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1. [**plough**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plough.md) noun (a plough, ploughs); verb (plough, ploughs, ploughed, ploughing) A big farm tool, pulled by a tractor or animals, that turns over and breaks up the soil to get it ready for planting.
2. [**ploughman**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ploughman.md) noun (ploughman, ploughmen) 1) A ploughman is a farm worker who ploughs fields, pulling the plough with oxen or horses.
3. [**ploughshare**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ploughshare.md) noun (a ploughshare, ploughshares; US plowshare) The sharp metal blade of a plough that cuts into the soil.
4. [**plover**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plover.md) noun (plover, plovers) 1) A plover is a bird with a short beak, that lives on open land and often flies in flocks.
5. [**plow**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plow.md) noun (plow, plows); verb (plow, plows, plowed, plowing) A plow is a farm tool pulled by animals to turn over the soil; it is the American spelling of «plough».
6. [**ploy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ploy.md) noun (a ploy, ploys) 1) A clever trick or plan used to get an advantage or to make someone do something.
7. [**pluck**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pluck.md) verb (pluck, plucks, plucked, plucking); noun (pluck — uncountable) To pluck something is to pull it off or out quickly, such as a flower, a fruit or a hair.
8. [**plucked**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plucked.md) verb (past and past participle of «pluck»: pluck, plucks, plucked, plucking); adjective (plucked) Plucked means pulled off or picked with the fingers, as in plucked flowers or fruit.
9. [**plug**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plug.md) noun (a plug, plugs); verb (plug, plugs, plugged, plugging) A plug is the part on the end of an electric wire that you push into a socket to get power.
10. [**plugged**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plugged.md) verb form (past of plug: plug, plugs, plugged, plugging); adjective (plugged: a plugged drain); related noun (a plug, plugs) Plugged in means connected to an electricity socket with a plug so it can work.
11. [**plughole**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plughole.md) noun (a plughole, plugholes) 1) A plughole is the hole at the bottom of a bath or sink where the water drains away.
12. [**plum**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plum.md) noun (plum, plums); adjective (plum — a dark red-purple colour) A plum is a small round soft fruit with a smooth purple, red or yellow skin and a stone inside.
13. [**plumage**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plumage.md) noun (plumage — uncountable) 1) Plumage is all the feathers of a bird, their colours and patterns.
14. [**plumb**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plumb.md) verb (plumb, plumbs, plumbed, plumbing); adverb (plumb — informal); noun (a plumb, plumb line); adjective (plumb) To fit water pipes in a building: «plumb in a washing machine».
15. [**plumber**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plumber.md) noun (a plumber, plumbers) 1) A plumber is a person whose job is to fit and repair water pipes, taps, toilets, sinks and heating systems.
16. [**plumbing**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plumbing.md) noun (plumbing, uncountable); verb form (-ing of «plumb») Plumbing is the system of pipes, taps, toilets and drains that bring clean water into a building and take dirty water away.
17. [**plume**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plume.md) noun (a plume, plumes); verb (plume, plumes, plumed, pluming — rare) A large, soft, beautiful feather, or a bunch of feathers worn as decoration.
18. [**plump**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plump.md) adjective (plump, plumper, plumpest); verb (plump, plumps, plumped, plumping) Plump means a little fat and round in a pleasant way: "a plump baby", "plump cheeks".
19. [**plunder**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plunder.md) verb (plunders, plundered, plundering); noun (no plural) 1) To plunder is to take goods from a place by force, as robbers or invaders do. 2) Plunder is the goods taken in this way.
20. [**plundered**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plundered.md) verb (past of plunder) Plundered is the past form of plunder: it means that goods were taken by force from a place.
21. [**plunge**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plunge.md) verb (plunge, plunges, plunged, plunging); noun (a plunge, plunges) To plunge is to jump or fall suddenly and steeply, especially into water.
22. [**plunger**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plunger.md) noun (a plunger, plungers) A plunger is a tool with a rubber cup on a stick, used to clear a blocked sink or toilet by pushing and pulling.
23. [**plural**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plural.md) noun (a plural, plurals; the plural); adjective (plural) Plural means more than one: «cats» is the plural of «cat».
24. [**plurality**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plurality.md) noun (a plurality, pluralities) More votes than any other single person or party, but not more than half of all votes.
