| power |
When you have power, you have the ability to do things or cause things to happen. [3 definitions] |
| powerful |
When someone or something is powerful, it means that they are strong or can use force. |
| practice |
Practice is doing something many times so that you can become good at it. [3 definitions] |
| praise |
When you give someone praise, you say something good about them. You say that they did a good job, for example. [2 definitions] |
| pray |
When people pray, they speak to or ask for something from their god. |
| precipitation |
Precipitation is what we call the falling of rain or snow or ice from the sky. |
| prefer |
When you prefer something, you like it better or want to do it more than something else. |
| prepare |
When you prepare something, you get it ready. [3 definitions] |
| preposition |
A preposition is a kind of word in a sentence. Prepositions are often short words like "to," "in," "about," and "for." Prepositions show how different things are connected or related to each other. Let's say you're talking about a cat and a box. If you use the preposition "in" and say "The cat is IN the box," you are saying how the cat and the box are related to each other. You are saying one of these things is inside the other. And you're also saying, of course, that the cat is in the box. You're NOT saying that the BOX is in the cat! |
| present1 |
When we talk about the present, we are talking about time. We are talking about the time that is now. We are not talking about yesterday or tomorrow, or last year or next year. The present is between the past and the future. [3 definitions] |
| present2 |
A present is a gift. It is something you give to someone because you think it will make them happy. [3 definitions] |
| preserve |
A preserve is an area of land or water where plants and animals are protected. In a preserve, the plants and animals live in a natural way. [3 definitions] |
| president |
The president is the head of the government of a nation. Presidents are chosen by voting. [2 definitions] |
| press1 |
When you press something, you push down on it. [2 definitions] |
| pressure |
When you put pressure on something, you put a steady force on it by pushing or pressing on it. [2 definitions] |
| pretend |
When you pretend, you make believe something that is not real. [2 definitions] |
| pretty |
When something is pretty, we like looking at it or hearing it. Most people think flowers are pretty. The sounds that birds make are pretty to many people too. [2 definitions] |
| pretzel |
A pretzel is a food made with flour, water, and salt. Pretzels are baked and have the shape of a knot or thin stick. They usually have a salty taste. |
| prevent |
When you prevent a thing, you do something that stops that thing from happening. People try to prevent things like fires, accidents, and other bad things that might happen. |
| previous |
Previous means the one just before this one. Your previous house, is the house you lived in before now. Your previous teacher is the one you had before the teacher you have now. |
| prey |
Prey is any animal that another animal hunts for and eats for food. |