P
- pond noun (pond, ponds)
1) A pond is a small area of still water, smaller than a lake. 2) «The pond» (informal) can mean the Atlantic Ocean: «across the pond». - ponder verb (ponders, pondered, pondering)
1) To ponder is to think about something slowly and carefully for a long time before deciding. - ponderous adjective
Ponderous means very heavy and large, so that it is hard to lift or move. - pondweed noun (pondweed — uncountable; a pondweed, pondweeds)
1) A plant that grows in ponds and slow rivers, often under or on the water, with green leaves or stems. - pong noun (a pong — UK, Australia, NZ, informal; Pong — a game); verb (pong, pongs, ponged, ponging)
1) (UK, Australia, informal) A pong is a strong, unpleasant smell. 2) (UK, informal) To pong is to smell bad. 3) Pong is one of the first… - pony noun (a pony, ponies)
A pony is a kind of small horse that stays small even when fully grown. - ponytail noun (a ponytail, ponytails)
1) A ponytail is a hairstyle where long hair is pulled back and tied with a band at the back of the head so that it hangs down like a… - poodle noun (a poodle, poodles)
A dog with thick curly hair, often clipped into fancy shapes; poodles come in toy, miniature and standard sizes. - pool noun (pool, pools); verb (pool, pools, pooled, pooling)
A pool is a place filled with water to swim in. - poop noun, uncountable (poop); verb (poop, poops, pooped, pooping); adjective (pooped)
1) (informal, childish, mostly US/Canada) Solid waste that comes out of a body; poo. 2) (verb, informal) To pass solid waste: The dog… - poor adjective (poor, poorer, poorest); noun (the poor — poor people as a group)
Poor means having very little money and few things, so that it is hard to pay for food, a home or clothes. - poorly adverb (poorly); adjective (poorly — mainly UK, «feeling poorly»)
Poorly means badly, not well: «The team played poorly.». - pop verb (pop, pops, popped, popping); noun (a pop); noun pop music
To pop is to burst with a short sharp sound; a popped balloon is gone. - popcorn noun (popcorn — uncountable)
1) A snack made from grains of a special kind of corn (maize) that burst open into white fluffy shapes when heated. - pope noun (a pope, popes; the Pope)
The Pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who lives in Vatican City in Rome; Catholics see him as following Saint Peter. - popinjay noun (popinjays)
1) (old use) A popinjay is a parrot. 2) A popinjay is a vain, showy person who dresses up and likes to be admired. 3) (old use) A popinjay… - poplar noun (a poplar, poplars)
1) A poplar is a tall, fast-growing tree with soft wood and leaves that often shake in the wind. 2) Poplar is the wood of this tree. - popper noun (a popper, poppers)
A small paper tube you pull with a string so it goes bang and shoots out curly paper streamers. - poppin adjective (poppin', informal form of popping); verb form (poppin' = popping)
Exciting, lively and busy, full of people and fun: «The party is poppin'.». - popping verb form of pop (pop, pops, popped, popping); adjective (popping)
Popping is making short sharp bursting sounds, like a balloon or popcorn. - poppy noun (a poppy, poppies)
A poppy is a plant with large, soft, usually bright red flowers and a dark centre. - populace noun (the populace, uncountable, formal)
1) (formal) All the ordinary people who live in a country or area; the general public. - popular adjective (popular, more popular, most popular)
Popular means liked by many people, like a popular game or a popular person. - popularise verb (popularise, popularises, popularised, popularising; US popularize)
To make something liked or known by many people: «The film popularised skateboarding.». - popularity noun (popularity — uncountable)
Popularity is being liked, enjoyed or supported by many people. - popularly adverb
Popularly means by most ordinary people, or in the way many people say it: "popularly called" means the everyday name. - population noun (a population, populations)
1) The number of people who live in a place. 2) All the people, or all the animals or plants of one kind, living in an area: the bee… - populous adjective (populous, more populous, most populous)
1) A populous place has a lot of people living in it. - porc noun (French: le porc)
«Porc» is the French word for pig, and also for pork, the meat from a pig. - porcelain noun (porcelain — uncountable); adjective (porcelain)
Porcelain is a hard, white, shiny material made by baking fine clay at very high heat; also called china. - porch noun (a porch, porches)
A small covered area or room at the entrance to a house, outside the front door. - porcupine noun (a porcupine, porcupines)
A porcupine is a large rodent covered in long sharp spines called quills, which protect it from enemies. - porcupines noun, plural of porcupine (one porcupine, two porcupines)
Porcupines are more than one porcupine: large rodents covered in long sharp quills that protect them from predators. - pore noun (a pore, pores); verb (pore, pores, pored, poring — pore over)
