P — The school dictionary · page 51 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15persevereTo keep trying to do something even when it is difficult or you fail at first, and not give up.8 sentencespersianPersian describes Persia, the old name for Iran, and its people, history and culture.13 sentencespersimmonA sweet orange fruit that grows on a tree in warm lands. An unripe persimmon is very hard and bitter.5 sentencespersistTo persist is to keep doing something even when it is hard or other people want you to stop.10 sentencespersistencePersistence is going on trying to do something even when it is hard or other people want you to stop.9 sentencespersistentA persistent person keeps on trying and does not give up easily.9 sentencespersistentlyPersistently means continuing again and again without stopping or giving up.10 sentencespersonA person is a man, woman or child, one human being.14 sentencespersonageAn important or famous person.9 sentencespersonalPersonal means belonging to or about one particular person.11 sentencespersonalisedPersonalised means made specially for one person, often with their name or initials on it.10 sentencespersonalityYour personality is the kind of person you are: your character, the way you think, feel and behave.12 sentencespersonallyUsed to give your own opinion.14 sentencespersonificationPersonification is a way of writing that gives human feelings or actions to things that are not human: «The wind howled.» «The sun smiled…11 sentencespersonifyTo describe a thing, animal or idea as if it were a person, with human feelings or actions.11 sentencespersonnelThe people who work for an organisation, such as an army, a hospital or a company; staff.10 sentencesperspectiveA perspective is a way of thinking about or seeing something, a point of view («from my perspective»).12 sentencesperspirationPerspiration is sweat: the salty water that comes out of your skin when you are hot or working hard.11 sentencesperspireTo sweat; to give off liquid through your skin when you are hot, nervous or working hard.7 sentencespersuadeTo persuade someone is to make them agree to do something or believe something by giving good reasons or by asking nicely.10 sentencespersuasionPersuasion is getting someone to believe or do something by giving good reasons.12 sentencespersuasivePersuasive means good at making people agree with you or do what you want: a persuasive speaker.8 sentencespertPert means cheeky and bold, not showing proper respect to someone older.5 sentencespertain«Pertain to»: to be about, be connected with, or belong to something (the rules pertaining to safety).8 sentencespertinentPertinent means closely connected to the subject being talked about, and useful for it; relevant.7 sentencesperturbationWorry or anxiety; being upset.9 sentencesperturbedWorried and unsettled, so that you cannot feel calm.4 sentencesperusalThe act of reading something carefully and thoroughly.9 sentencesperuseTo read or look at something carefully and in detail.9 sentencesperuvianFrom or belonging to Peru, a country in South America.8 sentencespervadeTo spread through every part of a place or thing, filling it all.4 sentencespervertverb: To change something so that it is used wrongly or for a bad purpose.10 sentencespesThe foot, or the foot part of an animal's back leg; used by scientists, as in "pes planus" (flat foot).10 sentencespesachPesach is the Hebrew name for Passover, a spring festival when Jewish people remember how God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt,…7 sentencespestA pest is an insect or animal that harms crops, food, gardens or homes, such as rats, mice, cockroaches or greenfly.10 sentencespesticideA pesticide is a chemical used to kill pestsinsects, weeds, fungi or small animals that damage crops or gardens. — 9 sentencespestilenceA deadly disease that spreads quickly through many people, such as the plague.10 sentencespestilentCausing disease or illness, carrying plague.4 sentencespestleA heavy stick with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding things in a mortar.3 sentencespetA pet is an animal that lives with people at home and is cared for, like a cat, dog, rabbit, fish or hamster.16 sentencespetalA petal is one of the thin, often brightly coloured parts that make up the outer ring of a flower.11 sentencespetiteSmall, short and slim in a pretty way.8 sentencespetitionA petition is a written request, signed by many people, asking someone in power to do or change something.12 sentencespetitionaryPetitionary means asking for something; petitionary prayer is prayer that asks God for help or for something needed, for yourself or for o…7 sentencespetrifactionThe turning of something into stone.4 sentencespetrificationThe process by which a dead plant or animal slowly turns into stone over a very long time, as minerals replace it: petrified wood.8 sentencespetrifyingTo petrify is to turn something into stone.4 sentencespetrolPetrol is a liquid fuel made from oil that is put into cars and other engines to make them go.8 sentencespetroleumPetroleum is crude oil: a thick, dark liquid found deep underground that is used to make petrol, diesel, plastics and many other things.11 sentencespetticoatA skirt worn under a dress, long ago.4 sentencespettifogTo argue about small, unimportant details in a fussy way.7 sentencespettingStroking an animal gently