📖 P — The English dictionary · page 36

plausible — Everyday, meaning 1: Seeming likely to be true or reasonable, so people can believe it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of a person) Good at making people believe things, sometimes when not true.↗ Example: That sounds like a plausible excuse.↗ · Is 5 000 pupils in one class a plausible answer?↗ No!↗ · Give a plausible reason why the ice melted.↗ · The story was plausible, but it was a lie.↗ · The detective needed a plausible suspect.↗ · It is plausible that it will rain later.↗ · The expression בְּלִי[]מָה beli[-]mah can be understood as either one word or two, with both readings being plausible and perhaps intended, and manuscripts commonly varying between the one- and two-word renditions.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗

play — Everyday, meaning 1: To play is to do something for fun, like a game or a sport.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To play music is to make it with an instrument or to turn it on.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To play a part is to act as a character in a show.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A play is a story acted on a stage.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Play is time spent having fun.↗ Example: The team played 22 games.↗ · He plays for 30 minutes each day.↗ · 12 children are playing in the park.↗ · How many games did they play in all?↗ · She plays the violin.↗ · Our class put on a play about pirates.↗ · He played the wolf in the play.↗ · Let's play hide-and-seek.↗ · Play fair and take turns.↗ · Press play to start the song.↗ · And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the harlot, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.↗ (Torah LEV.21.9, JPS 1917)↗ · == Chapter 5 == [5:1] Twelve Simple Letters, Heh-Waw Zayin-Chet Tet-Yod Lamed-Nun ʽAyin-Samekh Tzadi-Qof—Their foundation is Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Talking, Eating, Sex, Work, Movement, Excitement, Play, Contemplation, Sleep.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · We must therefore assume that the Sefer Yetzirah considers n to play the same part among the vowel letters as zero does among numerals.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Wilt thou play with him as with a bird?↗ (Writings JOB.40.29, JPS 1917)↗ · Sing unto Him a new song; play skilfully amid shouts of joy.↗ (Writings PSA.33.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Playing in His habitable earth, and my delights are with the sons of men.↗ (Writings PRO.8.31, JPS 1917)↗

player — Everyday, meaning 1: A player is a person who plays a game or a sport.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A player is a person who plays music on an instrument: a piano player.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A player is a machine that plays music or videos: a CD player.↗ Example: A team has 11 players.↗ · Each player scored 3 points.↗ · There are 4 teams of 5 players.↗ · How many players are on the field?↗ · She is the best player on the netball team.↗ · A basketball team has five players on the court.↗ · The game needs two to four players.↗ · He is a great guitar player.↗ · Every player shook hands after the match.↗

playfellow — Everyday, meaning 1: A playfellow is a friend you play with, especially a child.↗ Example: "I've brought you a new playfellow," the Fairy said.↗ · Thasus came running to join his playfellows.↗ · The little girl wanted a playfellow for the summer.↗

playful — Everyday, meaning 1: Playful means full of fun and wanting to play.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A playful action or remark is meant as fun and not seriously.↗ Example: The playful kitten chased the ball of wool.↗ · Dad gave me a playful wink.↗ · Dolphins are playful animals.↗ · She was in a playful mood after school.↗ · His push was playful, but it still made me fall.↗ · The baby gave a playful giggle.↗ · Otters are playful and slide down muddy banks.↗ · He had a playful humour at moments, and they thought this was one of the moments.↗

playfully — Everyday, meaning 1: Playfully means in a joking, teasing way, as if for fun and not to hurt.↗ Example: The miller slapped the hunter on the shoulder playfully.↗ · The dog frisked playfully about the yard.↗ · The child shook his fist playfully at the old man.↗

playfulness — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Being full of fun and playing in a lighthearted way.↗

playground — Everyday, meaning 1: A playground is a place outside where children play, with swings, slides and climbing frames.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A school playground is the yard where pupils play at break.↗ Example: There are 20 children on the playground.↗ · 5 children left the playground.↗ · The playground is 30 meters long.↗ · It has 4 swings and 2 slides.↗ · Take turns on the slide.↗ · We play tag in the playground at break time.↗ · Wear shoes on the playground.↗ · A new playground opened in our park.↗ · Tell a teacher if someone is hurt in the playground.↗ · One morning, when the prince had done his lessons, he ran out to call his friend, and they both hurried off to the lawn which was their usual playground.↗

