--- title: P — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 48 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/48/) [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 48 [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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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Potassium is a soft, silvery chemical element, a metal, with the symbol K.[↗](../../potassium/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Potassium is also a mineral the body needs to keep the heart, muscles and nerves working, found in foods like bananas, potatoes and beans.[↗](../../potassium/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Bananas are a good source of potassium.[↗](../../potassium/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Potassium has the chemical symbol K.[↗](../../potassium/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher dropped a tiny piece of potassium in water, and it burst into lilac flames.[↗](../../potassium/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our bodies need potassium for healthy muscles.[↗](../../potassium/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Potassium is stored under oil because it reacts with air and water.[↗](../../potassium/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Tomato feed is rich in potassium.[↗](../../potassium/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **potato** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A potato is a vegetable that grows under the ground; we eat it cooked.[↗](../../potato/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A couch potato is a person who sits watching TV a lot.[↗](../../potato/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She peeled 8 potatoes.[↗](../../potato/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A bag holds 5 kg of potatoes.[↗](../../potato/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each potato weighs 200 grams.[↗](../../potato/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He planted 3 rows of potatoes.[↗](../../potato/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We had baked potatoes for dinner.[↗](../../potato/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Potatoes grow under the ground.[↗](../../potato/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · French fries are made from potatoes.[↗](../../potato/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A potato with green skin should not be eaten.[↗](../../potato/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be a couch potato, go outside and play\![↗](../../potato/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · She put a great potato into his hand.[↗](../../potato/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **potency** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* How strong or powerful something is, especially a medicine, drug, poison or chemical.[↗](../../potency/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Power or influence: the potency of an idea.[↗](../../potency/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The potency of the medicine means you only need a small dose.[↗](../../potency/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some medicines lose their potency after their expiry date.[↗](../../potency/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The snake's venom has great potency.[↗](../../potency/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The speech showed the potency of words.[↗](../../potency/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists tested the potency of the new vaccine.[↗](../../potency/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Strong sunlight can reduce the potency of vitamins.[↗](../../potency/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **potent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Potent means very strong and powerful in its effect: a potent medicine, poison or drink works strongly.[↗](../../potent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Potent can describe an idea, symbol or argument that has a strong effect on people's minds.[↗](../../potent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Some snake venom is so potent that a tiny drop can be deadly.[↗](../../potent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · This medicine is potent, so only take the dose on the label.[↗](../../potent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The witch brewed a potent potion.[↗](../../potent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The poppy is a potent symbol of remembrance.[↗](../../potent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Garlic has a potent smell.[↗](../../potent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her speech was a potent reminder to be kind.[↗](../../potent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Strong coffee is too potent for children.[↗](../../potent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But, delightfully as the wine looked, it was mingled with the most potent enchantments that Circe knew how to concoct.[↗](../../potent/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Wind is of course the herald of the storm, the Biblical symbol par excellence of the divine theophany, making wind a potent symbol of divine imminence.[↗](../../potent/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../potent/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **potentate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ruler, usually a king or prince, who has great power over other people.[↗](../../potentate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The woodcutter did not become a potentate.[↗](../../potentate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old potentate lived in a golden palace.[↗](../../potentate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A potentate can order many people about.[↗](../../potentate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **potential** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* adjective.[↗](../../potential/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Potential means possible in the future, but not yet real.[↗](../../potential/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* noun.[↗](../../potential/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Potential is the ability or talent that could grow and lead to success.[↗](../../potential/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) Potential energy is energy stored in something because of its position or shape, like a stretched spring or a book on a high shelf.[↗](../../potential/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A ball on a high shelf has potential energy.[↗](../../potential/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wet floors are a potential danger.[↗](../../potential/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach said she has the potential to be a champion.[↗](../../potential/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They talked to potential buyers of the house.[↗](../../potential/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Work hard to reach your full potential.[↗](../../potential/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old barn has lots of potential.[↗](../../potential/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pothole** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hole in the surface of a road or path, made by weather and traffic.[↗](../../pothole/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A deep hole or cave in rock, often made by water, that people may climb down.[↗](../../pothole/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A hidden problem that could cause trouble.[↗](../../pothole/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad's car hit a pothole and the tyre went flat.[↗](../../pothole/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Watch out for potholes when you ride your bike.[↗](../../pothole/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pothole filled with rain and looked like a puddle.