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Planking
- verb - (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship)
- cook and serve on a plank; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad"
- cover with planks; "The streets were planked"
- planks collectively; a quantity of planks
- 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 work of covering an area with planks
Planning
- verb - an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"
- have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"
- make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
- make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
- make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
- the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
- the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
Planting
- verb - a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area; "the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner"
- fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
- place into a river; "plant fish"
- place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"
- put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
- putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work"
- set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
- the act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"
Plashing
- verb - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"
- interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge"
Plasmids
- noun - a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication
Plasmins
- noun - an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots
Plastics
- noun - a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered; "do you take plastic?"
- generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives
Plastide
- - A formative particle of albuminous matter; a monad; a cytode. See the Note under Morphon.
Plastids
- noun - any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
Platting
- verb - make a plat of; "Plat the town"