--- title: P — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 6 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/6/) [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 6 [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](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** [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/) - [physiological](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/physiological/) — Having to do with how the bodies of living things work: breathing, heart rate, digestion, growing. — 8 sentences - [physiotherapist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/physiotherapist/) — A physiotherapist is a health worker who helps people move better and get stronger after an injury, illness or operation, using exercises,… — 7 sentences - [physiotherapy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/physiotherapy/) — Physiotherapy is treatment that helps people heal and move better using exercises, stretching, massage and sometimes heat or cold, not med… — 7 sentences - [physique](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/physique/) — The size and shape of a person's body, especially how strong and muscly it is. — 7 sentences - [phytoplankton](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phytoplankton/) — Phytoplankton are tiny living things, mostly too small to see, that float near the surface of seas and lakes and make their own food from… — 8 sentences - [pi](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pi/) — Pi is a special number, about 3.14, that links the distance around a circle to the distance across it. — 12 sentences - [piano](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piano/) — A piano is a big musical instrument with black and white keys. You press the keys and small hammers hit strings inside. — 13 sentences - [pic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pic/) — Short for picture or photo. — 9 sentences - [pick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pick/) — To pick is to take something with your fingers; to pick up is to lift it and get it. — 15 sentences - [pickaxe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pickaxe/) — A pickaxe is a heavy tool with a long wooden handle and a curved metal head with a point on one or both ends, used for breaking hard groun… — 8 sentences - [picker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/picker/) — A person who picks fruit, vegetables, flowers or cotton, often as a job. — 11 sentences - [picket](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/picket/) — A pointed wooden stake, used in a fence: a «picket fence». — 13 sentences - [pickle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pickle/) — A pickle is a vegetable, especially a small cucumber (gherkin), kept in vinegar or salty water so it lasts a long time and tastes sour. — 14 sentences - [pickled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pickled/) — Pickled food has been kept in vinegar or salty water so it lasts a long time and tastes sour. — 10 sentences - [pickpocket](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pickpocket/) — A thief who steals money, phones or wallets from people's pockets or bags without them noticing, often in crowds. — 9 sentences - [pickup](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pickup/) — A pickup (pickup truck) is a vehicle with a cabin in front and an open back for carrying things. — 13 sentences - [picky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/picky/) — A picky person is hard to please and only likes certain things, especially food. — 10 sentences - [picnic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/picnic/) — A picnic is a meal eaten outside, often in a park or on a beach, sitting on a blanket. — 13 sentences - [picture](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/picture/) — A picture is a drawing, painting or photo. — 14 sentences - [picturesque](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/picturesque/) — Very pretty, like a picture or a postcard, especially an old village or a countryside view. — 9 sentences - [pidgin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pidgin/) — A simple language made up when people who speak different languages need to talk, often for trade, mixing words from both. — 8 sentences - [pie](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pie/) — A pie is food made of pastry filled with fruit, meat or vegetables and baked in an oven. — 11 sentences - [piebald](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piebald/) — Of a horse or other animal: having large patches of two colours, usually black and white. — 9 sentences - [piece](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piece/) — A piece is a part of something that has been cut, broken or divided, like a piece of cake. — 15 sentences - [pied](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pied/) — Pied means having patches of two or more colours, especially black and white, like a magpie or a pied wagtail. — 12 sentences - [pier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pier/) — A pier is a long platform built out from the shore into the sea or a lake, on posts, for walking along or for boats to stop at. — 9 sentences - [pierce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pierce/) — To make a hole in or through something with a sharp point. — 15 sentences - [piety](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piety/) — Piety is deep respect for God and religion, shown by a good and faithful life. — 4 sentences - [pig](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pig/) — A pig is a farm animal with a pink or dark body, a flat nose called a snout, short legs and a curly tail; it says «oink». — 10 sentences - [pigeon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pigeon/) — A grey (or brown and white) bird with a small head and a round body, very common