P
- pa noun (pa, pas) — informal; abbreviation (p.a., Pa)
Pa is a word for father or dad, used mostly in old stories and in some families. - pac abbreviation (PAC, PACs); fragment, name part
PAC: political action committee, a group that collects money to help elect politicians or support causes. - pace noun (pace, paces); verb (pace, paces, paced, pacing)
A pace is one step, or the length of one step. - pachycephalosaurus noun (Pachycephalosaurus, pachycephalosauruses)
1) Pachycephalosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur with a very thick, dome-shaped skull, which lived in North America about 66 million… - pachyderm noun (a pachyderm, pachyderms)
1) A large mammal with very thick skin, such as an elephant, rhinoceros or hippopotamus. 2) (humorous) A big, heavy, clumsy person or thing. - pacific adjective; proper noun (the Pacific, the Pacific Ocean)
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, between Asia and Australia on one side and the Americas on the other. - pacification noun (pacification — uncountable; formal)
Making people calm or stopping them being angry. - pacify verb (pacify, pacifies, pacified, pacifying)
1) To make someone who is angry or upset become calm and quiet. 2) To bring peace to a place, often by force, ending fighting there. - pack noun (pack, packs); verb (pack, packs, packed, packing)
A pack is a set of things wrapped or sold together: a pack of cards. - package noun (a package, packages); verb (package, packages, packaged, packaging)
A parcel: something wrapped or in a box so it can be posted or delivered. - packaging noun (packaging, uncountable)
Packaging is the boxes, bags, plastic and paper that things are wrapped in when you buy them. - packer noun (a packer, packers)
A packer is a person or machine that packs goods into boxes or containers. - packet noun (packet, packets)
A packet is a small bag or box that holds things, like seeds or crisps. - pact noun (a pact, pacts)
A pact is a serious agreement or promise between people, groups or countries to do something or to help each other. - pad noun (a pad, pads); verb (pad, pads, padded, padding)
A pad is a thick piece of soft material used to protect something or make it comfortable, like a knee pad. - padded adjective (padded); also past form of «pad» (pad, pads, padded, padding)
Filled or covered with soft material to make it comfortable or to protect: «a padded jacket», «a padded envelope». - padding noun (padding; uncountable); also -ing form of «pad»
Soft material used to fill or cover something, to make it comfortable or to protect it. - paddle noun (a paddle, paddles); verb (paddle, paddles, paddled, paddling)
A short pole with a flat wide end, used to move a canoe or small boat through water. - paddlefish noun (a paddlefish, paddlefish)
1) A paddlefish is a large freshwater fish with a long, flat, paddle-shaped snout, found in the rivers of the USA. - paddler noun (a paddler, paddlers)
A person who paddles a canoe, kayak or paddleboard. - paddock noun (a paddock, paddocks)
A paddock is a small field where horses or other animals are kept, often near a house or stable. - paddy noun (a paddy, paddies); noun (paddy — UK informal, a temper)
A paddy, or paddy field, is a flooded field where rice is grown. - padlock noun (a padlock, padlocks); verb (padlock, padlocks, padlocked, padlocking)
1) A padlock is a lock you can take off and move, with a curved metal bar (a shackle) that clicks into the body, opened with a key or a… - paediatrician noun (a paediatrician, paediatricians)
A paediatrician is a doctor who looks after babies, children and teenagers and treats their illnesses. - pagan noun (a pagan, pagans); adjective (pagan)
1) (history) A pagan was a person who followed an old religion with many gods and goddesses, before Christianity or Islam spread, such as… - page noun (page, pages); verb (page, pages, paged, paging — to call someone by speaker or pager)
A page is one side of a sheet of paper in a book, a magazine or a notebook. - pageant noun (a pageant, pageants)
A show or procession where people dress up and act out scenes from history or stories. - pail noun (a pail, pails)
1) A pail is a bucket: a round container with a handle for carrying water, milk or sand. - pain noun (a pain, pains; pain — uncountable); verb (pain — rare)
Pain is the feeling you have when part of your body is hurt or ill. - painful adjective (painful, more painful, most painful)
1) Painful means causing pain or hurting. 2) Painful means making you feel sad, upset or embarrassed. 3) Painful can mean very hard or… - painfully adverb (painfully)
Painfully means in a way that hurts or causes pain. - painkiller noun (a painkiller, painkillers)
1) A medicine that makes pain less strong or stops it for a while, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen. - painless adjective (painless)
1) Not causing any pain: «a painless injection». 2) Easy and not unpleasant: «a painless way to learn spelling». - painlessly adverb
1) Painlessly means without causing pain. 2) Easily, without trouble or difficulty. - paint noun (paint, paints); verb (paint, paints, painted, painting)
