📖 P — The English dictionary · page 69

protester — Everyday, meaning 1: A protester is a person who shows in public that they strongly disagree with something, for example by marching, holding signs or shouting.↗ Example: Protesters marched through the city with banners.↗ · The protesters wanted cleaner air.↗ · Suffragettes were protesters for women's right to vote.↗ · Police kept the protesters away from the road.↗ · Some protesters chained themselves to trees.↗ · Thousands of protesters gathered peacefully.↗

protoceratops — Everyday, meaning 1: A small plant-eating dinosaur from Mongolia and China, about the size of a sheep, with a parrot-like beak and a bony frill at the back of its head; it lived about 75 million years ago.↗ Example: Protoceratops had a beak like a parrot.↗ · A Protoceratops was about as big as a sheep.↗ · The famous fossil shows a Protoceratops fighting a Velociraptor.↗ · Protoceratops lived in the Gobi Desert.↗ · Protoceratops ate plants.↗ · Scientists found Protoceratops nests and eggs.↗

protocol — Everyday, meaning 1: The official rules of correct behaviour on formal occasions, for example when meeting a king or a president: «royal protocol».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A set of steps that must be followed in a certain situation, like a plan for safety or medicine: «the school's fire protocol».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (computers) A set of rules computers use to send and receive information: «Internet protocol».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (law) An extra agreement added to a treaty between countries.↗ Example: The doctors followed the protocol for treating burns.↗ · Our school has a protocol for when someone has an allergic reaction.↗ · The prince broke protocol by hugging the crowd.↗ · Web pages travel using the HTTP protocol.↗ · Under royal protocol, you wait for the queen to speak first.↗ · The science protocol says to wear goggles during the experiment.↗

proton — Everyday, meaning 1: (science) A tiny particle with a positive electric charge, found in the nucleus (centre) of every atom.↗ Example: A hydrogen atom has just one proton.↗ · Protons have a positive charge.↗ · The number of protons tells you which element it is.↗ · Carbon has six protons in its nucleus.↗ · Protons and neutrons are in the nucleus.↗ · Scientists smash protons together in the Large Hadron Collider.↗

protracted — Everyday, meaning 1: Lasting a long time, often longer than expected or wanted.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb form) Past of «protract», to make something last longer.↗ Example: After protracted talks, the teachers agreed a deal.↗ · Grandpa recovered from a protracted illness.↗ · The protracted rain ruined our camping trip.↗ · The two countries fought a protracted war.↗ · The meeting was protracted and boring.↗ · The protracted argument went on all afternoon.↗ · In vain she tried to tear the robe away; it defied all efforts to be removed, and after horrible and protracted sufferings, she expired.↗

protrude — Everyday, meaning 1: To stick out from a surface or edge.↗ Example: A rusty nail protruded from the fence.↗ · The frog's eyes protrude from the top of its head.↗ · Be careful of the branch protruding over the path.↗ · His tongue protruded as he concentrated.↗ · Rocks protrude from the sand at low tide.↗ · The pencil protruded from her bag.↗

protruding — Everyday, meaning 1: Sticking out from a surface or edge: «a nail protruding from the wall», «protruding teeth».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) Sticking out beyond the rest.↗ Example: Careful, there's a nail protruding from that plank.↗ · The frog has big protruding eyes.↗ · A branch was protruding into the path.↗ · Protruding rocks made the river dangerous for boats.↗ · His wallet was protruding from his back pocket.↗ · Some fish have protruding jaws for catching food.↗ · For a moment Iktomi stood with a hand on his long protruding chin.↗

