placability - adj. easily placated; mild; forgiving. placability n. placably adv. [ME f. OF... [more]

placably - adj. easily placated; mild; forgiving. placability n. placably adv. [ME f. OF... [more]

placatingly - v.tr. pacify; conciliate. placatingly adv. placation n. placatory adj. [L placare... [more]

placation - v.tr. pacify; conciliate. placatingly adv. placation n. placatory adj. [L placare... [more]

placatory - v.tr. pacify; conciliate. placatingly adv. placation n. placatory adj. [L placare... [more]

placeless - n. & v. 1 a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person... [more]

placement - n. & v. 1 a a particular portion of space. b a portion of space occupied by a person... [more]

placental - n. (pl. placentae or placentas) 1 a flattened circular organ in the uterus ... [more]

plagiaristic - n. 1 the act or an instance of plagiarizing. 2 something plagiarized. plagiarist... [more]

plagiarist - n. 1 the act or an instance of plagiarizing. 2 something plagiarized. plagiarist... [more]

plagiarizer - v.tr. (also -ise) (also absol.) 1 take and use (the thoughts, writings, inventions,... [more]

plaguesome - n., v., & int. 1 a deadly contagious disease spreading rapidly over a [more]

plainly - adj., adv., & n. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see ).... [more]

plainness - adj., adv., & n. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see ).... [more]

plaintively - adj. 1 expressing sorrow; mournful. 2 mournful-sounding. plaintively adv. plaintiveness... [more]

plaintiveness - adj. 1 expressing sorrow; mournful. 2 mournful-sounding. plaintively adv. plaintiveness... [more]

PLAIT - n. & v. = PLAIT n. 1. tr. (platted, platting) = PLAIT v.... [more]

planetology - n. 1 a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star; the earth. 2 esp.... [more]

plangency - adj. 1 (of a sound) loud and reverberating. 2 (of a sound) plaintive; sad. plangency... [more]

planimetric - n. an instrument for mechanically measuring the area of a plane figure. planimetric... [more]

planimetrical - n. an instrument for mechanically measuring the area of a plane figure. planimetric... [more]

planimetry - n. an instrument for mechanically measuring the area of a plane figure. planimetric... [more]

planisher - v.tr. flatten (sheet metal, coining-metal, etc.)... [more]

planispheric - infl. by F planisphre]... [more]

planktonic - n. the chiefly microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea or fresh water... [more]

planning - cf. PLANT]... [more]

planography - adj. relating to or produced by a process in which printing is done from a plane... [more]

plantable - n. & v. 1 a any living organism of the kingdom Plantae, usu. containing chlorophyll... [more]

plantlet - n. & v. 1 a any living organism of the kingdom Plantae, usu. containing chlorophyll... [more]

plantlike - n. & v. 1 a any living organism of the kingdom Plantae, usu. containing chlorophyll... [more]

plaquette - n. 1 an ornamental tablet of metal, porcelain, etc., esp. affixed to a building... [more]

plashy - n. & v. 1 a splash; a plunge. 2 a a marshy pool. b a puddle. 1 tr. & intr. splash.... [more]

plasmatic - n. (also plasm) 1 the colourless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk, in [more]

plasmic - n. (also plasm) 1 the colourless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk, in [more]

plasterer - n. & v. 1 a soft pliable mixture esp. of lime putty ... [more]

plastery - n. & v. 1 a soft pliable mixture esp. of lime putty ... [more]

plastically - n. & adj. 1 any of a number of synthetic polymeric substances that can be given... [more]

plasticity - n. & adj. 1 any of a number of synthetic polymeric substances that can be given... [more]

plasticization - n. & adj. 1 any of a number of synthetic polymeric substances that can be given... [more]

plasticizer - n. & adj. 1 any of a number of synthetic polymeric substances that can be given... [more]

plasticky - n. & adj. 1 any of a number of synthetic polymeric substances that can be given... [more]

plastral - n. 1 a a fencer's leather-covered breastplate. b a lancer's breast-covering of facings-cloth.... [more]

plateful - n. & v. 1 a a shallow vessel, usu. circular and of earthenware or china, from which... [more]

plateless - n. & v. 1 a a shallow vessel, usu. circular and of earthenware or china, from which... [more]

plater - n. & v. 1 a a shallow vessel, usu. circular and of earthenware or china, from which... [more]

platinization - v.tr. (also -ise) coat with platinum. platinization n.... [more]

Platonically - adj. 1 of or associated with the Greek philosopher Plato (d. 347 BC) or his ideas.... [more]

Platonist - n. the philosophy of Plato or his followers. Platonist n.... [more]

plausibility - adj. 1 (of an argument, statement , etc.) seeming... [more]

plausibly - adj. 1 (of an argument, statement , etc.) seeming... [more]

playability - v. & n. 1 intr. (often foll. by with) occupy or amuse oneself pleasantly with... [more]

playable - v. & n. 1 intr. (often foll. by with) occupy or amuse oneself pleasantly with... [more]

playfully - adj. 1 fond of or inclined to play. 2 done in fun; humorous, jocular. playfully... [more]

playfulness - adj. 1 fond of or inclined to play. 2 done in fun; humorous, jocular. playfully... [more]

pleasantly - adj. (pleasanter, pleasantest) pleasing to the mind, feelings, or senses. pleasantly... [more]

pleasantness - adj. (pleasanter, pleasantest) pleasing to the mind, feelings, or senses. pleasantly... [more]

pleasing - v. 1 tr. (also absol.) be agreeable to; make glad; give pleasure to (the gift will... [more]

pleasingly - v. 1 tr. (also absol.) be agreeable to; make glad; give pleasure to (the gift will... [more]

pleasurableness - adj. causing pleasure; agreeable. pleasurableness n. pleasurably adv. [PLEASURE... [more]

pleasurable - adj. causing pleasure; agreeable. pleasurableness n. pleasurably adv. [PLEASURE... [more]

pleasurably - adj. causing pleasure; agreeable. pleasurableness n. pleasurably adv. [PLEASURE... [more]

pleb - n. colloq. usu. derog. an ordinary insignificant person. plebby adj. [abbr. of... [more]

plebby - n. colloq. usu. derog. an ordinary insignificant person. plebby adj. [abbr. of... [more]

plebeianism - n. & adj. a commoner, esp. in ancient Rome. 1 of low birth; of the common people.... [more]

plebiscitary - n. 1 the direct vote of all the electors of a State etc. on an important ... [more]

plebiscite - n. 1 the direct vote of all the electors of a State etc. on an important ... [more]

plectrum - n. (pl. plectrums or plectra) 1 a thin flat piece of plastic or horn ... [more]

Pleistocene - adj. & n. Geol. of or relating to the first epoch of the Quaternary ... [more]

plenary - adj. 1 entire, unqualified, absolute (plenary... [more]

plenipotentiary - n. & adj. (pl. -ies) a person (esp. a diplomat) invested with ... [more]