Paint is a coloured liquid you put on things to colour them or protect them. - paintbrush noun (a paintbrush, paintbrushes)
1) A brush used for putting paint on paper, walls or other surfaces. - painted verb past and past participle (paint, paints, painted, painting); adjective (painted)
Painted is the past form of paint: colour was put on it. - painter noun (painter, painters)
A painter is a person who paints pictures, an artist. - painting noun (painting, paintings); verb form (-ing form of paint)
1) A painting is a picture made with paint. 2) Painting is the art or job of making pictures with paint. 3) Painting is the -ing form of… - pair noun (pair, pairs); verb (pair, pairs, paired, pairing)
A pair is two things of the same kind that go together: a pair of socks. - pairing noun (a pairing, pairings); verb form (pairing — present participle of «pair»)
A pairing is two people or things put together, as a pair or a team. - paisley noun (paisley, uncountable); adjective (a paisley tie); Paisley (a name)
A pattern of curved, teardrop shapes with patterns inside them, used on fabric, ties and scarves. - pal noun (a pal, pals); verb phrase (pal up, pal around — informal)
1) (informal) A friend. 2) «Pen pal» or «pen friend»: someone you write letters to, often in another country. - palace noun (a palace, palaces)
A very large, grand house where a king, queen, president or bishop lives. - palaeontologist noun (a palaeontologist, palaeontologists); US spelling paleontologist
1) A scientist who studies fossils to learn about plants and animals that lived long ago, like dinosaurs. - palaeontology noun (palaeontology, uncountable); US spelling paleontology
The science that studies life from long ago, mostly through fossils of animals and plants, such as dinosaurs. - palanquin noun (plural palanquins)
A covered seat or bed on poles, carried on the shoulders of servants, used in old times to carry a rich lady or prince. - palatable adjective (palatable; more palatable, most palatable)
1) Nice enough to eat or drink; having a pleasant taste. 2) Acceptable or easy to agree with: "a more palatable idea". - palate noun (a palate, palates)
1) Your palate is the roof of your mouth. 2) A person's palate is their sense of taste and what foods they like. - palaver noun (palaver — uncountable or a palaver, informal); verb (palaver — old)
A lot of fuss and bother about something unimportant: what a palaver! - pale adjective (pale, paler, palest); verb (pale, pales, paled, paling); noun (a pale — rare; beyond the pale)
Pale describes a face or skin that has less colour than usual, often because someone is ill, scared or shocked. - paleness noun (paleness, uncountable)
The state of being pale: having a light colour or less colour than usual. - palestinian adjective (Palestinian); noun (a Palestinian, Palestinians)
1) Palestinian means from or connected with the Palestinian people or the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in… - palette noun (a palette, palettes)
A flat board or tray that an artist uses to hold and mix paints. - palfrey noun (plural palfreys)
(old use, in fairy tales) A gentle horse ridden by a lady or a knight, not a war horse. - palindrome noun (a palindrome, palindromes); adjective (palindromic)
1) A palindrome is a word, number or sentence that reads the same backwards as forwards, like «level», «racecar», «12321» or «Was it a car… - paling noun (a paling, palings); verb form of «pale» (pale, pales, paled, paling)
A pointed wooden stake that is part of a fence. - pall noun; verb (pall, palls, palled, palling)
A pall is a dark cloth or covering spread over something. - palladium noun (plural palladiums)
A thing that is believed to keep a city or people safe from harm. - pallbearer noun (a pallbearer, pallbearers)
1) One of the people who carry the coffin at a funeral. 2) A person who walks beside the coffin at a funeral as an honour. - pallet noun (a pallet, pallets)
A flat wooden or plastic platform on which goods are stacked so that a forklift truck can lift and move them. - palliative adjective (palliative); noun (a palliative, palliatives — formal)
Palliative care is care that keeps a very ill person comfortable and free from pain when their illness cannot be cured. - pallor noun (pallor, uncountable)
1) Unhealthy paleness of the face or skin, from illness, fear, shock or tiredness. - palm noun (a palm, palms); verb (palm, palms, palmed, palming — palm something off)
The palm is the inside of your hand, between your wrist and your fingers. - palpitation noun (a palpitation, palpitations; usually plural)
A feeling that your heart is beating very fast, very hard or unevenly. - paltry adjective (paltrier, paltriest)
1) Paltry means very small, too little to be worth much: a paltry sum of money. - pan noun (pan, pans); verb (pan, pans, panned, panning)
A pan is a metal pot for cooking food, often with a long handle, like a frying pan or saucepan. - panama noun, a name (Panama); also a panama (a hat, panamas)
