--- title: P — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 71 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/71/) [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 71 [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/) … [70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/70/) **71** [72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/72/) … [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/77/) **pry** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To pry is to force something open or up with a tool, or to ask questions about things that are none of your business.[↗](../../pry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He tried to pry the lid off the box with a spoon.[↗](../../pry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Please do not pry into my letters.[↗](../../pry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The men pried the stone from the ground.[↗](../../pry/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · For among My people are found wicked men; they pry, as fowlers lie in wait; they set a trap, they catch men.[↗](../../pry/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.5.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../pry/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **prying** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Prying means too curious about other people's business, and always wanting to find out secrets.[↗](../../prying/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The prying boy looked in every drawer.[↗](../../prying/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody likes prying neighbours.[↗](../../prying/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop being so prying and mind your own business.[↗](../../prying/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ps** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Short for «postscript»: an extra note added at the end of a letter or email after the signature.[↗](../../ps/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK schools) Sometimes short for other things, such as «primary school», or a part number like «PS4» for a games console.[↗](../../ps/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Love, Gran.[↗](../../ps/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") PS Don't forget your scarf\![↗](../../ps/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I forgot to say it, so I added a PS.[↗](../../ps/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · PS The party starts at three.[↗](../../ps/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her letter had a PS and a PPS.[↗](../../ps/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Write a PS to remind them about the money.[↗](../../ps/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He got a PS4 for his birthday.[↗](../../ps/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **psalm** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (Bible) A psalm is a holy song or poem in the Book of Psalms in the Bible, used by Jews and Christians to praise, thank, or call out to God.[↗](../../psalm/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) A psalm is any such song sung or said in a church or synagogue service.[↗](../../psalm/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The choir sang a psalm at the start of the service.[↗](../../psalm/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our RE teacher read Psalm 23 aloud to the class.[↗](../../psalm/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "The Lord is my shepherd" is the first line of a famous psalm.[↗](../../psalm/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Many psalms are prayers for help in hard times.[↗](../../psalm/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · At Grandpa's funeral, the vicar read a psalm about green pastures.[↗](../../psalm/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We wrote our own psalm of thanks for the harvest.[↗](../../psalm/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Some psalms are happy and some are full of sorrow.[↗](../../psalm/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a psalm of praise and thanksgiving.[↗](../../psalm/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · This is verse 4 of Psalm civ.[↗](../../psalm/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../psalm/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · 28) In ancient times coldness was considered to be a substance.[↗](../../psalm/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") \[See Psalm 147, 17.\][↗](../../psalm/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../psalm/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · This divine name is printed in EngHsh Bibles as Jehovah Sabaoth, or as '\* Lord of hosts " as in Psalm xxiv.[↗](../../psalm/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") 10.[↗](../../psalm/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../psalm/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · A Psalm of David, a Song.[↗](../../psalm/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.68.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../psalm/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · BOOK III A Psalm of Asaph.[↗](../../psalm/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.73.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../psalm/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · A Psalm of Asaph, a Song.[↗](../../psalm/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.75.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../psalm/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **psalter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church, Bible) A book containing the Psalms from the Bible, used for worship.[↗](../../psalter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church) A version of the Psalms set out to be sung or said in services.[↗](../../psalter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The choir sang from the psalter.[↗](../../psalter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The monks copied the psalter by hand.[↗](../../psalter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw an old psalter with gold pictures at the museum.[↗](../../psalter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Gran keeps her psalter next to her prayer book.[↗](../../psalter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Psalms in the psalter are songs and prayers.[↗](../../psalter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Each page of the psalter had a decorated letter.[↗](../../psalter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Now then," he says, "read away at your psalter."[↗](../../psalter/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **psaltery** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* An old stringed musical instrument like a harp, played to accompany songs.[↗](../../psaltery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.[↗](../../psaltery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.108.