proud — Everyday, meaning 1: Feeling pleased and happy about something good that you or someone close to you has done or has (proud of my drawing, proud of you).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Having respect for yourself; not wanting to ask for help or seem weak.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Thinking you are better than others (too proud, a proud and rude king) — a bad sense.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Something that gives pride (a proud moment).↗ Example: I'm proud of my science project.↗ · Mum said she was proud of me for telling the truth.↗ · He was proud to carry the flag at the parade.↗ · The proud lion stood on the rock.↗ · She proudly showed us her medal.↗ · The proud king would not listen to anyone.↗ · Be proud of your effort, not just the result.↗ · He was proud of his son.↗ · Google is proud to partner with libraries to digitize public domain materials and make them widely accessible.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.'↗ (Writings PSA.124.5, JPS 1917)↗ · The proud beasts have not trodden it, nor hath the lion passed thereby.↗ (Writings JOB.28.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Be surety for Thy servant for good; let not the proud oppress me.↗ (Writings PSA.119.122, JPS 1917)↗

proudly — Everyday, meaning 1: In a way that shows you are pleased and happy about something you or someone close to you did or has.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In a way that shows you think you are better than others (arrogantly).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In a grand, impressive way: a castle standing proudly on a hill.↗ Example: Mia proudly showed her certificate to her nan.↗ · «I did it all by myself!» he said proudly.↗ · The flag flew proudly over the town hall.↗ · Dad proudly watched me score my first goal.↗ · The castle stood proudly on the hill.↗ · Our school proudly presents the summer concert.↗ · She walked proudly past the others without saying hello.↗ · Proudly she presented her baby among the other contestants.↗ · Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; yea, for that they dealt proudly against them.'↗ (Torah EXO.18.11, JPS 1917)↗ · Their gross heart they have shut tight, with their mouth they speak proudly.↗ (Writings PSA.17.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Because he hath stretched out his hand against God, and behaveth himself proudly against the Almighty; (Writings JOB.15.25, JPS 1917)↗ · Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.↗ (Writings JOB.36.9, JPS 1917)↗

prove — Everyday, meaning 1: To show with facts or reasons that something is true.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To turn out to be.↗ e.g. "The test proved easy."↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To show what you can do.↗ e.g. "She proved herself a good captain."↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In baking, to let dough rise before cooking.↗ Example: Can you prove that 7 is a prime number?↗ · The muddy paws proved the dog had been outside.↗ · He wanted to prove that he could swim across the pool.↗ · The map proved very useful on the hike.↗ · She proved everyone wrong by winning the race.↗ · Let the bread dough prove for an hour.↗ · Show your working to prove your answer.↗ · Then our innocence will be proved.”↗ · There He made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them; (Torah EXO.15.25, JPS 1917)↗ · Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.↗ (Torah GEN.42.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him: 'Abraham'; and he said: 'Here am I.' (Torah GEN.22.1, JPS 1917)↗ · When your fathers tried Me, proved Me, even though they saw My work.↗ (Writings PSA.95.9, JPS 1917)↗ · even the LORD said unto me — backsliding Israel hath proved herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.↗ (Prophets JER.3.11, JPS 1917)↗ · Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me; though I be innocent, He shall prove me perverse.↗ (Writings JOB.9.20, JPS 1917)↗

proven — Everyday, meaning 1: Shown to be true by facts or evidence.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Tested and known to work: a proven method.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (law, Scotland) «Not proven» is a court verdict meaning there was not enough evidence.↗ Example: It is a proven fact that the Earth goes round the Sun.↗ · This is a proven way to learn spellings.↗ · The rule has been proven for all whole numbers.↗ · Nothing has been proven yet.↗ · She is a proven winner.↗ · The advert says it is clinically proven.↗

provenance — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Where something comes from; its origin.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The record of where an object such as a painting or ancient vase has been and who has owned it.↗ Example: The museum checked the painting's provenance.↗ · The provenance of the old vase is unknown.↗ · We buy food of local provenance.↗ · Experts traced the coin's provenance to Roman Britain.↗ · Without a provenance, the statue might be stolen.↗ · The label shows the provenance of the apples.↗