Panama is a country in Central America that joins North and South America; its capital is Panama City. - panamanian adjective (Panamanian); noun (a Panamanian, Panamanians)
Panamanian means coming from or belonging to Panama, a country in Central America that joins North and South America. - pancake noun (a pancake, pancakes)
A pancake is a thin, flat, round cake made from a batter of flour, eggs and milk, cooked in a frying pan. - pancreas noun (a pancreas, pancreases)
1) The pancreas is an organ in the belly, behind the stomach, that makes digestive juices and the hormone insulin, which controls the… - panda noun (a panda, pandas; giant panda, red panda)
A panda (giant panda) is a large black-and-white bear from the mountain forests of China that eats almost only bamboo. - pandemic noun (a pandemic, pandemics); adjective (pandemic)
A pandemic is an outbreak of an infectious disease that spreads across many countries or the whole world and makes very many people ill. - pandemonium noun (no plural)
1) Pandemonium is a wild noise and confusion, when everyone shouts and runs about. - pane noun (a pane, panes)
1) One sheet of glass in a window or door. 2) (computers) A separate part of a window on a screen. - panel noun (a panel, panels)
A flat piece of wood, glass, metal or other material that is part of a door, wall or other surface. - panelling noun (panelling)
1) Panelling is wood or other material fixed in flat boards to cover the walls of a room. - pang noun (a pang, pangs)
1) A sudden sharp pain or feeling. 2) A sudden strong feeling, like a pang of guilt or a pang of hunger. - pangolin noun (a pangolin, pangolins)
A pangolin is a mammal covered in hard, overlapping scales, which eats ants and termites with a long sticky tongue. - panic noun (panic, a panic); verb (panic, panics, panicked, panicking)
Panic is a sudden, very strong fear that makes people stop thinking clearly and act wildly. - panicked verb (past tense and past participle of panic: panic, panics, panicked, panicking); adjective (panicked)
Suddenly felt such strong fear or worry that you could not think clearly. - panicky adjective (panicky)
1) (informal) Panicky means feeling or showing sudden great fear or worry, so that you cannot think calmly. - pannier noun (panniers)
1) A pannier is a basket or bag, often one of a pair, hung over the back of a horse or donkey to carry goods. - panoply noun (panoplies)
1) A panoply is a complete set of armour or fine clothes worn for a grand occasion. 2) A panoply is a grand display of many things together. - panorama noun (a panorama, panoramas)
A wide view of a large area of land, sea or sky. - pant verb (pant, pants, panted, panting); noun (a pant, pants — a quick breath); adjective (pant, in «pant leg», US)
To pant is to breathe fast and loudly with your mouth open, because you are hot, tired or excited. - pantaloon noun (pantaloons); old use
1) Pantaloons were loose trousers worn long ago. 2) In old plays, a pantaloon is a silly old man. - pantheon noun (a pantheon, pantheons); the Pantheon (a name)
All the gods of a people or religion, taken together: the Greek pantheon. - panther noun (a panther, panthers)
A panther is a big wild cat, usually a leopard or a jaguar with black fur (a black panther). - panting verb form (pant, pants, panted, panting); also adjective (a panting dog)
Panting means breathing fast and loudly with your mouth open, usually after running or because you are hot. - panto noun (panto, pantos — informal, short for pantomime)
1) (UK, informal) A panto is a funny family musical play, usually shown around Christmas and New Year, based on a fairy tale such as… - pantomime noun (a pantomime, pantomimes; panto informal UK); verb (pantomime, pantomimed — rare)
1) (UK, Ireland, Australia) A funny family play, usually at Christmas, based on a fairy tale, with songs, jokes, a man dressed as a woman… - pantry noun (a pantry, pantries)
A small room or large cupboard in a home where food like tins, jars, flour and cereal is kept. - pants noun (pants; plural only — a pair of pants)
Underwear worn under your clothes around your bottom; underpants or knickers. - papa noun (papa, papas)
1) (old-fashioned or family word) Father, dad. 2) (in some families) Grandfather, grandad. 3) In the NATO phonetic alphabet, the word for… - papal adjective (papal)
1) (church) Papal means to do with the Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. - paper noun (paper, papers); verb (paper, papers, papered, papering — cover walls with paper)
Paper is the thin material we write and draw on. - paperback noun (a paperback, paperbacks); adjective (a paperback book)
1) A book with a soft cover made of thick paper, not a hard cover. 2) (adjective) Made with such a cover: the paperback edition. - paperclip noun (a paperclip, paperclips)
A small piece of bent wire used to hold sheets of paper together. - papermaking noun (papermaking — uncountable)
1) Papermaking is the craft or industry of making paper, usually from wood pulp, cotton, rags or recycled paper soaked in water, pressed…
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