--- title: P — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 35 description: The 1498 words of the English dictionary under P, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/35/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / P # P — The English dictionary · page 35 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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[R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) … [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/34/) **35** [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/36/) … [77](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/77/) **planter** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A person who plants seeds, trees or vines, or a machine that does so.[↗](../../planter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Again shalt thou plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall have the use thereof.[↗](../../planter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.31.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../planter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **plantest** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «plantest» means «you plant», a form of «plant».[↗](../../plantest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* A plant is a living thing that grows in soil, like a flower, grass or a tree.[↗](../../plantest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") Most plants are green and make their own food from sunlight.[↗](../../plantest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thou bringest them in, and plantest them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, the place, O LORD, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, the sanctuary, O Lord, which Thy hands have established.[↗](../../plantest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.15.17, JPS 1917) **plaque** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A soft, sticky film of germs (bacteria) that forms on your teeth and causes tooth decay and gum disease if not brushed away.[↗](../../plaque/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A flat piece of metal, stone or wood with writing on it, fixed to a wall to remember a person or event, or given as a prize.[↗](../../plaque/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A fatty build-up inside blood vessels (in medicine).[↗](../../plaque/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Brushing your teeth removes plaque.[↗](../../plaque/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Plaque is a sticky layer of germs on your teeth.[↗](../../plaque/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The pink tablet showed where plaque was hiding.[↗](../../plaque/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sugary drinks help plaque make holes in your teeth.[↗](../../plaque/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A blue plaque says a famous writer lived in this house.[↗](../../plaque/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The team got a silver plaque for winning the cup.[↗](../../plaque/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There's a plaque on the bridge saying when it was built.[↗](../../plaque/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **plasma** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) The pale yellow liquid part of blood that carries blood cells, food and waste around the body.[↗](../../plasma/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) A fourth state of matter: a very hot gas in which particles have an electric charge, as in the Sun, lightning and neon signs.[↗](../../plasma/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A kind of flat-screen television (a plasma TV or «a plasma»).[↗](../../plasma/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Plasma is the liquid part of blood.[↗](../../plasma/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Red cells float in the plasma.[↗](../../plasma/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Sun is a giant ball of plasma.[↗](../../plasma/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lightning makes plasma for a split second.[↗](../../plasma/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Touch the plasma ball and the purple sparks follow your finger.[↗](../../plasma/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma still has an old plasma TV.[↗](../../plasma/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people donate plasma to help patients.[↗](../../plasma/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **plaster** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a plaster is a small sticky strip you put over a cut, called a Band-Aid in the USA and Canada.[↗](../../plaster/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Plaster is a paste that goes hard when dry, used to make walls and ceilings smooth.[↗](../../plaster/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A plaster cast is a hard cover put around a broken arm or leg.[↗](../../plaster/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To plaster something is to cover it thickly: plastered with mud.[↗](../../plaster/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I fell over and Mum put a plaster on my knee.[↗](../../plaster/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash the cut before you put on a plaster.[↗](../../plaster/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The builder smoothed plaster on the wall.[↗](../../plaster/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her broken arm was in plaster for six weeks.[↗](../../plaster/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a plaster model of a volcano.[↗](../../plaster/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My boots were plastered with mud.[↗](../../plaster/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I have a plaster?[↗](../../plaster/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") I cut my finger.[↗](../../plaster/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The posters were plastered all over the wall.[↗](../../plaster/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A few minutes after, a Bricklayer passed by, carrying a pail full of plaster on his shoulder.[↗](../../plaster/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other mortar, and shall plaster the house.[↗](../../plaster/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.14.42, JPS 1917)[↗](../../plaster/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that the stones have been taken out, and after the house hath been scraped, and after it is plastered; (Torah LEV.14.43, JPS 1917)[↗](../../plaster/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And it shall be when ye are passed over the Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.[↗](../../plaster/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.27.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../plaster/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And Isaiah said: 'Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.'[↗](../../plaster/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.38.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../plaster/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And her prophets have daubed for them with whited plaster, seeing falsehood, and divining lies unto them, saying: Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.[↗](../../plaster/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.22.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../plaster/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Because, even because they have led My people astray, saying: Peace, and there is no peace; and when it buildeth up a slight wall, behold, they daub it with whited plaster; (Prophets EZK.13.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../plaster/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **plasterer** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A person whose work is to cover walls with plaster.[↗](../../plasterer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* But ye are plasterers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.