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[**psychic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/psychic.md) noun (a psychic, psychics); adjective (psychic) A psychic is a person who says they can know the future, read minds or talk to the dead. 2. [**psycho**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/psycho.md) noun (a psycho, psychos); adjective (informal) A person who is thought to be dangerously crazy or violent. 3. [**psychologist**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/psychologist.md) noun (a psychologist, psychologists) A psychologist is a person who studies the mind and how people think, feel and behave. 4. [**psychology**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/psychology.md) noun (psychology — uncountable) Psychology is the science that studies the mind, feelings and how people (and animals) think and behave. 5. [**ptarmigan**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ptarmigan.md) noun (a ptarmigan, ptarmigan or ptarmigans) 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… 6. [**pterodactyl**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pterodactyl.md) noun (a pterodactyl, pterodactyls) A pterodactyl is a flying reptile that lived at the time of the dinosaurs, with wings made of skin stretched from a long finger. 7. [**pterosaur**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pterosaur.md) noun (a pterosaur, pterosaurs) 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. 8. [**ptolemy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ptolemy.md) proper noun (Ptolemy) — a name 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… 9. [**pub**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pub.md) noun (a pub, pubs) 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… 10. [**pubertal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pubertal.md) adjective (formal, science) 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… 11. [**puberty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puberty.md) noun (puberty — uncountable) Puberty is the time, usually between about 9 and 16, when a child's body slowly changes into an adult's body. 12. [**public**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/public.md) adjective (public); noun (the public, uncountable) Public means for everyone to use or see, not private: a public park, a public toilet. 13. [**publican**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/publican.md) noun (publicans) A publican is a person who owns or runs a pub, where people go to drink and talk. 14. [**publication**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/publication.md) noun (a publication, publications; also uncountable) The act of printing and making a book, magazine or article available to people. 15. [**publicise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/publicise.md) verb (publicise, publicises, publicised, publicising); US spelling publicize 1) To make information about something known to many people, especially by advertising or reporting it. 16. [**publicity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/publicity.md) noun (publicity, uncountable) Attention from newspapers, TV, the internet and the public: «The rescue got a lot of publicity.». 17. [**publicly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/publicly.md) adverb Publicly means in front of other people, openly, not in private. 18. [**publish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/publish.md) verb (publish, publishes, published, publishing) To publish means to print a book, magazine or newspaper and make it available for people to buy or read. 19. [**published**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/published.md) verb (past tense and past participle of publish); adjective (published) Published is the past form of publish: it was printed or put out for people to read. 20. [**publisher**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/publisher.md) noun (a publisher, publishers) A company or person that prepares books, magazines, newspapers, music or games and makes them available for people to buy or read. 21. [**puck**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puck.md) noun (a puck, pucks) A puck is a hard, flat, round rubber disc used in ice hockey instead of a ball. 22. [**pucker**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pucker.md) verb (puckers, puckered, puckering); noun (puckers) To pucker is to wrinkle or gather up into small folds, especially the lips, the face or the brow. 23. [**pudding**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pudding.md) noun (a pudding, puddings; pudding) In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, pudding (or «pud») can mean any sweet dish eaten after the main meal (dessert). 24. [**puddle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puddle.md) noun (a puddle, puddles) 1) A puddle is a small pool of water (or other liquid) on the ground, often after rain. 25. [**pudgy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pudgy.md) adjective (pudgier, pudgiest) Pudgy means short, round and a little fat, usually used of small children or their hands and cheeks. 26. [**pueblo**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pueblo.md) noun (a pueblo, pueblos); Pueblo (a name of peoples) A village of flat-roofed houses made of adobe (mud brick) or stone, built by Native American peoples in the south-west of the USA. 27. [**puff**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puff.md) noun (a puff, puffs); verb (puff, puffs, puffed, puffing) 1) A short burst of air, smoke, wind or steam. 