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[**pa**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pa.md) noun (pa, pas) — informal; abbreviation (p.a., Pa) Pa is a word for father or dad, used mostly in old stories and in some families. 2. [**pac**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pac.md) abbreviation (PAC, PACs); fragment, name part PAC: political action committee, a group that collects money to help elect politicians or support causes. 3. [**pace**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pace.md) noun (pace, paces); verb (pace, paces, paced, pacing) A pace is one step, or the length of one step. 4. [**pachycephalosaurus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pachycephalosaurus.md) noun (Pachycephalosaurus, pachycephalosauruses) 1) Pachycephalosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur with a very thick, dome-shaped skull, which lived in North America about 66 million… 5. [**pachyderm**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pachyderm.md) noun (a pachyderm, pachyderms) 1) A large mammal with very thick skin, such as an elephant, rhinoceros or hippopotamus. 2) (humorous) A big, heavy, clumsy person or thing. 6. [**pacific**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pacific.md) adjective; proper noun (the Pacific, the Pacific Ocean) The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, between Asia and Australia on one side and the Americas on the other. 7. [**pacification**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pacification.md) noun (pacification — uncountable; formal) Making people calm or stopping them being angry. 8. [**pacify**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pacify.md) verb (pacify, pacifies, pacified, pacifying) 1) To make someone who is angry or upset become calm and quiet. 2) To bring peace to a place, often by force, ending fighting there. 9. [**pack**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pack.md) noun (pack, packs); verb (pack, packs, packed, packing) A pack is a set of things wrapped or sold together: a pack of cards. 10. [**package**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/package.md) noun (a package, packages); verb (package, packages, packaged, packaging) A parcel: something wrapped or in a box so it can be posted or delivered. 11. [**packaging**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/packaging.md) noun (packaging, uncountable) Packaging is the boxes, bags, plastic and paper that things are wrapped in when you buy them. 12. [**packer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/packer.md) noun (a packer, packers) A packer is a person or machine that packs goods into boxes or containers. 13. [**packet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/packet.md) noun (packet, packets) A packet is a small bag or box that holds things, like seeds or crisps. 14. [**pact**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pact.md) noun (a pact, pacts) A pact is a serious agreement or promise between people, groups or countries to do something or to help each other. 15. [**pad**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pad.md) noun (a pad, pads); verb (pad, pads, padded, padding) A pad is a thick piece of soft material used to protect something or make it comfortable, like a knee pad. 16. [**padded**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/padded.md) adjective (padded); also past form of «pad» (pad, pads, padded, padding) Filled or covered with soft material to make it comfortable or to protect: «a padded jacket», «a padded envelope». 17. [**padding**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/padding.md) noun (padding; uncountable); also -ing form of «pad» Soft material used to fill or cover something, to make it comfortable or to protect it. 18. [**paddle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paddle.md) noun (a paddle, paddles); verb (paddle, paddles, paddled, paddling) A short pole with a flat wide end, used to move a canoe or small boat through water. 19. [**paddlefish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paddlefish.md) noun (a paddlefish, paddlefish) 1) A paddlefish is a large freshwater fish with a long, flat, paddle-shaped snout, found in the rivers of the USA. 20. [**paddler**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paddler.md) noun (a paddler, paddlers) A person who paddles a canoe, kayak or paddleboard. 21. [**paddock**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paddock.md) noun (a paddock, paddocks) A paddock is a small field where horses or other animals are kept, often near a house or stable. 22. [**paddy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paddy.md) noun (a paddy, paddies); noun (paddy — UK informal, a temper) A paddy, or paddy field, is a flooded field where rice is grown. 23. [**padlock**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/padlock.md) noun (a padlock, padlocks); verb (padlock, padlocks, padlocked, padlocking) 1) A padlock is a lock you can take off and move, with a curved metal bar (a shackle) that clicks into the body, opened with a key or a… 24. [**paediatrician**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paediatrician.md) noun (a paediatrician, paediatricians) A paediatrician is a doctor who looks after babies, children and teenagers and treats their illnesses. 25. [**pagan**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pagan.md) noun (a pagan, pagans); adjective (pagan) 1) (history) A pagan was a person who followed an old religion with many gods and goddesses, before Christianity or Islam spread, such as… 26. [**page**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/page.md) noun (page, pages); verb (page, pages, paged, paging — to call someone by speaker or pager) A page is one side of a sheet of paper in a book, a magazine or a notebook. 