Words beginning with PL

854 words and phrases start with the letters PL.

placable(adjective) easily calmed or pacified
placard(verb) post in a public place
placate(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
placating(adjective) intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
placatingly(adverb) in a placating manner
placation(noun) the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity
placative(adjective) intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
placatory(adjective) intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
place(noun) a point located with respect to surface features of some region
place-kick(verb) kick (a ball) from a stationary position, in football
place-kicker(noun) (football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal
place-kicking(noun) (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking
place-worship(noun) the worship of places
place bet(noun) a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second
place down(verb) cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
place kick(noun) (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking
place mat(noun) a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting
place name(noun) the name by which a geographical place is known
place of birth(noun) the place where someone was born
place of business(noun) an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is…
place of origin(noun) where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
place of worship(noun) any building where congregations gather for prayer
place setting(noun) a table service for one person
place upright(verb) put into an upright position
placeable(adjective) capable of being recognized
placebo(noun) an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy…
placebo effect(noun) any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is…
placed(adjective) situated in a particular spot or position
placeholder(noun) a person authorized to act for another
placekicker(noun) (football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal
placeman(noun) a disparaging term for an appointee
placement(noun) the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
placement center(noun) an office that finds suitable employment for applicants
placement office(noun) an office that finds suitable employment for applicants
placenta(noun) that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
placenta previa(noun) pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can…
placental(adjective) pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta
placental mammal(noun) mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
placentation(noun) the formation of the placenta in the uterus
placer(noun) an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
placer miner(noun) a miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging
placer mining(noun) mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging
placeseeker(noun) a disparaging term for an appointee
placid(adjective) (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
placidity(noun) a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
placidly(adverb) in a quiet and tranquil manner
placidness(noun) a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling
Placido Domingo(noun) Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)
Placidyl(noun) a mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl)
placket(noun) a piece of cloth sewn under an opening
placoderm(noun) fish-like vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the…
Placodermi(noun) extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws
placoid(adjective) as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks
Placuna(noun) windowpane oysters
Placuna placenta(noun) marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell
plagal cadence(noun) a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the…
plage(noun) the beach at a seaside resort
Plagianthus(noun) small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand
Plagianthus betulinus(noun) deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New…
Plagianthus regius(noun) deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New…
plagiarisation(noun) the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagiarise(verb) take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
plagiarised(adjective) copied and passed off as your own
plagiariser(noun) someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
plagiarism(noun) a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
plagiarist(noun) someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
plagiaristic(adjective) copied and passed off as your own
plagiarization(noun) the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
plagiarize(verb) take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
plagiarized(adjective) copied and passed off as your own
plagiarizer(noun) someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
plagiocephaly(noun) congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique
plagioclase(noun) any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks
plagioclastic(adjective) of or relating to plagioclase
plague(verb) cause to suffer a blight
plague pneumonia(noun) a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to…
plague spot(noun) a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague
plaguey(adjective) likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
plaguily(adverb) in a disagreeable manner
plaguy(adjective) causing irritation or annoyance
plaice(noun) flesh of large European flatfish
plaid(noun) a cloth having a crisscross design
plain(adjective) clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
plain-woven(adjective) (of cloth) made in plain weave
plain clothes(noun) ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.
plain flour(noun) flour that does not contain a raising agent
plain sailing(noun) easy unobstructed progress
plain stitch(noun) a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
plain turkey(noun) popular Australian game bird
plain wanderer(noun) small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains
plain weave(noun) a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard…
plainchant(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a liturgical chant consisting of a single, unaccompanied melodic line
plainclothesman(noun) a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
plainly(adverb) unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
plainness(noun) the state of being unmixed with other material
Plains Indian(noun) a member of one of the tribes of American Indians who lived a nomadic life following the buffalo in the Great…
plains lemon monarda(noun) annual of southern United States
plains pocket gopher(noun) gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America
plains pocket mouse(noun) small rodent of open areas of United States plains states
plains spadefoot(noun) this spadefoot toad lives in plains and hills and river bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky…

