--- title: P — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 44 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/44/) [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 44 [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/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) … [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/43/) **44** [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/45/) … [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/77/) **poor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Poor means having very little money and few things, so that it is hard to pay for food, a home or clothes.[↗](../../poor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Poor means not good enough, low in quality: poor work, poor light, poor health.[↗](../../poor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* We say «poor» when we feel sorry for someone: «Poor puppy, it is cold.».[↗](../../poor/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Poor at something means not skilled at it.[↗](../../poor/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The family was too poor to buy a car, so they took the bus.[↗](../../poor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My handwriting is poor when I write too fast.[↗](../../poor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Poor Max fell off his bike and scraped his knee.[↗](../../poor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Wood is a poor conductor of heat, so the spoon handle stays cool.[↗](../../poor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The light was too poor to read by, so I switched on the lamp.[↗](../../poor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I am poor at catching but good at running.[↗](../../poor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Charities collect food for poor families at Christmas.[↗](../../poor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The plants grew badly in the poor, dry soil.[↗](../../poor/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Poor little fellow!" said Mr. Fitz-war-ren.[↗](../../poor/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.[↗](../../poor/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.23.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../poor/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.[↗](../../poor/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.23.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../poor/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge; (Torah DEU.24.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../poor/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Both low and high, rich and poor together.[↗](../../poor/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.49.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../poor/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently.[↗](../../poor/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.18.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../poor/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.[↗](../../poor/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.5.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../poor/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **poorly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Poorly means badly, not well: «The team played poorly.».[↗](../../poorly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In British and Irish English, «poorly» also means ill or unwell: «Grandad is poorly today.».[↗](../../poorly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Poorly paid» means getting too little money.[↗](../../poorly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The street was poorly lit, so we used a torch.[↗](../../poorly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He did poorly on the spelling test because he didn't practise.[↗](../../poorly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm feeling poorly, Mum, can I stay home?[↗](../../poorly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The plants grew poorly in the dark cupboard.[↗](../../poorly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team played poorly in the first half but won in the end.[↗](../../poorly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The house was poorly built and the roof leaked.[↗](../../poorly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pop** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To pop is to burst with a short sharp sound; a popped balloon is gone.[↗](../../pop/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A pop is a short sharp sound.[↗](../../pop/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To pop somewhere is to go there quickly: «I'll pop to the shop».[↗](../../pop/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Pop is a fizzy sweet drink (also called soda) and a kind of music.[↗](../../pop/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* 15 balloons popped.[↗](../../pop/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sam had 9 balloons and 2 popped.[↗](../../pop/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Anna popped 4 of the 20 bubbles.[↗](../../pop/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The balloon popped with a loud bang.[↗](../../pop/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Corn pops when it gets very hot.[↗](../../pop/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I'll just pop next door to see Gran.[↗](../../pop/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A rabbit popped out of the hole.[↗](../../pop/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My sister likes pop music.[↗](../../pop/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Out popped the duck and flew away.[↗](../../pop/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **popcorn** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A snack made from grains of a special kind of corn (maize) that burst open into white fluffy shapes when heated.[↗](../../popcorn/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We ate popcorn at the cinema.[↗](../../popcorn/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The popcorn popped in the pan.[↗](../../popcorn/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Would you like sweet or salted popcorn?[↗](../../popcorn/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Steam inside the kernels makes them pop.[↗](../../popcorn/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful opening hot popcorn bags; the steam can burn.[↗](../../popcorn/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We threaded popcorn on string to decorate the tree.[↗](../../popcorn/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pope** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) The Pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who lives in Vatican City in Rome; Catholics see him as following Saint Peter.[↗](../../pope/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In some Orthodox churches, "pope" is also a title for certain leaders, like the Pope of Alexandria.[↗](../../pope/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Pope gave a blessing to the crowd in Saint Peter's Square.[↗](../../pope/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · White smoke rose, and people cheered: there was a new pope.[↗](../../pope/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school watched the Pope's Christmas message.[↗](../../pope/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Catholics see the Pope as the successor of Saint Peter.[↗](../../pope/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Pope lives in Vatican City, the smallest country in the world.[↗](../../pope/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many popes have taken the name John or Pius.[↗](../../pope/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then our Pope besought him, crying--[↗](../../pope/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **popinjay** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) A popinjay is a parrot.[↗](../../popinjay/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A popinjay is a vain, showy person who dresses up and likes to be admired.[↗](../../popinjay/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old use) A popinjay is a wooden bird set up as a target at old shooting contests.[↗](../../popinjay/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The vain popinjay strutted about in his silk coat.[↗](../../popinjay/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Ah, you are pleased to jest, popinjay!» said the Queen.[↗](../../popinjay/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The archers aimed at the wooden popinjay on the pole.[↗](../../popinjay/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **poplar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A poplar is a tall, fast-growing tree with soft wood and leaves that often shake in the wind.[↗](../../poplar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Poplar is the wood of this tree.[↗](../../poplar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Tall poplars lined the road.[↗](../../poplar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The poplar's leaves rustled in the breeze.[↗](../../poplar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Poplars grow fast near rivers.