Elementary Vocabulary
36,007 words and 29 expressions at the elementary level.
The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
Initialism of processing and distribution center.
Initialism of posted and emailed.
Initialism of Procter & Gamble.
Abbreviation of postage and handling or processing and handling.
Initialism of piping and instrumentation diagram.
Abbreviation of profit and loss.
plural of P&L
Pen-and-paper, usually specifically in reference to the term "pen-and-paper role-playing game", an alternate term for a tabletop role-playing game.
plural of P&P
Initialism of purchase and sale agreement.
Initialism of posts and telegraphs.
Initialism of Pinky and the Brain.
Abbreviation of patentee.
Alternative form of Pi.
plural of p
Censored spelling of piss.
Censored spelling of pedo
Censored spelling of porn.
Censored spelling of piss.
Abbreviation of park and ride
plural of P+R
para-
A visa granted to aliens that are internationally recognized athletes.
Initialism of posteroanterior.
Alternative form of P U.
Abbreviation of page.
Abbreviation of per annum.
Initialism of personal communication; used to mark information obtained directly from communicating with a scholar instead of via analysis of one of their academic papers.
Abbreviation of potential difference.
Alternative form of PG.
Alternative form of PI.
In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.
Abbreviation of post office.
Initialism of past participle.
Alternative form of PQ.
Abbreviation of Puerto Rico, as used in case citations.
Alternative form of PS (post scriptum).
Abbreviation of pro tem.
Alternative form of PU.
Alternative form of pw (“per week”).
Abbreviation of per annum
Abbreviation of price to book value ratio.
Abbreviation of per day
Ellipsis of P/F ratio.
plural of P/F
Abbreviation of per hour
Initialism of profit and loss.
plural of P/L
Abbreviation of per month
Initialism of part number (a unique, manufacturer-assigned identifier of an item or part).
Abbreviation of per week
Abbreviation of priority zero The highest, most critical, most important, level of importance and priority. A hold everything, drop everything, and get on it, level.
plural of P0
Abbreviation of position one, a common abbreviation used in motorsport to signify the frontmost starting position.
P100 standard
A form used to declare benefits in kind to HMRC (the UK tax authority).
Abbreviation of personalization.
Initialism of power to gas, a method of storing generated power, usually by electrolyzing water into hydrogen and oxygen, and carbonizing the hydrogen into methane.
phenyl-2-propanone (phenylacetone)
Initialism of pay to win.
public-private partnership
poly(3-hexylthiophene).
plural of P3
A form that an employee receives when they terminate their employment, detailing income for social security and taxation purposes for the current financial year.
plural of P45
Initialism of pound-for-pound.
Abbreviation of power 5 (“the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (France; formerly the Republic of China, but now the People's Republic of China; the United Kingdom; the United States of America; and formerly the Soviet Union, but now Russia)”).
A group of six world powers (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, plus Germany) which joined the diplomatic efforts with Iran with regard to its nuclear program.
A regulatory protein that is often mutated in human cancers.
plural of P5
The end-of-year tax certificate given to each employee by their employer.
plural of P60
P95 standard
P99 standard
Abbreviation of Pennsylvania: a state of the United States.
An ethnic group of Burma.
A traditional long, colorful skirt worn by Hawaiian female horseback riders.
Alternative form of Pa'O.
Abbreviation of Pennsylvania: a state of the United States, as used in case citations.
Initialism of polyamide 12, polyamide-12.
Initialism of polyacrylic acid.
Initialism of polyacrylic acid.
A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf.
A hypothesized shifting of four geologic blocks: northeast Africa west of Red Sea and north of the Ethiopian valley, the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Horn of Africa east of the rift valleys, which is used to explain the structural features of the area.
Acronym of platform as a service.
Initialism of protection at birth.
Para-aminobenzoic acid, a member of the B-complex family of vitamins that can be synthesized by the human body from folic acid. It is used primarily as an active ingredient in sunscreen, but also is necessary for some intestinal bacteria.
Initialism of private automatic branch exchange.
Initialism of programmable automation controller.
Abbreviation of Pacific.
Any of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides.
A step taken with the foot.
A surname.
Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
present participle and gerund of package
An alpaca.
plural of PAC
Any of certain freshwater fish of the family Serrasalmidae, endemic to South America; they are characterised by squarish, human-like teeth and a mainly herbivorous diet.
Alternative spelling of pacey.
To stuff.
The basic metric unit of Vedic poetry, consisting of one line of verse in Sanskrit, typically as part of a four-line stanza.
Having padding.
present participle and gerund of pad
To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
An early form of racquetball
One who paddles; especially, a person who propels a canoe or kayak by the action of paddling.
