--- title: P — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 24 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/24/) [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 24 [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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meaning 1:* A pest is an insect or animal that harms crops, food, gardens or homes, such as rats, mice, cockroaches or greenfly.[↗](../../pest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A pest is also an annoying person, especially a child who keeps bothering you.[↗](../../pest/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rabbits are a big pest for farmers in Australia.[↗](../../pest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Slugs are pests that eat lettuces.[↗](../../pest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ladybirds eat aphids, which are garden pests.[↗](../../pest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We called pest control to get rid of the mice.[↗](../../pest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My little sister is being a pest again\![↗](../../pest/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep food covered so pests don't get in.[↗](../../pest/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop being a pest and let me finish my homework.[↗](../../pest/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Pest Maiden arrives, and thrusts her arm in at his window.[↗](../../pest/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **pesticide** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pesticide is a chemical used to kill pests — insects, weeds, fungi or small animals that damage crops or gardens.[↗](../../pesticide/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Pesticides include insecticides (for insects), herbicides (for weeds) and fungicides (for moulds and fungi).[↗](../../pesticide/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farmer sprayed pesticide on the potatoes.[↗](../../pesticide/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some pesticides can harm bees.[↗](../../pesticide/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Organic farms use fewer chemical pesticides.[↗](../../pesticide/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash fruit before you eat it to remove pesticide.[↗](../../pesticide/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ladybirds are a natural way to control aphids without pesticides.[↗](../../pesticide/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep pesticides locked away from children and pets.[↗](../../pesticide/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The pesticide washed into the river and harmed the fish.[↗](../../pesticide/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **pestilence** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old or formal) A deadly disease that spreads quickly through many people, such as the plague.[↗](../../pestilence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Bible) One of the disasters sent as punishment or warning, as in the plagues of Egypt; the rider "Pestilence" of the Book of Revelation.[↗](../../pestilence/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Something that is very harmful or annoying (old use).[↗](../../pestilence/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* A deadly disease that spreads quickly among many people, such as the plague.[↗](../../pestilence/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pestilence swept through the town in 1665.[↗](../../pestilence/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Bible, pestilence and famine are warnings.[↗](../../pestilence/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Black Death was a terrible pestilence.[↗](../../pestilence/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · People fled the city to escape the pestilence.[↗](../../pestilence/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Rats and fleas helped spread the pestilence.[↗](../../pestilence/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Old prayers asked God to keep people safe from pestilence.[↗](../../pestilence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But at last the gods afflicted the country with a grievous pestilence, which made terrible havoc among the people.[↗](../../pestilence/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I will smite them with the pestilence, and destroy them, and will make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they.'[↗](../../pestilence/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.14.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pestilence/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Surely now I had put forth My hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth.[↗](../../pestilence/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.9.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pestilence/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The LORD will make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until He have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest in to possess it.[↗](../../pestilence/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.28.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pestilence/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Before him goeth the pestilence, and fiery bolts go forth at His feet.[↗](../../pestilence/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HAB.3.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pestilence/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor of the destruction that wasteth at noonday.[↗](../../pestilence/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.91.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pestilence/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel; and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.[↗](../../pestilence/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.21.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pestilence/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · I will smite them with the pestilence, and destroy them, and will make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they.'[↗](../../pestilence/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.14.12, JPS 1917) · We fly to warm countries, and cool the sultry air that destroys mankind with the pestilence.[↗](../../pestilence/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) · Surely now I had put forth My hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth.[↗](../../pestilence/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.9.15, JPS 1917) **pestilent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Causing disease or illness, carrying plague.[↗](../../pestilent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Very annoying or troublesome.[↗](../../pestilent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pestilent air made the people sick.[↗](../../pestilent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · That pestilent fly kept buzzing round my head.[↗](../../pestilent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **pestle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A heavy stick with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding things in a mortar.[↗](../../pestle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grind the herbs with the pestle.