English to English Dictionary

/prəˈmoʊ.ʃən.əl tʊər/ [promotional tour]

[noun] A series of scheduled appearances, interviews, and performances undertaken by an author, celebrity, or business in various locations to publicize a new product, book, film, or album.

/prɒmpt/ [prompt]

[adjective] Done without delay; immediate.

/ˈprɒŋ.hɔːrn ˌiː.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃənz/ [pronghorn ecological adaptations]

[noun] The specific evolutionary traits and physiological characteristics that allow the pronghorn to thrive in arid, open grassland environments, most notably its exceptional sustained speed and high-capacity respiratory system.

/ˈpruːf.riː.dɪŋ mɑːrk/ [proofreading mark]

[noun] A standardized symbol or notation used on a manuscript or proof to indicate an error and direct a correction.

/ˌproʊpriəˈsɛptɪv ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ [proprioceptive training]

[noun] A type of physical exercise designed to enhance the body's awareness of joint position, movement, and balance by stimulating neuromuscular receptors.

/prəˈtɛktɪd/ [protected]

[adjective] Kept safe from harm, injury, damage, or loss.

/prəˈtɛktərz ʌv ðə ˈsiːkrət ˈænɛks/

[noun] The group of courageous individuals who risked their lives to provide food, supplies, information, and emotional support to Anne Frank, her family, and four other Jewish people hiding from Nazi persecution in Amsterdam during World War II.

/ˈprɒt.ɪ.stər/ [protester]

[noun] A person who participates in a public display of objection, disapproval, or dissent against a political, social, or economic policy or action.

/pruːv ðæt ɪf ɛn ɪz ən ˈɪntɪdʒər ænd θriː ɛn skwɛərd ɪz ˈiːvən ðɛn ɛn ɪz ˈiːvən/ [prove that if n is an integer and 3n squared is even then n is even]

[idiom] A mathematical theorem stating that for any integer n, if the product of 3 and the square of n is an even number, then n itself must necessarily be an even number.

/pruːv ðæt tæn ˈθiːtə kɒt ˈθiːtə wʌn/ [prove that tan theta cot theta equals one]

[verb] To mathematically demonstrate that the product of the tangent and cotangent of an angle theta is identically equal to one.

/prəˈvɪʒ.ən.ər/ [provisioner]

[noun] A person or thing that provides supplies, food, or necessary services.

/prɒkˈsɪm.ə.ti/ [proximity]

[noun] Nearness in space, time, or relationship.

/ˈpruː.nər/ [pruner]

[noun] A person who trims or cuts away dead or overgrown branches or stems from plants.

/ˈsaɪ.kɪk/ [psychic]

[adjective] Relating to or denoting faculties or phenomena that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws, involving extrasensory perception or mental communication.

/saɪˈkoʊ.sɪs/ [psychosis]

[noun] A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.

/pʌbˈlɪs.ɪ.ti/ [publicity]

[noun] The notice or attention given to someone or something by the media.

/ˈpjuːkɪŋ/ [puking]

[verb] The present participle of puke; the act of ejecting matter from the stomach through the mouth.

/ˈpʊl tæb/ [pull tab]

[noun] A small metal or paper tab designed to be pulled off to open a container or reveal concealed information, such as on a beverage can or a lottery ticket.