[↗](../../poplar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Matchsticks can be made from poplar wood.[↗](../../poplar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We sat in the shade of the poplar.[↗](../../poplar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The aspen is a kind of poplar.[↗](../../poplar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Cottonwood poplars drop fluffy seeds.[↗](../../poplar/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A row of poplars shelters the farm from wind.[↗](../../poplar/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It looks as if the fairies were planting little shining baby poplar trees and watering them with liquid light."[↗](../../poplar/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jacob took him rods of fresh poplar, and of the almond and of the plane-tree; and peeled white streaks in them, making the white appear which was in the rods.[↗](../../poplar/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.30.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../poplar/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and offer upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow thereof is good; therefore your daughters commit harlotry, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.[↗](../../poplar/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.4.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../poplar/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **popper** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (party popper) A small paper tube you pull with a string so it goes bang and shoots out curly paper streamers.[↗](../../popper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK, Ireland) A press stud: a small metal or plastic fastener in two halves that snap together on clothes, also called a snap fastener.[↗](../../popper/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A machine or pan for making popcorn: a popcorn popper.[↗](../../popper/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Anything or anyone that pops, such as a fishing lure that pops on the water.[↗](../../popper/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (poppers, adult slang) a drug sniffed from small bottles; dangerous and not for children.[↗](../../popper/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We pulled the party poppers when the clock struck midnight.[↗](../../popper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bits of streamer from the poppers landed in the cake.[↗](../../popper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby's sleepsuit has poppers all the way down the legs.[↗](../../popper/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you do up the poppers on my coat?[↗](../../popper/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad made popcorn in the old popcorn popper.[↗](../../popper/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Party poppers are loud, so cover your ears if you do not like bangs.[↗](../../popper/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Point a party popper upwards, never at someone's face.[↗](../../popper/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **poppin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (slang) Exciting, lively and busy, full of people and fun: «The party is poppin'.».[↗](../../poppin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (slang) Looking great or bright and standing out: «Those colours are poppin'.».[↗](../../poppin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (slang greeting) «What's poppin'?» means «What's happening?[↗](../../poppin/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") How are you?».[↗](../../poppin/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Just a spoken way of writing «popping», the -ing form of «pop» (bursting, going quickly somewhere).[↗](../../poppin/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* What's poppin', guys?[↗](../../poppin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The skate park was poppin' on Saturday.[↗](../../poppin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her new trainers are poppin' with that neon green.[↗](../../poppin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm just poppin' to the shops, back in five.[↗](../../poppin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The corn kept poppin' in the pan.[↗](../../poppin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bakery was poppin' the morning they gave away free doughnuts.[↗](../../poppin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Those stickers really make your folder poppin'.[↗](../../poppin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **popping** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Popping is making short sharp bursting sounds, like a balloon or popcorn.[↗](../../popping/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Popping somewhere means going there quickly or for a short time.[↗](../../popping/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Popping something somewhere means putting it there quickly.[↗](../../popping/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Popping up means appearing suddenly.[↗](../../popping/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The popcorn is popping in the pan.[↗](../../popping/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm just popping to the shop for some milk.[↗](../../popping/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Balloons kept popping at the party.[↗](../../popping/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My ears were popping as the plane went up.[↗](../../popping/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · New flowers are popping up all over the garden.[↗](../../popping/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She was popping bubbles in the bath.[↗](../../popping/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His eyes were popping out of his head with surprise.[↗](../../popping/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · What a whizzing and popping they made as they went off\![↗](../../popping/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **poppy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A poppy is a plant with large, soft, usually bright red flowers and a dark centre.[↗](../../poppy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A red paper or fabric poppy worn to remember soldiers who died in wars.[↗](../../poppy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Red poppies grew in the field.[↗](../../poppy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We wear a poppy to remember soldiers.[↗](../../poppy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Poppies have thin, papery petals.[↗](../../poppy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The class made poppies out of paper.[↗](../../poppy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Poppy seeds are on top of the bread.[↗](../../poppy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A poppy wreath was laid at the memorial.[↗](../../poppy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Poppies can also be orange, yellow or white.[↗](../../poppy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Her favourite flowers were the dittany, poppy, and lily.[↗](../../poppy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **populace** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) All the ordinary people who live in a country or area; the general public.[↗](../../populace/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king taxed the populace heavily.[↗](../../populace/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The new law was popular with the populace.[↗](../../populace/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The whole populace was asked to vote.[↗](../../populace/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · During the war, the populace had to use ration books.[↗](../../populace/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The emperor gave bread and games to keep the populace happy.[↗](../../populace/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The town's populace gathered in the square.[↗](../../populace/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **popular** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Popular means liked by many people, like a popular game or a popular person.[↗](../../popular/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Popular also means done, believed or chosen by many people, like a popular name or a popular idea.[↗](../../popular/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Popular can mean made for ordinary people, not experts, like popular music.[↗](../../popular/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Football is very popular in our school.[↗](../../popular/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The most popular fruit in our class survey was apples.[↗](../../popular/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She is popular because she is kind to everyone.[↗](../../popular/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · That park is popular with families.[↗](../../popular/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The new book became popular very quickly.[↗](../../popular/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Olivia is a popular name for girls.