[↗](../../pestle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The witch pushed her mortar along with the pestle.[↗](../../pestle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.[↗](../../pestle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.27.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pestle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **pet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pet is an animal that lives with people at home and is cared for, like a cat, dog, rabbit, fish or hamster.[↗](../../pet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To pet an animal is to stroke it gently.[↗](../../pet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A teacher's pet is a pupil the teacher seems to like best.[↗](../../pet/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A pet hate or pet name is your own special one.[↗](../../pet/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Pet can also be a loving name for someone you care about, like "my pet".[↗](../../pet/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ann has 2 cats and 3 fish.[↗](../../pet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") How many pets does she have?[↗](../../pet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 15 pupils have a pet.[↗](../../pet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A pet shop sold 8 puppies.[↗](../../pet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each pet eats 100 g of food a day.[↗](../../pet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class pet is a guinea pig.[↗](../../pet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Always ask before you pet someone's dog.[↗](../../pet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Pets need fresh water every day.[↗](../../pet/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She takes her pet rabbit to the vet.[↗](../../pet/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands after you hold a pet.[↗](../../pet/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · “But who is he, my pet?”[↗](../../pet/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **petal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A petal is one of the thin, often brightly coloured parts that make up the outer ring of a flower.[↗](../../petal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Petal is also a friendly name some people (especially in the north of England) call someone they love, like «love» or «pet».[↗](../../petal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A daisy has lots of thin white petals.[↗](../../petal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bees are drawn to the bright petals.[↗](../../petal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rose petals fell onto the path.[↗](../../petal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We counted five petals on the buttercup.[↗](../../petal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The petals dropped off as the flower died.[↗](../../petal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Label the petal on your flower diagram.[↗](../../petal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The flower girl threw petals at the wedding.[↗](../../petal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Some petals are soft as velvet.[↗](../../petal/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · At sunset it folded its petals, and fell asleep, and dreamt all night of the sun and the little bird.[↗](../../petal/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **petite** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (of a girl or woman) Small, short and slim in a pretty way.[↗](../../petite/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Used for clothing sizes for shorter women.[↗](../../petite/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt is petite and wears small shoes.[↗](../../petite/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop has a petite section.[↗](../../petite/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The petite dancer leapt across the stage.[↗](../../petite/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She looked petite next to her tall brother.[↗](../../petite/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · These jeans come in petite and tall.[↗](../../petite/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A petite girl in a red coat waved at us.[↗](../../petite/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **petition** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A petition is a written request, signed by many people, asking someone in power to do or change something.[↗](../../petition/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To petition someone is to make a formal request to them, often with a petition.[↗](../../petition/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (law) A formal written request to a court.[↗](../../petition/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (church) A prayer that asks God for something.[↗](../../petition/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We started a petition for a new zebra crossing.[↗](../../petition/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Over five hundred people signed our petition.[↗](../../petition/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The children petitioned the head teacher for a longer break.[↗](../../petition/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The petition was handed to the mayor.[↗](../../petition/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In church we prayed petitions for the sick.[↗](../../petition/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum signed an online petition to save the library.[↗](../../petition/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The court received a petition from the family.[↗](../../petition/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · So they sent a petition to Jupiter asking for a king.[↗](../../petition/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then answered Esther, and said: 'My petition and my request is — (Writings EST.5.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../petition/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Then these men came tumultuously, and found Daniel making petition and supplication before his God.[↗](../../petition/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.6.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../petition/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath granted me my petition which I asked of Him; (Prophets 1SA.1.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../petition/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **petitionary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church, formal) Petitionary means asking for something; petitionary prayer is prayer that asks God for help or for something needed, for yourself or for others.[↗](../../petitionary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Petitionary prayer asks God for help.[↗](../../petitionary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Please make Grandma better» is a petitionary prayer.[↗](../../petitionary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We learnt about thanksgiving and petitionary prayers.