25. [**plus**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plus.md) preposition (plus); noun (a plus, pluses or plusses); adjective (plus); conjunction (plus — informal: and also) 1) Plus means add. 3 plus 4 is 7. The sign for plus is +. 2) Plus means and also: «It is cheap, plus it is fun». 3) A plus is a good…
26. [**plush**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plush.md) adjective (plush, plusher, plushest); noun (plush, uncountable) adjective: Rich, comfortable and expensive-looking: "a plush hotel".
27. [**plushy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plushy.md) adjective (plushy, plushier, plushiest); noun (a plushy, plushies), usually spelled plushie adjective (informal): Rich and comfortable-looking, like plush; luxurious.
28. [**ply**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ply.md) verb (plies, plying, plied) To ply someone with something is to keep giving them food or drink, often more than they want.
29. [**plywood**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plywood.md) noun (plywood — uncountable) 1) Plywood is a strong board made of thin layers of wood glued together, with the grain of each layer going a different way.
30. [**pm**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pm.md) abbreviation (pm, p.m., PM) «pm» (from Latin post meridiem, "after midday") means the hours after 12 noon and before midnight: 3 pm is in the afternoon.
31. [**pneumatophore**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pneumatophore.md) noun (a pneumatophore, pneumatophores) 1) A pneumatophore is a special root of a mangrove tree that sticks up out of the mud or water like a pencil, so the tree can take in air.
32. [**pneumonia**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pneumonia.md) noun (pneumonia — uncountable) 1) Pneumonia is a serious illness in which the lungs become swollen and fill with fluid, often caused by germs, making it hard to breathe.
33. [**po**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/po.md) noun (a po, pos — UK old-fashioned); abbreviation (PO, P.O.); also a name (the Po) A po is a chamber pot: a bowl kept under the bed to wee in at night in the days before indoor toilets.
34. [**poacher**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poacher.md) noun (a poacher, poachers) A person who hunts or catches animals or fish illegally, often rare animals like elephants and rhinos.
35. [**poaching**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poaching.md) noun (poaching, uncountable); verb form (present participle of poach) Illegally hunting or catching animals, birds or fish, especially on someone else's land or protected animals like elephants and rhinos.
36. [**pocket**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pocket.md) noun (pocket, pockets); verb (pocket, pockets, pocketed, pocketing); adjective (pocket — small) A pocket is a small bag sewn into clothes, where you keep small things.
37. [**pocketful**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pocketful.md) noun (a pocketful, pocketfuls or pocketsful) 1) As much as a pocket can hold.
38. [**pod**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pod.md) noun (a pod, pods) A long case that holds the seeds of plants such as peas and beans.
39. [**podcast**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/podcast.md) noun (a podcast, podcasts); verb (podcast, podcasts, podcasted or podcast, podcasting) A podcast is a series of audio (sometimes video) shows on the internet that you can download or stream and listen to whenever you like.
40. [**podgy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/podgy.md) adjective (podgy, podgier, podgiest) 1) (informal, mainly UK) A little fat, short and soft-looking. 2) (informal) Soft and fleshy, of hands, fingers or a face.
41. [**podium**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/podium.md) noun (a podium, podiums or podia) A podium is a small raised platform that a person stands on to speak, conduct an orchestra or receive a prize.
42. [**poem**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poem.md) noun (a poem, poems) A poem is a piece of writing in lines, often with rhythm and sometimes rhyme, that expresses feelings or ideas in a special, beautiful way.
43. [**poesy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poesy.md) noun (no plural) (old use) Poesy means poetry, the art of writing poems.
44. [**poet**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poet.md) noun (a poet, poets) 1) A person who writes poems.
45. [**poetess**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poetess.md) noun (poetesses) (old use) A poetess is a woman who writes poems; today most people just say poet.
46. [**poetic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poetic.md) adjective (more poetic, most poetic) To do with poetry or written in the form of poems.
47. [**poetical**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poetical.md) adjective 1) Of or about poetry, or written like a poem. 2) Full of feeling, imagination or beautiful language.
48. [**poetry**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poetry.md) noun (poetry — uncountable; a poem, poems) Writing in which words are chosen for their sound, rhythm and pictures, often set out in short lines and sometimes rhyming.
49. [**pogrom**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pogrom.md) noun (a pogrom, pogroms) 1) A pogrom is a violent attack by a mob on a group of people because of their religion or people, in which homes and shops are destroyed…
50. [**poinsettia**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poinsettia.md) noun (a poinsettia, poinsettias) 1) A plant from Mexico with large bright red (or pink or white) leaves around small yellow flowers, popular at Christmas.
