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Words starting with P

Words that start with P

Purple ponies prance through a pink palace in Pittsburg.

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A plinth.
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Pis forPlinth

A plinth is a heavy base made of stone that a statue or other work of art can stand on.
Photo of a field being ploughed
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Pis forPlow

A plough is a device for breaking up the soil in a field or garden before crops are planted. Ploughing the soil makes it softer and easier for plants to grow, and turns the soil over so any vegetation leftover from an earlier crop will go underground and add nutrients to the soil. Ploughs used to make one furrow at a time and were pulled by horses like in the picture. Today they can make dozens of furrows at a time and are pulled by tractors. An alternative spelling of plow is plough.

Pis forPluck

You pluck something by pulling it off at the growing point. People commonly pluck out hairs from their eyebrows, pluck fruit from a tree or vine, or most commonly pluck the feathers from a bird like a chicken to prepare it for cooking. The chicken in the picture has been plucked everywhere except its wings. Plucking can also describe a short, sharp way of playing an instrument like a guitar, or even be used as another word for courage, as in "he has a lot of pluck".

Pis forPlug

A plug is a small device, usually made from rubber, that is used to stop up the hole at the bottom of a bath or washbasin. When you are finished using the water, you just pull out the plug and let the water drain away.
Photo of plums
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Pis forPlum

Scientific name: prunus domestica
The plum is a small, dark red fruit related to peaches and cherries. Dried plums are sometimes called prunes. Plums can be eaten raw or used to cook puddings.
Photo of a parrot
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Pis forPlumage

Plumage is the name collectively given to all the feathers on a bird.
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Pis forPlumber

A plumber is someone who works with pipes and systems that carry water, either clean water for drinking or waste water and sewage.
Photo of a plume of smoke
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Pis forPlume

A plume is a long, fluffy feather, or something that looks like a plume. The picture is of a plume of smoke. See also: plumage.
Photo of a plump baby
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Pis forPlump

Plump means a little fat, but in a good way. People often describe baby animals as plump.

Pis forPlunger

A plunger is a device made up of a rubber cup on the end of a stick. The cup is put over a drain and pushed up and down to break up blockages in plumbing.