--- title: P — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 2 description: The 1498 words of the English dictionary under P, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / P # P — The English dictionary · page 2 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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paddleboard.[↗](../../paddler/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK, Ireland) A person, often a child, walking in shallow water at the seaside or in a paddling pool.[↗](../../paddler/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The paddlers raced their canoes down the river.[↗](../../paddler/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Paddlers must wear life jackets.[↗](../../paddler/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Little paddlers splashed in the shallow pool.[↗](../../paddler/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The lifeguard warned the paddlers that the tide was coming in.[↗](../../paddler/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a strong paddler and won the kayak race.[↗](../../paddler/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Two paddlers pushed off from the jetty at sunrise.[↗](../../paddler/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Ah! you old water-paddler," said she, "was it you that spoke?[↗](../../paddler/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **paddock** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK, Ireland) A paddock is a small field where horses or other animals are kept, often near a house or stable.[↗](../../paddock/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Australia, NZ) A paddock is any field on a farm, even a very big one.[↗](../../paddock/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* At a racecourse or motor race, the paddock is the area where horses or cars are kept and shown before a race.[↗](../../paddock/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The horses are grazing in the paddock.[↗](../../paddock/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We moved the sheep to the back paddock.[↗](../../paddock/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The paddock is 40 metres long and 30 metres wide.[↗](../../paddock/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How much fencing goes around the paddock?[↗](../../paddock/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · On the farm in New Zealand, every field is a paddock.[↗](../../paddock/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The racehorses walked round the paddock.[↗](../../paddock/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Close the paddock gate so the pony doesn't escape.[↗](../../paddock/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The cows are in the paddock by the creek.[↗](../../paddock/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **paddy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A paddy, or paddy field, is a flooded field where rice is grown.[↗](../../paddy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Paddy is rice that has not yet been husked.[↗](../../paddy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, informal) A paddy is a fit of bad temper: «He's in a paddy».[↗](../../paddy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (offensive, slang) «Paddy» is an old insulting word for an Irish person; do not use it.[↗](../../paddy/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Paddy is also a name, a short form of Patrick.[↗](../../paddy/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rice grows in a paddy field.[↗](../../paddy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers plant rice in flooded paddies.[↗](../../paddy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The terraced paddies climbed the hill.[↗](../../paddy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (UK) My little brother threw a paddy at the shop.[↗](../../paddy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (UK) Don't get in a paddy, it's only a game.[↗](../../paddy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Paddy is my uncle's name.[↗](../../paddy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Water buffalo work in the paddy fields.[↗](../../paddy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The paddy is dried before the husk is removed.[↗](../../paddy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **padlock** — *Everyday, meaning 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 combination.[↗](../../padlock/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To padlock something is to lock it with a padlock.[↗](../../padlock/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A small padlock picture on a website means the connection is secure.[↗](../../padlock/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I put a padlock on my locker at school.[↗](../../padlock/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad padlocked the shed so nobody could take the bikes.[↗](../../padlock/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My padlock has a three-number code.[↗](../../padlock/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A three-digit combination padlock has 1000 possible codes, from 000 to 999.[↗](../../padlock/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The rusty padlock would not open.[↗](../../padlock/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Look for the padlock in the address bar before typing a password.[↗](../../padlock/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer padlocked the gate to keep the cows in.[↗](../../padlock/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Prince Ivan dug it up and saw an iron plate with twelve padlocks on it.[↗](../../padlock/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **paediatrician** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A paediatrician is a doctor who looks after babies, children and teenagers and treats their illnesses.[↗](../../paediatrician/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is also a doctor who checks that a child is growing and developing well, even when the child is not ill.[↗](../../paediatrician/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The paediatrician listened to the baby's chest.[↗](../../paediatrician/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother sees a paediatrician every few months.[↗](../../paediatrician/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our GP sent me to a paediatrician about my asthma.[↗](../../paediatrician/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The paediatrician measured how tall I had grown.[↗](../../paediatrician/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A paediatrician works on the children's ward.[↗](../../paediatrician/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum asked the paediatrician whether my rash was serious.[↗](../../paediatrician/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She trained for many years to become a paediatrician.[↗](../../paediatrician/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The paediatrician gave Ellie a sticker after her injection.[↗](../../paediatrician/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **pagan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (history) A pagan was a person who followed an old religion with many gods and goddesses, before Christianity or Islam spread, such as the old religions of the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.[↗](../../pagan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (today) A Pagan is a follower of a modern nature-based religion, such as Wicca or Druidry.[↗](../../pagan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old, often unkind) Christians in the past used «pagan» for anyone who was not Christian, Jewish or Muslim.[↗](../../pagan/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Anglo-Saxons were pagans before they became Christian.[↗](../../pagan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Thursday is named after the pagan god Thor.[↗](../../pagan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Stonehenge was built long before Christianity, in pagan times.[↗](../../pagan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some Christmas customs, like holly and the Yule log, have pagan roots.[↗](../../pagan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Modern Pagans celebrate the summer solstice.[↗](../../pagan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The missionaries tried to turn the pagans to Christianity.[↗](../../pagan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The pagan wielder of the thunderbolt is represented in modern traditions by more than one Christian saint.[↗](../../pagan/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **page** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A page is one side of a sheet of paper in a book, a magazine or a notebook.[↗](../../page/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A web page is one screen of a website.[↗](../../page/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Long ago, a page was a boy who served a knight or a king.[↗](../../page/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To page someone is to call them, for example over a speaker.[↗](../../page/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The book has 240 pages.[↗](../../page/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She read 20 pages each day.