27. [**pageant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pageant.md) noun (a pageant, pageants) A show or procession where people dress up and act out scenes from history or stories. 28. [**pail**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pail.md) noun (a pail, pails) 1) A pail is a bucket: a round container with a handle for carrying water, milk or sand. 29. [**pain**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pain.md) noun (a pain, pains; pain — uncountable); verb (pain — rare) Pain is the feeling you have when part of your body is hurt or ill. 30. [**painful**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/painful.md) adjective (painful, more painful, most painful) 1) Painful means causing pain or hurting. 2) Painful means making you feel sad, upset or embarrassed. 3) Painful can mean very hard or… 31. [**painfully**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/painfully.md) adverb (painfully) Painfully means in a way that hurts or causes pain. 32. [**painkiller**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/painkiller.md) noun (a painkiller, painkillers) 1) A medicine that makes pain less strong or stops it for a while, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen. 33. [**painless**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/painless.md) adjective (painless) 1) Not causing any pain: «a painless injection». 2) Easy and not unpleasant: «a painless way to learn spelling». 34. [**painlessly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/painlessly.md) adverb 1) Painlessly means without causing pain. 2) Easily, without trouble or difficulty. 35. [**paint**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paint.md) noun (paint, paints); verb (paint, paints, painted, painting) Paint is a coloured liquid you put on things to colour them or protect them. 36. [**paintbrush**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paintbrush.md) noun (a paintbrush, paintbrushes) 1) A brush used for putting paint on paper, walls or other surfaces. 37. [**painted**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/painted.md) verb past and past participle (paint, paints, painted, painting); adjective (painted) Painted is the past form of paint: colour was put on it. 38. [**painter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/painter.md) noun (painter, painters) A painter is a person who paints pictures, an artist. 39. [**painting**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/painting.md) noun (painting, paintings); verb form (-ing form of paint) 1) A painting is a picture made with paint. 2) Painting is the art or job of making pictures with paint. 3) Painting is the -ing form of… 40. [**pair**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pair.md) noun (pair, pairs); verb (pair, pairs, paired, pairing) A pair is two things of the same kind that go together: a pair of socks. 41. [**pairing**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pairing.md) noun (a pairing, pairings); verb form (pairing — present participle of «pair») A pairing is two people or things put together, as a pair or a team. 42. [**paisley**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paisley.md) noun (paisley, uncountable); adjective (a paisley tie); Paisley (a name) A pattern of curved, teardrop shapes with patterns inside them, used on fabric, ties and scarves. 43. [**pal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pal.md) noun (a pal, pals); verb phrase (pal up, pal around — informal) 1) (informal) A friend. 2) «Pen pal» or «pen friend»: someone you write letters to, often in another country. 44. [**palace**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palace.md) noun (a palace, palaces) A very large, grand house where a king, queen, president or bishop lives. 45. [**palaeontologist**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palaeontologist.md) noun (a palaeontologist, palaeontologists); US spelling paleontologist 1) A scientist who studies fossils to learn about plants and animals that lived long ago, like dinosaurs. 46. [**palaeontology**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palaeontology.md) noun (palaeontology, uncountable); US spelling paleontology The science that studies life from long ago, mostly through fossils of animals and plants, such as dinosaurs. 47. [**palanquin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palanquin.md) noun (plural palanquins) A covered seat or bed on poles, carried on the shoulders of servants, used in old times to carry a rich lady or prince. 48. [**palatable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palatable.md) adjective (palatable; more palatable, most palatable) 1) Nice enough to eat or drink; having a pleasant taste. 2) Acceptable or easy to agree with: "a more palatable idea". 49. [**palate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palate.md) noun (a palate, palates) 1) Your palate is the roof of your mouth. 2) A person's palate is their sense of taste and what foods they like. 50. [**palaver**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palaver.md) noun (palaver — uncountable or a palaver, informal); verb (palaver — old) A lot of fuss and bother about something unimportant: what a palaver! 51. [**pale**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pale.md) adjective (pale, paler, palest); verb (pale, pales, paled, paling); noun (a pale — rare; beyond the pale) Pale describes a face or skin that has less colour than usual, often because someone is ill, scared or shocked. 52. [**paleness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paleness.md) noun (paleness, uncountable) The state of being pale: having a light colour or less colour than usual. 