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[**pasteboard**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pasteboard.md) noun (pasteboard, no plural) 1) Pasteboard is thick, stiff paper or card, like the card used for boxes. 2. [**pasteurisation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pasteurisation.md) noun (pasteurisation, uncountable); US and international spelling «pasteurization»; verb: pasteurise / pasteurize Pasteurisation is heating milk, juice or other food to a set temperature for a short time to kill harmful germs, then cooling it quickly. 3. [**pasteurise**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pasteurise.md) verb (pasteurise, pasteurises, pasteurised, pasteurising); US spelling pasteurize 1) To heat a drink or food, like milk or juice, to a set temperature for a short time to kill harmful germs, then cool it. 4. [**pasteurised**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pasteurised.md) adjective; verb form (past of pasteurise); US spelling pasteurized 1) (of milk, juice, cheese or eggs) Heated for a short time to kill harmful germs, then cooled. 2) Past tense of pasteurise. 5. [**pastime**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pastime.md) noun (a pastime, pastimes) 1) Something you enjoy doing in your free time, such as a hobby, game or sport. 6. [**pastor**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pastor.md) noun (a pastor, pastors); verb (pastor — rare) A pastor is a Christian minister who leads a church and cares for its people, especially in Protestant churches. 7. [**pastoral**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pastoral.md) adjective (pastoral, no change); noun (pastoral, pastorals) Pastoral means about the countryside, farms and shepherds, and the simple life of country people. 8. [**pastry**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pastry.md) noun (pastry — the dough, uncountable; a pastry, pastries — the food) A pastry is a small baked sweet food made with dough, like a croissant, a Danish or a tart. 9. [**pasture**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pasture.md) noun (a pasture, pastures; pasture — grassland); verb (pasture, pastures, pastured, pasturing) A pasture is a field of grass where cows, sheep, horses or other animals graze. 10. [**pasty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pasty.md) noun (a pasty, pasties — PAST-ee); adjective (pasty, pastier, pastiest — PAYST-ee) noun (UK): A pastry case folded around a filling of meat and vegetables, baked; the Cornish pasty is famous. 11. [**pat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pat.md) verb (pat, pats, patted, patting); noun (a pat, pats); adverb (off pat — learned perfectly) To pat means to touch someone or something gently and quickly with your flat hand, several times. 12. [**patch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patch.md) noun (a patch, patches); verb (patch, patches, patched, patching — patch up) A patch is a small piece of material sewn or stuck over a hole or a worn place, like on the knee of jeans. 13. [**patchwork**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patchwork.md) noun (patchwork — uncountable; a patchwork); adjective (patchwork) Patchwork is sewing in which many small pieces of different cloth are stitched together to make a quilt, cushion or bag. 14. [**patchy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patchy.md) adjective (patchy, patchier, patchiest) Patchy means appearing in some places but not others, in uneven patches, like patchy fog or patchy grass. 15. [**patent**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patent.md) adjective (patent, no change); noun (patent, patents) Patent means obvious or easy to see, and also describes shiny leather with a glossy coating (patent leather). 16. [**patented**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patented.md) verb (past tense and past participle of patent: patent, patents, patented, patenting); adjective (patented) Got a patent: an official right that says only the inventor may make or sell an invention for a number of years. 17. [**paternal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paternal.md) adjective (paternal) Like a father or to do with being a father: caring and protective. 18. [**paternally**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paternally.md) adverb (paternally) 1) In a fatherly way: kind, caring or protective, like a father. 2) On the father's side of a family. 19. [**paternity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paternity.md) noun (paternity, uncountable) 1) (formal, law) Being the father of a child. 2) (adult life) «Paternity leave» is time off work that a father gets when his baby is born.… 20. [**paternoster**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paternoster.md) noun (the Paternoster, paternosters); noun (a paternoster lift — UK) The Paternoster is the Lord's Prayer, the prayer Jesus taught, named from its first words in Latin, «Pater noster», meaning «Our Father». 21. [**path**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/path.md) noun (path, paths) A path is a narrow way to walk on, through a park, garden or woods. 22. [**pathetic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pathetic.md) adjective (pathetic, more pathetic) Very weak, useless or poor; not good enough: «That was a pathetic excuse.». 23. [**pathogen**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pathogen.md) noun (a pathogen, pathogens) 1) A tiny living thing, such as a bacterium, virus or fungus, that can cause disease. 