| PLUCK | • pluck v. (Transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out. • pluck v. (Transitive) To take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation. • pluck v. (Transitive, music) To gently play a single string, e.g. on a guitar, violin etc. |
| PLUES | • Plues prop.n. A surname. • PLUE n. (Canadian) a beaver pelt for trading, also PLEW, PLU. |
| PLUFF | • pluff n. (Scotland) A puff of smoke or dust. • pluff n. (Scotland) A hairdresser’s powder puff. • pluff n. (Scotland) The act of using a powder puff. |
| PLUGS | • plugs n. Plural of plug. • plugs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plug. • PLUG v. to fill a hole with a material. |
| PLUMB | • plumb adj. Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line. • plumb adj. (Cricket) Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of their wicket and… • plumb adv. In a vertical direction; perpendicularly. |
| PLUME | • plume n. (Archaic, literary and poetic) A feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration. • plume n. (Archaic, literary and poetic) A cluster of feathers worn as an ornament, especially on a helmet; a hackle. • plume n. (Figurative) A token of honour or prowess; that on which one prides oneself; a prize or reward. |
| PLUMP | • plump adj. Having a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight. • plump adj. Fat. • plump adj. Sudden and without reservation; blunt; direct; downright. |
| PLUMS | • plums n. Plural of plum. • plums v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plum. • Plums prop.n. Plural of Plum. |
| PLUMY | • plumy adj. Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery. • PLUMY adj. covered with feathers. |
| PLUNK | • plunk v. (Transitive) To drop or throw something heavily onto or into something else, so that it makes a dull sound. • plunk v. (Intransitive) To land suddenly or heavily; to plump down. • plunk v. (Transitive, baseball) To intentionally hit the batter with a pitch. |
| PLUOT | • pluot n. A fruit which is a cross between a Japanese plum and an apricot, featuring more characteristics of plums… • PLUOT n. a hybrid fruit of plum and apricot, also PLUMCOT. |
| PLUSH | • plush adj. (UK) Very extravagant. • plush adj. (UK) Very expensive, or appearing expensive; opulent, luxurious. • plush adj. (Of a man-made object) Having a soft, fluffy exterior. |
| PLUTO | • pluto v. (Neologism) To demote or devalue something. • Pluto prop.n. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Greco-Roman god of the underworld. • Pluto prop.n. (Astronomy) Originally known as the ninth planet in the solar system but reclassified in 2006 as a dwarf… |