Alternative form of paddy (“type of rice”).
A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle
Abbreviation of Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection.
plural of pad
Initialism of power added efficiency.
A surname.
plural of Pae
A surname from Khmer.
A Native American people inhabiting the southwestern highlands of Colombia.
Initialism of Postcode Address File (“the UK Post Office's list of every postal delivery point, which is licensed to most delivery companies and banks, and many retailers”).
A surname.
An island of Croatia.
To mark or number the pages of, as a book or manuscript.
plural of pagus
plural of PAG
Initialism of phenylalanine hydroxylase.
An elongated landform composed of only loess, or of till capped by loess.
A large war canoe of Tahiti.
A surname.
A sacred prayer stick in the Hopi religion.
plural of pah
A traditional drum of Polynesia, made from a single log and covered with sharkskin.
A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
simple past and past participle of pay
A surname from Korean.
A vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).
In pain, especially in an emotional sense.
Free from pain; without pain or trouble.
A box used to hold an artist's paints.
A thin brush for applying paint.
An artist who paints pictures.
An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
To impair, to make worse.
The country (ie: the jury); also, the people living in the district from where the jury is taken.
A surname.
A surname.
A lighter form of pongee silk.
A barangay of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.
A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Alternative form of pack.
Pakistani, Pakistan.
Abbreviation of Pakistan.
Acronym of password-authenticated key exchange.
A Pakistani.
plural of pak
Acronym of phase alternating/alternation/alternated line (TV standard).
A part of an insect's leg that is spade-shaped and can be used as a scoop for feeding.
Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
Light in color.
A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism.
A surname.
Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
Any of the traditional musical forms in flamenco.
Synonym of pedipalp.
plural of pal
The capital and largest city of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Palewise; vertically striped.
The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.
Synonym of Paamese (“a language of Vanuatu”).
To pamper.
plural of pam
Initialism of potato aucuba mosaic virus.
All.
Abbreviation of Panama.
A city in Illinois.
A brahmin who acts as the hereditary superintendent of a particular ghat or temple, and is regarded as knowledgeable in matters of genealogy and ritual.
Alternative spelling of panelling.
Abbreviation of polycyclic aromatic nitrogen heterocycle.
Abbreviation of polyaniline.
Alternative letter-case form of Panic (“pertaining to the Greek god Pan”).
To pack down, to compact (particularly snow).
A panoramic image.
plural of pan
Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
A member of the Black Panther Party, White Panther Party or Gray Panthers.
plural of panty
A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.
Thin nylon tights worn over the legs, usually tan in color.
A fairy chess piece which moves identically to the xiangqi cannon, moving orthogonally and must hop over a piece of either side to capture.
Misspelling of PaO2.
Initialism of peripheral arterial obstructive disease.
Alternative form of Pa'O.
plural of Pao
Initialism of passive-aggressive personality disorder.
A painted bunting.
A book with flexible binding.
A boy who delivers newspapers to houses on a paper round.
Alternative spelling of paper clip.
The craft of making paper.
Abbreviation of Performance Application Programming Interface.
Initialism of powered air-purifying respirator.
plural of pap
Alternative form of para- (“beside, next to”).
A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.
A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
Synonym of military parade: A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.
To place (as) in paradise.
A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.
Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions.
plural of paramedic
Alternative form of park
Forgiveness for an offence.
The state of being a parent
Alternative form of peri.
present participle and gerund of park
The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.
A dish served in the parmigiana style (combined with cheese and coated with tomato sauce before baking).
Of, from or relating to the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
A town in Bhutan.
Initialism of polyADP-ribose polymerase.
Initialism of procedures, alternatives, risks, and questions.
Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.
To repeat (exactly what has just been said) without necessarily showing understanding, in the manner of a parrot.
plural of par
A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.
Fractional; partial.
One who participates.
To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
The act of participating, of taking part in something.
Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
The act of parting or dividing; division; separation.
Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
To some extent.
Acronym of person at risk of violence.
A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Belém.
The right of going foremost; precedence.
Abbreviation of polyaspartic acid.
Acronym of Public Administration Select Committee
A maneuver in bullfighting in which a bullfighter tries to get a bull's attention by manipulating his cape.
Initialism of pneumatic antishock garment: inflatable trousers that apply pressure to the inferior half of a patient's body to decrease blood loss and prevent the onset of shock, similar to a tourniquet.
A passionate kiss.
A Paso Fino horse.
To move or be moved from one place to another.
A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
To ride as a passenger in a vehicle.
Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.
Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
Someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd.
A seasoned smoked cut of beef, traditionally made from a navel cut.
A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.
Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep.