2) (verb) To breathe quickly and hard, for example after running. 3) (verb) To blow out air… 28. [**puffball**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puffball.md) noun (a puffball, puffballs) A round fungus (mushroom) without a cap or stalk, white or brown, that bursts and puffs out a cloud of spores like dust when it is old. 29. [**puffer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puffer.md) noun (a puffer, puffers) A pufferfish: a fish that can blow itself up into a ball, often covered in spikes, to scare away enemies; many are poisonous to eat. 30. [**pufferfish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pufferfish.md) noun (a pufferfish, pufferfish or pufferfishes); also puffer, blowfish A pufferfish is a fish that can quickly swallow water to blow itself up into a big, round, often spiky ball to scare off predators. 31. [**puffin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puffin.md) noun (a puffin, puffins) 1) A small black-and-white seabird with a large, brightly coloured orange and blue beak and orange feet; it lives on cliffs and islands in… 32. [**puffy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puffy.md) adjective (puffy, puffier, puffiest) Puffy means swollen, often around the eyes or face, from crying, sleep or an injury. 33. [**pug**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pug.md) noun (a pug, pugs) A pug is a small dog with a flat, wrinkly face, a curly tail and short fur, usually pale brown with a black face, or all black. 34. [**pugilist**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pugilist.md) noun (pugilists) A pugilist is a boxer, a person who fights with the fists for sport. 35. [**puke**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puke.md) verb (puke, pukes, puked, puking) — slang; noun (puke) — slang 1) (slang) To puke is to vomit, to be sick. 2) (slang) Puke is vomit. 3) (slang) «Makes me want to puke» means something is disgusting. 36. [**pul**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pul.md) noun (pul, puls or puli — rare); fragment A small coin of Afghanistan: 100 puls make one afghani; today it is hardly used. 37. [**pull**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pull.md) verb (pull, pulls, pulled, pulling); noun (a pull, pulls) To pull is to move something toward you by holding it. 38. [**pullet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pullet.md) noun (pullets) A pullet is a young hen, a female chicken that has not yet laid many eggs. 39. [**pulley**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pulley.md) noun (a pulley, pulleys) 1) A pulley is a simple machine made of a wheel with a groove that a rope or chain runs over, used to lift heavy things more easily. 40. [**pullover**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pullover.md) noun (a pullover, pullovers) 1) A knitted top with sleeves that you pull on over your head; a jumper or sweater. 2) (rare) Anything that is pulled over something else. 41. [**pulp**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pulp.md) noun (pulp — uncountable); verb (pulp, pulps, pulped, pulping); adjective (pulp — of cheap stories) Pulp is a soft, wet, squashed mass, such as the soft inside of a fruit or vegetable. 42. [**pulpit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pulpit.md) noun (a pulpit, pulpits) A pulpit is a raised, enclosed stand in a church, from which the priest or minister gives the sermon. 43. [**pulpy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pulpy.md) adjective (pulpy, pulpier, pulpiest) Soft, wet and squashy, like pulp (the soft inside of fruit). 44. [**pulsar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pulsar.md) noun (a pulsar, pulsars) 1) A tiny, very heavy, spinning dead star (a neutron star) that sends out beams of radio waves or light, which reach Earth as very regular… 45. [**pulsation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pulsation.md) noun (a pulsation, pulsations; pulsation, uncountable) 1) A regular beat or throb, like a heartbeat. 2) (science) A regular swelling and shrinking, such as a star that grows bigger and smaller… 46. [**pulse**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pulse.md) noun (pulse, pulses); verb (pulse, pulses, pulsed, pulsing) Your pulse is the beat of your heart that you can feel on your wrist or neck. 47. [**pulverised**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pulverised.md) verb form (past of pulverise: pulverise, pulverises, pulverised, pulverising; US pulverize, pulverized); adjective (pulverised) Crushed into powder or tiny pieces: «pulverised rock», «pulverised coal». 48. [**puma**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puma.md) noun (a puma, pumas) A puma is a large wild cat of North and South America with a plain sandy-brown coat and a long tail. 49. [**pumice**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pumice.md) noun (pumice — uncountable; a pumice stone, pumice stones) Pumice is a very light, rough grey rock full of tiny holes, made when frothy lava from a volcano cools quickly; it can float on water. 50. [**pump**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pump.md) noun (pump, pumps); verb (pump, pumps, pumped, pumping) A pump is a machine that pushes water, air, fuel or another liquid or gas from one place to another. 