[↗](../../page/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many pages are left?[↗](../../page/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each chapter has 12 pages.[↗](../../page/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Open your books to page 35.[↗](../../page/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn the page to see the picture.[↗](../../page/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The story was on the front page of the newspaper.[↗](../../page/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Save the web page to read later.[↗](../../page/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The page carried the knight's shield.[↗](../../page/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · A sheet of paper has two pages, front and back.[↗](../../page/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · N\] = original page markers; \[N\] = note references (notes are in sy08 section).[↗](../../page/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../page/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Contains Kalisch's pointed Hebrew text (his base text), English translation, preface, notes, glossary.[↗](../../page/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (sacred-texts site errata page not included; Hare's attribution notice kept as in etext.)[↗](../../page/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, https://archive.sacred-texts.com/jud/sy/index.htm (etext by J. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../page/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · On page 576 of Cantor's \]'orlesuiigeii iHier GesvhUhte der Mathonatil; (second edition, vol. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../page/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **pageant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A show or procession where people dress up and act out scenes from history or stories.[↗](../../pageant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A beauty contest (especially USA).[↗](../../pageant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A grand, colourful display.[↗](../../pageant/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our school put on a pageant about the Romans.[↗](../../pageant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The nativity pageant had shepherds and kings.[↗](../../pageant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The town pageant marched through the streets.[↗](../../pageant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She entered a beauty pageant.[↗](../../pageant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pageant of autumn colours was beautiful..[↗](../../pageant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **pail** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pail is a bucket: a round container with a handle for carrying water, milk or sand.[↗](../../pail/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Jack and Jill went to fetch a pail of water.[↗](../../pail/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer filled the pail with milk.[↗](../../pail/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We took a pail and shovel to the beach.[↗](../../pail/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each pail holds 5 litres of water.[↗](../../pail/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pail was full of shells.[↗](../../pail/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Carry the pail carefully so it doesn't spill.[↗](../../pail/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She emptied the pail into the trough.[↗](../../pail/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A pail of sand was kept near the fire.[↗](../../pail/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He found a pail that was quite full.[↗](../../pail/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · His pails are full of milk, and the marrow of his bones is moistened.[↗](../../pail/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.21.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pail/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **pain** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Pain is the feeling you have when part of your body is hurt or ill.[↗](../../pain/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Pain can be a feeling of great sadness: the pain of losing a pet.[↗](../../pain/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «A pain» (informal) is an annoying person or thing.[↗](../../pain/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Take pains» means try very hard to do something carefully.[↗](../../pain/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To pain someone means to hurt them or make them feel sad.[↗](../../pain/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I have a pain in my tummy.[↗](../../pain/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He was in pain after he fell.[↗](../../pain/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tell an adult if the pain gets worse.[↗](../../pain/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cool water helps the pain of a burn.[↗](../../pain/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother can be a pain.[↗](../../pain/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She took great pains to make the card neat.[↗](../../pain/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Losing her dog caused her a lot of pain.[↗](../../pain/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Painkillers should only be taken with an adult.[↗](../../pain/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · His foot pained him more and more.[↗](../../pain/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD said: 'I have surely seen the affliction of My people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their pains; (Torah EXO.3.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pain/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Unto the woman He said: 'I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy travail; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.'[↗](../../pain/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.3.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pain/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Why criest thou for thy hurt, that thy pain is incurable?[↗](../../pain/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.30.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pain/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.[↗](../../pain/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.38.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pain/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and all his bones grow stiff; (Writings JOB.33.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pain/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **painful** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Painful means causing pain or hurting.[↗](../../painful/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Painful means making you feel sad, upset or embarrassed.[↗](../../painful/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Painful can mean very hard or slow to watch or do.[↗](../../painful/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My sprained ankle was very painful.[↗](../../painful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A bee sting can be painful.[↗](../../painful/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tell the nurse where it is painful.[↗](../../painful/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Saying goodbye to our dog was painful.[↗](../../painful/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It was painful to watch our team lose.[↗](../../painful/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The splinter was small but painful.[↗](../../painful/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The scene of past sufferings revives painful memories.[↗](../../painful/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **painfully** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Painfully means in a way that hurts or causes pain.[↗](../../painfully/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Painfully means very, so much that it is uncomfortable: painfully slow, painfully shy.[↗](../../painfully/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He limped painfully off the pitch.[↗](../../painfully/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The queue moved painfully slowly.[↗](../../painfully/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She was painfully shy on her first day.[↗](../../painfully/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It was painfully obvious that he had not done his homework.[↗](../../painfully/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My sunburn felt painfully hot.[↗](../../painfully/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old dog climbed the stairs painfully.[↗](../../painfully/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · So he pretended he was lame, and began to hobble painfully.[↗](../../painfully/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **painkiller** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A medicine that makes pain less strong or stops it for a while, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen.[↗](../../painkiller/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The doctor gave me a painkiller for my sore tooth.