List of Words for Letter 'P'

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paleontologist a scientist who studies fossils
A paleontologiest found many bones in the cave.
pistil the part of the flower that takes in pollen and makes seeds
Wind and water can move pollen to the pistil.
pitch how high or low a sound is
You can play a high pitch or a low pitch on a xylophone.
poles magnets have two poles
Every magnet has two poles.
pollen the sticky powder inside flowers
The bee carries the pollen from flower to flower.
population a group of the same kind of plants and animals
There was a population of ground hogs living on the prairie.
position the place where something is
The position of the plant is left of the rock.
predict when you use what you know to tell what will happen
I predict it will rain because of the dark clouds.
property it tells you about an object
A property of a mineral is its color.
pull to move something close to you
We had to pull the rope to beat the other team.
pupa when a larva forms a hard case around its body it becomes a pupa
The caterpillar inside its case is a pupa.
push move something away from you
My mother gave me a push on the swing.