Words beginning with PL (page 3)

854 words and phrases start with the letters PL.

Platyrrhini(noun) New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari;…
platyrrhinian(adjective) of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses
platyrrhinic(adjective) of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses
platysma(noun) either of two broad muscles located on either side of the neck and innervated by the facial nerve; extends…
Platystemon(noun) one species: creamcups
Platystemon californicus(noun) California plant with small pale yellow flowers
plaudit(noun) enthusiastic approval
plaudits(noun) enthusiastic approval
plausibility(noun) apparent validity
plausible(adjective) apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing
plausibleness(noun) apparent validity
plausibly(adverb) easy to believe on the basis of available evidence
plausive(adjective) expressing or manifesting praise or approval
Plautus(noun) comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC)
Plautus alle(noun) small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions
Plavix(noun) a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatment of mild heart attacks; works by preventing…
play(verb) participate in games or sport
play-actor(noun) an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
play-box(noun) a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school)
play a joke on(verb) subject to a playful hoax or joke
play a trick on(verb) deceive somebody
play along(verb) cooperate or pretend to cooperate
play around(verb) commit adultery
play back(verb) reproduce (a recording) on a recorder
play down(verb) understate the importance or quality of
play false(verb) conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
play group(noun) a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions
play hooky(verb) play truant from work or school
play it by ear(verb) decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation
play list(noun) a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio
play off(verb) set into opposition or rivalry
play out(verb) deplete
play possum(verb) to pretend to be dead
play reading(noun) performance of a play by a group of readers
play therapy(noun) form of psychotherapy for children that uses play situations for diagnosis or treatment
play tricks(verb) deceive somebody
play up(verb) move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
playable(adjective) capable of or suitable for being played or played on
playact(verb) perform on a stage or theater
playacting(noun) the performance of a part or role in a drama
playactor(noun) an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
playback(noun) the act of reproducing recorded sound
playbill(noun) a theatrical program
playbook(noun) a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an…
playbox(noun) a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school)
playboy(noun) a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
playday(noun) time for play or diversion
played(adjective) (of games) engaged in
played out(adjective) drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
player(noun) a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
player piano(noun) a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys
playfellow(noun) a companion at play
playful(adjective) full of fun and high spirits
playfully(adverb) in a playful manner
playfulness(noun) activities that are enjoyable or amusing
playgoer(noun) someone who attends the theater
playground(noun) an area where many people go for recreation
playground ball(noun) ball used in playing softball
playground slide(noun) plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
playhouse(noun) plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
playing(noun) the act of playing a musical instrument
playing area(noun) a piece of land prepared for playing a game
playing card(noun) one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
playing field(noun) the circumstances under which competition occurs
playing period(noun) (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
playlet(noun) a short play
playlist(noun) a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio
Playlobium obtusangulum(noun) low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and…
playmaker(noun) a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score
playmate(noun) a companion at play
playoff(noun) any final competition to determine a championship
playoff game(noun) one game in the series of games constituting a playoff
playpen(noun) a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
playroom(noun) a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc)
playschool(noun) a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions
playscript(noun) a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
playsuit(noun) a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse
plaything(noun) an artifact designed to be played with
playtime(noun) time for play or diversion
playwright(noun) someone who writes plays
plaza(noun) a public square with room for pedestrians
plea(noun) a humble request for help from someone in authority
plea-bargain(verb) agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge
plea bargain(noun) (criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and…
plea bargaining(noun) (criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and…
plea of insanity(noun) (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
pleach(verb) form or weave into a braid or braids
plead(verb) appeal or request earnestly
pleader(noun) a lawyer who pleads cases in court
pleading(adjective) begging
pleading in the alternative(noun) a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to…
pleadingly(adverb) in a beseeching manner
pleasance(noun) a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion
pleasant(adjective) affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
pleasant-smelling(adjective) having an odor that is pleasing
pleasant-tasting(adjective) extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
Pleasant Island(noun) a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west…
pleasantly(adverb) in a cheerful manner
pleasantness(noun) the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling
pleasantry(noun) an agreeable or amusing remark

