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Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (9), Adjectives (842), Adverbs (29), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (10), Past tense (209), Plural (47), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Punctuation (9), Verbs (743)

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Pis forPeek

You peek when you quickly look at something from a hiding place, where you think no-one will see you. The cat in the picture is peeking out from behind a cupboard.

Pis forPeeled

Something is peeled if it has had its peel or skin removed.
Peeled is also the past tense of peel.
You peer at something when you look at it for a long time in a searching kind of way.

Pis forPeered

Peered is the past tense of peer. For example, "she peered across the ocean".

Pis forPeople

The plural of person is people.

Pis forPerfect

Something that is free of flaws and imperfections and cannot be made better in any way is perfect.
Something is permanent if it will last forever, or for a very, very long time. The hand prints made in the concrete in the picture will be there permanently.
The opposite of permanent is temporary.

Pis forPierce

You pierce something by making a hole in it with something sharp and pointed, like a skewer or a dagger.

Pis forPiled

Piled is the past tense of pile.

Pis forPinch

You pinch something when you grab it tightly between your forefinger and thumb.
Pinching is also a word for any similar motion to pinching with your hands, or something that feels like pinching. For example, "my new shoes pinch my feet".

Pis forPinned

Something is pinned if it is held in place by something, usually by a pin. You can pin something down without pins, for example "her hands were pinned to her sides".
Something is plaintive if it has a sad, mournful tone to it.

Pis forPlay

You play when you do something just for the fun of it. The child in the picture is playing.

Pis forPlayed

Played is the past tense of play. For example, "the children played in the park".

Pis forPlayful

Playful means full of fun and not too serious. You may see a playful dog, child, or cat chasing a toy.

The word can also describe words or jokes that are light and friendly.

Pis forPlease

Please is a word you add to a request to make it nicer and more polite. You are more likely to get what you want if you say please.
Used as a verb, please means to make someone feel good or happy, for example "I did it just to please you".

Pis forPloughed

Ploughed is the past tense of plough.

Pis forPlowed

Plowed is the past tense of plow.

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 forPlucked

Something is plucked if it has had all the hair or feathers pulled out of it. Plucked is also the past tense of pluck.