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Pluff
- - To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs.
Plugs
- noun - a seedling in a tray for replanting
- a wad of something chewable as tobacco
- an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection
- an old or over-worked horse
- an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
- blatant or sensational promotion
- blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
- deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach"
- electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
- insert a plug into; "plug the wall"
- insert as a plug; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle"
- make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote
- persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this pr
Plumb
- adjective - adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
- completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
- conforming to the direction of a plumb line
- exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
- exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"
- examine thoroughly and in great depth
- measure the depth of something
- the metal bob of a plumb line
- weight with lead
Plume
- noun - a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
- anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness; "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes"
- be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
- clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"
- deck with a plume; "a plumed helmet"
- dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
- form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
Plump
- adjective - drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"
- make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"
- 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"
- straight down especially heavily or abruptly; "the anchor fell plump into the sea"; "we dropped the rock plump into the water"
- sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure; "a chubby child"; "pleasingly plump";
- the sound of a sudden heavy fall
Plums
- noun - a highly desirable position or assignment; "a political plum"
- any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit
- any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
Plumy
- adjective - adorned with feathers or plumes
- having or covered with or abounding in plumes; "the plumed serpent"; "white-plumed egrets"
- resembling a plume; "the dog's plumy tail"
Plunk
- adverb - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
- a hollow twanging sound
- drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
- Hit someone
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
- 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"
- with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the corner of the green"
Plush
- adjective - a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet
- characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"