to carve statues.
- [porpoise](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/porpoise/) — A porpoise is a sea mammal like a small dolphin, with a short, round snout, a rounded head, a small triangular back fin and flat…
- [porridge](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/porridge/) — Porridge is a warm, soft food made by cooking oats (or other grain) in milk or water until thick.
- [port](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/port/) — A port is a town or place where ships stop to load and unload goods and people.
- [portable](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/portable/) — Light and small enough to be carried or moved easily: «a portable speaker».
- [portal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/portal/) — A large, grand doorway or entrance to a building.
- [portcullis](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/portcullis/) — A heavy grid of iron or wooden bars that slides down in grooves to close a castle gateway.
- [porte](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/porte/) — «Porte» is the French word for door or gate; it sounds like «port» to an English ear and is not an English word.
- [portend](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/portend/) — To be a sign or warning that something important, often bad, is going to happen: «Dark clouds portend a storm.».
- [portent](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/portent/) — A sign or warning that something important, often bad, is going to happen.
- [porter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/porter/) — A porter is a person whose job is to carry bags or loads, for example at a station or a hotel. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [porthole](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/porthole/) — A porthole is a small round window in the side of a ship or boat.
- [portico](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/portico/) — A portico is a roof held up by columns, forming a covered porch at the front of a grand building.