--- title: P — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 3 description: The 1415 words of the school 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/school/P/page/3/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / P # P — The school dictionary · page 3 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/2/) **3** [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/12/) [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/15/) - [pasteboard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasteboard/) — Pasteboard is thick, stiff paper or card, like the card used for boxes. — 4 sentences - [pasteurisation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasteurisation/) — Pasteurisation is heating milk, juice or other food to a set temperature for a short time to kill harmful germs, then cooling it quickly. — 9 sentences - [pasteurise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasteurise/) — To heat a drink or food, like milk or juice, to a set temperature for a short time to kill harmful germs, then cool it. — 7 sentences - [pasteurised](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasteurised/) — Heated for a short time to kill harmful germs, then cooled. — 8 sentences - [pastime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pastime/) — Something you enjoy doing in your free time, such as a hobby, game or sport. — 8 sentences - [pastor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pastor/) — A pastor is a Christian minister who leads a church and cares for its people, especially in Protestant churches. — 10 sentences - [pastoral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pastoral/) — Pastoral means about the countryside, farms and shepherds, and the simple life of country people. — 5 sentences - [pastry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pastry/) — A pastry is a small baked sweet food made with dough, like a croissant, a Danish or a tart. — 13 sentences - [pasture](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasture/) — A pasture is a field of grass where cows, sheep, horses or other animals graze. — 11 sentences - [pasty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pasty/) — noun (UK). — 11 sentences - [pat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/) — To pat means to touch someone or something gently and quickly with your flat hand, several times. — 12 sentences - [patch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patch/) — A patch is a small piece of material sewn or stuck over a hole or a worn place, like on the knee of jeans. — 17 sentences - [patchwork](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patchwork/) — Patchwork is sewing in which many small pieces of different cloth are stitched together to make a quilt, cushion or bag. — 10 sentences - [patchy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patchy/) — Patchy means appearing in some places but not others, in uneven patches, like patchy fog or patchy grass. — 8 sentences - [patent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patent/) — Patent means obvious or easy to see, and also describes shiny leather with a glossy coating (patent leather). — 5 sentences - [patented](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patented/) — Got a patent: an official right that says only the inventor may make or sell an invention for a number of years. — 10 sentences - [paternal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paternal/) — Like a father or to do with being a father: caring and protective. — 10 sentences - [paternally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paternally/) — In a fatherly way: kind, caring or protective, like a father. — 8 sentences - [paternity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paternity/) — Being the father of a child. — 9 sentences - [paternoster](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paternoster/) — The Paternoster is the Lord's Prayer, the prayer Jesus taught, named from its first words in Latin, «Pater noster», meaning «Our Father». — 11 sentences - [path](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/path/) — A path is a narrow way to walk on, through a park, garden or woods. — 13 sentences - [pathetic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pathetic/) — Very weak, useless or poor; not good enough: «That was a pathetic excuse.». — 8 sentences - [pathogen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pathogen/) — A tiny living thing, such as a bacterium, virus or fungus, that can cause disease. — 7 sentences - [pathway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pathway/) — A path or track that people walk along, often through a garden, park or field. — 12 sentences - [patience](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patience/) — Being able to wait calmly, or to keep trying, without getting angry or upset. — 10 sentences - [patient](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patient/) — Able to wait calmly without getting cross or upset. — 11 sentences - [patiently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patiently/) — Patiently means in a calm way, waiting or working without getting cross, bored or upset. — 9 sentences - [patina](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patina/) — A patina is a thin green or brown layer that forms on copper, bronze and some other metals over time, like on the Statue of Liberty. — 9 sentences - [patio](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patio/) — A patio is a flat, paved area next to a house, used for sitting, eating and relaxing outside. — 7 sentences - [patois](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patois/) — A patois is a form of a language spoken by ordinary people in a particular area, different from the standard language. — 9 sentences - [patriarch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patriarch/) — The man who is the head of a family or tribe, often the oldest. — 11 sentences - [patrician](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrician/) — noun. — 13 sentences - [patrimony](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrimony/) — Patrimony is the money, land or goods handed down to someone by their father or family. — 4 sentences - [patriotic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patriotic/) — Loving your country and feeling proud of it, and wanting to help it. — 9 sentences - [patrol](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patrol/) — To patrol an area is to go around it regularly to check that it is safe and that nothing is wrong. — 11 sentences - [patron](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patron/) — A patron is a person who gives money or support to an artist, a charity or a group. — 11 sentences - [patronage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronage/) — Patronage is the support or kindness given by a patron, such as a customer, a backer or a lover of the arts. — 5 sentences - [patroness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patroness/) — A patroness is a woman who supports, protects or pays for a cause, a church, a school or an artist. — 5 sentences - [patronising](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronising/) — Talking to someone or treating them as if they were less clever or less important than you, in a kind-seeming but rude way. — 9 sentences - [patronizing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronizing/) — Patronizing describes talk or manners that treat someone as if they are less clever or less important, in a kind but proud way. — 4 sentences - [patronymic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronymic/) — A name made from the name of your father or a male ancestor, like Johnson (son of John) or Ukrainian Ivanovych (son of Ivan). — 8 sentences - [patter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patter/) — A quick, light, tapping sound, like rain or small feet. — 11 sentences - [pattern](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pattern/) — A pattern is something that repeats in a rule, like red, blue, red, blue, or 2, 4, 6, 8. — 14 sentences - [patty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patty/) — A flat round cake of minced meat or other food, especially the meat in a burger. — 10 sentences - [paunch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paunch/) — A paunch is a large, rounded belly, often a fat one. — 4 sentences - [pause](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pause/) — A pause is a short stop or rest. To pause means to stop for a little while and then go on. — 12 sentences - [pave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pave/) — To cover a road, path or yard with a hard flat surface, such as stones, bricks, concrete or tarmac. — 10 sentences - [paved](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paved/) — Paved means covered with a hard flat surface such as stones, bricks or asphalt, so people can walk or drive on it. — 11 sentences - [pavement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pavement/) — In British English, a pavement is the path at the side of a road for people to walk on (in American English, the sidewalk; in Australia, o… — 10 sentences - [pavilion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pavilion/) — A building beside a sports field, especially a cricket ground, where players change and rest. — 11 sentences - [paving](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paving/) — Paving is flat stones, bricks or slabs used to cover the ground to make a path, patio or pavement. — 10 sentences - [paw](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paw/) — A paw is the foot of an animal like a cat, dog, bear or rabbit, usually with claws and soft pads. — 13 sentences - [pawn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pawn/) — A pawn is the smallest and least powerful piece in chess; each player has eight. — 10 sentences - [pax](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pax/) — Pax is the Latin word for peace. — 11 sentences - [pay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pay/) — To pay is to give money for something you buy or for work done. — 12 sentences - [payable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payable/) — Payable means that must be paid, or can be paid, often by a certain time. — 8 sentences - [payback](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payback/) — Payback is revenge: doing something bad to someone because they did something bad to you. — 8 sentences - [payday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payday/) — Payday is the day when workers are paid their wages. — 10 sentences - [payer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payer/) — A payer is the person or group who pays money. — 8 sentences - [payment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payment/) — A payment is money that is paid for something. — 12 sentences - [payslip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/payslip/) — A payslip is a paper or digital note that an employer gives a worker with their pay, showing how much they earned and what was taken off f… — 7 sentences - [pc](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pc/) — A PC is a personal computer, often a desktop or laptop computer, especially one that is not an Apple Mac. — 11 sentences - [pe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pe/) — PE is short for physical education, the school lesson where you do sport, games, gymnastics and exercise. — 8 sentences - [pea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pea/) — A pea is a small round green seed that grows in a pod and is eaten as a vegetable. — 11 sentences - [peace](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peace/) — A time when there is no war or fighting. — 11 sentences - [peaceable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peaceable/) — Not wanting to fight or argue; liking peace. — 10 sentences - [peaceful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peaceful/) — Peaceful means calm and quiet, without noise or worry. — 12 sentences - [peacefully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacefully/) — Peacefully means in a calm, quiet way. — 12 sentences - [peacekeeper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacekeeper/) — A soldier or police officer, often sent by the United Nations, whose job is to stop fighting and keep peace between groups after a war. — 9 sentences - [peacemaker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacemaker/) — A person who helps people or groups stop fighting and make friends again. — 10 sentences - [peach](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peach/) — A peach is a soft, round, sweet fruit with fuzzy skin and a big stone (pit) inside. — 14 sentences - [peacock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peacock/) — A peacock is a large male bird with a long, brilliant blue-green tail with «eye» patterns, which it spreads out in a huge fan to attract f… — 13 sentences - [peafowl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peafowl/) — Peafowl are large birds of the pheasant family; the male is a peacock, the female is a peahen, and the babies are peachicks. — 7 sentences - [peahen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peahen/) — A female peafowl. She is mostly brown and grey, without the huge colourful tail of the male peacock. — 8 sentences - [peak](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peak/) — A peak is the pointed top of a mountain, or a mountain with a pointed top. — 14 sentences - [peal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peal/) — The loud ringing sound of bells. — 10 sentences - [peanut](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peanut/) — A small oval seed that grows in a shell under the ground and is eaten as a snack, roasted or salted. — 10 sentences - [peanuts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peanuts/) — Small oval seeds that grow in pods under the ground, eaten roasted or as peanut butter. — 10 sentences - [pear](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pear/) — A pear is a sweet, juicy fruit, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with a green, yellow or brown skin. — 12 sentences - [pearl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pearl/) — A small hard shiny round thing, white or cream, that grows inside an oyster or some other shellfish and is used in jewellery. — 12 sentences - [peasant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peasant/) — A peasant was a poor farmer or farm worker in the past, especially in the Middle Ages, who worked a small piece of land and often had to g… — 11 sentences - [peasantry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peasantry/) — All the peasants of a country taken together: the poor farm workers and small farmers, especially in the past. — 8 sentences - [peat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peat/) — Soft, dark brown soil made of plants that have half-rotted very slowly in wet, boggy places over thousands of years; it can be dried and b… — 8 sentences - [pebble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pebble/) — A pebble is a small, smooth, round stone, often found on beaches and in rivers. — 10 sentences - [peck](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peck/) — To hit or pick up something with the beak. — 14 sentences - [peckish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peckish/) — A little bit hungry. — 8 sentences - [pectin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pectin/) — A natural substance in fruits, especially apples and lemons, that makes jam and jelly set (go thick and firm). — 7 sentences - [pectoral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pectoral/) — adjective: Of or on the chest. — 12 sentences - [peculiar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peculiar/) — Peculiar means strange or unusual, sometimes in a slightly worrying way. — 12 sentences - [peculiarly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peculiarly/) — In a strange or odd way. — 10 sentences - [pecuniary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pecuniary/) — Pecuniary means to do with money. — 7 sentences - [pedal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedal/) — A part you push with your foot to make a bike move. — 10 sentences - [pedestrian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedestrian/) — A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a street, not riding or driving. — 11 sentences - [pediatrician](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pediatrician/) — A doctor who specially looks after babies, children and teenagers. — 7 sentences - [pedigree](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pedigree/) — The list of an animal's parents, grandparents and earlier ancestors, showing it is of one pure breed. — 12 sentences - [pee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pee/) — To pee is to let urine out of your body; to go to the toilet. — 10 sentences - [peek](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peek/) — To peek means to look at something quickly or secretly, often when you should not. — 11 sentences - [peekaboo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peekaboo/) — Peekaboo is a game for babies where you hide your face and then show it, saying «Peekaboo!». — 11 sentences - [peel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peel/) — To peel is to take the skin off fruit or vegetables. — 15 sentences - [peeler](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeler/) — A peeler is a kitchen tool with a blade for taking the skin off fruit and vegetables. — 8 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/2/) **3** [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/9/) [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/10/) [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/11/) [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/12/) [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/13/) [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/14/) [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/15/)