--- title: P — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 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/4/) [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 4 [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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/3/) **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/) - [peeling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeling/) — Peeling is the -ing form of «peel»: taking the skin off fruit or vegetables, or a covering coming off. — 11 sentences - [peen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peen/) — The rounded or wedge-shaped end of a hammer head, opposite the flat striking face (as in ball-peen hammer). — 8 sentences - [peep](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peep/) — To peep is to look quickly and secretly, often through a small hole or gap. — 11 sentences - [peer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peer/) — To peer means to look very carefully or with difficulty at something, often narrowing your eyes or leaning forward. — 12 sentences - [peg](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peg/) — A peg is a small hook or stick on a wall for hanging things, like coats. — 13 sentences - [pelage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pelage/) — The fur, hair or wool covering a mammal's body. — 7 sentences - [pelican](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pelican/) — A pelican is a large water bird with a very long beak and a big stretchy pouch of skin under it, which it uses to scoop up fish. — 11 sentences - [pellet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pellet/) — A small hard ball or piece of something, such as food for animals, ice or metal. — 8 sentences - [pelt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pelt/) — noun. — 17 sentences - [pelvic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pelvic/) — Of or near the pelvis, the bowl-shaped group of bones at the bottom of your body that joins your spine to your legs. — 8 sentences - [pelvis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pelvis/) — The pelvis is the large ring of bones at the bottom of your spine that joins your legs to your body; your hips are part of it. — 7 sentences - [pen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pen/) — A pen is a tool for writing or drawing with ink. — 13 sentences - [penalise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penalise/) — To penalise someone is to punish them for breaking a rule or law, for example with a penalty, a fine or lost points. — 9 sentences - [penalty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penalty/) — A penalty is a punishment for breaking a rule or a law, such as paying money (a fine). — 10 sentences - [penance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penance/) — Penance is something a person does to show they are sorry for a sin, such as saying prayers or doing a good deed, especially after confess… — 11 sentences - [pencil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pencil/) — A pencil is a thin stick of wood with grey graphite (called «lead») or colour inside, for writing and drawing. — 12 sentences - [pending](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pending/) — Pending means waiting to be decided, done or finished. — 11 sentences - [pendulum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pendulum/) — A pendulum is a weight hanging from a fixed point on a string or rod, which swings backwards and forwards. — 12 sentences - [penetrate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penetrate/) — To penetrate something is to go into it or through it, often with effort: the nail penetrated the wood. — 11 sentences - [penguin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penguin/) — A black-and-white sea bird that cannot fly, swims very well using its wings as flippers, and lives mostly in the cold far south. — 9 sentences - [penicillin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penicillin/) — A medicine made from a mould that kills many bacteria; it is an antibiotic used to treat infections. — 7 sentences - [peninsula](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peninsula/) — A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water but joined to a larger piece of land on one side. — 9 sentences - [penitence](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penitence/) — Feeling truly sorry for something wrong you did, and wanting to put it right. — 8 sentences - [penitent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penitent/) — Penitent means feeling and showing that you are sorry for doing wrong. — 9 sentences - [pennant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pennant/) — A pennant is a long, narrow flag shaped like a triangle, used on ships, at sports grounds or as decoration. — 8 sentences - [penniless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penniless/) — Having no money at all; very poor. — 7 sentences - [penny](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/penny/) — A penny is a coin. In the US and Canada a penny is 1 cent; in Britain a penny is 1p and 100 pence make 1 pound. — 13 sentences - [pennyworth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pennyworth/) — The amount of something you could buy for one penny: «a pennyworth of sweets». — 9 sentences - [pension](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pension/) — A pension is money paid regularly to someone who has retired, from the government or a former employer. — 11 sentences - [pensioner](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensioner/) — A person who gets a pension — regular money paid after they stop working, usually because they are old. — 10 sentences - [pensively](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pensively/) — In a thoughtful way, quietly thinking