P — The school dictionary · page 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15pasteboardPasteboard is thick, stiff paper or card, like the card used for boxes.4 sentencespasteurisationPasteurisation is heating milk, juice or other food to a set temperature for a short time to kill harmful germs, then cooling it quickly.9 sentencespasteuriseTo heat a drink or food, like milk or juice, to a set temperature for a short time to kill harmful germs, then cool it.7 sentencespasteurisedHeated for a short time to kill harmful germs, then cooled.8 sentencespastimeSomething you enjoy doing in your free time, such as a hobby, game or sport.8 sentencespastorA pastor is a Christian minister who leads a church and cares for its people, especially in Protestant churches.10 sentencespastoralPastoral means about the countryside, farms and shepherds, and the simple life of country people.5 sentencespastryA pastry is a small baked sweet food made with dough, like a croissant, a Danish or a tart.13 sentencespastureA pasture is a field of grass where cows, sheep, horses or other animals graze.11 sentencespastynoun (UK).11 sentencespatTo pat means to touch someone or something gently and quickly with your flat hand, several times.12 sentencespatchA patch is a small piece of material sewn or stuck over a hole or a worn place, like on the knee of jeans.17 sentencespatchworkPatchwork is sewing in which many small pieces of different cloth are stitched together to make a quilt, cushion or bag.10 sentencespatchyPatchy means appearing in some places but not others, in uneven patches, like patchy fog or patchy grass.8 sentencespatentPatent means obvious or easy to see, and also describes shiny leather with a glossy coating (patent leather).5 sentencespatentedGot a patent: an official right that says only the inventor may make or sell an invention for a number of years.10 sentencespaternalLike a father or to do with being a father: caring and protective.10 sentencespaternallyIn a fatherly way: kind, caring or protective, like a father.8 sentencespaternityBeing the father of a child.9 sentencespaternosterThe Paternoster is the Lord's Prayer, the prayer Jesus taught, named from its first words in Latin, «Pater noster», meaning «Our Father».11 sentencespathA path is a narrow way to walk on, through a park, garden or woods.13 sentencespatheticVery weak, useless or poor; not good enough: «That was a pathetic excuse.».8 sentencespathogenA tiny living thing, such as a bacterium, virus or fungus, that can cause disease.7 sentencespathwayA path or track that people walk along, often through a garden, park or field.12 sentencespatienceBeing able to wait calmly, or to keep trying, without getting angry or upset.10 sentencespatientAble to wait calmly without getting cross or upset.11 sentencespatientlyPatiently means in a calm way, waiting or working without getting cross, bored or upset.9 sentencespatinaA patina is a thin green or brown layer that forms on copper, bronze and some other metals over time, like on the Statue of Liberty.9 sentencespatioA patio is a flat, paved area next to a house, used for sitting, eating and relaxing outside.7 sentencespatoisA patois is a form of a language spoken by ordinary people in a particular area, different from the standard language.9 sentencespatriarchThe man who is the head of a family or tribe, often the oldest.11 sentencespatriciannoun.13 sentencespatrimonyPatrimony is the money, land or goods handed down to someone by their father or family.4 sentencespatrioticLoving your country and feeling proud of it, and wanting to help it.9 sentencespatrolTo patrol an area is to go around it regularly to check that it is safe and that nothing is wrong.11 sentencespatronA patron is a person who gives money or support to an artist, a charity or a group.11 sentencespatronagePatronage is the support or kindness given by a patron, such as a customer, a backer or a lover of the arts.5 sentencespatronessA patroness is a woman who supports, protects or pays for a cause, a church, a school or an artist.5 sentencespatronisingTalking to someone or treating them as if they were less clever or less important than you, in a kind-seeming but rude way.9 sentencespatronizingPatronizing describes talk or manners that treat someone as if they are less clever or less important, in a kind but proud way.4 sentencespatronymicA name made from the name of your father or a male ancestor, like Johnson (son of John) or Ukrainian Ivanovych (son of Ivan).8 sentencespatterA quick, light, tapping sound, like rain or small feet.11 sentencespatternA pattern is something that repeats in a rule, like red, blue, red, blue, or 2, 4, 6, 8.14 sentencespattyA flat round cake of minced meat or other food, especially the meat in a burger.10 sentencespaunchA paunch is a large, rounded belly, often a fat one.4 sentencespauseA pause is a short stop or rest. To pause means to stop for a little while and then go on.12 sentencespaveTo cover a road, path or yard with a hard flat surface, such as stones, bricks, concrete or tarmac.10 sentencespavedPaved means covered with a hard flat surface such as stones, bricks or asphalt, so people can walk