P
- people noun (person, people; «peoples» = nations; formal: persons)
People means more than one person: men, women and children. - peradventure adverb (old use)
1) Perhaps, maybe; a word from old stories, used when someone is not sure. - perceive verb (perceive, perceives, perceived, perceiving) — formal
To notice or become aware of something through the senses: perceive a sound. - perceived verb, past of perceive (perceive, perceives, perceived, perceiving); adjective (a perceived threat)
Noticed or became aware of something, by seeing, hearing or understanding. - perception noun (perception, perceptions)
Noticing and understanding things with your senses — seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling. - perchance adverb (old use)
1) Perhaps; possibly, by chance. - peremptory adjective
Strict and not allowing any argument or delay. - perfect adjective; verb (perfect, perfects, perfected, perfecting)
Perfect means with no mistakes or faults at all. - perfection noun (perfection, uncountable)
The state of being perfect, with no faults at all. - perfectly adverb (perfectly)
1) Perfectly means in a perfect way, without any mistakes. 2) Perfectly means completely or very: «perfectly safe», «perfectly fine». - perform verb (perform, performs, performed, performing)
To perform is to act, sing, dance or play music for an audience. - perfume noun (perfume, perfumes); verb (perfume, perfumes, perfumed — less common)
A liquid with a nice strong smell that people put on their skin. - perfumer noun
A person whose work is making perfume. - perhaps adverb
1) Perhaps means maybe; it is possible but not certain. 2) Used to make a request or idea sound polite. - peril noun (a peril, perils; also uncountable)
1) Great danger. 2) Something that is dangerous, a risk. - period noun (a period, periods); adjective (period — of a past age, e.g. period costume)
1) A period is a length of time. 2) At school, a period is one lesson in the timetable. 3) In American English, a period is the dot (.) at… - periodical noun (a periodical, periodicals); adjective (periodical)
noun: A magazine or journal that comes out regularly, such as every week, month or three months. - periphery noun
The outer edge or boundary of something. - perish verb (perish, perishes, perished, perishing)
To die, especially in an accident, disaster or war. - permeate verb (permeate, permeates, permeated, permeating)
To spread through every part of something: "The smell of bread permeated the house.". - permit verb (permit, permits, permitted, permitting); noun (a permit, permits)
To allow someone to do something, or allow something to happen. - permutation noun
A change in the order of things, or one of the different ways of arranging a group of things. - perpetual adjective (perpetual)
Lasting forever or for a very long time, never ending. - perpetually adverb (perpetually)
1) All the time, without stopping; forever. 2) Again and again, so often it seems constant: he is perpetually late. - perpetuity noun (perpetuity, uncountable)
Lasting for ever or for an endless time; mostly in the phrase «in perpetuity» (for ever). - perplexed adjective (more perplexed, most perplexed)
1) Puzzled and unsure, not able to understand something. - perplexity noun (plural perplexities)
1) Perplexity is a state of being puzzled and not knowing what to think or do. 2) (formal) A puzzling thing or problem. - persecute verb (persecute, persecutes, persecuted, persecuting)
1) To persecute people is to treat them cruelly and unfairly for a long time, especially because of their religion, race, beliefs or who… - persecution noun (persecution, uncountable; persecutions)
Cruel and unfair treatment of a person or group, especially because of their religion, race, beliefs or who they are. - persecutor noun (plural persecutors)
Someone who treats another person cruelly and unfairly again and again, to hurt or harm them. - persian adjective (Persian); noun (a Persian, Persians; Persian — the language, uncountable; a Persian cat)
Persian describes Persia, the old name for Iran, and its people, history and culture. - person noun (person, people, persons)
A person is a man, woman or child, one human being. - personal adjective (personal)
Personal means belonging to or about one particular person. - personality noun (a personality, personalities)
Your personality is the kind of person you are: your character, the way you think, feel and behave. - personhood noun
The state of being a person. - persuade verb (persuade, persuades, persuaded, persuading)
To persuade someone is to make them agree to do something or believe something by giving good reasons or by asking nicely. - pertain verb (pertain, pertains, pertained, pertaining)