An Indian sword with an attached gauntlet.
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
A footpath or other path or track.
The quality of being patient.
Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
The national sport of Argentina, a game played on horseback that combines elements of polo and basketball.
Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country
Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.
plural of pat
Abbreviation of pattern.
To apply a pattern.
Conformed to a pattern, a model to be followed.
A Maori club or pounder.
A surname from Hebrew.
Alternative form of pâté.
Alternative form of pa (“Maori fort”).
Any of several large, edible abalones of New Zealand, especially Haliotis iris, whose shell is used to make jewelry.
In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.
To palm off by fraud; to cheat or swindle
plural of pau
To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
An Indian-style bread roll.
Abbreviation of pelargonic acid vanillylamide.
To cover something with paving slabs.
A paved surface; a hard covering on the ground.
Initialism of People's Army of Vietnam.
A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a peacock. It lies between the constellations Telescopium and Octans.
plural of pav
A paved surface, a pavement (now only in French contexts).
Of an animal, to dig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws.
An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
A wile
A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.
Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
plural of paw
A paw.
A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.
Alternative form of Paxos.
To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
A dish from the Indian subcontinent, made from an animal's trotters cooked with herbs and spices.
Due to be paid.
An act of revenge.
A periodic payment, usually in the form of a paper check, received by an employee from an employer for work performed.
Archaic spelling of paid.
Initialism of pay as you earn.
Initialism of pay-as-you-go.
The act of paying.
A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.
third-person singular simple present indicative of pay
Abbreviation of payment.
Initialism of pay-as-you-use
A river in El Salvador.
Abbreviation of para-azido-phenylalanine
Initialism of peanut butter.
Initialism of peanut butter and jelly or peanut butter and jam.
Initialism of peanut butter and pickle, a sandwich made using these ingredients.
Initialism of Professional Bowlers Association.
Acronym of polybutadiene acrylonitrile.
Abbreviation of picobar.
plural of PBA
Initialism of polybrominated biphenyl.
Initialism of President Bongbong Marcos, 17th President of the Philippines.
plural of PBB
Initialism of passed by censor.
plural of PBC
Initialism of polybrominated diphenyl ether.
simple past and past participle of PB
Initialism of play-by-email; also PBeM.
purl into back and front of same stitch
Initialism of porphobilinogen.
Initialism of Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Initialism of property-based game management.
Initialism of Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen, a breed of dog.
Initialism of primordial black hole.
The station code of Prabhadevi railway station in India.
plural of PBH
Initialism of Plant Breeding Institute, a founding unit of the John Innes Centre.
Initialism of positive behavioral interventions & supports.
Initialism of peanut butter and jelly.
plural of PBJ
Abbreviation of paperback.
Initialism of problem-based learning.
Initialism of pharmacy benefit manager.
Initialism of plant-based meat alternative.
Initialism of peripheral blood mononuclear cell.
plural of PBM
Initialism of parabigeminal nucleus.
plural of PBN
Initialism of piperonylbutoxide.
Initialism of People's Bank of China.
plural of PBO
Initialism of penicillin-binding protein.
Initialism of pediatric bipolar disorder.
plural of PBP
Initialism of Professional Bull Riders, a sport, circuit, and company for bull riding.
Abbreviation of Proto-Brittonic.
plural of PBR
Initialism of phosphate-buffered saline, a buffer solution commonly used in biological research.
plural of PBS
Initialism of preliminary breath test.
plural of PBT
Initialism of peace be upon him or peace be upon her; an honorific phrase used by some Muslims after any mention in speech or print of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or any other prophets or chosen figures believed by the majority of Muslims to be sent by God (Allah).
Initialism of purpose-built vehicle.
Initialism of parts by weight.
plural of PBW
Initialism of private branch exchange.
Initialism of patrol bomber Y, a flying boat and amphibious aircraft.
plural of PBY
Abbreviation of paclobutrazol.
Initialism of passive BzK (BzK are photometric bands).
Initialism of politically correct.
Alternative form of pc (“piece”).
Abbreviation of Proto-Central Algonquian.
plural of PCA
Acronym of Pharmacy College Admission Test.
Initialism of Philippine Civil Affairs Unit.
Initialism of printed circuit board.
Initialism of printed circuit board assembly.
plural of PCB
Initialism of pseudo-city code (a short alpha-numeric code used to represent the location that a GDS is operated from.)
Initialism of postchemotherapy cognitive impairment.
plural of PCC
Initialism of post-con depression.
Initialism of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin.
Initialism of polychlorinated dibenzofuran.
Initialism of perchloroethylene.
simple past and past participle of PC
Abbreviation of phonocardiogram.