in towns and cities. — 9 sentences - [pigeonhole](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pigeonhole/) — noun. — 12 sentences - [piggy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piggy/) — A piggy is a little pig (a child's word). — 13 sentences - [piglet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piglet/) — A piglet is a baby pig. — 9 sentences - [pigment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pigment/) — A pigment is a substance that gives colour to something, like the green in leaves or the colour of skin, hair and eyes. — 9 sentences - [pigmentation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pigmentation/) — The natural colour of skin, hair, eyes, leaves or other living things, caused by pigments (coloured substances). — 8 sentences - [pigsty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pigsty/) — A pigsty is a pen or small building on a farm where pigs are kept. — 9 sentences - [pika](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pika/) — A pika is a small, round furry mammal with short ears and no tail, related to rabbits, that lives among rocks on cold mountains in Asia an… — 7 sentences - [pike](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pike/) — A large fish with a long body and sharp teeth that lives in rivers and lakes and eats other fish. — 11 sentences - [pilate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilate/) — Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea who questioned Jesus, found no fault in him, yet allowed him to be crucified, and then wash… — 7 sentences - [pile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pile/) — A pile is a lot of things put one on top of another. — 14 sentences - [pilgrim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrim/) — A person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons. — 10 sentences - [pilgrimage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilgrimage/) — A journey to a holy place for religious reasons, such as Christians going to Jerusalem or Muslims going to Mecca. — 11 sentences - [pill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pill/) — A pill is a small, round or flat piece of medicine that you swallow whole. — 10 sentences - [pillar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pillar/) — A pillar is a tall, strong post of stone, wood or metal that holds up part of a building or stands as a monument. — 11 sentences - [pillow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pillow/) — A pillow is a soft bag filled with feathers, foam or cotton that you rest your head on in bed. — 12 sentences - [pillowcase](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pillowcase/) — A pillowcase is a cloth cover that goes over a pillow to keep it clean. — 9 sentences - [pilot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pilot/) — A pilot is a person who flies a plane or helicopter. — 13 sentences - [pimple](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pimple/) — A small red spot on the skin, sometimes with yellow pus in the middle. — 7 sentences - [pin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/) — A pin is a short, thin, sharp piece of metal with a round head, used to hold cloth or paper together. — 15 sentences - [pinafore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinafore/) — A pinafore is an apron, worn over a dress to keep it clean. — 5 sentences - [pinball](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinball/) — An arcade game in which you shoot a metal ball up a sloping table and use flippers to keep it bouncing off targets to score points. — 8 sentences - [pincer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pincer/) — One of the two claws of a crab, lobster or scorpion, used for gripping. — 10 sentences - [pinch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinch/) — To press something tightly between your thumb and finger, sometimes in a way that hurts someone. — 15 sentences - [pincushion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pincushion/) — A pincushion is a small, firm, stuffed pad into which you stick pins and needles to keep them safe when sewing. — 10 sentences - [pine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pine/) — A pine is a tall evergreen tree with thin, sharp leaves called needles that stay green all year. Its seeds grow in pine cones. — 14 sentences - [pineapple](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pineapple/) — A pineapple is a large tropical fruit with a rough, spiky brown skin, sweet juicy yellow flesh and a crown of stiff green leaves on top. — 7 sentences - [pinecone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinecone/) — The hard, woody, scaly case on a pine tree that holds the tree's seeds. — 7 sentences - [ping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/ping/) — A ping is a short, high, ringing sound, like a bell or a phone alert. — 10 sentences - [pinhead](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinhead/) — A pinhead is the tiny round top of a pin. — 10 sentences - [pinhole](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinhole/) — A pinhole is a very small hole, like one made by a pin. — 8 sentences - [pinion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinion/) — To hold or tie someone's arms tightly so they cannot move them. — 11 sentences - [pink](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/) — Pink is a light red colour, like many flowers, candyfloss and flamingos. — 12 sentences - [pinkish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinkish/) — Slightly pink; a colour with a little pink in it. — 7 sentences - [pinky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinky/) — The smallest finger on your hand; the little finger. — 8 sentences - [pinnacle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinnacle/) — A pinnacle is the very top of a mountain or of a tall building. — 