Words in english starting with P

• plumate — Adjective – English ～ having an ornamental plume or feathery tuft
• plumb bob — Noun – English ～ the metal bob of a plumb line
• plumb — Noun – English ～ the metal bob of a plumb line
• plumb line — Noun – English ～ a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
• plumb level — Noun – English ～ a carpenter's level with a plumb line at right angles to it
• plumb — Verb – English ～ measure the depth of something
• plumb — Verb – English ～ weight with lead
• plumb — Verb – English ～ adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
• plumb — Verb – English ～ examine thoroughly and in great depth
• plumb — Adjective – English ～ exactly vertical; "the tower of Pisa is far out of plumb"
• plumb — Adverb – English ～ exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle"
• plumb — Adverb – English ～ completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out"
• plumb — Adverb – English ～ conforming to the direction of a plumb line
• plumbable — Adjective – English ～ (of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth
• Plumbaginaceae — Noun – English ～ perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas
• plumbaginaceous — Adjective – English ～ of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Plumbaginaceae
• Plumbaginales — Noun – English ～ coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales
• plumbago — Noun – English ～ any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago
• Plumbago europaea — Noun – English ～ a plant of the genus Plumbago with blue flowers
• plumbago — Noun – English ～ used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

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