hard about something, often with a serious face. — 3 sentences - [pentagon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pentagon/) — A pentagon is a flat shape with 5 straight sides and 5 corners. — 10 sentences - [pentecost](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pentecost/) — Pentecost is the Christian feast that remembers the Holy Spirit coming to Jesus' disciples, fifty days after Easter; Christians see it as… — 8 sentences - [pentecostal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pentecostal/) — Pentecostal describes Christian churches that put strong weight on the Holy Spirit's gifts — such as healing, lively praise and speaking i… — 9 sentences - [peony](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peony/) — A large garden flower with big round pink, red or white blooms and thick, full petals. — 3 sentences - [people](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/people/) — People means more than one person: men, women and children. — 20 sentences - [pepper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pepper/) — A hot-tasting powder made from dried, crushed peppercorns, used to season food (salt and pepper). — 12 sentences - [peppercorn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppercorn/) — A peppercorn is a small dried berry of the pepper plant; it is ground up to make black or white pepper. — 8 sentences - [peppermint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppermint/) — Peppermint is a mint plant with a strong, fresh, cool taste and smell. — 10 sentences - [pepperoni](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pepperoni/) — Pepperoni is a spicy dried sausage, usually made of pork and beef, sliced thin and often put on pizza. — 7 sentences - [peppery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peppery/) — Tasting hot and spicy, full of pepper. — 8 sentences - [peradventure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peradventure/) — Perhaps, maybe; a word from old stories, used when someone is not sure. — 2 sentences - [perambulator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perambulator/) — A pram: a small carriage on wheels in which a baby is pushed along by a nurse. — 2 sentences - [perceive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceive/) — To notice or become aware of something through the senses: perceive a sound. — 10 sentences - [perceived](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceived/) — Noticed or became aware of something, by seeing, hearing or understanding. — 10 sentences - [percent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/percent/) — Out of every hundred; a part of 100. The sign is %. «50 percent» means 50 out of 100, which is a half. — 10 sentences - [percentage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/percentage/) — A percentage is a number written as a part of 100, using the sign %, as 25% means 25 out of every 100. — 10 sentences - [perceptible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptible/) — Able to be seen, heard, felt or noticed, even if only just. — 8 sentences - [perceptibly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perceptibly/) — In a way that can be noticed or seen, even if only a little. — 8 sentences - [perception](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perception/) — Noticing and understanding things with your senses — seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, smelling. — 12 sentences - [perch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perch/) — A perch is a branch, bar or stick where a bird sits. — 12 sentences - [perchance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perchance/) — Perhaps; possibly, by chance. — 3 sentences - [percussion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/percussion/) — Percussion means musical instruments that you play by hitting, shaking or scraping them, such as drums, tambourines, triangles, cymbals an… — 9 sentences - [perdition](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perdition/) — Perdition is everlasting punishment after death, often meaning hell, in old Christian language. — 8 sentences - [peregrine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peregrine/) — A peregrine, or peregrine falcon, is a bird of prey that dives at amazing speed to catch other birds in the air. — 10 sentences - [perfect](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfect/) — Perfect means with no mistakes or faults at all. — 13 sentences - [perfection](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfection/) — The state of being perfect, with no faults at all. — 12 sentences - [perfectly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfectly/) — Perfectly means in a perfect way, without any mistakes. — 10 sentences - [perfidious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfidious/) — Not to be trusted; breaking promises and betraying people who trusted you. — 3 sentences - [perforation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perforation/) — A small hole, or one of a line of small holes, made in paper so it can be torn off neatly. — 9 sentences - [perform](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perform/) — To perform is to act, sing, dance or play music for an audience. — 11 sentences - [performance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/performance/) — A performance is a show of acting, music or dance in front of an audience. — 10 sentences - [performer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/performer/) — A person who entertains an audience by acting, singing, dancing, playing music or doing tricks. — 9 sentences - [perfume](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perfume/) — A liquid with a nice strong smell that people put on their skin. — 12 sentences - [perhaps](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perhaps/) — Perhaps