[↗](../../plasterer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.13.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../plasterer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **plastic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A light, strong material made in factories, often from oil, used for bottles, toys and bags.[↗](../../plastic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As an adjective, made of plastic.[↗](../../plastic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a plastic cup".[↗](../../plastic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As an adjective, easy to bend and shape.[↗](../../plastic/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (Informal) Credit or bank cards.[↗](../../plastic/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "pay with plastic".[↗](../../plastic/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This bottle is made of plastic.[↗](../../plastic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Plastic does not let electricity through.[↗](../../plastic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Recycle your plastic bottles.[↗](../../plastic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Plastic in the sea can hurt turtles.[↗](../../plastic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep plastic bags away from babies.[↗](../../plastic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Lego bricks are plastic.[↗](../../plastic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Plastic takes hundreds of years to break down.[↗](../../plastic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Use a reusable bag instead of a plastic one.[↗](../../plastic/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **plasticine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A soft, coloured modelling material like clay that never dries out, used by children to make shapes and models.[↗](../../plasticine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We made dinosaurs out of plasticine.[↗](../../plasticine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Roll the plasticine into a long snake.[↗](../../plasticine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A ball of plasticine sinks, but a boat shape floats.[↗](../../plasticine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't mix all the plasticine colours together\![↗](../../plasticine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The animated film was made with plasticine models.[↗](../../plasticine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Squash the plasticine to make a cube.[↗](../../plasticine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **plasticity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Being able to be shaped or moulded easily and keep the new shape, like clay.[↗](../../plasticity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) The ability of the brain or a living thing to change and adapt, e.g. when learning something new.[↗](../../plasticity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Clay has great plasticity, so we can make pots from it.[↗](../../plasticity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Brain plasticity means you can get better with practice.[↗](../../plasticity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plasticity of warm wax makes it easy to model.[↗](../../plasticity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Children's brains have a lot of plasticity.[↗](../../plasticity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Metals like gold have plasticity and can be hammered thin.[↗](../../plasticity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The plasticity of the dough let us shape it into animals.[↗](../../plasticity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **plate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A plate is a flat dish you put food on.[↗](../../plate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A plate is a flat thin piece of metal, glass or other hard material: a number plate on a car.[↗](../../plate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In science, the Earth's surface is made of huge plates that move slowly.[↗](../../plate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In baseball, home plate is where the batter stands.[↗](../../plate/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Each plate has 4 cookies.[↗](../../plate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She set 8 plates on the table.[↗](../../plate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 3 plates of 6 sandwiches.[↗](../../plate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many plates are needed for 24 cookies?[↗](../../plate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Please carry your plate to the sink.[↗](../../plate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Earthquakes happen where the Earth's plates move.[↗](../../plate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The car's number plate was covered in mud.[↗](../../plate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He ran to home plate.[↗](../../plate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I have a lot on my plate this week.[↗](../../plate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · All the plates clattered for joy.[↗](../../plate/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet: HOLY TO THE LORD.[↗](../../plate/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.28.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../plate/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like the engravings of a signet: HOLY TO THE LORD.[↗](../../plate/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.39.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../plate/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And he set the mitre upon his head; and upon the mitre, in front, did he set the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.[↗](../../plate/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.8.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../plate/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about.[↗](../../plate/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.7.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../plate/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Silver beaten into plates which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple is their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men.[↗](../../plate/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.10.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../plate/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **plateau** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A plateau is a large, flat area of high land, higher than the land around it.[↗](../../plateau/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A plateau is a time when something stops going up or down and stays at the same level («Her progress reached a plateau»).[↗](../../plateau/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To plateau is to stop growing or improving and stay level.[↗](../../plateau/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Tibetan Plateau is the highest in the world.[↗](../../plateau/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The village stands on a flat plateau above the valley.[↗](../../plateau/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · On the graph, the line reaches a plateau after ten minutes.[↗](../../plateau/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My reading scores have plateaued this term.[↗](../../plateau/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Athletes sometimes hit a plateau in training.[↗](../../plateau/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The temperature rose, then plateaued at 100 °C as the water boiled.[↗](../../plateau/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Cows grazed on the windy plateau.[↗](../../plateau/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **platelet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A tiny piece in your blood that helps it clot (go thick and sticky) to stop bleeding when you are cut.[↗](../../platelet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Platelets help your blood clot when you cut your finger.[↗](../../platelet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Blood is made of plasma, red cells, white cells and platelets.[↗](../../platelet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The scab on your knee started with platelets sticking together.[↗](../../platelet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor checked her platelet count.[↗](../../platelet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Platelets are much smaller than red blood cells.[↗](../../platelet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people donate platelets to help patients in hospital.[↗](../../platelet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **platform** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A platform is the raised flat area next to the tracks at a railway station where people wait for and get on trains.[↗](../../platform/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A platform is any raised flat surface where people stand, like a stage for speakers.[↗](../../platform/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In computers, a platform is a system that programs or games run on, or a website where people share things.[↗](../../platform/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Platform shoes have very thick soles.[↗](../../platform/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our train leaves from platform 2.[↗](../../platform/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Stand behind the yellow line on the platform.[↗](../../platform/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The singer stood on a platform so everyone could see her.[↗](../../platform/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We waited on the cold platform for twenty minutes.[↗](../../platform/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The diver jumped from the high platform.[↗](../../platform/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The game runs on every platform.[↗](../../platform/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · An oil platform stands in the sea.[↗](../../platform/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Mind the gap between the train and the platform.[↗](../../platform/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the monkey and the hare both hopped out, quickly and nimbly, to the wrestling platform.[↗](../../platform/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Then stood up upon the platform of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.[↗](../../platform/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings NEH.9.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../platform/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And she looked, and, behold, the king stood on the platform, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets.[↗](../../platform/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.11.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../platform/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **platinum** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) A very valuable silvery-white metal that does not rust and is heavier than gold; its chemical symbol is Pt.[↗](../../platinum/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Made of platinum: «a platinum ring».[↗](../../platinum/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) Very pale silver-blonde in colour: «platinum blonde».[↗](../../platinum/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (music) A «platinum record» is a prize for an album or song that sells a very great number of copies.[↗](../../platinum/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Platinum is rarer than gold.[↗](../../platinum/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum's wedding ring is made of platinum.[↗](../../platinum/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The singer's album went platinum.[↗](../../platinum/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Platinum does not rust or tarnish.[↗](../../platinum/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her hair was dyed platinum blonde.[↗](../../platinum/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Platinum is used in parts that clean car exhaust fumes.[↗](../../platinum/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **platonic** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Having to do with the Greek thinker Plato or his ideas, or a friendship that is close but not romantic.[↗](../../platonic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **platter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A platter is a large, flat dish for serving food.[↗](../../platter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A platter can be anything wide, flat and smooth, like a flat dish.[↗](../../platter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She carried a platter of cakes.[↗](../../platter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fish was served on a silver platter.[↗](../../platter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The land was as flat as a platter.[↗](../../platter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **platypus** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A platypus is an unusual animal from eastern Australia with a duck-like bill, webbed feet, thick fur and a flat tail like a beaver's, which lays eggs.[↗](../../platypus/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The platypus lives in Australia.[↗](../../platypus/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A platypus is a mammal that lays eggs.[↗](../../platypus/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The platypus has a bill like a duck.[↗](../../platypus/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Platypuses hunt underwater with their eyes shut.[↗](../../platypus/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The male platypus has a poisonous spur.[↗](../../platypus/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · When scientists first saw a platypus, they thought it was a joke.[↗](../../platypus/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **plaudits** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Plaudits are loud praise or clapping that people give to a performer or a hero.[↗](../../plaudits/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) Plaudits can also mean a shout or call of approval from a crowd.[↗](../../plaudits/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The crowd showered plaudits on the young singer.[↗](../../plaudits/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Genius made the wood ring with his plaudits.[↗](../../plaudits/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone cheered and gave the winner plaudits.[↗](../../plaudits/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **plausibility** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* How believable or likely to be true something seems.[↗](../../plausibility/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The detective doubted the plausibility of the thief's excuse.[↗](../../plausibility/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Check the plausibility of your answer by estimating.[↗](../../plausibility/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plausibility of the story made people believe the fake news.[↗](../../plausibility/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists test an idea, not just its plausibility.[↗](../../plausibility/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His excuse had some plausibility, but it wasn't true.[↗](../../plausibility/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The plot lost its plausibility when the dog started flying a plane.[↗](../../plausibility/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) … [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/34/) **35** 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