[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/page/15/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / P # P [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/A/)[B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/B/)[C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/C/)[D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/D/)[E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/E/)[F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/F/)[G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/G/)[H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/H/)[I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/I/)[J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/J/)[K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/K/)[L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/L/)[M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/M/)[N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/N/)[O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/O/)[P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/)[Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/Q/)[R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/R/)[S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/S/)[T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/T/)[U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/U/)[V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/V/)[W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/W/)[X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/X/)[Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/Y/)[Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/Z/) 1415 words [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/)[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** 1. [**pussy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pussy.md) noun (a pussy, pussies) — several unrelated meanings A cat or kitten, especially in nursery rhymes and baby talk: «pussy cat». 2. [**pussycat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pussycat.md) noun (a pussycat, pussycats) — informal A cat, especially a friendly pet cat: «Here, pussycat!». 3. [**put**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/put.md) verb (put, puts, put, putting); noun (shot put — a sport) To put is to move something to a place: put the cup on the table. 4. [**putting**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/putting.md) verb form (-ing form of put: put, puts, put, putting); noun (putting — in golf, hitting the ball gently into the hole, said «PUT-ing» like «but») Putting means placing something somewhere: putting a book on the shelf. 5. [**putty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/putty.md) noun (putty — usually uncountable); verb (putty, putties, puttied, puttying — rare) A soft grey or white paste that is pressed into gaps, for example to hold glass in a window frame, and that goes hard as it dries. 6. [**puzzle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puzzle.md) noun (puzzle, puzzles); verb (puzzle, puzzles, puzzled, puzzling) A puzzle is a game or problem you solve by thinking, like a jigsaw with many pieces, a crossword or a riddle. 7. [**puzzler**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/puzzler.md) noun (a puzzler, puzzlers) A question, problem or mystery that is hard to understand or solve: «That riddle is a real puzzler.». 8. [**pygmy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pygmy.md) adjective (pygmy); noun (a pygmy, pygmies) A very small kind of a species, much smaller than its relatives, such as a pygmy hippo, pygmy goat or pygmy marmoset. 9. [**pyjama**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pyjama.md) noun (pyjamas — usually plural; pyjama as an adjective: pyjama top) Loose, comfortable clothes for sleeping in, usually a top and trousers. 10. [**pylon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pylon.md) noun (a pylon, pylons) A pylon is a tall metal tower that holds up thick electricity cables high above the ground. 11. [**pyramid**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pyramid.md) noun (pyramid, pyramids) A pyramid is a solid shape with a flat bottom (base) and sides shaped like triangles that meet at a point at the top. 12. [**pyre**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pyre.md) noun (pyres) 1) A pyre is a big pile of wood or other fuel for burning, often for burning a dead body or a bundle of things. 13. [**pyrite**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pyrite.md) noun (pyrite — uncountable; a pyrite crystal) 1) A shiny, pale gold-coloured mineral made of iron and sulphur, often called fool's gold because people mistook it for real gold. 14. [**pyrotechnic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pyrotechnic.md) adjective; noun (pyrotechnics — usually plural) To do with fireworks: «a pyrotechnic display». 15. [**python**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/python.md) noun (a python, pythons; Python — a programming language) 1) A python is a large snake that is not venomous and kills its prey by wrapping round it and squeezing; pythons live in Africa, Asia and… [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/P/)[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**