means maybe; it is possible but not certain. — 11 sentences - [peril](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peril/) — Great danger. — 9 sentences - [perilous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perilous/) — Full of danger; likely to hurt or kill you. — 3 sentences - [perimeter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perimeter/) — The perimeter is the length all the way around a shape. — 10 sentences - [period](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/period/) — A period is a length of time. — 14 sentences - [periodic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periodic/) — Periodic means happening again and again, at regular times or now and then. — 10 sentences - [periodical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periodical/) — noun. — 11 sentences - [periodically](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periodically/) — Periodically means happening again and again, from time to time. — 9 sentences - [peripheral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peripheral/) — Peripheral means at the edge or outside part of something, not in the middle. — 9 sentences - [periscope](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periscope/) — A long tube with mirrors at each end that lets you see over or around something, used in submarines and in toys. — 7 sentences - [perish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perish/) — To die, especially in an accident, disaster or war. — 14 sentences - [perishable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perishable/) — Perishable food goes bad or rotten quickly, like milk, meat and fruit. — 10 sentences - [periwinkle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/periwinkle/) — A periwinkle is a small sea snail with a spiral shell, found on rocks at the seashore. — 11 sentences - [perjury](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perjury/) — Perjury is the crime of telling a lie in court after promising to tell the truth. — 8 sentences - [perky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perky/) — Cheerful, lively and full of energy. — 8 sentences - [permafrost](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permafrost/) — Ground that stays frozen all year round for at least two years in a row, found in very cold places like the Arctic, Siberia, Alaska and no… — 7 sentences - [permanent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanent/) — Lasting for ever or for a very long time; not changing: «a permanent marker». — 9 sentences - [permanently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permanently/) — For ever, or for a very long time, without changing or ending. — 9 sentences - [permeate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permeate/) — To spread through every part of something. — 10 sentences - [permissible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permissible/) — Permissible means allowed by the rules or by law. — 8 sentences - [permission](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permission/) — Permission is when someone in charge says yes, you are allowed to do something. — 12 sentences - [permit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/permit/) — To allow someone to do something, or allow something to happen. — 12 sentences - [pernicious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pernicious/) — Very harmful; slowly causing damage, ruin or trouble. — 2 sentences - [perpendicularly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpendicularly/) — Straight up and down, or at a right angle (a square corner) to a line or surface. — 2 sentences - [perpetrate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetrate/) — To do something wrong, harmful or illegal, such as a crime or a trick. — 7 sentences - [perpetrator](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetrator/) — A perpetrator is a person who does something wrong or harmful, especially a crime. — 7 sentences - [perpetual](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetual/) — Lasting forever or for a very long time, never ending. — 11 sentences - [perpetually](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetually/) — All the time, without stopping; forever. — 11 sentences - [perpetuate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetuate/) — To make something continue for a long time, often something bad like a myth, an unfair idea or a problem. — 10 sentences - [perpetuity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perpetuity/) — Lasting for ever or for an endless time; mostly in the phrase «in perpetuity» (for ever). — 8 sentences - [perplexed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perplexed/) — Puzzled and unsure, not able to understand something. — 3 sentences - [perplexity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perplexity/) — Perplexity is a state of being puzzled and not knowing what to think or do. — 5 sentences - [persecute](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persecute/) — To persecute people is to treat them cruelly and unfairly for a long time, especially because of their religion, race, beliefs or who they… — 9 sentences - [persecution](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persecution/) — Cruel and unfair treatment of a person or group, especially because of their religion, race, beliefs or who they are. — 9 sentences - [persecutor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persecutor/) — Someone who treats another person cruelly and unfairly again and again, to hurt or harm them. — 4 sentences - [perseverance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/perseverance/) — Keeping on trying to do something even when it is hard, or when you fail at first. — 9 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/3/) **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/)