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You
polish something to change it from
rough and
dull to
smooth and
shiny. You usually polish things with a soft cloth or brush and some polishing compound. If you are polishing something very large, you might use a mechanical device to polish with.
Pollination is a process where
pollen is transferred from the
male parts of flowers to the female parts, so the flowers are fertilized and can grow
seeds. Pollination is usually done by insects or birds.
Pollution is something that is introduced into an environment that has a bad effect on that environment. Pollution can be industrial wastes, smoke, fumes, car exhaust, rubbish, excess light or heat.
Someone is
poor if they do not have much money. An area might be described as poor if it is run down and a lot of poor people live there.
You also use
poor to describe something you feel
sorry for. For example, if you see a hurt bird you might say "oh, look at the poor bird".
You
pounce on something when you suddenly jump on it and grab it. Cats pounce on
prey that they have been
stalking. Sometimes
pounce is used to describe grabbing an opportunity as soon as it arises. As in, "she pounced on the chance to go to the new show".
You pour a
liquid when you tip it from one container into another, like when you pour
juice from a bottle into a
glass. The picture is of some
water being poured.
You
pout when you put your
lips out, sometimes because you are being
sullen, and sometimes because you are
posing.
Someone who is pouting a bit too much when they are posing is said to have a
duck face.
A prance is a very proud, springy step. Usually when you are talking about prancing, you mean a
horse.
Precarious means something is not safe, or its status is not sure. If something is precarious it might change or fail very quickly.
The word is often used to describe a financial or physical situation that can easily get worse. The man in the picture is balancing precariously on the
chair to change the light.
Something is
precious if it has a very high
value, either a
monetary value or some other kind of value. For example, a
child is precious to its
parents.
Premature means happening too early. It can describe something that starts, ends, or is done before the right time.
People use this to describe
babies born before their due date, or for actions done too soon, like making a premature
decision.
Preservation is a way to make something last a lot longer than it normally would. People preserve
fruit and meat so that it lasts more than a few days and they can safely
eat it later.
You preserve
ideas by
writing them down.
Pretty is having a pleasing look or sound. It can also mean attractive or nice to see, such as a pretty flower or pretty music.
It can also mean "
quite" in everyday speech, like "pretty good" or "pretty fast."
The woman in the picture is wearing a pretty
dress.
You
prick something when you make a
hole in it with something that has a
sharp point. The person in the picture has pricked their
finger with a
caltrop.
Something is
private if it is only for the use of one person, or a specific group of people, and isn't to be
shared with anyone else. For example, a
private bathroom or a
private club.
The opposite of private is
public.
You
procrastinate when you
delay something until later. Procrastination is only caused by yourself, unlike a delay you cannot be procrastinated by an outside influence like bad weather. Students often procrastinate doing their assignments.
You
prop something up when you
support it, or stop it from
falling over. The
wall in the picture is being propped up by a piece of wood.
Propped is the past tense of
prop, or describes something that is being supported by a
prop.
