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[**physiological**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/physiological.md) adjective (physiological); noun «physiology» Having to do with how the bodies of living things work: breathing, heart rate, digestion, growing. 2. [**physiotherapist**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/physiotherapist.md) noun (a physiotherapist, physiotherapists) 1) A physiotherapist is a health worker who helps people move better and get stronger after an injury, illness or operation, using… 3. [**physiotherapy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/physiotherapy.md) noun (physiotherapy — uncountable) 1) Physiotherapy is treatment that helps people heal and move better using exercises, stretching, massage and sometimes heat or cold, not… 4. [**physique**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/physique.md) noun (a physique, physiques) 1) The size and shape of a person's body, especially how strong and muscly it is. 5. [**phytoplankton**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/phytoplankton.md) noun (phytoplankton — usually uncountable, plural meaning) 1) Phytoplankton are tiny living things, mostly too small to see, that float near the surface of seas and lakes and make their own food… 6. [**pi**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pi.md) noun (pi; the Greek letter π) Pi is a special number, about 3.14, that links the distance around a circle to the distance across it. 7. [**piano**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piano.md) noun (piano, pianos); adverb and adjective in music (piano — softly) A piano is a big musical instrument with black and white keys. 8. [**pic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pic.md) noun (a pic, pics) — informal 1) (informal) Short for picture or photo. 2) (informal, especially UK, Australia) A film, short for "picture" (old: "the pics"). 9. [**pick**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pick.md) verb (pick, picks, picked, picking); noun (a pick) To pick is to take something with your fingers; to pick up is to lift it and get it. 10. [**pickaxe**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pickaxe.md) noun (a pickaxe, pickaxes); also pickax (USA) 1) 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… 11. [**picker**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/picker.md) noun (a picker, pickers) A person who picks fruit, vegetables, flowers or cotton, often as a job. 12. [**picket**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/picket.md) noun (a picket, pickets); verb (picket, pickets, picketed, picketing) A pointed wooden stake, used in a fence: a «picket fence». 13. [**pickle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pickle.md) noun (a pickle, pickles; pickle, uncountable); verb (pickle, pickles, pickled, pickling) 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. [**pickled**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pickled.md) adjective (pickled); verb (pickle, pickles, pickled, pickling) Pickled food has been kept in vinegar or salty water so it lasts a long time and tastes sour. 15. [**pickpocket**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pickpocket.md) noun (a pickpocket, pickpockets); verb (pickpocket, pickpockets, pickpocketed — rare) A thief who steals money, phones or wallets from people's pockets or bags without them noticing, often in crowds. 16. [**pickup**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pickup.md) noun (a pickup, pickups); verb phrase (pick up, picks up, picked up, picking up) A pickup (pickup truck) is a vehicle with a cabin in front and an open back for carrying things. 17. [**picky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/picky.md) adjective (picky, pickier, pickiest) — informal A picky person is hard to please and only likes certain things, especially food. 18. [**picnic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/picnic.md) noun (picnic, picnics); verb (picnic, picnics, picnicked, picnicking) A picnic is a meal eaten outside, often in a park or on a beach, sitting on a blanket. 19. [**picture**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/picture.md) noun (picture, pictures); verb (picture, pictures, pictured, picturing) 1) A picture is a drawing, painting or photo. 2) To picture something means to see it in your mind, to imagine it. 3) The picture can mean… 20. [**picturesque**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/picturesque.md) adjective (picturesque; more picturesque, most picturesque) Very pretty, like a picture or a postcard, especially an old village or a countryside view. 21. [**pidgin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pidgin.md) noun (a pidgin, pidgins; pidgin, uncountable) A simple language made up when people who speak different languages need to talk, often for trade, mixing words from both. 22. [**pie**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pie.md) noun (a pie, pies; pie) A pie is food made of pastry filled with fruit, meat or vegetables and baked in an oven. 23. [**piebald**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piebald.md) adjective (piebald); noun (a piebald, piebalds) 1) Of a horse or other animal: having large patches of two colours, usually black and white. 