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plutonic.adjective
of deep igneous
or magmatic.origin;
sometimes confused with platonic
pomace.noun,.plural.pomaces
the pulpy
material remaining after the juice has been pressed from fruit, such as
apples; pulpy material remaining after the extraction
of oil from nuts and seeds
pumice.noun,.plural.pumices
a light, porous,
glassy lava, used in solid form
as an abrasive and in powdered
form as a polish and an abrasive
(she used a pumice stone to remove the hardened skin from off the bottom
of her foot)
pumice,
pumiced,
pumicing,
pumices.transitive
verbs
to clean, polish or smooth
with pumice
pumiceous.adjective
pumicer.noun,.plural.pumicers
popularity.noun,.plural.popularities
the quality
or state of being popular, especially
the state of being widely admired,
accepted
or sought after
popular.adjective
widely liked or appreciated
(a popular resort on the beach); liked
by acquaintances; sought
after for company ("Beware of over-great pleasure
in being popular or even beloved"....Margaret
Fuller); of, representing
or carried on by the people at large (the popular vote was toward the incumbent
mayor); fit for, adapted
to or reflecting the taste
of the people at large (movies on Netflix are popular entertainment; popular
science)
popularly.adverb
popularize,
popularized,
popularizing,
popularizes.transitive
verbs
to make popular (a famous
dancer popularized the new hairstyle); to present in a widely comprehendible
or acceptable form popularize technical
material for a general.audience.such
as in the movies.The
Connected Universe.and.Invincible
Defense)
popularization.noun,.plural.popularizations
popularizer.noun,.plural.popularizers
the popularizers of many
items
are the advertizers
poxvirus.noun,.plural.poxviruses
any of a group
of clumps of DNA,
assumed
to be made up of viruses,
including
those that cause.smallpox,
cowpox
and other poxlike diseases in
vertebrates
panoply.noun,.plural.panoplies
a panoply of things is a
wide range of them (he was attended, as are all heads of state,
by a full panoply of experts); a splendid
or striking.array
(a panoply of colorful flags); a display
proletariat.noun,.plural.proletariats
the class
of industrial.wage.earners
who, possessing neither capital
nor production.means,
must earn their living by selling their labor;
the proletariat is the poorest class of working people and originally was
the propertyless class of ancient Rome, considered the lowest class of
citizens (no property, no influence);
a class of people used by those operating by various names through history
(1Kings 10:12) to gain control for
nefarious
purposes
prince.noun,.plural.princes
a prince is a male member
of a royal family, especially the son of the king or queen of a country
or a ruler of a small country or state
phlegm.noun,.plural.phlegms
thick, sticky, stringy mucus.secreted
by the mucous membrane
of the respiratory.tract,
as during a period when the body is cleaning, often called
a cold or a respiratory infection
phlegmy.adjective
plummet,
plummeted,
plummeting,
plummets.intransitive
verbs
to fall straight down; plunge;
to decline.suddenly.and.steeply
(fruit and vegetable prices plummeted once the current year's harvest was
available)
plummet.noun,.plural.plummets
a plumb;
a stone used for destruction
palace.noun,.plural.palaces
the official.residence
of a royal.personage;
also a large or splendid residence;
from Middle English back to the Old French word 'palais'
palatial.adjective
of or suitable for a palace
(palatial furnishings); of the nature of a palace, as in spaciousness or
ornateness (a palatial yacht)
palatially.adverb
palatialness.noun,.plural.palatialnesses
pinprick.noun,.plural.pinpricks
a slight.puncture
made by or as if by a pin; one prick
being an insignificant.wound;
an annoyance
pinprick, pinpricked,
pinpricking,
pinpricks.transitive
verbs
to puncture with or as if with a pin
pin.noun,.plural.pins
a short, straight, stiff
piece of wire with a blunt head and
a sharp point, used especially for fastening;
something, such as a safety pin, that resembles
such a piece of wire in shape or use; a thin rod
for securing the ends of fractured
bones; a bowling pin; a cotter pin; a rolling pin
pin,
pinned,
pinning,
pins.transitive
verbs