or drive on it.11 sentencespavementIn British English, a pavement is the path at the side of a road for people to walk on (in American English, the sidewalk; in Australia, o…10 sentencespavilionA building beside a sports field, especially a cricket ground, where players change and rest.11 sentencespavingPaving is flat stones, bricks or slabs used to cover the ground to make a path, patio or pavement.10 sentencespawA paw is the foot of an animal like a cat, dog, bear or rabbit, usually with claws and soft pads.13 sentencespawnA pawn is the smallest and least powerful piece in chess; each player has eight.10 sentencespaxPax is the Latin word for peace.11 sentencespayTo pay is to give money for something you buy or for work done.12 sentencespayablePayable means that must be paid, or can be paid, often by a certain time.8 sentencespaybackPayback is revenge: doing something bad to someone because they did something bad to you.8 sentencespaydayPayday is the day when workers are paid their wages.10 sentencespayerA payer is the person or group who pays money.8 sentencespaymentA payment is money that is paid for something.12 sentencespayslipA payslip is a paper or digital note that an employer gives a worker with their pay, showing how much they earned and what was taken off f…7 sentencespcA PC is a personal computer, often a desktop or laptop computer, especially one that is not an Apple Mac.11 sentencespePE is short for physical education, the school lesson where you do sport, games, gymnastics and exercise.8 sentencespeaA pea is a small round green seed that grows in a pod and is eaten as a vegetable.11 sentencespeaceA time when there is no war or fighting.11 sentencespeaceableNot wanting to fight or argue; liking peace.10 sentencespeacefulPeaceful means calm and quiet, without noise or worry.12 sentencespeacefullyPeacefully means in a calm, quiet way.12 sentencespeacekeeperA soldier or police officer, often sent by the United Nations, whose job is to stop fighting and keep peace between groups after a war.9 sentencespeacemakerA person who helps people or groups stop fighting and make friends again.10 sentencespeachA peach is a soft, round, sweet fruit with fuzzy skin and a big stone (pit) inside.14 sentencespeacockA peacock is a large male bird with a long, brilliant blue-green tail with «eye» patterns, which it spreads out in a huge fan to attract f…13 sentencespeafowlPeafowl are large birds of the pheasant family; the male is a peacock, the female is a peahen, and the babies are peachicks.7 sentencespeahenA female peafowl. She is mostly brown and grey, without the huge colourful tail of the male peacock.8 sentencespeakA peak is the pointed top of a mountain, or a mountain with a pointed top.14 sentencespealThe loud ringing sound of bells.10 sentencespeanutA small oval seed that grows in a shell under the ground and is eaten as a snack, roasted or salted.10 sentencespeanutsSmall oval seeds that grow in pods under the ground, eaten roasted or as peanut butter.10 sentencespearA pear is a sweet, juicy fruit, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with a green, yellow or brown skin.12 sentencespearlA small hard shiny round thing, white or cream, that grows inside an oyster or some other shellfish and is used in jewellery.12 sentencespeasantA peasant was a poor farmer or farm worker in the past, especially in the Middle Ages, who worked a small piece of land and often had to g…11 sentencespeasantryAll the peasants of a country taken together: the poor farm workers and small farmers, especially in the past.8 sentencespeatSoft, dark brown soil made of plants that have half-rotted very slowly in wet, boggy places over thousands of years; it can be dried and b…8 sentencespebbleA pebble is a small, smooth, round stone, often found on beaches and in rivers.10 sentencespeckTo hit or pick up something with the beak.14 sentencespeckishA little bit hungry.8 sentencespectinA natural substance in fruits, especially apples and lemons, that makes jam and jelly set (go thick and firm).7 sentencespectoraladjective: Of or on the chest.12 sentencespeculiarPeculiar means strange or unusual, sometimes in a slightly worrying way.12 sentencespeculiarlyIn a strange or odd way.10 sentencespecuniaryPecuniary means to do with money.7 sentencespedalA part you push with your foot to make a bike move.10 sentencespedestrianA pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a street, not riding or driving.11 sentencespediatricianA doctor who specially looks after babies, children and teenagers.7 sentencespedigreeThe list of an animal's parents, grandparents and earlier ancestors, showing it is of one pure breed.12 sentencespeeTo pee is to let urine out of your body; to go to the toilet.10 sentencespeekTo peek means to look at something quickly or secretly, often when you should not.11 sentencespeekabooPeekaboo is a game for babies where you hide your face and then show it, saying «Peekaboo!».11 sentencespeelTo peel is to take the skin off fruit or vegetables.15 sentencespeelerA peeler is a kitchen tool with a blade for taking the skin off fruit and vegetables.8 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/3/