51. [**pumpkin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pumpkin.md) noun (a pumpkin, pumpkins; pumpkin) A pumpkin is a large, round, orange vegetable (really a fruit) with a thick skin, soft flesh and many seeds inside. 52. [**pun**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pun.md) noun (a pun, puns); verb (pun, puns, punned, punning) 1) A pun is a joke that uses a word with two meanings, or words that sound the same, to be funny. 2) To pun means to make such a joke. 53. [**punch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punch.md) verb (punch, punches, punched, punching); noun (a punch, punches) To hit someone or something hard with a closed fist. 54. [**punchayet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punchayet.md) noun (a punchayet, punchayets; modern spelling panchayat) A village council, traditionally of five elders, that settles disputes and runs local affairs. 55. [**punchline**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punchline.md) noun (a punchline, punchlines) The last line or words of a joke, which make it funny: «Wait for the punchline!». 56. [**punctual**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punctual.md) adjective (punctual, more punctual, most punctual) 1) Arriving or doing something at the agreed time, not late. 2) Happening exactly on time: «a punctual train». 57. [**punctuality**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punctuality.md) noun (punctuality — uncountable) 1) Punctuality is being on time, not late. 58. [**punctually**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punctually.md) adverb At exactly the right time, not late: «The train left punctually at nine.». 59. [**punctuate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punctuate.md) verb (punctuate, punctuates, punctuated, punctuating) To punctuate writing is to put in punctuation marks, like full stops, commas, question marks and speech marks. 60. [**punctuation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punctuation.md) noun (punctuation, uncountable); verb related: punctuate (punctuates, punctuated) 1) Punctuation is the set of marks we use in writing, such as full stops, commas, question marks and apostrophes, to make the meaning… 61. [**puncture**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puncture.md) noun (a puncture, punctures); verb (puncture, punctures, punctured, puncturing) A puncture is a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tyre so that the air comes out. 62. [**pundit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pundit.md) noun (a pundit, pundits) A pundit is an expert who often gives opinions on TV, radio or in newspapers, for example about football or politics. 63. [**punish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punish.md) verb (punish, punishes, punished, punishing) To make someone suffer or lose something because they did something wrong, so they learn not to do it again. 64. [**punishable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punishable.md) adjective That can be punished by law or by rules: «Stealing is a punishable offence.». 65. [**punished**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punished.md) verb form (past and past participle of punish: punished); adjective Punished means made to suffer something unpleasant because you did something wrong or broke a rule. 66. [**punishment**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punishment.md) noun (a punishment, punishments; punishment) A punishment is something unpleasant done to someone because they did something wrong, like losing playtime or paying a fine. 67. [**punjabi**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punjabi.md) noun (Punjabi; Punjabis); adjective (Punjabi) A language spoken in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, and by many people in the UK, Canada and elsewhere. 68. [**punnet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punnet.md) noun (a punnet, punnets) 1) A punnet is a small square basket or box, often of plastic or cardboard, in which soft fruit such as strawberries or raspberries is sold. 69. [**punt**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/punt.md) noun (a punt, punts); verb (punt, punts, punted, punting) A long, flat-bottomed boat with square ends, pushed along a river with a long pole. 70. [**puny**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puny.md) adjective (punier, puniest) 1) Puny means small and weak, not strong or big. 2) Puny can mean small and of little importance. 71. [**pup**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pup.md) noun (a pup, pups); verb (pup, pups, pupped, pupping — to give birth, for some animals) 1) A pup is a young dog; a puppy. 2) A pup is also the baby of some other animals, such as seals, otters, wolves, foxes, rats and bats. 72. [**pupa**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pupa.md) noun (a pupa, pupae or pupas) 1) The stage in the life of some insects between the larva (like a caterpillar) and the adult (like a butterfly), when the insect rests… 73. [**pupal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pupal.md) adjective (science) 1) (science) To do with a pupa, the resting stage in an insect's life between larva and adult, when it changes shape inside a case or… 74. [**pupil**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pupil.md) noun (pupil, pupils) A pupil is a child who goes to school and learns from a teacher. 