plant
An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
An organism of the kingdom Plantae. Now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.
Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
Any creature that grows on soil or similar surfaces, including plants and fungi.
A factory or other industrial or institutional building or facility.
Machinery and other supplies and equipment, such as the kind used in heavy industry, light industry, earthmoving, or construction.
The equipment and work animals of a drover or other rural worker travelling through the countryside.
An object placed surreptitiously in order to cause suspicion to fall upon a person.
A stash or cache of hidden goods.
Anyone assigned to behave as a member of the public during a covert operation (as in a police investigation).
A person, placed amongst an audience, whose role is to cause confusion, laughter etc.
A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.
A young tree; a sapling; hence, a stick or staff.
The sole of the foot.
A plan; a swindle; a trick.
An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth.
A young oyster suitable for transplanting.
A system, such as a motor, whose behaviour is being regulated or controlled by a control system.
A position in the street to sell from; a pitch.

plantage
Plants, vegetation; specifically, the planting or cultivation of plants.

plantages
plural of plantage

planted
simple past and past participle of plant

planting
A plant (or clipping) that has been freshly planted.
The act of setting a plant in the ground for growth.
A plantation.

plantings
plural of planting

plantlife
Plants collectively.

plants
plural of plant

plaw
To boil; seethe.
To boil; boil slightly; parboil.

plaws
plural of plaw

plead
To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
To beg, beseech, or implore, especially emotionally.
To offer by way of excuse.
To discuss by arguments.

pleaded
simple past and past participle of plead

pleadery
pleading

pleading
The act of making a plea.
A document filed in a lawsuit, particularly a document initiating litigation or responding to the initiation of litigation.

pleadings
plural of pleading

pleads
third-person singular simple present indicative of plead

pleasure
A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
Sexual enjoyment.
One's preference.
The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.

pleasurecraft
Alternative spelling of pleasure craft.

pleasured
simple past and past participle of pleasure

pleasures
plural of pleasure

pleasuring
present participle and gerund of pleasure

pleasurings
plural of pleasuring

pled
simple past and past participle of plead

pluvioscope
rain gauge

pluvioscopes
plural of pluvioscope

pogromshchiks
plural of pogromshchik

poha
Flattened rice.
Any Indian dish using flattened rice as a base.

polariscope
A polarimeter.

polariscopes
plural of polariscope

polyangle
polygon

polyangles
plural of polyangle

portray
To paint or draw the likeness of.
To represent by an image or look.
To describe in words; to convey.
To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
To adorn.

portrayed
simple past and past participle of portray

portraying
present participle and gerund of portray

portrays
third-person singular simple present indicative of portray

pose
Common cold, head cold; catarrh.

posed
simple past and past participle of pose
Alternative spelling of supposed.

poses
plural of pose

posing
present participle and gerund of pose

posings
plural of posing

pothunt
To seek artifacts for one's personal collection or to sell without regard to their cultural importance.

pothunted
simple past and past participle of pothunt

pothunts
third-person singular simple present indicative of pothunt

pourtray
Obsolete form of portray.

practice
Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.
A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.
Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.
An easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.

practise
To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
To repeat an activity in this way.
To perform or observe in an habitual fashion.
To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
To conspire.
To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.
To make use of; to employ.
To teach or accustom by practice; to train.

practised
Alternative spelling of practiced.

practises
third-person singular simple present indicative of practise

practising
Engaged in the practice of some activity or profession.
Relating to the practice of law by a legal practitioner; specifically, relating to a legal practitioner's status of being currently certified to practise law.

practisings
plural of practising

prefigure
To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.
To predict or foresee.

prefigured
simple past and past participle of prefigure

prefigures
third-person singular simple present indicative of prefigure

prefiguring
present participle and gerund of prefigure

prefigurings
plural of prefiguring

preinspect
To perform a preliminary inspection of; to look for potential problems with, before an official inspection.

preinspected
simple past and past participle of preinspect

preinspecting
present participle and gerund of preinspect

preinspects
third-person singular simple present indicative of preinspect

preinterview
Before an interview.

preinterviewed
simple past and past participle of preinterview

preinterviewing
present participle and gerund of preinterview

preinterviews
third-person singular simple present indicative of preinterview

prereview
A preliminary review.

prereviewed
simple past and past participle of prereview

prereviewing
present participle and gerund of prereview

prereviews
plural of prereview

preseed
To seed in advance.

preseeded
simple past and past participle of preseed

preseeds
plural of preseed

prestaining
staining prior to some other operation.

presubmit
To submit a work for review or approval prior to publication.

presubmits
third-person singular simple present indicative of presubmit

presubmitted
simple past and past participle of presubmit

presubmitting
present participle and gerund of presubmit

previsage
To envisage in advance; to foresee.

previsaged
simple past and past participle of previsage

previsages
third-person singular simple present indicative of previsage

previsaging
present participle and gerund of previsage

previse
To foresee.
To forewarn.

prevised
simple past and past participle of previse

previses
third-person singular simple present indicative of previse

prevising
present participle and gerund of previse

prevue
Alternative form of preview.

prevued
simple past and past participle of prevue