24. [**pathway**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pathway.md) noun (a pathway, pathways) A path or track that people walk along, often through a garden, park or field. 25. [**patience**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patience.md) noun (patience — uncountable) Being able to wait calmly, or to keep trying, without getting angry or upset. 26. [**patient**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patient.md) adjective (patient, more patient, most patient); noun (a patient, patients) Able to wait calmly without getting cross or upset. 27. [**patiently**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patiently.md) adverb 1) Patiently means in a calm way, waiting or working without getting cross, bored or upset. 28. [**patina**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patina.md) noun (a patina, patinas) A patina is a thin green or brown layer that forms on copper, bronze and some other metals over time, like on the Statue of Liberty. 29. [**patio**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patio.md) noun (a patio, patios) 1) A patio is a flat, paved area next to a house, used for sitting, eating and relaxing outside. 30. [**patois**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patois.md) noun (patois — same form for plural; uncountable as a language) A patois is a form of a language spoken by ordinary people in a particular area, different from the standard language. 31. [**patriarch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patriarch.md) noun (a patriarch, patriarchs) The man who is the head of a family or tribe, often the oldest. 32. [**patrician**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patrician.md) noun (a patrician, patricians); adjective (patrician) noun: In ancient Rome, a member of the old, rich and noble families. 33. [**patrimony**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patrimony.md) noun (patrimony, no plural) (old use) 1) Patrimony is the money, land or goods handed down to someone by their father or family. 34. [**patriotic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patriotic.md) adjective (patriotic; more patriotic, most patriotic) Loving your country and feeling proud of it, and wanting to help it. 35. [**patrol**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patrol.md) verb (patrol, patrols, patrolled, patrolling); noun (a patrol, patrols) To patrol an area is to go around it regularly to check that it is safe and that nothing is wrong. 36. [**patron**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patron.md) noun (a patron, patrons) A patron is a person who gives money or support to an artist, a charity or a group. 37. [**patronage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patronage.md) noun (patronage, no plural) Patronage is the support or kindness given by a patron, such as a customer, a backer or a lover of the arts. 38. [**patroness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patroness.md) noun (patroness, patronesses) A patroness is a woman who supports, protects or pays for a cause, a church, a school or an artist. 39. [**patronising**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patronising.md) adjective (patronising; more patronising); also the -ing form of the verb patronise (patronise, patronises, patronised, patronising); US spelling patronizing Talking to someone or treating them as if they were less clever or less important than you, in a kind-seeming but rude way. 40. [**patronizing**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patronizing.md) adjective (patronizing, more patronizing, most patronizing) 1) Patronizing describes talk or manners that treat someone as if they are less clever or less important, in a kind but proud way. 41. [**patronymic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patronymic.md) noun (a patronymic, patronymics); adjective A name made from the name of your father or a male ancestor, like Johnson (son of John) or Ukrainian Ivanovych (son of Ivan). 42. [**patter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patter.md) noun (patter, the patter of); verb (patter, patters, pattered, pattering) A quick, light, tapping sound, like rain or small feet. 43. [**pattern**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pattern.md) noun (pattern, patterns); verb (pattern, patterns, patterned, patterning — rare) A pattern is something that repeats in a rule, like red, blue, red, blue, or 2, 4, 6, 8. 44. [**patty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patty.md) noun (a patty, patties) A flat round cake of minced meat or other food, especially the meat in a burger. 45. [**paunch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paunch.md) noun (paunch, paunches) 1) A paunch is a large, rounded belly, often a fat one. 46. [**pause**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pause.md) noun (pause, pauses); verb (pause, pauses, paused, pausing) 1) A pause is a short stop or rest. To pause means to stop for a little while and then go on. 2) To pause a video, film or game is to stop… 47. [**pave**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pave.md) verb (pave, paves, paved, paving) To cover a road, path or yard with a hard flat surface, such as stones, bricks, concrete or tarmac. 