| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| pluroderes | noun pl. | A group of fresh-water turtles in which the neck can not be retracted, but is bent to one side, for protection. The matamata is an example. |
| pluckiness | noun | The quality or state of being plucky. |
| plumassary | noun | A plume or collection of ornamental feathers. |
| plumassier | noun | One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers. |
| plumularia | noun | Any hydroid belonging to Plumularia and other genera of the family Plumularidae. They generally grow in plumelike forms. |
| plundering | present participle & vb. noun | of Plunder |
| plunderage | noun | The embezzlement of goods on shipboard. |
| pluperfect | adjective | More than perfect; past perfect; — said of the tense which denotes that an action or event was completed at or before the time of another past action or event., The pluperfect tense; also, a verb in the pluperfect tense. |
| pluralized | imp. & past participle | of Pluralize |
| pluralizer | noun | A pluralist. |
| plutocracy | noun | A form of government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the wealthy classes; government by the rich; also, a controlling or influential class of rich men. |