| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| placable | adjective | Capable of being appeased or pacified; ready or willing to be pacified; willing to forgive or condone. |
| placated | imp. & past participle | of Placate |
| placeful | adjective | In the appointed place. |
| placemen | plural | of Placeman |
| placeman | noun | One who holds or occupies a place; one who has office under government. |
| placenta | noun | The vascular appendage which connects the fetus with the parent, and is cast off in parturition with the afterbirth., The part of a pistil or fruit to which the ovules or seeds are attached. |
| placidly | adverb | In a placid manner. |
| placitum | noun | A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which the sovereign president when a consultation was held upon affairs of state., A court, or cause in court., A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit. |
| plagiary | verb i. | To commit plagiarism., A manstealer; a kidnaper., One who purloins another’s expressions or ideas, and offers them as his own; a plagiarist., Plagiarism; literary thief., Kidnaping., Practicing plagiarism. |
| plaguing | present participle & vb. noun | of Plague |
| plaguily | adverb | In a plaguing manner; vexatiously; extremely. |
| plaiding | noun | Plaid cloth. |
| plaining | present participle & vb. noun | of Plain, Complaint., Complaining. |
| plainant | noun | One who makes complaint; the plaintiff. |
| plaister | noun | See Plaster. |
| plaiting | present participle & vb. noun | of Plait |
| planning | present participle & vb. noun | of Plan |
| planaria | noun | Any species of turbellarian worms belonging to Planaria, and many allied genera. The body is usually flat, thin, and smooth. Some species, in warm countries, are terrestrial. |
| planched | imp. & past participle | of Planch |
| plancher | noun | A floor of wood; also, a plank., The under side of a cornice; a soffit., To form of planks. |
| planchet | noun | A flat piece of metal; especially, a disk of metal ready to be stamped as a coin. |
| planeted | adjective | Belonging to planets. |
| planetic | adjective | Alt. of Planetical |
| plangent | adjective | Beating; dashing, as a wave. |
| planking | present participle & vb. noun | of Plank, The act of laying planks; also, planks, collectively; a series of planks in place, as the wooden covering of the frame of a vessel., The act of splicing slivers. See Plank, v. t., 4. |
| planless | adjective | Having no plan. |
| planting | present participle & vb. noun | of Plant, The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, etc.; the forming of plantations, as of trees; the carrying on of plantations, as of sugar, coffee, etc., That which is planted; a plantation., The laying of the first courses of stone in a foundation. |
| plantage | noun | A word used once by Shakespeare to designate plants in general, or anything that is planted. |
| plantain | noun | A treelike perennial herb (Musa paradisiaca) of tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large clusters of the fruits called plantains. See Musa., The fruit of this plant. It is long and somewhat cylindrical, slightly curved, and, when ripe, soft, fleshy, and covered with a thick but tender yellowish skin. The plantain is a staple article of food in most tropical countries, especially when cooked., Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the P. major, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of Europe, but now found near the abode of civilized man in nearly all parts of the world. |
| plantlet | noun | A little plant. |
| plantule | noun | The embryo which has begun its development in the act of germination. |
| planulae | plural | of Planula |
| plashing | present participle & vb. noun | of Plash, of Plash, The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of small trees, as in hedges., The dashing or sprinkling of coloring matter on the walls of buildings, to imitate granite, etc. |
| plashoot | noun | A hedge or fence formed of branches of trees interlaced, or plashed. |
| plastery | adjective | Of the nature of plaster. |
| plastide | noun | A formative particle of albuminous matter; a monad; a cytode. See the Note under Morphon., One of the many minute granules found in the protoplasm of vegetable cells. They are divided by their colors into three classes, chloroplastids, chromoplastids, and leucoplastids. |
| plastron | noun | A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the breast., An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk., The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and turtles. See Testudinata., A trimming for the front of a woman’s dress, made of a different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to the waist. |
| platting | present participle & vb. noun | of Plat, Plaited strips or bark, cane, straw, etc., used for making hats or the like. |
| platanus | noun | A genus of trees; the plane tree. |
| platband | noun | A border of flowers in a garden, along a wall or a parterre; hence, a border., A flat molding, or group of moldings, the width of which much exceeds its projection, as the face of an architrave., A list or fillet between the flutings of a column. |
| plateaux | plural | of Plateau |
| plateaus | plural | of Plateau |
| plateful | noun | Enough to fill a plate; as much as a plate will hold. |
| platform | noun | A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also figuratively., A place laid out after a model., Any flat or horizontal surface; especially, one that is raised above some particular level, as a framework of timber or boards horizontally joined so as to form a roof, or a raised floor, or portion of a floor; a landing; a dais; a stage, for speakers, performers, or workmen; a standing place., A declaration of the principles upon which a person, a sect, or a party proposes to stand; a declared policy or system; as, the Saybrook platform; a political platform., A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine. See Orlop., To place on a platform., To form a plan of; to model; to lay out. |
| platinic | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or containing, platinum; — used specifically to designate those compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted with the platinous compounds; as, platinic chloride (PtCl4). |
| platinum | noun | A metallic element, intermediate in value between silver and gold, occurring native or alloyed with other metals, also as the platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is heavy tin-white metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents. It is used for crucibles, for stills for sulphuric acid, rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 194.3. Symbol Pt. Formerly called platina. |
| platness | noun | Flatness. |
| platonic | adjective | Alt. of Platonical, A follower of Plato; a Platonist. |
| platypod | noun | An animal having broad feet, or a broad foot. |
| platypus | noun | The duck mole. See under Duck. |
| plausive | adjective | Applauding; manifesting praise., Plausible, specious. |
| playbill | noun | A printed programme of a play, with the parts assigned to the actors. |
| playbook | noun | A book of dramatic compositions; a book of the play. |
| playfere | noun | A playfellow. |
| playgame | noun | Play of children. |
| playgoer | noun | One who frequents playhouses, or attends dramatic performances. |
| playmate | noun | A companion in diversions; a playfellow. |
| playsome | adjective | Playful; wanton; sportive. |
| playtime | noun | Time for play or diversion. |