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../psaltery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.[↗](../../psaltery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.57.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../psaltery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Take up the melody, and sound the timbrel, the sweet harp with the psaltery.[↗](../../psaltery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.81.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../psaltery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **pseudo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (prefix) «pseudo-» means false or pretend, looking like something it is not: pseudoscience, pseudonym.[↗](../../pseudo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal adjective) Fake, not genuine, or pretending to be clever: «His pseudo-intellectual talk annoyed everyone.».[↗](../../pseudo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mark Twain is the pseudonym of Samuel Clemens.[↗](../../pseudo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Astrology is a pseudoscience, not a real science.[↗](../../pseudo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Write your program in pseudocode first.[↗](../../pseudo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His pseudo-friendliness didn't fool anyone.[↗](../../pseudo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some authors use a pseudonym to stay private.[↗](../../pseudo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The advert used pseudo-scientific words to sound clever.[↗](../../pseudo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Like Ecclesiasticus, the Pseudo-I3en Sira's "Alpha- bet of ben Sira" was also attributed to Joshua ben Jehozadak.[↗](../../pseudo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../pseudo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **psoriasis** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Psoriasis is a long-lasting skin condition that causes red, itchy, scaly patches, often on the elbows, knees and scalp.[↗](../../psoriasis/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My uncle has psoriasis on his elbows.[↗](../../psoriasis/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Psoriasis is not contagious.[↗](../../psoriasis/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cream helped calm her psoriasis.[↗](../../psoriasis/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Stress can make psoriasis flare up.[↗](../../psoriasis/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Psoriasis patches can be itchy and dry.[↗](../../psoriasis/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor explained that psoriasis makes skin cells grow too fast.[↗](../../psoriasis/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **psyche** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Your psyche is your mind and soul — your thoughts, feelings and the deep part of who you are.[↗](../../psyche/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (myths) In Greek myths Psyche was a beautiful young woman who fell in love with Cupid (Eros) and became a goddess of the soul.[↗](../../psyche/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (slang, "psych") Different word: to psych someone out or get psyched up.[↗](../../psyche/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The scary film stayed in my psyche for days.[↗](../../psyche/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bullying can hurt a person's psyche, not just their body.[↗](../../psyche/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Writers try to show the psyche of their characters.[↗](../../psyche/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the myth, Psyche had to complete hard tasks to win back Cupid.[↗](../../psyche/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Psychology is the study of the human psyche.[↗](../../psyche/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · NASA sent a spacecraft to the asteroid Psyche.[↗](../../psyche/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Winning the game was good for the team's psyche.[↗](../../psyche/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "The Psyche within can never die.[↗](../../psyche/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **psychiatric** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* About psychiatry — the medical care of illnesses of the mind, such as serious depression or anxiety, by doctors called psychiatrists.[↗](../../psychiatric/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Of a hospital, nurse or treatment: dealing with mental health.[↗](../../psychiatric/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt works as a psychiatric nurse.[↗](../../psychiatric/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She got psychiatric help when she felt very low.[↗](../../psychiatric/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A psychiatric hospital treats people with mental illnesses.[↗](../../psychiatric/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Psychiatric doctors are called psychiatrists.[↗](../../psychiatric/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The patient was moved to the psychiatric ward.[↗](../../psychiatric/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Psychiatric care helps people recover.[↗](../../psychiatric/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **psychic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A psychic is a person who says they can know the future, read minds or talk to the dead.[↗](../../psychic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Psychic describes such powers or things about the mind: «psychic powers».[↗](../../psychic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The psychic said she could see the future in a crystal ball.[↗](../../psychic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «How did you know?[↗](../../psychic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") Are you psychic?» joked my friend.[↗](../../psychic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the comic, the hero has psychic powers.[↗](../../psychic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tests have never shown that psychic powers really exist.[↗](../../psychic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some psychics trick people into paying money.[↗](../../psychic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm not psychic, so tell me what you want\![↗](../../psychic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **psycho** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (slang, rude/offensive) A person who is thought to be dangerously crazy or violent.[↗](../../psycho/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (slang) Used loosely to mean very angry, intense or wild.[↗](../../psycho/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "He went psycho when he lost."[↗](../../psycho/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Short for psychology or psychological in words like psychoanalysis; a prefix «psycho-» meaning mind.