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pkt abbreviation 1 packet

2 pocket

pkwy abbreviation parkway

pl abbreviation 1 place

2 plate

3 plural

1placard noun : a notice posted in a public place : POSTER

Synonyms

bill, poster—more at POSTER

2placard verb 1 : to cover with or as if with placards

2 : to announce by or as if by posting

Synonyms

advertise, announce, blaze, broadcast, declare, enunciate, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound—more at ANNOUNCE

pla·cate verb pla·cat·ed; pla·cat·ing : to soothe esp. by concessions : APPEASE

— pla·ca·ble adjective

Synonyms

appease, conciliate, disarm, mollify, pacify, propitiate—more at PACIFY

1place noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, open space, fr. L platea broad street, fr. Gk plateia (hodos), fr. fem. of platys broad, flat]

1 : physical environment : SPACE

2 : an indefinite region : AREA

3 : a building or locality used for a special purpose

4 : a center of population

5 : a particular part of a surface : SPOT

6 : relative position in a scale or sequence; also : position at the end of a competition

7 : ACCOMMODATION; especially : SEAT

8 : the position of a figure within a numeral <12 is a two ~ number>

9 : paid employment : JOB; especially : public office

10 : a public square

11 : 2d place at the finish (as of a horse race)

12 : a proper or designated niche

13 : a building, part of a building, or area occupied as a home

Synonyms

[3] establishment, joint, salon; also spot, station; facility, installation

[3, 12] locale, location, point, position, site, spot

Antonyms

scene, region, section, sector

[6] degree, footing, level, position, rank, situation, standing, station, status—more at RANK

[9] appointment, billet, capacity, function, job, position, post, situation—more at JOB

[12] part, purpose, role, task, work—more at ROLE

[13] abode, domicile, dwelling, fireside, habitation, hearth, home, house, lodging, pad, quarters, residence, roof—more at HOME

2place verb placed; plac·ing 1 : to put in a particular place : SET

2 : to distribute in an orderly manner

3 : IDENTIFY

4 : to give an order for <~ a bet>

5 : to earn a given spot in a competition; especially : to come in 2d

6 : to judge tentatively or approximately the value, worth, or significance of : ESTIMATE

Synonyms

[1] deposit, dispose, fix, lay, position, put, set, set up, stick; also rearrange, reorder; orient; establish, locate, settle; assemble, collect; carry; berth, park; affix, anchor, wedge; lay out, line up, queue, rank; set down

[2] assort, break down, categorize, class, classify, grade, group, peg, range, rank, separate, sort—more at CLASSIFY

[5] be, grade, rank, rate—more at RANK

[6] calculate, call, conjecture, estimate, figure, gauge, guess, judge, make, put, reckon, suppose—more at ESTIMATE

pla·ce·bo noun, plural -bos [ORIGIN: L, I shall please]

: an inert medication used for its psychological effect or for purposes of comparison in an experiment

place·hold·er noun : a symbol in a mathematical or logical expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of a set

place·kick noun : the kicking of a ball placed or held on the ground

— placekick verb

— place·kick·er noun

place·ment noun : an act or instance of placing

place–name noun : the name of a geographical locality

pla·cen·ta noun, plural -tas or -tae [ORIGIN: NL, fr. L, flat cake]

: the organ in most mammals by which the fetus is joined to the maternal uterus and is nourished

— pla·cen·tal adjective

plac·er noun : a deposit of sand or gravel containing particles of valuable mineral (as gold)

plac·id adjective : serenely free of interruption or disturbance

— plac·id·ly adverb

Synonyms

calm, collected, composed, cool, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed, unshaken, untroubled, unworried—more at CALM

calm, halcyon, hushed, peaceful, quiet, still—more at CALM

pla·cid·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being placid

Synonyms

calm, calmness, hush, peace, quiet, quietness, repose, serenity, still,