| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 411 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| pin | verb | He pinned his medals on his coat. | fastened |
| pinch | noun | It will do in a pinch. | emergency |
| noun | He gave his wife a pinch. | squeeze | |
| noun | Use just a pinch of salt. | smidgen | |
| verb | He pinched her cheek and smiled. | tweaked | |
| pine | noun | Many pines grow in Oregon. | evergreen trees |
| verb | He pined for his dead wife. | yearned | |
| pineapple | noun | Pineapples are grown in Hawaii. | type of fruit |
| pink | noun | She wore a pink dress. | light red |
| noun | He was in the pink of health. | perfection | |
| pint | noun | He drank a pint of beer. | .47 liter |
| pioneer | noun | She was a pioneer in medicine. | innovator |
| pious | adj. | He was a pious man. | religious |