A pore is a tiny hole in skin, a leaf or a rock that lets sweat, air or water pass through. - pork noun (pork — uncountable)
1) Pork is meat that comes from a pig. - porphyry noun (porphyry, no plural)
1) Porphyry is a hard rock, usually dark red or purple with small spots, used to build fine palaces and to carve statues. - porpoise noun (a porpoise, porpoises)
1) A porpoise is a sea mammal like a small dolphin, with a short, round snout, a rounded head, a small triangular back fin and flat… - porridge noun (porridge — uncountable; a bowl of porridge)
Porridge is a warm, soft food made by cooking oats (or other grain) in milk or water until thick. - port noun (port, ports)
A port is a town or place where ships stop to load and unload goods and people. - portable adjective (portable); noun (a portable, portables)
Light and small enough to be carried or moved easily: «a portable speaker». - portal noun (a portal, portals)
A large, grand doorway or entrance to a building. - portcullis noun (a portcullis, portcullises)
1) A heavy grid of iron or wooden bars that slides down in grooves to close a castle gateway. - porte word (French; also in English names); noun (the Porte — history)
«Porte» is the French word for door or gate; it sounds like «port» to an English ear and is not an English word. - portend verb (portend, portends, portended, portending) — formal
To be a sign or warning that something important, often bad, is going to happen: «Dark clouds portend a storm.». - portent noun (a portent, portents)
A sign or warning that something important, often bad, is going to happen. - porter noun (porters)
A porter is a person whose job is to carry bags or loads, for example at a station or a hotel. - porthole noun (portholes)
1) A porthole is a small round window in the side of a ship or boat. - portico noun (porticos or porticoes)
1) A portico is a roof held up by columns, forming a covered porch at the front of a grand building. - portion noun (a portion, portions); verb (portion out, portions, portioned, portioning)
1) A portion is a part or share of something. 2) A portion is the amount of food served to one person. 3) To portion something out is to… - portly adjective (portly, portlier, portliest)
1) (of a person, usually an older man) Rather fat, with a large round body; a polite or old-fashioned word. - portrait noun (a portrait, portraits); adjective (portrait — page layout)
A portrait is a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the face. - portray verb (portrays, portrayed, portraying)
To portray someone is to paint, draw or photograph them. - portrayal noun (a portrayal, portrayals)
The way someone or something is shown or described in a picture, film, play or book: «a funny portrayal of a teacher». - portrayed verb form (from portray: portrays, portrayed, portraying)
1) Portrayed means was painted, drawn or described in a certain way; it is the past form of portray. - portuguese adjective (Portuguese); noun (Portuguese — the language; a Portuguese person, the Portuguese)
1) Portuguese means from or about Portugal. 2) Portuguese is the language spoken in Portugal, Brazil and several countries in Africa and… - pose verb (pose, poses, posed, posing); noun (a pose, poses)
To pose means to stay still in a special position for a photo or a picture. - posh adjective (posh, posher, poshest); adverb (informal)
Posh means very smart, expensive and fancy, like a posh hotel or a posh car. - position noun (a position, positions); verb (position, positions, positioned, positioning)
A position is the place where someone or something is. - positive adjective (positive, more positive, most positive); noun (a positive, positives); adverb positively
Positive means sure: «I'm positive» means «I'm completely sure». - positively adverb (positively)
In a hopeful, good or approving way: «She answered positively.». - possess verb (possess, possesses, possessed, possessing)
1) (formal) To own or have something. 2) (formal) To have a quality or skill. 3) (of a feeling or spirit) To take control of someone's… - possessed adjective; past form of the verb possess
1) (past form, formal) Had or owned. 2) (adjective) Controlled by an evil spirit or a very strong feeling, as in ghost stories. 3)… - possession noun (a possession, possessions; also uncountable)
1) Having or owning something. 2) possessions: the things a person owns. 3) (sport) Having control of the ball. 4) (law) Having something… - possessive adjective (possessive, more possessive, most possessive); noun (the possessive — grammar)
Possessive means wanting to keep something or someone all to yourself and not wanting to share. - possessor noun (possessors)
A possessor is someone who owns or has a thing, often a special or magic one. - possibility noun (a possibility, possibilities)
1) Something that might happen or might be true. 2) The chance that something can happen: «There is a possibility of rain.» 3) A choice or… - possible adjective (possible)