[↗](../../painkiller/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never take painkillers without asking an adult.[↗](../../painkiller/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum read the label to check how much painkiller to give.[↗](../../painkiller/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Paracetamol is a common painkiller.[↗](../../painkiller/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep painkillers locked away from little children.[↗](../../painkiller/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After the painkiller, my headache went away.[↗](../../painkiller/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **painless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not causing any pain: «a painless injection».[↗](../../painless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Easy and not unpleasant: «a painless way to learn spelling».[↗](../../painless/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The injection was quick and painless.[↗](../../painless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dentist said the check-up would be painless.[↗](../../painless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Taking out a baby tooth is often painless.[↗](../../painless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Learning my times tables with songs was painless.[↗](../../painless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The vet made sure it was painless for the dog.[↗](../../painless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Moving house was surprisingly painless.[↗](../../painless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **painlessly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Painlessly means without causing pain.[↗](../../painlessly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Easily, without trouble or difficulty.[↗](../../painlessly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The nurse gave the injection quickly and painlessly.[↗](../../painlessly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The loose tooth came out painlessly.[↗](../../painlessly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The move to the new house went painlessly.[↗](../../painlessly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The vet checked the cat painlessly.[↗](../../painlessly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · You can learn your times tables painlessly with a song.[↗](../../painlessly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The splinter was removed painlessly.[↗](../../painlessly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **paint** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Paint is a coloured liquid you put on things to colour them or protect them.[↗](../../paint/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To paint is to put paint on something, like a wall.[↗](../../paint/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To paint is also to make a picture with paint.[↗](../../paint/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Paints» are a set of colours for art.[↗](../../paint/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* One can of paint covers 10 square meters.[↗](../../paint/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She paints 3 pictures a day.[↗](../../paint/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He needs 4 cans of paint.[↗](../../paint/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How long will it take to paint 12 fences?[↗](../../paint/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mix blue and yellow paint to make green.[↗](../../paint/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Careful, wet paint\![↗](../../paint/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We painted a picture of the sea in art class.[↗](../../paint/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My box of paints has twelve colours.[↗](../../paint/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Oh, if he could only draw and paint\![↗](../../paint/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou, that art spoiled, what doest thou, that thou clothest thyself with scarlet, that thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, that thou enlargest thine eyes with paint?[↗](../../paint/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.4.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../paint/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And furthermore ye have sent for men that come from far; unto whom a messenger was sent, and, lo, they came; for whom thou didst wash thyself, paint thine eyes, and deck thyself with ornaments; (Prophets EZK.23.40, JPS 1917)[↗](../../paint/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **paintbrush** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A brush used for putting paint on paper, walls or other surfaces.[↗](../../paintbrush/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rinse your paintbrush before you use a new colour.[↗](../../paintbrush/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Use a thin paintbrush for the eyes.[↗](../../paintbrush/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad painted the fence with a big paintbrush.[↗](../../paintbrush/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My paintbrush has soft bristles.[↗](../../paintbrush/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the paintbrushes in the jar to dry.[↗](../../paintbrush/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't leave your paintbrush standing in the water pot.[↗](../../paintbrush/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **painted** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Painted is the past form of paint: colour was put on it.[↗](../../painted/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Painted means made as a picture with paint: «She painted a horse».[↗](../../painted/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Painted describes something covered in paint: a painted fence.[↗](../../painted/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Painted can also mean false or pretended, covering up what is really there.[↗](../../painted/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She painted 5 of the 12 walls.[↗](../../painted/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He painted 3 pictures yesterday.[↗](../../painted/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many walls are not painted yet?[↗](../../painted/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The painted fence is 20 meters long.[↗](../../painted/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The children painted the classroom door bright red.[↗](../../painted/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A painted lady is a kind of butterfly.[↗](../../painted/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The big cube is painted on all sides and cut into small cubes.[↗](../../painted/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa.[↗](../../painted/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · They went home painted victors and loud-voiced singers.[↗](../../painted/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.[↗](../../painted/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.9.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../painted/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · That saith: 'I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers', and cutteth him out windows, and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.[↗](../../painted/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.22.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../painted/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **painter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A painter is a person who paints pictures, an artist.[↗](../../painter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A painter is also a worker who paints walls, houses and buildings.[↗](../../painter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A painter on a boat is a rope used to tie it up (rare).[↗](../../painter/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A painter paints 2 rooms a day.[↗](../../painter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 3 painters paint a house.[↗](../../painter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The painter made 12 pictures.[↗](../../painter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How long for 10 rooms?[↗](../../painter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Van Gogh was a famous painter.[↗](../../painter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The painters are coming to paint our fence.[↗](../../painter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She wants to be a painter when she grows up.[↗](../../painter/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The painter mixed blue and yellow on her palette.[↗](../../painter/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · At this moment the painter entered the room.[↗](../../painter/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) **2** [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/3/) … [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/77/) - ← previous: [page 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) - next →: [page 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/3/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)