English to English Dictionary

particular

Used to single out an individual item or person over others.

patchy

Existing in small, isolated areas; uneven in quality, performance, or coverage.

patent

A government authority or licence conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.

pattern

A repeated decorative design.

payday advance

A small, short-term unsecured loan intended to cover a borrower's living expenses until their next payday.

perennial

Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.

phantom

A ghost or a figment of the imagination.

philosophical

Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.

phraseology

A particular mode of expression, or a set of phrases used in a particular field.

phytoplankton

Microscopic marine algae that form the basis of the marine food web.

pillar

A tall structure supporting a building or standing alone as a monument.

pipette

A slender tube for measuring or transferring a small quantity of liquid, especially in a laboratory.