53. [**palestinian**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palestinian.md) adjective (Palestinian); noun (a Palestinian, Palestinians) 1) Palestinian means from or connected with the Palestinian people or the Palestinian territories, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in… 54. [**palette**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palette.md) noun (a palette, palettes) A flat board or tray that an artist uses to hold and mix paints. 55. [**palfrey**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palfrey.md) noun (plural palfreys) (old use, in fairy tales) A gentle horse ridden by a lady or a knight, not a war horse. 56. [**palindrome**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palindrome.md) noun (a palindrome, palindromes); adjective (palindromic) 1) A palindrome is a word, number or sentence that reads the same backwards as forwards, like «level», «racecar», «12321» or «Was it a car… 57. [**paling**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paling.md) noun (a paling, palings); verb form of «pale» (pale, pales, paled, paling) A pointed wooden stake that is part of a fence. 58. [**pall**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pall.md) noun; verb (pall, palls, palled, palling) A pall is a dark cloth or covering spread over something. 59. [**palladium**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palladium.md) noun (plural palladiums) A thing that is believed to keep a city or people safe from harm. 60. [**pallbearer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pallbearer.md) noun (a pallbearer, pallbearers) 1) One of the people who carry the coffin at a funeral. 2) A person who walks beside the coffin at a funeral as an honour. 61. [**pallet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pallet.md) noun (a pallet, pallets) A flat wooden or plastic platform on which goods are stacked so that a forklift truck can lift and move them. 62. [**palliative**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palliative.md) adjective (palliative); noun (a palliative, palliatives — formal) Palliative care is care that keeps a very ill person comfortable and free from pain when their illness cannot be cured. 63. [**pallor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pallor.md) noun (pallor, uncountable) 1) Unhealthy paleness of the face or skin, from illness, fear, shock or tiredness. 64. [**palm**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palm.md) noun (a palm, palms); verb (palm, palms, palmed, palming — palm something off) The palm is the inside of your hand, between your wrist and your fingers. 65. [**palpitation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/palpitation.md) noun (a palpitation, palpitations; usually plural) A feeling that your heart is beating very fast, very hard or unevenly. 66. [**paltry**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paltry.md) adjective (paltrier, paltriest) 1) Paltry means very small, too little to be worth much: a paltry sum of money. 67. [**pan**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pan.md) noun (pan, pans); verb (pan, pans, panned, panning) A pan is a metal pot for cooking food, often with a long handle, like a frying pan or saucepan. 68. [**panama**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panama.md) noun, a name (Panama); also a panama (a hat, panamas) Panama is a country in Central America that joins North and South America; its capital is Panama City. 69. [**panamanian**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panamanian.md) adjective (Panamanian); noun (a Panamanian, Panamanians) Panamanian means coming from or belonging to Panama, a country in Central America that joins North and South America. 70. [**pancake**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pancake.md) noun (a pancake, pancakes) A pancake is a thin, flat, round cake made from a batter of flour, eggs and milk, cooked in a frying pan. 71. [**pancreas**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pancreas.md) noun (a pancreas, pancreases) 1) The pancreas is an organ in the belly, behind the stomach, that makes digestive juices and the hormone insulin, which controls the… 72. [**panda**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panda.md) noun (a panda, pandas; giant panda, red panda) A panda (giant panda) is a large black-and-white bear from the mountain forests of China that eats almost only bamboo. 73. [**pandemic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pandemic.md) noun (a pandemic, pandemics); adjective (pandemic) A pandemic is an outbreak of an infectious disease that spreads across many countries or the whole world and makes very many people ill. 74. [**pandemonium**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pandemonium.md) noun (no plural) 1) Pandemonium is a wild noise and confusion, when everyone shouts and runs about. 75. [**pane**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pane.md) noun (a pane, panes) 1) One sheet of glass in a window or door. 2) (computers) A separate part of a window on a screen. 76. [**panel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panel.md) noun (a panel, panels) A flat piece of wood, glass, metal or other material that is part of a door, wall or other surface. 77. [**panelling**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panelling.md) noun (panelling) 1) Panelling is wood or other material fixed in flat boards to cover the walls of a room. 78. [**pang**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pang.md) noun (a pang, pangs) 1) A sudden sharp pain or feeling. 2) A sudden strong feeling, like a pang of guilt or a pang of hunger. 