«Pertain to»: to be about, be connected with, or belong to something (the rules pertaining to safety). - perverse adjective
Stubbornly doing wrong or going against what is right. - perverseness noun
Wickedness or crookedness; doing what is twisted and wrong instead of straight and right. - perversion noun
A twisting of something good or natural into something wrong. - perversity noun
Stubborn and willful wrongness, doing wrong on purpose. - pervert verb (pervert, perverts, perverted, perverting); noun (a pervert, perverts)
verb: To change something so that it is used wrongly or for a bad purpose: "pervert the truth". - pestilence noun (a pestilence, pestilences)
A deadly disease that spreads quickly through many people, such as the plague. - pestle noun (plural pestles)
A heavy stick with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding things in a mortar. - petition noun (a petition, petitions); verb (petition, petitions, petitioned, petitioning)
A petition is a written request, signed by many people, asking someone in power to do or change something. - phantom noun (plural phantoms)
1) A ghost or spirit that seems to appear and then vanish. 2) Something that seems to be there but is not real. - pharaoh noun (a pharaoh, pharaohs; Pharaoh as a title)
A pharaoh was a king of ancient Egypt, who ruled the land and was thought by Egyptians to be a god. - philistine noun (a philistine, philistines; the Philistines — Bible); adjective (philistine)
1) (Bible) The Philistines were an ancient people who lived along the coast of Canaan and were often at war with the Israelites; Goliath… - philosopher noun (a philosopher, philosophers)
A 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. - philosophic adjective (more philosophic)
Philosophic means calm and thoughtful, taking hard things without getting upset. - philosophical adjective (philosophical; adverb philosophically)
To do with philosophy — thinking deeply about big questions like what is true, right or real. - philosophise verb
An old spelling form (here really the Latin word for philosophy) meaning to think about deep questions. - philosophy noun (philosophy, philosophies)
1) Philosophy is the study of big questions about life, knowledge, right and wrong, the mind and what is real, by thinking carefully and… - phoenician adjective (Phoenician); noun (a Phoenician, Phoenicians)
1) Belonging to Phoenicia, an ancient land of trading cities (like Tyre, Sidon and Byblos) on the coast of what is now Lebanon, about… - phoenix noun (a phoenix, phoenixes); proper noun (Phoenix, a city)
A phoenix is a magical bird from old stories that burns itself in fire and is born again from its own ashes. - phonetic adjective (phonetic)
1) Connected with the sounds of speech. 2) Written in a way that shows exactly how a word sounds: "a phonetic spelling". 3) (phonetic… - phrase noun (a phrase, phrases); verb (phrase, phrases, phrased, phrasing)
A small group of words that go together but is not a whole sentence. - phraseology noun (phraseologies)
1) Phraseology is the particular way words are chosen and put together in speech or writing. - physical adjective (physical); noun (a physical — US, a medical check)
Physical means about the body, not the mind: physical exercise, physical pain. - physically adverb (physically)
In a way that is about the body, not the mind: physically fit. - physician noun (a physician, physicians)
1) (formal, especially US) A medical doctor, especially one who treats illness with medicine rather than surgery. - physics noun (physics, uncountable)
Physics is the science of matter and energy and how they act: forces, motion, light, sound, heat, electricity, magnetism and the universe. - physiology noun
The science of how the bodies of living things work and what their parts do. - pi noun (pi; the Greek letter π)
Pi is a special number, about 3.14, that links the distance around a circle to the distance across it. - pick verb (pick, picks, picked, picking); noun (a pick)
To pick is to take something with your fingers; to pick up is to lift it and get it. - picture noun (picture, pictures); verb (picture, pictures, pictured, picturing)
1) A picture is a drawing, painting or photo. 2) To picture something means to see it in your mind, to imagine it. 3) The picture can mean… - piece noun (piece, pieces); verb (piece together)
A piece is a part of something that has been cut, broken or divided, like a piece of cake. - pierce verb (pierce, pierces, pierced, piercing)
To make a hole in or through something with a sharp point: "The needle pierced the cloth.". - piercing noun
