This page gathers the 5,895 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “UK” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 39 of 59: from “pluralize” to “pre-lash”.
- pluralize verb To hold more than one ecclesiastical benefice at the same time.
- plush adj Very extravagant.
- po noun A chamberpot.
- po-faced adj Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish.
- pocket money noun A small sum of money given to a child, by a parent or guardian; an allowance
- pocket-sheriff noun A sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the Crown, without a nomination by the judges in the exchequer.
- pod noun A bag; a pouch.
- poddish noun Porridge.
- podge noun A fat person.
- poet laureate noun An officer of the king's household, whose business was to compose an ode annually for the king's birthday, and other suitable occasions…
- poignant adj Inducing sharp physical pain.
- point noun An electric power socket.
- points noun Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
- poker noun A bedel (who carries a silver mace).
- polac noun A road-traffic accident that occurs due to presence of a police vehicle.
- police noun A branch of the Home Office responsible for general law enforcement within a specific territory.
- police box noun A telephone kiosk where members of the public may telephone the police.
- police search advisor noun A police officer responsible for the planning, organisation, management and control of crime, missing person and counter-terrorism searches
- policeman's helmet noun The invasive plant Impatiens glandulifera, native to the Himalayas.
- polite notice noun A heading commonly placed on certain notices, such as "no parking" notices, originally intended to be misread at a glance as "police…
- poll noun A disreputable woman.
- pollywog noun A tadpole.
- polo-neck noun A high collar covering the neck.
- Polski sklep noun A shop selling Polish and Eastern European groceries; typically a small high street corner shop that also sells everyday products.
- polyfoto noun One of a series of 48 photographs (similar to photo booth photos) taken using a Polyfoto camera, which used a single glass plate negative…
- polyocracy noun The section of the left-wing political establishment typically educated at polytechnics (or similar new universities).
- polypin noun A plastic version of the kind of brewery cask called a pin (equal to half a firkin), popular in homebrewing and the off-trade (deliveries…
- polytechnic noun An educational institute that teaches applied arts and sciences rather than academic subjects.
- pomace noun Synonym of pulp (“a soft, moist mass formed by mashing something”).
- pompadour noun A member of the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot, an infantry regiment in the British Army, active from 1755 to 1881.
- ponce noun Synonym of kept man.
- poncy adj Intended to impress others, particularly in an excessively refined or ostentatious manner; affected, pretentious.
- pondlife noun Scum; lowlife.
- pong noun A stench, a bad smell.
- pongo noun A soldier.
- pony noun Twenty-five pounds (money).
- poo noun A piece of feces or an act of defecation.
- poof noun A gay man; especially one who is irritating or contemptible.
- pooh noun Alternative form of poo: A piece of feces; an act of defecation.
- poorly adj Ill, unwell, sick.
- pootle noun A stroll; a wandering.
- pop verb To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
- pop off verb To turn off.
- pope noun An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times.
- popinjay noun The green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
- Poplarism noun The situation where a local council contravenes national directives and offers more generous welfare payments to citizens, as in the Poplar…
- poppy noun A simple artificial poppy flower worn in a buttonhole or displayed in other contexts to remember those who died in the two World Wars and…
- popsy noun A girl.
- pork scratching noun A snack food, normally available in pubs, made from cured pork skin that has been salted and deep-fried.
- porker noun A lie.
- porridge noun Oat porridge; oatmeal.
- porter's lodge noun An equivalent room near the gate of a college, chiefly used as a mailroom.
- Portillista noun A political supporter of Michael Portillo (born 1953), British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician.
- Portilloism noun The political stance of Michael Portillo (born 1953), former Member of Parliament, Deputy Conservative Party leader and Cabinet Minister.
- poser noun A particularly difficult question or puzzle.
- posh noun A halfpenny or other coin of little value.
- posh nosh noun Haute cuisine.
- posho noun A posh person.
- poss verb To push; to dash; to throw.
- posser noun A tool for possing, or agitating laundry in a tub. It usually takes the form a bell shape or a circular plate with holes and vertical…
- post noun An organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc., or the service provided by such an organisation.
- post mortem noun At Cambridge, a second examination for those who were "plucked" or failed in the first.
- post-captain noun A captain of the 18th or 19th-century Royal Navy in command of a vessel, with his subsequent promotions almost always determined by…
- post-fine noun A duty paid to the king by the cognizee in a fine of lands, when the same was fully passed; the king's silver.
- post-war consensus noun The dominant political ideology in the UK between 1945 and the 1970s, believing in a strong welfare state and Keynesian economics.
- postcode noun A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.
- postcode area noun The highest level part of the postcode, comprising one or two letters; the geographic area where postcodes share these letters.
- postcode district noun The level of postcode hierarchy below postcode area, comprising one or two digits (or in some areas of London, a digit and a letter); the…
- postcode lottery noun The unequal availability or quality of services, especially public services such as healthcare or education, in different parts of the…
- postcode sector noun The level of postcode hierarchy below postcode district, comprising one digit; the geographic area where postcodes share this sector code.
- postcode unit noun The lowest level of postcode hierarchy, below postcode sector, comprising two letters and usually referring to a single street or building…
- postie noun Diminutive of postman or postwoman.
- posting noun The place where a soldier or airman is posted for duty; the time spent there.
- postman noun Someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
- postmaster noun A kind of scholar at Merton College, Oxford; portionist.
- pot verb To send someone to jail, expeditiously.
- pot plant noun A plant growing in a flowerpot; a houseplant.
- potato noun A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.
- potato cake noun A savory flat cake made from flour and mashed potatoes, often fried or baked.
- potato chip noun One of a batch of pieces of potato cut into elongated cubes and fried; a chip or chipped potato, usually larger than American french fries.
- potato crisp noun A thin slice of potato that has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and which is eaten when cool; they are typically packaged…
- potboy noun A boy or man employed in a public house to collect empty pots or glasses.
- potless adj Lacking in funds; without assets; poor.
- potman noun A man employed in a public house to collect empty pots or glasses; a waiter in a similar establishment.
- potter verb To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things.
- potter's rot noun A form of the disease silicosis, which can affect the lungs of potters, caused by breathing in large amounts of fine dust.
- pound verb To wager a pound on.
- pound shop noun A shop selling household groceries, toys, etc, that are typically priced at a pound each.
- povo adj Poor, penniless.
- poxy adj Unimportant, worthless.
- pozzy noun Jam (“fruit conserve made from fruit boiled with sugar”).
- practical noun A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
- praise the Lord intj Stereotypical exclamation used in mockery of Christianity.
- pram noun A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
- prang verb To crash; to have an accident while controlling a vehicle.
- prang out verb To worry, panic; to suffer an anxiety attack.
- pranny noun The female genitals.
- prat noun A fool, contemptible person.
- prayer card noun In the House of Commons, a card reserving a seat for a backbencher during prayers and for the rest of the day.
- pre-lash noun A session of pre-drinking.