1) Possible means it can happen or can be done. 2) «As soon as possible» means as soon as you can. 3) «The best possible» means the best… - possibly adverb (possibly)
Perhaps; maybe — used when something could be true or could happen but you are not sure. - possum noun (a possum, possums)
A possum is an Australian and New Zealand marsupial (an animal with a pouch) that lives in trees and comes out at night. - post noun (post, posts); verb (post, posts, posted, posting)
A post is a strong pole stuck in the ground, for example to hold a fence or mark a goal. - postage noun (postage — uncountable)
Postage is the money you pay to send a letter or parcel by post. - postal adjective (postal)
1) To do with the post (mail): sending and delivering letters and parcels. - postbox noun (postbox, postboxes)
A public box, often red in the UK, where you put letters to be collected and posted. - postcard noun (a postcard, postcards)
A postcard is a card, often with a picture on one side, that you write a short message on and send by post without an envelope. - postcode noun (a postcode, postcodes)
A postcode is a group of letters and numbers added to the end of an address to help the post get delivered to the right place quickly. - postdate verb (postdate, postdates, postdated, postdating)
To write a date on a cheque or document that is later than the day you write it, so it only counts from that later day. - poster noun (poster, posters)
1) A poster is a big printed picture or notice you hang on a wall. 2) A poster is also a person who posts messages online. - posterior adjective (posterior — formal/science); noun (a posterior, posteriors — humorous)
Posterior means at the back or behind; it is the opposite of anterior (at the front). - posterity noun (no plural)
All the people who will live in the future, long after us; the children and grandchildren still to come. - postern noun (posterns) (old use)
A small back gate or door in a castle wall, used to slip in or out unseen. - postilion noun (postilions) (old use)
A servant who rode on one of the horses pulling a coach, guiding the team. - postman noun (a postman, postmen)
A postman is a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters and parcels. - postpone verb (postpone, postpones, postponed, postponing)
1) To move an event to a later time instead of doing it now: The match was postponed because of rain. 2) (formal) To delay doing something. - postponement noun (a postponement, postponements)
1) A postponement is when an event is moved to a later time instead of happening when planned. - posture noun (posture, postures); verb (posture — to pretend or show off, less common)
1) Posture is the way you hold your body when you stand, sit or walk. 2) Posture can also mean the attitude someone shows towards something. - pot noun (pot, pots); verb (pot, pots, potted, potting)
A pot is a deep round container for cooking, like a saucepan. - potassium noun (potassium, uncountable)
Potassium is a soft, silvery chemical element, a metal, with the symbol K. - potato noun (potato, potatoes)
1) A potato is a vegetable that grows under the ground; we eat it cooked. 2) A couch potato is a person who sits watching TV a lot. - potency noun (potency, uncountable)
How strong or powerful something is, especially a medicine, drug, poison or chemical. - potent adjective (potent, more potent, most potent); noun potency
Potent means very strong and powerful in its effect: a potent medicine, poison or drink works strongly. - potentate noun (potentates)
A ruler, usually a king or prince, who has great power over other people. - potential adjective (potential); noun (potential — uncountable)
adjective: Potential means possible in the future, but not yet real. - pothole noun (a pothole, potholes)
A hole in the surface of a road or path, made by weather and traffic. - potion noun (a potion, potions)
A potion is a drink made of mixed liquids that is supposed to have a special effect, such as magic, medicine or poison. - potlatch noun (potlatch, potlatches)
1) A potlatch is a big traditional ceremony and feast of First Nations and Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of North… - potsherd noun (potsherds)
A broken piece of an old clay pot or dish, often found in the ground. - pottage noun (pottages) (old use)
A thick soup or stew of vegetables, grain, meat or fish, cooked in a pot. - potted adjective (potted); verb form (past of «pot»: pot, pots, potted, potting)
Growing in a pot: a potted plant lives in a flowerpot, not in the ground. - potter noun (a potter, potters); verb (potter, potters, pottered, pottering — UK, Ireland, Australia; US «putter»); proper noun (Potter — a name)
A potter is a person who makes pots, bowls and other things from clay, often on a spinning wheel, and bakes them in a kiln. - pottery noun (pottery — uncountable; potteries — places where it is made)
Pottery is pots, bowls, plates and other objects made from clay and baked hard.
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