[↗](../../petitionary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Lord's Prayer includes petitionary lines like «Give us this day our daily bread».[↗](../../petitionary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The king received a petitionary letter from the villagers.[↗](../../petitionary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some petitionary prayers are for other people.[↗](../../petitionary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **petrifaction** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The turning of something into stone.[↗](../../petrifaction/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) A state of being so frightened that you cannot move.[↗](../../petrifaction/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The gorgon's method of petrifaction is strange.[↗](../../petrifaction/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fear caused his petrifaction in the doorway.[↗](../../petrifaction/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **petrification** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) The process by which a dead plant or animal slowly turns into stone over a very long time, as minerals replace it: petrified wood.[↗](../../petrification/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Being so frightened that you cannot move (usually "petrified").[↗](../../petrification/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Petrification turned the ancient tree into stone.[↗](../../petrification/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fossil shows petrification of the bones.[↗](../../petrification/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Petrification takes millions of years.[↗](../../petrification/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the myth, Medusa's stare caused petrification.[↗](../../petrification/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw petrified wood that looked like a log but was stone.[↗](../../petrification/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Minerals in water cause petrification.[↗](../../petrification/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **petrifying** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To petrify is to turn something into stone.[↗](../../petrifying/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To petrify is to frighten someone so badly they cannot move.[↗](../../petrifying/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sight of the dragon was petrifying.[↗](../../petrifying/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A petrifying gaze turned the knight to stone.[↗](../../petrifying/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **petrol** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Petrol is a liquid fuel made from oil that is put into cars and other engines to make them go.[↗](../../petrol/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad put petrol in the car.[↗](../../petrol/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We stopped at the petrol station.[↗](../../petrol/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Petrol is made from oil.[↗](../../petrol/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Petrol catches fire very easily, so never play with it.[↗](../../petrol/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Electric cars do not need petrol.[↗](../../petrol/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The price of petrol went up.[↗](../../petrol/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The lawnmower runs on petrol.[↗](../../petrol/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **petroleum** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Petroleum is crude oil: a thick, dark liquid found deep underground that is used to make petrol, diesel, plastics and many other things.[↗](../../petroleum/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Petroleum jelly is a soft greasy substance made from oil, used on dry skin.[↗](../../petroleum/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Petroleum is pumped from under the ground.[↗](../../petroleum/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Petrol and diesel are made from petroleum.[↗](../../petroleum/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many plastics come from petroleum.[↗](../../petroleum/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Petroleum is a fossil fuel.[↗](../../petroleum/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some countries earn lots of money from petroleum.[↗](../../petroleum/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Petroleum jelly helps chapped lips.[↗](../../petroleum/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Oil spills of petroleum harm sea birds.[↗](../../petroleum/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Petroleum will run out one day because it is non-renewable.[↗](../../petroleum/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A fine magnificence, truly! all made up of gas and petroleum\![↗](../../petroleum/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **petticoat** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A skirt worn under a dress, long ago.[↗](../../petticoat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use, in fairy tales) A magic garment that does odd things in a tale.[↗](../../petticoat/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She wore a white petticoat under her blue dress.[↗](../../petticoat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The magic petticoat turned into drink.[↗](../../petticoat/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **pettifog** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old) To argue about small, unimportant details in a fussy way.[↗](../../pettifog/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old) To act as a petty, tricky lawyer who works on small, mean cases.[↗](../../pettifog/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Stop pettifogging about the rules and let's play\![↗](../../pettifog/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The pettifogging clerk counted every penny.[↗](../../pettifog/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He was called a pettifogger by the angry judge.[↗](../../pettifog/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The old lawyer would pettifog for hours over a comma.[↗](../../pettifog/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't pettifog — the main idea is right.[↗](../../pettifog/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **petting** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stroking an animal gently and kindly.[↗](../../petting/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (as in «petting zoo») A place where children can touch and stroke farm animals.[↗](../../petting/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I love petting my cat.[↗](../../petting/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Always ask the owner before petting a dog.[↗](../../petting/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We went to a petting zoo and stroked the goats.[↗](../../petting/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands after petting the animals.[↗](../../petting/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog rolled over for more petting.[↗](../../petting/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop petting if the animal walks away.