5 sentences - [pinning](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/) — Pinning means fastening something with a pin, for example a badge, a poster or a piece of cloth. — 11 sentences - [pinpoint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinpoint/) — verb. — 12 sentences - [pint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pint/) — A pint is a unit for measuring liquids such as milk or beer. — 12 sentences - [pinwheel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinwheel/) — A toy made of paper or plastic blades on a stick that spin round in the wind; in the UK called a windmill. — 9 sentences - [pinyin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinyin/) — Pinyin is the official way of writing Chinese (Mandarin) words with the Latin letters we use for English. — 9 sentences - [pioneer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pioneer/) — noun. — 13 sentences - [pious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pious/) — Pious means very religious, and devoted to God and to prayer. — 5 sentences - [piously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piously/) — Piously means in a religious way, or in a way that shows you are very devout or good. — 4 sentences - [pip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pip/) — A small seed in fruit such as an apple, orange, lemon or grape. — 12 sentences - [pipe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipe/) — A pipe is a long tube that water, gas or oil flows through. — 12 sentences - [pipeline](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipeline/) — A long line of pipes that carries oil, gas or water over long distances. — 8 sentences - [piper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piper/) — A piper is a person who plays a pipe, a kind of musical instrument. — 3 sentences - [pipette](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipette/) — noun. — 10 sentences - [pipework](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipework/) — The pipes in a building, machine or system, taken all together, such as for water, gas or heating. — 7 sentences - [pipistrelle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipistrelle/) — A pipistrelle is a very small bat, the commonest kind of bat in Britain and much of Europe. — 8 sentences - [piranha](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piranha/) — A piranha is a South American river fish with very sharp, triangle-shaped teeth that eats meat as well as plants and fruit. — 9 sentences - [pirate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirate/) — A pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. — 12 sentences - [pirouette](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirouette/) — A pirouette is a fast spin on one foot, especially in ballet, often on the toes. — 10 sentences - [pirozhki](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pirozhki/) — Pirozhki are small baked or fried buns filled with things like potato, cabbage, meat, mushrooms, cheese or fruit, eaten in Russia, Ukraine… — 9 sentences - [piscine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piscine/) — Piscine means to do with fish or like a fish. — 8 sentences - [piss](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piss/) — To piss is to wee or urinate. — 14 sentences - [pistil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pistil/) — The female part in the middle of a flower, made of the stigma, the style and the ovary, where seeds form. — 9 sentences - [pistol](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pistol/) — A pistol is a small gun that you hold and fire with one hand. — 11 sentences - [piston](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piston/) — A piston is a short solid cylinder that moves up and down or in and out inside a tube, pushed by pressure; it is a key part of engines and… — 10 sentences - [pit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pit/) — A pit is a large hole in the ground, dug by people or made naturally. — 18 sentences - [pitch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pitch/) — A pitch is a field marked out for a sport, like a football, rugby or cricket pitch (mainly UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ). — 19 sentences - [pitcher](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pitcher/) — A pitcher is a large jug with a handle and a lip for pouring drinks such as water, milk or juice (US: any jug; UK: often a big pottery jug). — 11 sentences - [pitchfork](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pitchfork/) — A pitchfork is a farm tool with a long handle and two or three metal prongs, used for lifting hay. — 5 sentences - [pitchy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pitchy/) — Pitchy means as black as pitch, the sticky black stuff made from tar. Old use, found in fairy tales. — 5 sentences - [piteous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteous/) — Piteous means so sad or weak that it makes people feel pity. Old use, found in older stories. — 5 sentences - [piteously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/piteously/) — In a way that makes people feel pity, very sadly. — 8 sentences - [pitiable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pitiable/) — Pitiable means so poor, weak or sad that people feel pity for it. — 3 sentences - [pitiful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pitiful/) — Pitiful means making you feel sorry for someone. — 5 sentences - [pitifully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pitifully/) — In a way that makes people feel pity. — 9 sentences - [pitiless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pitiless/) — Pitiless means showing no kindness or pity; cruel. — 4 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](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** [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/)