51. [**point**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/point.md) noun (point, points); verb (point, points, pointed, pointing) 1) A point is a score in a game. 2) A point is a very small dot, or an exact place: a point on a line, a meeting point. 3) The point is…
52. [**pointer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pointer.md) noun (a pointer, pointers) A stick, arrow or needle used to point at something, such as on a dial, scale or clock.
53. [**pointless**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pointless.md) adjective (pointless); adverb pointlessly; noun pointlessness 1) Pointless means having no purpose or use. 2) In a game or test, pointless can mean scoring no points.
54. [**poison**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poison.md) noun (poison — uncountable; poisons — kinds); verb (poison, poisons, poisoned, poisoning) A substance that can make you very ill or kill you if you swallow, breathe in or touch it.
55. [**poisonous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poisonous.md) adjective (poisonous, more poisonous, most poisonous) Containing poison; able to make you very ill or kill you if eaten, drunk, breathed in or touched.
56. [**poke**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poke.md) verb (poke, pokes, poked, poking); noun (a poke, pokes) To poke is to push something with your finger or a pointed object.
57. [**poker**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poker.md) noun (poker, uncountable; a poker, pokers) A card game in which players bet money or chips on whose cards are best, often bluffing (pretending).
58. [**poky**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poky.md) adjective (poky, pokier, pokiest — informal; also pokey) Of a room or house: small and cramped, with not enough space.
59. [**polar**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polar.md) adjective (polar — no comparative) To do with the North Pole or the South Pole, or the very cold areas around them.
60. [**polarisation**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polarisation.md) noun (polarisation — usually uncountable) Polarisation of light is when light waves are made to vibrate in only one direction, as in polarised sunglasses that cut glare.
61. [**polder**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polder.md) noun (a polder, polders) 1) A piece of low, flat land taken back from the sea or a lake and protected by dykes (walls of earth), mainly in the Netherlands.
62. [**pole**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pole.md) noun (pole, poles); also Pole (a person from Poland) A pole is a long thin stick, often of wood or metal, that stands up straight or is held.
63. [**polecat**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polecat.md) noun (a polecat, polecats) A polecat is a wild animal of the weasel family, with dark brown fur and a pale face mask, that gives off a strong smell when frightened.
64. [**police**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/police.md) noun (police — a group word with a plural verb: the police are) The police are the people whose job is to keep everyone safe, help people in danger and make sure the laws are kept.
65. [**policeman**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/policeman.md) noun (a policeman, policemen) 1) A policeman is a man who is a member of the police, the people whose job is to keep people safe and make sure laws are obeyed.
66. [**policy**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/policy.md) noun (a policy, policies) A plan or set of rules that a school, company or government decides to follow: the school's policy on phones.
67. [**polio**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polio.md) noun (polio, uncountable) A serious illness caused by a virus that can damage the nerves and cause paralysis, so people cannot move parts of their body.
68. [**poliomyelitis**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poliomyelitis.md) noun (poliomyelitis, uncountable); usually called polio A serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the nerves and can cause paralysis, especially in children.
69. [**polish**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polish.md) noun (polish, polishes); verb (polish, polishes, polished, polishing) 1) (verb) To rub something to make it smooth and shiny. 2) (noun) A cream, liquid or wax used to make things shiny: «shoe polish», «nail…
70. [**polite**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polite.md) adjective (polite, politer/more polite, politest/most polite); adverb politely; noun politeness Behaving in a kind and respectful way, using good manners: saying please and thank you, not interrupting.
71. [**politely**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/politely.md) adverb (politely, more politely, most politely) 1) Politely means in a kind, respectful way that shows good manners.
72. [**politeness**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/politeness.md) noun (politeness — uncountable) 1) Politeness is behaving with good manners and respect for other people, for example saying please and thank you.
73. [**politic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/politic.md) adjective (old use) 1) Wise and careful in what one does, so as to get on well and avoid trouble. 2) Clever in a sly way, sometimes a little unfair.
74. [**political**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/political.md) adjective (political; more political, most political) About government, how a country is run and the people in power.
75. [**politician**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/politician.md) noun (a politician, politicians) 1) A person whose job is in politics, especially someone elected to run a town, a region or a country, such as a member of parliament, a…
76. [**politics**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/politics.md) noun (politics — uncountable, used with a singular or plural verb) Politics is the activities of governments and people who run a country, including elections and making laws.
77. [**polka**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polka.md) noun (a polka, polkas); verb (polka, polkas, polkaed, polkaing — rare) A lively, bouncy dance for couples that started in Central Europe in the 1800s, with quick hopping steps.
78. [**poll**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/poll.md) noun (a poll, polls; the polls); verb (poll, polls, polled, polling) A poll is a survey in which many people are asked the same question to find out what most of them think.
79. [**pollen**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pollen.md) noun (pollen — uncountable) Pollen is a fine yellow powder made by flowers.
80. [**pollinate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pollinate.md) verb (pollinate, pollinates, pollinated, pollinating) 1) To carry pollen from the male part (stamen) of a flower to the female part (stigma) of the same or another flower, so seeds can form.
81. [**pollination**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pollination.md) noun (pollination) 1) Pollination is the moving of pollen from the male part of a flower (the anther) to the female part (the stigma), so that seeds can form.
82. [**pollinator**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pollinator.md) noun (a pollinator, pollinators) 1) A pollinator is an animal, usually an insect like a bee, butterfly or moth, that carries pollen from one flower to another so the plant…
83. [**pollock**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pollock.md) noun (a pollock, pollock or pollocks; Pollock — a name) A sea fish of the North Atlantic, related to the cod, often eaten as fish fingers or fish and chips.
84. [**pollutant**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pollutant.md) noun (a pollutant, pollutants) 1) A substance that makes air, water or soil dirty and harmful to living things.
85. [**pollute**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pollute.md) verb (pollute, pollutes, polluted, polluting) 1) To pollute is to make air, water or land dirty and harmful by adding waste, smoke or chemicals.
86. [**pollution**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pollution.md) noun (pollution — uncountable) Pollution is dirt, poison or waste in the air, water or land that harms living things.
87. [**polo**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polo.md) noun (polo, uncountable — the sport; a polo, polos — a polo shirt or neck) Polo is a game played on horseback in which two teams use long-handled wooden mallets to hit a small ball into the other team's goal.
88. [**polonium**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polonium.md) noun (polonium — uncountable; symbol Po) 1) Polonium is a rare, extremely radioactive and poisonous chemical element, number 84, symbol Po, discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie.
89. [**polygraph**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polygraph.md) noun (a polygraph, polygraphs) 1) A polygraph is a machine that measures a person's breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure and sweating while they answer questions; it is…
90. [**polymer**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polymer.md) noun (a polymer, polymers) A polymer is a substance made of very long chain-like molecules, built from many small units (called monomers) joined together.
91. [**polynesian**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polynesian.md) adjective (Polynesian); noun (a Polynesian, Polynesians) 1) To do with Polynesia, the large group of Pacific islands including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti and New Zealand (Aotearoa), and with…
92. [**polyp**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polyp.md) noun (a polyp, polyps) A polyp is a small sea animal with a tube-shaped body and a mouth ringed with tentacles; coral and sea anemones are made of polyps.
93. [**polystyrene**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polystyrene.md) noun (polystyrene — uncountable) 1) Polystyrene is a light plastic. The common white kind is full of air bubbles and is used for packaging, cups and food boxes. 2) Hard…
94. [**polytechnic**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polytechnic.md) noun (a polytechnic, polytechnics); adjective (polytechnic — teaching many technical subjects) 1) A college that teaches many practical and technical subjects, like engineering, building, computing and design, often to older students…
95. [**pom**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pom.md) noun (a pom, poms; Pom, Pommy); short forms: pom-pom, Pomeranian A Pom or Pommy is an English person or a British person; it is a joking word but can sound rude.
96. [**pomegranate**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pomegranate.md) noun (pomegranates) A round fruit with a tough red skin and many juicy red seeds inside.
97. [**pomelo**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pomelo.md) noun (pomeloes or pomelos) A very large citrus fruit, like a big grapefruit, with thick yellow-green skin.
98. [**pomeranian**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pomeranian.md) noun (a Pomeranian, Pomeranians); adjective (Pomeranian) A very small, fluffy dog with a fox-like face, pointed ears and a thick fur coat, often orange or cream.
99. [**pomp**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pomp.md) noun (pomp, no plural) 1) Pomp is grand display and ceremony, with splendid clothes, music and crowds, meant to impress people.
100. [**pompous**](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pompous.md) adjective (pompous; more pompous, most pompous) 1) Acting too important and too serious, using grand words to show off. 2) (of speech or writing) Full of big, showy words.

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