2) (noun) A piebald horse or pony. 24. [**piece**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piece.md) noun (piece, pieces); verb (piece together) A piece is a part of something that has been cut, broken or divided, like a piece of cake. 25. [**pied**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pied.md) adjective (pied); also French word «pied» (foot) Pied means having patches of two or more colours, especially black and white, like a magpie or a pied wagtail. 26. [**pier**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pier.md) noun (a pier, piers) 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. 27. [**pierce**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pierce.md) verb (pierce, pierces, pierced, piercing) To make a hole in or through something with a sharp point: "The needle pierced the cloth.". 28. [**piety**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piety.md) noun (pieties) 1) Piety is deep respect for God and religion, shown by a good and faithful life. 29. [**pig**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pig.md) noun (a pig, pigs; piglet for a baby) 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». 30. [**pigeon**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pigeon.md) noun (a pigeon, pigeons) A grey (or brown and white) bird with a small head and a round body, very common in towns and cities. 31. [**pigeonhole**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pigeonhole.md) noun (a pigeonhole, pigeonholes); verb (pigeonhole, pigeonholes, pigeonholed, pigeonholing) noun: One of a set of small open boxes in a wall or desk where letters and papers are put for each person. 32. [**piggy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piggy.md) noun (piggy, piggies); adjective (piggy — like a pig) 1) A piggy is a little pig (a child's word). 2) A piggy bank is a box, often shaped like a pig, for saving coins. 3) Piggy (adjective)… 33. [**piglet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piglet.md) noun (a piglet, piglets) 1) A piglet is a baby pig. 2) Piglet is the small, shy pink pig in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories (a name of a character). 34. [**pigment**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pigment.md) noun (a pigment, pigments; pigment — uncountable) A pigment is a substance that gives colour to something, like the green in leaves or the colour of skin, hair and eyes. 35. [**pigmentation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pigmentation.md) noun (pigmentation, uncountable) The natural colour of skin, hair, eyes, leaves or other living things, caused by pigments (coloured substances). 36. [**pigsty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pigsty.md) noun (a pigsty, pigsties) 1) A pigsty is a pen or small building on a farm where pigs are kept. 2) (informal) A pigsty is a very dirty or untidy room or place. 37. [**pika**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pika.md) noun (a pika, pikas) 1) 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… 38. [**pike**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pike.md) noun (a pike, pikes; plural of the fish often pike); noun (a pike — weapon); noun (the pike — US road) A large fish with a long body and sharp teeth that lives in rivers and lakes and eats other fish. 39. [**pilate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pilate.md) proper noun (Pilate, Pontius Pilate) 1) (Bible) Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea who questioned Jesus, found no fault in him, yet allowed him to be crucified… 40. [**pile**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pile.md) noun (pile, piles); verb (pile, piles, piled, piling) A pile is a lot of things put one on top of another. 41. [**pilgrim**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pilgrim.md) noun (a pilgrim, pilgrims) A person who travels to a holy place for religious reasons. 42. [**pilgrimage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pilgrimage.md) noun (a pilgrimage, pilgrimages); verb (rare: pilgrimage) A journey to a holy place for religious reasons, such as Christians going to Jerusalem or Muslims going to Mecca. 43. [**pill**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pill.md) noun (a pill, pills) A pill is a small, round or flat piece of medicine that you swallow whole. 44. [**pillar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pillar.md) noun (a pillar, pillars) A pillar is a tall, strong post of stone, wood or metal that holds up part of a building or stands as a monument. 45. [**pillow**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pillow.md) noun (a pillow, pillows); verb (pillow — rare, to rest your head on) A pillow is a soft bag filled with feathers, foam or cotton that you rest your head on in bed. 46. [**pillowcase**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pillowcase.md) noun (a pillowcase, pillowcases) 1) A pillowcase is a cloth cover that goes over a pillow to keep it clean. 2) It can be taken off and washed. 47. [**pilot**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pilot.md) noun (a pilot, pilots); verb (pilot, pilots, piloted, piloting); adjective (a pilot scheme) A pilot is a person who flies a plane or helicopter. 48. [**pimple**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pimple.md) noun (a pimple, pimples) 1) A small red spot on the skin, sometimes with yellow pus in the middle. 49. [**pin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pin.md) noun (a pin, pins; PIN — personal identification number); verb (pin, pins, pinned, pinning) A pin is a short, thin, sharp piece of metal with a round head, used to hold cloth or paper together. 