P — The school dictionary · page 81 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15ploughA big farm tool, pulled by a tractor or animals, that turns over and breaks up the soil to get it ready for planting.12 sentencesploughmanA ploughman is a farm worker who ploughs fields, pulling the plough with oxen or horses.4 sentencesploughshareThe sharp metal blade of a plough that cuts into the soil.9 sentencesploverA plover is a bird with a short beak, that lives on open land and often flies in flocks.4 sentencesplowA plow is a farm tool pulled by animals to turn over the soil; it is the American spelling of «plough».5 sentencesployA clever trick or plan used to get an advantage or to make someone do something.7 sentencespluckTo pluck something is to pull it off or out quickly, such as a flower, a fruit or a hair.14 sentencespluckedPlucked means pulled off or picked with the fingers, as in plucked flowers or fruit.13 sentencesplugA plug is the part on the end of an electric wire that you push into a socket to get power.13 sentencespluggedPlugged in means connected to an electricity socket with a plug so it can work.12 sentencesplugholeA plughole is the hole at the bottom of a bath or sink where the water drains away.7 sentencesplumA plum is a small round soft fruit with a smooth purple, red or yellow skin and a stone inside.13 sentencesplumagePlumage is all the feathers of a bird, their colours and patterns.8 sentencesplumbTo fit water pipes in a building: «plumb in a washing machine».12 sentencesplumberA plumber is a person whose job is to fit and repair water pipes, taps, toilets, sinks and heating systems.7 sentencesplumbingPlumbing is the system of pipes, taps, toilets and drains that bring clean water into a building and take dirty water away.10 sentencesplumeA large, soft, beautiful feather, or a bunch of feathers worn as decoration.11 sentencesplumpPlump means a little fat and round in a pleasant way.16 sentencesplunderTo plunder is to take goods from a place by force, as robbers or invaders do.5 sentencesplunderedPlundered is the past form of plunder: it means that goods were taken by force from a place.4 sentencesplungeTo plunge is to jump or fall suddenly and steeply, especially into water.15 sentencesplungerA plunger is a tool with a rubber cup on a stick, used to clear a blocked sink or toilet by pushing and pulling.8 sentencespluralPlural means more than one: «cats» is the plural of «cat».13 sentencespluralityMore votes than any other single person or party, but not more than half of all votes.10 sentencesplusPlus means add. 3 plus 4 is 7. The sign for plus is +.17 sentencesplushadjective: Rich, comfortable and expensive-looking.12 sentencesplushyadjective (informal).10 sentencesplyTo ply someone with something is to keep giving them food or drink, often more than they want.5 sentencesplywoodPlywood is a strong board made of thin layers of wood glued together, with the grain of each layer going a different way.9 sentencespm«pm» (from Latin post meridiem, "after midday") means the hours after 12 noon and before midnight: 3 pm is in the afternoon.12 sentencespneumatophoreA 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.7 sentencespneumoniaPneumonia is a serious illness in which the lungs become swollen and fill with fluid, often caused by germs, making it hard to breathe.7 sentencespoA po is a chamber pot: a bowl kept under the bed to wee in at night in the days before indoor toilets.13 sentencespoacherA person who hunts or catches animals or fish illegally, often rare animals like elephants and rhinos.9 sentencespoachingIllegally hunting or catching animals, birds or fish, especially on someone else's land or protected animals like elephants and rhinos.9 sentencespocketA pocket is a small bag sewn into clothes, where you keep small things.14 sentencespocketfulAs much as a pocket can hold.8 sentencespodA long case that holds the seeds of plants such as peas and beans.11 sentencespodcastA podcast is a series of audio (sometimes video) shows on the internet that you can download or stream and listen to whenever you like.10 sentencespodgyA little fat, short and soft-looking.9 sentencespodiumA podium is a small raised platform that a person stands on to speak, conduct an orchestra or receive a prize.10 sentencespoemA poem is a piece of writing in lines, often with rhythm and sometimes rhyme, that expresses feelings or ideas in a special, beautiful way.10 sentencespoesyPoesy means poetry, the art of writing poems.4 sentencespoetA person who writes poems.8 sentencespoetessA poetess is a woman who writes poems; today most people just say poet.4 sentencespoeticTo do with poetry or written in the form of poems.10 sentencespoeticalOf or about poetry, or written like a poem.5 sentencespoetryWriting in which words are chosen for their sound, rhythm and pictures, often set out in short lines and sometimes rhyming.12 sentencespogromA 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 and…9 sentencespoinsettiaA plant from Mexico with large bright red (or pink or white) leaves around small yellow flowers, popular at Christmas.7 sentencespointA point is a score in a game.17 sentencespointerA stick, arrow or needle used to point at something, such as on a dial, scale or clock.12 sentencespointlessPointless means having no purpose or use.8 sentencespoisonA substance that can