polo
A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
Dictionary · English 726
Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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Frequency: All Top 1,000 1,001–5,000
presenter
Someone who presents a broadcast programme; a compere or master of ceremonies.
prohibition
An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.
payroll
A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.
phenomenal
Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.
Philippine
Of or pertaining to the Philippines.
photographic
Pertaining to photographs or photography.
ping
A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound.
polished
Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
pots
A large quantity.
predictable
Able to be predicted.
prix
Synonym of prize.
professionally
As a professional; for one's paid career.
protesting
Protestation.
PayPal
An account on the PayPal system.
Pedro
An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
perfume
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.
pinch-hit
to substitute for someone, especially in an emergency
pitching
The act of throwing or casting.
pleasing
Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
prestige
The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.
pyramid
An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
palette
A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
phenomena
A phenomenon.
pneumonia
Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.
postponed
Done later than originally planned; delayed.
potent
Powerful; possessing power; effective.
preceding
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
pact
An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
paramount
Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
paranoid
Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia.
patriot
A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.
patron
One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
popcorn
A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.
positioning
The act of positioning; placement.
preserving
preservation
pe
The seventeenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew פ, Syriac ܦ, and others; Arabic has the analog faa).
perceive
To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand.
persecution
The act of persecuting, especially a specific group of people; an instance of persecution.
petrol
A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
philosopher
A lover of wisdom.
pixel
One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
plantation
A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.
presently
Before long; soon.
prose
Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
prostitution
Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.
pedestrian
Of or intended for those who are walking.
penetration
The act of penetrating something.
pod
A self-contained unit, container, or enclosure that holds, protects, or transports something. — A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
posing
The act by which something is posed.
predator
Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.
preferably
In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.
programmed
having a minister or pastor who conducts religious services.
prophecy
A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
proudly
In a proud manner.
peek
To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
pentagon
A polygon with five sides and five angles.
Porsche
A car of this brand, reputably high-performance and expensive.
pottery
Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
prairie
An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.