[↗](../../petting/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pettishly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a cross, sulky, childish way, as when someone is easily annoyed about small things.[↗](../../pettishly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «I won't!» said the little boy pettishly.[↗](../../pettishly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Duchess answered pettishly.[↗](../../pettishly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She tossed her head pettishly.[↗](../../pettishly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad kicked the stone pettishly.[↗](../../pettishly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Oh, leave me alone,» he said pettishly.[↗](../../pettishly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The spoiled prince waved the servant away pettishly.[↗](../../pettishly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **petty** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Small and unimportant: petty problems.[↗](../../petty/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Caring too much about small things in a mean way: «Don't be so petty!».[↗](../../petty/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Minor, less serious: petty crime, petty theft.[↗](../../petty/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Small, for daily use: petty cash.[↗](../../petty/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't be petty — share the crayons.[↗](../../petty/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They had a petty argument about who sat where.[↗](../../petty/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Shoplifting a sweet is still petty theft.[↗](../../petty/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The office keeps petty cash in a tin.[↗](../../petty/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad thought rules were petty.[↗](../../petty/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It's petty to stay cross about a game.[↗](../../petty/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pew** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) A long wooden bench with a back, where people sit in a church.[↗](../../pew/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal, UK) A seat: «Take a pew» means «sit down».[↗](../../pew/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (interjection, informal) A sound people make about a bad smell: «Pew\![↗](../../pew/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") What stinks?».[↗](../../pew/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We sat in the front pew at the wedding.[↗](../../pew/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old church pews are hard to sit on.[↗](../../pew/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Come in and take a pew,» said Grandad.[↗](../../pew/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Hymn books are kept in a shelf on the back of each pew.[↗](../../pew/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Pew\![↗](../../pew/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") Who left their socks here?»[↗](../../pew/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The family filled three pews at the christening.[↗](../../pew/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The clear sunshine streamed so warmly through the window into the pew where Karen sat\![↗](../../pew/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **pewter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A soft grey metal, a mix of tin with lead or other metals, used for plates, cups and toy soldiers.[↗](../../pewter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pewter soldier stood on the shelf.[↗](../../pewter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cup was made of pewter.[↗](../../pewter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old plate was dull grey pewter.[↗](../../pewter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ph** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* pH is a number that shows how acidic or alkaline a liquid is, on a scale from 0 to 14.[↗](../../ph/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The letters «ph» together usually make an /f/ sound, as in phone and elephant.[↗](../../ph/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Lemon juice has a low pH because it is acidic.[↗](../../ph/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pure water has a pH of 7.[↗](../../ph/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The indicator turned purple, so the pH was high.[↗](../../ph/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Ph» in «photo» sounds like f.[↗](../../ph/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We tested the pH of the pond water.[↗](../../ph/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Soap has a pH above 7.[↗](../../ph/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **phage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) A tiny virus that attacks and kills bacteria, not people.[↗](../../phage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (fragment) A word ending meaning "eater", as in "macrophage" (a white blood cell that eats germs).[↗](../../phage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A phage is a virus that infects bacteria.[↗](../../phage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Phages look like tiny moon landers.[↗](../../phage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists use phages to fight resistant bacteria.[↗](../../phage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Phages are harmless to human cells.[↗](../../phage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A macrophage is a white blood cell that eats germs.[↗](../../phage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There are more phages on Earth than stars in the sky, scientists estimate.[↗](../../phage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **phantom** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ghost or spirit that seems to appear and then vanish.[↗](../../phantom/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Something that seems to be there but is not real.[↗](../../phantom/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A phantom rode across the marsh.[↗](../../phantom/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The prince chased a phantom all day.[↗](../../phantom/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The phantom vanished at dawn.[↗](../../phantom/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · On another, it refers to something less tangible, approaching the kind of phantom essence implied by the English term ‘soul’.[↗](../../phantom/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../phantom/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Perhaps capturing an intermediary concept between the immaterial divine imminence and the material wind is ‘wisp’, meaning both a small breeze and a phantom presence, but ‘Holy Wisp’ is a rather underwhelming expression.[↗](../../phantom/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../phantom/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) … [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/23/) **24** [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/25/) … [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/77/) - ← 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