A sharp stab or wound, as by a pointed thing. - pigeon noun (a pigeon, pigeons)
A grey (or brown and white) bird with a small head and a round body, very common in towns and cities. - pile noun (pile, piles); verb (pile, piles, piled, piling)
A pile is a lot of things put one on top of another. - pilgrimage noun (a pilgrimage, pilgrimages); verb (rare: pilgrimage)
A journey to a holy place for religious reasons, such as Christians going to Jerusalem or Muslims going to Mecca. - pillar noun (a pillar, pillars)
A pillar is a tall, strong post of stone, wood or metal that holds up part of a building or stands as a monument. - pilot noun (a pilot, pilots); verb (pilot, pilots, piloted, piloting); adjective (a pilot scheme)
A pilot is a person who flies a plane or helicopter. - pim noun
An ancient Hebrew weight, about two thirds of a shekel. - pin noun (a pin, pins; PIN — personal identification number); verb (pin, pins, pinned, pinning)
A pin is a short, thin, sharp piece of metal with a round head, used to hold cloth or paper together. - pinch verb (pinch, pinches, pinched, pinching); noun (a pinch, pinches)
To press something tightly between your thumb and finger, sometimes in a way that hurts someone. - pine noun (pine, pines; pine tree); verb (pine, pines, pined, pining)
A pine is a tall evergreen tree with thin, sharp leaves called needles that stay green all year. - pinion verb (pinion, pinions, pinioned, pinioning); noun (a pinion, pinions)
To hold or tie someone's arms tightly so they cannot move them. - pinnacle noun (pinnacles)
A pinnacle is the very top of a mountain or of a tall building. - pinon noun
A name of an Edomite chief in Genesis, from the family of Esau. - pious adjective (more pious, most pious)
Pious means very religious, and devoted to God and to prayer. - pip noun (a pip, pips); verb (pip, pips, pipped, pipping)
A small seed in fruit such as an apple, orange, lemon or grape. - pipe noun (pipe, pipes); verb (pipe, pipes, piped, piping)
A pipe is a long tube that water, gas or oil flows through. - piping noun
The sound of playing a pipe or flute. - pisces noun
The zodiac sign of the Fish, the twelfth constellation of the year. - pit noun (a pit, pits); verb (pit, pits, pitted, pitting)
A pit is a large hole in the ground, dug by people or made naturally. - pitch noun (a pitch, pitches; pitch, uncountable for sound); verb (pitch, pitches, pitched, pitching)
A pitch is a field marked out for a sport, like a football, rugby or cricket pitch (mainly UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ). - pitcher noun (a pitcher, pitchers)
A pitcher is a large jug with a handle and a lip for pouring drinks such as water, milk or juice (US: any jug; UK: often a big pottery jug). - pity noun (pity — uncountable; a pity); verb (pity, pities, pitied, pitying)
Pity is a feeling of sadness for someone who is suffering or in trouble. - place noun (place, places); verb (place, places, placed, placing)
A place is a particular area, spot or position: a quiet place. - plague noun (a plague, plagues; the plague); verb (plague, plagues, plagued, plaguing)
1) A plague is a serious disease that spreads quickly and kills many people; "the plague" usually means bubonic plague, the Black Death of… - plain adjective (plain, plainer, plainest); noun (a plain, plains); adverb (plain: plain wrong)
Plain means simple, with nothing added or no decoration, like a plain T-shirt or plain yogurt. - plainly adverb (plainly)
Plainly means clearly, so that it is easy to see, hear or understand. - plait noun (a plait, plaits); verb (plait, plaits, plaited, plaiting)
A plait is a length of hair divided into three strands that are crossed over each other again and again to make one neat rope-like piece. - plan noun (plan, plans); verb (plan, plans, planned, planning)
An idea of what you will do and how: "Our plan is to leave at nine.". - plane noun (a plane, planes); adjective (plane — flat); verb (plane, planes, planed, planing — rare)
A plane is an aeroplane or airplane, a machine with wings that flies. - planet noun (a planet, planets)
A very large round object in space that moves around a star, such as the Earth moving around the Sun. - plank noun (plank, planks)
1) A plank is a long, flat piece of wood. 2) The plank is also an exercise where you hold your body straight like a board, resting on your… - planned verb (past form of plan: planned); adjective (planned)
1) Planned is the past form of «plan»: decided in advance what to do and how. 2) A planned thing has been arranged before it happens.
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