make you very ill or kill you if you swallow, breathe in or touch it.12 sentencespoisonousContaining poison; able to make you very ill or kill you if eaten, drunk, breathed in or touched.11 sentencespokeTo poke is to push something with your finger or a pointed object.13 sentencespokerA card game in which players bet money or chips on whose cards are best, often bluffing (pretending).11 sentencespokyOf a room or house: small and cramped, with not enough space.9 sentencespolarTo do with the North Pole or the South Pole, or the very cold areas around them.12 sentencespolarisationPolarisation of light is when light waves are made to vibrate in only one direction, as in polarised sunglasses that cut glare.9 sentencespolderA piece of low, flat land taken back from the sea or a lake and protected by dykes (walls of earth), mainly in the Netherlands.7 sentencespoleA pole is a long thin stick, often of wood or metal, that stands up straight or is held.13 sentencespolecatA 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.10 sentencespoliceThe police are the people whose job is to keep everyone safe, help people in danger and make sure the laws are kept.11 sentencespolicemanA 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.8 sentencespolicyA plan or set of rules that a school, company or government decides to follow: the school's policy on phones.12 sentencespolioA serious illness caused by a virus that can damage the nerves and cause paralysis, so people cannot move parts of their body. Its full na…8 sentencespoliomyelitisA serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the nerves and can cause paralysis, especially in children. It can be prevented by a vacc…8 sentencespolishTo rub something to make it smooth and shiny.14 sentencespoliteBehaving in a kind and respectful way, using good manners: saying please and thank you, not interrupting.11 sentencespolitelyPolitely means in a kind, respectful way that shows good manners.10 sentencespolitenessPoliteness is behaving with good manners and respect for other people, for example saying please and thank you.8 sentencespoliticWise and careful in what one does, so as to get on well and avoid trouble.5 sentencespoliticalAbout government, how a country is run and the people in power.9 sentencespoliticianA 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 sena…9 sentencespoliticsPolitics is the activities of governments and people who run a country, including elections and making laws.11 sentencespolkaA lively, bouncy dance for couples that started in Central Europe in the 1800s, with quick hopping steps.13 sentencespollA poll is a survey in which many people are asked the same question to find out what most of them think.13 sentencespollenPollen is a fine yellow powder made by flowers.10 sentencespollinateTo 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.9 sentencespollinationPollination 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.7 sentencespollinatorA pollinator is an animal, usually an insect like a bee, butterfly or moth, that carries pollen from one flower to another so the plant ca…9 sentencespollockA sea fish of the North Atlantic, related to the cod, often eaten as fish fingers or fish and chips.8 sentencespollutantA substance that makes air, water or soil dirty and harmful to living things.7 sentencespolluteTo pollute is to make air, water or land dirty and harmful by adding waste, smoke or chemicals.8 sentencespollutionPollution is dirt, poison or waste in the air, water or land that harms living things.10 sentencespoloPolo 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.12 sentencespoloniumPolonium is a rare, extremely radioactive and poisonous chemical element, number 84, symbol Po, discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie.7 sentencespolygraphA polygraph is a machine that measures a person's breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure and sweating while they answer questions; it is oft…8 sentencespolymerA polymer is a substance made of very long chain-like molecules, built from many small units (called monomers) joined together.9 sentencespolynesianTo do with Polynesia, the large group of Pacific islands including Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti and New Zealand (Aotearoa), and with its p…8 sentencespolypA 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.8 sentencespolystyrenePolystyrene is a light plastic. The common white kind is full of air bubbles and is used for packaging, cups and food boxes.9 sentencespolytechnicA college that teaches many practical and technical subjects, like engineering, building, computing and design, often to older students an…10 sentencespomA Pom or Pommy is an English person or a British person; it is a joking word but can sound rude.11 sentencespomegranateA round fruit with a tough red skin and many juicy red seeds inside.4 sentencespomeloA very large citrus fruit, like a big grapefruit, with thick yellow-green skin.4 sentencespomeranianA very small, fluffy dog with a fox-like face, pointed ears and a thick fur coat, often orange or cream.10 sentencespompPomp is grand display and ceremony, with splendid clothes, music and crowds, meant to impress people.5 sentencespompousActing too important and too serious, using grand words to show off.8 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/page/8/