Words Starting With PL
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| please | 1. give pleasure to or be pleasing to 2. be the will of or have the will (to) More Definitions → |
| place | 1. a point located with respect to surface features of some region 2. any area set aside for a particular purpose More Definitions → |
| plan | 1. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished 2. an arrangement scheme More Definitions → |
| play | 1. participate in games or sport 2. act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome More Definitions → |
| planning | 1. an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action 2. the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise More Definitions → |
| plus | 1. a useful or valuable quality 2. the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers More Definitions → |
| player | 1. a person who participates in or is skilled at some game 2. someone who plays a music as a profession More Definitions → |
| plant | 1. buildings for carrying on industrial labor 2. (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion More Definitions → |
| playing | 1. the act of playing a musical instrument 2. the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation More Definitions → |
| platform | 1. a raised horizontal surface 2. a document stating the aims and principles of a political party More Definitions → |
| plastic | 1. generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives 2. a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has sufficient means of payment and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered More Definitions → |
| placed | 1. situated in a particular spot or position 2. put in position in relation to other things More Definitions → |
| played | 1. (of games) engaged in More Definitions → |
| planet | 1. (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction 2. a person who follows or serves another More Definitions → |
| plug | 1. blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly 2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco More Definitions → |
| plate | 1. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score 2. a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic More Definitions → |
| plain | 1. extensive tract of level open land 2. a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side More Definitions → |
| planned | 1. designed or carried out according to a plan 2. with planning and intention More Definitions → |
| plasma | 1. the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended 2. a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone More Definitions → |
| plot | 1. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) 2. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation More Definitions → |
| plane | 1. cut or remove with or as if with a plane 2. travel on the surface of water More Definitions → |
| pleasure | 1. a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience 2. something or someone that provides a source of happiness More Definitions → |
| platinum | 1. a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits More Definitions → |
| placement | 1. the spatial property of the way in which something is placed 2. contact established between applicants and prospective employees More Definitions → |
| plenty | 1. a full supply 2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent More Definitions → |
| plaza | 1. a public square with room for pedestrians 2. mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace More Definitions → |
| pleased | 1. feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth 2. experiencing or manifesting pleasure More Definitions → |
| pleasant | 1. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings 2. (of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior More Definitions → |
| planner | 1. a person who makes plans 2. a notebook for recording appointments and things to be done, etc. More Definitions → |
| playlist | 1. a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio More Definitions → |
| plumbing | 1. utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage 2. the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) More Definitions → |
| plaintiff | 1. a person who brings an action in a court of law More Definitions → |
| pledge | 1. promise solemnly and formally 2. pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals More Definitions → |
| playback | 1. the act of reproducing recorded sound 2. electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material More Definitions → |
| playground | 1. an area where many people go for recreation, holidays or other purposes 2. yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play More Definitions → |
| planting | 1. the act of fixing firmly in place 2. a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area More Definitions → |
| plush | 1. characterized by extravagance and profusion 2. a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet More Definitions → |
| planted | 1. set in the soil for growth 2. (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held More Definitions → |
| plaque | 1. (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body 2. a memorial made of brass More Definitions → |
| plantation | 1. an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas) 2. garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth More Definitions → |
| planetary | 1. of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets 2. of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants More Definitions → |
| plea | 1. a humble request for help from someone in authority 2. (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer) More Definitions → |
| plump | 1. drop sharply 2. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise More Definitions → |
| placebo | 1. an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug 2. (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead More Definitions → |
| plum | 1. any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone 2. any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit More Definitions → |
| playoff | 1. any final competition to determine a championship More Definitions → |
| plateau | 1. a relatively flat highland More Definitions → |
| plague | 1. a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal 2. any epidemic disease with a high death rate More Definitions → |
| plenary | 1. full in all respects More Definitions → |
| pleasing | 1. the act of one who pleases 2. pleasant or agreeable to the senses More Definitions → |
| planar | 1. involving or having two dimensions More Definitions → |
