📖 Dictionary

A word, what it means in plain English, and the same word in Hindi and Marathi. 1,132 words, all of them on this device — it works with no connection at all.

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P — 83 words

painThe feeling of being hurt.paperThin material for writing on — or a written work.paradoxA statement that seems to contradict itself yet holds a truth.paragraphA group of sentences on one point, starting on a new line.parallelAlways the same distance apart and never meeting.parliamentThe body that makes a country's laws.partA piece of a whole.particleA very small piece of matter.passGo by, hand over, or succeed in a test.passageA short section of a text.passwordA secret word that proves who you are.pastThe time that has gone.patienceBeing able to wait or bear difficulty without getting cross.payGive money for something.peaceFreedom from war or from disturbance.peopleHuman beings, more than one.percentageA number out of a hundred.perimeterThe distance all the way round a shape.perpendicularAt a right angle to something.personOne human being.personificationGiving human qualities to something that is not human.persuadeGet someone to do or believe something by giving reasons.photosynthesisHow green plants use light to make food from carbon dioxide and water.phraseA small group of words working together without a verb.pictureA drawing, painting or photograph.pieceA part of something.placeA particular position or area.planWhat you intend to do, worked out beforehand.planetA large body going round a star.plantA living thing that grows in soil and makes its own food.plateauA large area of flat land raised above the land around it.playTake part in a game, or make music.plotThe ordered events of a story and how they connect.pluralThe form used for more than one.poemWriting arranged in lines, chosen for sound as well as meaning.pointAn exact position, or a thing said in an argument.pollinationThe moving of pollen from one flower part to another so seeds can form.pollutionHarmful substances put into air, water or land.poorHaving little money, or of low quality.populationThe number of people living in a place.positionWhere something is — or a view held.postponeMove something to a later time.postureThe way you hold your body when sitting or standing.povertyNot having enough money for what life needs.powerStrength, or the ability to control.power_pHow fast work is done or energy is used.practiceDoing something repeatedly to get better at it.preciseExact and definite.predicateThe part of a sentence that says what the subject does.predictSay what will happen, based on a rule or pattern.prejudiceAn opinion formed before knowing the facts, usually unfair.prepareGet something ready.prepositionA word showing position or relation, such as in, on, under.presentHere now — or a gift.pressureForce spread over an area: the same force on a smaller area gives more pre…previousComing before this one.priceThe money something costs.principleA basic truth or rule that others follow from.probabilityHow likely something is, from 0 (never) to 1 (certain).problemSomething difficult that needs solving.procedureThe established way of doing something.processA series of steps by which something happens.programA set of instructions a computer follows.progressMovement forward, or improvement.promiseSay firmly that you will do something.pronounA word used instead of a noun, such as he or it.proofreadRead through to find and mark mistakes.propertyA quality something has — or what somebody owns.proportionThe relation of one part to the whole, or to another part.proseOrdinary written language, not in verse.protagonistThe main character of a story.protectKeep something safe from harm.proteinA food substance the body uses to build and repair itself.protonA positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom.proudPleased with what you or yours have done.proveShow beyond doubt that something is true, step by step.pullMove something towards you.pulleyA wheel with a rope over it, used to lift things.pulseThe beat of blood felt at the wrist, one for each heartbeat.punctuationThe marks that show how a sentence is to be read.purposeThe reason something is done or made.pushMove something away from you.putMove something into a place.

What is in here

The vocabulary a student actually meets: subject terms from Science, Maths and Social Science, the command words that exam questions are built from — explain, justify, derive — and the everyday words that carry marks in a written answer.

It is not a complete English dictionary, and it does not hold names, places or slang. If a word you need is missing, that is worth telling us through the contact page — the list grows from what people actually look up.

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