please(adverb) used to make a request polite
pleased(adjective) experiencing or manifesting pleasure
pleaser(noun) a pleasing entertainer
pleasing(adjective) giving pleasure and satisfaction
pleasingly(adverb) in a pleasing manner
pleasingness(noun) the quality of giving pleasure to the senses
pleasurable(adjective) affording satisfaction or pleasure
pleasurably(adverb) in a very pleasurable manner
pleasure(noun) a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
pleasure-pain principle(noun) (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and…
pleasure-unpleasure principle(noun) (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and…
pleasure boat(noun) a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
pleasure craft(noun) a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
pleasure ground(noun) a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement
pleasure principle(noun) (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and…
pleasure seeker(noun) someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
pleasure trip(noun) a journey taken for pleasure
pleat(noun) any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into…
pleating(noun) the act of folding in parallel folds
pleb(noun) one of the common people
plebe(noun) a military trainee (as at a military academy)
plebeian(adjective) of or associated with the great masses of people
plebiscite(noun) a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance
Plecoptera(noun) stoneflies
plecopteran(noun) primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are…
Plecotus(noun) a genus of Vespertilionidae
Plecotus townsendi(noun) bat of western North America having extremely large ears
Plectania(noun) genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to and often included in genus Peziza
plectognath(noun) tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines
plectognath fish(noun) tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines
Plectognathi(noun) boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers
Plectomycetes(noun) class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a cleistothecium (it releases spores only on decay or…
Plectophera(noun) in some former classifications: name for the Ephemeroptera
Plectorrhiza(noun) small genus of Australian orchids
plectranthus(noun) any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus
Plectranthus amboinicus(noun) an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus
plectron(noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
Plectrophenax(noun) snow bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis(noun) white Arctic bunting
plectrum(noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
pledge(verb) promise solemnly and formally
pledge taker(noun) a volunteer who records (usually by telephone) contributions pledged in a fund drive
pledged(adjective) bound by or as if by an oath
pledgee(noun) someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge
pledger(noun) someone who makes or gives a pledge
Pleiades(noun) (Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them…
Pleione(noun) small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan
Pleiospilos(noun) perennial succulents of South Africa
Pleistocene(noun) from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human…
Pleistocene epoch(noun) from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human…
plenarily(adverb) in a plenary manner
plenary(adjective) full in all respects
plenipotentiary(noun) a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government
plenitude(noun) a full supply
plenteous(adjective) affording an abundant supply
plenteously(adverb) in a bountiful manner
plenteousness(noun) a full supply
plentiful(adjective) existing in great number or quantity
plentifully(adverb) in a bountiful manner
plentifulness(noun) a full supply
plentitude(noun) a full supply
plenty(noun) a full supply
plenum(noun) a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present
pleochroic(adjective) of or relating to or having pleochroism
pleochroism(noun) the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions
pleomorphic(adjective) relating to or characterized by pleomorphism
pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma(noun) form of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older adults
pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma(noun) form of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older adults
pleomorphism(noun) (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
pleonasm(noun) using more words than necessary
pleonaste(noun) a dark-colored spinel containing iron
pleonastic(adjective) repetition of same sense in different words
pleopod(noun) one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying…
Plesianthropus(noun) former name for the genus Australopithecus
plesiosaur(noun) extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the…
Plesiosauria(noun) any of the plesiosaurs
plesiosaurus(noun) extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the…
plessimeter(noun) a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations
plessor(noun) (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing…
Plethodon(noun) type genus of the Plethodontidae
Plethodon cinereus(noun) common salamander of eastern North America
Plethodon vehiculum(noun) salamander of the Pacific coast of North America
plethodont(noun) mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land;…
Plethodontidae(noun) small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults
plethora(noun) extreme excess
plethoric(adjective) excessively abundant
plethysmograph(noun) a measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a part or organ or whole body (usually resulting…
pleura(noun) the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest
pleural(adjective) of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax
pleural cavity(noun) the cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs and heart
pleural space(noun) the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura
pleuralgia(noun) pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs
pleurisy(noun) inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)
pleurisy root(noun) erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
Pleurobrachia(noun) sea gooseberries
Pleurobrachiidae(noun) sea gooseberries
pleurocarp(noun) a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk
pleurocarpous(adjective) (of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branches
pleurocarpous moss(noun) a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk
pleurodont(noun) an animal having teeth fused with the inner surface of the alveolar ridge without sockets