to fasten or secure
with or as if with a pin or pins
pin down.phrasal
verb
to fix
or establish.clearly
(they finally pinned down what to do about the rest of the money)
parent.noun,.plural.parents
your parents are your mother
and father (children need their parents; when you become a parent the things
you once cared about seem to have less value; a parent is one who begets,
gives birth to or nurtures and
raises a child; a father or a mother creates and gives life to a new human
being (women and men bring new life to humanity, whereas
evil ones are out to destroy life, such as with lies, examples, the covid
bioweapon, wars,
poisonings, etc.); an ancestor;
a progenitor; a source
or cause; an origin
(despair is the parent of rebellion)
parent,
parented,
parenting,
parents.verbs
transitive verb use.to
cause to come into existence; originate
intransitive verb use.to
act as a parent
parenthood.noun,.plural.parenthoods
parental.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.characteristic
of a parent
parentally.adverb
parentage.noun,.plural.parentages
descent
from parents; lineage (a great
man of humble parentage); the state
or relationship of being
a parent; derivation from a
source
(the parentage of the car was the horse drawn.carriage);
origin
piece.noun,.plural.pieces
a thing.considered
as a unit or an element
of a larger thing, quantity or
class;
a portion (a piece of string;
she wrote a short piece about kittens to read to the class); a portion
or part that has been separated
from a whole (a piece of cake); an
object
that is one member of a group or
class (a piece of furniture; a piece of music); a declaration
of one's opinions or findings
(you speak your piece right after the person now speaking); a coin
(a fifty-cent piece)
piece,
pieced,
piecing,
pieces.transitive
verbs
to mend.by
adding pieces or a piece to; to join
or unite the pieces of (he pieced
together the vase)
piecemeal.adverb
by a small amount at a time;
in
stages (books and articles
acquired
piecemeal); in pieces;
apart
piecemeal.adjective
accomplished
or made in stages
parade,
parades,
parading,
paraded.verbs
a parade is a procession
of people or vehicles moving through
a public.place.in
order to.celebrate
an important day or event
(the winning hockey team
paraded around the ice holding up for the fans to see the Stanley Cup;
Calgary has an annual.Stampede
Parade and exhibition);
when people parade somewhere, they walk together in a group
or a line, usually with other people watching them
intransitive verb use.to
take part in a parade; march in
a public procession (the circus
performers and animals paraded down Main Street; promenade;
to behave so as to attract attention;
show
off
transitive verb use.to
cause to take part in a parade (paraded the floats
past city hall)
parade.noun,.plural.parades
an organized
public procession on a festive
or ceremonial.occasion;
a display; a promenade
parader.noun,.plural.paraders
packed.adjective
crowded
to capacity (a packed auditorium);
compressed
(ground covered with wet, heavily packed leaves); filled with (a thrill-packed
television series)
pack.noun,.plural.packs
a collection
of items tied up or wrapped; a bundle;
a container made to be carried
on the back of a person or an animal; a complete set of related items (a
pack of cards); a group of animals,
such as dogs or wolves, that run and hunt together; an organized troop
having common interests (a Cub Scout pack); a mass of large pieces of floating
ice driven.together;
a cosmetic paste that is applied
to the skin, allowed to dry and then rinsed off
pack,
packed,
packing,
packs.verbs
transitive verb use.to
fold, roll or combine into a bundle; wrap up
intransitive verb use.to
place one's belongings in boxes or luggage for transporting or storing
pack it in.idiom
to cease work or activity
(let's pack it in for the day
packability.noun,.plural.packabilities
packable.adjective
package.noun,.plural.packages
a wrapped
or boxed object; a parcel; a container
in which something is packed
for storage or transportation
package,
packaged,
packaging,
packages.transitive
verbs
to place into a package
or make a package of (wrapped all the marbles
into a package for a gift to his brother)
packager.noun,.plural.packagers
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