| plat | 1. make a plot of 2. a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.) More Definitions → |
| plugged | 1. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug 2. persist in working hard More Definitions → |
| ply | 1. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance 2. apply oneself diligently More Definitions → |
| pledged | 1. bound by or as if by an oath More Definitions → |
| plural | 1. the form of a word that is used to denote more than one 2. composed of more than one member, set, or kind More Definitions → |
| plaster | 1. apply a heavy coat to 2. cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on More Definitions → |
| playful | 1. full of fun and high spirits More Definitions → |
| plausible | 1. given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments 2. apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing More Definitions → |
| plaid | 1. a cloth having a crisscross design More Definitions → |
| plunge | 1. thrust or throw into 2. drop steeply More Definitions → |
| playhouse | 1. plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of More Definitions → |
| plotting | 1. plan secretly, usually something illegal 2. make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed More Definitions → |
| plotted | 1. with planning and intention 2. plan secretly, usually something illegal More Definitions → |
| plagiarism | 1. a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work 2. the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own More Definitions → |
| platter | 1. a large shallow dish used for serving food 2. sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove More Definitions → |
| plywood | 1. a laminate made of thin layers of wood More Definitions → |
| plasmid | 1. a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication More Definitions → |
| plating | 1. a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface 2. the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis) More Definitions → |
| plurality | 1. the state of being plural 2. a large indefinite quantity More Definitions → |
| platelet | 1. tiny bits of protoplasm found in vertebrate blood; essential for blood clotting More Definitions → |
| plight | 1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one 2. a solemn pledge of fidelity More Definitions → |
| plainly | 1. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') 2. in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment More Definitions → |
| plume | 1. anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness 2. a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament More Definitions → |
| plank | 1. cover with planks 2. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise More Definitions → |
| plumber | 1. a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances More Definitions → |
| planter | 1. the owner or manager of a plantation 2. a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground More Definitions → |
| platoon | 1. a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant 2. a team of policemen working under the military platoon system More Definitions → |
| plow | 1. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow 2. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression More Definitions → |
| plead | 1. appeal or request earnestly 2. offer as an excuse or plea More Definitions → |
| pleasantly | 1. in a good-humoured manner 2. in an enjoyable manner More Definitions → |
| pliers | 1. a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws More Definitions → |
| plutonium | 1. a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239 More Definitions → |
| playable | 1. capable of or suitable for being played or played on More Definitions → |
| pleading | 1. (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding 2. begging More Definitions → |
| playwright | 1. someone who writes plays More Definitions → |
| placid | 1. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves 2. not easily irritated More Definitions → |
| plentiful | 1. existing in great number or quantity 2. affording an abundant supply More Definitions → |
| playmate | 1. a companion at play More Definitions → |
| placer | 1. an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral More Definitions → |
| pluck | 1. the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury 2. the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord More Definitions → |
| plethora | 1. extreme excess More Definitions → |
| placenta | 1. that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form 2. the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus More Definitions → |
| plugging | 1. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug 2. persist in working hard More Definitions → |
| plotter | 1. a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action 2. a clerk who marks data on a chart More Definitions → |
| plough | 1. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil 2. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow More Definitions → |
| planetarium | 1. a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling 2. an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome More Definitions → |
| plenum | 1. a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present 2. an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside More Definitions → |
| pleasurable | 1. affording satisfaction or pleasure More Definitions → |
| pluralism | 1. a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated 2. the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements More Definitions → |
| playtime | 1. time for play or diversion More Definitions → |
| plumb | 1. measure the depth of something 2. weight with lead More Definitions → |
| plasticity | 1. the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking More Definitions → |
| placeholder | 1. a person authorized to act for another 2. a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set More Definitions → |
| plexus | 1. a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels More Definitions → |
| platypus | 1. small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae More Definitions → |
| plunder | 1. take illegally; of intellectual property 2. plunder (a town) after capture More Definitions → |
| ploy | 1. an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker 2. a maneuver in a game or conversation More Definitions → |
| plankton | 1. the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water More Definitions → |
| plover | 1. any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers More Definitions → |
| pleural | 1. of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax More Definitions → |
