| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| pleach | verb t. | To unite by interweaving, as branches of trees; to plash; to interlock. |
| please | verb t. | To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy., To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to desire; to will., To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; — used impersonally., To afford or impart pleasure; to excite agreeable emotions., To have pleasure; to be willing, as a matter of affording pleasure or showing favor; to vouchsafe; to consent. |
| pledge | noun | The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between the debtor and creditor by a thing being so delivered or deposited, forming a species of bailment; also, that which is so delivered or deposited; something put in pawn., A person who undertook, or became responsible, for another; a bail; a surety; a hostage., A hypothecation without transfer of possession., Anything given or considered as a security for the performance of an act; a guarantee; as, mutual interest is the best pledge for the performance of treaties., A promise or agreement by which one binds one’s self to do, or to refrain from doing, something; especially, a solemn promise in writing to refrain from using intoxicating liquors or the like; as, to sign the pledge; the mayor had made no pledges., A sentiment to which assent is given by drinking one’s health; a toast; a health., To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in possession of another as security; as, to pledge one’s watch., To give or pass as a security; to guarantee; to engage; to plight; as, to pledge one’s word and honor., To secure performance of, as by a pledge., To bind or engage by promise or declaration; to engage solemnly; as, to pledge one’s self., To invite another to drink, by drinking of the cup first, and then handing it to him, as a pledge of good will; hence, to drink the health of; to toast. |
| pleiad | noun | One of the Pleiades. |
| plenal | adjective | Full; complete; as, a plenal view or act. |
| plenty | adjective | Full or adequate supply; enough and to spare; sufficiency; specifically, abundant productiveness of the earth; ample supply for human wants; abundance; copiousness., Plentiful; abundant. |
| plenum | noun | That state in which every part of space is supposed to be full of matter; — opposed to vacuum. |
| pleura | noun | pl. of Pleuron., The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane., The closed sac formed by the pleural membrane about each lung, or the fold of membrane connecting each lung with the body wall., Same as Pleuron., of Pleuron |
| plevin | noun | A warrant or assurance. |
| plexus | plural | of Plexus, A network of vessels, nerves, or fibers., The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities. |