[↗](../../psycho/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* (slang) "My brother went psycho when I broke his game."[↗](../../psycho/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · (rude) The villain in the film was a psycho.[↗](../../psycho/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Calling someone a psycho is unkind.[↗](../../psycho/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Psychology is the study of the mind — «psycho-» means mind.[↗](../../psycho/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Don't be so psycho about it, it's only a game!"[↗](../../psycho/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher said not to use the word «psycho» as an insult.[↗](../../psycho/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **psychologist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A psychologist is a person who studies the mind and how people think, feel and behave.[↗](../../psychologist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A psychologist is also a trained person who helps people with worries, feelings or learning difficulties.[↗](../../psychologist/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The school psychologist helps children who are worried.[↗](../../psychologist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A psychologist studies how memory works.[↗](../../psychologist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin wants to be a psychologist.[↗](../../psychologist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The sports psychologist helps players stay calm.[↗](../../psychologist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The psychologist asked me some questions.[↗](../../psychologist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Psychologists did tests on how babies learn.[↗](../../psychologist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A child psychologist listened to her feelings.[↗](../../psychologist/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Talking to a psychologist can help.[↗](../../psychologist/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **psychology** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Psychology is the science that studies the mind, feelings and how people (and animals) think and behave.[↗](../../psychology/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Someone's psychology is the way they think and feel.[↗](../../psychology/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt studied psychology at university.[↗](../../psychology/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Psychology helps us understand why people feel sad.[↗](../../psychology/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Child psychology is about how children think.[↗](../../psychology/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Shops use psychology to make you buy more.[↗](../../psychology/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach understood the team's psychology.[↗](../../psychology/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned some psychology about memory.[↗](../../psychology/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ptarmigan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ptarmigan is a plump bird of the grouse family that lives in cold mountains and the Arctic; its feathers turn white in winter for camouflage and brown in summer.[↗](../../ptarmigan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ptarmigan turns white in winter.[↗](../../ptarmigan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We spotted a ptarmigan in the Scottish mountains.[↗](../../ptarmigan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A ptarmigan's feathery feet work like snowshoes.[↗](../../ptarmigan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ptarmigan hide from foxes by staying very still.[↗](../../ptarmigan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In summer the ptarmigan has brown speckled feathers.[↗](../../ptarmigan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ptarmigan nests on the ground.[↗](../../ptarmigan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pterodactyl** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pterodactyl is a flying reptile that lived at the time of the dinosaurs, with wings made of skin stretched from a long finger.[↗](../../pterodactyl/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In everyday talk, any flying reptile from that time (a pterosaur) is often called a pterodactyl.[↗](../../pterodactyl/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pterodactyl soared over the sea.[↗](../../pterodactyl/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A pterodactyl was not a dinosaur, but it lived with them.[↗](../../pterodactyl/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a pterodactyl skeleton at the museum.[↗](../../pterodactyl/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Pterodactyls had wings of skin.[↗](../../pterodactyl/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother screeched like a pterodactyl.[↗](../../pterodactyl/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pterodactyls died out about 66 million years ago.[↗](../../pterodactyl/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **pterosaur** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pterosaur was a flying reptile that lived at the time of the dinosaurs, with wings of skin stretched from a very long finger.[↗](../../pterosaur/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A pterosaur glided over the sea looking for fish.[↗](../../pterosaur/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Quetzalcoatlus was a giant pterosaur.[↗](../../pterosaur/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Pterosaurs had wings made of skin.[↗](../../pterosaur/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A pterosaur is not a dinosaur.[↗](../../pterosaur/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We found a pterosaur in the museum.[↗](../../pterosaur/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some pterosaurs had big crests on their heads.[↗](../../pterosaur/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ptolemaic** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Having to do with Ptolemy, the ancient Greek scientist, or with the Ptolemies, the Greek kings of Egypt.[↗](../../ptolemaic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **ptolemy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) Ptolemy was a Greek scientist who lived in Alexandria in Egypt about 1,900 years ago (around 100–170 AD); he wrote that the Earth was at the centre of the universe and made famous maps.[↗](../../ptolemy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Ptolemy was also the name of several kings of ancient Egypt after Alexander the Great, including the family of Cleopatra.[↗](../../ptolemy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ptolemy thought the Sun went round the Earth.