plainsman(noun) an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America)
plainsong(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a liturgical chant consisting of a single, unaccompanied melodic line
plainspoken(adjective) using simple and direct language
plaint(noun) (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the…
plaintiff(noun) a person who brings an action in a court of law
plaintiff in error(noun) the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
plaintive(adjective) expressing sorrow
plaintively(adverb) in a plaintive manner
plaintiveness(noun) expressing sorrowfulness
plait(noun) a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
plaiter(noun) someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.)
plan(verb) have the will and intention to carry out some action
plan of action(noun) a plan for actively doing something
plan of attack(noun) ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
planar(adjective) involving or having two dimensions
planaria(noun) free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost…
planarian(noun) free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost…
planate(adjective) having been flattened
planation(noun) the process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced
planchet(noun) a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin
planchette(noun) a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out…
Planck(noun) German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions…
Planck's constant(noun) the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x…
Planck's law(noun) (physics) the basis of quantum theory; the energy of electromagnetic waves is contained in indivisible quanta…
Planck's radiation law(noun) (physics) an equation that expresses the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of an ideal black…
plane(noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
plane-polarized(adjective) (of a moving wave) vibrating in a single plane
plane-tree family(noun) coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees
plane angle(noun) an angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane)
plane figure(noun) a two-dimensional shape
plane geometry(noun) the geometry of 2-dimensional figures
plane seat(noun) a seat on a commercial airliner
plane section(noun) (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
plane table(noun) surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod; used to sight…
plane ticket(noun) a ticket good for a trip on an airplane
plane tree(noun) any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed…
planeness(noun) the property of having two dimensions
planer(noun) a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
Planera(noun) a deciduous tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in the southeastern United States
planet(noun) (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine…
planet gear(noun) an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
planet wheel(noun) an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
planetal(adjective) of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets
planetarium(noun) a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling
planetary(adjective) of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets
planetary gear(noun) an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train
planetary house(noun) (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
planetary nebula(noun) a nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star…
planetesimal(noun) one of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the…
planetesimal hypothesis(noun) (cosmology) the theory that the solar system was formed by the gravitational accumulation of planetesimals
planetoid(noun) any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun
plangency(noun) having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
plangent(adjective) loud and resounding
planimeter(noun) a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure
planing machine(noun) a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
plank(verb) cover with planks
plank-bed(noun) a bed of boards (without a mattress)
plank down(verb) drop heavily
plank over(verb) cover with planks
planking(noun) planks collectively; a quantity of planks
plankton(noun) the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
planktonic(adjective) of or relating to plankton
planktonic algae(noun) unicellular algae
planless(adjective) aimlessly drifting
planned(adjective) designed or carried out according to a plan
planned community(noun) a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents
planner(noun) a person who makes plans
planning(noun) an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
planning board(noun) a board appointed to advise the chief administrator
planning commission(noun) a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments
Plano(noun) a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
Planococcus(noun) a genus of Pseudococcidae
Planococcus citri(noun) feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus
planoconcave(adjective) flat on one side and concave on the other
planoconvex(adjective) flat on one side and convex on the other
planographic(adjective) of or relating to or involving planography
planographic printing(noun) the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as…
planography(noun) the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as…
plant(verb) put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
plant-eating(adjective) (of animals) feeding on plants
plant bug(noun) small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices
plant cell(noun) a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant
plant closing(noun) act of shutting down operation of a plant
plant department(noun) the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant
plant disease(noun) a disease that affects plants
plant family(noun) a family of plants
plant fiber(noun) fiber derived from plants
plant fibre(noun) fiber derived from plants
plant food(noun) any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile
plant genus(noun) a genus of plants
plant hopper(noun) related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants
plant hormone(noun) (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone
plant kingdom(noun) (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants
plant life(noun) (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
plant louse(noun) any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
plant material(noun) material derived from plants
plant order(noun) the order of plants
plant organ(noun) a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
plant part(noun) any part of a plant or fungus
plant process(noun) a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