8-letter words starting with pl
- plateful — the amount that a plate will hold.
- platelet — a small platelike body, especially a blood platelet.
- plateman — a person who makes and sells plate armour
- platform — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
- platinic — of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.
- platino- — of, relating to, containing, or resembling platinum
- platinum — Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20°C.
- platonic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- platting — a plait or braid.
- platypod — Also, platypodous [pluh-tip-uh-duh s] /pləˈtɪp ə dəs/ (Show IPA). having a broad foot, as certain gastropod mollusks.
- platypus — a small, aquatic, egg-laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a tail like that of a beaver, a sensitive bill resembling that of a duck, and, in adult males, venom-injecting spurs on the ankles of the hind limbs, used primarily for fighting with other males during the breeding season.
- platysma — a broad, thin muscle on each side of the neck, extending from the upper part of the shoulder to the corner of the mouth, the action of which wrinkles the skin of the neck and depresses the corner of the mouth.
- plaudite — a request for applause following a show or production
- plaudits — an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
- plausive — applauding.
- play box — a box for a child's toys and personal things
- play for — sport: represent, be on the side of
- play god — make life-and-death decisions
- play off — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play out — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play-act — to engage in make-believe.
- play-day — a day for relaxation or for participation in sports contests; a holiday.
- play-doh — Play-Doh is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models.
- play-off — (in competitive sports) the playing of an extra game, rounds, innings, etc., in order to settle a tie.
- playable — capable of or suitable for being played.
- playback — the act of reproducing a sound or video recording, especially in order to check a recording that is newly made.
- playbill — a program or announcement of a play.
- playbook — (in Elizabethan drama) the script of a play, used by the actors as an acting text.
- playdate — a gathering of children at a house for play
- playdown — a play-off.
- playgirl — a woman who pursues a life of pleasure without responsibility or attachments, especially one who is of comfortable means.
- playgoer — a person who attends the theater often or habitually.
- playland — an area used for recreation or amusement; playground or amusement park.
- playless — having no play
- playlist — a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.
- playmate — a companion, especially of a child, in play or recreation.
- playroom — a room set aside for children's play or adult recreation.
- playslip — a form used to nominate numbers in a lottery draw
- playsuit — a sports costume for women and children, usually consisting of shorts and a shirt, worn as beachwear, for tennis, etc.
- playtime — time for play or recreation.
- playwear — playclothes.
- pleached — having interlaced stems or boughs
- pleading — the act of a person who pleads.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- pleasure — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- pleather — a synthetic leather
- pleating — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plebeian — belonging or pertaining to the common people.
- plectron — plectrum.