50. [**pinafore**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinafore.md) noun (pinafores) 1) A pinafore is an apron, worn over a dress to keep it clean. 2) A pinafore can also be a loose dress with no sleeves, worn over a blouse. 51. [**pinball**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinball.md) noun (pinball, uncountable; a pinball machine) 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. 52. [**pincer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pincer.md) noun (a pincer, pincers; usually plural) One of the two claws of a crab, lobster or scorpion, used for gripping. 53. [**pinch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinch.md) verb (pinch, pinches, pinched, pinching); noun (a pinch, pinches) To press something tightly between your thumb and finger, sometimes in a way that hurts someone. 54. [**pincushion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pincushion.md) noun (a pincushion, pincushions) 1) A pincushion is a small, firm, stuffed pad into which you stick pins and needles to keep them safe when sewing. 55. [**pine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pine.md) noun (pine, pines; pine tree); verb (pine, pines, pined, pining) A pine is a tall evergreen tree with thin, sharp leaves called needles that stay green all year. 56. [**pineapple**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pineapple.md) noun (a pineapple, pineapples; pineapple, uncountable as food) 1) 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. 57. [**pinecone**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinecone.md) noun (a pinecone, pinecones; also written pine cone) 1) The hard, woody, scaly case on a pine tree that holds the tree's seeds. 58. [**ping**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ping.md) noun (a ping, pings); verb (ping, pings, pinged, pinging) A ping is a short, high, ringing sound, like a bell or a phone alert. 59. [**pinhead**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinhead.md) noun (a pinhead, pinheads) 1) A pinhead is the tiny round top of a pin. 2) Something "the size of a pinhead" is very, very small. 3) (slang, rude) Calling someone a… 60. [**pinhole**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinhole.md) noun (a pinhole, pinholes); adjective (pinhole camera) A pinhole is a very small hole, like one made by a pin. 61. [**pinion**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinion.md) verb (pinion, pinions, pinioned, pinioning); noun (a pinion, pinions) To hold or tie someone's arms tightly so they cannot move them. 62. [**pink**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pink.md) adjective (pink, pinker, pinkest); noun (pink, pinks) Pink is a light red colour, like many flowers, candyfloss and flamingos. 63. [**pinkish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinkish.md) adjective 1) Slightly pink; a colour with a little pink in it. 64. [**pinky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinky.md) noun (a pinky, pinkies); adjective (pinky — pinkish) 1) The smallest finger on your hand; the little finger. 2) (adjective, UK) Slightly pink. 65. [**pinnacle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinnacle.md) noun (pinnacles) A pinnacle is the very top of a mountain or of a tall building. 66. [**pinning**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinning.md) verb form (-ing form of «pin»: pin, pins, pinned, pinning); noun (uncountable, in some uses) Pinning means fastening something with a pin, for example a badge, a poster or a piece of cloth. 67. [**pinpoint**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinpoint.md) verb (pinpoint, pinpoints, pinpointed, pinpointing); noun (a pinpoint, pinpoints); adjective (pinpoint) verb: To find or show the exact place, cause or time of something. 68. [**pint**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pint.md) noun (a pint, pints) A pint is a unit for measuring liquids such as milk or beer. 69. [**pinwheel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinwheel.md) noun (a pinwheel, pinwheels); verb (pinwheel, pinwheeled — rare) A toy made of paper or plastic blades on a stick that spin round in the wind; in the UK called a windmill. 70. [**pinyin**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinyin.md) noun (pinyin — uncountable); used before nouns (pinyin spelling) Pinyin is the official way of writing Chinese (Mandarin) words with the Latin letters we use for English. 71. [**pioneer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pioneer.md) noun (a pioneer, pioneers); verb (pioneer, pioneers, pioneered, pioneering) noun: One of the first people to explore or settle in a new land. 72. [**pious**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pious.md) adjective (more pious, most pious) Pious means very religious, and devoted to God and to prayer. 73. [**piously**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piously.md) adverb 1) Piously means in a religious way, or in a way that shows you are very devout or good. 74. [**pip**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pip.md) noun (a pip, pips); verb (pip, pips, pipped, pipping) A small seed in fruit such as an apple, orange, lemon or grape. 75. [**pipe**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pipe.md) noun (pipe, pipes); verb (pipe, pipes, piped, piping) A pipe is a long tube that water, gas or oil flows through. 