English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 441 of 931

plateauxnoun

plural of plateau

plateboundadj

Describing an antibody (or other material) that is bound to a glass plate and not able to move away.

platedverb

simple past and past participle of plate

platefulnoun

The quantity contained on a plate.

plateglassnoun

Alternative form of plate glass.

plateholdernoun

A device for holding a photographic plate.

Platekname

A surname.

platelayernoun

A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.

platelayingnoun

The work of a platelayer, inspecting and maintaining the permanent way.

platelegsnoun

Plate armour for legs.

platelessadj

Without a plate or plates.

platelessnessnoun

Absence of plates.

plateletnoun

A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.

plateletpheresisnoun

The removal of platelets from a person through apheresis.

platelikeadj

Having characteristics of a plate

platemailnoun

Alternative form of plate mail.

platemakernoun

One who produces plates (printing surfaces).

platemakingnoun

The production of plates (printing surfaces).

platemannoun

A person in charge of the tableware (originally silver plate) in a restaurant.

platemarknoun

A mark or emblem stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, etc.

platemogverb

To be significantly more appetizing than (another dish).

platennoun

The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.

platensimycinnoun

A natural antibiotic occurring in strains of Streptomyces platensis.

plateosaurusnoun

Any herbivorous dinosaur of the family Plateosauridae.

platernoun

Someone who plates metal.

plateresqueadj

Pertaining to an ornate style of architecture of 16th-century Spain suggestive of silver plate.

plateroomnoun

A room for the production of plates for printing.

plateroonnoun

a counterfeit coin.

platesnoun

plural of plate

platescapenoun

The visual arrangement of food on a plate and the accompanying utensils, etc., regarded as a factor in the choices people make about their food intake.

plateskirtnoun

A skirt of plate armour.

platetropenoun

One of a pair of a paired organ.

platewarenoun

Plates used for serving food and dining.

platewaynoun

An early form of railway using L-shaped iron rails.

platewiseadj

In terms of plates.

plateworknoun

An arrangement or structure of plates.

plateworkernoun

A person who constructs platework.

platformnoun

A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.

platform capitalismnoun

A way of doing business that involves recruiting large numbers of people who work for themselves using the company's platform; for example, by facilitating ridesharing.

platform decaynoun

The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements, recurring payments, and sponsored content, in order to increase profits.

platform edge doornoun

Synonym of platform screen door.

platform loopnoun

A short stretch of railway line at a railway station which leaves a through line to serve a platform, before rejoining the through line beyond the station.

platform screen doornoun

One of a series of doors at a train or subway station, at the edge of a platform, that prevent access beyond the platform when there is no train to be boarded.

platform ticketnoun

A ticket giving a non-traveller access to a railway station platform.

platformallyadv

In terms of or by means of a platform.

platformernoun

A platform game.

platformfulnoun

The amount that is on a platform.

platformingnoun

The video game activity of jumping from one platform to another.

platformishadj

Resembling or characteristic of a platform (in various senses).

platformismnoun

An anarchist tendency stressing the need for organizations that can influence working-class and peasant movements through ideological and tactical unity, collective responsibility, and federalism.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 441. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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