[↗](../../pothole/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The council finally fixed the potholes on our street.[↗](../../pothole/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The explorers climbed down a deep pothole in the hills.[↗](../../pothole/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There are a few potholes in the plan, but we can fix them.[↗](../../pothole/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My scooter wobbled when it hit a pothole.[↗](../../pothole/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **potion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A potion is a drink made of mixed liquids that is supposed to have a special effect, such as magic, medicine or poison.[↗](../../potion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In fairy tales and fantasy games, a potion is a magic drink that heals, makes someone sleep, fall in love or change shape.[↗](../../potion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The witch stirred a bubbling potion in her cauldron.[↗](../../potion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Drink the health potion to get your lives back.[↗](../../potion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the fairy tale, a sleeping potion put the princess to sleep.[↗](../../potion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a pretend potion with water, glitter and food colouring.[↗](../../potion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Never drink a «potion» made from things in the cupboard.[↗](../../potion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Old doctors sold potions that did not really work.[↗](../../potion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "It is only a sleeping potion," said the enchantress to Prince Jason.[↗](../../potion/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **potlatch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A potlatch is a big traditional ceremony and feast of First Nations and Native American peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America, such as the Kwakwaka'wakw and the Haida, where the host gives gifts to guests to mark important events like births, marriages, names and deaths.[↗](../../potlatch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The family held a potlatch to celebrate a new chief.[↗](../../potlatch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · At a potlatch, the host gives gifts to the guests.[↗](../../potlatch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dancers wore carved masks at the potlatch.[↗](../../potlatch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The potlatch was banned in Canada for many years.[↗](../../potlatch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Today, potlatches are an important part of Northwest Coast culture again.[↗](../../potlatch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned about the potlatch in our First Nations unit.[↗](../../potlatch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **potsherd** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A broken piece of an old clay pot or dish, often found in the ground.[↗](../../potsherd/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She asked to see the potsherd.[↗](../../potsherd/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The archaeologist found a potsherd in the field.[↗](../../potsherd/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave the lad a piece of broken potsherd.[↗](../../potsherd/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.[↗](../../potsherd/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.41.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../potsherd/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.[↗](../../potsherd/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.2.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../potsherd/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker, as a potsherd with the potsherds of the earth\![↗](../../potsherd/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.45.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../potsherd/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pottage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A thick soup or stew of vegetables, grain, meat or fish, cooked in a pot.[↗](../../pottage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He gobbled up all the pottage.[↗](../../pottage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grind herrings and milk pottage, said the master.[↗](../../pottage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cook stirred the pottage all afternoon.[↗](../../pottage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jacob sod pottage; and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint.[↗](../../pottage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.25.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pottage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way.[↗](../../pottage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.25.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pottage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And Esau said to Jacob: 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, some of this red, red pottage; for I am faint.'[↗](../../pottage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") Therefore was his name called Edom.[↗](../../pottage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.25.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pottage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said: 'O man of God, there is death in the pot.'[↗](../../pottage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") And they could not eat thereof.[↗](../../pottage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.4.40, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pottage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage; for they knew them not.[↗](../../pottage/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.4.39, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pottage/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · If one bear hallowed flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any food, shall it be holy?'[↗](../../pottage/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") And the priests answered and said: 'No.'[↗](../../pottage/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HAG.2.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pottage/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jacob sod pottage; and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint.[↗](../../pottage/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.25.29, JPS 1917) · Then he went and drank up all the soup, and gobbled up all the pottage, and then he saw the cock lying on a plate.[↗](../../pottage/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) · And Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way.[↗](../../pottage/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.25.34, JPS 1917) **potted** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Growing in a pot: a potted plant lives in a flowerpot, not in the ground.[↗](../../potted/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (food) Cooked meat or fish pressed into a small pot or jar and covered with fat or butter so it keeps: «potted shrimps», «potted meat».[↗](../../potted/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Made short and simple: «a potted history» tells a long story in a few lines.[↗](../../potted/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Past form of the verb «pot»: put a plant in a pot, or (snooker, pool) knock a ball into a pocket.[↗](../../potted/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We put a potted plant on each windowsill in the classroom.[↗](../../potted/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum bought a jar of potted shrimps at the seaside.[↗](../../potted/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Rat's basket was full of good things, including potted meat.