48. [**paved**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paved.md) adjective (paved); verb (pave, paves, paved, paving) Paved means covered with a hard flat surface such as stones, bricks or asphalt, so people can walk or drive on it. 49. [**pavement**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pavement.md) noun (a pavement, pavements) 1) In British English, a pavement is the path at the side of a road for people to walk on (in American English, the sidewalk; in… 50. [**pavilion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pavilion.md) noun (a pavilion, pavilions) A building beside a sports field, especially a cricket ground, where players change and rest. 51. [**paving**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paving.md) noun (paving, uncountable); verb form (-ing of pave: pave, paves, paved, paving) Paving is flat stones, bricks or slabs used to cover the ground to make a path, patio or pavement. 52. [**paw**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paw.md) noun (a paw, paws); verb (paw, paws, pawed, pawing) A paw is the foot of an animal like a cat, dog, bear or rabbit, usually with claws and soft pads. 53. [**pawn**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pawn.md) noun (a pawn, pawns); verb (pawn, pawns, pawned, pawning) A pawn is the smallest and least powerful piece in chess; each player has eight. 54. [**pax**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pax.md) noun (pax — uncountable); interjection (pax! — old UK school slang) 1) (Latin) Pax is the Latin word for peace. 2) (history) Pax followed by a name, like Pax Romana, means a long time of peace kept by one… 55. [**pay**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pay.md) verb (pay, pays, paid, paying); noun (pay) To pay is to give money for something you buy or for work done. 56. [**payable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/payable.md) adjective (payable) Payable means that must be paid, or can be paid, often by a certain time. 57. [**payback**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/payback.md) noun (payback; a payback) Payback is revenge: doing something bad to someone because they did something bad to you. 58. [**payday**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/payday.md) noun (payday, paydays) 1) Payday is the day when workers are paid their wages. 2) (informal) A big payday is a time when someone gets a lot of money at once. 59. [**payer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/payer.md) noun (payer, payers) 1) A payer is the person or group who pays money. 2) A taxpayer is a person who pays taxes. 60. [**payment**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/payment.md) noun (payment, payments) A payment is money that is paid for something. 61. [**payslip**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/payslip.md) noun (a payslip, payslips) — US pay stub 1) (money) A payslip is a paper or digital note that an employer gives a worker with their pay, showing how much they earned and what was… 62. [**pc**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pc.md) abbreviation (PC, PCs; pc) A PC is a personal computer, often a desktop or laptop computer, especially one that is not an Apple Mac. 63. [**pe**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pe.md) noun abbreviation (PE — physical education) 1) PE is short for physical education, the school lesson where you do sport, games, gymnastics and exercise. 64. [**pea**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pea.md) noun (a pea, peas) A pea is a small round green seed that grows in a pod and is eaten as a vegetable. 65. [**peace**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peace.md) noun (peace — uncountable) 1) A time when there is no war or fighting. 2) Quiet and calm; no noise or worry. 3) Getting along with others without arguing. 66. [**peaceable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peaceable.md) adjective (peaceable, more peaceable, most peaceable); adverb peaceably 1) Not wanting to fight or argue; liking peace. 2) Calm and without fighting: «a peaceable meeting». 3) (church, Bible) The «peaceable… 67. [**peaceful**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peaceful.md) adjective (peaceful, more peaceful, most peaceful) Peaceful means calm and quiet, without noise or worry. 68. [**peacefully**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peacefully.md) adverb 1) Peacefully means in a calm, quiet way. 2) Peacefully means without fighting or violence. 3) (euphemism) «Died peacefully» is a gentle… 69. [**peacekeeper**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peacekeeper.md) noun (a peacekeeper, peacekeepers) A soldier or police officer, often sent by the United Nations, whose job is to stop fighting and keep peace between groups after a war. 70. [**peacemaker**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peacemaker.md) noun (a peacemaker, peacemakers) A person who helps people or groups stop fighting and make friends again. 71. [**peach**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peach.md) noun (peach, peaches); adjective (peach — a color) A peach is a soft, round, sweet fruit with fuzzy skin and a big stone (pit) inside. 72. [**peacock**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peacock.md) noun (a peacock, peacocks) 1) A peacock is a large male bird with a long, brilliant blue-green tail with «eye» patterns, which it spreads out in a huge fan to… 73. [**peafowl**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peafowl.md) noun (a peafowl, peafowl or peafowls) 1) Peafowl are large birds of the pheasant family; the male is a peacock, the female is a peahen, and the babies are peachicks. 74. [**peahen**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peahen.md) noun (a peahen, peahens) 1) A female peafowl. She is mostly brown and grey, without the huge colourful tail of the male peacock. 