| plunger | 1. someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains 2. someone who dives (into water) More Definitions → |
| plasmodium | 1. multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds 2. parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans More Definitions → |
| pleaser | 1. a pleasing entertainer More Definitions → |
| plucked | 1. having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl 2. of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum More Definitions → |
| platonic | 1. free from physical desire More Definitions → |
| playroom | 1. a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc) More Definitions → |
| plastering | 1. the application of plaster More Definitions → |
| plage | 1. the beach at a seaside resort More Definitions → |
| placental | 1. mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials 2. pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta More Definitions → |
| plowing | 1. tilling the land with a plow More Definitions → |
| plasminogen | 1. an inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents More Definitions → |
| planer | 1. a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood More Definitions → |
| playbook | 1. a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team) 2. a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays More Definitions → |
| plantar | 1. relating to or occurring on the undersurface of the foot More Definitions → |
| plastered | 1. (of hair) made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance 2. (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster More Definitions → |
| pled | 1. appeal or request earnestly 2. offer as an excuse or plea More Definitions → |
| plumage | 1. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds More Definitions → |
| playbill | 1. a theatrical program More Definitions → |
| plowed | 1. (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow More Definitions → |
| pluralistic | 1. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of pluralism More Definitions → |
| pleat | 1. pleat or gather into a ruffle 2. fold into pleats More Definitions → |
| plier | 1. someone who plies a trade More Definitions → |
| placard | 1. post in a public place 2. publicize or announce by placards More Definitions → |
| pliable | 1. susceptible to being led or directed 2. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out More Definitions → |
| planktonic | 1. of or relating to plankton More Definitions → |
| plied | 1. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance 2. apply oneself diligently More Definitions → |
| plausibility | 1. apparent validity More Definitions → |
| playfully | 1. in a playful manner More Definitions → |
| plummet | 1. drop sharply 2. the metal bob of a plumb line More Definitions → |
| plantain | 1. any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally 2. a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics More Definitions → |
| platen | 1. work table of a machine tool 2. the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type More Definitions → |
| plop | 1. drop something with a plopping sound 2. drop with the sound of something falling into water More Definitions → |
| placket | 1. a piece of cloth sewn under an opening More Definitions → |
| plundered | 1. wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value More Definitions → |
| playpen | 1. a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play More Definitions → |
| pleurisy | 1. inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer) More Definitions → |
| ploughing | 1. tilling the land with a plow More Definitions → |
| plexiglass | 1. a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic More Definitions → |
| plinth | 1. an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) More Definitions → |
| ploughed | 1. (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow More Definitions → |
| plundering | 1. the act of stealing valuable things from a place 2. given to taking by force what is desired More Definitions → |
| plagioclase | 1. any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks More Definitions → |
| plausibly | 1. easy to believe on the basis of available evidence More Definitions → |
| plaintive | 1. expressing sorrow More Definitions → |
| plucky | 1. marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited 2. showing courage More Definitions → |
| playfulness | 1. a festive merry feeling 2. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement More Definitions → |
| plaything | 1. an artifact designed to be played with More Definitions → |
| plodding | 1. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud 2. hard monotonous routine work More Definitions → |
| placate | 1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of More Definitions → |
| plebiscite | 1. a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance More Definitions → |
| plication | 1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding 2. the act of folding in parallel folds More Definitions → |
| plenipotentiary | 1. a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government More Definitions → |
| playmaker | 1. a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score More Definitions → |
| plastid | 1. any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein More Definitions → |
| pluralist | 1. a cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time 2. a philosopher who believes that no single explanation can account for all the phenomena of nature More Definitions → |
| plowman | 1. a man who plows More Definitions → |
| pliant | 1. capable of being influenced or formed 2. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out More Definitions → |
| platted | 1. make a plot of More Definitions → |
| plasterboard | 1. wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls More Definitions → |
| plagiarized | 1. copied and passed off as your own More Definitions → |
| pleura | 1. the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest More Definitions → |
| plonk | 1. a cheap wine of inferior quality 2. the noise of something dropping (as into liquid) More Definitions → |
| plunk | 1. make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground 2. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise More Definitions → |
| plagiarize | 1. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property More Definitions → |
| plait | 1. make by braiding or interlacing 2. weave into plaits More Definitions → |
| plater | 1. a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold) More Definitions → |
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