[↗](../../potted/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teacher gave us a potted history of the Romans in five minutes.[↗](../../potted/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He potted the black ball and won the game of pool.[↗](../../potted/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I potted the seedlings into bigger pots.[↗](../../potted/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The potted geranium needs watering every few days.[↗](../../potted/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **potter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* 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.[↗](../../potter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK) To potter (about or around) is to do small, pleasant, unhurried jobs or move about slowly and happily («potter in the garden»).[↗](../../potter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (a name) Potter is a surname, as in Beatrix Potter, the author of Peter Rabbit, and the fictional Harry Potter.[↗](../../potter/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The potter shaped a bowl on the spinning wheel.[↗](../../potter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Potters fire their pots in a hot kiln.[↗](../../potter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad likes to potter about in his shed.[↗](../../potter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We spent Sunday pottering around the house.[↗](../../potter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Beatrix Potter wrote «The Tale of Peter Rabbit».[↗](../../potter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Harry Potter is a boy wizard in a book.[↗](../../potter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The potter's wheel spins very fast.[↗](../../potter/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · So the potter gave him beautiful raiment and ornaments, and the prince went to the palace.[↗](../../potter/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · 'O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD.[↗](../../potter/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.18.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../potter/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear My words.'[↗](../../potter/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.18.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../potter/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he was at his work on the wheels.[↗](../../potter/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.18.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../potter/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **pottery** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Pottery is pots, bowls, plates and other objects made from clay and baked hard.[↗](../../pottery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Pottery is the craft of making such objects.[↗](../../pottery/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A pottery is a place where these objects are made.[↗](../../pottery/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We made pottery bowls in art class.[↗](../../pottery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The clay is baked in a kiln to make pottery.[↗](../../pottery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Archaeologists found pieces of ancient pottery.[↗](../../pottery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt sells her pottery at the market.[↗](../../pottery/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I'd like to try a pottery wheel.[↗](../../pottery/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful — pottery breaks if you drop it.[↗](../../pottery/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When the merchant mentioned the devil's name, the fiend immediately appeared at the threshold, began seizing the gold and silver wares, and flinging in their place bits of pottery.[↗](../../pottery/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · have been found on the Egyptian pottery form a sig- (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../pottery/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Similar to these cliaracters are the linear letters, which iiave been found on the Egyptian pottery.[↗](../../pottery/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../pottery/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **pottle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small measure of liquid or fruit; also a small basket for berries.[↗](../../pottle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") In the tale «a pottle o' brains» means a good store of wit or sense.[↗](../../pottle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thou hast got thy pottle o' brains already.[↗](../../pottle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I canna buy my pottle o' brains.[↗](../../pottle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A pottle of strawberries fills the basket.[↗](../../pottle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **potty** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small plastic seat-bowl that a toddler uses as a toilet while learning.[↗](../../potty/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) «Go potty» means go to the toilet (said to little children).[↗](../../potty/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK informal) Slightly crazy or silly.[↗](../../potty/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* My grandma's gone potty.[↗](../../potty/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (UK informal) «Potty about» means very keen on.[↗](../../potty/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* She's potty about horses.[↗](../../potty/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* A «potty mouth» (US slang) is someone who swears a lot.[↗](../../potty/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My baby brother is learning to use the potty.[↗](../../potty/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Do you need to go potty before we leave?[↗](../../potty/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · All this noise is driving me potty\![↗](../../potty/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She's potty about ponies.[↗](../../potty/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The potty inventor made a flying teapot.[↗](../../potty/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum says I have a potty mouth when I say bad words.[↗](../../potty/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Potty training took a few weeks.[↗](../../potty/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **pouch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pouch is a small soft bag, often closed with a string or zip, for carrying small things.[↗](../../pouch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A pocket of skin on the belly of some animals, like kangaroos, where their babies grow.[↗](../../pouch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A pocket of skin in the cheeks of some animals, like hamsters, for carrying food.[↗](../../pouch/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The baby kangaroo lives in its mother's pouch.[↗](../../pouch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your pens in your pencil pouch.[↗](../../pouch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The hamster stuffed seeds into its cheek pouches.[↗](../../pouch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Koalas are marsupials and have a pouch.[↗](../../pouch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He kept his coins in a leather pouch.[↗](../../pouch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I had an apple juice pouch with my lunch.[↗](../../pouch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A joey stays in the pouch for months.[↗](../../pouch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I will fill your knapsack—I will fill your pouch.’[↗](../../pouch/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") 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