playlist — Everyday, meaning 1: A playlist is a list of songs or videos chosen to be played one after another, on a phone, music app or the radio.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (radio) A playlist is the list of songs a radio station has chosen to play often.↗ Example: I made a playlist for our road trip.↗ · Add that song to my playlist!↗ · The party playlist lasted three hours.↗ · Shuffle the playlist so the songs come in a random order.↗ · Our teacher has a calm playlist for writing time.↗ · My playlist has twelve songs of about three minutes each, so it lasts about 36 minutes.↗

playmate — Everyday, meaning 1: A playmate is a friend that a child plays with.↗ Example: My best playmate lives next door.↗ · The puppy needs a playmate.↗ · She made a new playmate at the park.↗ · We were playmates when we were little.↗ · The kittens are playmates.↗ · Grandma remembered her childhood playmate.↗ · He was a kind playmate who always shared.↗ · My cousin is my favourite playmate.↗

playroom — Everyday, meaning 1: A playroom is a room in a house, school or other building where children play and keep toys.↗ Example: The toys are in the playroom.↗ · The hospital has a playroom for children.↗ · Tidy up the playroom before dinner.↗ · Our playroom has a big rug and a toy box.↗ · The playroom is 4 metres long and 3 metres wide, so its area is 12 square metres.↗ · We built a fort in the playroom.↗ · The dentist's waiting room has a little playroom.↗ · The twins share a playroom.↗

plaything — Everyday, meaning 1: A plaything is a toy, or a thing that is used for fun.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (figurative) A plaything can be a person or thing that is treated as a toy and used by others, with no say of their own.↗ Example: You may have it for a plaything.↗ · I take care of all the playthings the children have loved.↗ · He felt he was only the plaything of fortune.↗

playtime — Everyday, meaning 1: Playtime is a time for playing, especially the break at school when children go outside.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Any time set aside for a child or a pet to play.↗ Example: We play tag at playtime.↗ · Playtime is over, back to class!↗ · It rained, so we had wet playtime inside.↗ · I forgot my snack for playtime.↗ · The teacher on duty watches us at playtime.↗ · The kitten has its playtime in the evening.↗ · After playtime we had maths.↗ · The old people in the nurseries took no notice of them, and the holluschickie kept to their own grounds, and the babies had a beautiful playtime.↗

playwright — Everyday, meaning 1: A playwright is a person who writes plays for the theatre.↗ Example: Shakespeare is the most famous English playwright.↗ · Our class became playwrights and wrote short plays.↗ · The playwright watched the first show from the back.↗ · A playwright writes what actors say.↗ · The young playwright won a prize.↗ · Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright.↗

plaza — Everyday, meaning 1: A plaza is an open public square in a town or city, often with paved ground, benches and sometimes a fountain.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (US) A plaza can also mean a shopping centre or a group of shops and offices, as in "a shopping plaza".↗ Example: We ate ice cream by the fountain in the plaza.↗ · The town plaza was full of market stalls on Saturday.↗ · There is a big Christmas tree in the plaza every December.↗ · Mum parked at the shopping plaza near our school.↗ · Pigeons gathered all over the plaza.↗ · The parade ended in the main plaza.↗ · In Spain and Mexico most towns have a central plaza.↗

plea — Everyday, meaning 1: A strong, emotional request for something.↗ e.g. "a plea for help".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (law) What a person says in court when accused of a crime.↗ e.g. "guilty" or "not guilty".↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An excuse or reason given.↗ e.g. "on the plea that he was ill".↗ Example: The charity made a plea for warm blankets.↗ · The puppy's eyes were a silent plea for food.↗ · He entered a plea of not guilty.↗ · The family made a plea for their lost cat to be found.↗ · Her plea for more time was accepted.↗ · The police issued a plea for witnesses.↗ · That this was the usual procedure was so well known to Hook that in disregarding it he cannot be excused on the plea of ignorance.↗

plead — Everyday, meaning 1: To ask for something in a strong, emotional way; to beg.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (law) To say in court whether you are guilty or not guilty.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To give something as an excuse: «He pleaded a headache».↗ Example: He pleaded with his mum for a puppy.↗ · (law) The man pleaded not guilty.↗ · She pleaded for more time to finish.↗ · Toad pleaded for mercy.↗ · He pleaded a headache to miss PE.↗ · «Please let me go!» she pleaded.↗ · "Please let me go," he pleaded.↗ · For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause with thee.↗ (Writings PRO.23.11, JPS 1917)↗ · The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples.↗ (Prophets ISA.3.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Plead Thou my cause, and redeem me; quicken me according to Thy word.↗ (Writings PSA.119.154, JPS 1917)↗