79. [**pangolin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pangolin.md) noun (a pangolin, pangolins) A pangolin is a mammal covered in hard, overlapping scales, which eats ants and termites with a long sticky tongue. 80. [**panic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panic.md) noun (panic, a panic); verb (panic, panics, panicked, panicking) Panic is a sudden, very strong fear that makes people stop thinking clearly and act wildly. 81. [**panicked**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panicked.md) verb (past tense and past participle of panic: panic, panics, panicked, panicking); adjective (panicked) Suddenly felt such strong fear or worry that you could not think clearly. 82. [**panicky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panicky.md) adjective (panicky) 1) (informal) Panicky means feeling or showing sudden great fear or worry, so that you cannot think calmly. 83. [**pannier**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pannier.md) noun (panniers) 1) A pannier is a basket or bag, often one of a pair, hung over the back of a horse or donkey to carry goods. 84. [**panoply**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panoply.md) noun (panoplies) 1) A panoply is a complete set of armour or fine clothes worn for a grand occasion. 2) A panoply is a grand display of many things together. 85. [**panorama**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panorama.md) noun (a panorama, panoramas) A wide view of a large area of land, sea or sky. 86. [**pant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pant.md) verb (pant, pants, panted, panting); noun (a pant, pants — a quick breath); adjective (pant, in «pant leg», US) To pant is to breathe fast and loudly with your mouth open, because you are hot, tired or excited. 87. [**pantaloon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pantaloon.md) noun (pantaloons); old use 1) Pantaloons were loose trousers worn long ago. 2) In old plays, a pantaloon is a silly old man. 88. [**pantheon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pantheon.md) noun (a pantheon, pantheons); the Pantheon (a name) All the gods of a people or religion, taken together: the Greek pantheon. 89. [**panther**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panther.md) noun (a panther, panthers) A panther is a big wild cat, usually a leopard or a jaguar with black fur (a black panther). 90. [**panting**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panting.md) verb form (pant, pants, panted, panting); also adjective (a panting dog) Panting means breathing fast and loudly with your mouth open, usually after running or because you are hot. 91. [**panto**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/panto.md) noun (panto, pantos — informal, short for pantomime) 1) (UK, informal) A panto is a funny family musical play, usually shown around Christmas and New Year, based on a fairy tale such as… 92. [**pantomime**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pantomime.md) noun (a pantomime, pantomimes; panto informal UK); verb (pantomime, pantomimed — rare) 1) (UK, Ireland, Australia) A funny family play, usually at Christmas, based on a fairy tale, with songs, jokes, a man dressed as a woman… 93. [**pantry**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pantry.md) noun (a pantry, pantries) A small room or large cupboard in a home where food like tins, jars, flour and cereal is kept. 94. [**pants**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pants.md) noun (pants; plural only — a pair of pants) Underwear worn under your clothes around your bottom; underpants or knickers. 95. [**papa**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/papa.md) noun (papa, papas) 1) (old-fashioned or family word) Father, dad. 2) (in some families) Grandfather, grandad. 3) In the NATO phonetic alphabet, the word for… 96. [**papal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/papal.md) adjective (papal) 1) (church) Papal means to do with the Pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. 97. [**paper**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paper.md) noun (paper, papers); verb (paper, papers, papered, papering — cover walls with paper) Paper is the thin material we write and draw on. 98. [**paperback**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paperback.md) noun (a paperback, paperbacks); adjective (a paperback book) 1) A book with a soft cover made of thick paper, not a hard cover. 2) (adjective) Made with such a cover: the paperback edition. 99. [**paperclip**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paperclip.md) noun (a paperclip, paperclips) A small piece of bent wire used to hold sheets of paper together. 100. [**papermaking**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/papermaking.md) noun (papermaking — uncountable) 1) Papermaking is the craft or industry of making paper, usually from wood pulp, cotton, rags or recycled paper soaked in water, pressed… **1**[2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/2/)[3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/3/)[4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/4/)[5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/5/)[6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/6/)[7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/7/)[8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/8/)[9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/9/)[10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/10/)[11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/11/)[12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/12/)[13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/13/)[14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/14/)[15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/15/)