placks
plural of plack

planchiers
plural of planchier

plantigrady
plantigrade locomotion

plasmaron
A quasiparticle arising in a system that has strong plasmon-electron interactions.

plasmarons
plural of plasmaron

plasterman
A plasterer.

platte
Obsolete form of plate.

pleasants
plural of pleasant

pleaseman
An officious fellow; a pickthank.

plevin
A warrant or assurance.

plevins
plural of plevin

plew
beaver pelt

plews
plural of plew

plues
plural of plue

plugolas
plural of plugola

plumbages
plural of plumbage

plumulas
plural of plumula

pneumasis
A pocket of air, or, figuratively, something resembling a pocket of air.

pneumostomes
plural of pneumostome

pnigalion
A nocturnal monster in Ancient Greece that would choke its victims; incubus; nightmare.
sleep paralysis; nightmare

poblano
A mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).

poblanos
plural of poblano

pocho
A culturally assimilated Mexican-American.
Spanglish

pochos
plural of pocho

podesta
A chief magistrate of various Italian republics and city-states in the Middle Ages.
A municipal administrator during the Italian Fascist regime (1927–43).

podestas
plural of podesta

poindexter
Alternative letter-case form of Poindexter.

poindexters
plural of poindexter

pokegirl
Alternative spelling of Pokégirl.

pokegirls
plural of pokegirl

pokeyman
Alternative letter-case form of Pokeyman.

pokeymans
plural of pokeyman

pokeymen
plural of pokeyman

politesses
plural of politesse

pollie
A politician.

pollies
Army uniform made from polyester.
plural of pollie
plural of polly

polly
A prefect at Uppingham School in Rutland, England.

polocrosse
A team sport that is a combination of polo and lacrosse.

polthogue
A blow; a smack.

polthogues
plural of polthogue

polygenies
plural of polygeny

polygynandry
A mating pattern involving multiple males and multiple females.

polyorama
A view of many objects.
A sort of panorama with dissolving views.

polyoramas
plural of polyorama

polyparies
plural of polypary
The base and other supporting structure of a colony of polyps (such as coral)

polypifer
Polyparium.
Any colonial organism, such as coral, formed from polyps

polypifers
plural of polypifer

polysarcia
Excess fat; corpulence
Excess sap

polysomes
plural of polysome

polyspaston
A hoisting-tackle with many pulleys.

polytrons
plural of polytron

pontin
An ATPase that is a component of telomerase

ponton
Archaic form of pontoon.

pontons
plural of ponton

poonam
A sari made of imported polyester, as opposed to a traditional cotton sari.

poonams
plural of poonam

popeline
Obsolete form of poplin.

popelines
plural of popeline.

poplin
A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses.

poplins
plural of poplin

popoff
A period of time where a player performs extremely well in a video game.
An instance where a video game player suddenly gets up from their seat in celebration after beating an opponent.

popoffs
plural of popoff

poppetry
The making of poppets (voodoo dolls).

poppycock
foolish talk; nonsense.

porteous
A portable breviary.

porteouses
plural of porteous

portesse
Obsolete spelling of porteous.

porthors
Alternative spelling of porteous.

portman
A burgess of a port, especially of one of the Cinque Ports.

portmen
plural of portman

portous
Alternative spelling of porteous.

portouses
plural of portous

posada
A traditional Mexican Christmas procession.
An inn in Spanish-speaking regions.

posadas
plural of posada

postjudice
An opinion or bias acquired after the fact, or after a given event.

postjudices
plural of postjudice

posturists
plural of posturist

pott
Obsolete form of pot.

pottants
plural of pottant

pottinger
Synonym of porringer (“a small cup or bowl”).

pottingers
plural of pottinger

potts
plural of pott

poubelle
A garbage can.

pough
A bag.
A goitre.

poulter
A dealer in poultry; a poulterer.

poulters
plural of poulter

powis
A black curassow (Crax alector).

prabhu
A lord.

prabhus
plural of prabhu

pradhan
An official in parts of India, equivalent to vizier in rank and function.

pradhans
plural of pradhan

prakriti
Alternative form of prakrti.

prashant
A croissant.

prashants
plural of prashant

precisianists
plural of precisianist

predominancies
plural of predominancy

predominancy
Predominance.

preferists
plural of preferist

prelatesses
plural of prelatess

prem
The Premier League.

prems
plural of prem

prenates
plural of prenate

preyer
One who, or that which, preys

preyers
plural of preyer

primibrach
A brachial on the unbranched arm of a crinoid

primibrachs
plural of primibrach

principe
An Italian prince.

principi
plural of principe

probator
An examiner; an approver.
One who, when indicted for crime, confessed it and accused his accomplices in order to obtain pardon.

probators
plural of probator

probies
plural of probie
plural of proby

proby
Alternative form of probie.

procelle
A storm, a tempest.

procelles
plural of procelle

profligacies
plural of profligacy

progenies
plural of progeny

prognostes
A prognosticator.

proletaries
plural of proletary

promagistracies
plural of promagistracy

promagistracy
The dignity or office of a promagistrate.

promonts
plural of promont

promusces
plural of promuscis

promuscis
The proboscis of hemipteran insects.

pronunciamento
A manifesto or formal public declaration, originally political; a proclamation.
In Mexico and Latin America, an uprising or insurrection.

pronunciamentos
plural of pronunciamento

prosocoele
The entire cavity of the prosencephalon.

prosocoeles
plural of prosocoele

protestard
A protester.

protestards
plural of protestard

protocoels
plural of protocoel

protohellenic
Proto-Greek.

provostesses
plural of provostess

prudhomme
Alternative form of prud'homme.

prudhommes
plural of prudhomme

prytaneis
plural of prytanis

prytanis
official in ancient Athens

pseudoleprechaunism
Synonym of Patterson syndrome.

pseudologue
A pathological liar

pseudologues
plural of pseudologue

pseudomasses
plural of pseudomass

pseudourea
isourea

psychomachias
plural of psychomachia

psychorubin
A cytotoxic naphthoquinone obtained from Psychotria rubra.

psychotrauma
psychological trauma

psychotraumas
plural of psychotrauma

pterocarpanquinones
plural of pterocarpanquinone

pterocarpin
A pterocarpan, 3-methoxy-8,9-methylenedioxypterocarpan, present in camwood

pterocarpins
plural of pterocarpin

pula
Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good luck.
The currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.

pulas
Alternative form of palas.

pulghere
The physic nut (Jatropha curcas).

pulis
plural of puli

pullen
domestic fowl; poultry
the meat from a domestic fowl
the young of a bird, or, figuratively, human children

pullin
poultry

pullins
plural of pullin

puniglandin
Misspelling of punaglandin.

purities
plural of purity

purity
The state or degree of being pure.

purohit
A family priest.

purohits
plural of purohit

pyllour
Obsolete form of piller.

pyllours
plural of pyllour

qairaq
A pair of flat oval stones used as clappers or castanets used in Tajik and Uzbek music.

qarin
Alternative form of qareen.

qathet
Ellipsis of the qathet Regional District: a regional district of British Columbia, Canada. Seat: Powell River.

qingzhen
Synonym of halal: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name; permissible according to Muslim religious customs, especially of food preparation

quadringenaries
plural of quadringenary

quadromer
Alternative form of quadrimer.

quadromers
plural of quadromer

quaintance
acquaintance

quaintances
plural of quaintance

quale
An instance of a subjective, conscious experience.

qualia
plural of quale

quantland
A notional place representing the domain of quants (quantitative analysts) and their work.

quaranties
plural of quaranty

quaranty
Synonym of Council of Forty, former courts with 40 members in Florence and Venice.