pleading — Everyday, meaning 1: Pleading means begging or asking for something very strongly and emotionally.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: As an adjective, a pleading look or voice asks for help or kindness without words.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (law) In court, pleading guilty or not guilty means saying officially whether you did the crime; pleadings are the written statements of each side.↗ Example: The puppy gave me a pleading look when I ate my sandwich.↗ · "Please, just five more minutes," she said, pleading with Mum.↗ · He was pleading for one more go on the trampoline.↗ · The prisoner was pleading for mercy.↗ · (law) The man is pleading not guilty to the charge.↗ · Her pleading voice made the teacher listen.↗ · After a lot of pleading, Dad let us stay up for the fireworks.↗ · Watanabe was very troubled at the old woman’s pleading, but he still persisted in refusing.↗ · Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.↗ (Writings JOB.13.6, JPS 1917)↗

pleasant — Everyday, meaning 1: Pleasant means nice, enjoyable or making you feel happy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A pleasant person is friendly and polite.↗ Example: We had a pleasant walk by the river.↗ · The weather is pleasant today.↗ · The roses have a pleasant smell.↗ · What a pleasant surprise to see you!↗ · Our new neighbour is very pleasant.↗ · The music was soft and pleasant.↗ · This was, of course, pleasant news.↗ · For he saw a resting-place that it was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and he bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant under task-work (Torah GEN.49.15, JPS 1917)↗ · 'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'↗ (Writings PRO.9.17, JPS 1917)↗ · How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!↗ (Writings SNG.7.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Smiting upon the breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine; (Prophets ISA.32.12, JPS 1917)↗

pleasantly — Everyday, meaning 1: Pleasantly means in a nice, enjoyable or friendly way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Pleasantly also means to a nice degree: «pleasantly warm» is warm in a comfortable way.↗ Example: She smiled pleasantly at the new neighbours.↗ · The water was pleasantly warm.↗ · I was pleasantly surprised by my test mark.↗ · A pleasantly cool breeze came off the sea.↗ · The afternoon passed pleasantly in the garden.↗ · He talked pleasantly with the shopkeeper.↗ · The evening passed pleasantly like the one preceding.↗

pleasantness — Everyday, meaning 1: Pleasantness is the state of being nice, calm and enjoyable.↗ Example: If a man would pass his life in ease and pleasantness, let him take the right-hand path.↗ · The pleasantness of the spring weather made us walk all day.↗ · She spoke with great pleasantness to everyone.↗ · Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.↗ (Writings PRO.3.17, JPS 1917)↗ · The thoughts of wickedness are an abomination to the LORD; but words of pleasantness are pure.↗ (Writings PRO.15.26, JPS 1917)↗ · For thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and thou hast not been mindful of the Rock of thy stronghold; therefore thou didst plant plants of pleasantness, and didst set it with slips of a stranger; (Prophets ISA.17.10, JPS 1917)↗

please — Everyday, meaning 1: Please is the polite word you add when you ask for something.↗ e.g. Can I have some water, please?↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Yes, please» is a polite way to accept something.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To please someone means to make them happy or satisfied.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «As you please» or «whatever you please» means whatever you want.↗ Example: Can I have a glass of water, please?↗ · «Would you like some cake?»↗ «Yes, please!»↗ · Please close the door.↗ · Please be quiet in the library.↗ · She tried hard to please her teacher.↗ · I'm pleased with my test result.↗ · Pleased to meet you!↗ · My cat is hard to please; she only likes one kind of food.↗ · "Please let me go," he pleaded.↗ · And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.↗ (Torah GEN.34.18, JPS 1917)↗ · And when Moses heard that, it was well-pleasing in his sight.↗ (Torah LEV.10.20, JPS 1917)↗ · and Esau saw that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; (Torah GEN.28.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Your burnt-offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing unto Me.↗ (Prophets JER.6.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.↗ (Prophets 2SA.17.4, JPS 1917)↗ · And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.↗ (Prophets 1KI.3.10, JPS 1917)↗