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plack·et noun : a slit in a garment

pla·gia·rise British variant of PLAGIARIZE

pla·gia·rize verb -rized; -riz·ing : to present the ideas or words of another as one's own

— pla·gia·rism noun

— pla·gia·rist noun

1plague noun 1 : a disastrous evil or influx; also : NUISANCE

2 : PESTILENCE; especially : a destructive contagious bacterial disease (as bubonic plague)

2plague verb plagued; plagu·ing 1 : to afflict with or as if with disease or disaster

2 a : to cause worry or distress to

b : to disturb or annoy persistently

Synonyms

[1, 2b] afflict, agonize, bedevil, curse, harrow, martyr, persecute, rack, torment, torture—more at AFFLICT

plaid noun [ORIGIN: ScGael plaide]

1 : a rectangular length of tartan worn esp. over the left shoulder as part of the Scottish national costume

2 : a twilled woolen fabric with a tartan pattern

3 : a pattern of unevenly spaced repeated stripes crossing at right angles

— plaid adjective

1plain noun : an extensive area of level or rolling treeless country

Synonyms

down, grassland, prairie, savanna, steppe, veld; also pampas; floodplain; bottom, bottomland, flat, lowland; plateau, table, tableland, upland

2plain adjective 1 : lacking ornament

2 : free of extraneous matter

3 : OPEN, UNOBSTRUCTED <~ view>

4 : EVIDENT, OBVIOUS

5 a : easily understood : CLEAR

b : expressing oneself free of any attempt at deception or subterfuge

6 : marked by outspoken candor : CANDID, BLUNT

7 : SIMPLE <~ cooking>

8 : lacking beauty or ugliness

Synonyms

[1] bald, bare, naked, simple, unadorned, undecorated, unvarnished; also chaste, modest; unsophisticated; denuded, stripped; dry, laconic, terse; unpretentious; austere, bleak, severe, stark; inconspicuous, muted, restrained, subdued, toned (down), unobtrusive; conservative, quiet, understated

Antonyms

adorned, decorated, embellished, fancy, ornamented

[2] absolute, fine, neat, pure, refined, straight, unadulterated, undiluted, unmixed—more at PURE

[5a] apparent, broad, clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, lucid, manifest, obvious, palpable, patent, perspicuous, transparent, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmistakable—more at CLEAR

[5b, 6] blunt, candid, direct, forthright, foursquare, frank, honest, open, outspoken, straight, straightforward, unguarded, unreserved—more at FRANK

plain·clothes·man noun : a police officer who wears civilian clothes instead of a uniform while on duty : DETECTIVE

plain·ly adverb : in a plain manner

Synonyms

directly, forthrightly, foursquare, plain, straight, straightforward

plain·ness noun : the quality or state of being plain

Synonyms

candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, openness—more at CANDOR

plain·spo·ken adjective : marked by honest sincere expression : FRANK

plaint noun 1 : an act or instance of lamenting : LAMENTATION, WAIL

2 : a critical protest : COMPLAINT

Synonyms

[1] groan, howl, keen, lament, lamentation, moan, wail—more at LAMENT

[2] beef, complaint, fuss, grievance, gripe, grumble, murmur, squawk—more at COMPLAINT

plain·tiff noun : the complaining party in a lawsuit

plain·tive adjective : expressive of suffering or woe

— plain·tive·ly adverb

Synonyms

dolorous, funeral, lugubrious, mournful, regretful, rueful, sorrowful, weeping, woeful—more at MOURNFUL

1plait noun 1 : PLEAT

2 : a braid esp. of hair or straw

— plait verb

Synonyms

braid, lace—more at BRAID

1plan noun 1 : a drawing or diagram showing the parts or details of something

2 a : a method for accomplishing an objective

b : the end toward which effort is directed : GOAL, AIM

Synonyms

[2a] arrangement, blueprint, design, game, project, scheme, strategy, system; also collusion, conspiracy, plot; maneuver, ruse, stratagem, subterfuge, trick; means, method, tactic, technique; conception, idea, proposal; aim, intention, purpose, diagram, formula, layout, map, recipe

[2b] aim, ambition, aspiration, design, dream, end, goal, intent, mark, meaning, object, objective, pretension,