All plant synonyms
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P p noun plant
- longitude β Geography. angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time.
- cache β A cache is a quantity of things such as weapons that have been hidden.
- decoy β If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
- yam β the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- chaparral β (in the southwestern US) a dense growth of shrubs and trees, esp evergreen oaks
- manila β an archipelago of 7083 islands in the Pacific, SE of China: formerly (1898β1946) under the guardianship of the U.S.; now an independent republic. 114,830 sq. mi. (297,410 sq. km). Capital: Manila.
- accessory β Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
- nark β a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- beet β Beet is a crop with a thick round root. It is often used to feed animals, especially cows.
- morphon β (biology) A morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of form, according to w Ernst Haeckel.
- bamboozlement β The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.
- impostor β a person who practices deception under an assumed character, identity, or name.
- establishment β The action of establishing something or being established.
- cheat β When someone cheats, they do not obey a set of rules which they should be obeying, for example in a game or exam.
- briar β A briar is a wild rose with long, prickly stems.
- armoury β A country's armoury is all the weapons and military equipment that it has.
- canary β Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets.
verb plant
- conceal β If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hoe β Richard, 1812β86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of printing-press equipment.
- ensconce β Establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable, safe, or secret place.
- whop β to strike forcibly.
- garrisoned β a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- denaturing β Present participle of denature.
- lie β Jonas, 1880β1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- boff β a loud, hearty laugh
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- get going β an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- mulching β (agriculture) Used for applying a mulch.
- deposit β A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.
- ensepulcher β (transitive) To lay in a sepulcher; to entomb.
- inurning β Present participle of inurn.
- garrisoning β Present participle of garrison.
- inurn β to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
- domiciliate β to domicile.
- hoed β a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- jiving β swing music or early jazz.
- lay low β situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- denature β to change the nature of
- glued β Simple past tense and past participle of glue.
- inhume β to bury; inter.
- curtained β A curtained window, door, or other opening has a curtain hanging across it.
- engineer β A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works.
- misspeak β Express oneself insufficiently clearly or accurately.
- boffing β Theater. a box-office hit. a joke or humorous line producing hearty laughter.
- hide out β British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- mothballed β a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
adj plant
- ligneous β of the nature of or resembling wood; woody.
- counterfeit β Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
adjective plant
- wooden β consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship.