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[**pitta**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pitta.md) noun (a pitta, pittas; also pita) 1) Pitta (or pita) is a flat round or oval bread from the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East that can be opened into a pocket and… 2. [**pituitary**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pituitary.md) adjective (pituitary); noun (the pituitary, short for the pituitary gland) 1) (science) The pituitary gland is a small gland, about the size of a pea, under the brain; it makes hormones that control growth and… 3. [**pity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pity.md) noun (pity — uncountable; a pity); verb (pity, pities, pitied, pitying) Pity is a feeling of sadness for someone who is suffering or in trouble. 4. [**pityingly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pityingly.md) adverb (pityingly) 1) Pityingly means in a way that shows you feel sorry for someone. 5. [**pivot**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pivot.md) noun (a pivot, pivots); verb (pivot, pivots, pivoted, pivoting) A pivot is the fixed point or pin on which something turns or balances. 6. [**pixel**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pixel.md) noun (a pixel, pixels) A pixel is one of the tiny coloured dots or squares that make up a picture on a screen or a digital photo. 7. [**pixie**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pixie.md) noun (a pixie, pixies); adjective-like (a pixie cut) A small make-believe creature in stories, like a tiny elf or fairy with pointed ears, who loves mischief. 8. [**pixy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pixy.md) noun (a pixy, pixies); also spelled pixie A small magical creature in stories, like a fairy or elf, often with pointed ears and a pointed hat, known for tricks. 9. [**pizza**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pizza.md) noun (pizza, pizzas) 1) A pizza is a flat round bread baked with tomato, cheese and other toppings on top. It comes from Italy. 10. [**placard**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/placard.md) noun (a placard, placards) 1) A large card or board with a message written on it, carried at a protest or march, or put up in public. 11. [**placate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/placate.md) verb (placate, placates, placated, placating) 1) To make someone feel less angry or upset, often by giving them something or saying something kind. 12. [**place**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/place.md) noun (place, places); verb (place, places, placed, placing) A place is a particular area, spot or position: a quiet place. 13. [**placebo**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/placebo.md) noun (a placebo, placebos) A placebo is a fake medicine, such as a sugar pill, that has no medicine in it. 14. [**placement**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/placement.md) noun (a placement, placements) Putting something in a certain place or position: «the placement of the furniture». 15. [**placental**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/placental.md) adjective (placental); noun (a placental, placentals) (science) To do with the placenta, the organ that grows inside a mother during pregnancy to give the baby food and oxygen. 16. [**placid**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/placid.md) adjective (placid; more placid, most placid) 1) Calm, peaceful and not easily upset or excited: «a placid horse». 2) (of water) Still and smooth: «a placid lake». 17. [**placidly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/placidly.md) adverb (placidly) 1) In a calm, peaceful way, without getting excited or upset. 18. [**plage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plage.md) noun (French: une plage, des plages); also English science word (a plage, plages — rare) 1) (French) «Plage» is the French word for «beach»: «la plage» means «the beach»; it sounds like «plahzh» to an English ear and is not an… 19. [**plagiarised**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plagiarised.md) verb past form (plagiarise, plagiarises, plagiarised, plagiarising; US plagiarize); adjective (plagiarised) Plagiarised means copied from someone else's work and passed off as your own, without saying where it came from. 20. [**plagiarism**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plagiarism.md) noun (plagiarism) 1) Plagiarism is copying someone else's words, ideas or work and pretending they are your own. 21. [**plague**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plague.md) noun (a plague, plagues; the plague); verb (plague, plagues, plagued, plaguing) 1) A plague is a serious disease that spreads quickly and kills many people; "the plague" usually means bubonic plague, the Black Death of… 22. [**plaice**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plaice.md) noun (plaice, plural plaice) 1) A plaice is a flat sea fish with brown skin and orange spots, eaten as food. 23. [**plain**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plain.md) adjective (plain, plainer, plainest); noun (a plain, plains); adverb (plain: plain wrong) Plain means simple, with nothing added or no decoration, like a plain T-shirt or plain yogurt. 24. [**plainly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plainly.md) adverb (plainly) Plainly means clearly, so that it is easy to see, hear or understand. 25. [**plaintive**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plaintive.md) adjective (plaintive; more plaintive, most plaintive) 1) Sounding sad, like someone complaining or crying softly: «a plaintive cry». 2) Sad and gentle, asking for pity. 26. [**plait**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plait.md) noun (a plait, plaits); verb (plait, plaits, plaited, plaiting) A plait is a length of hair divided into three strands that are crossed over each other again and again to make one neat rope-like piece. 27. [**plan**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plan.md) noun (plan, plans); verb (plan, plans, planned, planning) An idea of what you will do and how: "Our plan is to leave at nine.". 28. [**plane**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plane.md) noun (a plane, planes); adjective (plane — flat); verb (plane, planes, planed, planing — rare) A plane is an aeroplane or airplane, a machine with wings that flies. 29. [**planet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/planet.md) noun (a planet, planets) A very large round object in space that moves around a star, such as the Earth moving around the Sun. 30. [**planetarium**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/planetarium.md) noun (a planetarium, planetariums or planetaria) 1) A planetarium is a building with a round domed ceiling where pictures of the stars, planets and night sky are shown, so people can… 31. [**planetary**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/planetary.md) adjective (planetary) 1) Planetary means to do with planets. 2) Planetary can mean to do with the whole Earth, affecting the whole world. 32. [**planetesimal**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/planetesimal.md) noun (a planetesimal, planetesimals) 1) A planetesimal is a small solid lump of rock, dust or ice, from a few metres to a few kilometres across, that moved around a young… 33. [**plank**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plank.md) noun (plank, planks) 1) A plank is a long, flat piece of wood. 2) The plank is also an exercise where you hold your body straight like a board, resting on your… 34. [**plankton**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plankton.md) noun (plankton — uncountable) 1) Plankton are tiny plants and animals that drift in the sea and in lakes, carried by the water; most are too small to see without a… 35. [**planned**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/planned.md) verb (past form of plan: planned); adjective (planned) 1) Planned is the past form of «plan»: decided in advance what to do and how. 2) A planned thing has been arranged before it happens. 36. [**planner**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/planner.md) noun (a planner, planners) A planner is a person who plans things, such as events, holidays or towns. 37. [**planning**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/planning.md) noun (planning, uncountable); verb form (-ing of plan: plan, plans, planned, planning) Planning is deciding and arranging what you will do and how, before you do it. 38. [**plant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plant.md) noun (plant, plants); verb (plant, plants, planted, planting) A plant is a living thing that grows in soil, like a flower, grass or a tree. 39. [**plantain**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plantain.md) noun (a plantain, plantains) 1) A fruit like a big banana that is usually cooked before eating, often fried, boiled or baked; popular in Africa, the Caribbean and… 40. [**plantation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plantation.md) noun (a plantation, plantations) A plantation is a large farm, usually in a hot country, where one crop such as cotton, sugar, tea, coffee or rubber is grown. 41. [**planted**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/planted.md) verb past and past participle (plant, plants, planted, planting); adjective (planted) Planted is the past form of plant: it was put in the ground to grow. 42. [**plaque**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plaque.md) noun (plaque — uncountable, on teeth; a plaque, plaques — sign) A soft, sticky film of germs (bacteria) that forms on your teeth and causes tooth decay and gum disease if not brushed away. 43. [**plasma**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plasma.md) noun (plasma — uncountable) The pale yellow liquid part of blood that carries blood cells, food and waste around the body. 44. [**plaster**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plaster.md) noun (plaster, uncountable; a plaster, plasters); verb (plaster, plasters, plastered, plastering) 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… 45. [**plastic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plastic.md) noun (plastic, plastics); adjective (plastic — made of plastic; easily shaped) A light, strong material made in factories, often from oil, used for bottles, toys and bags. 46. [**plasticine**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plasticine.md) noun (Plasticine, plasticine — uncountable) 1) A soft, coloured modelling material like clay that never dries out, used by children to make shapes and models. 47. [**plasticity**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plasticity.md) noun (plasticity, uncountable) Being able to be shaped or moulded easily and keep the new shape, like clay. 48. [**plate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plate.md) noun (plate, plates); verb (plate — cover with a thin metal layer) 1) A plate is a flat dish you put food on. 2) A plate is a flat thin piece of metal, glass or other hard material: a number plate on a… 49. [**plateau**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plateau.md) noun (a plateau, plateaus or plateaux); verb (plateau, plateaus, plateaued, plateauing) A plateau is a large, flat area of high land, higher than the land around it. 50. [**platelet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/platelet.md) noun (a platelet, platelets) 1) A tiny piece in your blood that helps it clot (go thick and sticky) to stop bleeding when you are cut. 51. [**platform**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/platform.md) noun (a platform, platforms) A platform is the raised flat area next to the tracks at a railway station where people wait for and get on trains. 52. [**platinum**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/platinum.md) noun (platinum, uncountable); adjective (platinum) A very valuable silvery-white metal that does not rust and is heavier than gold; its chemical symbol is Pt. 53. [**platter**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/platter.md) noun (platter, platters) 1) A platter is a large, flat dish for serving food. 2) A platter can be anything wide, flat and smooth, like a flat dish. 54. [**platypus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/platypus.md) noun (platypus, platypuses) 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… 55. [**plaudits**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plaudits.md) noun, always in the plural (singular «plaudit») Plaudits are loud praise or clapping that people give to a performer or a hero. 56. [**plausibility**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plausibility.md) noun (plausibility, uncountable) 1) How believable or likely to be true something seems. 57. [**plausible**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plausible.md) adjective (plausible, more plausible) Seeming likely to be true or reasonable, so people can believe it. 58. [**play**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/play.md) verb (play, plays, played, playing); noun (a play, plays; play — uncountable) To play is to do something for fun, like a game or a sport. 59. [**player**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/player.md) noun (player, players) A player is a person who plays a game or a sport. 60. [**playfellow**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/playfellow.md) noun (playfellow, playfellows) 1) A playfellow is a friend you play with, especially a child. 61. [**playful**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/playful.md) adjective (playful, more playful, most playful); adverb playfully; noun playfulness 1) Playful means full of fun and wanting to play. 2) A playful action or remark is meant as fun and not seriously. 62. [**playfully**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/playfully.md) adverb (playfully; more playfully, most playfully) 1) Playfully means in a joking, teasing way, as if for fun and not to hurt. 63. [**playground**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/playground.md) noun (playground, playgrounds) A playground is a place outside where children play, with swings, slides and climbing frames. 64. [**playlist**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/playlist.md) noun (a playlist, playlists); verb (playlist, rare) A playlist is a list of songs or videos chosen to be played one after another, on a phone, music app or the radio. 65. [**playmate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/playmate.md) noun (a playmate, playmates) 1) A playmate is a friend that a child plays with. 66. [**playroom**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/playroom.md) noun (a playroom, playrooms) 1) A playroom is a room in a house, school or other building where children play and keep toys. 67. [**plaything**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plaything.md) noun (plaything, playthings) A plaything is a toy, or a thing that is used for fun. 68. [**playtime**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/playtime.md) noun (playtime, playtimes — mainly uncountable) Playtime is a time for playing, especially the break at school when children go outside. 69. [**playwright**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/playwright.md) noun (a playwright, playwrights) 1) A playwright is a person who writes plays for the theatre. 70. [**plaza**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plaza.md) noun (a plaza, plazas) A plaza is an open public square in a town or city, often with paved ground, benches and sometimes a fountain. 71. [**plea**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plea.md) noun (a plea, pleas) A strong, emotional request for something: "a plea for help". 72. [**plead**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plead.md) verb (plead, pleads, pleaded (UK) or pled (US), pleading) To ask for something in a strong, emotional way; to beg. 73. [**pleading**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pleading.md) verb form (present participle of plead: plead, pleads, pleaded/pled, pleading); adjective (pleading eyes); noun (pleading, pleadings — law) Pleading means begging or asking for something very strongly and emotionally. 74. [**pleasant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pleasant.md) adjective (pleasant, more pleasant, most pleasant; also pleasanter, pleasantest) 1) Pleasant means nice, enjoyable or making you feel happy. 2) A pleasant person is friendly and polite. 75. [**pleasantly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pleasantly.md) adverb (pleasantly) Pleasantly means in a nice, enjoyable or friendly way. 76. [**pleasantness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pleasantness.md) noun (pleasantness; no plural) 1) Pleasantness is the state of being nice, calm and enjoyable. 77. [**please**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/please.md) exclamation and adverb (please — a polite word); verb (please, pleases, pleased, pleasing); adjectives pleased, pleasant Please is the polite word you add when you ask for something: Can I have some water, please? 78. [**pleaser**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pleaser.md) noun (a pleaser, pleasers) 1) A person or thing that pleases others. 2) (people-pleaser) Someone who always tries to make others happy, even when it is bad for… 79. [**pleasingly**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pleasingly.md) adverb (pleasingly) 1) In a way that gives pleasure, satisfaction or a good feeling. 2) (formal) Pleasantly, nicely, to a satisfying degree: pleasingly warm. 80. [**pleasurable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pleasurable.md) adjective (pleasurable; more pleasurable, most pleasurable) 1) Pleasurable means giving pleasure or enjoyment; nice to feel or do. 81. [**pleasure**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pleasure.md) noun (pleasure; a pleasure, pleasures) Pleasure is the feeling of being happy or enjoying something. 82. [**pleat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pleat.md) noun (a pleat, pleats); verb (pleat, pleats, pleated, pleating) 1) A fold made in cloth by doubling it over and pressing or sewing it in place. 2) (verb) To make folds like this in cloth or paper. 83. [**plebeian**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plebeian.md) noun (a plebeian, plebeians); adjective (plebeian) In ancient Rome, a plebeian was an ordinary citizen, not one of the rich noble families called patricians. 84. [**pledge**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pledge.md) verb (pledge, pledges, pledged, pledging); noun (pledge, pledges) To pledge is to promise firmly, giving your word or faith. 85. [**pledged**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pledged.md) verb (past tense and past participle of pledge: pledge, pledges, pledged, pledging) 1) Pledged means promised firmly or given as security for a debt. 86. [**pleiades**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pleiades.md) proper noun (the Pleiades — plural) 1) The Pleiades is a bright cluster of stars in the night sky, in the constellation Taurus, also called the Seven Sisters; in Japan it is… 87. [**plentiful**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plentiful.md) adjective (plentiful, more plentiful, most plentiful) 1) Plentiful means there is a lot of something, more than enough. 88. [**plentifully**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plentifully.md) adverb (plentifully) 1) Plentifully means in large amounts, more than enough. 89. [**plenty**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plenty.md) pronoun (plenty, plenty of); adverb (plenty — informal); noun (plenty — formal) 1) Plenty means a lot, or more than enough. 2) «Plenty of» is used before nouns to mean a lot of. 3) Plenty can mean a time of having a… 90. [**plesiosaur**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plesiosaur.md) noun (a plesiosaur, plesiosaurs) A plesiosaur was a large sea reptile that lived at the time of the dinosaurs, with a broad body, four flippers and often a very long neck. 91. [**pliable**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pliable.md) adjective (more pliable, most pliable) 1) Easily bent without breaking; flexible. 2) (about people) Easily persuaded or controlled by others. 92. [**pliant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pliant.md) adjective (pliant; more pliant, most pliant) 1) Pliant means bendy and easy to bend or shape without breaking. 93. [**pliers**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pliers.md) noun (plural: pliers; a pair of pliers) 1) A hand tool with two handles and two jaws, used for gripping, bending, twisting or cutting wire. 94. [**plight**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plight.md) noun (plight, plights) 1) A plight is a bad or difficult situation that is hard to get out of. 95. [**plod**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plod.md) verb (plod, plods, plodded, plodding); noun (a plod; the plod, UK slang) verb: To walk slowly and heavily, as if tired: "We plodded through the mud.". 96. [**plodding**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plodding.md) adjective (plodding); also the -ing form of plod (plod, plods, plodded, plodding) 1) Walking slowly and heavily. 2) Working slowly and steadily but without much excitement or skill. 3) (of a story or film) Slow and dull. 97. [**plonk**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plonk.md) verb (plonk, plonks, plonked, plonking); noun (plonk, uncountable; a plonk) verb (informal, UK, Australia, NZ): To put something down heavily or carelessly: "Plonk your bag there.". 98. [**plop**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plop.md) noun (a plop, plops); verb (plop, plops, plopped, plopping); adverb (plop) The soft sound of something small dropping into water, like a pebble or a frog. 99. [**plot**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plot.md) noun (a plot, plots); verb (plot, plots, plotted, plotting) 1) The main events of a story, film or play. 2) A secret plan, often to do something wrong. 3) A small piece of land, such as for a garden… 100. [**plotted**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plotted.md) verb, past form of plot (plot, plots, plotted, plotting); adjective (plotted) Marked points on a graph, grid or map: "We plotted the points.". 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