provender — Everyday, meaning 1: (old-fashioned) Food, especially dry food for horses and farm animals, such as hay and oats.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (humorous) Food for people.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: Dry food for horses and farm animals, such as hay, straw or oats.↗ Example: The farmer stored provender for the horses in the barn.↗ · The caravan horse needed provender and water.↗ · «Let's see what provender is in the basket!» said the Rat.↗ · The army carried provender for the horses.↗ · We packed plenty of provender for the long walk.↗ · The stable boy gave the ponies their evening provender.↗ · She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.'↗ (Torah GEN.24.25, JPS 1917)↗ · And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.↗ (Torah GEN.43.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.↗ (Torah GEN.42.27, JPS 1917)↗ · They cut his provender in the field; and they despoil the vineyard of the wicked.↗ (Writings JOB.24.6, JPS 1917)↗ · The oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savoury provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.↗ (Prophets ISA.30.24, JPS 1917)↗ · Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants; there is no want of any thing.'↗ (Prophets JDG.19.19, JPS 1917)↗ · She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.'↗ (Torah GEN.24.25, JPS 1917) · "The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh" (No. xxxiii.) also requires the milk of nine kye for its daily rations, and cow's milk is the ordinary provender of such kittle cattle (Grimms' Teut.↗ (More English Fairy Tales) · And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.↗ (Torah GEN.43.24, JPS 1917)

proverb — Everyday, meaning 1: A proverb is a short, well-known saying that gives advice or states a truth about life, like "Look before you leap".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (Bible) Proverbs is a book of the Old Testament full of wise sayings, many linked with King Solomon.↗ Example: "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" is a proverb.↗ · My nan has a proverb for everything.↗ · "Many hands make light work" means that a job is easier when people help.↗ · We wrote our own proverbs in class.↗ · (Bible) The book of Proverbs says that a gentle answer turns away anger.↗ · Every language has its own proverbs.↗ · The proverb "Actions speak louder than words" means what you do matters more than what you say.↗ · Remember the old proverb which says: ‘Bad wheat always makes poor bread!’”↗ · And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither the LORD shall lead thee away.↗ (Torah DEU.28.37, JPS 1917)↗ · And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.↗ (Prophets 1KI.5.12, JPS 1917)↗ · To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.↗ (Writings PRO.1.6, JPS 1917)↗ · These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.↗ (Writings PRO.25.1, JPS 1917)↗

proverbial — Everyday, meaning 1: Proverbial means well known, the sort of thing people always mention, as if it were a saying or proverb.↗ Example: The fox has a proverbial cunning.↗ · Her proverbial patience was tested by the noisy class.↗ · His beauty became proverbial in the land.↗

provide — Everyday, meaning 1: To give someone something they need or want.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: provide for: to give someone money, food and a home.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: provided (that), providing: only if.↗ Example: The school provides free milk at break.↗ · Paper and pencils will be provided.↗ · Trees provide shade on hot days.↗ · Parents work to provide for their children.↗ · You can go out, provided you finish your homework.↗ · Each cow provides about 20 litres of milk a day.↗ · Can you provide an example?↗ · And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?'↗ (Torah GEN.30.30, JPS 1917)↗ · And Abraham said: 'God will provide Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son.'↗ So they went both of them together.↗ (Torah GEN.22.8, JPS 1917)↗ · These files may be used for any non-commercial purpose, provided this notice of attribution is left intact in all copies.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; (Writings PRO.30.25, JPS 1917)↗ · And Saul said unto his servants: 'Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.'↗ (Prophets 1SA.16.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much substance.↗ (Writings 2CH.32.29, JPS 1917)↗

providence — Everyday, meaning 1: Providence is the care or guidance of God, or the good luck that seems to come from fate; in tales it can mean a kind protecting power.↗ Example: It was a lucky providence that the bridge held.↗ · Miacca was like a Providence to the poor family.↗ · We trusted in providence to bring us home safely.↗ · Thou hast granted me life and favour, and Thy providence hath preserved my spirit.↗ (Writings JOB.10.12, JPS 1917)↗