[↗](../../ptolemy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ptolemy drew maps of the known world.[↗](../../ptolemy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Copernicus showed Ptolemy's model was wrong.[↗](../../ptolemy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cleopatra came from the family of Ptolemy.[↗](../../ptolemy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ptolemy lived in Alexandria.[↗](../../ptolemy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Ptolemy kings built the great library of Alexandria.[↗](../../ptolemy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But this arrangement is undoubtedly an interpolation of a later time, as the author of the book "Yezirah" lived many years before Ptolemy.[↗](../../ptolemy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../ptolemy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **pub** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A pub (short for «public house») is a place in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand where adults buy and drink beer and other drinks, and often eat meals.[↗](../../pub/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) The pub can mean going out for a drink.[↗](../../pub/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had lunch at the pub after the walk.[↗](../../pub/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The local pub has a big garden with swings.[↗](../../pub/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad's team won the pub quiz.[↗](../../pub/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The pub is called «The King's Head».[↗](../../pub/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 4 pubs on the high street.[↗](../../pub/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Uncle Mick went down the pub to watch the match.[↗](../../pub/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (informal)[↗](../../pub/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In Australia, a pub is often called a hotel.[↗](../../pub/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **pubertal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science, formal) To do with puberty, the time, usually between about 8 and 16, when a child's body slowly changes into an adult's body: «pubertal changes», «pubertal growth spurt».[↗](../../pubertal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pubertal growth spurt can make you grow several centimetres in a year.[↗](../../pubertal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pubertal changes happen at different ages for different children.[↗](../../pubertal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor checked whether the boy was at a pubertal stage yet.[↗](../../pubertal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Feeling moody can be part of normal pubertal changes.[↗](../../pubertal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Health lessons explain pubertal changes so nobody is scared.[↗](../../pubertal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pubertal growth often starts earlier in girls than in boys.[↗](../../pubertal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **puberty** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Puberty is the time, usually between about 9 and 16, when a child's body slowly changes into an adult's body.[↗](../../puberty/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is caused by natural chemicals in the body called hormones.[↗](../../puberty/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Puberty is a normal part of growing up.[↗](../../puberty/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many children go through puberty between the ages of 10 and 15.[↗](../../puberty/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Boys' voices get deeper during puberty.[↗](../../puberty/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Girls often start puberty a little earlier than boys.[↗](../../puberty/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our health lesson was about the changes of puberty.[↗](../../puberty/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · During puberty you may need to wash more often.[↗](../../puberty/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It is fine to ask a parent or the school nurse about puberty.[↗](../../puberty/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **public** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Public means for everyone to use or see, not private: a public park, a public toilet.[↗](../../public/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The public means ordinary people in general.[↗](../../public/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Public means done in front of other people: public speaking.[↗](../../public/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Public can mean run or paid for by the government: a public school, public transport.[↗](../../public/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The public library is free for everyone.[↗](../../public/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We took public transport to the city.[↗](../../public/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not pick your nose in public\![↗](../../public/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum is open to the public on Sundays.[↗](../../public/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your passwords private, not public.[↗](../../public/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She is shy about public speaking.[↗](../../public/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Public toilets are near the car park.[↗](../../public/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The news was made public on TV.[↗](../../public/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He took an active part in public affairs.[↗](../../public/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · New York, 1877[↗](../../public/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · license: Public Domain[↗](../../public/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · versionSource: https://archive.org/details/sketchoftalmudwo02kali (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../public/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Whether a book is in the public domain may vary country to country.[↗](../../public/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../public/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Public domain books belong to the public and we are merely their custodians.[↗](../../public/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../public/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) … [70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/70/) **71** [72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/72/) … [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/77/) - ← previous: [page 70](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/70/) - next →: [page 72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/72/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)