75. [**puppet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puppet.md) noun (a puppet, puppets) A puppet is a toy figure of a person or animal that you move with your hand, strings or sticks to act out a show. 76. [**puppy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puppy.md) noun (puppy, puppies) 1) A puppy is a young dog. 2) «Puppy fat» is soft fat some children have that goes away as they grow. 3) «Puppy love» is a young person's… 77. [**purchasable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purchasable.md) adjective (purchasable) 1) (formal) Able to be bought: Tickets are purchasable online. 2) Available for sale. 78. [**purchase**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purchase.md) verb (purchase, purchases, purchased, purchasing); noun (a purchase, purchases) 1) To buy something. 2) (noun) Something you have bought. 3) (noun) The act of buying. 4) (noun) A firm hold or grip: «my feet couldn't… 79. [**purchaser**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purchaser.md) noun (a purchaser, purchasers) 1) (formal) A person or company that buys something; a buyer. 80. [**pure**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pure.md) adjective (pure, purer, purest) 1) Pure means not mixed with anything else. 2) Pure means clean and without dirt, germs or harmful things. 3) Pure can mean complete or… 81. [**purely**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purely.md) adverb (purely) Only, simply, for no other reason: «I did it purely for fun.». 82. [**purge**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purge.md) verb (purge, purges, purged, purging); noun (a purge, purges) To get rid of people, things or ideas that are not wanted, often harshly: «The ruler purged his enemies from the army.». 83. [**purification**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purification.md) noun (purification, uncountable; a purification — a ritual) Making something clean and pure by removing dirt or harmful things: «water purification». 84. [**purify**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purify.md) verb (purify, purifies, purified, purifying) To make something pure by removing dirt, germs or harmful things: «Boil the water to purify it.». 85. [**purity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purity.md) noun (no plural) 1) Purity is the state of being clean and free from dirt or anything mixed in. 2) Purity is goodness and innocence, being free from wrong. 86. [**purple**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purple.md) adjective (purple, purpler, purplest); noun (purple) Purple is a colour you get by mixing red and blue, like grapes, plums or violets. 87. [**purport**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purport.md) verb (purport, purports, purported, purporting) — formal; noun (purport) — formal To purport to be or do something is to claim to be or do it, when it may not be true. 88. [**purportedly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purportedly.md) adverb (formal) 1) (formal) According to what is said or claimed, though it may not be true. 89. [**purpose**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purpose.md) noun (a purpose, purposes); phrase (on purpose) The purpose of something is the reason it exists or the job it is meant to do. 90. [**purposely**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purposely.md) adverb (no forms) 1) Purposely means on purpose, deliberately, with the aim of doing it. 91. [**purr**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purr.md) verb (purr, purrs, purred, purring); noun (a purr, purrs) When a cat purrs, it makes a low, soft, rumbling sound in its throat, usually when it is happy. 92. [**purse**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purse.md) noun (purse, purses); verb (purse your lips) A purse is a small bag for carrying money and coins (UK, Ireland, Australia). 93. [**pursuant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pursuant.md) adjective (formal, legal; used in "pursuant to") 1) (formal, legal) pursuant to: following or according to a rule, law or agreement. 94. [**pursue**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pursue.md) verb (pursue, pursues, pursued, pursuing) To pursue means to chase or follow someone or something to catch them. 95. [**pursuer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pursuer.md) noun (a pursuer, pursuers) 1) A pursuer is someone who is chasing or following another person or animal to try to catch them. 96. [**pursuit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pursuit.md) noun (pursuit, pursuits) Chasing someone or something to catch them: The police were in pursuit of the thief. 97. [**purveyor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/purveyor.md) noun (purveyors) 1) (old use) A purveyor is a person who supplies food or goods to a house, a palace or an army, like a shopkeeper who delivers to the king. 98. [**pus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pus.md) noun (pus — uncountable) Pus is a thick yellow or greenish liquid that forms in a cut or sore that is infected. 99. [**push**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/push.md) verb (push, pushes, pushed, pushing); noun (a push, pushes) To push is to move something away from you by pressing it. 100. [**pushy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pushy.md) adjective (pushy, pushier, pushiest) 1) Pushy describes someone who tries too hard to get what they want, telling others what to do or pressuring them in an annoying way. 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