76. [**pipeline**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pipeline.md) noun (a pipeline, pipelines) 1) A long line of pipes that carries oil, gas or water over long distances. 2) «In the pipeline»: being planned or prepared, coming soon. 77. [**piper**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piper.md) noun (piper, pipers) 1) A piper is a person who plays a pipe, a kind of musical instrument. 78. [**pipette**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pipette.md) noun (a pipette, pipettes); verb (pipette, pipettes, pipetted, pipetting) noun: A thin glass or plastic tube used in science to measure or move small amounts of liquid, drop by drop. 79. [**pipework**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pipework.md) noun (pipework, uncountable) 1) The pipes in a building, machine or system, taken all together, such as for water, gas or heating. 80. [**pipistrelle**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pipistrelle.md) noun (a pipistrelle, pipistrelles) A pipistrelle is a very small bat, the commonest kind of bat in Britain and much of Europe. 81. [**piranha**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piranha.md) noun (a piranha, piranhas) A piranha is a South American river fish with very sharp, triangle-shaped teeth that eats meat as well as plants and fruit. 82. [**pirate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pirate.md) noun (a pirate, pirates); verb (pirate, pirates, pirated, pirating — to copy illegally) A pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. 83. [**pirouette**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pirouette.md) noun (a pirouette, pirouettes); verb (pirouette, pirouettes, pirouetted, pirouetting) A pirouette is a fast spin on one foot, especially in ballet, often on the toes. 84. [**pirozhki**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pirozhki.md) noun, plural (pirozhki; singular pirozhok); Ukrainian: pyrizhky (singular pyrizhok) 1) Pirozhki are small baked or fried buns filled with things like potato, cabbage, meat, mushrooms, cheese or fruit, eaten in Russia… 85. [**piscine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piscine.md) adjective (piscine — formal, rare); French noun «piscine» (not English) 1) (formal, science) Piscine means to do with fish or like a fish. 2) (French) «Une piscine» means a swimming pool; it sounds like… 86. [**piss**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piss.md) verb (piss, pisses, pissed, pissing) — rude; noun (piss) — rude 1) (rude) To piss is to wee or urinate. 2) (rude) Piss is wee, urine. 3) (rude, UK) «Pissing down» means raining very hard. 4) (rude)… 87. [**pistil**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pistil.md) noun (a pistil, pistils) 1) The female part in the middle of a flower, made of the stigma, the style and the ovary, where seeds form. 88. [**pistol**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pistol.md) noun (a pistol, pistols) A pistol is a small gun that you hold and fire with one hand. 89. [**piston**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piston.md) noun (a piston, pistons) 1) 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… 90. [**pit**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pit.md) noun (a pit, pits); verb (pit, pits, pitted, pitting) A pit is a large hole in the ground, dug by people or made naturally. 91. [**pitch**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pitch.md) noun (a pitch, pitches; pitch, uncountable for sound); verb (pitch, pitches, pitched, pitching) A pitch is a field marked out for a sport, like a football, rugby or cricket pitch (mainly UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ). 92. [**pitcher**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pitcher.md) noun (a pitcher, pitchers) 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). 93. [**pitchfork**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pitchfork.md) noun (pitchfork, pitchforks) A pitchfork is a farm tool with a long handle and two or three metal prongs, used for lifting hay. 94. [**pitchy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pitchy.md) adjective (pitchy, pitchier, pitchiest) 1) Pitchy means as black as pitch, the sticky black stuff made from tar. Old use, found in fairy tales. 95. [**piteous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piteous.md) adjective (piteous) 1) Piteous means so sad or weak that it makes people feel pity. Old use, found in older stories. 96. [**piteously**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/piteously.md) adverb (piteously) 1) In a way that makes people feel pity, very sadly. 97. [**pitiable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pitiable.md) adjective (pitiable) 1) Pitiable means so poor, weak or sad that people feel pity for it. 98. [**pitiful**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pitiful.md) adjective (pitiful, pitifully) 1) Pitiful means making you feel sorry for someone. 2) Pitiful can also mean very poor or useless: a pitiful effort. 99. [**pitifully**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pitifully.md) adverb (pitifully) 1) In a way that makes people feel pity. 2) Disappointingly, very: «pitifully small», «pitifully few». 100. [**pitiless**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pitiless.md) adjective (pitiless, pitilessly) 1) Pitiless means showing no kindness or pity; cruel. 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