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Plats
- noun - a braided tress
- a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
- make a plat of; "Plat the town"
- Small areas of land.
Plays
- noun - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
- a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team"
- a state in which action is feasible; "the ball was still in play"; "insiders said the company's stock was in play"
- a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours"
- a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific e
Pleas
- noun - (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
- a humble request for help from someone in authority
- an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
Plebs
- noun - one of the common people
Plies
- noun - (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
- apply oneself diligently; "Ply one's trade"
- give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
- join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding; "ply fabric"
- one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"
- travel a route regularly; "Ships ply the waters near the coast"
- use diligently; "ply your wits!"
- wield vigorously; "ply an axe"
Plods
- noun - the act of walking with a slow heavy gait; "I could recognize his plod anywhere"
- walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
Plops
- noun - drop something with a plopping sound
- drop with the sound of something falling into water
- set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He plonked the money on the table"; "He plonked himself into the sofa"
- the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
Plots
- noun - a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
- devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel"
- make a plat of; "Plat the town"
- make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
- plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"
- the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
Plows
- noun - a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
- move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
Ploys
- noun - a maneuver in a game or conversation
- an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker