| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. [2 definitions] |
| plicate |
existing or arranged in fanlike folds; pleated. |
| plier |
a thing or person that plies. [2 definitions] |
| pliers |
any of various tools that have opposed handles and jaws connected by a pivot and that are used for holding, bending, or cutting wire, metal, or the like. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, esp. an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| plight2 |
to promise (one's faith) in engagement or marriage. [3 definitions] |
| Plimoth |
spelling of "Plymouth" originally used by English colonists who settled the Massachusetts area. (See Plymouth.) |
| plimsoll |
(chiefly British; old-fashioned) a canvas shoe with a rubber sole used primarily for playing sports; sneaker. |
| Plimsoll mark |
one of a series of lines on the hull of a merchant ship that indicate the depth to which, under different, legally specified circumstances, it may be loaded. |
| plink |
to make a series of short ringing or clinking sounds. [3 definitions] |
| plinth |
the base or slab supporting a column, statue, or the like; pedestal. |
| Pliocene |
of, relating to, or designating the geological epoch at the end of the Tertiary Period, from approximately 5 million to 1.8 million years ago, when the first apelike humans appeared in Africa. [2 definitions] |
| plissé |
a puckered, crinkled texture in cotton or nylon that is created by treating the fabric with a caustic soda solution. [2 definitions] |
| PLO |
abbreviation of "Palestine Liberation Organization." |
| plod |
to move slowly or heavily, as if with weariness or reluctance; trudge. [5 definitions] |
| plop |
to drop heavily or forcefully. [5 definitions] |
| plosive |
in phonetics, produced by the complete stoppage, then sudden forceful release of the breath, such as the sounds of the consonants "p," "b," and "t". [2 definitions] |
| plot1 |
the story line or sequence of events in a novel, play, or the like. [6 definitions] |
| plot2 |
a small piece of land, esp. one used for a specific purpose. [2 definitions] |
| plotter |
one who schemes or conspires with others. [2 definitions] |
| plough |
a heavy farm tool that has a wide blade and is pulled by a tractor or strong animal. Ploughs are used for turning over and cutting through soil. |