| pulse
| noun
|
| the regular sound of your blood as the heart pumps it through your body.
| Feeling her pulse.
|
|
|
|
| pump
| verb
|
| to fill or inflate something by forcing air or liquids into it.
| Pumping up a balloon.
|
|
|
|
| pump
| noun
|
| a device that pushes liquids or gases into or out of something.
| bicycle pump
|
|
|
|
| punch
| noun
|
| a hard blow made with your fist.
|
|
|
|
|
| puncture
| noun
|
| a hole or wound, often made by a sharp pointed object or instrument.
| My tire has a puncture.
|
|
|
|
| punish
| verb
|
| to make someone suffer in some way for things they have done wrong.
|
|
|
|
|
| pupa
| noun
|
| the stage of an insect’s development when it changes from a larva to a winged insect inside a rounded case.
| ladybug pupa
|
|
|
|
| pupil
| noun
|
| a student at school.
|
|
|
|
|
| puppet
| noun
|
| a doll or animal figure that is moved by pulling on its strings or by making hand movements inside it.
| finger puppet
|
|
|
|
| puppy
| noun
|
| a young dog
|
|
|
|
|
| purchase
| verb
|
| to buy something.
|
|
|
|
|
| pure
| adjective
|
| clean, or not mixed with anything.
| Pure gold.
|
|
|
|
| purple
| noun
|
| a color made by mixing red and blue together.
|
|
|
|
|
| purpose
| noun
|
| a reason for doing something, or a goal.
|
|
|
|
|
| purr
| verb
|
| to make a low, rumbling noise like a cat makes.
|
|
|
|
|
| purse
| noun
|
| a small bag for carrying money and personal things.
|
|
|
|
|
| push
| verb
| v1
| to move something away from you by pressing hard against it.
| He had to push the car to a garage when it broke down.
|
| jtoy
|
|
| put
| verb
| v1
| to place or position something somewhere.
| She put her books into her schoolbag.
|
|
|
|
| puzzle
| noun
|
| a problem or question that it is difficult to find the answer to.
|
|
|
|
|
| puzzle
| verb
|
| to try to figure out something you do not understand.
|
|
|
|
|
| pyramid
| noun
| v1
| a solid shape with a square base and four triangular faces that meet in a point
|
|
|
|
|
| python
| noun
|
| a large snake that is found in hot regions. Pythons kill by wrapping themselves around their prey and squeezing. They eat small mammals.
|
|
|
|
|
| quake
| verb
|
| to shake or tremble.
| He quaked with fear when he saw the crocodile.
|
|
|
|
| qualify
| verb
|
| to prove that you are fit or suitable for something.
| I hope I qualify for the team!
|
|
|
|
| quality
| noun
|
| a judgment of how good or bad something is.
| High quality.
|
|
|
|
| quantity
| noun
| v1
| an amount or number.
| A large quantity of crates.
|
|
|
|
| quarrel
| verb
|
| to have an argument or disagreement with someone.
|
|
|
|
|
| quarry
| noun
|
| a place where stone, sand, or gravel is cut out of the ground.
| A stone quarry.
|
|
|
|
| quarter
| noun
| v1
| one of four equal pieces of a whole.
|
|
|
|
|
| quartz
| noun
|
| a hard mineral, often found in crystal form.
|
|
|
|
|