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fatness—more at CORPULENCE

1plunder verb : to take the goods of by force or wrongfully : PILLAGE

— plun·der·er noun

Synonyms

despoil, loot, maraud, pillage, ransack, sack, strip—more at RANSACK

2plunder noun : something taken by force or theft : LOOT

Synonyms

booty, loot, spoil, swag—more at LOOT

1plunge verb plunged; plung·ing 1 : IMMERSE, SUBMERGE

2 : to enter or cause to enter a state or course of action suddenly or violently <~ into war>

3 : to cast oneself into or as if into water

4 : to gamble heavily and recklessly

5 : to descend suddenly

Synonyms

[3] dive, pitch, sound—more at DIVE

[5] decline, descend, dip, drop, fall, lower, plummet, sink, tumble—more at DROP

2plunge noun : a sudden dive, leap, or rush

Synonyms

descent, dip, dive, down, drop, fall—more at DESCENT

plung·er noun 1 : one that plunges

2 : a sliding piece driven by or against fluid pressure : PISTON

3 : a rubber cup on a handle pushed against an opening to free a waste outlet of an obstruction

plunk verb 1 : to make or cause to make a hollow metallic sound

2 : to drop heavily or suddenly

— plunk noun

Synonyms

flop, plop, plump—more at FLOP

plu·per·fect adjective [ORIGIN: ME pluperfyth, modif. of LL plusquamperfectus, lit., more than perfect]

: of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense that denotes an action or state as completed at or before a past time spoken of

— pluperfect noun

plu·ral adjective [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF & L; AF plurel, fr. L pluralis, fr. plur-, plus more]

: of, relating to, or constituting a word form used to denote more than one

— plural noun

plu·ral·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the state of being plural

2 : an excess of votes over those cast for an opposing candidate

3 : the greatest number of votes cast when not a majority

plu·ral·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to make plural or express in the plural form

— plu·ral·i·za·tion noun

1plus adjective [ORIGIN: L, more]

1 : mathematically positive

2 : having or being in addition to what is anticipated

3 : falling high in a specified range

2plus noun, plural plus·es also plus·ses 1 : a sign + (plus sign) used in mathematics to indicate addition or a positive quantity

2 : an added quantity; also : a positive quality

3 : SURPLUS

Synonyms

accretion, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increase, increment, proliferation, raise, rise, supplement—more at INCREASE

3plus preposition 1 : increased by : with the addition of <3 ~ 4>

2 : BESIDES

4plus conjunction : AND

1plush noun : a fabric with a pile longer and less dense than velvet pile

— plushy adjective

2plush adjective : notably luxurious

— plush·ly adverb

— plush·ness noun

Synonyms

deluxe, lavish, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, palatial, sumptuous—more at LUXURIOUS

plus/minus sign noun : the sign ± used to indicate a quantity taking on both a positive value and its negative or to indicate a plus or minus quantity

plus or minus adjective : indicating a quantity whose positive and negative values bracket a range of values

Plu·to noun : the planet farthest from the sun

plu·toc·ra·cy noun, plural -cies 1 : government by the wealthy

2 : a controlling class of the wealthy

— plu·to·crat noun

— plu·to·crat·ic adjective

plu·to·ni·um noun : a radioactive chemical element formed by the decay of neptunium

plu·vi·al adjective 1 : of or relating to rain

2 : characterized by abundant rain

1ply verb plied; ply·ing 1 : to use, practice, or work diligently <~ a trade>

2 : to keep supplying something to

3 : to go or travel regularly esp. by sea

2ply noun, plural plies : one of the folds, thicknesses, or strands of which something (as plywood or yarn) is made

3ply verb plied; ply·ing : to twist together <~ yarns>

ply·wood noun : material made of thin sheets of wood glued and pressed together

pm abbreviation premium

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