and kindly.8 sentencespettishlyIn a cross, sulky, childish way, as when someone is easily annoyed about small things.7 sentencespettySmall and unimportant: petty problems.10 sentencespewA long wooden bench with a back, where people sit in a church.12 sentencespewterA soft grey metal, a mix of tin with lead or other metals, used for plates, cups and toy soldiers.4 sentencesphpH is a number that shows how acidic or alkaline a liquid is, on a scale from 0 to 14.8 sentencesphageA tiny virus that attacks and kills bacteria, not people.8 sentencesphantomA ghost or spirit that seems to appear and then vanish.5 sentencespharaohA pharaoh was a king of ancient Egypt, who ruled the land and was thought by Egyptians to be a god.9 sentencespharmacistA trained person who prepares and sells medicines and explains how to take them safely.7 sentencespharmacyA pharmacy is a shop or part of a shop where medicines are sold and prescriptions are given out.10 sentencesphaseA phase is one stage of something that changes over time.12 sentencespheasantA large bird with a long tail; the males have bright copper, green and red feathers, while females are brown. They are often hunted for fo…9 sentencesphenomenonSomething that happens or exists, which can be seen or studied, especially in nature or science: a natural phenomenon.10 sentencespheromoneA pheromone is a chemical that an animal gives off to send a message to others of its own kind, such as «follow me», «danger» or «I am loo…9 sentencesphialA small glass bottle for holding liquid, often medicine.3 sentencesphilippinePhilippine means belonging to or coming from the Philippines, a country in Southeast Asia made of more than 7,000 islands.8 sentencesphilistineThe Philistines were an ancient people who lived along the coast of Canaan and were often at war with the Israelites; Goliath was a Philis…10 sentencesphilologistA philologist is a person who studies how languages developed and how words changed over time.4 sentencesphilosopherA philosopher is a person who thinks and writes about big questions, such as what is true, what is right and wrong, and what life means.11 sentencesphilosophicalTo do with philosophythinking deeply about big questions like what is true, right or real. — 9 sentencesphilosophyPhilosophy is the study of big questions about life, knowledge, right and wrong, the mind and what is real, by thinking carefully and argu…11 sentencesphiltreA philtre is a magic drink that is meant to make someone fall in love or act strangely.4 sentencesphoebePhoebe is a girl's name, from an old Greek word meaning bright or shining.12 sentencesphoenicianBelonging to Phoenicia, an ancient land of trading cities (like Tyre, Sidon and Byblos) on the coast of what is now Lebanon, about 1500–30…9 sentencesphoenixA phoenix is a magical bird from old stories that burns itself in fire and is born again from its own ashes.12 sentencesphoneA phone is a device for calling and talking to people far away. A mobile phone (cell phone) can also send messages, take photos and use th…13 sentencesphonemeThe smallest unit of sound in a language that can change the meaning of a word, such as /c/, /a/, /t/ in "cat"; changing /c/ to /h/ gives…7 sentencesphoneticConnected with the sounds of speech.10 sentencesphoneticallyIn a way that matches the sounds of speech.9 sentencesphonicsPhonics is a way of learning to read by matching letters and groups of letters to the sounds they make.8 sentencesphosphoricContaining phosphorus, especially in "phosphoric acid", a chemical used in fertilisers, rust remover and some fizzy drinks like cola.8 sentencesphosphorusPhosphorus is a chemical element, a non-metal with the symbol P and atomic number 15.10 sentencesphotoA photo is a picture taken with a camera or a phone.10 sentencesphotocopierA photocopier is a machine that makes paper copies of documents or pictures quickly.8 sentencesphotographA photograph is a picture made with a camera.9 sentencesphotographerA person who takes photographs, either as a job or as a hobby.9 sentencesphotographicPhotographic means to do with photographs or photography.11 sentencesphotographyPhotography is the art, hobby or job of taking photographs with a camera or phone.8 sentencesphotoshopA computer program used to edit pictures.9 sentencesphotosphereThe photosphere is the bright outer surface of the Sun (or another star) that we see, from which most of its light shines out.8 sentencesphotosynthesisPhotosynthesis is the way green plants make their own food using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide from the air, giving out oxygen.7 sentencesphrasalMade of a phrase, or to do with phrases.9 sentencesphraseA small group of words that go together but is not a whole sentence.11 sentencesphysicalPhysical means about the body, not the mind: physical exercise, physical pain.12 sentencesphysicallyIn a way that is about the body, not the mind: physically fit.10 sentencesphysicianA medical doctor, especially one who treats illness with medicine rather than surgery.8 sentencesphysicistA scientist who studies physics: the science of matter, energy, forces, light, sound, electricity and how the universe works.7 sentencesphysicsPhysics is the science of matter and energy and how they act: forces, motion, light, sound, heat, electricity, magnetism and the universe.7 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/5/