| please |
to satisfy or give pleasure to; make happy. [5 definitions] |
| pleased |
made satisfied or happy. |
| pleased as Punch |
very pleased or gratified. |
| pleasing |
giving enjoyment or satisfaction; likable; agreeable. |
| pleasurable |
giving or causing pleasure. |
| pleasure |
a happy, delighted, or satisfied feeling. [6 definitions] |
| pleasureless |
combined form of pleasure. |
| pleasure principle |
in psychoanalysis, the theory that humans tend to secure gratification and pleasure and to avoid pain or unpleasantness. |
| pleat |
a decorative permanent fold of even width, pressed or sewn in the fabric of a garment, curtain, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| pleatless |
combined form of pleat. |
| plebe |
a freshman in a military academy. |
| plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. [5 definitions] |
| plebiscite |
a direct vote by a population on some important question, esp. a question of national self-determination such as annexation or independence; referendum. |
| plebs |
in ancient Roman society, the class of common people as contrasted with the patrician class. [2 definitions] |
| plectrum |
a small flexible piece of plastic or other material used to pluck a stringed musical instrument; pick. |
| pled |
a past tense and past participle of plead. |
| pledge |
a formal or solemn promise; vow. [10 definitions] |
| pledgee |
a person to whom a pledge is made or with whom an object is deposited as a pledge. |
| Pledge of Allegiance |
an oath of loyalty to the United States of America (prec. by "the"). |
| pledgor |
in law, a person who deposits an object or property with another as security for a pledge. |
| -plegia |
paralysis. |