Initialism of Presidential Commission on Good Government.
plural of PCG
Initialism of Pacific Coast Highway, segments of California State Route 1.
Initialism of Personal Child Health Record.
Initialism of Peripheral Component Interconnect, a type of expansion slot on a motherboard.
Abbreviation of PCI Express.
plural of PCI
Initialism of polycaprolactone.
Abbreviation of Proto-Celtic.
Abbreviation of peripheral clock.
Postgraduate Certificate in Laws.
Initialism of pension commencement lump sum.
Initialism of per calendar month: used in lease arrangements, stating that costs are to be paid on a fixed date every month.
plural of PCM
A plasmid containing the cytomegalovirus (CMV) immediate-early promoter
Initialism of polychlorinated naphthalene.
Initialism of proliferating cell nuclear antigen.
Abbreviation of pentachloronitrobenzene.
Abbreviation of percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
plural of PCN
Initialism of posterior capsular opacification.
Initialism of Pleasure Craft Operator Card, a document used in Canada as proof of competency to operate a recreational boat with a motor
Initialism of polycystic ovary syndrome.
Initialism of personal contract purchase.
Initialism of Personal Care Products Council
Initialism of peer-corroborated personal gnosis; in neopagan communities, beliefs and knowledge derived from the subjective experiences, revelation, or intuition of multiple individuals rather than established tradition or lore.
Abbreviation of precipitation.
plural of PCP
Initialism of polymerase chain reaction.
Initialism of Perl-compatible regular expressions.
Initialism of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
plural of PCR
Initialism of personal communication system.
plural of pc. (“piece”)
Initialism of Police community support officer.
Abbreviation of percent.
plural of PCT
Abbreviation of postcubitus.
plural of PCU
Initialism of passenger-carrying vehicle (typically, a bus).
plural of PCV
Initialism of polycrystalline wool.
An image file format, no longer widely used, supporting up to 256 colours.
Initialism of police department.
Acronym of Priority Development Assistance Fund.
plural of PDA
Initialism of protein data bank.
plural of PDB
Initialism of Personal Digital Cellular, a 2G mobile standard used in Japan.
Initialism of plan-do-check-act or plan-do-check-adjust: a four-step process typically used in quality control.
Initialism of Planetary Defense Coordination Office.
Initialism of pervasive developmental disorder.
plural of PDD.
Initialism of partial differential equation.
Acronym of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
plural of PDE
Initialism of Parkinson's Disease Foundation, now just Parkinson's Foundation.
Initialism of Partnership for a Drug-Free America, now re-branded as Partnership to End Addiction.
Acronym of Powell's Derivative-Free Optimization solvers. A cross-platform package providing interfaces for using Michael J. D. Powell's derivative-free optimization solvers, including COBYLA, UOBYQA, NEWUOA, BOBYQA, and LINCOA, which were originally implemented in Fortran 77.
plural of PDF
Abbreviation of platelet-derived growth factor.
Initialism of pre-delivery inspection.
Initialism of Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Abbreviation of phthioceroldimycocerosate.
plural of PDI
Initialism of polydiketoenamine.
plural of PDK
Initialism of passenger dedicated line.
polymer dispersed liquid crystal.
plural of PDL
Initialism of Product Data Management.
Initialism of piecewise-deterministic Markov process
Initialism of polydimethylsiloxane.
Initialism of Pacific decadal oscillationa, recurring pattern of ocean-atmosphere climate variability.
plural of PDO
Initialism of Philippine Development Plan.
plural of PDP
Initialism of Physicians' Desk Reference.
Abbreviation of pounder.
Initialism of People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
plural of PDR
Initialism of particularly dangerous situation.
Initialism of Palmer drought severity index.
Initialism of Pacific Daylight Time.
plural of PDT
Initialism of power distribution unit.
plural of PDU
Initialism of personal defense weapon.
plural of PDW
Initialism of Prince Edward Island: a province of Canada.
Abbreviation of Peter.
A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
The state of being peaceful.
The act of preserving peace, specifically between hostile groups or states, especially by a sanctioned military force.
Initialism of post–earnings-announcement drift.
Wampum.
The traditional folk medicine and sorcery of Guyana.
To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.
Sickly; peaked.
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
A heraldic fur of gold spots on a black field.
Initialism of Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol, a proposed protocol for 802.1X authentication on WLANs.
Of a pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
plural of pea
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
A surname.
An armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) found from Texas to Paraguay; the tatouhou.
To pave with pebbles.
plural of peb
Priesthood Executive Committee.
Initialism of Prince Edward Island Supreme Court, Appeal Division.
A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts.
An indigenous Amerindian language spoken in Honduras.