Today's words
1 picnic
We had a picnic beside the river.
2 pessimistic
I think you're being far too pessimistic.
3 pest
There is no pest here.
4 piece
I never found the missing piece.
5 petition
We're collecting signatures for a petition.
6 pierce
They failed to pierce the Liverpool defence.
7 petroleum
We ought to and can produce more petroleum.
8 Pigeon
A large Pigeon flew far above him.
9 petty
How could you be so petty?
10 pile
He swept the leaves up into a pile.
11 pharmacy
He spent four years studying pharmacy.
12 Pilgrim
Their family goes back to the time of the Pilgrim Fathers.
13 pill
She had been on the pill for three years.
14 phenomenon
Globalization is a phenomenon of the 21st century.
15 pillar
The pillar obstructed our view of the stage.
16 philosopher
Carlos was something of a philosopher.
17 pillow
He pummelled the pillow with his fists.
18 pilot
The pilot landed the plane safely.
19 pin
Prick holes in the paper with a pin.
20 pinch
She gave him a little pinch.
21 physical
He tends to avoid all physical contact.
22 pine
I pine for the countryside.
23 physicist
He's known to be an outstanding physicist.
24 pint
One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer.
25 pioneer
Confucius was a pioneer in the field of education.
26 pistol
The police also found a pistol.
27 pickup
He pulled to a stop behind a pickup truck.
28 pit
A pig fell into a big pit.
29 pitch
All too often you pitch the ball short.
30 pity
It seems a pity to waste this food.
31 pleasure
He agreed with obvious pleasure.
32 pledge
The government had retreated from its pledge to reduce class sizes.
33 plagiarism
There were accusations of plagiarism.
34 plentiful
Our food, such as it is, is plentiful.
35 plague
The city is under threat from a plague of rats.
36 plenty
We talked plenty about our kids.
37 unadorned
The walls were plain and unadorned.
38 plight
We were deeply moved by her plight.
39 Plaintiff
Plaintiff is an antonym of defendant.
40 plot
The film is spoilt by unrealistic contrivances of plot.
41 plough plow
The plough was heavier than the tools formerly used by farmers.
42 plane
They hurried on to the plane.
43 plumber
He had served his apprenticeship as a plumber.
44 plant
This plant is a vigorous grower.
45 plunge
The company is planning a deeper plunge into the commercial market.
46 plantation
They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours.
47 plural
The word 'men' is plural in number.
48 plaster
First, you need to strip away all the old plaster.
49 Plateau
The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau has long been known as the roof of the world.
50 plausible
She was a plausible liar.
51 poke
He gave me a poke in the ribs to wake me up.
52 Polar
Polar bears live in the Arctic.