[↗](../../popular/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The bar chart shows which pet is most popular.[↗](../../popular/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Ice cream is popular on hot days.[↗](../../popular/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The translation adopted here follows a popular logic.[↗](../../popular/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../popular/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **popularise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To make something liked or known by many people: «The film popularised skateboarding.».[↗](../../popularise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To explain a hard subject, like science or history, in a simple way so ordinary people can understand and enjoy it.[↗](../../popularise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Beatles helped to popularise long hair for boys in the 1960s.[↗](../../popularise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · That TV show popularised baking at home.[↗](../../popularise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · David Attenborough popularised nature programmes.[↗](../../popularise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Who popularised the game of Minecraft at our school?[↗](../../popularise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Writers like him popularise maths with fun puzzles.[↗](../../popularise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Tea was popularised in England in the 1600s.[↗](../../popularise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Social media can popularise a dance in just a few days.[↗](../../popularise/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **popularity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Popularity is being liked, enjoyed or supported by many people.[↗](../../popularity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Popularity is how many people use or choose something, as in the popularity of a sport.[↗](../../popularity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Football has huge popularity in many countries.[↗](../../popularity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a bar chart to show the popularity of different fruits.[↗](../../popularity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The new game grew in popularity very quickly.[↗](../../popularity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The king lost popularity when he raised taxes.[↗](../../popularity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It's not a popularity contest; choose the best person for the job.[↗](../../popularity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The popularity of cycling rose when the new path opened.[↗](../../popularity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Yet it won a wide popularity, as is shown by the fact that there was a seventh edition published in 1795, for J.[↗](../../popularity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **popularly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Popularly means by most ordinary people, or in the way many people say it.[↗](../../popularly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "popularly called" means the everyday name.[↗](../../popularly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It can also mean by the votes or choice of the people, as in "popularly elected".[↗](../../popularly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The plant is popularly known as the sunflower.[↗](../../popularly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Elizabeth I was popularly called "Good Queen Bess".[↗](../../popularly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It is popularly believed that goldfish forget everything in three seconds, but that is not true.[↗](../../popularly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The mayor is popularly elected by the people of the city.[↗](../../popularly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The game is popularly called "tag" in the USA and "tig" in parts of the UK.[↗](../../popularly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The planet Venus is popularly called the Morning Star.[↗](../../popularly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Big Ben is popularly used as the name of the whole clock tower.[↗](../../popularly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The work was finished in 1671, and is still popularly known as Perrault's Colonnade.[↗](../../popularly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **population** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The number of people who live in a place.[↗](../../population/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* All the people, or all the animals or plants of one kind, living in an area: the bee population.[↗](../../population/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (maths, formal) The whole group you are studying in statistics.[↗](../../population/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The population of our town is about 12 000.[↗](../../population/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The world's population is over eight billion.[↗](../../population/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The bee population is falling.[↗](../../population/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · London has a bigger population than Dublin.[↗](../../population/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Round the population to the nearest thousand.[↗](../../population/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A rabbit population can grow very fast.[↗](../../population/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Well, they spread the news through the village; the whole population assembled and swarmed into the graveyard.[↗](../../population/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **populous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A populous place has a lot of people living in it.[↗](../../populous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* India is now the most populous country in the world.[↗](../../populous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · California is the most populous state in the USA.[↗](../../populous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · New South Wales is Australia's most populous state.[↗](../../populous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · London is a populous city.[↗](../../populous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The north of the island is less populous than the south.[↗](../../populous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Which is the most populous continent?[↗](../../populous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") Asia.[↗](../../populous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then this wicked enchantress changed the capital, which was a very populous and flourishing city, into the lake and desert plain you saw.[↗](../../populous/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God: 'A wandering Aramean was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.[↗](../../populous/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.26.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../populous/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · From out of the populous city men groan, and the soul of the wounded crieth out; yet God imputeth it not for unseemliness.[↗](../../populous/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.24.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../populous/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **porc** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (French) «Porc» is the French word for pig, and also for pork, the meat from a pig.[↗](../../porc/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is said roughly «por», with no «c» sound.[↗](../../porc/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is not an English word; in English the meat is «pork» and the animal is «pig».[↗](../../porc/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* On the French menu, «rôti de porc» means roast pork.[↗](../../porc/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Je ne mange pas de porc» means «I don't eat pork».[↗](../../porc/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In French, porc sounds like «por».[↗](../../porc/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · English «pork» comes from French «porc».[↗](../../porc/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer's pig is «un porc» or «un cochon» in French.[↗](../../porc/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people do not eat pork for religious reasons, so the canteen labels dishes with porc.[↗](../../porc/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our French worksheet matched «le porc» to a picture of ham.[↗](../../porc/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) … [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/43/) **44** [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/45/) … [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/77/) - ← previous: [page 43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/43/) - next →: [page 45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/45/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)