75. [**peak**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peak.md) noun (a peak, peaks); verb (peak, peaks, peaked, peaking); adjective (peak) A peak is the pointed top of a mountain, or a mountain with a pointed top. 76. [**peal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peal.md) noun (a peal, peals); verb (peal, peals, pealed, pealing) 1) The loud ringing sound of bells. 2) A loud sound, such as a peal of thunder or a peal of laughter. 3) To ring loudly. 77. [**peanut**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peanut.md) noun (a peanut, peanuts) A small oval seed that grows in a shell under the ground and is eaten as a snack, roasted or salted. 78. [**peanuts**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peanuts.md) noun, plural of «peanut» (a peanut, peanuts) 1) Small oval seeds that grow in pods under the ground, eaten roasted or as peanut butter. 2) (informal) A very small amount of money. 79. [**pear**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pear.md) noun (pear, pears) A pear is a sweet, juicy fruit, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with a green, yellow or brown skin. 80. [**pearl**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pearl.md) noun (a pearl, pearls; pearl — the material); adjective (pearl, pearly) A small hard shiny round thing, white or cream, that grows inside an oyster or some other shellfish and is used in jewellery. 81. [**peasant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peasant.md) noun (a peasant, peasants); adjective (peasant farmers) 1) A peasant was a poor farmer or farm worker in the past, especially in the Middle Ages, who worked a small piece of land and often had… 82. [**peasantry**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peasantry.md) noun (the peasantry, uncountable) 1) All the peasants of a country taken together: the poor farm workers and small farmers, especially in the past. 83. [**peat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peat.md) noun (peat — uncountable) 1) Soft, dark brown soil made of plants that have half-rotted very slowly in wet, boggy places over thousands of years; it can be dried… 84. [**pebble**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pebble.md) noun (a pebble, pebbles) A pebble is a small, smooth, round stone, often found on beaches and in rivers. 85. [**peck**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peck.md) verb (peck, pecks, pecked, pecking); noun (a peck, pecks) 1) (of a bird) To hit or pick up something with the beak. 2) Noun: a quick hit with a beak. 3) Noun: a quick light kiss: a peck on the… 86. [**peckish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peckish.md) adjective (informal, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ) 1) (informal) A little bit hungry. 87. [**pectin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pectin.md) noun (pectin, uncountable) 1) A natural substance in fruits, especially apples and lemons, that makes jam and jelly set (go thick and firm). 88. [**pectoral**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pectoral.md) adjective (pectoral); noun (a pectoral, pectorals; informal pecs) adjective: Of or on the chest: "pectoral muscles". 89. [**peculiar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peculiar.md) adjective (peculiar, more peculiar, most peculiar) Peculiar means strange or unusual, sometimes in a slightly worrying way. 90. [**peculiarly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peculiarly.md) adverb (peculiarly) 1) In a strange or odd way. 2) Especially or particularly, as in «peculiarly difficult». 3) Belonging only to one group or place, as in… 91. [**pecuniary**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pecuniary.md) adjective (pecuniary) 1) (formal) Pecuniary means to do with money. 92. [**pedal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pedal.md) noun (a pedal, pedals); verb (pedal, pedals, pedalled/pedaled, pedalling/pedaling) A part you push with your foot to make a bike move. 93. [**pedestrian**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pedestrian.md) noun (a pedestrian, pedestrians); adjective (pedestrian) A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a street, not riding or driving. 94. [**pediatrician**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pediatrician.md) noun (a pediatrician, pediatricians); UK spelling paediatrician 1) A doctor who specially looks after babies, children and teenagers. 95. [**pedigree**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pedigree.md) noun (a pedigree, pedigrees); adjective (a pedigree dog) The list of an animal's parents, grandparents and earlier ancestors, showing it is of one pure breed. 96. [**pee**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pee.md) verb (pee, pees, peed, peeing); noun (pee, a pee) 1) (informal) To pee is to let urine out of your body; to go to the toilet. 2) (noun) Pee is urine. 3) The name of the letter P. 97. [**peek**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peek.md) verb (peek, peeks, peeked, peeking); noun (a peek) To peek means to look at something quickly or secretly, often when you should not. 98. [**peekaboo**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peekaboo.md) interjection (peekaboo!); noun (peekaboo — a game) Peekaboo is a game for babies where you hide your face and then show it, saying «Peekaboo!». 99. [**peel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peel.md) verb (peel, peels, peeled, peeling); noun (peel) To peel is to take the skin off fruit or vegetables. 100. [**peeler**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peeler.md) noun (a peeler, peelers) A peeler is a kitchen tool with a blade for taking the skin off fruit and vegetables. 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